Rotary Conference Delegates Gather Here From 31 Cities
Delegates from thirty one cities attend Rotary International Conference in Clare at the Doherty Hotel with over two hundred fifty in attendance. Mayor Haley proclaims Rotary Days, and local groups welcome visitors with banners and floral tributes. Principal speakers include Walter Fuller and Claude Woodward as district leaders and Rotary officials.
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Rotary T International
Rotary International
Doherty Hotel
North
Albert Haley
Rotary
Clare
Chamber of Commerce
Kiwanis Club
Rev V Brinkman Becomes Clare Church of God Minister
Rev Virgil Brinkman and family move into the parsonage at 210 West Sixth Street Anrlist accepting pastoral duties at Clare Church of God. He previously served in Royal Oak Michigan and Three Rivers. The family invites calls to meet the community.
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Virgil Brinkman
West Sixth St
Anrlist
Clare Church of God
Brinkman
Royal Oak Michigan Church
Three Rivers
Ministerial Association
Lions Club
Lions
Cancer Fund Drive Opens Next Monday
The American Cancer Society campaign in April will be conducted locally by Beta Sigma Phi Sorority starting Monday April 21 in Harrison with VFW Post sponsorship. Mrs. Willard Sanger urges family physicals and awareness of seven cancer danger signals as the drive supports education and treatment through the County Chapter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Cancer Society
Willard Sanger
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Harrison
V.F.W. Post
Clare Ladies Place at State Bowling Meet
The Clare Alleys Ladies League team scored 2618 in the state tournament team event at Muskegon during the weekend of April 12 to 18. Members include Louise Hales Dorothy Buzard Leda Stough Velma Thurston and Captain Grace Irwin with substitute Mary Jean Roth. Velma Thurston and Dorothy Buzard placed in doubles. Irwin Hales and Buzard in singles. Weaver's Tavern team also competed but with less success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott Drilling
Clare Alleys Ladies League
Muskegon
Louise Hales
Dorothy Buzard
Leda Stough
Velma Thurston
Grace Irwin
Mary Jean Roth
Harrison
Clare Teachers Attend Battle Creek Conference
Mrs. Leota Van Every and Mrs. Ivah Emery represented Clare Public School at the St Marys MEA Camp in Battle Creek April 4 and 5. The North Regional Department gathering drew nine states from Minnesota to Michigan with discussion on moral values and guidance in education led by A J Lambriandi of UNESCO on world understanding by American teachers.
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Leota van Every
Ivah Emery
Clare
Battle Creek
St. Mary's
M.E.A
North Regional Department of
Great Lakes Area
Minnesota
South Dakota
North Dakota
Wisconsin
Indiana
Illinois
Ohio
Michigan
A. J. Lambriandi
Local Grangers At Mass Initiation Of Ithaca Grange
Mr and Mrs Archaubault and Ralph Brown attended Ithaca Grange last Friday evening when degrees were conferred upon a class of 42 new candidates. This is the second class of more than 40 candidates in six weeks.
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Ithaca Grange
Jennings Archaubault
Ralph Brown
Clare boxers set for Gladwin show next Wednesday
Ray Menthen will enter two Clare amateurs in the Gladwin Sportsmen's Club 12 bout show at the Gladwin Community Building at 8 30 p m next Wednesday April 22. Floyd Longstreth 160 pounds and Walt Wilson 170 pounds are the local matchups. Tickets available at Menthen's Cafe in Clare.
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Ray .Menthen
Clare
Gladwin Sportsmen's Club
Gladwin
Floyd Longstreth
Walt Wilson
Menthen
V F W Post and Auxiliary Induct Officers Here
Officers of Pettit Kapplinger Post No 5738 V F W and Auxiliary for 1952 were installed in separate ceremonies last week. Post officers installed by Post Commander Charles Cooper included Bernard Tubbs as Commander and James Corsant as Chaplain with other roles filled. Auxiliary installed officials included Virginia Hendershot as President and Esta Hendershot as Installing Officer with multiple officers named.
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Pettit-Kapplinger
V.F.W
Charles Cooper
Bernard Tubbs
Phillip Bradway
David Adams
Dorsey Mussell
Wm. Lucy
Lionel Green
James Corsant
Frank Kaplinger
Charles Corper
Fred Walters
Don Bel
Ralph Randle
Post
V.I W
Blue Star
Carrie Green
Alba Howlett
Ruth Hebron
Cecil Bouchey
June Holt
Esta Hendershot
Agnes Pudway
Lucetta Austin
Virginia Hendershot
Sro
Isabel Cooper
Dave Lucy
Naomi Randle
Elizabeth Bell
Anne Beale
Avis Cobb
Shirley Decker
Dentists Soak Detroit For State Convention Attendance
Local dentists will be absent from the area next week as about 3,000 attend the 95th Annual State Convention of the Michigan State Dental Association at the Stater Hotel in Detroit. Leading clinicians from across the nation will present post graduate clinics and study groups. The 6th Annual Meeting of the Michigan State Dental Assistants Association along with the 15th Annual Meeting of the Women’s Auxiliary and the 30th Annual Meeting of the Dental Hygienists Association will run with the main event at the Hotel Tuller and the Cadillac. Attending Clare dentists include Dr. C. B. Neff and wives, Dr. F. W. McKnight and wives, and Dr. A. D. Austin and wives.
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Detroit
Michigan State Dental Association
Stater Hotel
Michigan State Dental Assistants Association
Women's Auxiliary
Michigan State Dental Hygienists Association
Tuller and
Sheraton-Cadillac
Clare
C. B. Neff
F. W. McKnight
A. D. Austin
Last Appreciation Day Drawing Held Here Wednesday
The final drawing for the Appreciation Day project sponsored by the Clare Chamber of Commerce was held Wednesday. Jennings Archambault, president, thanks the committees merchants and public for their cooperation.
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Clare Chamber of Commerce
Jennings Archambanl
Republican Women Meet Here Today in Clare County
All Republican Women of Clare county are invited to an organizational meeting at 2:00 PM Friday in the Fifth Avenue Room of Hotel Doherty. A Clare County Republican Woman's Club will be formed with out of town guests including Mrs Catherine Gibson of Monroe president of the Federated Republican Women's Clubs of Michigan Mrs Mary Streit of Detroit vice chair of the Republican State Central Committee and Mrs Rae Hooker of Mt Pleasant national Republican Committeewoman from Michigan.
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Ing
Clare
Clare Sentinel
Dave Seiter
Rotary
Valley Trails Council
Doherty
Rotary Anns
Walter W. Fuller
Detroit News
Tennyson Guyer
Cooper Tire and Rubber Company
Fifth Avenue
Srecko Kajser
David Seiter
Clare County
Hotel Doherty
Republican Woman's Club
Catherine Gibson
Monroe
Federated Republican
Michigan
Mary Streit
Detroit
Republican State Central Committee
Rae Hooker
Mt. Pleasant
Clare Chamber of Commerce
Jennings Archambault
Pioneers Fall In Season Opener To Gladwin
Gladwin’s Soeltz brothers spun fourteen straight hitless innings against the Pioneers as Roger Seltz pitched Tuesday for an 8 0 win. Elmer Seltz shut out Clare last spring and Clare used Nial Haggart in relief before Harry Bay and Ed Wicklund finished the game. Clare had eight hits and two errors in the loss.
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Glare
Gladwin
Pioneers
Soeltz
Roger Seltz
Elmer
Clare
Nial Haggart
Harry Bay
Ed Wicklund
DeMolay Installs Officers in Clare Masonic Temple
Glenn F Sanford Chapter of DeMolay installed officers for the next six months in a public ceremony at the Clare Masonic Temple. District Deputy Fred Koerker presided. Past Master James Gillespie was Installing Marshal. Earl Beatty Senior Councillor. DeMolay Dad Schultz Junior Councillor. Rev Leslie J Nevins Installing Chaplain. James Crago gave Flower Talk. Howard Everts announced DeMolay committees. Harold Irwin presented a Past Master Councillor pin to retiring Robert Seiter. Irwin Ruby and Merlewayne Cotton played a duet. Mothers Club served luncheon afterwards.
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Glenn EF. Sanford
DeMolay
Clare Masonic Temple
Fred Koerker
Midland
James Gillespie
P. M. Earl Beatty
DeMolay Dad Schultz
Leslie J. Nevins
James Crago
John Q. Lock Lodge
P. M. Howard Everts
Donald EH. Holbrook
Glenn F. Sanford
Harold Irwin
Robert Seiter
Irwin Ruby
Merlewayne Cotton
DeMolay Mothers Club
Mt Pleasant Doctor Involved In Three Car Crash
Three cars collided on US 27 south of Clare last Friday involving Dr Russell Strange 52 Mt Pleasant and Margaret Oppliger 59 Rose Bush. Oppliger treated for bruises. Oppliger car a total loss. Barz 21 Mt Pleasant rear ended. Damage estimates: Strange 50, Barz 10.
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Clare
Us-27
Margaret Oppliger
Rosebush
Russell Strange
Mt. Pleasant
Oppliger
Richard A. Barz
Barz
Strange
Clare General Hospital
Former Herrick Girl Killed In Auto Accident
Mrs. Alvin Leoch of Herrick learned of her daughter Leona Brown Rolland’s death in an automobile crash near Lansing at 1 00 Sunday morning. Rolland 29 formerly Miss Leona Brown attended Herrick grade school and worked for the Mike Doherty family. The Rollands left four children eight the youngest two years old. Funeral services were held from the Gorslin Runciman Funeral Home in Lansing at 1 00 Wednesday afternoon.
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Alvin Leoch
Herrick
Lansing
Floren Rolland
Rolland
Leona Brown
Mike Doherty
Rollnds
Gorslin
Runciman
M M Tractors And Tillage Tools Demonstration In Clare
Stough and Bauer of Minneapolis Moline dealers sponsor a field day and tillage demonstration Tuesday April 29 from 1 to 5 pm four miles north of Clare and one mile east See ad on page eighteen of this week's Sentinel. Inspect Minneapolis Moline tractors and tillage tools in operation in the field. M M farm machinery will also be demonstrated. Drive out and watch for the crowd.
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Stough & Bauer
Minneapolis-Moline
Clare
Sentinel
M-M
Zavodny Named Manager at Meceola Golf Club
Joe Zavodny, recently at Clare Country Club, accepts the manager and golf pro post at Meceola Country Club in Big Rapids effective May 1. He and his wife plus son plan to move next Friday to set up home as the club owner Lester Johnson weighs selling the property.
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Joe Zavadny
Clare
Meceola
Big Rapids
Zavodny
Joe
Zavodnys
Lester Johnson
Health Director Announces Three Well Baby Clinics
Dr. Irwin C. Sweet will conduct Well Baby Clinics at Farwell New School on April 21 from 9 to 11 a.m. Clare Public School Main Building East Entrance on April 21 from 1 to 3 p.m. Harrison Court House on April 28 from 9:06 to 11 a.m.
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Irwin C. Sweet
Farwell New School
Clare
Harrison Court House
Stevens Infant Laid To Rest Here
Betty Ruth Stevens day old daughter of Mr and Mrs Francis A Stevens died at Central Michigan Community Hospital. Survived by parents and grandparents. Prayer services by Rev Leslie J Nevins at 3 30 pm at Cherry Grove cemetery. Arrangements by Stephenson Funeral Home.
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Betty Ruth Stevens
Francis A. Stevens
Central Michigan Community Hospital
Leslie J. Nevins
Cherry Grove Cemetery
Stephenson Funeral Home
Death of Franklin M. Myers in Harrison and Lansing
Franklin M. Myers a Harrison resident for 18 years died Monday in Lansing where he lived recently. A prayer service was held at Stephenson Funeral Home Thursday at 1 00 pm followed by funeral services at the Arthur Center Church at 2 00 pm Rev Riza Beery officiated with interment in Arthur Township Cemetery
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Franklin M. Myers
Harrison
Lansing
Stephenson
Arthur Center
Riza Beery
Arthur Township
Mrs Gertrude Mitchell Dies at Mann Siding Home
Mrs Gertrude Mitchell a longtime Clare county resident died Tuesday noon at her Mann Siding home after a paralytic stroke. Funeral services will be at Harrison Congregational Church at 2:00 PM Friday with Hitler David Bailey officiating.
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Gertrude Mitchell
Clare County
Mann Siding
Harrison Congregational Church
Hitler David Bailey
Michael Dobson Passes Away After Brief Illness
Michael Dobson died Wednesday at his Hayes township home after a lingering illness. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2:00 PM at the Latter Day Saint Church near Harrison with Hitler David Bailey officiating. Obituary notice will be published next week.
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Michael Dobson
Hayes Township
Latter Day Saint
Harrison
Hitler David Bailey
Clare Farm Equipment Expands With New Maple Street Store
Construction began Monday on a 430 by 80 foot addition to the Forest Brewer building on Maple Street. Norm Dean’s Clare Farm Equipment will move the parts department and shop into the new site, using the existing Maple Street building as a warehouse until completion and grand opening.
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Forest Browser
Maple Street
Clare Farm Equipment
Norm Dean
John Deere Sales
Brewer
Dean
Brewer Implement Store
Fourth Street
Clare Public Schools to Lose Superintendent Bates
School Superintendent Austin F Bates will resign from Clare Public Schools after twenty years and accept an Assistant Superintendent of Schools post in Jackson Michigan in charge of Business Affairs. Bates plans a July first effective date per contracts and has served as teacher principal and leader while pursuing a doctorate. He holds a Hillsdale B S from 1932 and a U Michigan M A from 1938 and is secretary of the Michigan Council on Economic Education. No successor has been named.
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Austin F. Bates
Jackson
Michigan
Clare Public Schools
Bates
Michigan State College
Hillsdale College
University of Michigan
Michigan Council On Economic Education
Northland Drive-In Opens This Evening
Charles Bonham announced the Northland Drive-In Theatre opens Friday evening. The outdoor spot is 3% miles south of Clare on US 27 with box office at 6 45 p m and dusk showtime featuring two complete features nightly. The week's program is listed on the Theatre page of this week's Sentinel.
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Charles Bonham
Clare
US 27
Sentinel
Gilmore Farm Bureau Meeting at Pitts Home
The Gilmore Farm Bureau will meet at George Pitts home on Monday evening April 21 at 8 30. The topic is A Constructive agricultural program for a Free America What is it like.
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Gilmore Farm Bureau
George Pitts
America
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Rotary Conference
Wm. J. Brydges
William J. Brydges
David Leiter
V. Brinkman
Church OF God
Cancer Fund Drive
V.F. W. Post and Auxiliary
Veterans Building
Rotary Club
William Byers
International Fellowship
Dr. Mulder
Richard Hartshorn
E. E. Cook
Harold Moline
Russell Thurston
L. C. Garthe
George White
Larry Beck
Harold Schaeffer
Harold Hanchett
Don Richardson
Stuart Bicknell
Earl Ruby
Harold Hughes
Leo Russell
Emil Pfister
Harold Collins
Jay Hendrie
Harold Jones
S. C. McArthur
Gien Born
Omer Parent
Charles Hahn
Clare Clare
Clare Rotary Club
Rotary Conference Days In the City of
Service Club
Rotarians
City of
A.D
Clare Kiwanis Club
Theo Wallington
Mtt. Pleasant
Joe Zavodny
Stevens
Clare Farm
Jackson Schools
Northland Drive-In
Pitts
Bowling
Society
Parnell
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