Clare Public School Opens for Enrollment on Wednesday
Clare Public School announces enrollment for the Harry and Later Elementary Grades and Junior High on Wednesday at 8 30. Freshmen register Wednesday at 8 30 and upperclassmen Thursday at 1 00 with regular classes starting Friday September 5. The faculty shows few changes with two positions new. The roster lists E D Kennedy superintendent A F Bates principal Leo Brown coach math Arthur Steeley Smith Hughes agriculture L C Garthe industrial arts Muriel Cook commercial Mary Colburn Smith Hughes home economics Emil Pfister English Speech James Rawley social studies Keith Hunter instrumental music Cathryn Wiggins languages library Morrell Clute junior high assistant coach Marvel Vanderlip junior high girl scouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. F. Bates
Leo Brown
Arthur Steeley
Smith-Hughes Agriculture
L. C G. Garthe
Muriel. Cook
Mary Colburn
Smith-Hughes
Emil Pfister
James Rawley
Keith Hunter
Cathryn Wiggins
Morrell Clute
Marvel Vanderlip
Clare County Fair Opens Strong Under Sunny Skies
The fifty fifth Clare County Fair opened with about 5000 attendees and expected to reach 15000 as good weather continued. Exhibits include nearly one hundred displays, a large livestock show, and the Harrison Study Club flower exhibit with about fifty participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annway
Clare County Fair
Clare
Harrison Study Club
Woodland Dairy
Newkirk
Old Mexico
W. C. Cornwell Ranch Company
Labor Day Tribute to American Workers
Monday September 1 marks a national observance honoring the laboring man as the core of growth. The note praises forebears, warns of suspended business, and salutes workers who supply provisions and goods for national defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Businesses Aid Fence at Clare County Fair Grounds
Visitors view a 1000 foot fence along US-27 funded by 37 local firms whose signs advertise on the barrier. Space remains for more sign ads priced at 25 dollars for two years, with locations listed in Clare and Harrison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare County Fair
Us-27
Clare
Dessert & Brown
Seiter Brothers
Schaeffer's Dairy
Citizens State Bank
Fair Board
Opening Football Practice to Take Place Tuesday
Clare High School Pioneers hold first practice on Tuesday at the athletic field. Eligible players from last season and interested new students are urged to attend and indicate willingness to play. With the 1941 season opening Friday night September 19, Coach Brown seeks swift lineup and cooperation from players, parents, and students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare High School Pioneers
High School
Brown
Kiwanis Inter-Club Picnic In Clare Park
One hundred fifty members from Clare and Mt. Pleasant Kiwanis Clubs attended an inter-club picnic at Clare Tourist Park starting 6:30 PM. Barbecued half springers were served, chef J. M. Moore from Michigan State College supervised. Meetings resume next Wednesday at Hotel Doherty at 6:30 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare
Mt. Pleasant
Pleasant Kiwanians
Lou Moon
Harry Wakefield
Louw Wendt
Ed Grambau
Arleigh Osborn
Olate Kiwanians
Tim Cotter
Harold Menning
C. D. Bayes
Art Damoth
Ted Bowler
Kuno Hammer
Berg
Moore
Springers
Herman L. Fruechtenicht, Jr
Mt. Pleaaant Kiwanis Club
Theo. G. Bowler
Clare Club
Farwell Prepares for Large Labor Day Celebration
Farwell gathers for its twenty second annual reunion with a reminiscence meeting at the library Saturday evening and church services Sunday at noon. A tablet unveiling for the late J L Littlefield follows a 4:00 pm agricultural and arts display at the town hall and a 6:30 pm banquet with an 8:00 pm business meeting. Labor Day features include a pennant baseball game at 2:00 pm with a blossom parachute drop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auld Lang Syners
Friends
Farwell
James Stanley
Etta Brown
Flower Queen to Reign at Clare Flower Show
A Clare community flower show selects a flower queen and royal court with identities kept until a future date. The event invites residents to exhibit bird houses gardens and designs, with prizes for all ages. Entries require Clare post office mail. A musical recital by Frances Anderson and a Clare High School Band program are planned, with space to be limited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare
Clare City Hall
A. M. Artibee
Edward White
Burt Greer
K. Hammerberg
H. A. Anderson
Andrew Irving
Ida Crigier
Will Caple
R. W. Ryan
Frances Anderson
Hunter
Clare High School
Clare Bowling Assn Forms In Local Meeting
The Clare Bowling Association organized at Twin Hills Clubhouse on Tuesday to set policies and rules for local league bowling. Officers named include Tim Cotter as President and Lyle Brewer as Vice President with Harold Schaeffer Secretary and James Allen Treasurer. A follow up meeting is set for next Tuesday at 8:00 pm to elect a board and finalize details as multiple leagues prepare to join and play begins the week of September 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare Bowling Association
Twin Hills
American Bowling Congress
Tim Cotter
Lyle Brewer
Harold Schaeffer
James Allen
Coleman
I. G
Isabella County Convention to Elect Delegates Thursday
Isabella County convention to elect delegates to State Grange will be held at Mt. Vernon Grange Hall Thursday evening. Hach Grange is entitled to two pairs of delegates Pomona degree members invited with Pottuck lunch. Nellie RB White, Secy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabella County
State Grange
Mt. Vernon Grange Hall
Hach Grange
Pomona
Fourth Degree
Pottuck
Nellie
RB. White
Secy
Fire Destroys Sanford Grocery Block Overnight
A midnight blaze in Sanford destroyed the Enders grocery store and living quarters, with the family narrowly rescued. Firefighters saved adjacent bank and lumber sheds. losses total an estimated six to ten thousand dollars. Two nearby farm barns also burned, with extensive stock and equipment losses and minimal insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanford
Ralph Strayer
Averill
Allen Cole
Mr. Cole
Mr. Strayer
Guy Enders
Strayer
Enders
Layton Enders
Coleman and
Clare
Bank
Harley Penney
Fire Threatens Bird Sanctuary North of Clare
A forest fire burned two and a half acres of oak land and threatened the Michigan Zoological Society Bird Sanctuary eight miles north of Clare. The blaze likely started from a lit cigarette tossed from a car along Hatton road. Fire wardens, state police, and volunteers fought the blaze with Conservation Department equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Zoological Society Bird Sanctuary
Here
Hatton Road
Michigan State Highway Department
Big Spring
Conservation Department
Harrison
Perch Lake
Lake
Forest
Hudson Co to Present Flag to Health Asia in Harrison
Miss Garland of the J. L. Hudson Company will present a flag to the Clare County Child Health Association at 10 30 Friday morning in Harrison High School auditorium. Mrs Madge B Lamb chairs the association and accepts the flag. Invites go to the Tri County Board of Health, the Board of Supervisors, and the public. A brief program includes numbers by the Temple Rhythm Band and the Harrison High School Band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Garland
J. L. Hudson Company
Clare County Child Health Association
Harrison High School
Madge B. Lamb
Tri-County Board of Health
Board of Supervisors
Temple Rhythm Band
Infant fatally injured in Saturday night auto crash
Richard Lee Gerow eleven months old died from a skull fracture after a wagon with his parents and brother was struck on US-10 eight miles east of Clare. Parents Lloyd and Ivah Gerow were seriously hurt with leg injuries while four year old Stuart escaped with a sprain. Police and the Isabella County Prosecutor investigate the crash. Dorothy Terry twelve of Remus was fatally injured the prior Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Lee Gerow
Lloyd Gerow
Clare
Gerows
Clare County General Hospital
Richard Lee
Ivah
Stuart
Isabella County
Gerow
Remus
Dorothy Terry
Remus R-2
September Term of Circuit Court Convenes in Harrison
The September term opens Tuesday September 2 at the Harrison Court House with naturalization petitions including No. 114 Mary Dionise No. 115 Harry LeRoy Foss No. 117 Edward Herbert Waller. Criminal calendar lists People vs Bob Stager and others for breaking and entering with related cases. Several ejectment and trespass actions span multiple parties and property disputes including McKay McEvoy Perrin and Schmid Farm Land Inc vs Matthew Schmid. The docket also includes bill to quiet title and injunctive actions involving Bennett Benninghausen Perkins and related firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Court House
Harrison
Mary Dionise
Harry LeRoy Foss
Edward Herbert Waller
Bob Stager
Walter Hergenroeder
Paul Oakley
Fred Aiey
Loose Wiles Biscuit Coa
Richard I. Bonninghausen
Consumers Power Company
Kenneth FP. Irving
Florence W. Irving
J. al Pinch
Edna Carpenter
Frank van Liew
Edwin E. Perrin
George Scott
James A. McKay
Henry L. McEvoy
Ellen Gertrude McEvoy
Farm Land, Inc
Matthew W. Schmid
Sarah Hardler
City of
Claré
Dessert & Brown Lumber Co
Herbert Randall
Margaret Shilling
Adm
L. J. Martin Estate
Matthew Scott
Richard I. Benninghausen
Cecelia Hansen
Edwin H. Draper
McClanahan Oil Co
L. R. Perkins
Lela B. Perkins
Taggart Bros
American Michigan Pipe Line Co
Rampaging Brahma Bulls Alarn at Cornwell Ranch Rodeo Preview
Two wild Brahma bulls from a fifteen head herd rampaged at W C Cornwell Ranch northeast of town. Ranch hands used horses to rope and subdue the beasts after they breached ten foot fences, diverting them toward the highway and back to the stock yards. The scene accompanied a prelude to the Newkirk Rodeo at Clare County Fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Cornwell
Old Mexico
W. G. Cornwell Ranch Company
Gal Newkirk
Clare County
Cornwell Ranch
Harrison
Texas
Cornwell
Newkirk
Owl Ranch
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Kuno Hammerberg
Theo Wallington
Doherty
Auld Lang Syne Society
G. E. Lamb
John H. Hall
J. L. Littlefield
Board of Education
Mr. Littlefield
Reynold Mick
K. Swanson
Jeff Willey
Louis Geer
Judgex
Paul Gibson
Frank Keplinger
Dorothy Schruer
Madge A. Lamb
Clare Sentinel
Clare Bowling Alsn
Marie Whlsh
Floyd Reger
Gilmore Township
Katie Behnke
Durand
Gimore Township
Lee Hall
Farwell R-1
J. L. Hudson Co
Health Asia
Hart
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