Clare County Soil Conservation District Invites Farmers to Annual Meeting
The Clare County Soil Conservation District calls all farmers and landowners to its annual meeting next Thursday January 12 at 1 30 PM in the V F W building Harrison. Pupils will speak on What Soil Conservation Won to Clare County Reports and films will be shown and directors elected Land owners including woodland owners can learn how to obtain planting stock and district help to manage or reforest land.
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Clare County Soil Conservation District
Clare County
V.F.W
Harrison
Clare County School
Folding Wall Creates Extra Classroom Space at School
A new folding permanent partition installed in Clare Public School’s multi purpose room allows two rooms or one large space as needed. It replaces the prior immobile partition built for temporary use this fall, enabling the area to serve as cafeteria and classroom. The accordion action partitions folds back to open the full area.
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Clare Public School
First Areas New Year Baby Born Jan 1 At Clare Hospital
The first New Year baby in the Clare area arrived at Clare General Hospital on January 1 at 2 24 p m. William Edsel Widner Jr born to Mr and Mrs William Widner Sr of Flint. A Farwell couple welcomed a daughter April Jenean born early Monday January 2 at Community Hospital in Mt Pleasant.
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Clare Hospital
Clare
Flint
William Edsel Widner, Jr
William Widner Sr
Clare General Hospital
Farwell
April Jenean
Elton Barber
Community Hospital
Mt. Pleasant
1955 Good Year For Michigan
Michigan reports 1955 as peak prosperity with record non agricultural jobs at 2,616,000 and unemployment at 2.4 percent. Construction rises to 1.216 billion dollars with non residential work at 498.8 million and overall high electric power use and bank debits. Utilities and auto firms announce multi million expansions signaling continued employment.
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Michigan
Michigan Economic Development Department
Willams
Michigan Employment Security Commission
New Books Arrive At Library In Clare City
Several new best selling novels have arrived at the Clare City Library. Titles include Thomas Costain’s latest work The Tontine, Bare Feet In The Palace by Agnes Newton Keith, We Die Alone by David Howarth, and An Episode of Sparrows by Rumer Godden. A new volume on entertaining and a children’s stories collection are also available. Librarian Mrs Don Richardson says more teen titles should arrive soon.
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Clare City Library
Thomas Costait
the Palace
Agnes Newton
Keith
David Howarth
Rumer Godden
Don Richardson
Methodist Communion Announced at Clare Church
Pastor Leslie J. Nevins announces the third quarter Communion service at Clare Methodist Church on Sunday January 8 featuring Sacrament administration, special choir music, and Quiet Communion. A John Wesley film screens January 29 and Martin Luther film follows, both shown Sunday evenings with strong public response.
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Clare Methodist Church
Leslie J. Nevins
John Wesley
Martin Luther
United States
Michigan State among nine largest U S universities
Michigan State University ranks ninth in full time enrollment with 15 277 students, listed in the 36th annual School and Society study led by Dr. Raymond Walters. Largest is University of California, then SUNY, Minnesota, Texas, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio State and Wisconsin. Enrollment trends rise for third straight year with gains in teacher training and engineering. urban universities expand programs for working adults.
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Michigan State University
MSU
Raymond Walters
University of Cincinnati
University of California
State University of New York
Minnesota
Texas
Illinois
Michigan
Ohio State
Wisconsin
CROP Fund Swelled By County Gifts
Sixteen future farmers from Clare High School collected grain eggs and chickens for the Christian Rural Overseas Program on December 30 driving trucks supplied by Dan McNerney Russell Allen Duane Grigg and Pat Pudway. Lloyd Norcutt and Rev Brinkman organized the drive with the Ministerial Association and church offerings on Christmas Sunday added to the fund.
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J*uture Farmers of America of Clare High School
Christian Rural Overseas Program
Dan McNerney
Russell Allen
Duane Grigg
Pat Pudway
Lloyd Norcutt
FPA
Rev .V. Brinkman
Clare County Ministerial Association
Clare High resumes Mid-Michigan B League play at Chesaning
Clare Five Challenges B Leaders Clare High School Pioneer cagé team restarts Friday night at Chesaning after a holiday break. It is the third conference game this season, with losses to Durand and Shepherd. Chesaning, tied for first with St. Louis, hosts Clare, which is near the bottom along with Ithaca. The Indians lost only one starter from last year. Last season Clare beat Chesaning twice by one point each time. JV game follows at 6:30. First-place St. Louis hosts Shepherd. Ithaca visits Durand for a second-place showdown with the Railroaders. Clare travels to Mt. Pleasant January 11 for a non conference game against the Oilers.
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Clare High
Pioneer
Mid Michigan
Chesaning
Pioneers
Jv’s
Oilers
Mid-Michigan
Armed Forces Recruiters Visit Clare Hi School
Clare Public School will host recruiting teams from U S armed forces next Monday January 9. Scouts will split students into two groups for lectures and questions with film presentations on military careers and service prospects.
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Clare Public School
United States Armed Forces
Tells Study Club Group About Telephone Voices
The Clare Study Club met January 3 at the Clare Methodist Church social parlors. Mrs. Robert Langer of Bay City spoke on Your Voice and You and conducted voice exercises and recordings to illustrate voice types. A Mary Martha Circle dinner followed. Mrs. Carleton Garthe, president, led devotions and officers for 1956 57 were elected: Mrs. Neil Stirling president, Mrs. Walter Broh vice president, Mrs. Warren White recording secretary, Mrs. Donald Richardson corresponding secretary, Mrs. Ralph Cole treasurer.
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Clare Study Club
Clare Methodist Church
Robert Langer
Bay City
Michigan Bell Telephone Company
Neil Stirling
Walter Broh
Warren White
Donald Richardson
Ralph Cole
New 4-H Clothing Training Program Approved
The State Extension Service accepts a new 4-H Clothing leaders training program titled Getting the Most Out of Your Sewing Machine designed to teach sewing machine use care and leverage for 4-H clothing projects. Singer Sewing Machine Company funds and provides instructors and materials. Certificates of Merit will be awarded on course completion. The program, developed by federal and state 4-H leaders with Singer, aims to boost home economics club work nationwide.
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State Extension Service
Singer Sewing Machine Company
Singer
National Committee On Boys and Girls Club Ark
C. F. Bruder
Chicago
Orchestra Hall
Clare Foss Buys 1492 License Plate and Shares Common Ties
Note Book Clair Foss of Clare Furniture Company lives at 1492 Columbus Drive and bought this year's license plate number 1492. Henry Austin reports catching a butterfly north of Windover Lake and brought it in for display.
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Clair Foss
Clare Furniture Company
Columbus Drive
Chris Columbus
Windover Lake
Henry Austin
Austin
Governor Williams to speak at Navy Center in Cadillac Open House
Governor G Mennen Williams will visit the Naval Reserve Training Center in Cadillac to deliver an address at an Open House on Monday January 1956. Naval Reserve Surface Division 9 167 will receive the Navy Efficiency Plaque for general excellence in 1955 for finishing eighth among 140 divisions in the Ninth Naval District. The event includes division inspection tours classroom visits Navy film screenings and coffee and doughnuts in the gallery.
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G. Mennen Williams
Cadillac
Naval Reserve Training Center
Naval Reserve Surface Division 9-167
Navy
Naval District
Mid
County Plans Winter Sport Festival in Clare County
The Clare County Chamber of Commerce announces the second annual mid winter sports festival. Communities Lake George Farwell Harrison and Clare will participate with ice fishing hunting skiing and the Queens Ball. Bob Reynolds sportscaster is invited to broadcast at 6 30 pm Saturday. Local committee may arrange WJR mobile broadcasting in the county.
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Clare
Clare County
Lake, Lake George
Farwell
Harrison
Chambers _ of Commerce
Wir
WJR
County
Adults enroll for Clare winter term courses
January 10 and 11 are enrollment dates for adult winter term education at Clare High School. Adults 16 or over may register 5 to 8 p.m. Classes start January 17 and meet two hours weekly through March 19. Fees vary by course from 3 to 12.50 dollars with possible book costs. Officials anticipate a rise to about 175 students.
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Clare High School
Clare
Predict Accident Toll For 56
A forecast of more than 41 000 deaths and 2 000 000 serious injuries on American highways in 1956 prompts calls for a ten point safety program. Arthur S. Johnson, director of the Institute For Safer Living, urges public action and driver training, stricter inspections, and coordinated community effort to reduce wrecks.
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Arthur S. Johnson
Institute For Safer Living
Institute
Johnson
National Safety Council
Farmers' Night to Be January 12 at Hotel Doherty
The Clare Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual Farmers Night at the Hotel Doherty on Thursday January 12 at 7 00 p m Dinner will be followed by entertainment All Clare business people are urged to attend and help make the event a big success Tickets are available from the Sentinel for those not contacted.
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Clare Chamber of ‘Commerce
Doherty
Clare
The
Sentinel
Stan Parish Named New Rural Mail Carrier
Stan Parish will take over the 56 mile rural route three from Ackermang to Zellers starting January 14. Parish, at Clare post office since 1946, fills the vacancy from Al Perry’s retirement, with Al Holbrook moving to route one. Perry, retiring after 36 years, lives northeast of Clare near the farm.
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Ackermang
Zellers
Clare
Stan Parish
Postal Department
al Perry
Perry
al Holbrook
Lauder
Shull Ranch
Clare Post Office
Glare
Holcomb and McKenna Resign From Clare County Supervisors
Dan Holcomb of Harrison First Ward and Mark McKenna of Hamilton Township resign from the Clare County Board of Supervisors effective December 31 1955. Appointees Floyd Werts and Walter Ehle will fill unexpired terms until the next regular elections, with voting at Harrison’s April election and at Hamilton Township meetings. Holcomb cites alleged inequities in property value assessments and state equalized values as a reason for leaving after nine years of service including time as board chair and Jail Committee member.
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Dan Holcomb
Harrison
Mark McKenna
Hamilton ‘Township
Clare County Board of Supervisors
Floyd
Werts
Holcomb’s
Temple
Walter Ehle
Hamilton Township
McKenna
Board of Supervisors
Will Henderson
Holcomb
First Ward
Board of Review
Harrison First Ward
County Board of Review
Ward
Claré County
Clare
Greenwood Township
Rev Covell Hart to Speak at Six Church Youth Rally
Rev Covell Hart will headline the Six Church Youth Rally at Dover Church on Sunday January 8 at 8 p m He will discuss his orphanage work in Beirut Lebanon and show films of Holy Land sites The Haven of Hope Orphanage in Beirut houses forty children ages 3 to 16 from diverse backgrounds Support comes from several denominations and American donors Mrs Hart recently recovered from polio at the University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor after contracting the disease on Christmas Day 1954.
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Covell Hart
Six Church
Dover Church
Beirut
Lebanon
Holy Land
Hart
Haven of Hope
America
University of Michigan Hospital
Ann Arbor
Clare Students Attend Rose Bowl Trip with MSU
Several Clare students from Michigan State University went to the Rose Bowl in Pasadena California for the January 2 game. A J Doherty Allan Demarest left December 26 by train and planned to return January 4 to enroll. Peter Brown Ron Garthe with Tom Greer of Almena drove by auto and stayed with Roger Grobenstein. They toured TV celebrity events and returned to college by January 4.
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Clare
Michigan State University
Pasadena
California
A. J. Doherty
Allan Demarest
Lansing
Peter Brown
Ron Garthe
Tom Greer
Alpena
Roger Grobenstein
Grobensebstein
Vacation Over Exams Are Next at Clare Public Schools
Students in Clare Public Schools return this week to prepare for semester exams. Mid year tests run from Tuesday January 1% afternoon through Friday morning with the following Monday and afternoon free for teachers to correct papers. Richard Wheeler becomes full time superintendent and Bill Harper takes over as high school principal.
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Richard Wheeler
Claré Publié Schools
Bill Harper
Meeting Set on Social Security at Grant Town Hall
A January 11 discussion on Social Security is hosted by the Giare County Farm Bureau at Grant Town hall. A special speaker will address the group and answer questions about the new Social Security provisions.
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Grant Town Hall
Giaré County Farm Bureau
Grain Surplus Program Expands to Ship Corn Wheat and Rice
The Department of Agriculture allows grain surpluses to be shipped overseas for relief. For each dollar spent on shipping by voluntary agencies, about twenty dollars worth of grain will be released. Church World Service and denominational relief groups welcome the new avenue for funding relief, rehabilitation, and emergency aid across some 26 countries. Dr Gaither Warfield notes the impact for Methodist Overseas Relief.
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U. S
Department of Agriculture
Church World Service
Gaither P. Warfield
Methodist Committee For Overseas
Three Car Crash At Slippery Intersections
A three car crash at the US 10 and US 27 intersection around 12 45 p m left one person hospitalized. Robert L Niebauer of Marlette rear ended two cars and struck the third, with police citing failure to stop. Gary Brown of Clare drove the lead car, with Jeanette Wooddman treated for neck injuries. Damage estimates: Brown 150 to his car and 300 to Niebauer. The third vehicle driven by William McGillis of Detroit had little damage. Police recovered a stolen car earlier that day and three youths were arrested on illegal beer possession charges.
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Arount
Robert L. Niebauer
Marlette
Gary Brown
Route Three
Clare
Jeanette Wooddman
Clare Hospital
Brown
William McGillis
Detroit
Niebauer
Saginaw
McEwan Street
Charles Lance
Donald Flohe
Sutton’s Bay
Larry Price
Lake Leelanau
William B. Dunlop
Open House At Congregational Parsonage By Kennedy Family
Pastor and Mrs Hugh Kennedy invite the public to an open house at the Congregational parsonage on Fifth Street Sunday January 8 from 2 to 5 PM. Visitors can view redecorations completed last summer and refreshments will be served. The annual church meeting is set for January 16 at 4 30 PM at the church.
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Hugh Kennedy
Congregational
Fifth Street
Kennedys
Kennedy
Congregational Church
Pam
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Donald Holbrook
Carleton Garthe
Nevins
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Gwen Peterson
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