Easter Services Observed in Local Churches
Large Easter service at Congregational church with a full chorus and soloists. Rev Johnson preached immortality as the theme. Baptist cantata The Calvary Way rendered by Bible School members impressed a large audience. Laura Thompson led the program with Mrs Knapp. Kathleen Osborn of Flint played piano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Davy
Holy City
Eva McAllister
Johnson
Calvary Way
Baptist Church
Bible School
East
Laura Thompson
Knapp
Geo. House
C. A. Perrigo
D. W. Osborn
Roy Wilsons
Kathleen Osborn
Flint
Clean-Up Week Announced by Mayor Hether
Mayor R. I. Hether announced Clare will hold Clean-Up Week from April 28 to May 3. All rubbish except ashes placed in curb receptacles will be hauled away free by the city, and citizens urged to remove flammable materials from around buildings to make the city safer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. I. Hether
Clare
Mathew Keebler Celebrates Eighty Ninth Birthday Party
On Sunday April 20 a birthday gathering honored Mathew Keebler marking his 89th birthday at the home of Mr and Mrs Wm Erhart. Thirty four relatives enjoyed a noon dinner, with an afternoon of ball games and visits. Attendees included families from Detroit Pontiac Flint Saginaw Lansing and Clare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Erhart
Mathew Keebler
Ray Balsley
Walter Ott
Detroit
Paula ‘Peachout and Sons
Pontiac
George Manns
Flint
Howard Blower
Edward Keebler
Saginaw
Ward Foster
Lansing
Henry Ott
John Ott
James Bradley
Clare
A E Mulder Named Chairman of Better Homes Campaign
Mrs A E Mulder appointed to head a local committee for the Better Homes campaign in Clare. National Better Homes in America outlines a program of home improvement through lectures demonstrations and contests. Local sponsors include women’s clubs civic groups and schools with Better Homes Week set for April 27 to May 3 1930.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Mulder
Citzens
Clare
National
Office of
Better Homes In America
Washington, D. C
Wilbur
Hoover
James Ford
Better Homes In
Better Homes Committee
Local Pastor Announces Special Sunday Topics
The local Methodist pastor outlines a series of Sunday evening talks to address public sentiment and local conditions. Topics include The Devil is to Pay in Clare What is Going on on April 27 The Movies Are They Clean or Rotten May 4 and The Children and the Movies May 11 all at 7:30 PM and open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare
Farwell Restaurant Moves After May First
A notice states the restaurant currently at Farwell will relocate after May 1 to the corner of I 0 0 Fy building Par. wen a7t3. The brief lacks clear addresses or firm details but confirms an imminent move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farwell
Clare considers municipal airport for the city
City officials and local groups unit to plan a municipal airport. The Clare Chamber of Commerce backs the project and supports cooperation. Development Company owns the Demarest farm west of town, a landing field used by visiting planes. A joint meeting is planned to finalize site and plans ahead of the next council session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare
Clare Chamber of Commerce
Clare Development Company
Demarest
Hether
Two Sheep Meetings Next Friday May 2
Clare County flock owners will hear from Mr. D H La Voi Sheep Specialist of the State College next Friday May 2 about parasite control for dipping drenching and flock summer pasture readiness. Bring diseased sheep for autopsy and learn worm and external parasite control as meetings run 10 a m at George Bates farm Arthur township and 2 30 p m at Merle Davison farm three miles west of Farwell on M 10
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare County
D. H. la Voi
State College
la Val
George Bates
Arthur Township
Merle Davison
Farwell
New Athletic Field Under Seed for Next Season
The Clare school district prepares a new athletic field north of the building by seeding this week for next year’s football season. Purchased by the Board of Education a year ago, the field saw limited seeding last year and was unusable for fall games. Superintendent G R Bogan and Principal W H Tichenor, Michigan State College graduates, lead seeding and field work with student volunteers and board labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare
Board of Haveation
Board of Education
G. R. Bogan
W. H. Tichenor
Michigan State College
Billan Taylor Dies at Sister's Home
Dillan Taylor, under medical care at his sister’s home of Mr and Mrs R L Ether for weeks, died shortly after noon Tuesday. The body was taken to Brown City Tuesday evening for funeral services and burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillan Taylor
Clare High School Band to Parade Concert Saturday
The Clare high school band directed by George Boyd will perform a four o clock Saturday afternoon on Clare streets. The group took first place in Class C at the Mt. Pleasant music contest and plans to enter the state meet in Ann Arbor next week. Chamber of Commerce boxes will collect contributions from local businesses to fund travel expenses to Ann Arbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarea High School
George Boyd
Clare
Central State Teachers College
Mt. Pleasant
Ann Arbor
Chamber of Commerce
Clare Chamber of Commerce Directors Plan Civic Projects
Clare Chamber of Commerce directors met at president T Carl Holrooks office to endorse a public rest room project for the J E Doherty building site at McEwan and Hast Fifth street and to back the Dairy Improvement tour by the Ann Arbor railroad with local agencies. They approved repainting city limit signs on U S 27 and U S 10 funded by Clare Manufacturing Co and the Doherty Hotel. The regular meeting will be skipped this month, but May Ladies Night will proceed with E G Johnston as chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Doherty
McEwan
Hast Fifth Street
Ann Arbor Railroad Company
Michigan State College
State Department of Agriculture
Landmarks of First Ward Being Torn Down
Several old wooden buildings at the south end of McEwan street in the First Ward have been razed and debris removed. The lots are being filled for storage use. Other structures were repaired and the area improved, reducing fire hazards and restoring appearance while preserving historic commercial roots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McEwan Street
First Ward
Mr and Mrs Hy Feighner Visit Sparta Father
Mr and Mrs Hy Feighner visited his father at Sparta on Thursday according to a local note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hy Feighner
Sparta
First Trout Shipment Reaches Clare County Ponds
The first hundred thousand trout arrive at Glare county rearing ponds twelve miles north of Clare. J B Evans of Harrison oversees care under Bureau of Fisheries guidance. Two Northville hatchery workers assist with placement. Half the stocked fish will become Clare county property for local streams. A caretaker cottage is finished and ready for occupancy. A second shipment is awaited as pond capacity expands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glare County
Clare
J. B. Evans
Harrison
Northville
United States Department of Commerce
Clare County
Board of Supervisors
Benjamin N. Carpenter
R. I. Hether
Willam Hutchinson
Long Lake
Third Bakery to Open for Business Soon
Clare will welcome a new bakery in the Duncan building, with formal opening set for next Saturday by Earl Foss who will run the venture. Foss is an experienced baker previously connected with Foss bakery on North McEwan Street. The new shop joins two other Clare bakeries on the west side of McEwan Street, three doors apart from Foss and Bayes bakeries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare
Earl Foss
Duncan
Mr. Foss
Foss
McEiwan Street
McEwan Street
Bayes
Former Clare Girl Tenders Shower Here
Mrs Carl Dust of Saginaw hosted a Friday evening shower at her mother Mrs Ella Dixon’s home for Miss Rosella Waddington of Rochester. Bridges was played, prizes awarded to Mrs EH H Sternaman first, Mrs Carl Holbrook second, and Mrs Grace Johnson booby prize. A luncheon followed as gifts were presented for her new home in Durand after she finishes teaching in Rochester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Dust
Saginaw
Ella Dixon
Rosella Waddington
Rochester
EH. H. Sternaman
Carl Holbrook
Grace Johnson
Mt. Pleasant
Waddington
Durand
Juniors Present The Patsy Comedy at Clare High
The Junior class selects The Patsy a Barry Conners comedy cited as witty and popular. Production set for May 1 in the Clare High School Auditorium with a May 9 follow up event to share laughs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barry Conners
Patsy
Clare High School
Notre Dame students travel to Chicago for Easter party
Bob Jackson and Richard Bankoendorf left for Chicago Saturday to visit Bankoendorf’s mother and attend an Easter party hosted by the Notre Dame Club of Chicago. They planned to return to South Bend on Tuesday to resume their studies at Notre Dame University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Jackson
Richard Bankoendorf
Chicago
Notre Dame Club of
South Bend
Ind
Notre Dame ‘University
Clare Friends Picnic in Brookside Park Pasadena
Clare friends gathered at Brookside Park Pasadena on April 12 for a pleasant afternoon. Attendees included Ballinger and family Dr Frederick Northey and wife J L Oliver and others. The following day the Michigan State Picnic was held in Sycamore Grove Los Angeles and Dr Northey died suddenly after years of illness. The Sentinel credits Miss Mary Brodie for the note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookside Park
Pasadena
Ballinger
Frederick Northey
Eeith DeVogt
Brinkerhoff
I. Blaine
Jags. Arrand
Blanch Blaine
Burt Lewis
J L. Oliver
M. B. Burnham
Brodie
Yearly Bible School Visitation Planned for May
Officers announce a countywide Bible school visitation on May 4 and May 11 to promote interdenominational Christian fellowship. Two or more visitors will cover each school, mixing adults and youths, with a preliminary planning meeting April 27 at the Christian Church in Mt. Pleasant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Applied
Christian Fellowship
Christian Church
EF. Broadway
Mt. Pleasant
Blanchard
F. H. Robinson
Mr. Pleasant
Bower-Schaeffer Wedding at St John’s Lutheran
A quiet Easter Sunday wedding united Miss Sarah M. Bower and Harold Schaeffer at St John’s Lutheran church with Rev Binhammer performing the ceremony. The couple, popular with local youths, are high school graduates. The groom works at Clare County Savings Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Sarah M. Bower
Harold Schaeffer
Binhammer
Holy Weddock
Viola Schaeffer
Wm. van Vorat
Howly
Clare County Savings Bank
Olard High to Meet Coleman High on Local Diamond
The Olard high school baseball team will play Coleman High this afternoon at 5:30 on the local diamond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olard High
Coleman High
Preliminary paving work begins on U. S. 27 between Clare and Mt. Pleasant
Work crews are grading and preparing the route for concrete paving on U. S. 27 from Clare to Mt. Pleasant with an anticipated July completion. Detours will route east through Seaton toward M 20. Bridges and culverts were updated last winter and several utilities have cleared lines to allow rapid progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare
Mt. Pleasant
Seaton
M 20
Highway Department
Gas Corporation
Consumers Power Company
Michigan Bell Telephone Company
Clare City Council Elects Mayor Pro-Tem at Organization Meeting
Alderman Arthur Parrish is elected Mayor pro-tem of Clare City Council at the organization meeting held Monday in City Hall, presided by Mayor R. L. Hether. Mayor Hether names appointments including Carl Hofstock health officer Dr W F Olate city engineer John White and special assessors George Wilson and Howard Brown. Night police not yet appointed. Council committees are Ways and Means Hachmuth Forbes Feighner Tax Apportionment Snear Parrish Pettit Sewer and Water Pettit Snear Parrish Fire and Parks Forbes Snear Pettit Bonds and Ordinances Feighner Forbes Hachmuth Bills and Accounts Parrish Hachmuth Feighner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Parrish
Clare
R. I. Hether
Mhether
Guy
Carl Hofstock
W. F. Olate
John White
George Wilson
Howard Brown
Day Marshall
Harvey Etter
Ways
Hachmuth
Forbes
Feighner
Snear
Parrish
Pettit
The Freckled Rascal and Laurel and Hardy at Princess Theatre
Princess Theatre ads announce Fri and Sat showings with The Freckled Rascal and Bizz Barton plus Laurel and Hardy two reel comedy Berth Marks. Also listed are Untamed with Joan Crawford and an all talking singing feature, Gus Howard's Revue, Technicolor numbers, and upcoming Rynamite engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rascal
Bizz Barton
Sun-Man
Damel Ahoy
Glen Trayon
Otis Harlin
Laurel and Hardy
Berth Marks
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Sash—Lake
Ida McLeod
Milford
Mich
Focal Post
Jars. A. E. Mulder
Better Homes Campaign
National Office
Wen
C.of C
City Council
Billan Taylor
T. Carl Holbrook
Spike Horn Creek
Duncan Building
Clare Friends
Golden State
Michigan
Fred Northey
Auspices
Isabella County Sunday School Association
Bower-Schaeffer
U. S
Gas, Telephone
R. L Hether
Princess Theatre
Joan Crawford
Central America
Bingo Dowling
Gus Howard
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