Last Rites Held For Alfred J. Doherty In Clare
Hundreds gathered for funeral services in Clare for Alfred J. Doherty a noted local businessman and former Michigan Republican figure. He died after a heart condition while visiting Fort Lauderdale Florida leaving a widow three daughters a son twelve grandchildren and a great grandchild. The service at the Clare Congregational Church was led by Rev H B Johnson with pallbearers listed and burial at Cherry Grove Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred J. Doherty
Mchigan
Mr. Doherty
Fort Lauderdale
Florida
Doherty
Congregational Church
Clare
Michigan
Houghton Lake
Michigan Hotel Association
Floyd
Frank
William H. Bicknell
A. J. Doherty
Harry
Urge Fees For Use Of State Parks
The Michigan Tourist Council at its December meeting in Lansing urged consideration of reasonable fees to fund a sustained parks program. Rob ert W. Budd of Detroit said Michigan's parks are essential to the tourist business and must measure up to other states. The council supported a $30,000 historic sites registration and marking program and urged expanding Michigan State University tourist services with eight new field staff. They weighed closing the Detroit and Chicago tourist information offices but agreed to keep them open until a new plan takes effect, then replace with two vacation salesmen targeting employers, lodge groups, and travel bureaus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan Tourist Council
Lansing
Robert W. Budd
Detroit
Michigan
Michigan Historical Commission
Michigan State University
Chicago
West Michigan Tourist Association
WMTR
To Feature Quartette At Herrick Church Sunday
Singing at Herrick Church January six features a male quartet from Pigeon Michigan. The program includes good country gospel singing and begins at 8 p.m. All are welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrick
Herrick Church
Clare
Pigeon
Michigan
Pioneers Battle Jays For B Lead In Conference
After a two week holiday break the Mid-Michigan B Conference resumes with Clare Shepherd and Clare Pioneers tied for first place in league play. The clash in Clare on Friday January 4 could decide undisputed leadership as fans are urged to pack the stands and support CHS.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mid-Michigan
Clare-Shepherd
Clare
Clare Pioneers
CHS
Shepherd
Don Holbrook Admitted To State Bar
Donald B. Holbrook Jr. was admitted to the practice of law in a ceremony before a packed courtroom in Michigan. He earned his law degree from Wayne State University and was sworn in by his brother with remarks from Clare Isabella and Midland county bar members. A luncheon followed at the Doherty Hotel with about seventy guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald BH. Holbrook, Jr
Clare
Isabella
Midland
Wayne State University
Donald E. Holbrook
T. Carl Holbrook
Grand Lodge
Michigan
Holbrook
Midland Counties
Twenty- First Judicial District of
Harold Hughes
Clare County
Edward N. Lynch
Mt. Pleasant
Don Connor
Dow Corporation
Pat Holbrook
Donald E. Holbrook Sr
Don
Lester Cox
Mr. Holbrook
Ruth Hachmuth
Doherty Hotel
State government reporting series begins in Lansing
A Lansing based political column announces a weekly report focusing on Michigan state government with emphasis on the legislative branch. The editor says the space will cover state problems pros and cons of proposed solutions and occasional personal notes on using your State Representative while in Lansing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ufe
Lansing
House of Representatives
Michigan
Christmas stories span Farwell and Clare pages
Inside Pages note holiday themes across Michigan towns. Snowshoe hare nesting archer activity reaches 50 hunters per expert. Lake creel limits urged to ease overcrowding in Michigan lakes. Farming liability emphasized for owner and worker. Christmas brings large family gatherings in Farwell. Harrison Study Club hears Austrian Christmas customs. Servicemen home on leave brighten Lake family celebrations. Clare details include Dalton Clark’s Christmas dinner in town after fifty years. January 8 officers to be elected by Clare Study Club.
Present Film Revivals Start At UB Church
The Rev. Galen Colclesser from Huntington College will present a Bible Lands travelogue at Brown Corners United Brethren In Christ Church on Sunday January 6 1957 at 800 pm. Revival meetings begin January 7 at 800 pm with Evangelist Rev W Q Beason of Lansing, a seasoned Camp meeting preacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galen Colclesser
Huntington College
Huntington
Indiana
Brown Corners
Clare police on New Year’s Eve report no arrests
Three members of Clare’s four man city police force worked the New Year’s Eve shift with no arrests or accidents on the slippery streets. Local bowlers finish the first half of the season as teams lead their leagues including O'Laughlin Funeral Home and Gateway Lanes. Bowling tournament entries are due by January 7 at Gateway Lanes Clare Alleys or association secretary Pauli Schroeder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare
O’laughlin Funeral Home
K of CG No. 1
Schaeffer's Daily
Dunlop’s
Ford-o-Matics
Gateway Lanes
Clare Alleys
Association
Pauli Schroeder
Baby Susan Is Little Miss 1957 New Year Baby
Susan Elizabeth Myers, born at 12 35 am New Year’s Day at Clare General Hospital, is the first newborn of the New Year in the Central Michigan area. Parents Mr and Mrs Kenneth Myers of R4 Clare presented Susan with a $25 savings bond and both mother and baby are reported doing well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claré
Susan
Elizabeth Myers
Clare General Hospital
Kenneth Myers
R-4
Central Michigan
Clare Hospital
Answer Time at Farm Week at Michigan State University
Visitors to the 1957 Farmers Week at MSU will learn latest tips on farm production and marketing. The event runs January 28 to February 1 on the East Lansing campus with general sessions at 10 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday. Distinguishing speakers, awards, and a beef and hog carcass judging demonstration highlight the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan State University
MSU
East Lansing
Michigan
Stanley M. Powell
Tonia
Michigan Farm Bureau
Michigan State Grange
Harry E. Rohlfs
Akron
Hrnch Kerlikowske
Coloma
John A. Hannah
G. Merrien Williams
Anthony Hall
Macklin Stadium
See Driver Training As Hopeful Sign
Fifty-one percent of public high schools in the United States offer driver education. The National Safety Council calls driver education a promising method to reduce traffic accidents and notes growth since 1948-49 when only 29 percent offered the program. Parents and women's clubs and PTA groups are leading the push.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
National Safety Council
Council
Clare post office honors safe driver Harley Sowle
Harley Sowle of Clare was cited for safe driving in a surprise ceremony at the Clare post office. Michigan State Police from Mt. Pleasant, Clare police and post office coworkers attended as local merchants presented gifts. The event highlighted a new safety program for Clare postal drivers and a broader nationwide initiative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harley Sowle
Clare
Mr. Sowle
Clare Post Office
Michigan
Mt. Pleasant
William Cook
Sowle
Leé Sowle
Pleasant
Frank Jackson
Cook
U. S
Congress
Post Office Department
Chicago
Illinois
Postal Department
America
Art Students To Begin Work Classes In January
Mrs Virginia Seitz to start a new adult art class for beginners in January. Ten week sessions meet Wednesdays or Fridays 1 30 to 3 30 with six students per class for individual training. Call by January 5 to enroll and choose preferred afternoon. A men s art group may form and meet weekly for ten weeks, call Mrs Seitz at home. Her students have won recognition in Saginaw Ann Arbor and Detroit exhibits and the Clare Fall exhibit draws hundreds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Seitz
Seitz
Committee Okays Plans And Site For School Unit
Clare Citizens Advisory Committee unanimously backs a new kindergarten through fourth grade elementary unit on ten acres in Brookwood subdivision near John R Street. Land owners William and Tom McConica price the site at 1 000 per acre with a 60 day option. The panel delays action on high school plans to allow more study while sketches and cost estimates for the two-project approach are reviewed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens School Advisory Committee
Clare
New Brookwood
Clark Ackley
Clare School Board
John R Street
William and
Tom McConica
Ackley
Boy Killed as Car Overturns Near Cranberry Lake
Twelve year old Allen Deger of St Johns died Sunday afternoon when the car his parents rode in hit ice on Granberry Lake road near Harrison and overturned. Dennis Deger, a St Johns implement dealer, drove the vehicle about 4:30 p.m. two miles north of Harrison. Sheriff James Darling investigated the crash as the family returned from Cranberry Lake cottage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Deger
St. Johns
Granberry Lake
Harrison
Dennis Deger
Degers
Cranberry Lake
Clare County
James Darling
City Manager Sets Off Street Parking as 1957 Priority
Clare City Commission received a 1957 work program from City Manager Willard Wedge. Key items include expanding off street parking opposite City Hall, widening US-10, replacing defective sidewalks, Beaverton Road extension, and added city offices and police space. The plan also covers water mains, sewer work, pump installations, street improvements, and charter amendment for commissioner pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare
Willard Wedge
Wedge
City Hall
McEwan Street
Beaverton Road
Cedar Street
Us-27
Seventh Street
West Seventh
West Second
Wilcox Parkway
Vandewarker and Foell
Dunlop Road
Glendale
Rainbow Drive
John R. and
Mary Streets
Pine Street
Prairie
Hastwood Drive
East First
East Seventh
East Sixth
Us-10
Brookwood
Dwyer
New Office Hours For Revenue Agent
U. S. Internal Revenue Agent Marvin Gray of the Mt. Pleasant field office announces a new work schedule open three days weekly. Hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays Thursdays and Fridays with Saturdays closed. The office is at 115 HB Windy Street and SP 31-171.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Internal Revenue
Marvin Gray
Mt. Pleasant
Gray
Windy Street
Straits Span On Schedule for 1957 Mackinac Bridge Opening
Mackinac Bridge is running ahead of schedule in its third year of construction with a planned traffic opening next November to fit the annual hunting season. Prentiss M. Brown states objectives for 1957 include building contracts, lighting and navigation aids, toll policy, and traffic controls while awaiting final dedications in 1958. The project will shift offices to St Ignace and operate under Civil Service rules starting Jan 1 1957 with full cooperation on transfers and wage scales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mackinac Bridge
Prentiss M. Brown
Michigan
Midwest
Brown
Mackinac
American Bridge Division
St. Jenac
Michigan State University
Supreme Court
Attorney General
Civil Service Department
Straits Ferries
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Pioneers Battle Jays
Don Holbrook
State
Russell H. Strange Junior
U of M
Michigan Conservation People
Michigan Lakes
Farwell
Harrison Study Club
Uta Schweyer
Lake
Mgr
Dalton Clark
Canada
Robinette
Clare Study Club
Methodist Church
Harrison News Lake News Society
City Breifs
Parnell News
Vernon City
UB Church
Baby Susan
Dad
Straits Span
Merritt-Chapman & Scott Corporation
St. Ignace
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