Clare Sentinel publishing details and subscription rates
The Clare Sentinel lists address at 112 W Fourth Street Clare Michigan 48617 and notes weekly Wednesday publication. Editorial staff include Alfred R Bransdorfer editor and publisher Paul G Schroeder associate publisher and advertising mgr Harold A Couturier plant production superintendent. Subscription rates: 4.50 in Clare County and military service 5.50 in Isabella Gladwin Osceola Midland Mecosta 6.50 elsewhere in Michigan 8.00 in other states.
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Scout District Thanks Bransdorfer for Service
A letter from Kenneth Schaeffer, Chippewa District Boy Scouts of America, expresses gratitude to Alfred R. Bransdorfer for his scouting services and recognition, noting his absence on December 11 and sending thanks on behalf of the district.
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Mr. Bransdorfer
Chippewa
Kenneth Schaeffer
Chippewa District
Boy Scouts of America
Snowmobile safety urged amid rising Michigan fatalities
The Clare Sentinel notes a spike in snowmobile incidents in 1970 with ten deaths in Michigan so far. It cites police figures, cites drownings after ice breaks, and urges stronger regulations, licensing ages, and caution on roads and ice.
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The
Sentinel
Clare
Looking Back at Clare's Historied Businesses and Landmarks
A reminiscence of Clare's vanished shops and sites from rail towers to depots. It recalls Louch's wagon shop Smalley's blacksmith Desormeau's Krause's and several downtown stores including Krogers A and P Mance's Jackson's Roy McKinnon's shop and Jim McKinnon's tavern along with other long-gone eateries and pool rooms.
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Clare
Western Union
Louch
Smalley
Clare Mills
O’ Callahan
Desormeau’s
Krause
Krogers
A and P
Mance’s
Jackson
Roy McKinnon
East 4Th
Jim McKinnon
West 4Th
Chuck
Uncle Tom
Nivison
Callihan
George Ogaden
Rex Carrier
Woodward
Memories Of Clare Businesses In A Bygone Era
A column lists numerous Clare area businesses once active including auto sales Hampton Ford and Howlett plumbing, various hardware shops, bakeries, grocers, hardware and paint stores, cream station, lawn and road works, cafes, banks, doctors, inns, and early merchandise firms. The piece notes many more names as ommissions and forerunners of later enterprises.
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Hampton Ford
Jones’ Cleaners
Lange and Creguer
Chaffee, Rhodes, Morgan, Vandewalker
Tatman and
Walters
Easler Furniture
Harris and Hirt Hardware
Gallagher and Webb Hardware
Bayes and Foss Bakeries
Guiette Paint
Goodnight Electrical
Howlett Plumbing
Gillespie Paint and Bump
Northon’s
Road Leveler Works
Samborn and Tucker
Hanley Bros
Carrier’s
Valley and
Jennings Asst
Russell Koch
Bullt Standard Oil
Derby
Michigan Creamery
Clare Creamery
Lewis Cigar
L.H. Thompson
Stirling and Allen
Lemond and Boom
W. Cooley
Ireland
Fish Choating
Lampheres
Shumway
Rodgers Brown
Masons Taxi
J.E. Doherty
Clare Knitting Mills
Wolsey
Terwilliger
Calkins Hardware,Co
Swift
Lewis Plumbing
F. Newsome Tires
Thompson, Elden and Bogardus men’s _ store
Clare Trailer Factory
Sid Johnson Dray
Herreck & Detwiler
Hornings Mill
Oldie
Wm. H. Bicknell Co
Clare
Wilson-Davy Co
Davys
Dow Chemical Co
Scott Drilling Co
Moline Construction
Clare Fruit
John Dionise
Stanley
Shelan
Duncan
Gambie
N. L. Tibbits
Lee and Cady
Glass House
Clare Cab
Dave Wards
Young and Feigner
Ramey
Bill Lewis
Farmers Produce
Whitesides Poultry and Cream
Brown Lumber Company
Gardner Lumber
Furnace Factory
the Foundry
McFalls, Beemers
Lionstore
Firestone
Allen and Yancey
A. Thurston and Son
Friz. MacSmalley and Thorpe’s
Chapman’s
Wesley” Snider’s Dray
Bob
John Rodabaugh Meats
Clare Elevator Co
Overland Car
Terwilligers Harness Shop
Maxwell
Sampson Tractors
Clare Hardware and Implement Co
Dodge
Thompson and Wilkinson’s
Dart
J. E
Doherty Plumbing
Calkins House
Shrimp Can Counts and Stamp Value Tales From Edges
The article notes exact shrimp counts per standard four and a half ounce can from tiny to enormous sizes. It also tours trading stamps, their cash value, and redemption costs versus retail prices.
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U. S
Ment
Comare Redemption Center
Up Michigan's Upper Peninsula study proposes regional revival plan
Gov Milliken backs a Commerce Department set of 10 recommendations after Richard Whitmer toured 10 communities in September. Plans include highway improvements on US 2 from St Ignace to Escanaba and a new vocational education program for the U P.
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Elmer E. White
U.P
Michigan
Upper Peninsula
Maryland
West Virginia
Alaska
Nevada
Detroit
Ironwood
Washington, D.C
Midh
Merce Department
William G. Milliken
Commerce Department
Richard Whitmer
Whitmer
Milliken
U.S. 2
St. Ignace
Escanaba
Upper Peninsula development plan urges regional office and assitant
Whitmer outlines recommendations to establish an Upper Peninsula office and appoint a special assistant to live there. He notes the UP is non homogeneous with diverse regions and argues that development programs must fit each area's unique economic and social conditions.
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Chippewa
Luce
Mackinac
U.P
Lower Peninsula
Milwaukee
Chicago
Minneapolis
Whitmer
Upper Peninsula
Michigan
Almanack Man of the Decade Romney Dominated Michigan in 1960s
The piece lauds George Romney as Michigan's dominant figure of the 1960s, noting his role in shaping the 1961 62 63 constitution and his ascent from American Motors president to U.S. cabinet member with potential senatorial ambitions as the 1970s begin.
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Michigan
George Romney
G. Mennen Williams
Romney
American Motors Corporation
United States
We Trust
Michigan’s political future after Romney era
The piece reviews Romney’s six-year governorship from 1963 to 1968 and his impact on Michigan politics and finance. It weighs his achievements, notes his failure as a presidential candidate, and predicts a still open field for the next decade with figures like Milliken Kelley Cavanagh Griffin Ford or an unexpected leader ready to emerge.
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Romney
Michigan
G. Mennen Williams
Williams
William Milliken
Frank Kelley
Jerome Cavanagh
Sen
Robert P. Griffin
Gerald R. Ford
Washington
South
Mashed potatoes and barstools mark New Year’s eve musings
Jim Fitzgerald writes a humorous note on AAA’s anti drinking campaign using mashed potatoes to soak up liquor. He recalls delivering his barstools to a junior high show and reflects on New Year’s Eve as amateur night with a devout final plea to prayer.
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Automobile Club
AAA
Joe*Boozer
Joe
Chrissie
Cathy
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