Miss Emma P Kirkbride Dies In This City
Miss Emma P Kirkbride sister of Postmaster S Kirkbride and Mrs Wm Waite died Saturday morning. She came to Michigan in 1882 from Philadelphia where born to Quaker and Presbyterian parents. She directed at Industrial Home for Girls in Adrian then Clare and Milwaukee before settling in Minneapolis with Unity Settlement and the Women's Christian Association. The Kirkbride Club named in her honor housed young women and she remained active until her death. Funeral services were held at her brother's home on West 6th Street Monday at 10 o'clock with Rev H B Johnson officiating and burial in Cherry Grove.
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Emma P. Kirkbride
Milwaukee
Minnnepplis
Unity Settlement
Women's Christian Association
Minneapolis
Kirkbride Club
Miss Kirkbride
EB. D. Palmer
Clare
C. Kirkbride
West 6Th Street
H. B. Johnson
Cherry Grove
Interesting trip starts for Rev H B Johnson to Isle Royale
Rev H B Johnson departs Cheboygan with State Conservation Department representatives for a ten day study cruise to Isle Royale in U P aboard State Patrol Boat Number 1. They will travel via St Marys River and the Soo locks into Lake Superior then explore the island and interior to study wildlife.
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Rev. H. B. Johnson
Cheboygan
State Conservation Department
Isle Royale
U. P
St Mary’s River
Soo Locks
Lake Superior
Teachers Examination for County Certificates in Harrison
A teachers examination for all county certificate grades will be held in the high school room in Harrison Michigan on Thursday Friday and Saturday August 13 14 and 16 1925 starting daily at 8 30 oclock standard time Applicants must bring legal cap paper pen and ink Asa F H Aldrich Commissioner of Schools.
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Harrison
Michigan
District convention held at Coleman Tuesday
The Clare Gladwin and Midland District Association O. B. S. held its tenth annual meeting at Coleman on Tuesday August 4 with about 200 attendees. Mrs Lulu Murphy presided and Worthy Grand Matron Dolly Buckingham of Detroit attended as a guest. Officers for next year were elected: President Lulu Foster Gladwin, Vice President Lambie Midland, Secretary Belle Prindle Gladwin, Treasurer Fred Weatherhead Harrison, Marshal Winnie Hunter Beaverton, Chaplin N A Hilden Clare, Pianist G S Lamb Farrell. Next year’s meeting is set for Gladwin. Supper for delegates and visitors followed.
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Clare, Gladwin and Midland District Association O. B. S
Coleman
Lulu B. Murphy
Harrison
Michigan
Dolly Buckingham
Detroit
Lulu Murphy
H. .B. Johnson
Clare
Grace Niggeman
First County Picnic A Success in Clare County
The Clare County picnic at Wilson State Park Harrison drew large attendance with county representation from businessmen and farmers. Activities included sports and races awarding about 150 dollars in prizes. Asa Aldrich presided and Rev H B Johnson Judge Ray Hart and Denny Alward spoke. Harrison and Clare business teams lost to Clare in a ball game. Hart umpired. The event was to become an annual affair with Aldrich as chairman and Marion Johnson as secretary. supervisors named vice presidents.
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Clare County
Wilson State Park
Harrison
Mavion
Asa Aldrich
H. B. Johnson
Clare
Ray Hart
Midland
Denny” Alward
Lansing
Harrison and
Farwell
Asan Aldrich
Marion Johnson
Princess Theatre Week at a Glance
August 8 to 14 features Girl of Gold Mal Col McGregor on Saturday. Sunday shows include The Law Forbids Baby Peggy. Tuesday and Wednesday present Blood with Warren J. Kerrigan. Second showing of Why Miss It Drama. Thursday to Friday offer If I Marry Again with Anna Nilson and Capt. Blood. September brings Charlie's Aunt and October Ten Commandments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malcol McGregor Sun
Peggy
Warren J. Kerrigan
Anna Nilson
Capt. Blood
Charlies
Ku Klux Klan Meeting at Davis Grove
All day meeting Sunday August 9 at D N Davis Grove near Arthur in Clark county beginning 10:00 a.m. with Sunday School Bible study and sermonette. Basket dinner at noon followed by a 2:00 p.m. Klan lecture. All invited and urged to bring dinner.
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D. N. Davis Grove
Arthur Sne Hall
Clark County
Wreck at Lake George Leaves One Dead
Ann Arbor passenger train No. 51 collided head on with a freight engine near Lake George. Road Master Martin Winfield of Cadillac was killed in the engine cab. Engineer John Scott of Owosso seriously injured, taken to Owosso for treatment. wireman Tufford of Owosso uninjured. Conductor Melvin Bright led the passenger train. Freight crew escaped largely unscathed. About a dozen passengers injured mildly.
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Ann Arbor
North Ae
Lake George
Martin Winfield
Cadillac
John Scott
Owosso
Doherty
Wireman Tufford
Mgr
Scott
Melvin Bright
Williams Hoy
Wm. Draper
George Cleoland
Kennedy
City Firemen Face American Legion in Charity Game
After months of back and forth, a date is set for Thursday August 18 for a charity basketball game between City Firemen and the American Legion post. Fans are invited with 25 cent admission as proceeds go to a good cause. The Firemen seek victory while the Legion aims to win and draw a large crowd.
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Chalieutes
American Legion
Clare County Picnic Draws Countywide Turnout at Potter Park
Report from Lansing notes Clare County picnic at Potter Park last Sunday drew 353 former residents from Toledo Detroit Pontiac Flint Owosso Harrison Clare Farwell Breckenridge and the Capital City. New officers named Dr L L Kelley President W W Potter Vice President Mrs Wm Crawford Secretary Mrs Chas Roland Treasurer. Next meeting set for Potter's Park Lansing the first Sunday in August 1926 with plans urged for attendance. Clare Public Schools reopen Monday August 31.
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Lansing
Clare County
Potter’s Park
Toledo
Detroit
Pontiac
Flint
Owosso
Harrison
Clare
Farwell
Breckenridge
L. L.kelley
W. W. Potter
Wm. Crawford
Chas
Roland
Tréas
John Cameron
Jos. Hoag
Delia Bristol
James Carson
Sam Crafford
Potter's Park
Sportsmen Meeting Postponed in Clare County
The Clare county sportsmen meeting on August 16 at Budd Lake, Wilson State Park, Harrison, Mich, has been postponed to August 30. Topics include depletion of fishing lakes and streams and dwindling game supply. speakers include H R Cochran and W S Mershon. Wildlife films will be shown by James McGilvery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare County
Budd Lake
Wilson State Park
Harrison, Mich
H. R. Cochran
Lansing
Secretary of State Conservation Department
W. 8. Mershon
Pretty midsummer wedding at Loomis home in Vernon
The wedding of Marjorie Irene Loomis to John A. Walworth took place at the Loomis home in Vernon with a small invited guest list. Rev. Frank Loomis officiated under a fern and gladiolus canopy as a ring ceremony. The couple planned a northern state tour then residence in Eaton Rapids where he works for Hudson Essex. she will teach at Holt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Loomis
Vernon
Marjorie Irene
John, A. Walworth
Eaton Rapids
Frank Loomis
Mary Loomis
Carrol Biliot
Hudson- Essex
Holt
Midland
John Walworth
Chas. Wiseman
Thelma
Fred Madick
Haton Rapids
Burt Elliot
Cardo
Trene
Charlotte
Stewart Hayes
Lansing
Gaytha
Hagle
Surprise visit to pastor at Wise home by church members
Tuesday evening about thirty members and workers from a Baptist church drove to the Wise country home of Rev. and Mrs. A P MacDonald. While he tended evening duties the home was seized for a complete surprise luncheon. Guests enjoyed homemade ice cream cake and a pleasant social evening.
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Baptist Church
A. P. MacDonald
Wise
Knights of Columbus Picnic at Walsh's Grove
Knights of Columbus will hold a picnic at Walsh's grove three miles south and one mile west of Glare on Sunday, August 16. Everyone is invited.
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Knights of Columbus
Walsh’s Grove
Glare
Supper and social announced at Colonville church
A supper and social will be held at Colonville Church on Thursday evening August 13 to raise funds for the church furnace. Proceeds will support church heating costs and related improvements.
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Colonville Church
Church Furnace
M-14 Booster Drive Gathers Signatures and Support
The M-14 Association reports thousands have signed petitions urging continued funding and paving of the M-14 trunk line. A one dollar annual membership is sought with an estimated $25,000 to be raised. Supporters include Chambers of Commerce across Indiana Illinois and Ohio praising the road for its scenic beauty productivity and role as a state travel artery. A booster meeting with thousands along the route is planned to press state officials in Lansing.
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M-14
M-14 Association
Alma
Shepherd
Mt. Pleasant
Clare
Harrison
Houghton Lake
Chambers of Commerce
Indiana
Illinois
Ohio
Highway Department
John Isaac Jackson Dies After Heart Trouble
John Isaac Jackson born July 23 1869 in Stratemren Canada died July 31 after heart disease at age 56 years 8 days. He married Sarah Hunt in 1895 and Christine Danker in 1923 and leaves a widow six children from the first marriage ten stepchildren three brothers and three sisters. Funeral was held Monday at the Lutheran church with Rev Leonard C Bernthal officiating and many mourners attended.
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John Isaac Jackson
Isaac
Katheryn Jackson
Stratemren
Canada
United States
Flint Township
Sanalac County
Michigan
Clare
Saginaw
Grand Rapids
Sarah Hunt
Christine Danker
Hermandale
Lutheran Church
Leonard C. Bernthal
Standard Oil Opens Free Crank Case Service Stall
The Standard Oil Co has completed a cement drain pit at its Me Wan and 6th Street station to support a free crank case service. Motorists will save time changing oil and the program aims to boost efficiency for customers.
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Standard Oil CO
Mewan
6Th Atreotd
Grange Dance Set at Elm Grove Hall Friday
The Advance Grange hosts a dance at their Elm Grove hall on Friday evening, August 14 inviting all residents to attend.
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Elm Grove
Schoonovers Return From Weeklong Visit and Campout
Frank Schoonover and a friend returned to their Flint home Sunday after a week visiting Mr. and Mrs. Clint Schoonover and camping at Mud Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Schoonover
Flint
Parente
Clint Schoonover
Mud Lake
Walter F. Carr Dies in Chelsea Auto Accident
Walter I. Carr, a Chelsea resident on East Washington Street, was fatally injured when an automobile driven by Royal D. Royce of Jackson struck him on the sidewalk near the D A R crossing on South Main Street. Carr died minutes after the injuries. Royce was detained and later released on bail as investigations continued.
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Walter I. Carr
Chelsea
East Washington Streeet
Royal D. ‘Royce
Jackson
South Main Street
Carr
Royce
Mr. Carr
Studebaker
Ann Arbor
Barney Brower
Stammering Expert Bogue Publishes New Work at Clare Library
The Clare Public Library adds Stammering Its Cause and Cure by Benjamin Nathaniel Bogue to its collection. Bogue, a former stammerer and head of the Bogue Institute for Stammerers in Indianapolis, cites his study of 20,000 stammerers and 190,000 correspondents. The book discusses the impact of stammering on mind and body and offers guidance for children, warning against fake cures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare Public Library
Benjamin Nathaniel Bogue
Bogue
Bogue Institute For
Indianapolis
Death of J. H. Engle Prominent Sunday School Leader
J. H. Engle executive secretary of Michigan Sunday School Religious Education in Lansing died last Saturday while on duty in our county. He was known for a stirring Christian character and a mission to reach individuals with opportunities for a broader and more worthwhile life.
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Our County
J. H. Engle
Michigan Sunday School, Religious Education
Lansing
Engle
Notice to Ladies on Detroit Princess Dresses
Mrs Pearl Comer advertises as local agent for The Detroit Princess dresses. She offers to show samples at any time or by appointment, featuring gingham voile and linen summer styles for ladies and girls and apron frocks, viewable at her home 502 East Mirth Street.
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Detroit
Notice to settle accounts by September first
All persons or parties owing me please call and settle their accounts before September 1. The address given is 4114 Grant Terwilliger.
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Grant Terwilliger
Michigan Lions Endowment Drive Boosted by Legion Leaders
Michigan moves to fund the American Legion Endowment Fund with state chairmen Hon. Joseph B. Fordney and John F. Reed, naming A. B. Glaspie as city chair for Oxford. The drive aims to aid disabled veterans and orphans, with trust handling the 5,000,000 fund and annual interest supporting beneficiaries nationwide for a century.
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American Legion Endowment Fund
Michigan
Joseph B. Fordney
Congress
John F. Reedl
Legion
Oxford
John A. Chapman
Walter Frazier
American Legion
A. B. Glapie
Glaspie
Fordney
Drain
United States
Earthyaid
United States Supreme Court
Card of Thanks for Mrs John Jackson and Family
Words fail to express our many thanks to neighbors and friends for deeds of kindness in our bereavement. Gratitude to those who furnished autos, sent floral tokens, and donated.—Mrs John Jackson and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Jackson
Rooming House Opens on Main Street at Mt Pleasant
Lockwood announces the opening of a rooming house on Main Street near the Normal block in Mt Pleasant Wy. The notice provides the new lodging location and owner name for interested residents or patrons.
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Mt. Pleasant
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Asa FH. Aldrich
C. ES
First County
County
Marion
Princess Theatre
KU Klux Klan
Lake. George
City Firemen
Potter Park
L. L. Kelly
State Capital
Clare Public Schools
Loomis
Marjorie
Knights OF ‘Columbus
Grange Dance
Walter F. Carr
Royal Royce
Pearl Comer
Wy Ay Lockwood
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