Methodist Men Sponsor Farmer Night Program in Clare
The Clare Methodist Men hosted a rural life program with Dr. Howard H. Western of Adrian College as speaker. The event featured committee reports on a new serving window and church telephone, landscaping plans, and a mother daughter banquet setup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Garchow
Ogal Hageart
Ray Hanchett
Eugene Prey
James Gillespie
Ernest Green
Leonel Green
Jay Bellinger
Ralph Ackerman
Howard H. Western
Department of Rural and Community Life
Adrian College
Ray. Nevins
Floyd Norcutt
Warren White
Donald Holbrook
Laurence Seiter
Norman Wilson
Nevins
Theo Wallington
Clare County
Ben Bosink
Lucille Becker
Shirley Ostrowsky
Marjory Wood
Eddie Pudway
Mike Salbert Jever
Dr. Western
Western
Kraft Cheese Company
Schaeffer’s Dairy
Rural Mail Box Improvement Week Declared by Postal Department
The Post Office Department designates the first week of May as Rural Mail Box Improvement Week to urge patrons to provide sturdy, properly erected mail receptacles. Boxes should be in serviceable condition, clearly labeled with owner names, well painted, and accessible to carriers to prevent mail damage. Older or nonstandard boxes may remain if serviceable, but unsafe or impractical designs should be replaced with standard types.
Adrian College Choir to Begin Spring Tour in April
The Adrian College Choir led by Dr. James H. Spencer begins a spring concert tour on Sunday April 23 with appearances at St Mark's Methodist Detroit First Methodist Lapeer Bay City West Branch and Clare High School noon stop en route. They will broadcast April 26 on WMREP Flint and perform in Fredericktown Ohio before a home concert May 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adrian College
James H. Spencer
Spencer
Phillip Gentile
St.Mark’s Methodist Church
Detroit
First Methodist Church
Lapeer
Bay City
West Branch
Adrian
Clare
Clare High School
WMREP
Flint
Lorraine Schultz
Fredericktown
Ohio
Nora J Barnes dies at Tawas City April 10 1950
Nora J Barnes aged 79 dies in Tawas City after a three month illness. She co opened Barnes Cafe in 1926 with late husband Hugh M Barnes, later ran Barnes Hotel with son Kenneth. She leaves Kenneth and Helen Barnes and three granddaughters. Funeral services held in Tawas City and Clare with interment at Woodlawn Cemetery Leslie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nora J. Barnes
Hugh M. Barnes
Barnes Cafe
Barnes Hotel
Tawas City
Noxa J. Holmes
Jackson
Michigan
Leslie
Kenneth
Barnes
Mr. Barnes
Zenobia Chapter
C.5
St. Alma White Shrine
Helen Barnes
Kennetha Lou
Colette
Suallen Barnes
Clare
Weed And Insect Control Meeting At Clare High
Dow Chemical Company Marshall Grain Company and County Agricultural Agent Paul Gibson host a weed and insect control meeting in the Clare High School auditorium at 8:00 Wednesday evening April 26. State Department of Agriculture reps will attend. No admission charge. All interested invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dow Chemical Company
Marsh Grain Company
Paul Gibson
Clare High School
State Department of Agriculture
Post Office Hours Announced for Clara
Post office at Clara will follow new hours after April 28 with Monday to Friday from 8:00 am to 5:30 pm and Saturday from 2:00 am to 12:00 noon. Mail deposited in the drop box will be dispatched as usual. Francis Jackson P.M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara
Francis Jackson
Annual Banquet of Rod and Gun Club Held Here
The Rod and Gun Club held its annual banquet at St. Cecilia's social parlors drawing an over capacity crowd. A Swiss steak dinner was served by Catholic ladies and prizes donated by Clare merchants were awarded. Farley Tubbs spoke on hunting misadventures and a film “Hunting in Alaska” was shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Cecilia’s Church
Farley Tubbs
Department of Conservation
Clare
Alaska
Nash Motors Co
First County Hard Surface Road System Contract Let
Clare County authorized the first hard surface road project with a contract to Tabor Carmody for 8048 miles of non skid bituminous surfacing from the Randall school corner four miles north of Clare to the Gladwin county line at 05 27. Cost 21691 50 split with the state. Work to start after minor roadbed repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wnr
Bowler
Manuel Sutton
Ray Harrold
Lear Diment
Clare County
Lansing
Randall School
Clare
Gladwin County
Tabor-Carmody
Grand Rapids
County Road Commission
The
Road Commission
State Highway Department
Freeman
Lincoln
Lake Georges
Winterfield Town Hall
Fire Department Responds To Two Calls This Week
Clare Fire Department answered two incidents this week. Sparks from burning rubbish ignited lumber at Schaeffer Dairy Bar causing about $100 damage. A grass fire at Eighth and Geddr Streets threatened nearby homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fire Department
Clare
Schaeffer Dairy
Eighth
Geddr
Beaverton High To Present Play The Prize Family
Beaverton High School announces its senior class play The Prize Family to be staged April 26 and 27 at 8 18 p m at the Community Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverton High
Beaverton High School
Northland Hardware Named MultiTint Products Dealers
Northland Hardware is appointed local dealers for MultiTint products including Seidlitz colors and Sunfast finishes. The line offers thirty six colors plus Finishing White in nine finishes with matching wall and trim shades and enamel options for indoor and outdoor surfaces across wood, concrete, furniture, and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northland
Seidlitz
Former Clare youth jailed on reckless charge
Jerry Redman of Paw Paw was arrested at 8:00 p m last Thursday on a reckless driving charge and pled guilty in Municipal Court the next day, receiving five days in county jail in lieu of a 25 dollar fine and 3 50 court costs. George Johnson of rural Clare was arrested at 12 25 p m Wednesday for drunk and disorderly conduct after being found lying on a sidewalk near Little Tobacco Creek and was jailed overnight before pleading guilty and receiving ten days in county jail plus 3 60 court costs. Frank Haynak, Auto Products Co owner on West Fifth Street, reported a break in at 8 00 a m Wednesday with the theft of a cash register and billing machine valued at 75 dollars containing cash, a check and car titles. entry gained through a rear door and a wooden turn button forced open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Redman
Paw Paw
Wm. B. Dunlop
George Johnson
Clare
Johnson
McEwan Street
Tobacco Creek
Frank Haynak
Auto Products Co
West Fifth St
St. Cecilia’s Parochial School Construction Begins
Ground was broken on East Wheaton Avenue for a 60 by 100 foot brick veneer grade school serving through eighth grade. The new building will include three classrooms a music room office and utility space with future expansion capacity. It will serve about 125 parish children currently attending St Henry’s School and Clare Public Schools. Jim Murphy is general contractor Ackerman Plumbing and Heating will install heating and plumbing Kirkey Electric will install lighting and electrical fixtures. Much labor is being donated by parish members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Cecilia’s
East Wheaton Avenue
Clare Public Schools
St. Henry’s School
Jim Murphy
Ackerman Plumbing & Heating
Kirkey Electric
Mt. Pleasant
Giant Super Market Names Victor Wezensky Store Manager
Announcement of Victor Wezensky named as new store manager at Giant Super Market on W Fourth Street. A longtime local resident with years in the food business, Vic Wezensky will oversee operations and staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giant Super Market
Wezensky
Victor Weznensky
W. Fourth Street
Vic
Seaton
Clare Public School bonds bid results announced
The Clare Board of Education opened bids for 185000 dollars of building bonds to finance a school project. Five firms submitted offers with total net costs ranging from 31236.97 to 41446.68 and average interest rates from 1.99268% to 2.64398% The Jones B Shannon Co accepted despite the smallest saving, as plans proceed for May construction bids and a June contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare
Board of Education
Superintendent of Schools
Jones B. Shannon Coa
Detroit
Citizens State Bank of Clare
Halsey Stuart & Co., Inc
Chicago
McDonald Moore
Barcus, Kindred & Co
Jones B. Shannon Co
Citizens State Bank
Clare County Softball League Formed For 1950 Season
The Clare County Softball League organized for the 1950 season at Clare Sport Shop with teams including V I W DeMolay Grove and Cain Clare Manufacturing Co Dover Knights of Columbus Schaeffer's Farwell A C Farwell Sinclair and Harrison. Games start May 22 at Clare High School field five nights a week for 13 weeks with Sunday exhibitions against out of league teams. A board led by Jeff Willey Don Richardson and Al Tulk will handle disputes. Teams must submit 25 entry fee and rosters by May 5. season tickets are 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare County
Clare Sport Shop
DeMolay, Grove & Cain
Clare Manufacturing Co
Dover
Knights of Columbus
Schaeffer's
Farwell A. C
Farwell Sinclair
Harrison
Clare High School
Jeff Willey
Don Richardson
al Tulk
Cities Service unveils Premium Koolmotor at Cit-Con plant
Cities Service Oil Co introduces Premium Koolmotor motor oil at service stations this month. The oil is produced from the Cit-Con tube plant at Lake Charles Louisiana, using a heart-cut process that refines only the core lubricant components. Cit-Con stock is blended at Ponca City Oklahoma and barged to Chicago for blending, with a planned early summer completion of a Chicago compounding plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cities Service Oil Co
Lake Charles
Cities Service
O11 Co
Ponca City
Okla
Chicago
Mississippi
Michigan Dentists Convene Next Week in Detroit
The Michigan State Dental Society hosts its 92nd Annual Convention at the Hotel Statler Detroit April 24 to 26 with essays and clinics by ten national authorities. Supplementing the program are sixteen limited attendance clinics, fifteen scientific motion picture programs, and forty five table clinics. The Women's Auxiliary and allied groups meet at Book Cadillac and Detroit Leland Hotels. A Dental Dance at the Detroit Leland and a President’s reception, banquet, and Cabaret Frolic mark the social peak. 3000 attendees expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan State Dental Society
Hotel Statler
Detroit
George W. Christiansen
Michigan State Hygienists Association
Michigan State Dental Assistants Society
Book-Cadillac
Detroit Leland
Detroit Dental Hygienists and Dental Assistants Societies
Townships Tap Sales Tax for County Road Repair Funds
Michigan townships have diverted 34 percent of 1949 sales tax receipts totaling 9.17 million to county road commissions for rural highway maintenance and improvements. By December 31, 1949 townships had received 26.8 million from Lansing for township needs, with Act 34 of 1948 allowing unexpended funds to be used for county road work without a public vote. Officials urge township boards to consider immediate improvements if funds exist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Muri Aten
Lansing
County Road Commission
Wives Guests At Wednesday Rotary Kiwanis Club Meeting
Clare's service clubs hosted a joint gathering at Hotel Doherty with Rotary Anns Kiwaniana wives and guests. Roy Newton performed card tricks and sleight of hand, plus concertina music and singing while Austin Hates served as master of ceremonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare
Doherty
Rotary Anns
Kiwaniana
Roy Newton
Austin Hates
Glura
Water Resources Group Frowns on Time Extension
City officials attended a Lansing hearing of the Water Resources Commission and state health and conservation departments to discuss delaying the Clare sewage plant deadline beyond June 1 1952 due to school and highway projects. The commission planned a vote after minutes were read and a Port Huron test case may influence the Clare matter. In Lansing, officials also conferred with Deputy State Highway Commissioner Coons about highway projects slated for late July or early August, while the City Commission announced appointments including Mayor Pro Tem, city assessor, fire chief, city attorney, police chief, health officer, city clerk treasurer and other boards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William McConica
Earl Morgan
John Davy
Alex McKinnon
Lansing
State Water Resources Commission
State Department of Public Health
Department of Conservation
Clare
Water Resources Commission
City Commission
Port Huron
Harry C. Coons
Albert Haley
William McConnell
John Hall
John Brackart Pity
Joseph
K. Naumes
Warren Decker
H. J. Ballard
James Grove
Marl Morgan
Russell Thurston
Alfred M. Doherty
Carl Stephensom
Clyde Harris
Hol. Johnston
City Planning Commission
Harold Hughes
G. C. Born
Leo Brown
John P. Goggin
George Lehr
Soil Testing Schedule for Clare County Farmers
Clare County farmers may bring soil samples for lime and fertility tests next week to County Agent Paul D. Gibson at designated town halls and offices. A complete fertilizer analysis is available on request with results mailed to the farmer. Samples are collected at set times from Arthur Sheridan Grant Garfield Allen Hamilton Winterfield and Harrison area locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare County
Paul DB. Gibson
Arthur Town Hall
Sheridan Town Hall
Grant Town Hall
Garfield Town Hall
Lake
Thurdday
Allen School
Hamilton
Winterfield Town Hall
Harrison
Court House
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Methodist
College
Leslie Cemetery
Post Office
ROD and Gun Club
St. Cecilia's Church
Randall
Gladwin
Northland Hardware
ST. Cecilia’s Parochial School
Cities Service Co
Water Resources Group
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