Children's Fund Eye Specialist to Visit Clare County
Dr. Marian Stevenson, the Children's Fund ophthalmologist, arrives in Clare County on August 24 for three to four weeks to examine eyes of school and preschool children with vision defects. The program offers free eye exams and free glasses, addressing a backlog of 276 requests, with a deadline of August 22 for signed parent consent.
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Marian Stevenson
Children’s Fund
Clare County
Tri-County Health Unit
Children's Fund
Michigan
Boonstra
Clara County
Stevenson
Thiehoff
Children's Fund of
Robbers Loot Local Gas Station on North McEwan
Robbers entered the Fred Goodman gas station on north McEwan street last Wednesday night. They broke a window on the north side to gain entry and took money and assorted items including candy gum cigars and cigarettes. Local suspects are believed responsible.
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Fred’ Goodman
McEwan Street
Ice Cream Social at Twit Elms Golf Club Friday
The Farmhers' Onten will host an ice cream social at Twit Elms Golf Club Friday evening. Everyone is invited to attend this community event.
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Onten
Twit Elms Golf Club
Stolen Cars From Clare Homes Include Ford V-8 and Plymouth
Two automobiles were stolen from the homes of Prosecuting Attorney Theo G Bowler and John Penney early Thursday. A Ford V-8 and a Plymouth were taken. the Plymouth was later found near Coleman city limits by a Midland county deputy. A third car, belonging to John Wickland, was broken into but not removed. The thief’s fate remains undetermined due to limited Post Office guidance.
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Theo. G. Bowler
John Penney
Coleman
Midland County
Postoffice Department
John Wickland
Extension clubs organize at Harrison August 28
Home Economics extension clubs will organize at Harrison Congregational Church on Friday August 28 from 2 to 4 p.m. The meeting will train local chairmen secretaries and recreation leaders with material on duties parliamentary law news writing and demonstrations on nutrition vegetable cookery milk in meals and seasonal salads.
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Harrison Congregational Church
Edna V. Smith
Estelle Nelson
C. H. Nickle
Apple
Home Economics Girls Picnic at Clare Tourist Park
Tuesday afternoon at four o clock the Home Project girls under Miss Ulrey held a picnic at Clare Tourist Park. They played baseball and a treasure hunt crowned by Mary Smith winning the prize. Guests and participants included Anita Nixon Betty Walker Virginia Foell Donna Tubbs Audrey Thayer Mary Smith Joy Groves Virginia Stoy Jean Groves Lola Sanford Doris Zinger Betty Stevens Alice Leichti Genevra Stottlemyer and Miss Alrey.
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Anita Nixon
Betty Walker
Virginia Foell
Donna Tubbs
Audrey Thayer
Mary Smith
Joy Groves
Virginia Stoy
Jean Groves
Lola Sanford
Doris Zinger
Betty Stevens
Alice Leichti
Genevra Stottlemyer
Miss Alrey
Bowler Family Receives Visit From Sister Jean Margaret
Sister Jean Margaret, daughter of Mr and Mrs W E Bowler and Sister Gerard of Toledo, spent a week visiting Clare relatives. Jean Margaret, away from Clare since 1927, praised the city’s improving appearance as the Bowlers drove to Toledo Tuesday for duties at the Blessed Sacrament School.
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W. E. Bowler
Jean Margaret
Wim. Bowler
Gerard
Toledo
Clare
Strayed or Stolen Hereford Calves Seek Return
Two yearling Hereford calves missing or stolen from W. C. Cornwell Ranch. A reward is offered for their return to the ranch. Likely livestock theft notice seeking leads and recovery.
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W. C. Cornwell Ranch
Clare Represented at American Legion State Convention
The Eighteenth Annual Department and Sixteenth Annual Department Auxiliary conventions met in Lansing. Local Post delegates Bernard Fitzpatrick William D Harger T Carl Holbrook Kyle L McKinnon Conrad Walker and Alexander J Wylie attended. Auxiliary Unit members Celina Creguer Marie Holbrook Nellie Sherwood Betty Walker Blanche Waller Audrey Dee Willey Geneva Willey Adelaide Wylie also joined. Three delegates were named as Tenth District representatives on convention committees. Peter Mason opened the caucus and a secretary and delegation chairman were to be elected.
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The
American Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
Lansing
Bernard Fitzpatrick
William D. Harger
T. Carl Holbrook
Kyle L. McKinnon
Conrad Walker
Alexander J. Wylie
Celina Creguer
Marie Holbrook
Nellie Sherwood
Betty Walker
Blanche Waller
Audrey Dee Willey
Geneva Willey
Adelaide Wylie
Walter H. Larman
Alexander E. Wylie
Hansen
Grayling
House of Representatives
State Capitol
Peter G. Mason
Clare Study Club To Sponsor Ninth Annual Flower Show
The Clare Study Club will sponsor the ninth annual Civic Flower Show at the City Library on Tuesday September 8 in the afternoon and evening. Club members listed include Mes dames Hmma Harris Viola White Anna Greer Pearl Sanford and Myra Asline.
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Clare Study Club
Mesdames Hmma, Harris
Viola
White
Anna Greer
Pearl Sanford
Myra Asline
Citizens State Bank advert invites power customers to pay bills
A small 20th century style notice urges Consumers Power users to settle light and power bills at the Citizens State Bank for prompt and courteous service.
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Citizens State Bank
Second Health Lecture Here Next Wednesday
Dr. Vida Gordon of the Michigan Department of Health will discuss endocrine theory and bodily function in a health lecture at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Legion rooms. The event is the second weekly health class for women sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary in Clare. Mothers and women are urged to attend. a discussion period will follow with questions answered. Similar meetings are scheduled throughout the county.
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Vida Gordon
Michigan Department’of Health
Legion Rooms
Clare
American’ Legion Auxiliary
Gordon
Pioneer Citizen Edward Barber Dies at 69
Edward Barber aged 69 years 4 months 28 days died after a lingering illness late Tuesday night. Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at Thurston Funeral Home with Rev. George P. Stanford officiating and interment in Cherry Grove cemetery. A life sketch will be published next week.
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Edward Barber
Thurston Funeral Home
George P. Stanford
Cherry Grove
Eastern Star Meeting Set for August Twenty Seventh at Beaverton
Clare Gladwin Midland District Association Order of the Eastern Star will convene next Thursday afternoon and evening August Twenty Seventh in Beaverton. Memorial Service for Al fie Hunter, past Beaverton Chapter matron, followed by a six o'clock dinner. attendees urged to notify the Worthy Matron. Worthy Grand Matron and several Grand Officers plan to attend.
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Clare Gladwin-Midland District Association
Order of the Eastern Star
Beaverton
Association
Alfie Hunter
Quiet Wedding Unites Helen Kleiner and Glenn Bay
Hagie correspondent reports a quiet Sunday morning ceremony at the Hagie parsonage uniting Miss Helen Kleiner and Mr. Glenn Bay with Rev. Honderich officiating. Attendants were Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kleiner. newlyweds depart for a two week trip to the upper peninsula and plan to settle in the community after a reception on their return.
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Hagie
Hagie Parsonage
Honderich
Helen Kleiner
Glenn Bay
Robert Kleiner
Upper Peninsula
Henry Kleiner
Burton Bay
Guild pot luck supper set at Asline home
Members of the Guild and their husbands will gather for a pot luck supper at the home of Mr and Mrs John Asline on Wednesday August 28. Bright dishes and supper will be served.
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John Asline
Clare School Keeps Accredited Status for Three Years
Wesley B. Beadle informs Supt. E. D. Kennedy and Clare Board of Education that Clare High School remains on the University of Michigan accredited list for the three year period ending June 30, 1939. He praises Kennedy, teachers, and students and notes favorable reports on the school building and administration, especially teacher J A Kitchin.
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Wesley B. Beadle
E. D. Kennedy
Clare
U. of M
Kennedy
Board of Education
BE. D. Kennedy
Michigan
Mr. Kennedy
E. P. Brooks
Department of Public Instruction
Clare High School
University of Michigan
State Department of Public Instruction
Brooks
J. A. Kitchin
Kitchin
Stough and Loomis Reunion Held at Wilson State Park
The annual Stough and Loomis family reunion was held August 16 at Wilson State Park in Harrison with nearly fifty relatives and friends. Highlights included a picnic dinner, afternoon games, and ice cream. The event planned to meet again on the second Sunday in August next year. The oldest attendee was Mathew Loomis aged eighty one, the youngest was Ralph Taylor of Lansing, with two births and no deaths recorded in the year. Relatives traveled from Lansing Detroit Flint Barryton and other areas.
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Robinett
Atwoods Grove
Mayo Robinett
Nettie Barber
Miles Edward
Ted
Arvilla Newman
Avery Barber
Heaven
Amanda Coats
Mancelona
Eden
Ohio
Mt. Morris
Ypsilanti
Ann Arbor
Hamilton
Ind
Flint
Chesaning
Lansing
Metz
Fort Wayne
Butternut and
Mancelonia
J. C. Newman
Stough
Emma Youmans
Clare
Ralph Taylor
Detroit
Ernest’ Stough
John ‘Tice
Harold
Clare County Republican Women's Club Meeting Held Postponed
The Clare County Republican Women's Club meeting at Harrison was postponed one week or until August 24. This third meeting will feature profiled speakers and is open to all women. The gathering will take place at the Community Hall.
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Clare County Republican Women's Club
Harrison
Clare Man Sworn In as Guard at Southern Michigan Prison
Evert Wilson of Clare, formerly with Standard Oil, was sworn in last Friday as a guard at the State Prison in Jackson. He was among 32 hires from a new Civil Service class, after exams and six weeks of training, praised by Governor Frank D. Fitzgerald as top-qualified. This marks Michigan's first Civil Service class and training program for state prisons.
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Clare
Southern Michigan State
Evert Wilson
Standard Oil Co
Jackson
Wilson
Civil Service Commission
Frank D. Fitzgerald
Pheasant Raising Prizes Promised By Clare Rod and Gun Club
The Clare Rod and Gun Club calls all who set pheasant eyes this season to report to Henry Doll at Thayer Brothers Creamery in Clare before September 1 to help select winners for the greatest percentage of pheasants raised. Prizes will be distributed soon after. The club seeks guidance on best plans or locations for liberating birds and notes last winter's strong show due to member support. Aiming to rear hardy birds, the club expects to boost local hunting prospects and urges cooperation with the Department of Conservation. The next meeting is Monday evening, August 24, at 8:00 at the Larman and Woodcock garage to plan trout distribution from Federal rearing ponds between Clare and Harrison along US-27 and to discuss winter activities.
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Clare Rod and Gun Club
Henry Doll
Thayer Brothers Creamery
Clare
Mr. Doll
Department of Conservation
Rod and Gun Club
Larman and Woodcock
Harrison
Us-27
Legionaires to Receive New Cards with 1937 Membership Receipts
Commander Walker and Adjutant McKinnon report the local American Legion Post has issued 1937 membership cards and will provide new cards to members who pay the 2.50 dues. Sixteen members have already paid and received the new boards, with last year’s record noted as the highest in the post’s history. The post emphasizes prompt dues to fund upcoming activities and maintain its strong record.
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Walker
Adjutant McKinnon
American Legion Post
Department
Parish Picnic Set Sunday at St Henrys Near Rosebush
St Henrys Parish invites all to a Sunday picnic on August 23. Chicken dinner served in the auditorium from noon to 3. Games on the school grounds all afternoon if not rained out. Event will be held two miles north of Rosebush in the school area.
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St. “Henry's Parish
Rosebush
Multiple Injuries From A North Michigan Road Crashes
Several people suffer painful injuries in a series of autos crashes on US 10 and US 27 near James Hill and Cadillac. Robt Sheshelman and wife from Anderson Ind and Jos P Lewis of Gladstone Mich face injuries and legal penalties after collisions involving a truck and passing attempts. Mrs Sheshelman’s son and others escape with minor bruises. Police cite careless driving for Lewis and fines imposed.
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Indiana
James Hill
Robt. Skheshelman
Anderson
Ind
Jos P. Lewis
Gladstone
U. P
Lewis
Chevrolet
Sheshelman
Clare County General Hospital
Hva Sheshelman
Harrison
Justice Young
Cadillac
Archie Rhone
Rosalia
Schaafsma Accepts Position With Mt Pleasants Lumber Co
Case Schaafsma resigns as bookkeeper and manager of Clare Beaverton Lumber Co to join Hull Lumber Co in Mt Pleasant after six and a half years. Arthur Roe promoted to take charge of the Clare Beaverton branch. The Sentinel wishes them success in their new roles.
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Case Schaafsma
MT. Pleasant Lumber CO
Clare Beaverton Lumber Co
Hull Lumber Co
Pleasant
Arthur Roe
Clare-Beaverton. Lumber Co
The
Sentinel
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Dr. Stevenson
Catherine M. McDermott
Clare Tourist Park
Eastern Star
C. G. M. District Association
Beaver
Ton
Sun
Clare School
Stough and
Loomis
Wilson State Park
Clare County Republican
Legionaires
Frank Scott
James Gerow
Greer
Scott
Kyle McKinnon
Camp Temple
Farwell
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