Slippery Roads Trigger Weekend Vehicle Collisions
Heavy hunting season traffic and bad weather led to multiple crashes around Clare and US 27. The weekend saw seven-plus collisions with no critical injuries. injuries were minor for several drivers, and damage totals ranged from 25 to 350 dollars. Authorities credited slippery pavement and failure to yield as factors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald V. Anderson
Mt. Pleasant
Clyde Ll. Hummell
Carson City
Clare
US 27
Anerson
Hummell
Humwells
Anderson
Richard Hartshorn
Clare Hospital
Us-27
Julus Wernette
Remus
Spaulding
Schaffer
Richard M. Thretherney
Lansing
Ford
McEwan St
Heber Curtis
Petoskey
Clayton Townsend
D. Hoff
Greenville
H. Munoz
Saginaw
Kickoff Date Set for Michigan Farm Bureau Roll Call
December 5 marks the statewide Roll Call kickoff with a noon banquet at Mt. Pleasant Odd Fellow Hall. Alvin Wood announces a goal of 888 members for Isabella County while Fred Reimer delivers the keynote on farm organizations. The event includes a 4H volunteer corps and a 1 PM radio panel on WKAJ reaching 5,000 volunteers statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan Farm Bureau
Alvin Wood
Isabella Farm Bureau
Mt. Pleasant
Odd
Hall
Fred Reimer
Saginaw
State Farm Bureau District
Reimer
County Farm Bureau
J. BH. Bechdoll
Rural Rosebush
Junior
Farm Bureau
Dean Taylor
Stan McCrae
M. S.C
WKA Je
Don Kinsey
Grand Rapids
Michigan Farm Buréau
Carl
County Basketball League To Commence Play December 15
Nine teams have entered the Clare County Basketball League with play starting December 15 as announced by league Secretary Bernie Wilson. Teams listed include Claye Manufacturing DeMolay Coleman Coleman American Legion Fivart Farnxy Bureau Ewart Beal City Farrell and Beaverton. Wilson noted possible entry of Weidman and Marion to reach 11 teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare County Basketball League
Bernie Wilson
Claye Manufacturing
DeMolay
Coleman
Coleman American Legion
Fivart Farnxy Bureau
Ewart
Beal City
Faryell
Beaverton
Clare Resident John A Schaaf Dies After Illness
John A Schaaf a longtime Clare resident died at his home on Sunday after a three and a half year illness. Born September 20 1874 in New Hamburg Ontario he lived in Alpena and Mt Pleasant before moving to Clare twenty seven years ago to work as shoe buyer for Wm H Bicknell Co. He married Gertrude Bell Leadbetter August 7 1899. He leaves wife three sons five daughters two sisters two brothers twenty three grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Prayer service was held at Stevenson Funeral Home and services followed at First Congregational Church with interment in Cherry Grove cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Schaaf
Clare
John Alien Schaaf
William and
Louise Schaaf
New Hamburg
Ontario
Michigan
Alpena
Mt. Pleasant
Wm. H. Bicknell & Co
Gertrude Bell Leadbetter
Suych
Gertrude
John, Jr
Warren
Grand Junction
Cole
Clair
Flint
Moristelle
Chicago
John Howlett
Wyandotte
Janice Kleinhardt
Ruth Glass
Phyllis Farrell
Gladwin
Gordon Witmer
Stephenson Funeral
First Congregational Church
Leslie Nevins
Cherry Grove Cemetery
No Parking Zone Near Post Office Drives Pushes Fines
The city enforces a no parking area adjacent to the post office driveway to allow the Highway Post Office trucks to turn safely on West Fifth Street. Some drivers have paid fines, and police warn tickets and penalties will continue for noncompliance with postal regulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway Post Office
Long Post Office Department
West Fifth St
Postal Service
Paul Edward Horrs Infant Laid To Rest Here
Funeral services for Paul Edward Horrs infant son of Bryan and Mrs. Horr were held Sunday November 27 at Thurston Funeral Home. Rev. Harl Redman officiated, with a short sermon. Burial followed in Cherry Grove Cemetery. He leaves four sisters Clara Mae Lucille Shirley and Paullette grandparents and numerous relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Edward
Bryan Horrs
Paul Howard
Bryan Horr
Clara Mae
Lucille
Shirley
Paullette
Thurston Funeral Home
Harl Redman
Clare Baptist Church
Cherry Grove Cometary
Mrs J A E Burton Dies at Daughter's In Flint
Caroline Marie Methner daughter of Frederick and Pauline Methner born June 15 Coleman Michigan died November 21 1949 at home of her oldest daughter Mrs Samantha Johnson Flint after brief illness aged sixty years five months and six days. Survived by husband and eleven children twenty five grandchildren one great grandchild and many relatives. Funeral held November 23 at 2 pm at L D S church Coleman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline Marie Methner
Frederick
Pauline Methner
Coleman
Michigan
Samantha Johnson
Flint
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Alfred Eugene Burton
Qtta A
Loomis
Norman F
Mt. Morris
Samantha. Johnson
Oren P
Barbara Bigsonette
Beulah Thompson
Ray L
Arlene
Aft
Dorothy McClure
Clio
Robert B
Alfred Bolton Burton
William
August
Edward
Joseph
Floyd
Jason
Elmer Methner
Henry Methner
Traverse City
Susan Dowd
Emma Ouderkirk
West Branch
Frank Methner
Legion To Sponsor Gifts For The Yanks Who Gave Project
The Walter H. Larman Post American Legion and Auxiliary urge Clare and area residents to donate cash or gifts for hospitalized Michigan veterans. Boxes valued at four to five dollars will be prepared for delivery by December 10. Donors may drop items at Citizens Bank or Bicknell's Store until December 6. no edibles or liquor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare
Walter H. Larman
American Legion
Michigan
Legion and Auxiliary
Citizens Bank
Bicknell’s
Fox
Express Office Relocated and Service Changes Noted
The Railway Express office at 314 McGowan Street will close December. A branch at Marsh Grain Co. 314 Mcfiwan Street will receive express for shipment. In-city delivery continues from Midland office. pickup by phone. The change aims to improve service amid recent train disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marsh ‘Grain Co
Mcfiwan St
Midland
Marsh Grain Co
Obituary for Mrs E McFadden in Vernon City
Mrs Ellen McFadden 89 a longtime Vernon City resident died Tuesday at Isabella County Infirmary hospital after a long illness. Born March 16 1860 in Toronto Canada she married Patrick McFadden and later came to the United States. Her son Vincent a World War I veteran died in 1932. Surviving relatives include a niece Mrs Mary Gibbons and nephews Edward Maloney and John Maloney. Funeral services were held at St Cecilia's Church with a Requiem High Mass and burial beside her son in St Cecilia's Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen McFadden
Vérona City
Isabella County Infirmary
Infirmary
Toronto
Canada
James
Mary Molter
Patrick McFadden
United States
Vernon City
Vincent
Mary Gibbons
New York City
Edward Maloney
Mt. Pleasant
John Maloney
Toledo
Ohio
Doherty
St.Cecilia’s Church
J. I. Sruba
St. Cecelia’s Cemetery
City of Clare joins holiday drunk driving crackdown
Clare and the Michigan State Safety Commission launch the December Holiday Hazards program to curb driving after drinking. The campaign promotes the slogan Drunk Drivers Lose Their Licenses, citing statewide license suspensions and December as the deadliest month with 195 fatalities last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare
Michigan State Safety Commission
Michigan
Gold Star Mothers Plan December Meeting and Party
The Gold Star Mothers group will meet Wednesday December 7 to elect officers and collect 1950 dues. Committees will be appointed for plans for a Christmas party at city hall December 14 with chapters from Mt Pleasant Midland Saginaw and Clare participating. For needy family assistance, call Ite Hammond Bether Browd or Violet Querback.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
Mt. Pleasant
Midland
Saginaw
Clare
Ite Hammond
Bether Browd
Violet Querback
Harrison
Former resident arrested on old complaint
Cecil Feeney, once of Clare, long wanted since last December, was arrested Saturday on a fraud charge brought by Stephen Hamilton Jr. of Mt. Pleasant. He pled not guilty at arraignment before Justice War B. Dunlop and posted $500 bond for Municipal Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Feeney
Clare
Stephen Hamilton, Jr
Mt. Pleasant
Justice War
B. Dunlop
Edward
George Ostrander
H-2
Wheeler
Milton B. Misgener
Frost
Leroy C. Mack
R-4
Owosso
Albert Arise
Don Bell
Surrey Township
Jeff Willey
Farwell
Arliss
Mack
Robert Davis
Edmore
Bell
Freeman Township
Justice Willey
Norma Norwood
Bert
Justice Court
Postmaster Jackson urges early Christmas mailings nationwide
Postmaster Frank Jackson requests public cooperation to mail Christmas greeting cards and packages early. He notes expected record volumes, advises December 15 for distant mail, urges first class stamps, and outlines size limits and wrapping tips to ensure on time delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Jackson
Clare
Jackson
Dance at Mt. Vernon Grange Saturday Night
Mt. Vernon Grange hosts a Saturday night dance featuring good music. Committee invites all residents to attend for a lively community event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon ‘Grange
Mrs. Allan Tulk Named Christmas Seal Sales Manager
Mrs Allan Tulk was named community manager of Clare to direct the Christmas seal sale announced by the Michigan Tuberculosis Association The sale funds health education rehabilitation casefinding and research efforts in Michigan Last year 1561 preventable deaths and 6109 new cases were reported The 1949 seal sale funds will support work in 1950 she said
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allan Tulk
Clare
Michigan Tuberculosis Association
Tulk
Michigan
Bishop Approves Catholic School Building Here
The Grand Rapids Diocese approved construction of a five room St. Cecilia's Catholic School in Clare. The 100 by 60 foot one story brick building will house three classrooms and two convent rooms with steam heating and fluorescent lighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Cecilia's Catholic Church
Clare
Grand Rapids
Wheaton Ave
Pine St
Frederick E. Wigen
Joseph Sruba
St. Cecilia’s
St. Henry's
Rosebush
Deaths Andrew Irving Sr Clare
Andrew Irving Sr father of Andrew Irving Jr of Clare died Sunday in Birmingham Alabama from a heart attack at the Birmingham railway station while en route to Orlando Florida for a church convention. The family sent for the remains to Bay City for funeral services and interment Thursday. Margaret Pearl Comer of Bay City longtime Clare president died at 5 00 pm Wednesday. Funeral services will be at Bay City Baptist Church Saturday at 2 00 pm with interment there. Obituary will be published next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Irving
Clare
Birmingham
Ala
Irvings
Orlando
Fla
Andrew Irvings
Suzanne
Bay City
Margaret Pearl Comer
Bay City Baptist Church
Foreign Students to Speak at Study Club Meeting
The Glare Study Club will meet Tuesday night December 6 at the Methodist Church. Foreign students from Central Michigan College Mt Pleasant will discuss International Christmas customs with speakers from Hawaii Virgin Islands and Tran sharing insights on holiday traditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glare
Methodist Church
Central Michigan College
Mt. Pleasant
Hawaii
Virgin Islands
Tran
Fifteen Hunters Killed in Forties Hunting Season Toll
The 1949 general deer and bear hunting season closed with fifteen firearm deaths, down from last year’s eleven and far below the 1943 peak. Nine died of heart attacks and 57 were wounded as 10,396 deer and 115 bears were reported across the straits. The antlerless season opens in several counties through December 10 with about 21,000 permits issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace B. Wilbur
R-4
Mt. Pleasant
Lee
Clarence Clark
Lakegon
Lee Towiship
Midland County
Wayne Feighner
Lansing
Gladwin
State Conservation Department
Straits
Antrim
Charlevoix
Grand Traverse
Leelanau
Benzie
Manistee
Newago
Allegan
Harold Treat
Lake George man Frederick Slater dies after six year illness
Frederick C Slater 49 of Lake George dies Sunday at University Hospital Ann Arbor after a six year illness. Former Lansing city employee, he lived at Lake George since illness, with a brother in Alma for the past two months. Born March 24 1900 in Sumner township Gratiot County he leaves wife Mary eight Lansing children, three brothers, one sister and six grandchildren. Services were held at Moody Funeral Home Alma with Rev Charles B Hahn officiating and burial in Riverside Cemetery Alma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick ¢. Slater
Lake George
Moody Funeral Home
Slater
University Hospital
Ann Arbor
Lansing
Alma
Joseph Slater
Sumner Township
Gratiot County
Mary
Charles Buhs
Charles Johnson
Constance Slater
Keith Slater
Donald Slater
Raymond Slater
Frederick Slater
Gorman ‘Cantrell
Jeanette
Harry
Cadillac
Francis
Augusta
Montana
Ruby Gse
Charles B. Hahn
First Methodist Church
Riverside Cemetery
Trout Supper by Methodist Men At Church Bazaar
The Methodist men will host a trout supper in the church basement as part of the W S CG GS bazaar. Art Darmoth will fry the fish again at the event referenced with address 5330. December date is listed but not specified.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Isabella County
County Basketball League
Ai Clare
Bicknell'’s
JA. E. Burton
Hest
August Klashak
Samuel
Pendelton
Atseigting
Coleman Cemetery
Legion
Bank Or Bicknell’s
Express
Marn Gneyn McEwWearn Street
E. McFadden
St. Cecilia's
Gold Star
Clare County
Mrs. Pearl
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