Pioneer Day Observed by Clare Study Club
Clare study club observed Pioneer Day with a busy program at the Anderson home. Members and guests shared memories of early Clare life including remarks by Anna Greer and stories from pioneers such as Mrs. Sutherland, Mrs. Cooley, and Mrs. Bogardus.
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Pionter
Clare Study Club
Pleasant
Josephine Anderson
Clare
Weither Schlegel
Clare County
Anna Greer
Anna Lowry
Clark Sutherland
Rose Alger
Alger
Clare City Mills
Wm. Biden
A. J. Doherty
Leon Gleason
Elden
Simon Bogardus
Mesdames O’connor
Josephine Long
Carrie Ackerman
Fred Hudson
Wm. Waite
Christmas Mail Disruptions Prompt Early Postage
All city and rural carriers suspend deliveries on Christmas Day with only special delivery mail to be delivered that day. Special delivery fees range from 10 cents for letters to 35 cents for large packages, urging the public to mail early and put correct addresses to avoid delays due to enormous volume.
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Postoffice
Hari Tupper Adtz
Andersonville School Receives First Standard Plate
The Andersonville P T A in Wise township held a Thanksgiving Day meeting with a chicken supper for about one hundred. Music and talks by George White Mercer and local performers accompanied the dedication of the Standard School plate, noting the school as the only Standard School in Wise township. Next P T A meeting is set for December 11.
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Parent-Teacher Association
Andersonville
Wise Township
George White
Mercer
Clare
Dowd
Myron van
Sick
Jen
Goodenough
Raymond Verette
Vernon
Emergency Landing Field for Clare Urged by State Official
Major Hivans of the State Aeronautic department visited Clare to promote an emergency landing field. He urged local officials to request ground and secure the state share funding. A similar field has been established at Harrison with two 1800 by 650 foot runways planned for completion by spring.
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Hivans
State Aeronautic Department
Lansing
Clare
John Asline
Asline
Harrison
Alumni Edge High School In Charity Football Game
Thanksgiving charity game at Clare raised about eighty dollars for the Welfare committee. Alumni fielded more unseasoned players and won 13 to 6. Winners held a complimentary banquet at Joslin restaurant that evening with donated baked goods meat and dairy products from local providers.
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Joslin
Clare School
Bayes and Crystal Bakeries
L. W. Jackson
Clare Dairy
Clare Creamery
Albert Haley
M. Callihan
Hazel Sutton
Francis Kock
Dorothy Green
Betty Doherty
Announcement of Drug Store Ownership Transfer
Mrs. A. H. Mussell announces she has taken over the drug business formerly conducted by Floyd Kirkpatrick and will continue it under her name. All accounts owed under the former name should be paid to her and she will settle commercial accounts contracted for the store by Mr. Kirkpatrick. Dated November 21, 1931.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Kirkpatrick
Kirkpatrick
A. H. Mussell
Bake sale at Friz’s of ice by Salem Ladies Aid
Friz’s of ice hosts a bake sale next Saturday featuring baked goods cream dressed chicken and needlework goods organized by the Salem Hivangelical Ladies Aid Society of Wise.
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Friz’s
Salem Hivangelical Ladies Aid
Society of Wise
School Officers Meeting Held in Harrison County
The county school officers gathered at the Harrison courthouse for the De partment of Public Instruction meeting led by Dr. A Rinehart. It was the best yet with record attendance and high interest as officials discussed essential school law topics and shared insights for improving education.
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Clare ‘County
Department of Public Instruction
Court House
Harrison
Dc. A. Rinehart
Lansing
Rinehart
Schools
Mason County
Christmas Savings Club Sets Record Payout
In 1931 Christmas Savings Club members nationwide saved 593 million dollars. The Citizens State Bank of Clare reports its club for 1931 is the largest in bank history and will pay out thousands of dollars on December 7 to local savers. A 1932 club advert appears on page three.
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Citizens State Bank
United States
Clare
Christmas Savings Club
New Electric Sign Adorns Ideal Theatre
This week a large electric sign was installed at Clare's Ideal Theatre by Frank Hochstetler. The twelve and a half foot sign features red Ideal letters, a dark blue marble background, and a light blue border with green accents, marking a modern upgrade for the playhouse.
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Clare
Ideal Theatre
Frank Hochstetler
Ideal
Asline
Free grease job with oil change offer
Limited time offer from S A Wilkingon for a free grease job with each oil change using Standard Oil Co. products. Bring in your car for service.
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Standard Oil Co
S. A. Wilkingon
McKnight Building Rummage Sale Showcases Bargains
The 0 BH 8 rummage sale in the McKnight building offers many attractive bargains for shoppers to browse.
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McKnight
Beaverton Opener Signals Busy Season for Beaverton Team
Coach Alldread assembles a 30 man basketball squad with nine seniors. He expects to pick a winning combination from a large group and notes strong new material plus experienced players. The schedule includes thirteen games four against Class B teams, with Reed City visit and Beaverton on December 8 at 5 30 pm.
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Alldread
Beaverton
Reed City
Unemployed Roadwork Advances in Clare County
County progress report shows M 61 job west of Temple near four miles of grading and nearly a mile of gravel in five weeks. About 300 local men listed for work, with $3,250 spent supporting 130 families. Bridge project north of Clare also uses Local labor. seniors present school play Go Ahead tonight at 8 with 25 to 35 cent admission.
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Clare County
Temple
Clare
Christmas Seal Sales Finance Health Program in Clare
The Michigan Tuberculosis Association appoints Henry Baumgarten as Seal Sale Director for Clare to oversee the 1981 Christmas seal sale. Seals fund free TB clinics, posters, booklets, a health calendar, sanatorium beds, and TB research. Communities win health awards based on seals sold per school enrollment, with tests for childhood TB detected via tuberculin and X-rays.
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Henry Baumgarten
Clare
Michigan Tuberculosis Association
Michigan
Youngsters Ten Appear In Piano Recital At Home
Frances Jackson Sempowski presents beginners of summer and fall and younger group in a piano recital at her home Saturday December 5 at 2 30. Misses Virginia and Betty Schaaf Viola Van Duesen Janet Hughes assist. Program includes Let's Go Fishing Rose In My Garden Summer Days Drifting Hello Aunt Meal Time At The Zoo Country Dance Minuet Selectéd Solo Goodbye Old Year Dawn of Spring On Roller Skates Norma Suite With Lofty Stride Old Mother Hubbard The Little Drummer Priscilla Thor Dora Mor gan The Lion Sailing on The Bay Lightly Row Selected Solo Dream Boat Jolly Tinker Humoresque Berceuse Viola Van Duesen The older pupils recital planned for February.
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Frances Jackson Sempowski
Virginia
Betty
Schaaf
Viola van Duesen
Janet Hughes
Jean Pond
Rose
Rita Creguer
Lois _ Lange
Sarah
Lois Lange
Priscilla
Frances Morgan
Lion
Ireta Wood
Lola Sanford
Betty Hampton
Lacy Locket
Lona Lee Hampton
the Jolly Tinker
Kathleen Bogan
Humoresque
Berceuse
Joselyn
Notice to Policy Holders State Farm Insurance Meeting
Notice to policy holders invites attendance Friday evening December 11 at I O C Hall Clare for State Farm Mutual Auto and Life Insurance. Bring a friend. no business will be solicited. Politics with these companies will be discussed and questions clarified. Archambault local agent Jennings.
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State Farm Mutual Auto Insurance
State Farm Life Insurance Companies
Hall
Clare
Jennings. Archambault
Clare Sentinel Next Week Sale Notice
A brief notice indicates items will be offered for sale next week. The snippet hints at a local sale event reported by the Clare Sentinel.
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A. Clare Sentinel
Young Couple Have Pretty Howe Wedding
The home of Mr and Mrs Frank W Wishert Wise township hosted the November 30 wedding of their daughter Esther to Gilbert J Waddington of Gilmore. The ceremony under a blue and white canopy united them before 27 guests with Bilder S LeGran Randall officiating. The bride wore blue silk and pink carnations, followed by a three course repast.
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Frank W. Wishert
Wise Township
Esther
Gilbert J. Waddington
Gilmore
Bernice
Wesley Wishert
Bilder S. LeGran Randall
Farwell
Harrison Pioneer Flora Richardson Dies After Lingering Illness
Harrison residents mourn the death of Flora Richardson known as Aunt Billie after a long illness. A Civil War veteran widow, she resided in the county seat for fifty years and leaves two nephews a niece and a son who predeceased her by fifteen years. The service was held Thursday afternoon at her home with Rev Ray Busler officiating.
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Harrison
Flora Richardson
Ray Busler
Tuesday Evening Club Program Highlights Magazines
The Clare Good Literature Club met at Mrs. Myra Asline’s home with a brief business meeting followed by a magazine program led by Mrs. Lampman. Members shared favorites including the Golden Book, Literary Digest, Good Housekeeping, National Geographic, McCalls, Reader's Digest, and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare Good Literature Club
Myra Asline
Winnie Elliot
Lampman
Marie Waganaar
Minnie Caul
Literary Digest
Helen Mitchell
Good Housekeeping
Elizabeth Maybee
National Geographic
Adelaide Wylie
McCalls
Hunice Slentz
Reader’s Digest
City Tax Collection at Citizens State Bank
Clare taxpayers may pay city taxes at Citizens State Bank on Thursday and Friday December 10 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. City Treasurer Mrs. Wm Latgé oversees the collection.
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Citizens State Bank
Wm, Latgé
Local Attorney Seeks Congressional Seat Citing Change
Clare county's chief executive for seven years Carl Holbrook announces candidacy for the 10th Congressional District. He blasts the incumbent for passing the buck and urges new blood, highlighting education in the President's Cabinet and farmer relief as key issues amid national financial distress.
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Clare County
Sentinel
Carl Holbrook
10Th Congressional District
Congress of the
United States
Congress
10Th Congressional
Navy
Federal Farm Board
World Congress
Woodruff
Desert Vengeance and The Squaw Man At Ideal Theatre
At the Ideal Theatre this weekend Buck Jones stars in Desert Vengeance Saturday with Warner Buxton in Sundays Man. 6 7 The Squaw Man a romance of England and Arizona features a beauty versus a savage. Huckleberry Finn follows Tuesday and Wednesday with Jackie Coogan and Mitzi Green sailing the Mississippi. Gift Night Wednesday offers an all wool double blanket. Roy Neeper of Lake wins 100 pounds of sugar.
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Buck Jones
Sun
Warner Buxton
England
Arizona
Jackie Coogan
Mitzi Green
Mississippi
Huck
Tom
Becky
Roy Neeper
Lake
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Andersonville School
H. S
Bake Sale
C. A. Rinehart
Iristm
School Gan
Sempowski
Elder Randall
Esther Wishert
Gilbert Waddington
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