Firemen's Celebration at Clare Draws Large Crowd
Clare hosts a big Firemen's celebration with a lively program. The Saginaw team beat local firemen 10 to 0 in the ball game, while Ewart edged Rosebush 4 to 3. A 1911 Overland with right hand drive was shown, and John Beakes staged notable shooting as dancing filled the halls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare
Saginaw
Ewart
Rosebush
Rotary Lake
Elmer Fetters
Vernon Township
John Beakes
Doherty
Duncan
Clare Young Man Marries at Lansing
Noel Cudney son of Mr and Mrs H C Cudney surprised friends with news of his marriage to Miss Patel Bretz of Napoleon Ohio. The ceremony was at the bride's sister home in Lansing conducted by Rev Gordon Speer. They will reside in South Haven where he works in accounting at Van Buren Telephone Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noel
H. C. Cudney
Patel Bretz
Napoleon
Ohio
Lansing
Gordon Speer
South Haven
Toledo, Ohio
Clare High School
Ferris Institute
LaFalle
Cudney
van Buran Telephone Co
The
Sentinel
Twelfth Annual Reunion of the Robinett Family
The twelfth Robinett family reunion was held Sunday August 15 at the Alwood grove in Arthur township with 143 in attendance. Activities included a noon meal, reports from the last meeting, and the election of Mayo Robinett as President Milo Robinett as Treasurer and Mrs J G C Newman as Secretary. The next gathering will be held at the same location next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayo Robinett
Milo Robinett
J. G C. Newman
J. C. Newman
Sec’y
Mrs. Mary Miller Dies Suddenl y Alma Resident
The remains of Mrs. Mary Miller of Alma were brought to Clare for a Lutheran church funeral conducted by Rev. J. C. Bernthal and burial at Cherry Grove. An obituary is promised next week. A ramage sale is advertised at the rear of the Guizena State Bank building with real bargains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Miller
Alma
Wise Township
Clare
J. CG. Bernthal
Cherry Grove
Guizena State Bank
Funeral of John McNeill Held Monday
John Hunt McNeill born August 20 1857 in Canada died August 12 at 4 30 pm heart trouble and cancer at his Cadillac Michigan home. He married Barbara Leichert August 5 1884 and had eight children two grandchildren and several siblings. Funeral was at the Methodist church with Rev Frank Bates and he is buried beside his father in Cherry Grove cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hunt McNeill
Canada
Lester Street
Cadillac
Mich
Michigan
Lynn Township
St. Clair County
Barbara Leichert
Joseph
Russell
Andrew
Ora
John
Leonard
Martha
Nora
Martha McKay
Sarah Huntley
Cecelia Haskell
William
Henry
Alex
Phineas
Dover
Methodist Church
Frank Bates
Cherry Grove Cemetery
Town
Alex McNeill
Henry McNeill
Cecelia Kaskell
Della Randall
Flint
William McNeill
Willis and
Warren
Houghton Lake
Leon McNeill
Phineas McNeill
Charlie
Alma
Walter Leichert
Eugene
Owosso
Archie Lux
Louis Jackson
Marion
Seth Barber
Burglar Alarm Triggers Crowd at Clare Savings Bank
A late evening alarm at the Clare County Savings Bank vault caused a crowd to form as bank officials inspected the scene. The vault door closing mechanism misaligned enough to trigger the alarm, though no tampering occurred and vault access remained restricted to those with the combination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare
Clare County Savings Bank
Green Dinner Arrangements Completed in Ionia
Arrangements are complete for a dinner at the Doherty Hotel Saturday at six o'clock in honor of Fred W. Green of Ionia. About fifty county men are expected to attend. Green will speak in the city park at eight o'clock and announce his gubernatorial candidacy for the September primaries. A band has been secured for music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doherty Hotel
Fred W. Green
Ionia
Green
Fire truck fuel theft stirs alarm in rural city
Sneak thieves stole gasoline from a fire truck three times while at the fire hall and in transit. City truck remained full until the alarm for Rodapaugh fire. Officials vow arrests as theft risks lives and property.
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Rodapaugh
Isabella county fair plans for 1926 season announced
The fourteenth Isabella county fair opens August 24 and runs to August 28 with a three day horse race program, auto races, horse pulling contests, free acts, a large midway and increased exhibits. Speed events offer nearly $2,000 in purses while world class acts like Bentum and the Bernadin brothers headline the free attractions. Family tickets at $2 require office delivery, and Island park hosts reunions as the fair grows into a local homecoming event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabella County
Luman Burch
Bench Bentum
Miss Bentum
Bernadin Brothers
Ringlings
U. S
Burch & Stirling
Island Park
Currie Returns From Florida Golf Trip To Clare
W E Currie and son Thomas H of Detroit visited Clare over the weekend to handle business and enjoy golf at Mt Pleasant and Houghton Lake courses. He owns land in Florida with a developing resort including a golf course. Currie plans corn acreage and notes dent corn ears two and a half inches by ten inches, with a worm near the tip. He says Michigan remains his home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Currie and Son
Thomas H
Detroit
Clare
Mt. Pleasant
Houghton Lake
Currie
Florida
Mr. Currie
Michigan
Sheriff Captures Thirty-Third Still in Clare County
Sheriff Crigier and deputies from Marion and Harrison raided a woods still in Winterfield township last Saturday. Merril Coleman, 19, was arrested for liquor law violations after fleeing. two gallons of whiskey and three barrels of mash were found. Coleman is in Harrison jail on $500 bond. This marks the 33rd still seized in Clare County since January 1923.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crigier
Fred Graub
Marion
Claude Lavery
Harrison
Winterfield Township
Merril Coleman
Coleman
Clare County
Janary
Prominent Writer Visits Clare During Week
Mr and Mrs Thomas H Uzzell of Yonkers New York stayed with her parents Mr and Mrs William Waite at the S C Kirbride home. Uzzell a short story writer and magazine contributor has traveled the world and authored Ivan the Terrible about Russia. He now specializes in golf stories and has interviewed top professionals for Success magazine. They left Tuesday and he will visit a new golf course at Murray Bay Quebec on Friday.
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Thomas H. Uzzell
Yonkers
N. Y
William Waite
S. C. Kirbride
Uzzell
Ivan the Terrible
Russia
Success Magazine
Murry Bay
Quebec
Dedication Ceremonies Postponed Indefinitely
The dedication and cornerstone laying for Norma's Camp home for crippled children planned at Beaverton on Sunday August 22nd have been postponed. Detailed work required prevented timely arrangements. a new date will be announced in the Sen tinal columns as soon as possible.
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Norma’s
Beaverton
Auction Postponed and Rumimage Sale at Bank Rear
The notice says the household sale has been postponed by one week to August 28 and identifies Hat, Mia, and Frank Pettipona as involved. A Rumimage sale remains scheduled at the rear of Citizens Bank.
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Hat
Mia
Frank Pettipona
Citizens Bank
Mrs. T. H. Maynard Passes At 76 In Clare
Mrs. T. H. Maynard aged 76 died after a lingering illness at her East Fifth Street home. Born Elizabeth Shaw July 28 1850 in Roseville Ohio she married Robert Koontz in 1871 and later Dr. T. H. Maynard in 1918. Survived by husband three children seven grandchildren one great grand child two sisters a brother and many friends. Funeral Monday at 2 30 p m from home with Rev. E. T. Smith officiating. Interment Cherry Grove Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry
T. H. Maynard
East Fifth Street
Elizabeth Shaw
Roseville
Ohio
Robert Koontz
Navarre
Mamie Manley
Clare
Koonitz
Methodist Church
Chas. Miller
Roscoe
Michigan
Jerry Koontz
Edw. Gorr
Chas. Koonttz
Lansing
Chas, Miller
Rachel Young
Dexter
Missouri
C. A. Shaw
Rodney
Archie Manley
Michigan City
Raymond Gorr
Flint
Chas. Koontz
Young
E. T. Smith
Cherry Grove
Bartholomew Goodenow Wedding in Evart Home
In Evart on Saturday August 14 a quiet home ceremony joined Cora Janet Bartholomew to Mers Goodenow before forty relatives. The couple will live in Clare after a Muskegon honeymoon. out of town guests included Chas Goodenow and family, Marguerite Worner, John Cass, Leo Chase, Dr. C O Sowles and Merry Olive Sowles, Basil Rought and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Bartholomew
Evart
Cora Janet
Mers. Goodenow
Chas. Goodenow
Clare
Clement
Myron Clement
Marguerite Womer
Lansing
Loren Bartholomew
Sylvan Orchestra
Usl
Muskegon
Mich
Route 5
Mannis-Worner
Marguerite
Murill Tillman
John Cass
Leo Chase
Flint
C. O. Sowles
Merry Olive Sowles
Owosso
Mrs
Basil Rought
Muakregon
Princess Theatre August 21 28 Program Notes
The Princess Theatre announces a two week slate from August 21 to 28 with Flower of the Night and Pola Negri on opening night, Mae Murray in Merry Widow and Legions Benefit show with matinee at 3:00 PM pricing 20c 19c. The Wonders Big Special September 14 15 and other titles including Rin Tin Tin in The Night Cry Richard Dix in Let's Get Married and song and dance acts continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princess Theatre
Pola Negra
Sun-Man
Moderns
Coleen Moore
Merry Widow
Mae Murray
Legion
Harry Lengdott
Richard Dix
Oddesa
Suction Furnace Cleaning Machine to Visit Clare
A suction furnace cleaning unit will visit Clare the week of August 30 to September 4 to service heating systems. The device cleans the entire system including chimneys, ducts, and pipes, reduces dust, improves sanitary conditions, reveals hazards, and operates with minimal household disruption. An advance agent will visit homes to take orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare
McEwan Crossing to be Protected Night and Day
Public Utilities Commission orders 24 hour watchman at McEwan street Pere Marquette crossing in Clare. Hearing in Lansing February 11 1925 supported by City officials and Chamber of Commerce. crossing to be protected May 1 December 1 and December 1 May 1 with earlier hours. Dense traffic and obstructed views justify continuous safety measures.
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McEwan
Pere Marquette
McEwan Street
Public Utilities Commission
Clare Chamber of Commerce
Hughes
Clare
Chamber of Commerce
L. H. Thompson
Fred J L. Thompson
City of
Lansing
Clare youth killed in truck train crash near Farwell
Clyde Eberhardt eighteen son of Mr and Mrs Martin Eberhardt of Clare was instantly killed when the automobile he drove crashed into a moving Ann Arbor freight train at the M 20 crossing north and west of Farwell. Miss Erma Bowers survived with minor injuries as the party returned from Crooked Lake pavilion. Eberhardt born March 27 1908 in Vernon township had worked in Flint and lived in Clare since 1921. He left a large family including five brothers and four sisters with several relatives traveling from Lansing Saginaw Flint and Chase for the funeral.
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Clyde Eberhardt
Martin Eberhardt
Clare
Ann Arbor
Farwell
Crooked Lake Pavilion
Erma Bowers
Stevenson Lake
Miss Bowers
Eberhardt
Cadillac
Mesick
Flint
Clyde Arthur Eberhart
Martin Eberhart
Vernon Township
Kenneth
Buick
Mabel Heiser
Lansing
Lloyd
Emerson
Hlsie
Hilda
Vernon
Emma
Wilcox
Martin Heiser
Anna Hetrick
Homer Loomis
Glenn
Florence
George Stone
Ira. Dodge
Martin Romike
Lena Romike
Curtis Wilcox
A. Wilcox
Ada Feehele
Saginaw
Jack Sulivan
Baldwin
Olga Nelson
Chase
Rev E R Cochran to Speak in Clare
Rev Edgar R Cochran of Lansing secretary of the state Conservation department and Groesbeck supporter will speak in Clare at the city park on Saturday evening August 28 in support of Groesbeck. He is a former Methodist pastor and World War I chaplain and is regarded as a skilled orator on conservation and public affairs. A band is planned and the event is billed as a major Clare occasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Groesbeck
Edgar R. Cochran
Lansing
State Conservation Department
Clare
Cochran
Clara
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Saginaw Boy Scouts
Bride
Robinett Family
John McNeill
Parm
W. E. Currie
Thomas E
Woods
Bartholomew-Goodenow
Holland Furnace Co
Utility Commission
Lady Friend
E. R. Cochran
Rosehusl
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