Ruby Garfield Wins Women's Central Michigan Golf Title
Mrs. Ruby Garfield of Clare defeated three opponents to become the Women’s Central Michigan Golf Association champion at a local tournament last week. She earned a silver platter, qualified as medalist with an 88, and posted match scores including two 41s.
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Ruby Garfield
Clare
Central Michigan Golf Association
Lucille Haley
Sylvan Lake
St. Johns
Grace Frey
Donna McCrum
Portland
Vera Bartlett
Alma
Mae Baumgarth
Velma Reiss
Florence Jenkins
Ann Olson
Jennie Bowler
Margaret Bosink
Adelaide Elden
Barbara Dunbar
Betty Carter
Elsie Dickinson
Lil Ricker
Adeline Phillips
Claudia Helms
Helen LaGoe
Marguerite Bromley
Clare Women’s Golf Association
Wim Cotter
Mrs. Cotter
Helen Lucille .Doherty
Central Michigan
Twin Elms
Clare Club
Clare Sentinel
Beef Auction Featured At Clare County Fair This Weekend
Fair crowds are expected at the Clare County Free Fair with harness racing each afternoon through Saturday and the annual Prize Beef Sale by county 4-H and FFA members. The event also features a 4H Talent Show, livestock parade, farm machinery display, and appearances by Michigan Dairy Princess and country stars Kitty Wells and Johnny & Jack, plus supporting acts.
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Clare County
County 4-H
FFA
Richard Schroeder
Michigan
Kitty Wells
Johnny & Jack
Grandstand
Clare Co. Fair
WSM
Nashville
Tennessee
Bobby
Carol Sue Wright
Cedric Rainwater
Tennessee Mountain Boys
Bill Phillips
Third Annual Hayseeders Hoedown in Clare Gym
The Clare Hayseed Square Dance Club sponsors the third annual Hoedown on August 6 at 8:30 p.m. in Clare High School Gym. Tickets cost $2 per couple in advance or $2.50 at the door, spectators free. Dancers from across the state are expected in costume.
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Clare Hayseed Square
Clare High School
Film slides capture Clare history from early Main Street to today
Clare Public Library now houses donated film slides showing Clare history from the days when Main Street was a lane of stumps to modern fronts. The project was led by Chamber of Commerce Secretary Dr. Robert Kring and Lee Sowle during Michigan Week. Slides are available for public or private use and may be checked out for daytime or evening showings.
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Clare
Michigan
Chamber of Commerce
Robert Kring
Lee Sowle
Clare Public Library
Bids Taken On Freeway Expansion Near Grayling
Bids were opened in Lansing for 14.6 miles of US-27 freeway in Northern Michigan. The three contracts extend the four lane divided highway from Grayling in Crawford County to the Crawford Otsego line, part of a larger 220 mile Lansing to Mackinaw City corridor under construction or in use.
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Lansing
Michigan
State Highway Department
Grayling
Crawford County
Crawford
Otsego County
Mackinaw City
Lansinng
Ithaca
Gratiot
Isabella
Clare
Roscommon
Cheboygan
Crawford-Roscommon
St. Ignace
Knights of Columbus Picnic At Eberhart’s Grove
The Knights of Columbus held their annual picnic at Eberhart's Grove on Sunday July 31 with about 150 in attendance. Richard Thayer won a bike in the prize drawing as children enjoyed the usual games and prizes.
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Knights of Columbus
Eberhart’s Grove
Richard Thayer
Farwell School District Seeks Millage Increase
An August 24 election leaflet urges Farwell residents to vote yes on a millage increase to fund a full school program. It lists improvements such as foreign language, full-time industrial arts, guidance services, freshman social studies, speech correction, upgraded equipment, and other specific upgrades.
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Farwell
Collision Injures 3 From Coleman
Three people are in serious condition after a two car crash at Baker and Lewis Roads near Coleman. Howard A. VanCamp 44 collided with Gary L. Walter 19. Meredith VanCamp 35 is in Midland Hospital with a fractured skull pelvis and concussion plus a toe loss. Philip Walter 17% is in Bay City Mercy Hospital with concussion and skull fracture. Gary Walter has skull fracture head lacerations and chest injury. Van Camp has lesser injuries.
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Baker and
Lewis Roads
Coleman
Mt. Pleasant
Howard A. VanCamp
Gary L. Walter
VanCamp
Meredith
Midland Hospital
Walter
Philip
Bay City Mercy Hospital
Gary
van Camp
Rural Traffic Deaths Rise Across Michigan
Clare county notes an estimated 5 809 registered vehicles and 41 deaths among 8 159 highway fatalities in the past five years. Jamies M. Hare, chair of the Michigan State Safety Commission, says rural and urban areas saw notable increases in injuries and deaths last year. State Police data show rural areas still account for seven in ten highway deaths, while urban injuries rose 14 percent versus 9 percent in rural areas.
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Clare County
Michigan
Jamies M. Hare
Michigan State Safety Commission
Michigan Highway Fund adjusts 1960 census based payments
Michigan counties Clare and Harrison along with 510 cities and villages will receive second quarter Highway Fund payments this month using 1960 census figures. The distribution factors include population, highway mileage, and road conditions. Adjustments to first quarter payments will follow final census data expected late this year.
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Clare County
Clare and
Harrison
Michigan
Michigan Highway Fund
John C. Mackie
Markie
Mackie
Census Bureau
State Highway Department
Camp Meeting Moves to St Louis with Local Events
Services at the Clare Church of God will be normal Sunday morning but dismissed Sunday evening to attend a camp meeting in St Louis. A Young People’s meeting is set for 6 p.m. August 8 and a Lake George picnic and swimming party for members is planned for Friday August 5.
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Clare Church of God
St. Louis
Young People’s
Lake George
Easy Re-Nomination for All County Incumbents Falls Clear
Prescott defeats Hubbs to secure GOP district and county posts amid light voter turnout. Clare county totals show incumbents renominated with slim precinct ballots. Prescott carried multiple counties in the 28th District while Hubbs challenged and fell short.
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Prescott
Hubbs
GOP
James 5S
Bicknell
J Anes R. Darling
William A. Henderson
Lewis F. Rutter
Bruce Williams
June Rose
Carl Stephenson
Paul B. Lapham
Charles T. Prescott
Lewis Hubbs
Gladwin
Michigan Senate
Gladwin County
Rotary Club
Clare
Alcona
Crawford
Tosco Ogeman
Osceola
Roscommion
Three Girls Hospitalized After Accident Near Farwell
Six youths injured when a car returning from the Clare County Fair crashed on Maple Grove Road near Farwell. Driver Sally Jackson and four Jackson relatives were among the occupants. Marion Cope of Missouri was the most seriously hurt. All were taken to Mt Pleasant Hospital. Cope and two other passengers remained hospitalized.
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Farwell
Sally Jackson
Maple Grove Road
Clare County Fair
Harrison
Larry Jackson
Clare
Rodholm
Marion Cope
Columbia
Missouri
Bob Jackson
Michigan
Sharon
Jane Sempowski
Henry Sempowski
Birmingham
Jane
Jack
Patty Rodholm
Rose M. Rodholm
Corpus Christi
Texas
Patty
Mt. Pleasant Hospital
Sharon Sempowski
Marion
Cope
Laurence Jackson
Lawrence Jackson, Ji Cottage
Eight Point Lake
Farmer dies after being crushed by enraged bull in Isabella County
Norbert Salchert 53 of Isabel la county was fatally injured when a 1700 pound bull attacked him as he entered the pen at eight Monday morning. He died minutes after arrival at Central Michigan Hospital Mt. Pleasant. The bull was destroyed. Salchert's wife Rose and priest Fr John McGee aided him before transport. He leaves four children Michael Clare Robert Reno Nev Joan and Thomas. Funeral Friday at St Henry Vernon.
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Norbert Salchert
Isabella
Central Michigan Hospital
Mt. Pleasant
Isabella County
Leo Wickert
Salbert
Rose
John McGee
Vernon
McGee
Hollis Walton
Clare
Michael
Robert
Reno
Nev
Joan
Thomas
Announce Exam For Postal Jobs
Clare postmaster Frank Jackson announced a new Civil Service Examination for clerk and carrier roles at the Clare post office beginning July 28 1960. Applicants must be 18 or older and residents or bona fide patrons of Clare. starting pay is 2.16 dollars per hour with benefits and retirement plans.
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Frank Jackson
Clare
Executive Secretary
Board of
U.S. Civil Service Examiners
Post Office
Lansing
Michigan
Clare Post Office
Colonville Church of God recalls 1891 beginnings
A historical note recounts Colonville Church of God formation starting in 1891 after services by Rev. J. H. Lown and Rev. M. D. Rodgers, with early members and officers named. The church began at Bradley School in Sheridan township and later changed its name in 1896, now with about 40 members and several contributing ministers over 69 years.
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J. H. Lown
M. D. Rodgers
Church of Christ
Bradley School
Sheridan Township
J W. Hampton
Julius Davis
Harvey Jones
Archie Richmond
J. Armour
Eakins
Church of God
Bradley Schoolhouse
Colonville
M. D. Clute
James Hampton
Curtis Palmer
Walter Bowen
Allen Gerow
Minnie Hampton
L. J Teed
Frank Bates
M R. Heéndrich
Charles Kleinhart
Hubert Sturgill
Joe Vanderveen
Virgil Brinkman
Cooper Elected National Delegate for WWI Vets
The World War I Veterans and their wives met at Clare VFW Hall on Sunday July 31 for a pot luck dinner. Frank Freeman opened the gathering and, with Charles Cooper, reported on the Grand Rapids State Convention. Cooper was elected as delegate to represent the Clare Isabella Barracks at the national convention in Miami Florida in October. The next meeting plans a picnic at Norman Wilson's home on Sunday August 28.
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V.F.W. Hall
Clare
Floyd
Mary Simonds
Myron
Beatrice Shaw
Jackson
Michigan
Frank Freeman
Grand Rapids
Charles Cooper
Cooper
Isabella Barracks
Miami
Florida
Norman Wilson
Class of 50 Holds Reunion August 7
The graduating class of 1950 will hold a reunion on Sunday August 7 at 1:00 p.m. in Clare Tourist Park.
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Clare
Clare High teacher among 300 at Michigan State for agriculture education conference
Floyd Norcutt of Clare High School joined 299 educators at Michigan State University for a week long Kellogg Center conference July 25 29 focusing on new directions in vocational agriculture. Harry Nesman urged expanding agriculture beyond farming to include process manufacturing science and education with awards for long service and collaboration with MSU colleges and state groups.
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Floyd Norcutt
Clare High School
Michigan State University
Michigan
Kellogg Center For
Harry E. Nesman
State Department of Public Instruction
Nesman
Michigan Ffa
State Department _ of Public Instruction
Michigan Association of Teachers. of Vocational Agriculture
MSU College of Agriculture
College of Education
Methodist Church Plans August Schedule at Clare
Members and friends of the Clare Methodist Church are urged to note August plans. There will be a single church service at 10:00. Sunday School is on vacation for August. Further announcements will outline September worship services and church school sessions.
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The
Clare
Methodist Church
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Bourke
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Clifford Mapes
Erwin Rathke
Clare-Isabella
Mrt Pleasant
Jame McLean
Leo Haring
E. Hubel Ranch
Mike
Walton
St. Henry’s Vernon Church
Virgil Newman
Vets
Methodist
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