Michigan to Link 56 Fire Towers by Radio Across North
Michigan conservation officials will outfit 56 forest fire towers with ultra high frequency radio units to link towers from Roscommon to northern districts. The system aims to speed fire reporting by reducing telephones switchboard delays and cut maintenance of long lines, with tests showing ranges of 25 miles and use over 40 miles.
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Michigan
Conservation Departent
Radio Laboratory
Roscommon
Key Towers
Rev A D Telder Injured In Grand Rapids Auto Crash
Reverend A D Telder pastor of the Clare Baptist church suffered a badly bruised head and injured knees after a blizzard crash on the trunkline in Grand Rapids last week Tuesday. He was taken to a hospital and later obtained a new car to return home the next day.
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A. D. Telder
Grand Rapids
Clare Baptist Church
Telder
Same
Epworth League Watch Night Service Held in Church Parlors
Twenty five Epworth Leaguers met in the M E Church Parlors New Year s Eve for their annual Watch Night Service. The evening included games and refreshments. At 11 30 the devotional service opened with Rev. Rogers in charge and Christmas carols were sung by the group. Rev. Rogers and Mrs Wo Garcoc spoke briefly on Into the Tomorrows. Prayer closed the service.
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Epworth
M. EH
Rogers
Wo. Garcow
Veterans of Foreign Wars Meeting In New Dugout
The regular VFW session met in the Mater building’s new dugout Wednesday despite bad weather. New committees formed and recruits voted in. They remind members of the January 22 Mt Pleasant district meeting with a 1:00 parade, meeting, and banquet.
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Veterans OF Foreign Wars
V. BF. W
Mater
Mt. Pleasant
Resolution of respect from Clare Rebekah Lodge for Adelpha Brownell
The Clare Rebekah Lodge No 167 expresses sympathy to sister Marguerite Byba in the loss of her sister Adelpha Brownell. Also named are Emma Youniati, Laila Lamb Noble Grand, Paul Noble Grand, and recording secretary Rebecca Abbott.
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Clare Rebekah Lodge
Marguerite Byba
Adelpha Brownell
Emma Youniati
Noble
Laila Lamb
Paul Noble
Rebecca Abbott
Snow plow work clears city streets after heavy season
The city plowed and packed snow on north and south streets to allow safe car passage. The Sentinel notes the first season catch brought in by Clarence Tucker and N X Bernier, 26 bluegills weighing 19 pounds, signaling good fishing around Clare.
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Claré
Fox
Sentinel Office
Clarence Tucker
N. X. Bernier
Clare
Sheridan Pioneer Laid to Rest Saturday Afternoon
Frederick A. Allen born August 15 1873 in Madoc Ontario died December 28 1938 at 65 married Elnora Bunyan in 1901. Survived by wife two children three grandchildren brothers sisters and many relatives. Funeral at Hagie church with burial at Cherry Grove.
Henderson Samuel Friendy 1870 1938 Clare obituary
Samuel Friendy Henderson born Flint Michigan July 30 1870 died December 26 1938 at his home east of Clare after a stroke. He was 68 years 4 months and 27 days old. He was the sixth son of David and his wife. The family settled in Grant township at age thirteen and later moved to a sister’s homestead east of Clare. Survived by two sisters Mrs Bert Lloyd and Mrs Horace Joyner of Clare and three brothers William Swalwell Alberta James and Hugh Henderson. Funeral services were held at Thurston Funeral Home December 29 with Rev A D Telder officiating and burial in Cherry Grove cemetery.
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Samuel Friendy Henderson
Flint
Michigan
Clare
David Henderson
Grant Township
Horace Joyner
Bert Lloyd
William
Swalwell
Alberta
James
Hugh Henderson
Thurston Funeral Home
A. D. Telder
Cherry Grove Cemetery
The Stethoscope And The Heartbeat Sounds
The stethoscope does not amplify sound it is a convenience enabling two ears and focused examination. Each heart action stage has definite sounds. In a normal heart a deep tone lasts about a quarter second followed by a short high pitched note. A pause then a repetition occurs.
Mammoth Belief Persists Among Siberian Witch Doctors
In Tunguska beliefs, the mammoth, a prehistoric elephant, is believed to survive deep in a frozen burrow, despite scientific consensus. Local legends keep the giant animal alive in lore and ritual.
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Siberia
Farmers Week Held at Michigan State College in Lansing
Farmers Week at Michigan State College runs January 30 to February 3 with livestock breeders meetings Monday and Tuesday ending in a banquet. Crop and seed groups meet over two days, followed by a crops banquet. Wednesday features demonstrations and speeches in the gymnasium and exhibition halls with poultry highlighted for the world poultry congress in Cleveland this July. Clare County entries include three steer fattening calves in the junior and senior divisions. The 32 calves will be weighed again January 20 after 210 days on fattening feed to determine eligibility for state honors. A livestock judging team is being trained for the annual contest, a key Farmers Week feature. Programs available at the county agent’s office.
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Michigan State
College
iPhé
Cleveland
Clare County
Howard Penrose and Sons
Floren Pudway
State urges use of branch offices for Department of State
The Department of State promotes branch offices for public transactions urging certified checks or money orders payable to the Secretary of State Lansing Michigan. Trained staff at branches address issues locally, with one branch per county and 159 offices statewide. The local office is Art Damoth Insurance Agency.
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Secretary of State
Lansing
Michigan
Department of State
Art Damoth Insurance Agency
Cascades Park Is Added To Nation's Playgrounds
Seattle report notes 4272 acres of Cascades timberland near Snoqualmie Pass added to national playgrounds as a forest service monument to J C Kuhns. He led a civic effort to save virgin Douglas firs cedars hemlock spruce and yew four years ago with Asabel Curtis and other groups. Deeds were secured from private owners in exchange for equal value government land.
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Seattle
Wash
Cascades
Snoqualmie Pass
Nea
United States
J. C. Kuhns
United States Forest Service
Kuhn
Snoqualmie National Forest
Asabel Curtis
Tale of Four Bottles Cast Across Oceans in 1936 Sail
Four sealed bottles cast overboard by the crew of the schooner Effie M Morrissey in 1936 were recovered on Norwegian shores nearly two years later. One bottle washed up at Hjelm Sey reaching 4 100 miles, another at Flatanger 3 500 miles, a third at West Vaago Lofoten 3 700 miles, and the fourth at Soro island 4 000 miles away.
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Boston
Effie M.morrissey
Norway
Hjelmsey
Flatanger
West Vaago
Lofoten Islands
Soro Island
Michigan State Police Highlight Traffic Gains and Reforms
Michigan reports 1938 traffic gains with 13 million miles traveled and 1 death per 12 in 1987, crediting traffic control zones and strict enforcement. The force expanded patrols to 5.88 million miles, issued driver tests since 1938, and added 100 officers, boosting overall safety and reducing crimes by about 60 percent.
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Éloder
Polinet
Rvf
Michigan
Telegraph Road
Monroe County
Stevensville
Sawyer
Saginaw
Bay City
Olander
Wayne County
Oakland County
Genessee
Secretary of State
Department of State
Betster
Niles
Battle Creek
South Haven
Hast
Lansing
Great Lakes
Michigan State Police
Michigan Sheriffs’ Association
State Board of Control For
WRDS
East Lansing
WRDP
Paw Paw
WRDH
Houghton Lake
Hast Lansing
Ofanter
Federal Communications Commission
State Police Identification Bureau
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington
DB. C
Annual Meeting of the First Congregational Church
The annual meeting will be held next Sunday evening January 8 starting with a pot luck dinner at 6 36 p m The church social committee will manage the tables Please bring table service The business follows the dinner with all members and friends urged to attend Officers of every department should bring reports Pledges and gifts should be paid to treasurer Mr L E Davy before the meeting.
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First Congregational Church
L. E. Davy
Card of Thanks for Samuel F. Henderson
The Brothers and Sisters thank friends and neighbors for kindness during the illness and death of Samuel F. Henderson. Gratitude is extended for floral tributes and to Rev. A. D. Telder for his comfort.
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Samuel F. Henderson
A. D. Telder
Grief Acknowledgment From Allen and Garver Families
Mrs Elnora Allen Bernard Allen and Forest Garver family extend thanks to those who assisted during bereavement, expressing gratitude for support and kindness.
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Elnora Allen
Bernard Allen
Forest Garver
Club and organizational meeting notices for Clare area
Community groups list upcoming meetings and events in Clare. Items include church and fraternal group gatherings, lodge and legion schedule, Kiwanis and Farmers Union meetings, and a guest speaker from Washington. Dates span January through late month with multiple recurring sessions.
Wise Township Tax Collection Dates Announced
Treasurer Joseph M. Swain of Wise Township will collect taxes at Henry Thompson Implement and Hardware in Clare on January 7 and 21 and at Fred L Smith Hardware in Coleman on January 14 and 28.
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Henry Thompson Implement and Hardware
Clare
Fred L Smith Hardware Store
Coleman
Wise Township
Joseph M. Swain
Tax Collector Schedules January Bank Visits
Clare taxpayers are informed that tax collection will occur at Citizens State Bank on Friday afternoon January 6 and on Monday and Tuesday afternoons January 9 and 10. An additional fee will be applied after these dates.
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Citizens State Bank
Grant Township Tax Collection Notice
Grant taxpayers are authorized December 10 and every Saturday thereafter until further notice to receive taxes for Grant township. Chas F VanDenbergh serves as Treasurer.
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Citizens State Bank
Grant Township
Chas. F. VanDenbergh
Vernon Taxpayers Schedule Tax Collection
Taxpayers in Vernon township are advised taxes will be received every Saturday afternoon until further notice, according to treasurer Fannie Schultz.
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Citizens State Bank
Vernon Township
Fannie Schultz
Public Notice of Debt Liability Release
After this date I will not be responsible for any debts contracted by anyone other than myself. Dated January 4, 1939, C. BE. Raymond.
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C. BE. Raymond
Greenbacks as Full Legal Tender in Civil War Era
The article notes that from 1862 to 1879 the so called greenbacks were the full legal tender and the sole currency in general circulation.
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Greenbacks
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Epworth League Watch
Sheridan Pioneer
Frederick A. Allen
John
Annie Allen
Madoc
Hastings County
Ont
Elnora Bunyan
Aletha Garver
Brown
Bernard F
Roger
Laurene
Mary Kathleen Garver
James B. Allen
Sheridan
Hugh
West Branch
Archie McKillop
Norman Allen
Alfred Ros
Kenneth Roe
Archie Tryon
Donald
Ernest Moe
Pontiac
Ed. Hanes
Farwell
Mary Gorr
Wm. Henderson
Harrison
Cascades Park
ESP
THE
Congregational Church
Bank of Clare
Banking Department
Michigan Financial Institutions Act
Total Capital Account
James S. Bicknell
A. E. Mulder
A. E. Mussell
State OF Michigan
County of
Margaret L. Cook
WSUR
Order of the Eastern Star
American Legion
Masonic Lodge
Clare Chamber of Commerce
Wilson School House
J. E. Sparkel
Clare Kiwanis Club
Doherty
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Repla
Loval No. 143
Farmers Union
Lutheran Ladies Aid
Mia
Emma Binhammer
Walter H. Larman
Poat Drum and Bugle Corpa
F. W. Wilkinson
Washington, D. C
Clare and Farwell Methodist
Clare Taxpayers
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