Power Line Break Slices Through Harrison After Auto Crash
An auto driven by Denver C. Yeager left US 20 near the elevator corner and snapped an eleven thousand volt pole, plunging Harrison into a blackout. Resident Harry Townsend was electrocuted, others suffered burns. service was restored in parts by 1:40 PM the next day with repairs by Consumers Power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison
Denver
C. Yeager
Gladwin
Seaver Amble
Leo Skinner
Consumers Power Company
C. A. Wellman
Clare
Sheriff Amble
Harry Townsend
Murray Street
Eastrum
Detroit
Earl Wilson
Ervin Weaver
Wilson
Norman Near
Albert Felske
Gladwin Hospital
Murphy
Main Street
City
Long Lake Resort
Consumers Power Plant
Alma
Amble
Ed Bruce, Jr
Isabella Pomona Grange to Convene with Union Grange No 1220
Isabella County Pomona Grange will meet Union Grange No 1220 for the County Convention on Thursday evening in September. A pot luck lunch will be held. Nina Forbes serves as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabella County
Pomona Grange
Union Grange
Nina Forbes
Yale Lady Dies After Apoplexy In Bus Station
Miss Eliga Hayes of Yale Michigan died at 9 15 p m in Community Hospital Mt Pleasant following an apoplexy in Clare bus station Wednesday afternoon She had arrived on the southbound Greyhound at 3 24 p m and was awaiting the 5 57 bus to Ludington when struck She had been in ill health for ten years and previously underwent an operation at University Hospital Ann Arbor
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliga Hayes
Yale
Michigan
Mt. Pleasant
Clare
Miss Hayes
Greyhound
Ludington
Kuno Hammerberg
University Hospital
Ann Arbor
Annual Flower Show Planned At Community Hall
Plans indicate a successful event Tuesday September first at eight o'clock with music a flower queen crown and a surprise finale. Flowers arrive morning judging noon to two by Mrs Madge Lamb and Mrs Allen Graham Farwell. Entries include bouquets one kind flowers and table centerpieces with a grand prize Virginia Juniper donated by Mr and Mrs Edward B White.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Lowrey
Madge B. Lamb
Allen Graham
Farwell
Ollie
Edward B. White
A. M. Artibee
Hall
Artibee
B. White
Schlegel
William Bowler
Jesse Hampton
A. EB. Mulder
S. Kaster
N. A. Eiden
A. Dawe
Scrap Drive Prompts Community Collection at Clare City Park
Residents are urged to bring scrap to the pile opposite Clare City Park on Friday and Saturday September 4 and 5. The event invites participation to boost local recycling efforts.
Victory Flower Show Impresses Guests At Community Building
Harrison Study Club presents the Victory Flower Show at the community building drawing over 150 guests from Harrison and nearby towns plus vacationers from Detroit and Chicago. The event featured a large V shaped display, patriotic decor, and 130 plus bouquets by 40 exhibitors amid cool weather and a Saturday storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison Study Club
Harrison
Clare
Gladwin
Temple
Detroit
Chicago
Bay City
Saginaw
Plint
Loan Papers Burned at St Henrys Church Burning Ceremony
St Henry's Church in Rosebush will hold a 10:00 mass Sunday ceremony to burn loan papers detailing a 1923 bank loan and subsequent debts. Officials will review parish accounts and authorize burning of the Joan papers in the presence of the congregation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Henry’s
Rosebush
Us-27
Rosebush State Bank
St. Henry's
Leaton
Gordon Grant
Joan
St. Henry’s Church
10% War Bond Purchase Plan Sponsored Here
A Monday evening city hall meeting outlined plans to form 10% War Bond Clubs and promote payroll deduction purchases. Local leaders Mabel Mulder and Art Damoth chaired, with J A Quintal of Freeman Oil describing a Minute Man club and other firms detailing their voluntary bonds and stamp programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Mulder
Art Damoth
J. A. Quintal
Freeman Oil Company
Burke Collins
Thayers’ Dairy
Conrad Walker
State Highway Department
Frank Jackson
0. W. Lynch
Gulf Refining Company
Willard Bicknell
Bicknell
Richard Groves
Doherty
Tibbits
Mr. Damoth
AELF
George Haring
County Road Commission
Hol. White
Roy Harter
Ann Arbor
Pere Marquette Union Depot
United States
Clare High School Class of 1941 Reunion Planned
Clare High School graduates from the class of 1941 will hold a reunion at Chippewa Lake this Sunday August 20. A potluck dinner is to be served in the afternoon. All who can attend are asked to meet at the schoolhouse at 1:00 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare High School
Chippewa, Lake
Farwell Council Enforces Two-Dog Limit Ordinance
Farwell village council passes a two dog limit. Sheriff Ambie arrests Join Perkins who pleads guilty before Justice Roy P. Wilson and receives fifteen days in Clare county jail with sentence held in abeyance for 48 hours to allow compliance. Perkins has moved dogs outside village limits, suspending the sentence if he continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farwell
Ambie
Join Perkins
Roy P. Wilson
Clare
Perkings
Scrap Drive Urges Clare County To Donate Junk For Munitions
Scrap metal and rubber are urgently needed for munitions. A War Production Board and Michigan Defense Council backed drive asks farmers and city residents to bring items to a junk pile on West Fourth Street opposite Clare City Park this Friday and Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare County
War Production Board
American Industries Salvage Committee
Michigan Council of Defense
Salvage Committee
WPA
Clare County Council of Defense
West Fourth Street
Clare City Park
Farwell Labor Day Celebration Plans Unfold
Farwell prepares for its annual Labor Day events with a reunion of the Auld Lang Syne Society on September 5 to 7. Events include band concerts amateur contests with a War Bond prize, agricultural exhibits, a Sanford vs Farwell baseball game, free acts, fireworks, and church services as crowds gather from across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farwell
Auld Lang Syne Society
Friends of Yesteryears
Clare County
Parnell
Central Michigan League
Sanford
Tony
Mrs. Roy McKinnon Dies Suddenly at Home West of Clare
Grace Sophia Northey born in Whitehall Michigan on November 17 1875 moved to Clare as a girl. She married Harry Willrich in Buffalo in 1921 and returned to Clare in 1934. She wed Roy McKinnon on June 18 1940 and died August 22 1942. Survived by husband and two nephews. Funeral at Thurston Funeral Home officiated by Dr John H Hall with burial at Cherry Grove Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy McKinnon
McKinnon
Grace Sophia Northey
Whitehall
Michigan
Clare
Harry Willrich
Buffalo
New York
Thurston Funeral Home
John H. Hall
Cherry Grove Cemetery
Lightning strikes farm barn. Gladwin County man killed
A Beaverton area tragedy reports William Wagner, 35, killed when a lightning bolt struck his barn while he and workers hayed. The fire destroyed the barn, cattle, and a grand champion Shorthorn, with $15 000 plus loss, covered by $3 500 insurance. Sheriff and coroner investigated. no inquest. He leaves four brothers and two sisters. Funeral at Dale Methodist church.
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Wagner Brothers
Beaverton
William
Midland County Sheriff’s Office
Wagners
Jacob Grant
Harold Eddy
Wagner
Ray Cowell
Harry Rogers
Gladwin County
Jesse
George
George Long
Fred
Stanley
Lapeer
Tobacco Township
Eva Truax
June Long
King's Daughters Annual Meeting Tomorrow
The King's Daughters will hold their annual meeting at the Baptist Church next Wednesday afternoon at 2:60 o'clock. Committees will present reports and officers will be chosen for the coming year. A luncheon will follow the meeting and a special missionary offering will be taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King's Daughters
Baptist Church
King’s Daughters
The
Firemen Guests of Chief Haley at Lake Cottage
Chief Albert Haley hosted twenty one Clare fire department and auxiliary members at his new Houghton Lake cottage. To ensure constant protection some stayed from Monday noon to Tuesday morning and others from Tuesday noon to Wednesday morning. honorary guests Atty Theo Bowler and Art Damoth joined. The group praised the hospitality and some stayed until Thursday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Haley
Clare
New Haley
Houghton Lake
Atty
Theo. G. Bowler
Art Damoth
Albert
Air Raid Warden Raymond Kent Presses Clare on Civil Defense
A Clare gathering at city hall heard Senior Air Raid Warden Raymond Kent of Midland describe blackout duties and the roles of fire watchers, wardens, auxiliary police, and scout cars. He urged full local participation and noted women may take greater Civilian Defense duties. The meeting followed by a police auxiliary session at night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare County
Raymond Kent
Midland
Kent
England
William Howarth
Michigan Bell Telephone Company
Howarth
Sam Jones
Red Cross
Western Electric
John Rodabaugh
Paga Ten
Seven to Face Criminal Charges in Circuit Court
During the September term at Harrison the docket includes seven criminal cases with several naturalization petitions heard next Tuesday. Cases involve break in, forgery, removing mortgaged property, and a third offense disorderly conduct, plus ejectment and quiet title actions in the civil calendar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Court House
Harrison
David Archibald Mair
Aromenta
Minnie Collard
People
Bob Stager
Walter Hergen
Roeder
Paul Oakley
Lynes Oakley
John Burns
Rowland Mussell
Roland B. Comer
Richard I. Benninghausen
Consumers Power Company
Edna Carpenter
Frank Vanlew
Et al
Edwin E. Perrin
Dessert & Brown Lumber Co
Herbert Randall
Assumpsit
Clarence Parks
Minnie Parks
Benninghausen, Inc
Fred Turbush
School No
Hamilton Township
Chancery Calendar
Gladys Wolven
Donald Wolven
Homer Douglas
Mabel Davis
Joseph Miller Davis
Harry HB
Tope
David Smith
Pure Oil Co
John A. Struble
Lincoln Lowe
Hiva Lowe
Bill
Albert C. Wolfe
Mildred Wolfe
Ernest Hammond
Pearl Hammond
Maxine Mester
John Mester
Fred L. Blaisdell
Leta Blaisdell
Citizens State Bank
Mammioth Producing & Refining Company
Emily Ward Ravell
Injunction
Michigan Produce Co
Bryam
Page Tey
Farwell School Reopens Tuesday September 8
Farwell Rural Agricultural School will open in all grades on Tuesday September 8. Buses will pick up students to arrive by 1 00 p.m. Organization plans will be announced next week and Superintendent Reynold Mick will reveal the faculty at an early date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farwell Rural Agricultural School
Reynold Mick
Clare County Faces Short August War Bond Quota
In August 1942 Clare County nears month end with a Bond shortfall. War Savings Staff reports $11,931.25 in War Bonds sold. $18,968.75 remains to meet quota. Urgent appeal urges residents to buy bonds and remember Pearl Harbor as county helps fund the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare County
War Savings Staff
United States
Jaree
Pearl Harbor
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Isabella Pomona Grange
Weidman
Farwell Council
Thurston’s
William Wagner
Haley
Lake Cottage
Ray Kent
Clare Monday
City Hall
Farwell School
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