City Hall Faces Remodel with New Clerk Office Vault
A city hall remodeling project approved for about $5,000 to Jim Murphy of Clare will reconfigure the main entrance to Beech Street, add a clerk office vault across half the first floor, relocate the stair, and install aluminum and glass entry enclosures. The 1932 WPA building will also gain masonry repairs and coping protection while upstairs areas are already repainted and redecorated. The large second floor hall, used by Girl Scouts and health services, will see continued activity during the work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Murphy
Clare
Clarence Gunn
Fifth Street
Beech Street
Gunn
Health Department
Brakes Fail as Orchard Truck Plunges Through Ice
On a Thursday near Farwell Michigan a McKinley Orchards tractor and semi trailer carrying about 18 tons of apples left the road on Bear Lake hill. The brakes failed and the loaded trailer slid into a pond taking the tow truck with it. Driver Donald Townsend 29 Beulah and passenger Robert Long 24 Benzonia were injured slightly along with truck driver William Hayward 41 who also sustained minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MckKinley Orchards
Frankfort
Bear Lake Hill
Farwell
Orton
Donald Townsend
Beulah
Robert Long
R. L
William Hayward
Sawmill Training Session for Clare County Operators
Small sawmill operators in Clare county are invited to an afternoon and evening training session on Thursday February 27 at Mancelona. Topics include marketing, grade sawing automation, winter sawing tips, and business management. Attendees can tour Meeder Lumber Company facilities with a dry kiln and complete saw mill operation. Participants from McGeorge Robberts Lake George Peters Crate Works Harrison Russell Williams Farwell and Schiemann Sawmill Clare are listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare County
Mancelona
Meeder Lumber Company
McGeorge Robberts
Lake George
Peters Crate Works
Harrison
Russell Williams
Farwell
Schie~mann
Clare
Clare General Hospital Reappoints Dr Gershon as Medical Director
The Clare General Hospital board renewed Dr J R Gershon asMedical Director for the coming year at a Town and Country meeting held Thursday evening. The long serving physician who joined Clare Hospital in 1953 and led the anesthesiology department before becoming medical director in 1961 was supported by Moehner and Otto of the Michigan Hospital Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.R. Gershon
Clare General Hospital
Moehner and
Otto
Michigan Hospital Service
Gershon
Clare Hospital
Department of Anesthesiology
Advice Offered Farmers In Leasing Advantages
A farm quarterly magazine discusses leasing versus buying farm buildings and equipment. It notes leasing avoids title transfer, offers potential tax savings, and frees capital, but ownership may be cheaper long term. The article urges thorough knowledge of lease terms and clauses before proceeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Quarterly
CHS Band Students Named All Stars for Michigan Event
Glenn High School students Susan Hobkirk Calla House and Bob Shelander named to the 1964 Greater Michigan All Stars Bands. From 4958 considered, 214 top musicians selected. event in St Johns February 22 and 23 with free public concert at 4 p.m. Walter P. Cole leads local committee with St Johns High School instrumental music director.
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Glenn
Greater Michigan
Clare
Susan Hobkirk
Calla House
Bob Shelander
St. Johns
The
Conservatory of Music, Inc
Walter P. Cole
St. Johns High
Boy Dies After Fall On Ice At School Grounds
Nine year old Albert Charles Defoy died after a fall on an icy slide at school grounds. He had been treated in Clare General and Samaritan Hospitals before transfer to University Hospital in Ann Arbor. Born January 29 1955 in Mt Pleasant he leaves parents two brothers and two sisters and many relatives. Services were held February 12 at Thurston Funeral Home with burial in Cherry Grove.
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Albert Charles Defoy
University Hospital
Charles Defoy
Clare General Hospital
Samaritan Hospital
Bay City
Ann Arbor
Mt. Pleasant
William
Daniel
Sherry
Rosemary
Thurston Funeral Home
Virgil Brinkman
Cherry Grove
Delegates applaud Romney appointee to CMU Board of Trustees
At the sixth annual Freedom Conference at Central Michigan University delegates from the Michigan Farm Bureau applauded the appointment of Walter Wightman of Allegan County to the University’s Board of Trustees. Over 200 attendees from across the state heard speakers on topics including economy and foreign policy as they urged party involvement. Clare County attendees included Mrs. Wilbur Weldon Dale Davis and Warren White, with Joseph Swain representing Herrick Farm Bureau of Isabella County.
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Farm Bureau
Central Michigan University
Romney
Walter Wightman
Allegan County
Wightman
The
Michigan Farm Bureau
Judson Foust
Cuba
Latin America
Clare County
Wilbur Weldon
Dale Davis
Warren White
Joseph Swain
Herrick Farm Bureau
Isabella County
Mrs Minnie Arts Noted Pussy Willows and Lemon Harvest
Mrs Arts told the Sentinel on Monday she gathered pussy willows a bit early but they are attractive. She also owns a lemon tree now bearing its second lemon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Arts
the Sentinel
Clare FFA Teams Sweep District Leadership Contest
Clare FFA won two first places and Farwell one at the District Leadership contest held at Midland Senior High School on February 12. Clare captured Parliamentary Procedure and Farm Forum titles. Tim Fullerton of Farwell won Public Speaking. The Midland High School team won Demonstrations, with Clare and Farwell advancing to the Northeast Michigan Regional Contest next week.
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Clare F.F.A
Farwell
Midlland Senior High School
Pinconning
Bay City Central
Bay City Handy
Midland
Mt. Pleasant
Clare
Robert Hutchinson
Lyle Quigley
Charles Magnus
Jerry Dawson
Jim Eberhart
Ron Walters
Dick Kleinhardt
Lyle Garver
Farm Forum
Sam Kushmaul
Greg Brooks
Jack Kleinhardt
Loren Penrose
Frank Hutchinson
Tim Fullerton
Farweil
Midland High School
N.E. Michigan
Gateway
Sentinel Sports
Brown
White
Bell and Wicks
Erchmar
Top Grades Published In Semester Honors List
Clare Public School reports seven all A students at high and junior high levels. Sixty-six more in grades 9–12 earned B or better. The freshman class leads in honor roll placements with many all A and B average scorers across seniors, juniors, sophomores, and seventh and eighth graders listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare Public School
Stephen Mackenzie
Richard Norcutt
Susan Hobkirk
Lorraine McDonald
Gary
Larry Wnorcutt
Garo Walter
Archie Bell
Susan Brooks
Debbie Greer
Shirley Hampton
Jeff Jackson
Charles Knickerbocker
Don Papesh
Joanne Pinaire
Tom Sheredy
Debra Warner
Penny Case
Léonard Erickson
Patricia Knickerbocker
Karl Randall
Sue Smith
Holiday Closures At The Clare Postoffice And Bank
The Clare Postoffice and Citizens Bank and Trust Company will be closed all day February 22 for a national holiday. Mail will be dispatched as usual but there will be no post office window service or delivery.
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Clare Postoffice
Citizens Bank and Trust Company
Warning Emblem Aims To Cut Slow Moving Vehicle Accidents
MSU safety expert Richard Pfister describes a 14 inch fluorescent orange slow moving emblem with a red reflective border. He says the day visibility helps where most injuries occur and at night the white border reflects in headlights. The emblem is being tested in 36 states to reduce rear end collisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan State University
Richard Pfister
MSU
Pfister
Names Top Corn Hybrids in Michigan Trials 1963
Michigan State University crop scientist E. C. Rossman reports 1963 performance trials across 12 Michigan locations show top corn hybrids yielding about 4 bushels per acre above the state average of 190 hybrids. The tests indicate early maturing hybrids can still achieve high yields with cooperation from seed corn companies. A detailed 1962 and 1963 performance report is at the Slané County Extension Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
C. Rossman
Michigan State University
MSU Crop Science Department
Slane County
Blood Replacement Contact Change Noted
A personnel adjustment due to Mrs. Tim Frey absence redirects blood problem and replacement assistance to Miss Emma Everis. Call EV 6 9895 in the evenings until further notice for help with blood replacements.
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Tim Frey
Emma_ Everis
Deaths Mrs Roy Feighner Dies at 77 in Sleep
Mrs Roy Feighner aged 77 died in her sleep after years of ill health. Funeral services will be Friday afternoon at the Clare Church of God with Rev Harold Messer officiating, burial in Cherry Grove cemetery. Stephenson Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
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Roy Feighner
Clare Church of God
Harold Messer
Cherry Grove Cemetery
Stephenson Funeral Home
Hay Market Declines as Buyers Exit Area
Word spread that hay buyers quit operating in the area causing a sharp market drop. Much hay had been shipped from Clare County to drought stricken regions, though demand appears met. Farmers still hold large barn stocks and a selling period may return late March or early April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare County
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Harold Love
Farswell
Dr. Gershon
CHS
F.B
Clare Ffa
Mike Austin
Karen Bergstrom
Gary Gershon
Larry Johnson
Linda Riegle
Gregory Brooks
Elaine Burdo
Pat Case
Terry Cooper
Cathy Grogan
Mel Hampton
Stanley Hampton
John House
Lite Kistler
Connie Lewis
Louise Mackenzie
Jackie Presley
Mary Rod
Nbaugh
Jean White
Laura Bontrager
Gretchen Brooks
Kay Daniels
Lawrence Jackson
Betty Keehn
Marty Logic
Gerald Machul
Lynette Miller
Louise Nevill
Sharon Peltier
SuAan Sager
Sallie Samborn
Karleen Smith
Bob Williams
Sara Wilson
Sue Zinser
Ellen Ackerman
Myron Allen
Bonnie Bauder
Caroline Bechtel
Barbara Bell
Charlene Bennett
John Casteel
Andrea
Thomas Koch
Billie Luke
Susan Neff
Pamela Rieberg
Evaleen Seiter
Ruth Smith
Donna Squires
Jane Walters
Sandra Weldon
Praders
Sharon Bay
Steve Blystone
Carolyn Burdo
Betty Chapple
Valerie Cole
Steven Gallagher
Jovanna Hacker
Jack Hemstreet
Carole House
Roger House
Roger Kleiner
Joy Kleinhardt
Dennis Lloyd
Bob McJames
Ann Miller
Brenda Noitter
Pamela Glenn
Mark Graham
Ruthanne Goodwin
Dennis Sacco
Allen Isaac
Shelley Jackson
Melissa Loomis
Laura Mackenzie
Paul McClain
Kenneth Mc James
Steven McNerney
Sharon Neiderheide
Burton Northon
Kathy Owens
Mary Jane Schlafley
George Shetler
Joe Squires
Gary Thomas
Russell Tiedeman
David West
Dan White
Elaine Wilson
R.C
Mickle
Buche
Irwin
Schultz
Thelma Irwin
Skip Busbé
Floyd Stanley
Liz Bell
Vonnie White
Bell-Wiks
Pete Brown
Hay Market
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