Clare City Manager Willard Wedge resigns effective April 1
Willard Wedge informed the Clare City Commission Monday evening of his resignation effective April 1 after four years as city manager and engineer. He plans retirement and will stay in Clare with his wife. Wedge came to Clare in 1944 after serving as city manager in Gaylord Michigan and will oversee final projects before leaving.
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Willard Wedge
Wedge
Gaylord
Michigan
Laurence Seiter
City Commission
Hove
North America
Commission
U.S
Injured Whitmores Attend Church Outing
George Whitmore, an airline pilot injured in a summer crash, attended Clare Methodist Church with his wife Becky on Sunday marking his first outing since October 12. They linked with friends, dined with the Greer family, and spoke by phone with his Colorado-based parents.
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Airlines
Whitmore
Clare Methodist Church
Clare General Hospital
Becky Hobbs
Lane
Krater Park
Whitemores
Clare
Mrs. Whitmore
Mrs
Colorado
Revenue Office Moves to New Mt. Pleasant Location
The area office of the Bureau of Internal Revenue in Mt. Pleasant is open Monday through Friday from 8 am to 4 pm. It has moved to 115 East Illinois, Mt. Pleasant, from the former post office building. The local phone number is Spring 38 1171.
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Bureau of Internal Reveue
Mt. Pleasant
Illinois
Call The Center If Child Poisoned
Public health notice warns parents about accidental poisoning in children and lists Michigan poison control centers with phone numbers in Ann Arbor Detroit Grand Rapids and Pontiac. It urges immediate doctor contact if ingestion occurs and to preserve the container for treatment guidance.
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United States
Michigan
Ann Arbor
University Hospital
Normandy
Detroit
Children’s Hospital
St. Mary’s Hospital
Glendale
Keep Dogs Home Says City Law
Clare residents must keep dogs near home or be with an owner or family member when off home premises under ordinance 213. It replaces prior rule allowing reasonable control within 500 feet if untended.
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Clare City Grants Three Paid Holidays to Staff
Clare city employees receive three paid holidays Christmas July 4 and Thanksgiving with pay only if they work the day before and after. In another act the commission approved a survey and revision of insurance programs for city liability and equipment and personnel protection, increasing coverage for bodily injury and property damage claims.
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Clare City
Clare City Commission
Fire destroys home on east First Street
A Tuesday noon fire at the end of east First Street destroyed a single family residence and its contents. The owner was away at the time and firefighters reported the entire house in flames to the Clare Fire Department.
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East First Street
Clare Fire Department
Not Candidate For Supervisor Chairman Post
Albert Haley of Clare announces he will not run for the Clare County Board of Supervisors chairman post this year. Haley has served three consecutive years as chairman, the longest current tenure among board members.
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Albert Haley
Clare
Train collides with cattle truck near Dunlop Road crossing
A southbound Ann Arbor work train struck a Clare Packing Company truckload of cattle at the Dunlop Road crossing around 10:30 a.m. Two cattle were fatally injured. driver Don Brinkerhoff and helper Orville Allan, both unhurt, say they failed to see the train. Engineer Lester George reported moderate speed. Cattle were later confined in a barn while a new truck arrived. This was Clare Packing’s first vehicle accident in ten years, per Wick Jabour.
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Clare Packing Company
Ann. Arbor
Dunlop Road Crossing
Don Brinkerhoff
Packing Company
Orville Allan
Farwell
Brinkerhoff
Clare
Lester George
Owosso
George
William Maxwell
Claré Packing Company
Wick Jabour
Birds Visit And Pheasants Forage Near Roads
Notes from Mrs. Roy Townsend describe meadow lark sightings during sub zero mornings. Sentinel correspondent Mrs. Gerald Barber reports pheasants foraging near highways due to food scarcity. City Assessor Jack Hall says personal property statements are fair to good but many returns remain missing, urging business men to submit by week’s end.
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Gerald Barber
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West Grant
Jack Hall
Butane Spill Blamed In Fire At Leonard Refineries
Six men were injured, one fatally, in a fire at Leonard Refineries in Alma. A ruptured 500 barrel butane tank released gas that ignited in the refining area. Winds pushed flames toward gasoline, asphalt, and storage tanks. fire crews halted the blaze in one hour and fully extinguished burning tanks in three hours.
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Alma
Grant OK For Sale Of School Bonds
An unofficial report states Clare school bonds worth 795000 dollars for a new high school were approved by the State Municipal Finance Commission. Superintendent Richard Wheeler awaits official confirmation and says the Clare board of education may consider the matter at its next meeting. Bonds could go on sale late in March.
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State Municipal Finance Commission
Richard Wheeler
Clare Board of Education
State Municipal , Finance Commission
Woman Fined For Giving Beer To Boys
Mrs. Isabel Thomas of Clare, 40, pleaded guilty to furnishing beer to minors and paid 24.30 in fines and costs in Clare Municipal Court. She was arrested after a witness saw her buy beer and take it to a car with four rural Clare boys. Police found the beer during a car search. she was jailed in Harrison until her Monday court appearance.
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Clare
William
Dunlop
Thomas
Clare County
Harrison
Floyd Stewart
Lansing
Ronald EB. Doherty
Winter storms freeze central Michigan roads and schools
A prolonged cold wave grips central Michigan and much of the Midwest with subzero temperatures and heavy snow. Roads become impassable, mail delivery halts, and rural services strain as highway crews plow nonstop and residents help neighbors. Schools in Clare and surrounding areas shut for days while plowing and emergency trips charts the relief effort.
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Michigan
Midwest
Tots Share Live Valentines at Clare Public School
Kindergarten division at Clare Public School hosted a Valentine party for mothers and pre school siblings. Children were presented as living Valentines walking through a heart and delivering cards. A Valentine post office and decorated cookies completed the event with songs poems and rhythm games.
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Shirley Donova
Leota van
Valentine
Clare County Teachers Institute Set For Friday
The annual Clare Isabella county Teachers Institute will be held at Mt. Pleasant High School on Friday February 28. Clare county superintendent Lenard Schwanz says all Clare county schools will be closed that day.
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Clare - Isabella County Teachers’ Institute
Mt. Pleasant High School
Lenard Schwanz
Clare County
Proof Is In The Cutting At Michigan Tree Farm
Roy Rogers, Seney Michigan, owns 640 acre Rogers Tree Farm in Alger County. Since 1943 he restored clear cut land north of Seney on Highway 77, converting 610 acres to hardwoods balsam spruce and 30 acres of pines. In 1955 harvests yielded 50000 board feet of sawlogs and 50 cords of pulp wood from 280 acres, with cuttings limited to small timber and openings replanted with softwoods. The farm includes 30 miles of roads for access and fire prevention and was certified by the Michigan Tree Farm Committee as part of the American Tree Farm System. The program lists 479 sites totaling 986917 acres and ranks eighth nationwide in site count. Rogers plans to use timber earnings for grandchildren’s college educations as part of ongoing forestry work.
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Seney
Michigan
Algera
Rogers
Michigan Highway’ 77
Adams Trail
David C. West
Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Co
Negaunee
Rogers Tree
West
Rogers Forest
Michigan Tree Farm Committee
American Tree Farm System
Forester
Rowland. W. Blair
Woods Department
American Box Board Company
Filer City
Mich
Blast Wrecks Mount Pleasant Household Store
A blast early Wednesday wrecked a Mount Pleasant household appliances store adjoining a restaurant. The explosion blew a large hole in the wall, shattered windows, and scattered appliances across the floor. James Wood of Clare, owner, said damage could not yet be estimated.
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Mt. Pleasant
James Wood
Clare
County CC Plans List of Resorts in Clare County
Clare County Chamber of Commerce approves a resort and recreation facility directory to accompany maps. Listings must include facility name contact person phone and mailing address. $1 per listing. deadlines March 10. send to local chamber contacts in Lake George Lake area Farwell Clare area.
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Clare County
Chamber of Commerce
Lake George
Howard Ryckman
Lake Area
Carol Bratt
Lake Hardware
Farwell
J. M. Grim
Farwell News
Clare
Ken Barnes
Chiropractor Attends State Education Seminar in Lansing
Dr. Born reports attending a two day Educational Research Seminary at Lansing Civic Center. The session covered recent developments and research in chiropractic practice.
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Born
Lansing Civic Center
Lansing
Five Gladwin youths jailed for beer in possession
Five Gladwin youths arrested February 11 faced Clare Municipal Court arraignment on February 12. Ramsey Cassidy and Wray, all 19 to 20, were given 15 days in Clare county jail and $4.30 costs. Esline 19 and Whitcomb 24 were fined $10 each plus $4.30 costs. Police arrested them after a Clare restaurant complaint and they were jailed until arraignment.
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William B. Dunlop
Clare
Robert Eugene Ramsey
Arnold Richard Cassidy
Kent Alvin
Wray
Claré County
Joseph William Essline
Donald J. Whitcomb
William Cook
Clare County Jail
James S. Bicknell II
Sentinel Ads List Mid week Specials
Johnston Elevator Company offers weekly buys of discounted livestock feed supplements and farm supplies. Each Tuesday and Wednesday a single fast moving item is offered cash and carry, with ads appearing on the farm page. The Sentinel editors note the series aims to boost quieter week days.
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