Mt Pleasant Clare softball playoffs begin Monday at Clare field
The Mt Pleasant and Clare five teams enter the district softball tournament at Clare Public School field at 7 PM next Monday August 11. Vic's faces Dover in the feature game while Nu Way streets Smith & Weaver and Co op meets Scott Drilling with other matches scheduled for Tuesday to Friday and a final on Friday night. Admission is 25 cents for adults and 10 cents for children.
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Mt. Pleasant
vVie’s
Dover
Smith & Weaver
Scott Drilling
Sgt. Ray Sweet to Leave State Police Service
Sgt. Ray Sweet commander of the Mt. Pleasant post since 1947 will retire September 5 after 25 years in the State Police and plans to start a business in Lansing. At 52 he joined the force in 1927 and leaves with three meritorious service citations including solving a 1931 armed hotel robbery within 24 hours. His successor has not been announced.
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Ray Sweet
Mt. Pleasant
Sweet
Lansing
Clare
City Police Arrest Them By "Carload" Here This Week
City Police arrested a carload of alleged drunks Tuesday and arraigned three men on Wednesday. Harry H. Jones 51 of Rosebush pleaded guilty to reckless driving and was fined 30 dollars. Claud Gantz 46 of Clare pleaded guilty to reckless driving and was fined 40 dollars. Jesse Inosencio 32 of Mt Pleasant arraigned for driving while intoxicated and license revoked after pleading guilty and paying 75 dollars. Robert Clark 29 of Midland pleaded guilty to DWI and surrendered his license for 54 dollars. Michael Buczek 19 owner of the car pleaded guilty to allowing intoxicated operation and was fined 18 dollars. Theodore Petrowski 23 Auburn passenger pleaded guilty to intoxication and paid 10 dollars.
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Harry H. Jones
Rosebush
W. B.dunlop
Claud Gantz
R-2
Clare
Jesse Inosencio
Mt. Pleasant
Michael Buczek
Auburn
Theodore Petrowski
Gilmore Farm Bureau Holds Annual Picnic at Chester Wallace Home
The Gilmore Farm Bureau will hold its annual picnic at the Chester Wallace home on Big Norway Lake on Sunday August 10. The Walton Group will be their guests for the event.
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Gilmore Farm Bureau
Chester Wallace
Big Nor‘way Lake
Walton Group
Deaths Charles Belcher Brother-in-law of John Stough
Charles Belcher a former Clare resident died in Lansing Wednesday evening. He was raised in Clare and services will be held in Lansing at 10:80 this Friday morning and at Vernon Cemetery at 3:00 this afternoon.
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Charles Belcher
John Stough
Clare
Lansing
Vernon Cemetery
John Doherty Dies After Illness at 80 in Clare
John FH Doherty 80 died Saturday evening after years of declining health. Born Sept 26 1871 in Belfast NY he moved to Coleman then Clare where he started and expanded multiple businesses. Survived by his widow five children and several grandchildren with funeral at St Cecilia s Church and burial in its cemetery.
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John FH. Doherty
Sway
Belfast
N. Y
Doherty
Michigan
Coleman
Joseph M’ Doherty
Clare
Clare Chamber of Commerce
Helen T. Coots
R. W. Doherty
Milwaukee
Wis
Michael A. Doherty
Mary Helen McConnell
Rosebush
Msgts
Robert J. Doherty
Anchorage
Alaska
Jane Dagwell
Midland
St. Cecilia's
Clinic Here Next Week Opens Eight Room Facility
Dr. B E Gustion plans an eight room clinic about August 16 in the former Thurston Building at Fifth and Beech Streets Clare. Modern equipment including X ray and ultraviolet therapy will be installed. Dr J R Gushon will join his brother in Clare practice.
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BE. J. Gustion
Thurston
Fifth and
Beech Streets
Clare
Della Clute
Gushon
Kirksville
Missouri College of Osteopathy and Surgery
Hannibal
Missouri
Dewitt Hospital
Waynesville
Gordon H. Henry
Clare General Hospital
B. J. Gushon
J. R. Gushon
Kirksville College
Grand Rapids
Michigan
E. J. Gushong
Flying Farmers Annual Meeting At Clare Airport
Local Michigan Flying Farmers plan a Clare Airport gathering on Saturday August 16 with co chairs Laurence Seiter and Ernest F Win. Activities include home aerial spot landings ribbon cutting bomb dropping guided by Lin Linaberry. Courtney Bauer handles traffic logistics while wives serve coffee and doughnuts and a picnic lunch is provided.
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Michigan
Clare
Flying Starmers
Laurence Seiter
Ernest Fwin
Lin Linaberry
Gladwin
Specialist To Head Radiology Dept At Clare Hospital
Dr. Wayne A Size joined Clare General Hospital on August 1 as head of the X ray department. A Bronson Michigan native now living in Clare with his wife and two children he trained at Kirksville Osteopathic College and completed radiology residency in Detroit. He is a member of the Michigan Radiological Society and the American Osteopathic Association.
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Wayne A. Size
D. O
Clare General Hospital
Dr. Size
Bronson
Michigan
Bronson High School
Tarrig Institute
Kirksville Osteopathic College
Kirksville
L.A.O.C
U. S. Navy
Size
Art Centre Hospital
Detroit
Michigan Radiological Society
Masonic Lodge
American Osteopathic Assn
W.evw
Clare
West Sixth St
Rotary Luncheon Highlights Flags From Europe and Local History
Clare Rotary Club met at Hotel Doherty with President G C Born. Srecko Kajser presented Rotary flags from Verdun Nice Amsterdam Holland Lyon Hannover Zurich and London. Dan McDonald spoke on Clare at the turn of the century noting lumbering mills a tub and pail factory and a wood stave reservoir. Visitors included Rotarians Woody Smith Arthur Skeets Morey Beck Forest Baldwin Vern Cordelios and guests Harry Basset Ted Contrelis Boyd Wiggins and Gerald Nivison.
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Clare Rotary Club
Hotel Doherty
G. C. Born
Srecko Kajser
Europe
Rotary
Rotary International Exchange
Verdun
Nice
France
Amsterdam
Holland
Lyon
Italy
Hannover
Germany
Zurich
Switzerland
London
England
Dan McDonald
George White
Clare
Mill Pond
Muskegon River
McEwan Street
Vernon Hill
Woody Smith
Arthur Skeets
Mt. Pleasant
Morey Beck
Lansing
Forest Baldwin
Grand Rapids
Vern Cordelios
Appleton
Wis
Harry Basset
Detroit
Ted Contrelis
Saginaw
Boyd Wiggins
Farwell
Gerald Nivison
Fort Wayne Bible College Group To Present Program
A Fort Wayne Bible College group will present a musical and evangelistic program at Clare Methodist Church on Tuesday evening August 12. The Crusaders Quartet Leon Gerig Tom Zehr Joe Grabill and Eddie Widmark will perform with a message by Gerald Gerig youth evangelist to conclude. The group has appeared with the college a cappella choir on a national radio program. The service starts at 8 00 p m and all are welcome.
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Clare Methodist Church
Fort Wayne Bible College
Crusaders Quartet
Leon Gerig
Tom Zehr
Joe Grabill
Eddie Widmark
Gerald Gerig
Crusaders
Gérig
Europe
David Ward Dies at 85 Former Clare Official and Entrepreneur
David Ward longtime Clare businessman and former mayor died Sunday in Mt. Pleasant hospital at age 85. He worked in farming hardware stores filling stations and auctioneering and even led a Spaceband Cleaner project for slug casting machines. Ward served as Clare city commissioner and previously sheriff and ward supervisor. He was born June 18 1867 in Ashland Wisconsin and married Mary Vollans in 1898. six children survive along with three grandchildren. Funeral services were held at Thurston Funeral Home with Rev. Oscar Witt Olson officiating.
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David Ward
Clare
Mt. Pleasant
Ward
Mr. Ward
Ashland
Wisconsin
Mary Vollans
Detroit
Vernon Township
Los Angeles
Maricela Ward
Charlotte House Passes July 30
Mrs. Charlotte House nee Armstrong was born February 24 1860 in Peel County Canada. She died July 30 1952 aged 92 and five months. She married John G House October 28 1885 and they lived on a Rosebush area farm for 67 years. She leaves six children nine grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren. Interment Rosebush cemetery with Rev R O Thomson officiating. Thurston Funeral Home in charge.
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Charlotte House
Charlotte Armstrong
Peel County
Georgetown
Canada
John Armstrong
Mary Armstrong
Baker
Gilmore Township
Isabella County
Armstrongs
John G. House
Rosebush
R. O. Thomson
Thurston Fineral
Navy Bandman to Lead Interlochen Massed Concerts
Commander Charles Brendler of the U S Navy will guest conduct two large Interlochen massed band concerts on August 9 and 10 at the National Music Camp. The programs feature 166 Interlochen high school musicians and 175 Michigan All-State players plus Sousa marches and a camp salute.
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Cindy
Charles Brendler
U.S. Navy
Washington D. C
Joseph EB. Maddy
Interlochen
Mich
Fine Arts Center
Brendler
Sousa
Arthur Hills
University of Michigan
Northern Pines
Clare's sewage disposal plant delayed for steel
Construction of Clare sewage disposal plant is temporarily delayed awaiting reinforcing steel for the main footings. Shipments of steel are expected daily.
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Clare
Traffic injuries reported in area accidents over the weekend
Several persons sustained injuries in multiple traffic crashes around Farwell and nearby towns. Accidents near US-10 and US-27 involved drivers Lola Eichhorn Basil and Elizabeth Boggess, with injuries from skull fractures to lacerations. Police cited violations and reckless driving, while others reported vehicle rollovers and collisions with trucks and trailers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lola
BE. Eichhorn
Farwell
Central Michigan Hospital
Us-10
Hichhorn
Basil
Robert
Dorotha R. Wilds
Clare
Martin R. Allen
Normann Hecht
Coleman
Allen
Elizabeth Boggess
Lansing
Charles Ja Clark
Rosebush
Clark
Stuart Huntley
Harrison
Robert W. Burger
R L Shepherd
Mt. Pleasant
Huntley
Burger
Carol Friesner
Leon J. Malcommson
Marilyn Little
Sagview
Marine Sergeant To Relate Korea Experiences At Clare Church
Marine Corps Sgt. Donald Durfee of Mt. Pleasant will speak and show colored slides about two years in Korea at Clare Church of God at 8:00 p.m. Wednesday August 13. The public is invited. Durfee assisted pastors of the Korean Church there.
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Marine Corps
Donald Durfee
Mt. Pleasant
Korea
Clare Church of God
Isabella Youth Fair set for August at Island Park
The Seventh Annual Isabella County Youth and Farm Fair in Mt. Pleasant runs August 19 to 23 with new features like a 4 Tractor Handling Contest for ages 12 to 20 and steer auction from last year. Elroy Nusbaum reports full displays by machinery and autos. merchants building space sold out. several acts including Licky Lott and Hig Hell Drivers. Governor's Day highlights horsepulling. a 10-act Thursday program features Esquire Models revue Caswell Chimp Nissans Meyand and Jeanette and Mert and Gert. pig scramble Wednesday night promises action. floats parade Thursday at noon and livestock parade that night.
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Isabella County
Island Park
Mt. Pleasant
Elroy Nusbaum
W. C. Wade
Licky Lott
Hig Hell
Esquire Models
Caswell Chimp
Nissans
Meyand
Jeanette
Mert
Gert
Isabella Co
B. Ci Mellencamp
Do Not Permit Doe Hunting in Clare County Petition Effort
A group of sportsmen and locals circulate petitions urging the Clare County Board of Supervisors and the Michigan Department of Conservation to maintain current protections for doe deer. They cite deer starvation in northern Clare and Gladwin counties but argue hunting allows are not warranted, stressing Clare County’s tourism appeal depends on healthy deer herds and unbrowsed cedars around local swamps.
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Clare County
Clare County Board of Supervisors
Michigan Department of Conservation
Clare
Gladwin
Five Way Sheriff Race Tops Clare County Vote Count
Clare county voters showed record turnout with Everette Allen winning the sheriff free for all by 89 votes over incumbent Seaver Amble. Primary challengers, including Charles Cooper, Albert Sprague, and Wygonik, split local totals as state and district races also leaned to favored candidates.
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Clare County
Everette Allen
Seaver Amble
Amble
Allen
Charles Cooper
Clare
al Jen
Cooper
Sprague
Wygonik
Potter
Keyes
Martin
Congress
Cederberg
Bay City
Puffer
Metcalf
Swan
Henderson
GOP
Reid
John Dunlop
Harrison
Summerfield
Frost
Greenwood
Hatton
Arthur
Surrey
Grant
Sheridan
Dover County Champions Triumph and Forfeit Rise
Dover clinched first place with a 7 5 twilight win over Smith & Weaver as Davison forfeited to Colonville. Scott Drilling and Clare Mfg battled for second with 11 8 and 9 8 scores, while Shepherd girls fell to Eagle DeMolay 9 3 and Clare Manufacturing beat McDonald 11 7 finishing the league near completion.
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Colonville
Davison
Clare County
Dover
Smith & Weaver
Snick Woods
Don Armentrout
Joe Willey
Rilett
Woods
Colosky and
Miller
Shepherd
Eagle
DeMolay
Hagle-DeMolay
Norris Bay
Lyle Bates
Fisher
Squires
Scott Drilling
McDonald
Bill Lucy Jed
Stott Drilling
Bud Kane
Elton Brasington
Newman
Foell
Shull
Haggart
Tuesay
Clare Manufacturing
Smith& Weaver
Johnny Musser
Clare Mfg
Musser
McGuire Skull
Ernie Bryant
Duane Hoover
Greer
Ff Scott Drilling
Clare Mig
Murphy
B Hagle
VFW
Gambos
Hagle
Clare County and City Receive Highway Fund Share
Clare County's portion of the State Motor Vehicle Highway Fund for the second quarter of 1952 totals $42,882.65. The city of Clare also receives $2,667.69 from the same fund.
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Clare County
Clare
New Officer Joins City Police Force
Mickey McDonald joined the city police force replacing John Letourneau whose position was terminated on July 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mickey
McDonald
John Letourneau
Letourneau
Clare County Vote Totals Highlight Countywide Races
The report outlines Clare County results with Allen winning the state district and local offices by sweeping Amble and key townships. Amble and Cooper lose ground outside their precincts as Stephenson and Rose compete for Coroner with Coker third. Ed Bruce defeats Bernie Hampton for county road commissioner.
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Stephenson
Rose
Frank Coker
Ed Bruce
Bernie Hampton
Harrison
Masonic Picnic At Wilson State Park To Include Swimming Demo
Masons from Magonkt Blue Lodge and Royal Arch Masons invite families and visiting Masons to a picnic at Wilson State Park in Harrison on Thursday August 21. A swimming demonstration and artificial respiration lessons by Life Guard Robert Marbie will accompany a 1:30 p.m. pot luck dinner and 7:00 p.m. pot luck lunch for those staying all day. The event is sponsored by lodges in Houghton Lake Harrison Gladwin Beaverton Farwell and Glare and Farwell Chapter Royal Arch Masons.
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Magonkt
Blue Lodge
Royal Arch
Wilson State Park
Warrison
Robert Marbie
St. Johns Pool
Masonic Lodges
Houghton Lake
Harrison, Gladwin
Beaverton
Farswell
Glare
Farwell
Royal Arch Masons
V.F.W. District Rally Set for August 17 in Shepherd
The V.F.W. ilth District Rally will be held in Shepherd on Sunday August 17 with floor practice at 11 00 A M and the meeting at 2 00 P M 4612
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V.F.W. Ilth
Shepherd
Wil
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