Federal highways set nationwide under new plan
The joint board on interstate highways designates United States highways to standardize tourist routes, eliminate confusion, and mark routes with US shields. Michigan routes include Detroit to Ludington, Grand Haven, Benton Harbor, and connections to Toledo and Chicago, with warnings for curves and crossings.
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Grand Rapids
United States
Michigan
Detroit
Ludington
Pontiac
Flint
Saginaw
Clare
Baldwin
Grand Haven
Howell
Lansing
Benton Harbor
Ann Arbor
Jackson
Marshall
Kalmazoo
Paw Paw
Toledo
Trenton
Monroe
Centerville
Wayne
Brooklyn
Jonesville
Lakes Huron
Cadillac
All Day Meeting at Farwell Village Park
A day meeting will be held Sunday August 16 1925 in Village Park Farwell with a Bible study at 10 a m a gospel sermon at 11 a m dinner at noon and a Kix Klux Klan lecture at 2 36 p m All churches and Sunday Schools are invited to attend the morning service Reminders mention sprays and bouquets from White's Fruit and Floral Farm radi.
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Village Park
Farwell
Special missionary services held at St. Johns Lutheran Church
Special services at St. Johns Lutheran Church raised funds for state missionary work. Rev. Louis Myer of Sterling spoke in English on Jeremiah 48 10 about honest giving and accountability to God. In the afternoon Rev. Carl Waidelich preached in German citing John 1 45 46 on personal outreach. Close to $45 was collected.
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St. Johns Lutheran Church
Louis Myer
Sterling
Carl Waidelich
Lutheran Church
Clare
St. Johns
Former Clare teachers wed in Los Angeles ceremony
Miss Denzil A. Slentz wed Warren Thornthwaite in a July 30 service at St Johns Cathedral Los Angeles. The Episcopalian ceremony featured bridesmaid Dorothy Pratt and groomsman Percival Meigs. After a wedding breakfast the couple honeymooned at Manhattan Beach and will reside in Berkeley. Both were longtime Clare educators with careers across Hastings, Greenville, Owosso and the University of California.
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St. Johns Cathedral
Los Angeles
California
Denzil A. Slentz
Warren Thornthwaite
Dorothy Pratt
Percival Meigs
University of California Army
Foster Pratt
Manhattan Beach
Berkeley
Michigan Central Normal
Hastings
Greenville
Clare
Owosso
University of California
Mexico
Princess Theatre Schedule Mixes Western Tale and Silent Films
Saturday features Teeth-Tom Mix in a Western adventure about a prospector who befriends a dog and is saved from a mob by the dog. Eleanor Boardman stars in The Silent Accuser with Peter the Great as a standout canine. Tuesday and Wednesday present The Merry Go Round with Mary Philbin and Norman Kerry. Thursday offers The Redefining Sin with Nazimova. The week closes with Merry Go Round and Dear Charlie listings.
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Tom Mix
Stin
Eleanor Boardman
Wonder Dog
Peter the Great
Mary Philbin
Norman
Kerry
Nazimova
Charlie
County Officers Seize Moonshine Camp Near Houghton Lake
Inspector Charles La Due Sheriff A S Crigier and a posse from Clare and Harrison busted a moonshine operation three miles from town. Harvey Thornton 39 and his 18 year old wife were arrested at a secluded pine grove camp with two stills four mash barrels and about 40 gallons of liquor. They admitted operating since spring and were taken to Harrison jail after a rainy night pursuit and seizure of the gear.
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Houghton Lake State Forest
Charles la Due
State Department of Public Safety
A. S. Crigier
Etter
Clare and
Harrison
Harvey Thornton
Lansing
Pines
Norway
Crigier
LaDue
Thornton
Houghton Lake
Man and Mother Drive Ford to Summit of Pike's Peak
Leo Hampton and his mother Mrs. I H Hampton completed a 4600 mile road trip from Aurora Colorado to Pike's Peak 14960 feet above sea level. They reached the summit July 81st amid a snow storm and won a lifetime membership in the Pike's Peak Summit Motor Club. Frank Hampton and wife accompanied them in their car and Leo photographed the ascent though visibility was poor.
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Leo Hampton
I. H. Hampton
Frank Hampton
Aurora
Col
Leo
Pike’s Peak
Pike’s Peak Summit
Beebe Lake Site Sold for Saginaw Scout Council
The Sag inaw News Courier reports Beebe Lake land near Hatton township eight miles north of Clare was bought as the new site for the Saginaw Boy Scout Council. Rotary Club of Saginaw will finance the project with plans for lake improvement and winter building to house hundreds of boys. Campers Von Capen Nestor Higgins George Butcher and Gerald Callikhan thank Chas Thurston for a free tent, noting his boyhood generosity.
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Saginaw News Courier
Beebe Lake
Hatton Township
Clare
Saginaw Boy Scout Council
Rotary Club
Mrs John Freed Injured In Maple Rapids Crash
Mrs John Freed was injured Sunday while returning from a visit in Maple Rapids. Driving on M-14 four miles south she tried to pass a slow car on a grade, lost control in gravel, and the car overturned. She broke her left arm, wrenched her shoulder, and sustained other bruises. Dr. B J Sanford treated her as she recovered under her daughters care.
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Maple Rapids
John Freed
B. J. Sanford
Raymond Rumsey
Tony Reed
Walton Reunion Held in Coleman 1926
The Walton family reunion gathered about 65 relatives at Alma's city park with many Coleman and Detroit residents. A noon pot luck dinner preceded a business meeting led by President Margaret Dunbar. Officers were re-elected and two weddings plus four births noted. The next reunion will occur at Coleman on the first Sunday in July 1926.
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Walton
Alma
John Walton
Albert
Coleman
John Walton, Jr
Bay City
Harvey Dunbar
St. Ignace
Herbert Dafoe
Ithaca
Alvin Kelley
Greenville
W. J. Horton
Dale McCauley
Lansing
Minnie Johnston
Detroit
High Walton
Flint
Bert Davis
Saginaw
Ernest Beale
Elwin Dale
James Grigg
Vesta Walton
Clare
Byron Hudson
Ira Walton
Rosebush
John Reed
Margaret Dunbar
Hariet McCauley
Kate Hudson
Haroldine Walton
Ellen Walton
Harry Shepherd
Walter Binkley
Windsor
Ont
Jessie Kell
Sunhg
Pep
Park
Hattie Davis
Ronald Mann
Dale’ McCauley
F Lansing
Hurbert Dafoe
Ithac
Isle Royale Trip Aboard Michigan Patrol One
Editor Sentinel describes a voyage on Michigan Patrol Number One led by Captain Ellsworth and crew including Engineer French. The journey covers Cheboygan to Harbor Island, views the Isle Royale harbor carved by nature, and notes abundant wildlife and conservation as Michigan’s core program.
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Michigan
Capitan
Robert Hosworth
Alpena
Esworth
State Department
Forestery Division
Bay City
Capt
Hisworth
Ben French
Cheboygan
Pup
French
Ellsworth
Linwood Beach
Steward Ladd
BE. R. Cochran
Department of Conservation
Frank W. McKenzie
Concord
Legislative Committee
R. W. Merrill
Alma
Michigan Congress of Sportsmen’s Associations
Palmer Hutchinson
Lansing
Detroit News
Houghton
Robert MacDonald
Laurium
John Lowe
Northern State Normal College
Marquette
Soo Straits
Harbor Island
Chase S. Osborn
Washington Harbor
Cochran Dull Wedding at Rogie Farm
Miss Freda Cochran of Elm Grove married Mr. Arthur G. Dull of Beaverton at the home of Rev. F. M. Bates on Saturday afternoon August 8. Rev. Bates officiated as Adolph Hildebrandt and wife, cousins of the bride, served as attendants. The couple will reside on a Beaverton area farm amid many well wishers.
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F. M. Bates
Rogie
Freda Cochran
Elm Grove
Arthur G. Dull
Beaverton
Bates
Adolph Hildebrandt
Wild Life Pictures to Be Shown at Budd Lake Meeting
The Budd Lake meeting in Harrison will host a showing of McGilvery’s famous Wild Life pictures on August 30. Rev AH Johnson and State Conservation officials backed the event, with BE R Cochran of the department set to speak. The program aims to attract Clare county residents and a large outside turnout.
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Budd Lake
Harrison
McGilvery
HA. B. Johnson
State Conservation Department
Tony Achard
BE. R. Cochran
Clare County
STATE TROOPER TO PATROL ROADS
Advices from Senator H S Karcher report Captain Olander of the Michigan State Police will assign a State Trooper to Clare and vicinity. The officer will regulate traffic and check speeders along M-14 and surrounding roads amid complaints of reckless driving by tourists and locals. The move aims to reduce hazards and save lives on the highway.
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Tony Achard
Clare
H. S. Karcher
Olander
Michigan
Farwell Woman Reunites with Long Lost Mother
Mrs. Aaron Irwin of Farwell, long told she was dead, found her mother in Jackson after a years long search by Rev. W S Sly. Adopted at Charlevoix at age ten, the mother had been widowed at fifteen and struggled to raise the child. The reunion last Sunday caused the aged mother to collapse from shock, but Mrs. Irwin hopes to bring her mother to live with her soon.
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Farwell
Aaron Irwin
Jackson
W.S. Sly
Lansing
Respectable Youths Tie Quiet Lutheran Nuptials
At the Lutheran Parsonage last Friday Miss Francis Becker, daughter of Mr and Mrs Wm Becker, married Mark Forsyth nephew of Mrs Becker. Rev Li O Bernthal performed the ceremony. The couple plan to reside in Ypsilanti where Forsyth will join an electrical firm.
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Francis
Wm. Becker
Mark. Forsyth
M-14 Directors Plan Lansing Visit for Highway Boost
M-14 Association directors met at the Heights in Houghton Lake and agreed to immediate talks with Governor Groesbeck in Lansing. The drive aims to recruit members, fund advertising, and promote a permanent M-14 route as a premier Michigan scenic highway with tourism and regional prosperity.
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M-14 Association
the Heights
Houghton Lake
Heights Chamber of Commerce
Park’s
Groesbeck
Lansing
Clare
Chambers of Commerce
Clare Realty Company
Boosters
Houghon ‘Lake
Houghton
Higgins Lakes
Grayling
Michigan
Clare County
H. B. Johnson
Tony Achard
Association
Wm. H. Bicknell
Deacon's Honeymoon Comedy at Mt Vernon Grange
Mt Vernon Grange presents a three act comedy The Deacon's Honeymoon next Thursday September 3rd at 8:30 p.m. Admission 10 and 25 cents. Come and laugh yourself.
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Mt Vernon Grange
Aduisdion
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Cal
Princess Theatre
Sheriff Crigier
Pikes Peak
Pike’s Summit
Saginaw Rotary Club
Saginaw Scout Council
Isle Royale
Conservation Department
Cochran-Dull
Pricay
Holbrook's
Bataan
Francis Becker
Mark Forsyth
M-14
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