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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1932
Page
1
The Clare County Unemployment Committee details progress on the M 61 trunk line project and the bridge north of Clare. They cite 255 men employed with payroll totaling 6313.15 and note local distribution of work aids taxpayers and county residents.
Local notice announces weekly dances each Saturday night at Duncan's Hall with admission and timing details.
Automobile owners in Clare county have not rushed to buy 1932 plates. James S. Bicknell, Clare branch manager, reports sales are unusually slow with only sixty plates sold so far. Authorities urge early purchase to avoid last minute delays and confusion.
Isabella McKeever Brooks, born January 26 1966 in Livingston County Michigan, died December 25 at her Farwell home after a short illness. She lived in Farwell and Rand Marais before her husband John Brooks died in 1903. Survived by three children Ruth Sparta Rozel and Sarah Selsavage and a brother George McKeever of Clare. Known as Aunt Belle by friends, she mourned the loss of granddaughter Nancy Ellen who died at five months. The service was held with a continuation noted on Page Five.
The Christmas party for Congregational church members and the church school on December 28 gathered many attendees. Committees led by Mrs. S Masten and Mrs. I Hochstetler organized the event with Mrs. C A Wellman in charge of the supper.
Herbert Randall completed a brick and terra cotta school building in Greendale township district No. 4 Midland county. The fireproof structure includes running water electric lights furnace and a large basement auditorium. valued at about 12000 dollars the dedication drew about five hundred people with Clare high school band and George Boyd performing.
Motorists are told that starting Friday January 1 prices will be reasonable as usual but all transactions must be cash at Bob's Garage.
Evart basketball players will play at our gym on January 8. The notice also mentions the Clare Good Literature Club event on January 19 at the Nelson home and the King's Daughters meeting on January 7 with Mrs. Dewey Paxton for the annual business session urging attendance.
The Ladies Union meets at the Congregational parsonage with Mrs Dawe as hostess on January eighth for their annual meeting. Officers will be elected and a pot luck dinner will be served at one o clock. Husbands are invited.
Mrs. Myron Dunkle of Bertha Lake brought to the Sentinel two stones. One brown sandstone bore an almost perfect T formed in white rock. The second white stone showed dark brown markings on one side resembling Chinese characters and other side with lily pads and tree branches.
Clare-Isabella Pomona Grange will meet Thursday January 7 at Mt. Vernon Grange. A pot luck supper is set for 7 00. All subordinate officers of Clare and Isabella counties are urged to attend the officers conference in the afternoon. Pomona Master.
Michigan State College program committee outlines February 3 and 4 events for Farmers Week. Cadet band plays at 6 30 p m EST nightly with livestock parade dog act horse exhibition and milking contest. Heavy and lightweight horse pulling contests run on alternate nights alongside student athletic and military demonstrations and rotating speakers and vocal numbers.
Rural district educators are asked to call at Citizens State Bank to obtain historical posters of interest to their pupils.
The Wilson well near section 12 Gilmore township one mile south and four miles west of Clare was spudded in Monday afternoon. It is a wildcat three miles west and two miles north of the Vernon field, with many predicting oil and others expecting a strong gas discovery.
Neighbors saved most belongings as flames roared from the rear roof. J A Clute estimated losses around 2000 dollars with insurance to cover some. Firefighters kept the blaze centered, likely from a defective chimney, as guests were redirected to Sheridasa township for dinner.
The wedding of Miss Mildred House to Mr. Walter Thurow took place December 24 at the House home in Farwell. Guests from Scottville and Mt. Pleasant attended as the couple, who plan a southern holiday trip, begin teaching and farming duties near Ludington and Mt. Pleasant respectively.
The Bicknell number two well in the McKay Mercier field near Clare flowed at sixteen million cubic feet per day, establishing the field as a major gas source. James A. McKay of Tetsgit and John A. Mercier of Detroit backed the development, with McKay also a Clare banker and farmer. The eighth well in the field, drilled over years of exploration, has yet to sell its gas as negotiations continue.
Winners listed for a doll contest held at Anderson Drug Store over the past several weeks. Entries include Alice Jean Bicnell as first and a sequence of top ten finishers such as Phyllis Sue Sternaman Mary Lou Doherty Coral Nann McGuire Geneve Stottlemeyer Lois Lang Betty Hampton Lola Sanford Elva Lea McIntosh De lovis Walker Barbara Caple Jane Ann Martin Eva Walters Virginia Foell with various places noted.
The annual meeting of stockholders of The Clare County Savings Bank will be held at its office on January 12, 1982 at 9 00 A M to elect directors for the ensuing year and transact any business before the meeting. Dated December 26 1931. C H Sutherland Cashier.
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