Cotter Motor Sales Upsets Hi-Speed in Summer Softball
The second half of summer softball opened with Cotter Motor Sales shocking the undefeated Hi-Speed 18 to 4. Cotter, led by strong defense and 19 hits including six triples, built a big seventh inning rally as Bill Loell made a shoe‑string catch for the final out. Harrison’s Clare Hardware beat them 14 to 7 while Lake fell 10 to 5. Brown-Dover-Hagle beat State Highway 12 to 6 in their first start. Next week CCC squares off with Lake and Clare Hardware, promising a major clash.
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Cotter Motor Sales
Cotter
Bill Loell
Brown
Clare Hardware
GCC
Jack Spencer
Frank
Frank’s Auto Parts
Lake
Harrison
Brown-Dover-Eagle
North Bradley
I Frank’s
Teanasts
Dover Area Farm Life and Nearby Trips Highlight Community
Farmers thrash around Dover as James McKay suffers loss of barns and crops. Families like Bauers Walters and Montrey enjoy Michigan trips and visits while relatives gather at Dover stores and homes. Several residents travel to Lansing Flint and stay with kin, including Clark and Clair Walters and Dorothea Allen’s family.
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Dover
James McKays
Carl Bauers
Henry Walters
Michigan
Straits
Dale Montrey
Burke Collins
Peter Hanes
Flint
Marion Ford
Joyce Newberry
Betty Ann Philips
Courtney Bauer
Dorthy Allen
Everett Allen
Robert Wilson
Bertha Grover
Everette Allen
William Henderson
Frank Walters
Robert Walters
Dale Montney
Lansing
Clark Walters
Clair Walters
Robert Waiters
Walter Lebhere
Wugene
Albert Gardon
Bernhard Kirkpatrick
Dortha Ann
Community Softball Team Formed After Weekend Meet
Charlie Fitzpatrick and families of Fred Walter and Bebe Graver formed a softball team named Dover Eagle and Brown. They won their first game Friday night against State Highway. Bebe Graver visited Mrs. Fred Walter. Emerson Burton and family spent Sunday with Mrs. Bertha Grover and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Fitzpatrick
Fred Walter
Sais Graver
Etha Litkke
Fire Tower notes and weekend visits in Detroit area
Ed Harris and daughter Margaret spent the weekend at their Detroit area home. Several visitors from Genesee and Ann Arbor stopped by family homes, along with local residents for social visits. A broken window caused a minor injury to James Harris, and threshing work is ongoing as dry conditions threaten harvesting.
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Ed Harris
Margaret
Detroit
Jas. Wilson
Genesee
Robert Wilson
James Harris
A. J
G. R. Powells
Clifford
Loch-A-Bar
Rhea
Maxine Davison
Ann Arbor
Harley Bentley
Aster Halstead
Otsego
Roy Halstead
Kenneth Lackies
John Grandhow
Albert Grandhow
Rufus Powell
Doris
Lansing
Ayrshire
A. W. Austin
G. R
R. J
Harley Bently
Elm Grove Church News and Local Socials
Elm Grove church reports Sunday services at 8 00 pm and mid week prayer Thursday at 8 00 pm. Ice cream social last Friday raised 5530 with 50 added to the building fund. Numerous visitors and family gatherings noted across the community including families of Fitzpatrick, Bedell, Wilson, Hess, Bennett, and others visiting in Clare, Lansing, Flint, Saginaw, and Beaverton.
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ELM Grove Church News
James Fitzpatrick
John
Eilene
Dennis
George Fitzpatrick
Clare
Lynn Bedell
Betty Lou
Herbert
Harvey Wilson
C. J. Wilson
Houghton Lake
CCC
Budd Lake
Spikehorn’s
James McClung
Amos van Horn
Ruth Welch
Flint
Pat Walters
Pontiac
Roscoe Smith
Edna
Leigh
Rex
Farwell
Claude Albrand
Dora Hess
Bevins
Marie Welch
John Bell
Bernard Allen
Virgil Newman
Cornwellville
Cornwell
F. P. Davis
Donald
Myron
Skeets
Bessie Bradley
J. Keir
Jack
Detroit
Ed. Herrick
LaGear
Saginaw
Charles Carpenter
Herrick
Edith Raymond
Winston
Wm. Bennett
Charlotte Kesler
St. Louis
Fred Cole
Luther
John Bennett
Rob Bennett
Hmil Giers
Mann Siding
Amasa Bennett
Lily Bennett
Ted
Chas
Beaverton
Myr
Chas. Hess
Coleman
Albert Hildebrandt
Arthur
Rob. Cochran
Clinton
Louise Cotton
Vernon Bennett
Cora ‘Wilson
Gora
Gilmore Center Gilmore Church of Christ Revival Schedule
The Gilmore Center Gilmore Church of Christ outlines a revival program August 18 to 31 with nightly services at 8:00 except Saturdays. Brother Ralph Woodard from Lapeer replaces Dowd due to an accident. form and leaders for morning services and Bible School announced. Local members and visitors noted with various travel updates and weekend gatherings surrounding Rock Lake conference.
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J. S. Penick
Judy Philps
Algin Wood
James
Rock Lake
Brother Ralph
Gilmore Church
Farwell Woman Visits Family. Birth Announced in Shepherd Area
Mrs Maye Chappell of Farwell spent the weekend with sister Mrs Kittie McIntosh and family. Mr and Mrs Wellington Moline and son Donald of Lansing visit his parents Mr and Mrs Vern Moline. Mrs George Burch received notice of a daughter born to Mr and Mrs Forrest E White near Shepherd on July 26. She weighs a details cut off.
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Joe Penick
Rock Lake
George Pitts
Donald Seymour
Saginaw
Ralph McNeil
Billyea
Flint
Richard Fields
Claude Wendell
R. Mields
Egbert Fordyce
Schofield
Farwell Park
Maye’ Chappell
Farwell
Kittie McIntosh
Wellington Moline
Donald
Lansing
Vern Moline
George Burch
Forrest E. White
Near Shepherd
Louise Ann Born In Local Home Birth Announcement
The item notes a baby girl named Louise Ann born weighing seven and a half pounds. It lists relatives and visits, mentioning Frank Erwin selling a gas station, and various extended family members visiting and hosting at homes in Mt Pleasant Kala mazoo Vernon Owosso and Clare. Residents including Mrs. Harold Purvis and Ruth Ann Martin are mentioned with family connections and a hospital goiter operation outcome.
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Louise Ann
Frank Erwin
Gla
New VU S10
I. A. Ellinghausen
Mt Pleasant
George Belcher
Allen Kidder
Kalamazooo
Mary
Jay Bellinger
Burton Allen
Wm. Hendrie
Vernon
G. McIntosh
Harold Purvis
Bay City
Arthur Bellinger
Flint
Lloyd Farrell
Marjorie
Lansing
Ruth Ann Martin
Owosso
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C.C.C
Mystic Lake
Hi-Speed
Gulf
Frank’s Auto Farts
Harrison Cotter Motor Sales
State Highway
Brown-Dover- Hagie
Brown-Dover-Hagle
H Lake
Clare Hardware Ee
Gladwin
Ideal Theatre
Richard Arlen
Sive
Cnar
J. Carrol Naish
Eva Gabor
George Montgomery
Osa Massen
J. Carrol Naish - Cobina Wright, Jr
Stanley Clements
Greer Garson
Walter Pidgeon
Felix Bressart
Marsha Hunt
Fay Holden
Samuel S. Hinds
Charles Laughton
Mary Boland
Charlie Ruggles
Zasu Pitts
Roland Young
Wings of Steel
Ida Lupino
John Garfield
Thomas Mitchell George Tobias Aline Macmahon
Eddie Albert
Jerome Cowan
John Qualen
Andy Hardy
Mickey Rooney
Judy Garland
Lewis Stone
Dover News
Elm Grove
Gilmore Center
Gilmore Church OF Christ
Wisconsin
Pere Marquette Railway
Ludington
Mich
Milwaukee
Manitowoc
Kewaunee
Wisc
Lake Michigan
Pere Marquette
Great Lakes
AAA
Peré Marquette Railway
Buynowb Lion
Gibson
Clare Lion Store
Gordon McIntosh
A. Oliver
Mrs. F. Hinkle
Five Lakes
Harris & Hirt Quality Hardware
U. S. No
U. S
Duchess
Strongheart Dog Food
Raleigh Cigarettes
Heinz Ketchup
IONA
Marvel Bread
Iona Peas
Cutrite
Swan Soap
White Sail Cleanser
Bos
Morgan
Doz. Ag
Swift's Premium
Frankfurts
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