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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1957
Page
1
The notice outlines child care deductions up to 600 for widows widowers and divorced individuals not remarried. It covers care for dependents under 12 and rules on depreciation rent and insurance. It also explains retirement credits for those with qualifying pension income and wage-loss tax savings during accident or illness absences with employer wage adjustments.
Sergeant First Class Harley LeRoy Teeter receives promotion to Second Lieutenant Infantry Reserve by Michigan Military District and Fifth Army orders. He served as Platoon Sergeant of the 75 MM Recoiless Rifle Platoon, joined Company M 333rd Infantry, with prior service in Germany and a Clare native educated in Barryton, now residing in Clare with his wife Lina Ball and daughter Cheryl Lee.
Isabella County Safety Council to receive posters and bumper stickers for distribution through Branch License Offices at Mt. Pleasant and Clare. Materials will be given with each motor vehicle license plate purchase as Girl Scouts help prepare the safety materials and township supervisors aid distribution.
The Citizens Advisory Committee approved the general architectural plan by Clark Ackley for a 65 000 square foot high school estimated at 850 000 dollars. An 18 to 13 vote favored including a swimming pool, while an auditorium was dropped due to cost. The group will hold no further meetings this term as it reviews bond-related factors and interest rates before a district vote likely in February.
R M LeSage was installed as Kiwanis president on January 2 with Rodney LeSage Car roll Beard and Eugene Campbell as vice presidents. New board members Floyd Boardman Herbert Bugbee Hugh Kennedy join Harl Baumgarth Art Chandanais and Peter Reale. Joseph Grigware performed the installation.
Clare Public Schools announce no rural and elementary classes Friday January 18 while high school closes Thursday afternoon and Friday January 17 and 18 to allow teachers to mark report cards and permanent records.
Three Clare County servicemen designate January 17 as their departure for Detroit induction. Named are Duane Glass of Farwell, Larry Schofield of Farwell, and Rudy Bolz of Harrison.
An in service education meeting for high school administrators agriculture teachers and extension staff from Clare Gladwin Isabella Mecosta Midland and Osceola counties was held in Clare High School. January 9 at 4 30 pm with Michigan State University and state department of Public Instruction representatives. Harold Byram chaired the conference on planning local programs of agricultural education.
Clare Downs High losses in the Mid Michigan B Conference shuffle after a 61 38 defeat to Shepherd. John Miller scored 15 for Clare while Bernid Longstreth missed time due to illness. Clare then beat Mt Pleasant 60 41 as Miller poured in 26 points and controlled boards.
Well baby clinics are rescheduled to January 17 at Farwell Methodist Church from 9 to 11 a.m. and at Clare Congregational Church from 1 to 3 p.m. The Court House basement in Harrison hosts January 18 from 9 to 11 a.m. County Nurse Kathryn Freeman urges Clare and Farwell mothers to note the one month change.
Sheridan township property owners join Clare Fire Department protection after signing contracts and paying stand-by fees. Four townships Grant Sheridan Vernon and Wise adopt new terms including a $1000 stand-by fee in Grant Sheridan Vernon and $500 in Wise with $75 per alarm. April ballots may include the changes as voters approve the contracts.
Brown district voters approved annexation to the Clare Reorganized District by 27 to 6 on Saturday January 5. This follows a May 1956 defeat and allows Brown eighth graders to enter Clare High School. the move coincides with a district construction and remodeling plan totaling 1 248 000 dollars.
Prospective teachers for overseas Air Force Dependent schools will be interviewed at Central Michigan College on February 12 from noon to 8 p.m. Dr. K. T. Bordine announces. Positions for 1957-58 include elementary secondary and administrative roles with schools ranging from one room to over 50 teachers. Transportation and housing are provided with a gross monthly salary of 377 for teachers and 453 to 492 for administrative staff.
Clare Public Schools offer sixteen adult education courses open to residents within traveling distance. Enrollment is today and tomorrow January 10 and 11, with courses ranging from typing and bookkeeping to sewing, cake decorating, cooking, woodwork, welding, and driver education. Fees vary by course, with most at 3 dollars, welding and driver education higher. enroll by phone if unable to attend.
Clare's Winter Festival runs January 24 to 26 with outdoor ice and ski activities at Snowsnake Mountain and indoor events at the Doherty Hotel. The program includes a Miss Clare contest, a Bob Reynolds Sports Show broadcast, Army ski trooper demonstrations, and a color TV raffle to fund the festival.
The seventh annual Polar Bear Weekend at Camp Rotary drew 201 Boy Scouts Explorers and adults from Tuscola Saginaw Gratiot Isabella and Clare counties across 36 posts of the Valley Trails Council. Participants endured 20 degree day and 10 degree night with no tents and built outdoor shelters while cooking three meals over a wood fire to meet the Polar Bear requirements.
Watervliet Paper Co builds a pulp mill at Clare using about 25 000 cords of aspen annually. Wood shipments will come from surrounding counties with earnings for woodland owners, cutters, skidders, and truckers. The project, aided by tree farming efforts, supports regional timber and employment.
Plans for spring projects will be discussed at a meeting of the Clare school Band Boosters Club Monday evening January 14 at 8 p.m. in the Band Room at CHS. Parents of young people playing instruments in any division of the band are urged to attend.
Witbeck's IGA purchases Davy Grocery of Evart and will take over management January 28. Hrmie Orton from Clare to move to Ewart as manager of the new store, joining the IGA family with canned goods, produce, baked goods and meats. The Davy store owner has run it about 70 years.
Lewis Colton leaves for the Navy in a party hosted by his grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Close. The note appears in Inside Pages with related items on page 6 about community events and school activities.
Clare High School student council launches polio vaccination promotion with nurse Kathryn Freeman planning a campaign in January. Freeman will address students on polio protection and parents will be contacted to assess shot eligibility and affordability. The council votes to raise admission by 25 cents at home basketball games to fund shots for students in need.
Colonville correspondent Mrs Beulah Bodkins notes progress this week as families seek baths. Thirty five bowling teams have entered Clare City Bowling tournament the largest entry line up the bowling association has seen. The event at Clare Alleys begins January 26 and runs four weekends.
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