No Left Turn Bans to Speed Traffic at McEwan
State Highways approves an experimental no left turn rule for eastbound traffic entering McEwan Street from Fifth. Drivers must detour via Maple or Beech or pass through McEwan and turn north on Pine to return to North McEwan. A street parking ban on Fifth complements the plan.
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McEwan Street
Fifth
Department of State Highways
Department
Sam Long
Cadillac
The
Sentinel
McEwan
North McEwan
Pine Street
Fifth Street
Clare
Willard Koch
City Commission
Highway Department
W. Fifth
Jobless Checks Change at Alma Michigan Offices
The Alma Branch Office of the Michigan Employment Security Commission announces new unemployment benefit reporting days for Mt. Pleasant and Clare. Mt. Pleasant report days move from Tuesday to Thursday starting September 28 1967 and Clare move from Wednesday to Tuesday starting September 19 1967. The change aims to give more time to process claims and improve service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma
Michigan Employment Security Commission
Mt. Pleasant
Clare
G.G. Guimond
Reminder to donate at Clare Bloodmobile event
Clare residents are urged to donate blood at the Bloodmobile on Monday August 28 at Clare Congregational Church from 12 noon to 6 p.m. Ages 18 to 60 in good health are eligible. donors are needed daily and you could be helping someone in need.
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Clare County
Clare
Don’t Be Fooled By Another Bill
Local mails this week carried envelopes with a California post mark and return address from a Directory Service Co. that resembled a bill for payment. The card warns that it is a proposal form not a bill and on the reverse admits the company is an independent publisher with no connection to other directory publishers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Directory Service .Co
California
Directory Service Co
State 4-H Show Highlights Michigan MSU Campus
Michigan's 52nd State 4-H Show runs August 22 to 25 at Michigan State University with over 3,000 4-H members from all counties. Demonstrations contests judging and educational activities featured. Clare County delegates include Carolyn Burdo Linda Dawson Pam Walters Belinda Bicknell Gary Fletcher Kay MacQueen Debra Fletcher Rebecca Streeter Alan Montney Kim Montney Karen Gordon Debra Macklem Patty Roda baugh and adult advisor Mrs Vivian Dawson. Public welcome with no admission fee.
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Michigan
Michigan State University
Michigan County
Carolyn C. Bay
Clare County
Carolyn Burdo
Linda Dawson
Pam Walters
Belinda Bicknell
Gary Fletcher
Kay MacQueen
Debra Fletcher
Rebecca Streeter
Alan Montney
Kim Montney
Karen Gordon
Debra Macklem
Martin Murphy
Patty Rodabaugh
Vivian Dawson
Farwell
Ben Burdo
Clare
State Highway Commission Publishes County Maps for Sportsmen
The State Highway Commission offers black and white county maps in two scales three-eighth inch to the mile and one inch to the mile. Smaller maps cost 25 cents each or 10 dollars for all counties. large maps cost 75 cents each. Individual upper peninsula sheets vary by county. Orders are sent to Maps State Highway Commission Lansing 48926 with checks or money orders payable to the commission.
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State Highway Commission
Michigan
Lower Peninsula
Upper Peninsula
Alger
Delta
Gogebic
Houghton
Iron
Mackinac
Menominee
Schoolcraft
Marquette
Lansing
Ducks set to open Oct nine in Michigan 1967 season
Michigan approves the 1967 waterfowl plan with a 40 day duck season from October 9 to November 17 and goose season running from October 1 to November 30. Daily limits keep four mallards and eight in possession with adjusted limits for wood ducks and canvasbacks. Canada geese stay at five per day with two in possession. Goose opener in northern Michigan is at 11 a.m. E.D.T.
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Michigan
State Conservation Commission
U.S. Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife
Lower Peninsula
Seven Fund Chairmen Named for Clare Hospital Drive
Laurence W. Jackson Jr. named seven community chairmen for the Clare Hospital Fund Drive to raise six hundred thousand dollars to expand the facility. Albert Sacco Clare William H. Flower Farwell Mrs Myrtle Coil Harrison Mrs Emily Kibby assisted by Mrs Alice Brown Marion Walter Yeager Coleman Wilbur McLane Lake and Mrs Olga Ringley assisted by Mrs Howard Ryckmian Lake George. They will recruit volunteers in their communities to ensure every industry retailer and private citizen can pledge.
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Clare Hospital
Laurence W. Jackson, Jr
Albert Sacco
Clare
William H. Flower
Farwell
Myrtle Coil
Harrison
Emily Kibby
Alice Brown
Marion
Walter
Jackson
Jim Penrose Showcases Beef Cattle at Michigan State Fair
Visitors to the Michigan State Fair in Detroit starting August 25 will see farm products and modern farming in action. Prize animals including beef and dairy cattle, sheep, swine, horses, poultry, rabbits, and pigeons will attract attention, with Jim Penrose from Clare County entered in Beef Cattle judging.
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Detroit
Michigan
Clare County
Jim Penrose
Farwell Man Injured In Car Crash
Edward Kuck, 52, of 236 Hall Street, Farwell, was injured when his car left a dead end on Arthur Road at Bringold Avenue in Lake George, flipped, and caused fractures and internal injuries. He was taken to Glare Osteopathic Hospital by Mt. Pleasant State Police.
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Farwell
Edward Kuck
Hall Street
Mt. Pleasant
Area Schools Announce Opening Week Plans
Clare Public Schools plan opening week with Sept 6 half day for most students and Sept 8 as first full day while kindergarten arrivals are notified. Harrison and Farwell report teacher contracts and start dates, with enrollment estimates around 1,825 for Clare and 1,250 for Harrison.
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Clare Public Schools
Richard Snyder
Clare
Harrison
Robert Larson
Harrison School
Farwell Area
Harold Elenhaas
The
Sentinel
Farwell
Goleman
MEA Fears Start Date Delay If No Teacher Contracts
The Michigan Education Association warns about 250 public school districts lacking contracts for next year risking delayed athletic schedules if coaching staffs strike. Locally in the US-10 League Clare, Farwell, Shepherd, Coleman, Bogatt, and Reed City faces delays. Clare officials report a pending contract with the Clare Education Association and School Board aims for September 6 school start with a contract presented at the next board meeting.
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Michigan Education Assn
Clare
Farwell
Shepherd
Coleman
Bogatt
Reed City
Gladwin
Richard Snyder
Clare Education Association
Wheat as cattle feed sparks price and nutrition debate
Michigan State University beef cattle specialists examine whether low wheat prices during the 1967 harvest can compete with shelled corn for finishing cattle. They note similar total digestible nutrients, higher protein in wheat, and practical feeding tips from rolling wheat to a pound for pound swap with corn.
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Hugh Henderson
Terry Greathouse
Department of Animal Husbandry
Michigan State University
Greathouse
Holbrook Schedules Kalamazoo Court Reorganization Hearing
Rep Holbrook chairing a southwestern Michigan public hearing on court restructuring August 26 in Kalamazoo. The session seeks input from judges attorneys and citizens on creating new courts of limited jurisdiction as part of broader reform ahead of the fall legislature session.
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Michigan
Kalamazoo
House of Reprepresentatives
Judiciary
Donald E. Holbrook
Clare
Holbrook
International Room
Holiday Inn
E. Grosstown Parkway
Lansing
Detroit
Lower Michigan
Southwestern Michigan
Upper Peninsula
Clare County Share of State Highway Fund Distributions
Claré county’s share of the State Motor Vehicle Highway Fund for the 1967 second quarter totaled 103357 dollars. The City of Clare received 5497 dollars. Distribution began August 14 from a fund of about 56 million dollars. Nearby towns also received funds: Farwell 2308 Beaverton 2434 Coleman 3776 Gladwin 5847 and Harrison 3449.
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Claré County
Clare
Farwell
Beaverton
Coleman
Gladwin
Harrison
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MSU
Upper
Lower Peninsulas
Name Seven Fund
Jim
Board of Education
My Weekly
Scholastic
MEA
Henderson
Rep. Holbrook
Clare School
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