Clare County Fair Promises Family Fun and Youth Day
Clare County Fair runs August 14 18 at Harrison with 4 H and FFA youth exhibits in dairy beef sheep poultry rabbits crops and arts. Wednesday August 15 is Children’s Day with half price midway rides and bike prizes, plus Showmanship and Junior Dairy Cattle Judging events.
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Jin 4-H Club
Farmers of America
FFA
Kraft Foods
Clare ‘County
Joie Chitwood
Barnes Carruthers
Clare County Fair Board
Fai
Harrison
Funds Sought for Expanded Central Michigan Community Hospital
Central Michigan Community Hospital in Mt. Pleasant seeks 471,900 to add facilities as patients travel from Clare, Farwell, Harrison, Shepherd, Rens and beyond. Fred Turner leads the drive with Earl Hartman as general chair and Richard Harris as vice chair, naming multiple division leaders. The hospital now holds 70 to 80 beds though surveys indicate a need for 112 beds.
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Central Michigan Community Hospital
Mt. Pleasant
Rens
Shepherd
Harrison
Coleman
Community Hospital
Clare
Flarrison
Farwell
Fred W. Turner
Hospital
Hospital Board of
Turner
Earl G. Hartman
Garson Oil Company
Hartman
Richard Harris
Harris Milling Company
Joe Fabiano
Paul Hamel
William Primm
C. R. Carnahan
Malcolm Mar- Shea
Carl Barberi
Clare County
Lions To Play Auburn II Here
The Clare Little League Lions, leading the league at 4 wins and 2 losses, are set to host Auburn Little League this Sunday at 1 PM on the Clare field.
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Lions
Auburn II
Clare
Auburn
Norcutt Attends Vocational Agriculture Meet at MSU
Floyd Norcutt, a vocational agriculture teacher from Clare, received advance information at the Conference for Teachers of Vocational Agriculture held July 30 to August 3 at Michigan State University. More than 295 Michigan high school superintendents principals and directors attended at Kellogg Center for five days of workshops tours and forums.
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Floyd Norcutt
Clare
Michigan State University
Michigan High School
Kelloge Center
Clare High Sends Off German Exchange Student Franz Gehre
Franz Gehre, a Clare High School senior, left August 2 for New York and sailed August 5 to Rotenburg Germany. He recalls a year of activities and travels in the United States and thanks his Delamarters foster parents. A Cuban exchange student Priscilla Robaila will arrive at Willow Run and be met by Rev. Delamarter as MCC sponsors place her with a local family.
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Franz Gehre
Clare High School
New York
Rotenburg
Germany
Franz
Clare
Delamarters
United States
Florida
Clare High
Délauarters
Priscilla Robaila
Havana
Cuba
Willow Run
Arthur Delamarter
Priscilla
Clare Area
Michigan Council of Churches
Tra
The
MCC
Strange-By.6 candidate wins tight GOP primary for Hugh Johnston seat
Strange-By.6 political newcomer and former campaigner won the Republican nomination by six votes in Tuesday’s primary. He defeated Preston Johnson and Russell Galer and will face the Democrat nominee in the general election. In Clare county Strange led 1032 to 857 and in Isabella 923 to 754, marking the closest district finish on record. A late declaration by retiring Hugh Johnston backing a “younger” legislature was seen as boosting Strange.
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Russell Strange
Hugh Johnston
Strange
Preston Johnson
Russell Galer
GOP
Clare
Isabella
Johnson
Peace
Plan Merger of Rosebush and Clare Banks Approved
Directors of The Citizens State Bank of Clare and Rosebush State Bank approved a merger plan at August 7 meetings. Shareholders will vote September 5 to ratify agreements with October 1 as the planned completion. The merged bank will be The Citizens State Bank of Clare with a Rosebush branch and deposits around 6.9 million dollars.
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Rosebush
Clare Banks
Citizens
State Bank
Clare
Rosebush State Bank
J. Stuart Bicknell
Citizens State Bank
Roy Mattison
Pauly
Institutons
Citizens State Bank of
State, Bank, of
Michigan
Harrison Scouts Head West on 19 Day Philmont Trip
Five Harrison boys are among sixteen Explorer Scouts and two leaders from Valley Trails Council departing Lansing to Philmont Scout Ranch for a nineteen day trek. The itinerary includes LaJunta to visit the Kiva Indians, Colorado Springs with Pikes Peak, Raton and Cimmaron, twelve days at Philmont, and views of mountains, canyons, gold mines, and wildlife along Rayado Canyon.
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Harrison
Valley Trails Council
Lansing
West
Philmont Scout Ranch
Land of the Mountain Men
Dale Dancer
Gary First
Bill Evans
Mike Morrison
Paul Lambdin
Cimmaron
New Mexico
LaJunte
Colorado
LaJunta
Colorado Springs
Pikes Peak
Raton
Philmont
Rayado Canyon
Rayado
Crater Lookout
Change in Movie Billing at The Gem Theatre Beaverton
The Sentinel entertainment page reports a billing change at The Gem Theatre Beaverton. Oklahoma Woman will be shown as Two Gin Lady instead but the change arrives too late to appear on current show bills.
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Gem Theatre
Beaverton
the Sentinel
Bicknell and Butter Lead GOP Nominations in County Primary
Clare County voters chose new nominees for Prosecuting Attorney Treasurer and Sheriff in a busy primary race for three courthouse posts vacated by retirement. Incumbents for County Clerk Register of Deeds and County Coroner won easily. nonpartisan races added more candidates.
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Bicknell
Darling
Butter
GOP
Clare County
Register of Deeds
New Auto Shelter and Fair Lineup Highlight Isabella Fair
Isabella County agents announce a 40 by 120 foot auto shelter for the Isabella County Youth and Farm Fair August 21 to 25. The grandstand basement will host Open Class exhibits, with a large Gladiola Show and Merchants Booths. A full week includes talent shows, tractor pulls, a Give Away Show, rodeo, livestock parade and auction, and the Gene Holter Wild Animal Show.
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Isabella County
B. C. Mellencamp
Farm Bureau
Mellencamp
Chippewa Wrangler Riding Club
Williams
Gene Holter
Michigan
Melien
Surplus Food Distribution In Clare County This Month
Clare County Social Welfare Department lists surplus commodities for Direct Relief and state aid recipients. Eligible residents may apply at the Court House to receive beans rice flour cornmeal dry milk butter lard and cheese. Distribution runs August 13 14 15 at First Super Market Harrison and August 14 15 16 at Coker Gro cery Farwell.
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Clare County Social Welfare Department
Michigan
Social Welfare Department
Court House
Harrison
Coker
Farwell
Gets Ticket For Double Violation
Leroy Edwin Smith of Farwell was ticketed August 3 by Clare Police for speeding and driving with a revoked license. He paid 30.80 in fines and costs and received a two day jail sentence after appearing in Justice Court.
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Leroy Edwin Smith
Farwell
Clare Police
McEwan Street
Smith
Justice Court
Franklin L. Walters
Clare City
Julius J. Bevington, Jr
Toledo
Ohio
Walters
Bevington
Used Car Ad Sells Seven Cars in Clare Sentinel
Acker's Sales and Service south of Clare and east of town sold seven of eight used cars from a Clare Sentinel Want-Ads feature. The ad encouraged readers to sell items via Sentinel Want-Ads and noted costs of 45 cents for the first 25 words.
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Acker
Clare
Clare Sentinel
Sentinel
Hell
Well-Baby Clinic Dates Set Across Town
The health unit schedules well-baby clinics on August 15 at Farwell Methodist church from 9 to 11 am and 1 to 3 pm, and on August 17 at the Clare Congregational church from 9 to 11 am and Harrison county court house basement from 9 to 11 am.
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Farwell Methodist Church
Clare Congregational Church
County Court House
Harrison
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Robert Carter
Pearl Brady
Thomas Hecker
Marion Beers
Stanley. Ryan
Grace Rinehart
Farwell High School
CMC Hospital
Lee Browning
Roy Leonard
Theo Ward
Harry Sullivan
M. M. “Bud” Warden
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Rosebush News
Church News
Farm
Norcutt
James S. Bicknell
Mr. Bicknell
Witham
H. Bicknell
Rescoe State Bank
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Hecker and
Budd
Stephenson
Rose
Alma Wiser
Sealy Posturopedia Conigst
Chicago
Dan Burdo
Clare Furniture Company
Jocal
James
Jim” Bicknell
Ted Pixley
Lewis Rutter
Carl Salhoff
Rutter
Kenneth Roller
Isabell Baroer
James Darling
Glenn Crane
Greenwood
Sheridan
Grant
City of Clare
Charles Cooper
Arthur Township
Frost
Hamilton
Hatton
Summerfield
Cooper
Bruce
McDonald
Head
Coyne
Sprague
Crane
Will Henderson
Donna Hecker
Doris L. Budd
Hecker
Bartow
Bardley
MacGregor
Brinkman
Beard
Carl Stephenson
June Rose
Michael Doherty
Doherty
Glate City
Grant, Sheridan
Arthur
Bruce Willams
Codo
Reid
Prescott
Coderbere
Congress
Hart
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