Duty Bound Law Officers Bury Bingo
Clare County law officials and Michigan’s Attorney General pledged strict enforcement of anti gambling laws amid calls to change the rules on bingo raffles and charity gaming. Prosecutor Robert Campbell said enforcement follows oath and legislative process, while Attorney General Millard urged adherence to current law and stressed no boon for charitable bingo.
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Clare County
Robert Campbell
Michigan
Millard
Michigan State Supreme Court Yits
Districts Vote Big Share of Sewer Cost
A public meeting of property owners in Clare's northwest area and Hastwood Hills voted to designate districts and take on seventy five percent of sewer project costs. City commission awaits Attorney Harold Hughes report on bonding procedures. Hughes left for Detroit Tuesday morning and has not yet prepared the report. The Monday night vote occurred during the commission meeting at City Hall with Mayor Howard Lernerts and other officials explaining the plan to about a hundred attendees.
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Clare
Hastwood Hills
City Commission
Harold Hughes
Commission
Howard Lyerts
Cleo Brink
Donna Lozen to Attend Bank Women Convention
Donna Lozen of Citizens State Bank Clare will attend the Association of Bank Women national convention in Washington D C next month. The theme is Broader Horizons and the first day covers business sessions with a possible White House tour. The 1921 founded group has 1700 members in executive bank positions.
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Association of Bank Women
Washington D. C
Donna Lozen
Citizens State Bank
Clare
Sesssons
White House
City Disposal Plant Opens After Two-Year Watch
Clare's new sewage treatment plant began regular operation at 10 am Tuesday with city officials and Francis Engineering personnel present. Initial pumping faced minor issues including a clogged outfall line and high storm water, but officials expected further clearing this week to allow chlorination. The launch follows a 1951 city commission action and a 1951 bond approval to finance the plant.
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Clare
Jack Hall
Francis
Ralph Myers
Francis Engineering Co
Saginaw
Henry Ackerman
Hall
Michigan Water Resources Commission
August Quota Three From Clare County
The August quota of three young men from Clare county will leave for induction into the Armed Service in Detroit on August 19 after pre induction physicals August 10. Names listed include Ronald Wim Yeoman Jack Harry Boyer and Arthur Gilmore Sills all of Clare. Bernard Wilson Clerk Selective Service Board announces four will depart for physicals August 10 and four more in September with two to be inducted in September.
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Clare County
Armed Service
Detroit
Ronald Wim. Yeoman
Clare
Jack Harry Boyer
Arthur Gilmore: Sills
Selective Service Board
Bernard Wilson
MSC Studies Bulk System For Dairying
Michigan State College dairy researchers test bulk milk handling in the Saginaw area. Farmers tour a cooperative project at Henry Hetzner & Sons farm to compare bulk tanks with traditional cans, aiming to assess sanitation, risk loss, and bacteria counts.
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Saginawa- Midland
Michigan State College
MLS/C
Saginaw County
Henry Hetzner & Sons
Saginaw
Jewell M. Jansen
Te K. Smith
Bacteriola- Bsl
Jensen
Carl Hall
MSCG
Franklin Man Dies From Self Inflicted Gunshot Wound
Lloyd Earl Spitler of Franklin township died at 12 05 AM from a personal safety related gunshot wound in the chest at his home on M 18 north of Lindy Lake. Coroner Carl Stephenson ruled the death accidental or self inflicted and noted Spitler had been in poor health. He had lived in the township five years. his wife worked for Chas Jankowsky at Hunters Paradise.
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Lloyd Earl Spitler
Franklin Township
Lindy Lake
Carl Stephenson
Spitler
Chas. Jankowsky
Hunter’s Paradise
Scott Drilling Clinches Tie With Dover in Class Leadership
Scott Drilling beat Smith & Weaver 4-3 in extra innings to tie for top honors, narrowing the gap with Dover to half a game. Dover won two games to finish the season at twelve wins and two losses, while Burke Rilett set a new all time strikeout mark of 187. An upcoming playoff draft game with Brown Corners will decide the crown.
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Scott Drilling
Smith & Weaver
Dover
Brown
Burke Rilett
Clare Mfg
Smith & Weavers
Anick Woods
Mel Leader
Bull Licey
RBI
Don’t Sign Until You Investigate Warns Clare Businesses
The Clare Chamber of Commerce warns local business people about a credit bureau salesman with an out of state address. Fremont Big Rapids Gladwin and other towns report firms trapped by fine print contract terms after trying to withdraw creditor lists from the agency. Laurence Seiter urges checking with Clare banks or the Chamber before signing with unknown collectors.
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Clare
Bank
Chamber of Commerce
Michigan Bell marks diamond anniversary in Clare
In 1887 Clare had a single long distance telephone connected to Rosebush with A J Doherty as the first manager. By 1912 central office service began and in 1919 Michigan Bell purchased Union Telephone Company, avoiding duplicate systems. The exchange moved in 1939 and now serves over 1,800 subscribers.
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Michigan Bell Telephone Company
T. C. Maher
Michigan Bell
Clare
A. J. Doherty
Rosebush
Doherty Aiso
Doherty
Union Telephones Company
Union Company
Michigan
Importing Bear Without Permit Proves Expensive
Foss OC. Rock of Hatton township was arrested July 19 by Conservation Officer Don Bell for importing a bear into Michigan without a permit. He pled guilty at Municipal Court on July 20, was fined and costs totaling $04, paid, and released.
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Foss OC. Rock
Hatton Township
Don Bell
Michigan
Wm. 8B. Dunlop
Pure Oil Little League Champions Reach Photo Caption
1953 Pure Oil Little League champions listed for a team photo. Luft Raymond Nefz and Chuck Shayler lead the lineup with Sitting Billy Legg Dennis Beck Debbie Nolan. Back row includes Freeman Willey Stuart Bell Charles Fisher Arlie Schofield Leon Stanley and Ralph Ackerman.
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Pure Oil
Freeman Willey
Stuart Bell
Charles Fisher
Arlie Schofield
Leon Stanley
Ralph Ackerman
Pure Oil Tops Little League in Dramatic Final
Pure Oil captured the Little League title with an 8 4 victory over Farwell in the final. Freeman Willey coached Pure with Debbie Nolan, Dennis Beck, and W. Merten starring on offense and pitching as Nolan earned the win. Bill Zinser topped the batting race, while Nolan totaled 25 RBIs to lead the league. Speedway finished 4 4, Norris Thayer placed high in the batting race, and Farwell and Pure placed multiple players in the top ten.
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Pure Oil
Farwell
Pure
Freeman Willey
Debbie Nolan
Dennis Beck
W. Merten
J. Merten
Pure Oilers
Nolan
Legs
Bill Zinser
Speedway
West Grant
Norris Thayer
United Fund Meeting Here Next Tuesday
Clare County United Fund plans a Tuesday August 11 meeting at 8 00 p m at Hotel Doherty to finalize fall campaign details. Earl Morgan outlines federation benefits for health and welfare fund drives and Matrice Beck from Lansing will show a Leader Dog for the Blind film. All interested in health and welfare work are welcome.
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Clare County ‘United Fund Organization
Doherty
Clare County
Earl Morgan
Federation of Health and Welfare Agencies
Matrice P. Beck
United Fund
Lansing
Two From Clare On State Tour
Two students from Clare Mrs L C Garthe and Miss itsie Hales join 29 travelers on a Central Michigan College state tour August 8 to 14 led by Dr Rolland H Maybee head of the social science department. The trip covers the northern Lower Peninsula and the Upper Peninsula.
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Michigan
Central Michigan College
L. C. Garthe
Itsie Hales
Clare
Rolland H. Maybee
Central
Lower Peninsula
Upper Peninsula
Area Auxiliary Units To Install Officers Here
The Walter Larman Unit 128 of the American Legion Auxiliary will install officers on Monday August 10 in the Legion room at City Hall. Roxanne Brooke district president will be installing officer. officers to be installed include Celina Creguer president Alice Stough first vice president Walter Archbold second vice president Blanche Walker secretary Gretchen Archambault treasurer Mabel Fortin historian Florence Kane sergeant at arms Penn Wright. Mt Pleasant and Coleman units will join Clare unit for the ceremony with a musical program and refreshments after. All members and eligible members and Gold Star Mothers are invited.
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Walter Larman
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Room
City Hall
Roxanne Brooke
Tenth District
Celina Creguer
Alice Stough
Walter Archbold
Blanche Walker
Gretchen Arclhambault
Mabel Fortin
Plorence Kane
Penn Wright
Mt. Pleasant
Coleman
Clare
Gold Star Mothers
Anna Weber Dies at 85 Pioneer Benton Harbor Native
Mrs. Anna Kinney Weber of Benton Harbor died at her home on Monday July 27 at age 85 after four years of ill health, a longtime community helper and former treasurer of the Benton Harbor Federation of Women's Clubs. Survived by daughter Helen Weber Doherty, grandson A J Doherty II, sister sisters and brother. Requiem High Mass at St Johns Church and burial in Calvary Cemetery.
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Anna Kinney Weber
Benton Harbor
A. J. Doherty
Laura Snider
Maude Turbush
Clare, Mich
William H. Weber
Clare
P.M. Kinney
Lansing
W. H. Baker
A. G. Murphy
St. Johns Catholic Church
Weber
Calvary Cemeery
Injured Passenger in Lansing Car Crash
Miss Bobbie Creguer suffered cuts and bruises after a head on collision in Lansing on Monday. Passenger Miss Charlotte Walker, who drove, was killed. Two other female companions were also injured. Mrs Peters Creguer visited from out of town to see her daughter in St. Lawrence Hospital.
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Bobbie Creguer
Lansing
Rom
Bobbie
St. Lawrence Hospital
Charlotte Walker
Miss Waller
Peter Creguer
State Motor Vehicle Highway Fund Distributes 1953 Second Quarter
Net receipts of 1953 second quarter total 26 682 683 22 dollars for the State Motor Vehicle Highway Fund are allocated to the State Highway Department counties and cities per Act 51 1951. State share 11 740 358 62 counties 9 872 574 29 cities 5 069 700 31. Local county reads listed include Clare Gladwin Isabella Midland Osceola Roscommon. City shares include Beaverton Clare Gladwin Harrison Mt. Pleasant.
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State Highway Department
Charles M. Ziegler
Clare
Gladwin
Isabella
Midland
Osceola
Roscommon
Beaverton
Harrison
Mt. Pleasant
Midland man elected Michigan American Legion commander
Billy R. Wickens of Midland Michigan was unanimously elected State Commander of the American Legion Department of Michigan for 1953-54 at the 35th annual state convention in Detroit on August 3 1953. He is a WWII Air Corps veteran with wide veteran and civic affairs knowledge and is supported by more than 75 000 Michigan Legionnaires from 88 counties. In five years he rose from post commander to state head of the Legion.
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Billy R. Wickens
Midland
Michigan
American Legion
Department of Michigan
Detroit
Two Farm Barns Burn To Ground
Fire destroyed a 40 by 60 barn plus a 3244 foot wing, silo, hog house and corn crib on the Ferdinand and Jacob Seibt farm two miles east of Clare on US 10. Loss about 20000 dollars with hay and straw burned. home and a nearby brooder house saved. Seibts will rebuild. A second barn on the Edw Richardson farm northeast of Clare burned around midnight, destroying a 45 by 80 foot structure with hay, grain, calves and equipment. loss about 16000 dollars, partly insured.
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Ferdinand
Jacob Seibt
Clare
Us-10
Jerry Meitihner
Bayn
Florence Fall
Richardson
Clare Manufacturing Company
Wheat Raisers Vote on August 14 1953 Referendum
Wheat raisers vote August 14 1953 in a nationwide referendum to decide marketing quotas for the 1954 wheat crop. A two thirds yes vote would set quotas and price supports at 90 percent of parity for farmers within allotments. Polling at Sheridan town hall with Clare county PMA handling inquiries.
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Andrew Keyser
AAA
Sheridan Town Hall
Clare County
PMA Committee
Dist Softball Tournament Kicks Off With Tripleheader
The Big Rapids Clare District Softball Tournament opens Friday at 7 p.m. with Scott Drilling vs Heart Cities Service. Clare Mfg meets Johns Big Rapids Market at 8 p.m. Murphy Construction vs Big Rapids Sunoco nightcap. Saturday features Smith & Weaver vs Reed City Miller Industries and Dovar vs Barryton Cigars at 8 p.m. First round ends Monday with Tan Mc Donalds vs Browns Corners.
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Big Rapids
Reed City
Miller Industries
Dovar
Barryton Cigars
Farwell
Big Rapids Emmons
Tan McDonald’s
Brown's
Scott Jackne Ewart Cities Service
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Lloyd Spitler
Murphy Construction
Fanwell Brown
Dan McDonalds
Woods
Willey
Rilett
Bryant
Lucy
Lucey
Haggart
Boy Oy
Boy “Centrals
Society
Lake
Ruth Mellway Farm
Roger Wallace
Bob Wiclters
Jimmy Wieferich
Billy Wilson
Jon Hintz
Johnny Kege
Johnny
Little League Peendings Pure Oil Q
Anna Weber
Seibt, Richardson
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