Houghton Defeats Clare Mfg In Return To Standings
In a July 27 contest Harrison beat Rosebush 4 1 as H Strauss and J Potter allowed only unearned runs. V F W topped North Bradley 23 12 with O'Dell, Bryant, Cra dit, Foell delivering two hits and Foell hitting his third homer. July 29 Schaeffers fell 5 4 to K C after late errors. Farwell beat Bauers 5 2 as Williams walked six. August 1 Musser pitched four hitter as Houghtons beat Clare Mfg 8 6. August 2 Harrison won 6 3 over North Bradley. DeMolay beat Dover 5 3. Standings list Bauers 7 2, Clare Mfg 6 2, W F W 6 2, Harrison 6 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Strauss
John Potter
Harrison
Rosebush
Bud Langsdon
George O’dell
North Bradley
Bryant
Neilan Cradit
Bill Foell
A. McDonald
Jones
Schutt
Potter
Strauss
Vv. PB
Green
Richter
O'Dell
Urbaniak
K. CG
Schaeffers
Joe McNerney
Bernard Wyman
Farwell
Bauers
Paul Williams Wildness
Jim Joslin
Jim Groves
K. c
Phillips
Case
Kane
Beck
Williams
Armeantrout
Colosky
Brown
Johnnie Musser
Houghtons
Clare Mfg
Houghton
Red Newman
Snick
Wood
Clare
Pitchford
Allen
Musser
Wayne Trowbridge
DeMolay
Dover
R. Lucy
Lynn Hahn
Bob Wallace
O’dell
Rilett
Armentrout
Wallace
Bellows
W. Flw
Mayor John Dunlop Improves After Medical Setback
Mayor John W. Dunlop, hospitalized at Central Michigan Community Hospital Mt. Pleasant, faced a relapse with oxygen therapy and a blood transfusion. By Thursday afternoon his condition showed improvement and he was expected to be released home soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Dunlop
Central Michigan Community Hospital
Mt. Pleasant
John
Mae Rose Fedewa Wins Central Michigan Tourney
Central Michigan Women's Golf Association held its tournament at Glaze Country Club. Mae Rose Fedewa of Portland won the championship trophy with Ruth Ward runner up and Lucille Haley taking a consolation silver tray. Other Clare winners received silver trays and prizes. Adelaide Elden chaired play with Ben Lange assisting. Tim Cotter got a sports shirt for refereeing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Michigan Women’s Golf Association
Glaze Country Club
Mae Rose Fedewa
Portland
Ruth Ward
Mt. Pleasant
Lucille Haley
Clare
Harriett Nawmes
Annabelle Hampton
Clarabelle Titus
Grace McArthur
Silent Butler
Louise Hales
Ronson
Audrey Bicknell
Central Michigan
Adelaide Elden
Ben Lange
Tim Cotter
Clare County Fair sets 200 exhibitors goal this year
Clare County Fair organizers aim for a record 200 exhibitors at the September event. From 1946 through 1948 exhibitor counts rose to 46 71 and 141, respectively, and this year the board expects a peak year with circus acts Sun Brothers and a ten act variety show. The fair runs September 14 and 15 with grand stand performances and calf scramble auction slated for Saturday. The fair board includes President Ray Richardson Secretary Ray Harrold Treasurer Dan Holcomb and directors Lewis Rutter Floren Pudway Clair Stanley Louis Gee and Bar Simmons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sun Brothers
County Fair
Ray Richardson
Ray Harrold
Dan Holcomb
Lewis Rutter
Floren Pudway
Clair Stanley
Louis Gee
Bar
Simmons
Clare County
Alfred Marxhausen dies in Saginaw after illness
Alfred Ollie Marxhausen, former Wise township resident and Clare Courier worker, died at his Saginaw home following a 16 month illness. Born July 3, 1887 in Saginaw, he worked in printing and served in World War I. Survived by wife Marie, son Alfred J., a granddaughter, and brother Arthur I. Funeral at Grace Lutheran Church in Saginaw with interment Morristown Lawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred “Ollie” Marxhausen
Wise Township
Clare Courier
Saginaw
Saginaw Daily News
Grace Lutheran Church
W. M. Waxler
Morrest Lawn
Saginaw News Astatt
Coleman Dominates Clare 14-0 in Central Michigan League
Coleman rises to third place with a 14 to 0 shutout over Clare Merchants as Denny Ranch fans three, while Coleman bats net 11 safeties. Leaton edges Harrison 2 to 1 on Van Zandt plays. Green Sox beat Wise 8 to 1 on Geiger’s twelfth win. Farwell prevails 7 to 1 over Weidman advancing to a sixth place tie with Harrison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coleman
Seaton
Central Michigan Baseball League
Clare Merchants
Denny Ranch
Clare
Wallace
Campbell
Green Sox
Wise
Vaughn Geiger
Mt. Pleasant
Geiger
Warren Methner
Sox
Pug Donnie
Farwell
Weidman
Harrison
Leaton
Rosebush
Women's Handicap Tournament Opens at Country Club
Women golfers began the handicap tournament at the Country Club with first round scores complete. They will travel to Ithaca next Wednesday for an inter club match with the Ithaca women, and luncheon reservations must be in by 6 00 p m August 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ithaca
Norris Elden
Portland
Clare
Legion Picnic at Higgins Lake Hosted by Post 128
Walter H. Larman Post 128 and the Legion Auxiliary invite members to a picnic next Sunday August 7 at their Higgins Lake cottage. Attendees meet at City Hall at 10:00 A.M. McBring supplies for a potluck dinner. Coffee will be furnished by the Ladies Auxiliary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter H. Larman
Legion Auxiliary
Higgins Lake
Bates Heads to Michigan State for Economics Study
Superintendent Austin F. Bates leaves Sunday for Michigan State College to join an economics study sponsored by the college's continuing education service led by Carl M. Horn. About seventy participants will study three weeks, earning Bates advance credit toward his Doctor’s Degree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin F. Bates
Michigan State College
Continuing Education Service
Carl M. Horn
Mr. Bates
E Lowe Faces Circuit Court Charge In Clare Crime Wave
Clare residents report multiple incidents and arrests in a city roundup. E Lowe was arraigned on a minor offense and bound over to circuit court on $1000 bond. Owen Clink, Burt Moyer, and others faced municipal court actions on embezzlement fraud and related charges. Police traced a suspect selling watches tied to a Detroit offender. a man fitting the Thaw description was seen, then vanished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harnest H. Lowe
Clare
Wm. B. Dunlop
Owen Clink
Leaver Amble
Wm. Kapplinger
Burt Moyer
Hart
Oceana County
Seaver Ambla
L. Kleinhesselink
Point Clare
Harry Thaw, Jr
Detroit
Thaw
McEwan Street
Isabella Youth and Farm Fair Opens August 10 at Mt. Pleasant
The Isabella County Youth and Farm Fair runs August 10–13 at Mt. Pleasant with livestock parades and 4-H floats on opening night, state dairy queen, amateur contest, lightweight and heavy weight horse pull, rodeo, Shepherd band concert, 4-H awards, Western horse show, Pinto Hollywood Worder Horse, Bradford’s Sheep Dogs, a large fireworks finale, and extensive dairy and farm machinery exhibits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabella County
Mt. Pleasant
Shepherd Band
Michigan
Pinto
Bradford
Passing of Grand Old Man Thomas C. Holbrook
Clare honors Thomas C. Holbrook longtime merchant civic leader and family man who died at eighty four after a life in Clare, Saginaw, and Detroit connections. He leaves wife Cora, children Miriam Marie Nina T Carl Frank and Donald, plus eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Service to be held at 2:00 pm with Masonic rites conducted by John Q. Look Lodge at Cherry Grove Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas C. Holbrook
H.C. Poulgon
Saginaw
Clare
Mr. Holbrook
Canada
Thomas
Eliza Holbrook
W. H. Ellden
Holbrook
John Q. Lock Lodge
A. M
Cora Boswell
Cora
H. C. Poulson
Atty. T. Carl Holbrook
Grand Lodge
Frank B. Holbrook
Dearborn
Donald E. Holbrook
Millie Reeder
Detroit
Judge Holbrook
L. J. Nevins
Cherry Grove Cemetery
John Q. Look
Rotarians Plan Camp Rotary Picnic Near Clare
Rotarians of Glare invite about 130 members plus wives and children for a ham dinner songs swimming and games at Camp Rotary north of Clare next Wednesday evening. No noon meeting scheduled. Attendance contest launched with two captains and perfect first week. Guests Frank LaGoe Beaverton and Ralph Cole Clare attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary
Boy Scouts
Rotarians
Glare
Clare
Stuart Bicknell
Dr. C.S., McArthur
Dave Seiter
Frank LaGoe
Beaverton
Ralph Cole
De Soto and Plymouth Bob vy Sales and Service Clare 27tt
Fragmentary item cites De Soto and Plymouth Bob vy Sales and Service Clare with incomplete 27tt wording, suggesting a local auto service or sales notice. No clear event or body identified beyond the dealership reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob’y Sales and Service
Clare
Pay Last Respects To Clare Pioneer Holbrook
Hundreds gathered at the home of Judge Donald E B Holbrook to pay last respects to Thomas C. Holbrook who was laid to rest following a long exemplary life in this Clare community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Eb, Holbrook
Thomas C. Holbrook
Jimmie Thayer Dies of Polio in Grand Rapids
Four-year-old Jimmie Thayer son of Mr and Mrs Athol Thayer of Mt Pleasant died Tuesday evening in Blodgett Hospital Grand Rapids from poliomyelitis The first polio death in Isabella County with eleven new statewide cases for the year 426 and 27 deaths Funeral services were held at Stinson Funeral Home Mt Pleasant with interment in Riverside Cemetery He is survived by his parents an infant brother Ronnie and two grandmothers Mrs BE Thayer Mt Pleasant and Mrs Orilla Foutch Rosebush
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmie Thayer
Athol
al” Thayer
Mt. Pleasant
Blodgett Hospital
Grand Rapids
Jimmie
Isabella County
Lansing
Michigan
Clare
Ronnie
BE. J. Thayer
Orilla Foutch
Rosebush
Stinson
C. W. Mackenzie
Riverside Cemetery
Thayer Dairy
Henry Doll
Lance
Wallace Thayer
United Fund Plans Campaign Meetings This Summer
United Fund county organizations announce mid August regional planning conferences in Saginaw Traverse City and Iron Mountain. The panel features Warren B Cooksey and B E Huenckens discussing Heart Association Arthritis and the Sister Elizabeth Kenny Foundation. The drive targets 1 868 483 dollars for 25 member agencies with October appeals in some counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Fund
Stephen 8. Nisbet
Saginaw
Traverse City
Iron Mountain
Warren B. Cooksey
Detroit
Michigan Heart Association
The
Heart Association
Arthritis and
Rheumatism Foundation
BE. J. Huenckens
Minneapolis
Sister Elizabeth Kenny Foundation
Arthritis and Rheumatism Foundation
Sister Kenny Foundation
United Funds
Drive carefully at way life you have may be your own
A terse urging to drive with care emphasizes personal responsibility on the road. The message hints at safety priorities and self care behind the wheel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atwaya
Several hurt in auto accidents near Clare
Relatives report Mrs. Nelson Rutter slightly improved after injuries in a Sunday evening crash on US-27 near Rosebush. Her husband and two children were treated and discharged. The Rutter car collided with a southbound vehicle driven by James H. Peacock of Grand Rapids near Mrs. Haggart’s home. Police said Rutter signaled a left turn and Peacock’s car struck the rear of the lighter vehicle. Damages were $400 and $100. State police investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson Rutter
Rosebush
Us-27
Clare
Rutter
Otto House
Mt. Pleasant
Rutters
Haggart
North Rosebush
James H. Peacock
Grand Rapids
Hagegart
Betty Jean House
George House
Isabella
Peacock
Ruth Evans
DeWitt
Michigan
Clare Hospital
Lake George
Pearl V. Jarvis
Saginaw
Joseph D. Mahoney
McBain
Miss Jarvis
Mr. Mahoney
Mahoney
Vernon Town Hall
Bernard van Buskirk
Farwell
van Buskirk
Clarence Conrad
Us-10
James Foster Cuthbert
Detroit
James F. Dougherty
Cuthbert
Dougherty
Open 24 Hours Seien Meals Served at Midway
Fragmentary notice notes services at a place named Midway with meals available around the clock. OCR garble obscures details but indicates 24 hour operation and dining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seien
Midway
Also Mentioned on This Page
V.ew
Bauers Clare Mfg
V. F. W. Clare Mig
John Dunlop
Mae Rose Fedewee
Clare County Fair
Alfred Marxhausen
Saginaw News
van Zandt
John Keedbaugh
Jim Eaton
Keedbaugh
Legge
Weidman Farwell
Harrison Clare
Country Club
Legion Picnic
A. F. Bates
Michigan State
E. Lowe
Camp Rotary
DE Soto
Plymouth
Thomas C, Holbrook
Grand Rapids Hospital
United Fund Plans
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