Inauguration of Bulk Milk Handling in Clare Area
Farmers and Sani-Seal Dairy plan first Michigan bulk milk pickup using farm stainless tanks and tank trucks. Sixteen producers shift from 10 gallon cream cans to direct milk sale via on site cooling tanks with on farm sampling and weight accuracy. This system promises reduced spillage, faster transport, and potential 13 cent per hundred savings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare
Michigan
Sani-Seal Dairy
Saginaw
Midland
Don Holbrook
Rolling Acres
Charlés Shuler
Sati-Seal Dairies
Gold Wight
Sweet
Leonard Orvis
Wisconsin
Conneticut
Shuler
Freeland
Sorority Spreads Christmas Cheer To Unfortunates
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority distributed boxes with clothing toys books and food to ten needy county families. Nearly forty children received complete outfits and gifts. Thanks are given to Kiwanis Club Rotary Club anonymous donors Mike Doherty Extension Club Clare and others for their support and deliveries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Beta Sigma Phi
Kiwanis Club
Rotary Club
Mike Doherty
Clare
Clare Convalescent Home
Farm Bureau Names 1953 Committees
The Isabella County Farm Bureau Board of Directors met December 1 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Sindi in Coe Township. They appointed committees for the coming year including Membership, Community Club, Resolutions, Hospital Service, Farm Supply, Insurance, Livestock, Legislative, Senior and Junior Farm Bureau, Public Relations, and a Junior Farm Bureau selection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabella County Farm. Bureau Board of Directors
Melvih Sindi
Coe’ Township
Murray Gordon
Vanness Gook
Milo Foster
Herb Travis
Jake Bechdelt
Bert Estes
Otto Larsen
John Methner
Alvin Wood
Walter Chaffin
Stanley Block
Harold Anderson
Ray Hoyle
Asel Fish
Arleigh Gorr
Don Woodruff
Hugh Swindlehurst
Milton Brown
Melvin Kindig
John Goodwin
Kenneth Gifford
Fred McDonald
Harold Brooks
Don Swindlehurst
Clynton Sloan
Don Sandbrook
Duane Prout
Clyde Beutler
Victor Pohl
Don Uebele
Bwart Bowerman
Jim O'Donnell
Don’ Travis
DeWayne Kyser
Melvin Brown
Art Schrock
Boy
Damoth Agency To Occupy Former Dr Sanford Offices
Alterations were begun this week on the McEwan Street building recently vacated by Dr. B J Sanford. A larger window will be installed as the porch is removed and the site redecorated. The Damoth Real Estate and Insurance Agency plans to move in from the Ideal Theatre Building after securing bigger quarters from owner W James Olson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McEwan St
B. J. Sanford
Art Damoth Rel Estate and Insurance Agency
Ideal Theatre
W. James Olson
Wvho
Sanford
Scott Drillers Edge Gladwin In Double Overtime Thriller
Scott Drillers win a 51-50 double overtime victory over Gladwin Independents. Dennis Benedict led with 16 points, Bob Darling added key free throws, Wayne Bucholz tied the game at the buzzer, and the Drillers improved to five wins and three losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob ‘Darling
Scott Drillers
Gladwin Independents
Gladwin
Driller
Scotts
Mike
McCormick
Drillers
Wayne Bucholz
Bob Darling
Dennis Benedict
Wayne Bueholz
Bill Dewey
Kiwanis Sale Totals 335 From Holiday Fund Drive
The Kiwanis Club Goodfellow committee reports the Clare Sentinel holiday edition sold out, grossing 335 dollars. Richard Groves notes strong reception and plans for annual fund drives. One hundred dollars go to Beta Sigma Phi for Christmas baskets and gifts. the rest funds aid to underprivileged children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis ‘Club
Goodfellow Committee
Clare Sentinél
Richard Groves
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Ripley Visit Highlights Oldsmobile Plate Oddity
Andy S. Laird of the U S Air Force stayed with grandparents Mr. and Mrs. John Coon in Gladwin. He bought a 1951 used Oldsmobile from his cousin Robert Greer manager of Greer Auto Sales. Laird obtained 1953 license plates at the Attamoth Agency and found the letters and numbers matched his father’s 1951 Oldsmobile 88 brought to Clare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andy S. Laird
U. S. Air Force
John Coon
Gladwin
Robert Greer
Greer Auto Sales
Sgt. Laird
Attamoth
Clare
Frozen Lakes Report Good Catches By Ice Fishermen
Reports from Houghton Lake and Lake St. Helen show early ice with fishermen catching pike and bluegills. Ice conditions vary, warning to avoid overloading thin ice. Higgins Lake in Roscommon County not yet in use though ice forms. Pike and bluegill catches noted with tip-tos baited minnows and worm hooks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houghton Lake
Lake St. Helen
Conservation Department
Higgins
Roscommon County
Two Hurt In Auto Crash In Clare
James Ostrowsy Sr. 57 and Rose Ostrowsky were treated at Clare General Hospital after a Christmas Day auto accident on US 27. Edward Gale Macklem 24 of Clare Red stopped for a light but Ostrowsky said he could not stop due to brake failure. Ostrowsky car damage about 800 dollars, Macklem about 200.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James ' ‘Ostrowsy, Sr
I-4
Clare
Rose Ostrowsky
Clare General Hospital
Edward Gale’ Macklem
Clare_ Red
Us-27
Ostrowsky
Macklem
Polio drive appeals as nation faces 1962 epidemic
Clare county joins national March of Dimes appeal acknowledging the worst polio crisis on record. Mrs Lou Gee public chairman cites 55 000 affected nationwide and outlines local funds needs and ongoing canister placements to boost donations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
National Foundation
Lou Gee
Farwell
Clare County
Louisiana-Texas
Missippi
Great Lakes
March of Dimes -In
Post Office Sets Record With Higher Mail Volume
Christmas season totals rise again as the office dispatches more mail with fewer hours. Postmaster Francis Jackson thanks the public for using label slips and bundles, noting stamps sold and December business climb alongside revenues surpassing 1951.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Jackson
Bronze Star Medal Awarded Coleman Soldier in Korea
Army 1st Lt. Harrison J. Sanborn of Coleman Michigan received the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious service with IX Corps Artillery in Korea for the period August 8 to November 22 1962. He served as assistant S-2 intelligence officer and improved the unit’s intelligence work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Harrison J. Sanborn
Coleman
Mich
Ix.corps Artillery
Korea
S-2
IX Corps Artillery
Sanborn
Vets Invited On Charter Roll
Frank Keplinger, quartermaster of Farwell WEW Post No. 3039 announced that overseas veterans may join the post. Names must be on file by January 12 when the charter closes. The next regular meeting is January 6 at 8 p.m. at Surrey Township Hall Farwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Keplinger
Farwell
WEW Post
Surrey Township
Hall
Red Army Imitates U S Signal System Findings
An editor’s note discusses how the U S Army’s advanced communications give its infantry and artillery a decisive edge in Korea. It argues Russia seeks to match this system, noting higher Russian comms staffing but the U S remains more efficient, enabling rapid fire control and massed artillery effectiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Avy
Russia
U. S
Korea
U U. S
U.S
U. S. Army
Clare School Offers Adult Activities in Winter Program
Clare Public Schools announce a winter schedule of adult and out of school youth activities running January 26 through early April. The program, proposed by local residents, includes typing, bookkeeping, sewing, dramatics, public speaking, interior decorating, welding, tax basics, home building, and more. Enrollment is January 15–16 in the multi purpose room. fees are mostly 2.50 with some exceptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare Public Schools
Clare
Glara
The
Sentinel
Husband Of Former Mildred Ramey Fatally Injured
Elmer P. Sheafferly a 56 year old Detroit resident died December 7 after an automobile accident eleven days earlier. He was married to Mildred Ramey of Clare since May 1929 and had a son Larry P. Funeral services were held December 26 at Neeley Funeral Home Detroit with burial in Grand Lawn Cemetery. Mrs Vera Ramey traveled to Detroit to be with her daughter and extended family attended Christmas services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer P. Sheafferly
Detroit
Pontiac General Hospital
Mildred Ramey
Glare
Larry P
Grace Presbyterian Church
Neeley Funeral Home
Grand
Polio Program Preview At Mt. Vernon Grange
Mt. Vernon Grange Lecturer Harold Brooks announces first 1953 meeting on January 5. Isabella County Board of Health will present a program focusing on polio facts during March of Dimes Month. Brooks urges a large turnout to support polio fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold’ . Brooks
Mt. Vernon Grange
Isabella County Board of Health
Brooks
Mrs Sowle and Mrs Tryon Seek Saturday Work Before Christmas
Fragmentary notice notes Gertrude Sowle and Mrs Galvin Tryon trying to get a job on Saturday December 27 with hints of cold weather and Christmas wishes. It reads like a brief social or community notice from a past issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Sowle
Galvin
Tryon
Hope
Deaths Mrs Mary Jerred of Clare 84
Mrs Mary Jerred of Clare died at home on Pine Street after several months as a bed patient. She was 84. Funeral services will be held at Thurston Funeral Home at 2 00 Saturday afternoon with interment at Cherry Grove Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Jerred
Mary BE
Jerred
Clare
Pine St
Thurston ‘Funeral Home
Cherry Grove Cemetery
Eight MSC Specialists Will Speak At School Auditorium
Clare high school auditorium hosts Little Farmers Week January 6 to 9 with eight Michigan State College extension specialists presenting on Crop Production Farm Management Insect Control Animal Disease Control Poultry Production Rural Building Construction Livestock Production and Weed and Plant Disease Control. County Agent Paul D. Gibson announced the event saying Clare county farmers can attend MSC sessions locally with a different expert each day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare High School
MSC
P. D. Gibson
Clare County
Michigan State College
Clare’ County
Michigan
East
Lansing
City Series Second Game Sees Drillers Face Clare Mfg
Clare's two independent teams clash in the second City Series game at Clare gym Thursday January 2. Scott Drillers beat Clare Mfg 64 to 53 in the first meeting with new players added to Clare's lineup.
Fine Programs At Rotary Meetings Past Two Weeks
The Clare Rotary Club met at Hotel Doherty with President G. C. Born presiding. Harold Gollins from Clare Public School faculty led 46 Coleman High School Girls Glee Club members in Christmas carols. illness reduced numbers. Guests included Betty Oldfield and others from Oklahoma and Michigan. Rev Leslie J Nevins spoke on Highways Are Made Not Found. Visiting Rotarians and guests listed from Mt. Pleasant Traverse City and Cheyenne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare Rotary Club
Hotel Doherty
G. C. Born
Warren McGuire
Harold Gollins
Clare Public School
Coleman High School
Rotarians
Betty J. Oldfield
Pfc
Wm. Campbell
Walter Kleiner
Richard Groves
Elmo Hallmark
Paneckan
Okla
C. L. Hallmark
Ponca City
Born
Doherty
McGuire
Leslie J. Nevins
Kenneth Bordine
Mt. Pleasant
Sam Walker
Traverse City
Ric Robert Schelllias
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Jack Dillon
Thomas Brockway
Glare
Drillers to Host Globetrotters in Mt. Pleasant Tilt
Scott Notes Hrchie Bryant and Bob Gordynec lead the Drillers against the Harlem Globetrotters on January 5 in Mt. Pleasant. Clare’s return on January 22 marks their second home game, following a 250 point crowd. If all players hit season averages they’d reach 110 points in one night. The squad spans seven cities with an average height of 5 11 and about 20 years old, and they've driven 275 miles in their first six games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drillers
Hrchie Bryant
Bob Gordynec
Harlem Globetrotters
Mt. Pleasant
Scotts
Clare
Traffic Violations Bring Court Fines
Rigehard Grass of Mt Pleas ant was arrested December on reckless driving and fined 29 dollars after pleading guilty before Judge Wim B. Dunlop in Municipal Court. Walter Loar of Re Clare, age 89, was cited for driving under the influence, pleaded guilty, fined 54 dollars, and surrendered his driver’s license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rigehard ‘Grass
Mt. Pleasant
Wim. B. Dunlop
Walter Loar
Clare
Feature on Michigan State College specialists pictured
The Sentinel highlights a featurette featuring Michigan State College specialists with their photographs. The article appears on pages 7, 10 and 11 of this issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan State College
the Sentinel
Extension Service series on crops soils and animal health
Specialists Clanahan Grigsby Lonknecker Reed Finley Moore Murray Bell discuss Crops and Weed Control Soils Livestock Health Animal Husbandry and Poultry Dairy and Rectocultural Engineering in a three day program starting 1 30 p m with daily short films.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clanahan and
Grigsby
Lonknecker
Glen Reed
W. L. Finley
J. M. Moore
Don Murray
A. J. Bell
Admitted to State Bar of Michigan Robert L. Douglas
Robert L. Douglas son of Mr and Mrs Homer Douglas of Clare passed the Michigan Bar exam in September and will be sworn in Ithaca soon. He earned his law degree from the University of Michigan last June and now practices with Alfred Fortino in St Louis Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. Douglas
Homer Douglas
Clare
Michigan State Bar
State Board of Law Examiners
Ithaca
Robert
University of Michigan Law School
Michigan Ranks High In Annual Pheasant Kill
The conservation department notes Michigan generally ranks fourth or fifth in total pheasant kills by state. South Dakota leads with about 7.5 million birds in an earlier tally, now down toward two million. North Dakota is second with roughly 1.59 million, Minnesota third at around one million, while Michigan and Iowa contend for fourth place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Conservation Department
South Dakota
North Dakota
Minnesota
Iowa
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Holbrook
John Walworth
Lionel Duncan
Marshall Brock
Alma Owen and Sons
Arthur Dull
Walter Bolle
Charles Bolle
Virgil Newman
Frank Humphrey
Herman Rank
Loren Nevils
Frank Thering
Perry Geéck
Donald 0. Holbrook
Sorority
Farm Bureau
Damoth Agency
Dr. Sanford
Beal City
Bear City
Schumaker
Darling
Dewey
Clare Mfg
Mt. Pleasant Home &Training
Main Cafe
Manton
Gordynec
Gross
Bob Wallace
Sills
Déan Bucholz
Harrison
White Cloud
Kiwanis
Ripley
Cadillac
Red Army
Clare School
Michigan Co-operative Extension Service
Paul D. Gibson
Scott Drilling
Clare Mifg
Ernie Bryant
Ron Doherty
Bill Chaffee
Bud Rodabaugh
Joe McNerney
Stotts
Uftter
Rotary
Scott Notes
Gibson
Atty. R. L. Douglas
State Bar of
Farwell News Society
Rosebush
Lake
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