Free Hearing Testing Planned for Three Michigan Counties
Dr. Irwin C. Sweet announced dates for a free adult hearing screening in Gladwin Clare Arenac counties. The Michigan Association for Better Hearing will bring a mobile testing unit August 23 to September 9 with sites in Harrison Farwell Clare. Over 18 residents are eligible and early detection is stressed to prevent handicapping deafness.
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Irwin C. Sweet
Gladwin, Clare and Arenac
Sweet
Health Department
Michigan Association To Better Hearing
Associaton
Clare County
Harrison
Farwell
Clare
Michigan Association For Better Hearing
Michigan United Fund Agency
Name Clare's Lake Winner Named In Local Contest
Dan White of Clare won the local Name Clare's Lake contest with Shamrock Lake. The panel judged 100 to 150 entries from students and residents, selecting names such as Colleen Lake Gateway Lake Clare Lake and others for potential use in the lake’s naming.
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Dan White
Dale White
Clare
Clare's Lake
Dan
Shamrock Lake
State of Michigan Tourist Council
Lansing
Colleen Lake
Gateway Lake
Clare Lake
Michigan
Homosassa
Weeki Wachi
Collerdale
Gold Springs
Paradise Island
Palm Beach
Hot Springs
Duck Lake, Jr
Lake Maynard
Maynard
Clare man dies in early morning pickup crash
Arnold Dennison, 37, of Clare, was killed when his pickup went out of control and struck a bridge abutment on Stevenson Lake Road Isabella County shortly after midnight. A 62 foot guard rail pierced the truck. Dennison was riding alone. wife Edna and stepson Milo Dingman witnessed. He was a mechanic at Fisher Sand & Gravel Co. in Mt. Pleasant and had been tired from work.
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Arnold Dennison
Clare
Dennison
Mt. Pleasant
Stevenson Lake
Isabella County
Edna
Milo Dingman
Pair Held Hostages In Nine Hour Kidnapping Ride
A Clare mother of two Mrs L G Thompson and her brother Neil Clark 14 were kidnapped and kept hostage for nine hours by inmates James Gordon Styes 33 and John Thomas Auld 42 from Ionia State Hospital. State police closed in near Pontiac freeing the pair. Mrs Phillis Thompson 18 was hospitalized after the ordeal.
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L. G. Thompson
Neil Clark
Ionia State Hospital
Brighton Post
James Gordon Styes
Clare
John Thomas Auld
Toledo
Pontiac
Phillis Thompson
Styes
Farwell
Auld
Thompson
School Board approves milk gas bids and bus purchase
At the August 14 meeting the board accepted Schaeffer's Dairy bid for schoolroom milk at .0575 per pint and vending milk at .07 per pint. Standard Oil and Cities Service submitted identical gasoline bids at .14 per gallon for buses, each supplying fuel for half a year. Dan McDonald's Ford offered a 66 passenger school bus for 6,263.82.
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Schaeffers' Dairy
Standard Oil and Cities Service
Dan McDonald
Ford
Clare Kiwanis Club Noted for Datry Princess Sponsorship
The Clare Kiwanis Club receives recognition in Kiwanis In Action 1961 for achievements in 1960 under Agriculture and Conservation for sponsoring the county entry in the state Datry Princess contest.
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Clare Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis In
Clare Club
Agriculture and Conservation
Isabella County Fair Crowds Rise With Local Talent Show
Rainy cooler weather cut attendance early in the Isabella County Youth and Farm Fair but clearing skies and a breeze drew crowds by midweek. Local acts headline grandstand shows with a Livestock Parade, Livestock Auction, Dairy and Livestock Judging, Tractor Pull, and the Rotroff All Girl Auto Thrill Show. The Heart of Michigan Holstein Sale and Central Michigan Pony Show highlight Saturday events, leading to the 1961 All Star Review finale.
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Isabella County
Sherbeck
Eldership Convenes Annual Session in Arthur Township
The Michigan Eldership of the Churches of God in North America gathers Thursday at 1 30 p m at Arthur Center Church of God Arthur Township Clare County. Morning and afternoon sessions, Saturday Missionary meetings, youth rally Sunday, and an ordination service Sunday night headline a community welcome and public services.
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Michigan
Churches of God In
State Missionary Society
Nancy Hull
Africa
Alvin Rockey
Winebrenner Seminary
Eldership
Roy Miller
John Turner
Arthur Center
Arthur Township
Elza Beery
Little Boys Ball Tourney Opens in City Park Next Week
A Little Boys baseball tournament for ages nine to twelve runs all next week starting Monday August 21 at City Park. Games begin 5 30 each night with teams from Clare Harrison Coleman and Farwell already entered and hopes to include Beaverton and Rosebush. A trophy will be presented to the winning team.
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Clare
Harrison
Coleman
Farwell
Beaverton
Rosebush
Go Ahead For Sale Of Shamrock Home Sites
Clare Mill Pond Development Association led by Ken Barnes reports residential lots already selling for Shamrock Lake project. A new dam and dike will be built with flood control planned for spring 1962 and a 120 acre lakefront subdivision within Clare city limits. Major work aims to clear five feet of muck, establish an 822 foot elevation, and permit periodic drawdowns to improve fish and weed control.
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Clare Mill Pond
Clare
Michigan Conservation Department
Shamrock Lake
Dan White
Dale White
Association
Wilcox Parkway
Clare Airport
Jim Cole
Conservation Department
Jack Hammond
Gladwin
Consumers Power
Peter Callum
James Clute
Clare Rod and Gun Club
U.S. Waterways Commission
Clare Mill Pond Development Association, Inc
Ken Barnes
Earl Baumgarth
Ben J. Burdo
Bernard Wyman
Esther Gilson
Pontiac
Cole
Department of Conservation
Hammond
John R. Hall Sr. Dies of Heart Attack in Clare
John R. Hall Sr a longtime Clare city assessor and county supervisor died of a heart attack Sunday at his home 314 John R Street Clare He was active in Knights of Columbus Clare Kiwanis American Legion and the Clare Chamber of Commerce He had managed Clare s municipal sewage treatment plant since it opened and earlier moved to Clare in 1938 as an accountant His survivors include his wife Cecilia two children and seven grandchildren Funeral services were held at St Cecilia s Catholic Church with burial in Sacred Heart cemetery Merrill Mich Flowers and condolences filled the Doherty Funeral Home as friends and relatives mourned a longtime public servant and community member
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John R. Hall, Sr
City of
Clare
Clare County Board of Supervisors
John R. Street
Mr. Hall
Knights of Columbus
Clare Kiwanis
The
American Legion
Clare Chamber of Commerce
Board of Supervisors
Hall
Hanchett Livestock Yards
Midland
Hanchette
Brixton
Michigan
George
Mattie Hall
John. R. Hall
Farmington
John Hodges
Ithaca
Clare man buys Econ-O-Wash coin laundry
Harry Dice of Clare announced this week that he has purchased the Econ-O-Wash coin operated laundry at 716 North McEwan. He takes over management and operation of the business which is one block north of the Doherty hotel. The facility offers agitator automatic washers and dryers with extractor service and is open 24 hours daily with parking. The Econ-O-Wash was Clare’s first coin operated commercial laundry.
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Harry Dice
Clare
North McEwan
Doherty Hotel
Clare Hayseeders Hoedown Draws Wide Regional Crowd
The fourth annual Clare Hayseeders Hoedown lit up the High School Gym on August 12 with twenty five dance sets. Guests included callers from Midland Flint Zilwaukee and others, while clubs from across Michigan performed. Spectators and a visitor from France watched as colorful costumes twirled amid round and square dances. Organizers Ed and Marion Strouse Russ and Ruth Sanders Forest and Hildegarde Sogge Norris and Mary Lou Phillips also handled tickets and arrangements.
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Cadillac
Lou Drake
Midland
Chuck Olson
Flint
John and
Marie Jaréma
Zilwaukee
Clare
Phyllis Pearson
Robert Clure
Nelda Davis
Dick Hales
The
Hayseeders
Harrison
Dearborn
Berkley
Grayling
Ann Arbor
Houghton Lake
Saginaw
Alpena
Kawkawlin
Bay City
Mesick
Grand Blanc
Manton
Tustin
Detroit
Lake City
Six Lakes
Ewart
France
Marion Strouse
Russ
Ruth Sanders
Forest
Hildegarde Sogge
Norris
Mary Lou Phillips
Dale Corsant
Sue Sogge
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Vernon Hill
Tem
Sentinel
Calkins
John Calkins
Emerald
Emerald Island
Ireland
Little Boys Ball
Shamrock
Chamber of Commerce
Development Association
Clarence Gunn
Barnes Town and Country Lounge
John R. Hall
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