Aged Arthur Pioneer Dies at Daughter's Home
Elizabeth Bowker Davis born May 12 1846 in Webb Indiana settled in Clare County Ohio and Arthur Township. Survived by four daughters and one son plus 31 grandchildren and 49 great grandchildren. Funeral at Thurston Funeral Home with pioneer era team and sleigh fare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huzabeth Davis
Frank Roberts
Clare County
Eilizabeth Bowker
Webb
Ind
Calvin
Eunice Bowker
Ohio
Frederic Nelson Davis
Williams County
Arthur Township
Frederic
Edson
Bertha Crawford
Luella Wright
Edith Johnson
Nora
Chas. E
Sheridan Township
Coral Winters
Alma
Alice Joslyn
Clare
Minnie Roberts
Davis
Mary Satson
Hamilton
Thurston Fneral
Charles Kleinheirdt
Cherry Girove
Seed Corn Germination Test Using Rag-Doll Method
Extension notes urge farmers to test seed corn germination due to cold wet storage risks. The rag doll tester uses marked cloth squares to test ten kernels per ear, with random sampling and a four day warm soak. A diagram and full instructions are available on request.
Resolution of Condolence for Harvey Dawson
John Q. Look Lodge No 404 F A M drapes its charter for thirty days after the death of Harvey Dawson. The lodge extends sympathy to the bereaved family and prints resolutions in Clare Sentinel and minutes, with copies to the family. Committee members Harold Fiemings and Donald B Holbrook sign.
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Harvey Dawson
John Q. Look Lodge
Masonic
Clare Sentinel
John Q. Look
Clare Hatchery Opens Season With Strong Hatchery Orders
The Clare Hatchery on West 5th Street began operations Monday with the first incubator filled and heat activated. Mr. Mayer says the first hatch should be ready around March 24 and inquiries suggest higher chick production this year than in recent seasons.
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Clare Hatchery
West 5Th Street
Mayer
Patrol Leaders Training Course at Camp Rotary
Camp Rotary hosts a Patrol Leaders Training Course for Gratiot and Ysabella Clare districts March 6 to 8. The event opens with Friday dinner and ends after Sunday breakfast, featuring patrol administration hikes and camps with staff including Chas. A. Boyer and Leo Washburn. Also, Isabella Clare Districts plan a District Court of Honor at the High School Auditorium March 3 with band concert and charter presentations. Tickets are required for admission.
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Rotary
Valley Trails Council
Scouts of
Alma
HE. J. King
Mt. Pleasant
D. &. Beach
Isabella-Clare
Beach
Isabella Clare
Valley Trails Boy Scout Council
Harold Fleming
B. N. Mercer
Chas. Mackenzie
Court of Honor
H. D. Kennedy
Egg grading regulations now in force in Michigan
Michigan officials state that egg grading rules went into effect January 1 and carry penalties under the pure food laws. Commissioner Jas F Thomson notes most shippers are already compliant after six weeks and warns inspectors will crack down on violators as education gives way to enforcement.
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Michigan
Thomson
Tuberculosis Skin Test Clinics Schedule Released
March testing sessions set for Hamilton and Arthur townships at Bessie School from 1 30 to 3 30 PM Catherine M McDermott Clare County Nurse lists the locations and times for residents to receive the skin test during the day.
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Hamilton
Arthur
Bessie
Catherine’ M. McDermott
Clare County
Clare C of C Plan March Meeting at Doherty Hotel
The Clare Chamber of Commerce will hold its March meeting at the Doherty Hotel on Monday March 9 1936. James S. Bicknell is program chairman with M B McPherson as speaker, current chair of the State Tax Commission. County officials and township supervisors are invited. A full program will appear in next week's Clare Sentinel.
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Clare Chamber of Commerce
Doherty Hotel
James S. Bicknell
Donald EB. Moolbrook
Bicknell
M. B. McPherson
State Tax Commission
Clare Sentinel
Tri County Gospel Assn Sets Full Day Convention
The Clare Isabella Mecosta Gospel Workers Association of the Church of God holds its fifth monthly convention at the Clare Church on Tuesday March 3. The program includes devotional, business session, two speakers, superintendent discussion, and evangelistic service with special music. All are welcome.
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Clare, Isabella and Mecosta Gospel Workers Association of the Church of God
Clare Church
Christ
Chas. Stinchcombe
Mt. Pleasant
G. W. Dyer
Mary House of
Farwell
Harry House
L. D. Wright
Remus
Mary Barber
Barryton
Young Bay City Couple Wed February 19 in Bay City
Miss Isabel Miller of Bay City married Herbert Sargent of West Branch at Father Simon's rectory in Bay City on February 19. They planned a Detroit honeymoon and settled in Randall apartment West 7th street. A West Branch reception followed and open house with twenty friends was held before the couple moved on. Mr Sargent heads the Labor Department WPA office in the city.
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Father Simon
Bay City
Isabel
Frances Miller
Herbert Sargent
Bernard Sargent
West Branch
Detroit
Randall
West 7Th Street
Mrs. Randall
Clare County Child Health Committee March Meeting
The Clare County Child Health Committee will meet on March 4 at 8 00 PM. Sheridan township hosts at Hagle School with Clare County Nurse Catherine M. McDermott present.
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Clare County Child Health Committee
Sheridan Township
Hagle School
Rose shines at state college during farmers week
B G Rose, breeder of purebred Shropshire Sheep, won in the purebred class at the Wolverine Lamb Production contest. He exhibited a pen of three ewe lambs and a single lamb, placing third in single and eighth in pen of three among eight exhibitors per class. He also bought the two best and highest priced ewes in the purebred ewe sale, part of a 50 head sale.
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B. G. Rose
Wolverine
Mrs. Clare Dyer Dies Sudden in Harrison
Mrs. Clare Dyer of Harrison died suddenly Sunday morning as she visited her husband at the John's Kemmis grocery and meat market. Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Harrison home with burial in Cherry Grove cemetery. She is survived by her husband Clare Jr. 13 and J. G. 6 and her parents Mr. and Mrs. John Parker of this city.
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Clare Dyer
Harrison
Clare Jr
J. G
John Parker
Mrs Newton Kress Hosts Greenwood Economic Club Snow Day
Mrs Newton Kress of Ford Farms entertained the Greenwood Economic Club on February 14 with an all day meeting. Snow blocked travel but dinner was served and discussion covered this year’s sixteenth year of extension work. Miss Nelson of Michigan State College could not attend due to road conditions.
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Mrs. Newton Kress
Ford Farms
Greenwood
Esther Darling
Stella Myers
Doriz Budd
Clare club program on modern musicians and numbers
The Clare Good Literature Club will host a program on modern musicians next Tuesday evening with numbers to be performed. Mrs. Adelaide Wylie leads and Mrs. HE D Kennedy serves as hostess. A full membership is expected for the event. Friday's Valentine party at Miss Mary Clyde Sarver's home featured games and lunch with guests Bette Sutton Ardath Dawson Virginia Foell Evelyn Olson Douglas Fleming and Rolland Allen. The Farmers Independent Produce Co clerks surprised their boss Phil Geeck with a birthday sing and refreshments after work.
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Clare Good Literature Club
Adelaide Wylie
HE. D. Kennedy
Mary Clyde Sarver
Bette Sutton
Ardath Dawson
Virginia Foell
Evelyn Olson
Douglas Fleming
Rolland Allen
Farmers’ Independent Produce Co
Geeck
Phil
Citizens State Bank bill payment message
A brief utility notice urges Consumers Power users to pay light and power bills at Citizens State Bank for prompt and courteous service.
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Citizens State Bank
Clare Kiwanis Plans Annual Athletic Banquet
The Clare Kiwanis Club met February 26 at Hotel Doherty with near full attendance. Austin Bates spoke on Clare high school boy scout activities and Valley Trails Council affiliation. A Kiwanis Athletic Banquet is planned for early April with Harry Wehrly as chair and a yearly trophy for Clare high school's top student athlete. Guests included Rep. Miles Callaghan, S. G. Dalzeil, and Joseph Kitchin.
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Clare Kiwanis Club
Doherty
Austin Bates
Clare High School
Oac
Valley Trails Council
Herbert Breen
Clare
Kiwanis
Harry Wehrly
Miles M Callaghan
Reed City
G. Dalzeil
State Highway Dept
Joseph Kitchin
Respected Rosebush Business Man Laid To Rest Saturday
Wilbert Sherman Johnston died at 53 in Rosebush Michigan after living there since childhood. He married Maude Gilmore in 1917 and left two sons Ralph and Raymond, plus a wife, his mother, and three brothers. The funeral was at Rosebush Methodist Church with burial in Mt. Pleasant vault.
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Wilbert Sherman Johnston
Margaret
Horatio Johnston
Grahamsville
Ontario
Rosebush
Michigan
Maude Gilmore
Ralph
Raymond
Howard
Mt. Pleasant
Hugh
Lyle
Pelham
New York
Rey. J. W. Stanton
Farewall
Chas Haring Suffering From Peculiar Injury
Chas. Haring of Vernon was taken to Clare County General Hospital with an infected left leg. Dr. Woods found a marble sized piece of overcoat embedded in the flesh around which ganger had settled. He remains in critical condition as of Thursday afternoon.
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Chas. Haring
Vernon
Clare County General Hospital
Woods
Charles
Father of Local Oil Man Dies in East
A. Leebove died Wednesday morning at four o'clock in Philadelphia. Funeral services will be held Friday morning at eleven. He was the father of Isaac Leebove and had spent recent summers at his son's home near the north city limits, tending the grounds and landscaping.
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A. Leebove
Philadelphia
Mr. Leebove
Isaac Leebove
Unemployed Clare County Residents To Register Nearby
The National Reemployment Service, part of the Labor Department, will visit Yarwell Michigan on March 2 to register unemployed Clare County residents. Registrants are asked to call early for efficient processing and to register skilled workers at Farwell or Bay City.
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Clare County
Farwell
National
Department of Labor
Yarwell
Michigan
Bay City
Large Barns on Rudy Farm Burned Near Clare
Fire destroyed the John Rudy farm barn one mile west of Clare last Friday afternoon at 4 30. A spark from a train allegedly started the blaze, quickly consuming hay and trapping stock. Five horses, two cows, one hog and 12 chickens died. farm implements and a 1930 Ford truck were also lost. Insurance partially covered the 1000 dollar loss. Mr and Mrs Rudy reside nearby at Hubels corner.
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John Rudy
Clare
Jasmin
Jasmins
Rudy
Hubel’s Corner
Bay City Builders' Show Opens At Armory Tomorrow
The Bay City Builders' Show at the Armory runs February 29 to March 8, daily 1:00 pm to 10:30 pm. It features forty four booths thirty two exhibits and an educational program on home building and remodeling with loans insulation refrigeration kitchens and built in furnishings plus cooking school and prize drawings.
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Bay City
Road Graders Replace Snow Plows On Trunk Lines
Snow plows on US-27 US-10 and M-61 gave way to road graders by last week as warmer weather kept most snow off the highways. Graders will improve spring travel and bring more people into Clare’s streets after a period of reduced activity.
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Clare
Parade of 1936 topic discussed at G L club
The Clare Good Literature Club heard J A Kitchin discuss Parade of 1936 at Mrs. Harold Schaeffer’s home on February 18. He criticized political audiences and argued about suffrage, party shifts, urbanization, wealth concentration, democracy reevaluation, and the role of hokum in political campaigning.
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Clare Good Literature Club
Harold Schaeffer
J. A. Kitchin
Mr. Kitchin
Democratic Party
Jefferson
Frank Kent
Fishing conditions improved in county by CCC camp
Since the Colored Veterans Camp Temple was established last summer enrollees have worked on projects improving fishing in streams and lakes within 25 miles. They built brush shelters for fish food and shade, created gravel spawning beds, and conducted winter lake improvements. Foremen and crew members faced winter storms and hardships but completed tasks and passed the Blaster's Examination earning certificates of competency.
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CGC
Camp Temple
Tobacco River
Fish Division
Department of Conservation
Glen Bush
Sam Cline
Roy Squires
Tobacco River Project
Marion
Squires
Roy Klingman
W. B. Smith
Henry Vadeboncoeur
WH. Zeck
Cline
Rexall Birthday Sale Closes Saturday Night
Saturday marks the closing date of Rexall’s birthday sale ad. Savings details are listed in the ad but the article text provides no further specifics.
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Rexall
Adv
Also Mentioned on This Page
Arthur Pioneer
Nelson Davis
District Court of Honor
Tuberculosis
Clare C. OF C
Hotel Doherty
Tri-County
Mr. Sargent
Labor Department
The
WPA
Catherine M. McDermott
State College
Stella Mysra
Kiwanis Club
Wilbert S. Johnston
East
BAY City Builders
Armory
G. L
Jos. Kitchin
CCC
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