City Water Well Tests Promising 700 GPM Target in Clare
City officials and water officials report near 700 gallons per minute as Layne Northern tests a new well east of Wilcox Parkway. Health officials note unusually pure water with low iron and salt, fluoride present, and a hardness of 165. Officials caution caution until proven, citing past dry wells.
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Clare
Clarence Gunn
Michigan Department of Health
Commission
Wilcox Parkway
Layne, Northergh
Lock Up Empty Houses Warns Chief in Police Notice
City police urge owners to secure vacant buildings and warn that patrols will increase if homes are left unprotected. A trailer on Fourth Street and an empty John R. and McEwan house suffered cigaret burns and vandalism, with the Palace restaurant and a nearby factory building also damaged.
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William Bell
Fourth Street
Us-10
Cigaret
John R
McEwan
Bell
Palace
Kraft Foods
Painters Show Work At U of M
The annual Michigan Amateur Art Show opens July 27 at the Rackham Building University of Michigan. Invitational event features area painters Jan Johnston Clare Virginia Lari mer Doris Detors Judy Rodenbeck Pat Pinaire Virginia Seitz Ruth Blanchard and Grate McArhir. All are Virginia Seitz class students.
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Michigan
University of Michigan
Rackham
Jan Johnston
Clare
Virginia Larimer
Mt. Pleasant
Doris Detors
Lake
Judy Rodenbeck
Mt Pleasant
Pat Pinaire
Virginia Seitz
Ruth Blanchard
Cadillac
Grate McArihr
Rosebush
Clare City Police Test Two Stop and Go Signals
Police trial of two stop and go signs to ease weekend traffic drew praise from residents as a success. Officer Al Coch shut off signals on US-27 and directed north south flow, reducing bottlenecks and increasing vehicle movement during a crowded afternoon.
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Clare City
al Cochran
Heirs Fight Church Title Transfer at Dover Church
Heirs of M. R. Tatman file objections in Circuit Court to motions by current church members to obtain title to The Dover Church property. They argue the original interdenominational trust and board appointments from the founder must stand and oppose converting the church into a titled, single denomination building. Rev. McNeil leads the Dover Church as the dispute centers on preserving worship openness and heritage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. R. Tatman
Dover
Donald E. Holbrook
Circuit Court
John. &. Tatman
Sylvia Atman
Chatenay
Paul. W. Tatman
Fern Mathew Tatman
Arqueritte Tatman
Holbrook
McNeil
Farwell School Head Named to State Education Post
H. Kenneth Mc Laughlin Farwell School superintendent has been invited to join the Committee On Care and General Education for the Michigan Curriculum Program. The appointment, for the year ending June 30, 1960, was offered by Lynn M. Bartlett of the Michigan Department of Public Instruction. Mc Laughlin plans to attend six to eight committee meetings with the Farwell School Board's permission.
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Farwell
H. Kenneth McLaughlin
Michigan
McLaughlin
Lynn M. Bartlett
Department of Public Instruction
Yangérmie
Special Stamp Salutes SCS Progress in Clare County
The Clare Soil Conservation District celebrates the national soil conservation stamp issue by the Post Office Department. Issued Aug 26 at Rapid City during the Soil Conservation Society of America meeting, the 4 cent stamp features a modern conservation farm in three colors.
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Post Office Department
Kenneth Tweedy
Clare County
SCS
Rapid City
South Dakota
Soil Conservation Society of America
Tweedy
Clare Soil Conservation District
Virgil Newman
Robert Clure
Dorothy Collins
William ‘Walter
Elvin Budd
Amalger Olearest
Seiter Heads All Star Colts To National California Tournament
Wayne Seiter son of Mr and Mrs Carl Seiter of near Clare joins an all star boys Colt League team invited to compete in a national tournament in California.
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Wayne Seiter
Carl Seiter
Near
Clare
Boys Colt League
California
Handicapped Find Jobs in Clare County
Seven disabled citizens were rehabilitated into employment in Clare County during the just ended fiscal year. The report was released by Edward D. Smith Counselor for the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation State Department of Public Instruction.
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Clare County
Edward D. Smith
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
State Department of Public Instruction
Man Admits Terrorizing Clare Girls in Rural Case
Pete L. Hopkins 29 of Midland confessed Monday to the Clare county attack and related break-ins near Colonville after earlier police questioning. State Police and Clare County Prosecutor James S. Bicknell say Hopkins, on parole from IIonia, is a dangerous offender, likely to be returned to confinement as a parole violator.
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Clare County
James S. Bicknell
Bridgeport
Pete L. Hopkins
R-2
Midland
Saginaw County
Awith
Walter Barkell
Ernie Nash
The
Bridgeport Est
Hopkins
Mr. Bicknell
Iionia
State Department of Mental Health
Airport Annexation Delayed in Clare Township
Clare's plan to annex Grant township land for airport expansion stalled Monday when the township Board refused to volunteer the land. City Manager Clarence Gunn said the board prefers the city use legal avenues. City Attorney Harold Hughes was authorized to pursue annexation, with study of new Michigan laws to ease transfer. The land remains city owned and adjacent to current limits. The delay is not expected to affect airport improvement schedules.
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Clare
Grant Township
Clarence Gunn
Harold Hughes
Water Safety Urges Caution Amid Rising Lake Deaths
Water accidents rise as 51 deaths occur in five months across Michigan lakes and rivers. Drownings include three swimmers and seven boat passengers. new law requires reporting fatalities or damages over fifty dollars and penalizes unsafe watercraft actions.
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Michigan
Clare County Fair nearing records with big three day turnout
The Clare County Fair draws hundreds over three days as attendance milestones loom. Highlights include Tuesday’s Children’s Day crowds, steer judging with 21 exhibitors awarding Grand Champion Dee Dunkle and Reserve Champion Helen Penrose, and a Friday auction set to determine top steer prices. The festival runs through Saturday with sun, entertainment from Grand Ol’ Opry acts to Peg Leg Bates, and harness racing daily.
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Clare County Fair
Clare County
Harrison Fairgrounds
FFA
Dee Dunkle
Clare County Free Fair
Harrison
Working Teen-Agers Can Earn While They Learn
William S. Singley of the U.S. Labor Department says teens can earn part time while finishing high school under federal rules. Fourteen and fifteen year olds face strict limits including hours and types of work. hazardous jobs have higher age requirements. newspaper delivery is exempt.
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William S. Singley
U.S. Department of Labor
Singley
Booster urged after rise in whooping cough cases
State health officials urge boosters for children to combat whooping cough and polio as 1959 case counts rise. Through week 29, 1,001 cases were reported compared with 503 in 1958, with three deaths versus two. Boosters at ages five and two strengthen immunity alongside diphtheria and tetanus protection.
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Michigan Department of Health
State Health Department
Ready To Blacktop Ready To Blacktop The State
The State Highway Department lists four locations in Isabella county for new 20 ft surfacing jobs to improve county roads. Projects total nearly eight miles and should be finished by November 15. Locations include Whiteville Road near Blanchard Road River Road Mt Pleasant and Vernot Road near US 27 with several mile markers.
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State
Isabella County
Whiteville Rd
Blanchard, Rd
River Rd
Mt.Pleasant
Mt. Pleasant
Vernot, Rd
Bears defend Little League title with two big wins
The Bears defeated the Cubs 20-4 and 18-1 in a playoff series to repeat as champions. Jim Risby and Sid O'Dell led with four and three hits respectively in the first and second games, while Jim Ruby’s pitching shut down the Cubs to hold them to two total hits.
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Little League Bears
Cubs
Bears
Cub
Jim Risby
Sid O'Dell
Jim Ruby
Sid O’dell
John Holbrook Recovers After Heart Operation
John Holbrook son of Mr and Mrs Alfred Holbrook of Clare underwent a serious heart operation at Henry Ford Hospital Detroit on July 14. Latest reports say he is doing nicely and convalescing at the hospital for about a week with expected release around July 15. Mail may be sent to F508 at the hospital.
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John Holbrook
Alfred Holbrook
Clare
Henry Ford Hospital
Detroit
Tax packages in Senate as Michigan House adjourns pace slows
In Lansing State Representative Russell H. Strange Jr notes little action this week as tax packages move to the Senate for revision. The House convenes briefly daily, responding to mail backlogs, while summer heat and crowded chambers affect proceedings. He fears the four cent sales tax may miss August timing, costing about 36 million dollars in revenue if voters weren’t allowed to amend the existing ceiling.
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House of Representatives
Senate
House
Lansing
Michigan
Dixie Miss Martha Reynolds Wins First in National Speak ing Contest
Martha Reynolds of Marietta Georgia crowned first in the first annual My True Security contest sponsored by the U S Junior Chamber of Commerce and Mutual Benefit Life. Some state finalists Gloria Sickal daughter of Rev and Mrs Lee Sickal is among finalists. Speech topic centers on self reliance and initiative in enterprise.
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Martha Reynolds
Marietta
Georgia
U.S
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Layne Northern
U of M
Tatman
Farwell School
SCS Progress
Clare Soil. “Conservation District
Laurels
Helen Penrose
Larry Pudway
Larry
Darrel Dunkle
Loren Penrose
Robert Semig
Lawrence Carncross
Margaret Sue Myers
Frank Myers
Roland Myers
Eddie Woods
King Blackledge
Frank Hutchinson
Gordon Carncross
Tom Woods
Don Moore
Tom Crawford
George Dunham
Lenard Brady
Penny Blackledge
Lawrence Coon
Mary Sue Hodge
Radio
Sonny James
Dick Clark
Peg Leg
Bates
Ed Sullivan
Louie Topps
Russell H. Strange, Jr
Isabella Clare
Dixie Miss
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