Michigan State hosts 50th Farmers Week February 1 5
The 50th annual Farmers Week runs February 1 5 at Michigan State University drawing about 50 000 farm families and visitors. Exhibits compare agriculture from 50 years ago with modern farming. 20 MSU departments and 10 farm associations showcase research livestock crops and soils. Notable features include the Abrams Planetarium the Biochemistry building the Beef Cattle Research Center and the endocrine unit. Prominent speakers include MSU President John A Hannah and former ambassador Tran Van Dihn.
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MSU
Animal Husbandry Department
Agriculture Engineering Department
Stacea
John A.hannah
Tran van Dihn
Viet Nam
United States
Gun Damage Criples Area Phone Circuits Near Beaverton
A shotgun blast damaged a telephone cable near Beaverton injuring insulation and wiring and knocking out service for 156 connections in Coleman Beaverton and Gladwin areas for hours. State Police joined the investigation while a pattern of ten prior incidents since March was noted by William Chesney the area exchange repair foreman.
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Beaverton
Michigan Bell Telephone
William Chesney
Area Exchange
Gladwin County
Chesney
Jobs-People Meeting Set for January 7
Interested groups are invited to send representatives to a meeting Thursday January 7 on the growing need to match jobs and people Developing Human Resources. It will be at Sno Snake Mountain ski lodge at 8 p.m. The County Cooperative Extension staff sponsors the session providing information and materials. A focus on adjusting young people to available jobs will be featured.
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Sno- Snake Mountain
County Cooperative Extension Staff
Medallion For Romney Celebrates Michigan Inauguration Day
Michigan State University artists Dirk Gringhuis and Val Berryman designed a three inch bronze medallion to honor Governor Romney on Michigan Inauguration Day 1965. The obverse shows the Governor’s profile and date. the reverse bears the Water Winter Wonderland slogan a map of Michigan a state capitol star and a herring gull. It is likely the first souvenir piece for a Michigan inaugural.
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Michigan State University
Romney
Michigan
Dirk Gringhuis
Val Berryman
MSU Museum
Water
State Capitol
McClure
George Romney
January memories and local notes from Clare and Farwell
A retrospective of 1964 highlights and small town events in Clare and Farwell. Key items include school boiler accident, Farwell High move to new building, Clare fire contracts changes, district boundary appeals, and a year of births, elections, disputes, and progress as reported week by week in The Sentinel.
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U. S
John Smith
California
Clare High School
Farwell
Clare
Sheridan
Vernon
Wise
Rosebush
Mt. Pleasant
The
Sentinel
Dow Chemical Company
Farwell Methodists
Clare County Road Commission
Malcolm Whitford
Seiter Brothers
School millage proposal prompts questions on education gaps
Citizens School Study Committee answers FAQs about an 8 mill operation tax. They argue current four mills fail to provide adequate Jr and Sr high school programs, highlighting shortages in vocational arts, commerce, social studies, remedial reading, music, science, physical education, and guidance. They assert overcrowded classes, limited offerings, and need for more teachers and counselors to maintain accreditation and improve curricula.
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Citizens School Study Committee
Sr. High
North Central
Six Burdo Brothers Gather for Family Day
On Sunday December 27 the six Burdo brothers met at Ed Burdo's Sonia home. Ben and Dan from Clare joined with families, while Ed connected with Bill Burdo in Los Angeles and Tom as a guest. A separate connection linked with Tony in Seattle.
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Burdo
Ed Burdo
Sonia
Ben
Dan
Clare
Bill Burdo
Los Angeles
California
Tom
Tony
Seattle
Washington
Death of Glen Lower 71 in Arthur Township
Glen Lower 71 a life long local resident died suddenly Tuesday December 29 at his home in Arthur Township Funeral services are set for Thursday afternoon at 2 oclock from Gate Baptist Church Arrangements are with Steph Funeral Homes and a sketch will appear next week
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Glen Lower
Arthur Township
Gate Betist
Steph
65 Priority For County Interchanges
The State Highway Department plans for 1965 include two new Freeway interchanges in Clare county and an interchange plus grade separation in Gladwin county with total cost about 10.5 million dollars. Commissioner changes note Mackie departing with Acting Director Howard Hill present as the 1957 to 1965 highway improvements are cited.
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State Highway Department
Michigan
Clare County
Gladwin County
John Mackie
Howard Hill
Mackie
Clare
Mackinac Bridge
Mannsiding Road
Harrison
Military Rd
Fletcher Rd
CMU Off Campus Class to Open in Clare
Central Michigan University offers Education 408 Education Workshop at the Clare high school. The first meeting is at 7 p.m. January 6. The two hour class offers undergraduate or graduate credit for students enrolled.
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Central Michigan University
Clare
New Overpass Design Cuts Piers On Michigan Freeways
A new overpass design will be built on two Michigan freeways next year. It eliminates two of the three supporting piers and uses continuous steel beam spans that cross the freeway lanes.
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Michigan
Three area residents die in Michigan crash
A two car collision on the US-10 Freeway between Midland and Bay City claimed the lives of Pearl Taylor a 53 year old teacher from Clare Public Elementary School and her husband James Taylor 51 and their four year old granddaughter Christine Neff of Rosebush. Christine’s mother Bonnie Neff and Christine’s husband Leroy Neff survived with injuries. Driver Hammill 19 of Toledo Ohio is charged with negligent homicide. Christine was born in Clare in 1960 and services for the Taylors were held in Mt Pleasant. Christine’s services were held at St Henry’s Catholic Church in Clare.
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Midland
Bay City
Pearl Taylor
Clare Public
James Taylor
Christine Neff
Rosebush
Taylors
Rural
Lake
Taylor
Bonnie Neff
Christine
Bay City Mercy Hospital
John Edward Hammill
Toledo
Ohio
Hammill
James Edwards
Michigan
Taylor’s Lane
Bringold
Loomis School
Clare-Isabella
Clare
Bay County
Ruth Watson
Pleasant
William Taylor
Flint
Ronald Taylor
Long Beach
California
Amos Gary
Gaylord
Isabella County
Farwell
Taylors Grande
LeRoy
Fred Neff
St. Henry’s Catholic
St. Henry’s
John McGee
First robin visits Farwell couple during lunch
Mr and Mrs Duncan Roepinger of Farwell spotted a robin perched on a tree at noon on December 29. The sighting surprised them as it seemed out of place and raised questions about whether the bird stayed for winter or came to deliver new year and anniversary wishes for their 35 years of marriage.
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Duncan Roe=plinger
Farwell
Robin
Koeplingers
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Gladwin
and Bernard Tubbs
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Vernon Township
James Walsh
Minnie Arts
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Ithaca
Elton Marshall
East Fifth Street
Tom Bradley
Albert Haley
Tim Cotter
Glen Cain
Hat~ton
Dept. of Conservation
Clare JayCees
Orville Smith
Clare Loan Co
Wayne
Lloyd Ritter
Sister Lakes
Grand Haven
Frank T. LaGoe
Lionel Duncan
Clare Methodists
Raymond Norton
Joy Judy
Jill
Rolland Gunderman
Clare General Hospital
Glen QC
Whiteside
George Strange
Charles Verden
Gilmore Township
NFC
Clare Chamber of Commerce
Ken Barnes
Howard Everts
Clare Jeweler
Clare - Gladwin
Donald E. Holbrook
Donald E. Holbrook, Jr
CMU
Ters
Ruth Nixon
Stinson
Robert Smith
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