High Police Cost Compared In Clare With Nearby Towns
A Clare section discusses police response to private property damage, limits on enforcement, and citizen demand for action. It compares Clare with Vassar and St Louis, noting costs, officer counts, public relations, and incident rates, suggesting Clare spends more for less return and urging improvement.
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Clare
West Fourth Street
Sentinel
Clare Police
Michigan
Vassar
The
St. Louis
Standish
Bates Resigns as Assistant Superintendent to Lead Michigan Association
In Jackson veteran educator Austin F. Bates resigns after ten years as assistant superintendent in charge of business. He will become executive secretary of the Michigan Association of School Administrators in Lansing.
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Austin F. Bates
Jackson
Michigan Association of School Administrators
Lansing
Governor visits Philip M Park at Clare Rotary meeting
Governor Philip M Park of Alpena and District 631 Rotary International spoke to the Clare Rotary Club addressing members led by President Warren McGuire and committee chairmen during a regular meeting yesterday.
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Philip M. Park
Alpena
Rotary International
Clare
Clare Club
Warren McGuire
Clare Women Enter Central Michigan Golf Tourney
Mrs Earl Baumgarth was the sole Clare Women golfer in the Central Michigan Tournament at Alma last week, finishing runner-up for the consolation in the first flight. Twelve players met at Twin Elms on Wednesday with Barbara Dunbar winning the first flight and Ann Olson the second. Clare hosts a Central Michigan Association Field Day on August 8 with players from Alma Ithaca St Johns Portland and Clare, starting at 8:30 a.m.
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Earl Baumgarth
Clare Women Golfers Association
Central Michigan
Alma
Twin Elms
Barbara Dunbar
Ann Olson
Clare
Central Michigan Association
Ithaca
St. Johns Portland
Kraft 10 Year Award for Harold Irwin of Clare
Harold Irwin of Clare received the Kraft Foods Company ten year award on July 28 in recognition of a decade of ideal service. The honor included a gold tie bar bearing the Kraft emblem.
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Harold Irwin
Clare
Kraft Foods Company
Kraft
Boy 13 Hurt When Tractor Overturns Near Farwell
Clark VanBuskirk thirteen of Route 1 Farwell was injured Monday when the tractor he operated overturned trapping him underneath. He was taken to Clare General Hospital by Dr Goodell Prudenville with a fractured collar bone head injuries and badly bruised limbs and shock. He is expected to be hospitalized one to two weeks.
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Clark VanBuskirk
Bernard VanBuskirk
Route 1
Farwell
Clare General Hospital
Goodell
Prudenville
Class Open In Medical Self Help Program
The Civil Defense Council announces August 21 as the first session of the Medical Self Help Program. Enrollees should arrive at Clare city hall at 8:00 p.m. Instructor is Mr. Bryan Maynard. Open to all. each family should have at least one member enrolled. Age 17 and up.
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Civil Defense Council
Activities Committee
Nola Bauder
Clare
Bryan Maynard
Jim Bicknell Re-elected By Prosecutors
Clare County Prosecuting Attorney Jim Bicknell, born in 1928, was re elected to the Michigan Prosecuting Attorneys Association board after being chosen from 18 of 83 prosecutors. He notes a 1961 tally of 145 warrants with over 90 percent resulting in convictions.
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Jim Bicknell
Michigan Prosecuting Attorney's Association
Jim
Clare County
This County
Clare
Michigan State Colege
Central Michigan College
Doris Poling
Mt. Pleasant
Michigan
Detroit College of Law
James Darling
Michigan State Police
Bicknell
Darling
State Police Retired From Mt Pleasant
Two Michigan State Police corporals at the Mt Pleasant post retire. Corporal Harold J. McCracken leaves August 17 followed eight days later by Corporal Richard W. Sweet. Both joined the department on August 17, 1937. McCracken earned three meritorious service citations and helped organize the Isabella County Safety Council and promote safety work.
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Michigan
Mt Pleasant
Harold J. McCracken
Richard W. Sweet
McCracken
Isabella County Safety Council
Primary Races Heat Up in Clare County August 7
Campaigns across Clare County and Isabella Clare District focus on Republican races for Prosecuting Attorney Jim Bicknell and Sheriff Jim Darling while challengers Alex Strange and Robert Rowley press for votes. Incumbents tout records. door-to-door campaigning and county fair events highlight a heated pre election period amid reapportionment turmoil.
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Clare County
Isabella Clare
Preme Court
Senate
Potter Stewart
United States Supreme Court
Jim Bicknell
GOP
Alex Strange
Harrison
Jim Darling
Robert Rowley
Strange and
Rowley
Bicknell
Darling
Clare County Fairgrounds
Register of Deeds
Will Hedergon
Lewis Rutter
Carl Stephenson
John Weitzel
Bruce Williams
Paul B. Lapham
Herman Brink
Kathryn Drew
Don E. Smith
Russell E. Strange
Don Luce
Local R C To Join Blood Program In Clare County
Red Cross chapter officials in Clare County discussed joining the regional Blood Center program. Donors can give blood for relatives nationwide and patients can receive blood where credits exist. Orientation for volunteers is set for Tuesday August 7 at 7:00 p.m. with the first Blood Mobile unit planned for September at Holley Carburetor Company.
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Red Cross
Clare County
Lansing
United States
Canada
Clare
Blood Mobile
Holley vJarburetor Company
Bontragers Attend Seventh Mennonite World Conference
Rev and Mrs Floyd F Bontrager of Herrick Mennonite Church near Clare attend the Seventh Mennonite World Conference in Kitchener Ontario Canada. About 750 delegates from around the world gather to discuss issues under the theme The Lordship of Christ with previous conferences held in Basel Danzig Amsterdam Goshen and Karlsruhe.
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Floyd F. Bontrager
Herrick
Court Overthrew People in Michigan Reapportionment Debate
Senator Harold B Hughes argues the 1952 Michigan constitutional amendment created a 34 member Senate on population and area. He notes the US Supreme Court ruling invalidated the 1932 amendment and ordered reapportionment by August 20 1962, while urging support for the elected Senate and opposing Scholte.
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Harold B. Hughes
Supreme Court
Senate
Michigan
August Scholle
Scholle
Michigan State Senate
Secretary of State
Beadle, Younger
Fitzgerald
United States Supreme Court
Potter Stewart
Roberts
Oakland County
Ouvir
August Scholte
Clare County Red Cross Grey Ladies project launches
The Clare County Chapter of the American Red Cross organizes a Grey Ladies service program with Clare General Hospital to assist the Blood Mobile unit. Interested county volunteers may contact Mrs. Jane Kranik who will supervise the effort.
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Clare County
American Red Cross
Clare General Hospital
Clare
Jane Kranik
Preliminary Outings Train Scouts for 26 Mile Jaunt
Boy Scout Troop 125 hiked five miles to Eberhart's Grove and camped overnight. Twenty boys attended with four younger scouts tagging along. Patrol leaders were elected and upcoming hikes planned, including an eight mile Sunday trek and a twenty mile target for August 19.
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Boy Scout
Eberhart’s Grove
Mike Vance
Jerry Eberhart
Tom Walton
Larry Hales
Larry Presley
Jerry Lansing
David Schroeder
Harold Moline
Henry Eberhart
Paul Archbold
Norman Schroeder
Stewart Glenn
Ted Papesh
Jim Eberhart
Don
Papesh
Little League
Road Side
Clare
the Springs
Muskegon River
Harrison
VFW Plans 11th District Rally in Farwell
Sparta Esterline Post of the VFW announces an 11th District rally for Sunday August 5 in Farwell. The service officer will answer members questions on Veterans Administration benefits and a school for service officers begins at 10 a.m. led by George Post.
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Sparta Esterline Post
VFW
Farwell
Veterans’ Administration
George Post
Play-off Rain Delays Final Minor League Games
Weather forced postponement of the final minor league games. Team A will meet Team B on Friday August 3 at 9 00 a m and Team C will face Team D on Saturday August 4 at 9 00 a m at the Clare Boys League field public invited.
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Clare Boys League
Small Rise In TB Here in Clare County
Clare county shows a small rise in active tuberculosis cases, part of a 33 county Michigan increase last year. The Michigan Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association cites state Department of Health records indicating a statewide uptick. In Clare, the rise was from nose 4 ona.
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Clare County
Michigan
Michigan Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association
Michigan Department of Health
Also Mentioned on This Page
Clare Rotary Club
Clare Chamber of Commerce
Congregational Church of
Clare County Bar Association
Tricounty Bar Association
Michigan State Bar
American Bar Association
American Judicature Society
Michigan Su
Russell Strange
Clare High School
Laurence Seiter
R.C
Red Cross Chapter
Curtis Murton
Tim Frey
Blood
Frey
Bill O’brien
Tom Young
Murton
Schoile
Grey
Oren Havinell
Andy Feldhiser
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