Largest oil well in state drilled south of Clare
The Mammoth Oil Corp. struck Michigan’s largest oil well last Thursday near Glare on the Verette lease four miles south and one east of Glare. The test showed 210 barrels every sixteen minutes, about 19 000 barrels a day, with expected long term flow near 10 000 barrels. Officials plan deeper drilling for greater output while gas and oil fog filled the area necessitating police patrols.
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Michigan
Verette
Glare
Mammoth Oil Corp
Fiat
Mellon-Follock
Stough
House
Slentz
Currie
Dundee
Miss Ruth Bradley Weds Arthur Ulrich in Clare
The marriage of Miss Ruth Bradley daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Bradley of Him Grove and Arthur Ulrich son of Mr and Mrs Aiguat Ulrich of Clare took place Thursday evening August 3 at the Church of God par sonage Eagle officiated by Elder M R Hendrick. The couple left for a short wedding trip to Detroit then will reside with Ulrichs on Sixth street until permanent quarters are arranged. Dr Hess Fly Spray note of local interest and wedding celebrations with neighbors riding Bailey Lake in a trailer.
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Gladys A. Beebe
William Beebe
Plushing
Howard J. White
Walter White
Vernon
Hoover School
Flint
H. B. Johnson
Oxford
Johnson
Mackinac Island
Johnsons
Lake George
Edwinna van Dyne
Mr. Pleasant
Sharron Bincmham
Shepherd
Michigan
White
Ruth Bradley
Harry Bradley
Grove
Arthur Ulrich
Aiguat Ulrich
Clare
Church of Goa Parsonage
Eagle
M. R. Hendrich
Migs Lucille. Roe
Thomas
Brad
Detroit
My. Ulrich’s
Sixth Street
Virich
Clare High School
Clare ‘Dairy
Thayer Brothers
Lfe
Bailey Lake
Zenobia Chapter Elects Delegates to G M Meeting
Zenobia Chapter No 129 Order of the Eastern Star held its August meeting electing delegates and officers for the Clare Gladwin Midland District Association to be held in Gladwin on August 31. Delegates are Josephine Koch Anna Northon Lillian Sanford. Selected officers are Lemuel B E McCulloch Adelaide Wylie and Nellie Sherwood. A program and lunch followed with performances by Frances Anderson Annie Rodgers Jane Davy and others.
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Zenobia
Order of the’ Eastern Star
Mabel Horton
George P. Hopkins
Kalamazoo
Eva Sprague Goodrich
Ann Arbor
Clare-Gladwin-Midland District Association
Gladwin
Zenobia Chapter
Josephine Koch
Anna Northon
Lillian Sanford
Lemuel BE. McCulloch
Adelaide Wylie
Nellie Sherwood
Susan Hall
Eunice Slentz
Iva Howlett
Florence Sway
Iva Fisher
Frances Anderson
Adelaide “Wylie
Annie Rodgers
Eunice Mary Bicknell
Elizabeth Feighner
Jane Davy
Dorothy Duncan
Ideal Theatre Double Feature Grabs Week Schedule
At the Ideal Theatre a rotating set of films runs Thur through Sun. The program includes Zoo In Budapest with Loretta Young and Beasts of the Jungle, When Strangers Marry with Jack Holt, Hello Trouble with Buck Jones, Reunion in Vienna starring John Barrymore and Diana Winyard, The Nuisance with Lee Tracy and Madge Hivin, and A Girl Detective tale. Additional titles Mama Loves Papa Hold Your Man and Strangers Return are teased for upcoming showings.
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Thur
Budapest
Loretta Young
Jack Holt
Buck Jones
Suh
Mon
Vienna
John Barrymore
Diana Winyard
Lee Tracy
Madge Hivans
Annie
150000 Fingerling Trout Planned for Clare County Streams
Clare County to plant 150000 fingerling trout in county streams as the Clare County Nursery closes the last week of August. Taxpayers may apply to Wm Lange at Clare with stream name location and desired number of fish to ensure even distribution.
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Clare County
Clare
Spike Horn Creek
Wm. Lange
County Road Officials Back NRA Terms Across Michigan
Michigan road commissioners from all counties met in Holland to discuss uniform NRA application in county highway work. About twenty thousand workers across eighty three counties are expected to be covered under the president's recovery program, with two hundred officials approving resolutions.
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Clare County Road
Lada
Asline
Somerville
Asa Aldrich
Harrison
Holland
Upper Peninsula
Roosevelt
Warm Friend
NRA
Michigan
William M. Connelly
Michigan Good Roads Association
Grant Residents Celebrate Golden Wedding
Grant residents Amos H Foiltz and wife celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary on Saturday August 6 marking a golden milestone in their fifty years of marriage They raised seven daughters and two sons who each became active members of their communities and now have grandchildren reflecting their pioneer heritage.
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Amos H. Foiltz
Clare
Notice to City Water Users on Sprinkling Hours Change
Notice informs city water users that lawn and garden sprinkling hours are changed from 5:80 to 8:30 morning and evening to 6:30 to 9:30 morning and evening. Common Cowreti.
Clare County to Get Over $3000 in Wheat Premiums
U S Department of Agriculture will pay Clare county farmers 3107 20 before the next wheat harvest if they join a government plan to stabilize wheat production. The money is issued in two installments and depends on reducing acreage. Clare county averages 19177 bushels with 139 growers eligible for adjustments funded from the processing tax.
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Clare County
U. S. Department of Agriculture
P. D. Gibson
United States
Henry A. Wallace
Sheriff Traces Moonshine Still by Following Smoke
Sheriff Edmond Woods arrested Abe VanBuskirk on August 4 in Clare County for running moonshine. A mash cache and whiskey were seized. VanBuskirk jailed in Bay City and arraigned in federal court with $1500 bail. Fred Myers, also charged with moonshine and beer, to be tried in October term.
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Clare County
Edmond Woods
Abe VanBuskirk
VanBuskirk
Bay City
Fred Myers
Woods
T Ball League Tied After Close Start
The Loyal softball league sees Clare and Dover tied for first as Eagle and Brown teams clash. Clare beat Eagle 20 to 4, Dover edged Brown 29 to 8, with upcoming Clare versus Brown and Eagle versus Dover games shaping the title race.
Careless Driving Restrained Under New Michigan Law
Michigan enforces a new financial responsibility measure to curb careless driving. When a judgment of 300 dollars or more remains unpaid, the Secretary of State suspends the operator's license and plates until proof of satisfaction and future financial responsibility is provided. Options include depositing 10000 dollars, obtaining motor liability insurance, or posting a surety or personal bond with two Michigan-property owners as sureties.
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Michigan
Secretary of State
Delegations from Clare Osceola Visit Highway Department
Seventeen citizens from Ewart Clare and Farwell met with Michigan State Highway Department officials to discuss U S 10 improvements between Clare Reed City under Public Recovery Act funding. They learned federal regulations shape county allocations and that Clare and Osceola may receive about 175 000 dollars, with projects likely exceeding available funds. The discussion continued with Road Engineer W B Steinbaugh filling in for VanWagoner.
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Clare
Osceola
Michigan
Murray D. Vin Wagoner
Ewart
Farwell
Highway Department
U. S. 10
Claret
Reed City
VanWagoner
Upper Peninsula
W. B. Steinbaugh
Henginee
Del
U B minister at Brown Corners marries last week
Last Wednesday evening August 3, Miss Hadith Kistler of Colonville married Rev Hetty R Davis pastor of the A B church at Brown Corners. Rev Clapp of North Star officiated at six o'clock with Rev Hendrich assisting. The couple will live in the Brown Corners parsonage and begin housekeeping soon.
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Hadith
Wm. Kistler
Colonville
Hetty, R. Davis
Brown Corners
Clapp
Hitler
North Star
Hendrich
Carl Kistler
Alfred Kistler
Brow Corners
BroWh Corners
Farmers’ Independent Produce Co
Weddinz
NRA Store Hours Decree Explained by Associated Press
Editorial note clarifies misinterpretation of General Hugh Johnson’s Sunday statement on store hours. AP summary reports cooperatives of grocers and retailers under fair practice codes agreeing to industrial recovery guidelines. Maximum hours and minimum pay rates for employees are set.
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NRA
Associated Press
Hugh Johnson
Michigan
Johnson
Washington
Grocers Face Labor Hour Rules Amid Debate
The food and grocery distribution sector faces a 48 hour weekly cap with 8 hours per day except before holidays and on 12 extra days in six months. A presidential agreement set a 52 hour minimum for certain stores, while grocers claim shorter hours could hurt business and report an average of 73 hours open.
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National Committee
Completion of U S 27 North Draws Tourist Praise
Tourists in two Ohio-registered cars praise the new pavement along U S 27 North near Ing after parking at Barnes Cafe. The travelers recount scenic shoulders and the long hill, noting the view and a flowing roadside spring, while planning future trips. The writer hints the piece continues on Page Hight.
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Ohio
Barnes Cafe
Harrison
Sue
Susan
Anna Lynn
Grant Grange Meeting at Town Hall August 17
Grant Grange will hold a meeting at the Town Hall next Thursday evening August 17. Everyone is asked to bring sandwiches and cups, coffee will be furnished by the committee.
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Grant Grange
Bridge Luncheon at Mrs Doherty's Home
A bridge luncheon will be hosted at the home of Mrs Jebx B Doherty on Thursday afternoon August 17 at 1:00 PM. Attendees are asked to respond if they wish to attend.
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Jebx B. Doherty
Retail Hour and Wage Provisions for Employers and Employees
The code limits weekly hours for most workers to 40, with peak periods allowing 48 hours for up to three weeks every six months. Exceptions cover executives earning over 35 dollars weekly, pharmacists, professionals, outside sales and delivery staff paid time and a third for hours over 43. Retailers may not cut hours below 52 per week unless pre July 1 1923 hours were already under 52, and not reduce those hours further. Minimum weekly wages vary by city size from 14 to 13 per week, with southern rates $1 less. Junior workers 16 to 18 with under six months’ experience earn 2 less, with a minimum of 11 per week.
William J Dwyer Pioneer Citizen Dies After Illness
William J. Dwyer aged 76 long time city resident died Wednesday evening after a long illness in his Pine Street home. Funeral from St Cecilia church Saturday at 10:09 a.m. with Rev Fr Stanley Morrison officiating. Interment in church cemetery. Life sketch to be published next week.
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William J. Dwyer
Pine Street
Sti Cecilia
Stanley Morrison
Masonic Service and Picnic at Harrison Sunday
Rev Brother Johnstone to deliver a Masonic memorial address at Haven Congregational Church on August 13 at 11 00 am. After the service a family picnic will be held at Wilson State Park with Band by Bob Heisman and activities including baseball swimming and horseshoe pitching in the afternoon.
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Brother Johnstone Will
A& Masonic
Te Imembers
the Haven Congregational Church
Iday
Wilson State Park
Bob Heisman
Samborn's advert sells wide batteries and green hides
Local advert for Samborn's at Photie 23 Clare describes sale items including wide batteries radiators and green hides with a focus on notices to buyers in a general shop listing style.
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Vernon Township
Elder Hendrich
Eagle Parsonage
Dr. Hess
Mussell’s Drug Store
C. E
Gladwin Lodge
THE
Ideal Theatre
Ladd, Asline
Grant
Rom
Clare Boys
Dover Boys
Dover
Eagle Boys
Altho
Brown
Earle
Glaver
Highway Dept
Clare and
U. B
Edith Kistler
Rev
Benj. R. Davis
U.S. 27
Grant Grange Meeting
Se. Cecilia Church
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