Clare County chapter mobilizes against polio in 1945 drive
Clare County NFIP plans 1945 campaign with officers elected including General Chairman Mrs. Fenton Ware and Secretary Mrs. Harold Fleming. A January 10 March of Dimes bridge party at Clare City Hall supports infantile paralysis relief. a January 27 Birthday Ball features a full dance program. The drive runs January 14 to 31 with proceeds split between the National Foundation and Clare county fund to aid victims and prevent outbreaks.
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Clare County
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
National Foundation
Fenton Ware
Laurence Jackson
Harold Fleming
Eugene Wyman
Omer Parent
Clare
Wm. Kirkpatrick Warrison
Chas. Amble Far
Wm. Kirkpatrick
Clare City Hall
Clare County Fund
Mills Need More Long-Fibre Pulpwood for War Orders
Lake States mills report a need for more farm cut long-fibre pulpwood to meet war orders. Weather slowed hauling of spruce and balsam pulpwood, with 110000 cords received this season and production urged to rise this winter. Government and industry push to boost farm cut wood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake States
Lake Mills
Forest Products Bureau of the
War Production Board
Central Masquers Present Claudia at Clare High
Central Michigan College of Education players stage Claudia in Clare High School auditorium on Thursday January 11 at 8:00 p.m. Net proceeds benefit the Clare P T A. Tickets from Mr and Mrs John Rodabaugh via Express office. A string ensemble directed by Lorentz Hansen provides intermission music.
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Claudia
Central Michigan College of Education
Clare High School
Clare P.T.A
John Rodabaugh
Express
Lorentz Hansen
P.T.A
Christmas Mail Sets Local Record At Clare Post Office
The Clare post office processed a record 41 833 letter cancellations in a week ending December 20 1941. Daily totals peaked Monday 13 277 and Wednesday 11 778 with thousands more stamps sold in December 1941.
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United States
Michigan Central
Detroit
Grand Trunk Western
Durand
Pere Marquette
Saginaw
Ann Arbor
Frank Jackson
Rebekah and Odd Fellow Installation
The Clare 1.0.C.F. Lodge No. 183 and Clara Rebekah Lodge No. 167 will hold a joint installation Monday evening January 8. Rebekahs, Odd Fellows, and friends are invited. A pot luck supper will be served.
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Clare 1.0.C.F
Clara Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows
Benefit bridge party to aid infantile paralysis
Help fight infantile paralysis by attending a benefit bridge party next Wednesday evening January 10 at 8:00 in Clare city hall. Tickets available at Anderson's Drug Store.
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Clare
Anderson
Services Held at Coleman for Bion J Raymond
Bion J. Raymond of Coleman died in a traffic crash near Coleman two miles west. Born March 9 1921 in Wise township Isabella county Michigan he was 23 when he died December 31 1944. Survived by wife Norma Methner son Jeffrey parents three sisters and grandparents. Funeral held Coleman Methodist Church at 2:00 pm with Rev Howard of Midland officiating.
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Bion Raymond
Coleman and
Coleman
Bion J. Raymond
Bion B
Margaret Raymond
Wise Township
Isabella County
Michigan
Ely
Ajlersonville
Coleman High
Bion
Norma Methner
Clare Methodist Parsonage
Jeffrey
Dow Chemical
Midland
Moose Lodge
Becaue
Moose
Clare
Wm. Sonnevill
Battle Creek
G. W. Brown
Gerald D. Callihan
James Lennox
Alma
Coleman Methodist Church
Rev
Howard
Coleman Cemetery
Army nurses in short supply warn of battlefield care gaps
Clare County Red Cross chair Mrs. Pidder urged immediate recruitment of 14 000 nurses for the Army and Navy Nurse Corps as at least eleven army combat units sailed for duty without nurses. She urged industries clinics and hospitals to spare nurses and warned casualties rise weekly.
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P. W. Pidd
Clare County
Army and Navy Nurse Corps
Red Cross
Army
Card Party and Dance at Mt Vernon Grange Hall
Card party and dance planned for Friday night at Mt Vernon Grange Hall with entertaining music. Proceeds or details not fully clear from the fragment.
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Mt. Vernon
Grange Hall
New Year Baby Arrives At Clare Hospital Wanda Lou Benson
The first arrival of the New Year at Clare Hospital occurred at 5 10 am on New Year Day. A baby girl named Wanda Lou Benson, weighing five pounds thirteen and a half ounces, is the daughter of Othel and Sylvia Benson of Harrison.
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Clare ‘Hospital
Othel
Sylvia Benson
Harrison
Wanda Lou
Congregational Annual Meeting Report and Elections
The Congregational Church held its annual meeting on Wednesday January 3 with a pot luck dinner. Rev Harold Watson led devotions and Mrs Carleton Garthe presided. reports from treasurer Sunday School ladies Guild and Ladies Union were accepted. Officers and trustees were re elected and church stewards named with renewed terms and leadership in religious education music and missionary work.
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the Congregational Church
Harold Watson
Carleton Garthe
Stuart Bicknell
Watson
Mark Bicknell
James Bicknell
Jamess. Bicknell
Youth Fellowship
L. BE. Davy
E. G. Johnston
Ladies Guild
Ralph Howlett
Ernest Beale
Ladies Union
Edith Brewer
L. E. Davy
N. A. Hiden
Austin Bates
Fred Hudson
Sam Loomis
N. A. Elden
W. Brown
Winnie Coveart
Stanley Masten
Board of Religious Education
Carleton, Garthe
Floyd Wentworth
Andrew Irving
Sergeant Harvey Receives Gold Star for Wounds
Marine Sergeant Arlington H Harvey of Clare California receives the Gold Star in lieu of a second Purple Heart at U S Naval Hospital Long Beach for wounds suffered June 15 1944 in the Asiatic Pacific theater. Harvey served thirty one months in the Pacific, earning his first medal for Guadalcanal and fighting at Tarawa Saipan and Saipan Bay. He later served in the Samoas Hawaiian Islands New Hebrides and New Zealand with the Second Marine Division. He enlisted August 1940 and is married to Violet Werla Harvey of Los Angeles.
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U.S. Naval Hospital
Long Beach
Calif
Arlington Hske Harvey
Clare
P. M. Albright
Harryey
Matanakau River
Guadalcanal
Bloody Knoll
Tarawa
Harvey
Marianas
Saipan
Essie Harvey
Farwell
Samoas
Hawaiian Islands
New Hebrides
New Zealand
Glare
Haynes Construction Co
Hallilon
Halives’ Ath
Violet Ou 'Werla
West
11Th St
Los ‘ Angeles
Cal
Festus I Smart Succumbs to Ill Health Saturday
Festus I Smart a longtime resident of the Clare area died Saturday after years of ill health. Born March 23 1876 in Riverton township Mason County Michigan he was 68 years 9 months and 7 days old. He is survived by his wife adopted daughter Mrs Lois Scott sister Mrs Lefla Coyle and other relatives. Funeral services were held at Thurston Funeral Home at 3:00 pm Tuesday with Rev Leah Gardow officiating. Interment followed in Cherry Grove cemetery.
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F. I. Smart
Festus I. Smart
Riverton Township
Mason County
Michigan
Scottville
Gertrude Armstrong
Clare
Methodist Church
Lois Scott
Toronto
Lefla Coyle
Canadian Sea
Thurston Funeral Home
Leah Gardow
Cherry Grove Cemetery
Clare Odd Fellows and Rebekahs Entertain Association Friday
The Clare Odd Fellows and Rebekahs hosted the Tri-County Association December meeting with President Norman Haywood presiding. Andy Irwin and Leon Schiafley performed, with Miss Connie Wright, Shirley Lehr, and Ruth Rank among several local residents contributing solos and acts. more than 150 members from Clare and nearby towns attended the program and social hour.
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Clare
Rebekah
Tri-County Association
Norman Haywood
Mt. Pleasant
Ernest Irwin
Andy Irwin
Leon Schiafley
Harley Holt
Harley
Geo. Lehr
Shirley Lehr
Connie Wright
Kitten
Miss Gillespie
Schinfley
Jess Hampton
Colorado
Haywood
Mr. Pleasant
Coleman
Warwell
Weidman
Farwell
Closed Sundays at the Dunlop Cafe Notice
The Dunlop Cafe will be closed Sundays starting January a and continue thereafter. This public notice informs patrons of the change in operating hours and street location usage.
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Dunlop
Hotice
Clare Bowlers Complete First Half of Season
The A and P team leads the 404 Masons in Ci League with an eighteen game win streak. Dunlop Cafe led by Shaeffer’s Dairy and the Masons No 2 and K of G No 2 top their leagues as the Merchants and Ladies divisions show tight standings. Playoffs promise keen action with free admission for spectators.
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Masons
Schaeffer
Dalry
Dunlop Cafe
Bowling Belles
K of G
Michigan Bell Telephone
Freeman Oil Company
Schaefffer’s Dairy
Mt Vernon Grange Cleaning Bee Wednesday
Mt Vernon Grange holds a cleaning bee at the hall next Wednesday starting at 10 00 to clean the hall and hang new curtains A pot luck lunch will be served Bring cats for lunch Our next meeting will include degree work and there are twelve new members with seven reinstatements Riverside Grange members are invited to bring candidates to class A good turnout was reported Monday despite cold wind with many members missing and hoped for in the next meeting
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Riverside Grange
Clare Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting Notice
The Clare Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual meeting and election of officers and directors on Tuesday evening January 16. All members are urged to attend to support the organization. Details will be announced next week.
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Clare Chamber of Commerce
Investing 1u Per Cent of Income in Wat Bonds
The question asks readers if they are putting one percent of their income toward Wat bonds. It implies a savings or investment push and invites personal reflection on bond purchases.
One Killed in Auto Crash Near Coleman
A Greyhound bus collision west of Coleman in dense fog killed 23 year old Bion J. Raymond of Coleman and injured seventeen others aboard the bus and in the car. The bus driver and twelve passengers receive injuries. many were treated and released. Coroner Northway and state police investigated the crash near Mt. Pleasant.
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Bion J. Raymond
Coleman
Greyhound
Us-10
Ford
Frederick BE
Monson
Bay City
Betty Smith
Harvigan
Wm. Gray
Midland
Wr. Neale
Highland Park
Olive Hart
Detroit
Ralph Hart
Elizabeth Kneel
Alma Mad
Harbor Springs
Helen Schomberg
Midland Hospital
Grace Francis
Wa. Gray
Bion Raymond
Doherty Mortuary
Thurston Funeral Home
Northway
Mt. Pleasant
No Increase in Food Supplies in January Amid War Demand Rise
The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company reports no January rise in food stocks as World War II demands grow. Beef, butter, pork and bacon are expected to be extremely short, with dairy and poultry outlooks poor, while fruit and vegetables will shrink due to reduced winter plantings and a mid December frost impact.
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Europe
Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
Lend Lease
Florida
Texas
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Armed Forces
Pidder Pridie Clare
Congregational
Sgt. A. FE. Harvey
Cherry Grove
Tri-County
Robert M. Bennett
Germany
Sentinel
C. OF C. Annual Meeting
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