Garfield District Annexation To Farwell Schools
A Saturday meeting at Garfield town hall heard a Citizens Committee report on annexing Garfield School District to Farwell Area Schools. About 50 residents attended as Jim Hilyard led the committee and Garfield School Board President Stanley Oman spoke, noting Farwell offered the most advantages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garfield
Farwell
Garfield Town Hall
Jim Hilyard
Com
Mittee
Frederick 5B
Scott
Wilbur Mehane
Alice Ruckels
Viva Saupe
Stanley Oman
Garfield School Board
Barryton
Ewart
State Department of Public Instruction
Michigan State University
Oman
Michigan Trout Opener Draws Fishermen Back to Waters
Michigan anglers gear up as trout opener approaches with 245 000 stream and 105 500 lake hatchery fish to be released before the season. The Conservation Department projects about 1 000 000 stream trout and 600 000 hatchery trout in about 350 lakes. Lake stockings emphasize rainbows and brooks as bonus fishing. About 20 special trout ponds and 500 public fishing sites provide access. trout stamps and licenses remain at two dollars each. Copies of the Fish Law Digest available from dealers and district offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Conservation Department
Department
Fish Division
Lansing
CHS P.T.A. Meets. Students Shine in Speech Program
The Clare High School P.T.A. April meeting opened with prayers led by Mrs. Kenneth Cowles. Louise Bowler from the CHS Speech Department showcased students who earned district honors with orations and readings, including Eric Hammerberg’s "The Essence of America" and Pam Koch’s "Go Josephine in Your Flying Machine" as the fifth grade moms provided refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Tice
Kenneth Cowles
Richard Schroeder
Mt. Pleasant
Richard Snyder
Helen Anderson
Louisa Bowler
C.H.S
Eric Hammerberg
M. J. Asch
Carren Randall
Sandy Teall
Jack Douglas
Pam Koch
Josephine
Jéan Kerr
Postmaster Convention Set for Clare June 13 14
The 48th annual Michigan Branch convention of the National League of Postmasters will meet in Clare June 13 and 14 with Doherty Hotel as headquarters. Osbourne and Capen visited Clare to arrange activities with Postmaster Francis Jackson and hotel manager Richard Groves. Osborne is state president. officers will be elected and the program will include a Post Office Department address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
National League of Postmasters
Clare
Doherty Hotel
Louis Capen
Millbrook
Capen
Clifford Osborne
Cedar Lake
Francis Jackson
Richard Groves
Osborne
Post Office Department
Chicago
Farwell Considers Garfield Annexation To Expand District
The Farwell school system plans a possible expansion to include Garfield, with superintendent Kenneth McLaughlin ready to improve curriculum. If Garfield voters approve annexation a 600,000 building program would enter preliminary discussion in the near term.
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Ing
Farwell
Kenneth McLaughlin
Garfield
Singles Classic bowling opens with Clare women dominant
Eighteen Clare women bowlers led by Betty Gallagher and Nella Wisler post top scores in the first annual Singles Classic at Northway Bowl in Houghton Lake. After week one with two weeks left, Gallagher leads at 692 followed by Wisler 658 and Coil 649 as midseason money winners.
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Clare
Northway Bowl
Houghton Lake
Betty Gallagher
Nella Wisler
Myrtle Coil
Harrison
Mrs. Oliver
West Branch
Fran Shelander
Eleanor Léhr
Donna Bailey
Eva Bolen
Gina Thomas
Mrs. Quellette
MSU Engineer Warns Against Children Riding Tractors
Richard Pfister of Michigan State University warns that spring field work can be dangerous for young riders. A sharp turn or sudden jerk may throw a child from a tractor, posing serious injury risk.
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Richard Pfister
Michigan State University
Appointment of Emergency Interim Deputy Auditor General
Michael Doherty, local county Democratic leader, notified of appointment as Emergency Interim Deputy Auditor General. The State Deputy Auditor General made the appointment under a 1959 state law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Doherty
Stécessor
Clare County Farm Bureau Directors Meet in April
Clare County Farm Bureau board met April 25 at the Houghton home. Dale Davis led the session. Virgil Kistler described a new Farm Bureau building planned for Camp Kett and lapel pins to finance it. June Dairy Month bumper stickers were ordered. Charles Mumford reviewed the district commodity meeting and the proposed Federal wheat program. Rural-Urban dinner was set for September 15. Schaaf and Schroeder reported calfhood Brucellosis vaccination efforts. Next meeting to be at the McKenna home in Hamilton Township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare County Farm Bureau
Ray Houghton
Dale Davis
Virgil Kistler
Farm Bureau
Camp Kett
Charles Mumford
Franklin Schaaf
Richard Schroeder
Mark McKenna
Hamilton Township
Farwell Names New High School Principal for Fall
Farwell School Superintendent Kenneth McLaughlin named William D. Dodge as the new Farwell High School principal starting the fall term 1960. Dodge, a Michigan State University graduate with a background in industrial arts and student counseling, will replace Edward Runyon who is leaving after four years. Dodge, a Korean War veteran from New Jersey, is married with three children and expects 260 to 270 students to enroll next term.
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Farwell
Kenneth McLaughlin
William D. Dodge
Mate
Dodge
Sheridan, Mich
Edward Runyon
New Jersey
Dodger
Michigan State University
Farwell High
Clare Red and Gun Club Plan Pheasant Restock Drive
The Clare Red and Gun Club members back a campaign to stock central Michigan with pheasants to boost hunting. They propose a scheme to raise funds and release birds worth hundreds of dollars in late July or August with ten hunting and sporting goods retailers supporting the project. The Sentinel will publish details in upcoming sport pages.
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Clare Red
Gun Club
Michigan
Sentinel
Weels
Dover Rally at Dover Church With Childrens Bible Hour Cast
The radio staff of The Children's Bible Hour appear in person at a rally at Dover Church on Sunday May 1 at 3 00 p m Aunt Bertha, director of the broadcast for boys and girls, brings ten child performers and musicians with songs and pulpit messages The event invites area families to attend from Dover Church five miles north and one east of Clare.
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Children’s Bible Hour
Dover Church
Clare
County board adopts 1960 Equalization Report in long session
Clare county supervisors finish an eight day April meeting at Harrison approving the 1960 equalization plan with a $1.8 million county raise. The plan shifts valuations across townships and wards amid protests of uneven percentages and faulty comparisons. Six Equalization Board members voted for the report, adding $1,275,298 in new valuation to their units as proof of reform.
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Clare County
Harrison
John Brubaker
Arthur
Howard Carey
Frost
Stuart Huntley
Chester
Equalization Board
Val
Franklin
Freeman
Garfield
Grant
Greenwood
Hamilton
Hatton
Hayes
Lincoln
Redding
Sheridan
Summerfield
Surrey
Winterfield
Harrison Ward
Ward
Clare
City
Storm Damages Sweep Across Central Michigan Area
A fierce Sunday windstorm caused thousands of dollars in damage across Clare and surrounding locales from west of Lake to Mt. Pleasant. TV antennas, barns, a neon sign, and a chicken plant shed were toppled while trailers and a bulk-tank milk truck were struck. No serious injuries were reported as crews cleared debris and power and phone service were affected.
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Archie Cleveland
W. Sixth
Clare
Sentinel
Michigan
Lake and
Farwell
fKoomis
Mt. Pleasant
Irving Lumber Co
West Fifth Street
Kraft Fodds
Kraft
Margaret Clark
Luke's Trailer Park
Clare Kroger
Dan McDonald -Ford
Cavalier
Consumers Power Co
Robert Wilson
Calvin, Tryon
Claré’s
West Fourth
Yenglin
Pigéon
Girl Scout Troop Dances At Harrison Square Dance FESTIVAL
Clare Girl Scout Troop No 2 joined Harrison Girl Scouts to perform at the Square Dance Festival in the Harrison gym on Saturday evening April 23. Under Miss Phyllis Pearson they earned a folk dancers badge and performed Kalvelis Folk Dance Swanee River and a waltz. Adulthood thrill came from joining the Jessex Polka and Northern Lights. The Clare scouts wore pink and white square dance outfits with matching corsages. Members listed include Susan Bader Nancy Doyle Vicki Eberhart Grace Flood Betty Keehm Nancy Knight Nancy Perrine Janet Puppo Sallie Samborn and Terry Schiafer.
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Clare
Noa. 2
Harrison Girl Scouts
Harrison Gym
Phyllis Pearson
Susan ‘Bader
Nancy Doyle
Vicki Eberhart
Grace Flood
Betty Keehm
Nancy Knight
Nancy Perrine
Janet ,Puppo
Sallie Samborn
Terry Schiafer
New Hours At Revenue Local Office
The Mt. Pleasant IRS office will be open on the last Friday of each month starting April 29, 1960 to render assistance to taxpayers. Urgent inquiries should be mailed to Taxpayer Service Branch Adam 205 Federal Building Detroit 31 Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Pleasant
Internal Revenue Service
Taxpayer Service
Adam
Federal Building
Detroit
Michigan
School Boards Expand to Seven Members in Michigan Districts
Clare Harrison and Farwell school boards will grow from five to seven members at their upcoming annual meetings under Michigan Public Act 16. Two new four year seats created by the act will be filled by ballot, with existing terms sown into three year terms. July ballots will feature Harold Hughes and Lionel Duncan seeking expiring terms. Petitions must indicate candidate intent for three or four year seats.
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Clare
Harrison
Farwell
Clare Board
Harold Hughes
Lionel Duncan
Arrest Pair For Theft Of Cash Register
Clare Police Chief William Bell announced two arrests in a two week old theft case from a Cities Service gas station on South Mewan. Ronald Fort, 21, and Ronald Brown, 19, both of Farwell, waived examination before Justice William B. Dunlop on April 21 and are held for circuit court. They face a charge of breaking and entering in the night.
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Clare
William Bell
South Mewan
Harrison
Ronald Fort
Ronald Brown
Farwell
William. B. Dunlop
Bell
Sheriff’s Son Sworn In as Probationary Trooper
Robert J. Darling son of James R Darling Harrison Michigan completed eight weeks of training at Michigan State Police headquarters and was sworn in by Commissioner Joseph A Childs. He is assigned to Clinton Midpost with 34 fellow recruits in East Lansing amid ceremonies.
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Michigan State Police
Robert J. Darling
James R. .Darling
Harrison
Michigan
Joseph A. Childs
Clinton
Mid
Schoool Lass
East Lanebablng
Pegey
Clare
Kraft 10 Year Award Recipients Honored by Kraft Foods
Kraft Foods in Clare honored Roger Garver Earl Funke and Tony Brannigan for ten years of loyal service receiving Kraft Awards. The program began in 1945 with Service Citation Certificates signed by J C Leftis President. Ten year men receive a gold Kraft emblem tie bar while women receive a gold charm bracelet.
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Kraft Foods
Clare
Roger Garver
Earl Funke
Tony Brannigan
Kraft
J. C. Leftis
Wwomen
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