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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1963
Page
1
The Clare High Senior Band of 68 performs tonight at eight o'clock in the high school gym. The program includes festival selections, Broadway tunes, Civil War songs, marches, and a Haydn piece by a woodwind quintet. Proceeds from a free will offering fund a vibraphone, with Junior Band earnings added later.
The February meeting of the Farwell Women's Society of Christian Service opened with prayer and devotions on John 1 4 7 14. Miss Bertha Babcock led in the topic Race Relations and the Worship Center displayed a Light of the World candle Bible and world peoples picture. A film We Are All Brothers was shown and enjoyed. The session closed with In Christ There Is No East or West and a social hour with refreshments served by Mrs. Alice Whilling and Mrs. Al Young.
Jean Van Hoose and Janet Smith, identical twins from Clare Michigan Delta Psi, celebrate Valentine’s Day as their birthday. They married in a double ceremony and raise children, with Jean as chapter secretary and Janet as treasurer. Both graduated from Clare High School and are featured in The Torch Beta Sigma Phi.
A 22-person luncheon meeting outlined a $300000 project to build an all faiths chapel for 3000 patients and 800 employees at Traverse City State Hospital. Clare County’s share is $3600 with Judge Robert Campbell leading a committee to gather cash pledges and gifts as church needs for spiritual guidance complement medical care.
The Pioneer Annual for 1951 features reader predictions about CHS graduates roles and careers. Names include Don Barber as a drug store manager, Betty Ahrens as a shop owner, Ron Gook as a store manager, Lee Sowle as a photographer, Dick Hubel as a rodeo rider, and Sally Bicknell as a mother of twins. Some forecasts matched later lives, others diverged, prompting readers to revisit their own class prophecies.
A barber shop on 94 Business Loop Benton Harbor featured a four foot snowbank with a sign reading Snow for Sale that drew smiles from motorists. A woman even offered to buy snow and have it delivered on the next Fourth of July.
The Clare City Association bowling event saw shifts with second and third place teams displaced and three singles bowlers breaking into top spots. In the money standings the Independents lead with 3048, followed by Lowers Grocery 2948 and Clare Loan 2934. Floyd Stanley and W Hughes lead doubles with 1269, Tony Branigan and Ralph Slocum next, then Don Holbrook and Paul Managian. Bil Wilkie tops singles at 682 with Ralph Le Pesky at 661 and Gary Agle and Bob Hickey tied with Dick Penny for third at 660. Dick Alexander shot a 252 high single and 608 high series during the Clare Alleys weekend.
Dr. W Lyle Willhite of Central Michigan University spoke to the Glare Business and Professional Women's Club at Hotel Doherty. He discussed world affairs, tax issues, segregation, and global markets, urging reading to stay informed. Local students performed folk songs and a piano solo accompanied the event.
February schedules are listed for well child conferences in Clare at city hall February 19 from 1 to 3 p.m. Harrison courthouse February 15 from 9 to 11 a.m. and Farwell Methodist Church February 19 from 9 to 11 a.m. Ina Hammond presided at a brief meeting. March program by Civic Participation Committee and April 21 district meeting in Clare were urged.
A Wednesday noon Rotary talk featured Dr. John Wood of Davis Medical Clinic and Dr. Leroy Sterling of Central Michigan University. They discussed how coronary heart trouble is increasingly preventable because it is predictable, and Sterling demonstrated the Radio Electrocardiograph to measure heart activity during normal activity.
The Fourth Annual Congress of the Professions met in Lansing February 8–9 at the Jack Tar Hotel. Dr Neil Stirling presided over the session on The Check and Balance System in State Government. Speakers included Gilbert Bursley James Hare Michael O Hara and Michigan Supreme Court Justice. Governor Romney and Mayor Bowerman welcomed attendees. A space program device was shown for monitoring heart stress in orbit and tests on coronary risk factors were discussed. Public lecture by Dr Robert Stowe on February 21 at Clare Elementary School is free.
The Clare School Board tabled a proposal to shorten the regular noon lunch period and will revisit the issue next September. They also began study of an adult vocational training project to prepare residents for higher skill jobs. A rep committee will meet with local industry to discuss implementation.
Clare school PTA schedules a next Monday evening meeting to explain how reading is taught. A panel of seven grade school teachers will discuss methods of teaching reading and pupil progress in the Clare School system.
The 17th anniversary of Household Appliances in Clare kicks off a 3 day sale with furniture, floor coverings, and appliances. Demonstrations, contests, and free attractions planned. Special salespeople and factory reps meet crowds as the event runs through Saturday night.
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