Perfect Clare County Fair weather boosts attendance and racing
Two sunny days draw crowds to Harrison fairgrounds as attendance hits new highs. Joie Chitwood’s auto thrill show sparks opening-night excitement with gate receipts 100 dollars above last year. The fair awards honors in homemaking and announces a record $7,400 racing purse. A Bangs disease eradication citation will be presented to county officials tonight. Representatives from state agriculture and lawmakers attend. Horse racing continues Friday and Saturday featuring champion Michigan Pat from Bay City.
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Clare County
Harrison
Joie Chitwool
Haley
Clare County Fair
Clare County Board
Michigan
Pat
Bay City County
Vera Bartlett
Alma
Robert Mitchell
Clare
Vivian Sweet
Ithaca
Pauline Hicks
St. Johns
Madeline Zyzlewski
Norris Elden
Hazel Allaby
Marybrook Dunbar
M. Clifford
Alma Club
Harvest A Sea Of Wheat Sets Local Record
Johnston Elevator reported a new single day wheat receipt record with 10 000 bushels poured in on Tuesday. The previous Saturday brought 9 000 bushels. Acreage yields trailed last year but weather was favorable and quality remained good with minimal sprouting or wet grain. Isabella county farmer yields run forty to fifty bushels per acre and oat harvest progresses with average yields.
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Johnston
Joe Johnston
Isabella County
B. C. Mellencamp
Clare Principal Al Tulk Resigns for Dow Chemical Post
Alan Tulk, principal at Clare Elementary, accepted a Dow Chemical Company position and asked the Clare Board of Education to release him from his contract. The move was announced by Clare School Superintendent Richard Wheeler this week.
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Alan Tulk
Clare
Dow Chemical Company
Clare Board of Education
Richard Wheeler
Little League Picnic Set for August 13 at Tourist Park
The Little League picnic will be held August 13 at 5 30 pm at Tourist Park. Parents should bring a dish to pass. All pop and hot dogs will be furnished.
80 Acre Lake Resort Plans In Garfield Township
Gray Lake at Crooked Lake in Clare county Garfield township will see a large resort and sportsmen complex under C E Wood Realty Harrison. New owners acquire 800 acres including 80 acres of water with mile and half shoreline and sandy beaches. Public site inspection planned. estate office may open by September.
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Gray Lake
Clare County
Garfield Township
Crooked Lake
C. E. Wood Realty Firm
Harrison, Michigan
Clare
Harrison
Midland
Garfield
Leonard Klasse
George Gray
Proerty
Annexation Fails Again for Eagle Voters
Eagle school electors voted 29 to 18 against annexing with Clare Reorganized District No. 8. The rejection bars five Eagle eighth graders from Clare High School this fall, forcing them to seek other options. Pratt district and Redner Dis wee will vote on the proposal later this month.
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Eagle School
Sheridan No
Clare
Eagle
Clare High School
Pratt
Grant No
Redner Diswee
Hatton
International Gladiolus Show Heads To Mt Pleasant
Gladiolus plants bloom as final plans finalize for the 8th annual Central International Gladiolus show in Mt Pleasant Michigan. August 16 17 will draw thousands with exhibitors from at least 10 mid western states and Canada. Governor G Mennen Williams will appear and the International Gladiolus Queen will crown the event.
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Charles B. Park
Mt. Pleasant
Central Michigan College Fieldhouse
Mid
Canada
Mr. Park
Michigan
University of Wisconsin Ing
G. Mennen Williams
Delamarter Delegate To Peace Parley In Tokyo
Rev. Arthur Delamarter, Michigan representative to a Japan peace conference against atomic and hydrogen bombs, attends the Tokyo meeting August 6 to 11. He will return to tour Michigan, present reports and show pictures from the event.
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Arthur Delamarter
Tokyo
Japan
Michigan
Lansing
Michigan Fellowship of Reconciliation
Delamarter
Detroit
God's Way Camp
Clare
WAC Band To Play At State Fair
The U S Army WAC Band will perform at the Michigan State Fair for 18 free concerts at the Music Shell from August 30 to September 8. Daily shows at 4 pm and 8 30 pm feature a 60 piece ensemble under 1st Lt Alice V Peters with a 16 piece dance band and a 4 piece combo.
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WAC
U.S. Army
Alice’ V. Péters
Isabella Fair Attractions at Isabella County Youth and Farm Fair
Luhi Belle and Scotty star at the 1957 Isabella County Youth and Farm Fair August 20–24 at Island Park Mt Pleasant. Highlights include WLS Barn Dance shows, a rodeo, horse pulling contests, parades, dairy judging, tractor pulls, rides for children, and automobile daredevil acts.
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WLS
Luhi Belle
Scotty
Isabella County
Island Park
Mt. Pleasant
Local Art to Hang in State Exhibit in Ann Arbor
Six area artists will have works in the Michigan Amateur Artists Exhibit in Ann Arbor opening August 12 for two weeks. Names include Mrs Grat MacArthur Rosebush Mrs Edna Sellers Harrison Sam Sherwood Grayling Mrs Jan Johnston Mrs Max ine Kirkpatrick and Ruth Blanchard Clare.
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Michigan Amateur
Ann Arbor
Ruth Blanchard
Clare City
Area Arts League
Partridge Hens Handfed by Temple Farmer Ed Waldron
Ed Waldron of Temple records a hen partridge feeding from his hand on his farm. The bird has raised a brood of youngsters while residing there, and Waldron has photographs as proof of the unusual close to human wildlife interaction.
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Ed Waldron
Temple
East States Hold Best Traffic Record
The National Safety Council reports Rhode Island Connecticut New Jersey and Massachusetts as the states with the lowest motor vehicle death rates in 1956 traffic data. The District of Columbia also ranks in the top five with low death rates in Accident Facts 1987 edition.
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Horace Greeley
National Safety Council
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New Jersey
Massachusetts
District of Columbia
Council
City Firemen Quit In Clash Over New Clare Fire Hall
In Clare a mass resignation of city volunteer firemen led by Chief Stanley Parish leaves Clare and four rural townships without organized fire protection. Badges were turned in by Parish and eight others amid disputes over building plans and delayed construction. City Manager Willard Wedge said plans have been revised many times to address chief requests.
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Clare
City Commission
Stanley Parish
Parish
Floyd Woodworth
Art Clure
Marlin Alexander
Bob Chapman
Clifford Lettick
Berty Walters
George Shayler
John Rodabaugh
Bob Cimmerer
Dick Wilson
Bob Beck
Frank Walters
Jack
Cliff Ouehey
Willard Wedge
Room 19 Finds Sense Of Humor In The Challenging Classroom
Ann Ess Morrow writes from Sylvan Lake about classroom life in Pontiac schools. She celebrates teachers who balance humor with discipline, notes rising respect for educators, and urges focusing on each child's needs and causes behind behavior. The piece highlights patience, understanding, and flexible humor as tools for room 19.
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The
Sentinel
Anness Morrow
Sylvan Lake
Pontiac
Butch Edgar Wins Central Michigan Women’s Golf Title
Eighteen year old Butch Edgar of Portland defeated Sally Edington of Portland 3-2 in the finals at Pine River Country Club Alma to claim the 1957 Central Michigan Women’s Golf Tournament. The Alma club hosted July 29 to August 1 with 42 players and multiple flight winners noted.
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Pine River Country Club
Alma
Butch
Zoah) Edgar
Portland
Sally Edington
Alex Hendershot
Edgar
Baker
Blanck
Brewer
Study on Rural Youth Job Progress in Lenawee County
A ten year study led by Dr. Archie O. Haller at Michigan State University examines whether rural youths from Lenawee County lag in industrial advancement compared to city peers. Sponsored by the Agriculture Experiment Station, the research analyzes how education and occupational expectations influence actual careers and routes off the farm.
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Michigan
Lenawee County
Archie O. Haller
Michigan State University
Agriculture Experiment Station
University of Wisconsin
Haller
Dr. Haller
Detroit
Toledo
St John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church 75th anniversary observed
St John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church marks its 75th anniversary with an August 11 service led by Rev Wynfred W Westendorf of St Pauls Lutheran South Haven Michigan. The liturgy includes dedication of a pulpit lectern and baptismal font followed by an anniversary banquet at the Doherty hotel.
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St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
Wynfred W. Westendorf
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
South Haven
Michigan
Clare
Robert J. Voss
St. John’s
Doherty Hotel
Leonard W. Newman
Emanuel Lutheran Church
Tawas City
Congregational Building Job Starts Today
The Clare Congregational Church campaign says it has raised 34 250 in total funds through cash and pledges. Funds will expand the kitchen and activity room and add Sunday School space, with Sanford Mott as contractor and work to begin today.
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Clare Congregational Church
Harold Hughes
Hughes
Sanford Mott
Norcutt Attends 38th Conference for Vocational Agriculture
Floyd Norcutt, a Clare teacher of vocational agriculture, attended the 38th annual Conference for Teachers of Vocational Agriculture at Michigan State University from July 29 to August 2. More than 300 Michigan high school teachers and education leaders participated at Kellogg Center, with topics on FFA activities, farm mechanics shop setup, and new agricultural research developments.
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Floyd Norcutt
Clare
Michigan State University
Michigan
Kellogg Center
Michigan Ffa
Fire alarm summons crew to roadside car blaze
A five o'clock Wednesday fire alarm sent city trucks nine miles north and east to a burning car beside the road. Responding were Tex Vernon Frank Walters Cliff Bouchey City Clerk Treasurer Dave Adams Marlin Alexander Bob Chapman Cliff Lettick. TheRobert Bauer owned car was a total loss.
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Tex Vernon
Frank Walters
Cliff Bouchey
Dave Adams
Marlin Alexander
Bob Chapman
Cliff Lettick
Robert Bauer
Fire Alarm Radio Plans Move Forward In City
The commission studies options to replace telephone alarms with radio systems and to fund five fireman homes or businesses to ring simultaneously. No action has been taken yet while calls continue to rely on current methods. Stand-by fighters and understaffed departments worry about emergencies as rural grass fires fall to Conservation Department response.
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Parish
Conservation Department
Clare County
Clare Fire Department
East Haven Named Safest City in 1956 Accident Deaths
East Haven Connecticut is listed as the safest city in 1956 with two accidental deaths, per Accidental Facts from the National Safety Council. Oshkosh Wisconsin tops for lowest rate at 2.4 per 100000, while Norwalk Connecticut with 788 residents records the highest rate.
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U.S
East Haven
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Harry Densmore
Hugh Swindlehurst
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Richard Schroeder
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County Board of Supervisors
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MDA
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Lee Philips
Mt.Pleasant
Michigan Gladiolus, Society
Green Thumb Clubs
U.S. Army Band
U.S. Air Force Band
Donald L. Swanson
Isabella Fair
Room
Ann Ess Morrow
Ares
Central Michigan
Victor J. Schulz
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