Clare Public Schools enrolls adults in varied classes
Enrollment opens Monday for Clare Public Schools Adult Education offering 10 week courses in cake decorating knitting bookkeeping books ballroom dancing and more. Home Nursing first aid and driver training are among new and popular subjects with 10 or more required to start a class and fees posted for each course.
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Clare Public Schools
Genevieve Fieming
Eigar
Frey
Putney
Tom Culver
Wilcox
Jim Raymond
Rosann Raymond
Kiwanis Club Installs 1962 Officers
Dr. Julian Gershon becomes Kiwanis Club president for 1962 at a Wednesday meeting. New officers include Richard Ulrich as first vice president Jerry Forsberg as second vice president Robert Campbell and Dale Lyons as secretary and treasurer. Lt Governor Mahlon Moore spoke on youth job options after high school.
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Kiwanis Club
Julian Gershon
Richard Ulrich
Jerry Forsberg
Robert Campbell
Dale Lyons
Gershon
Floyd Boardman
Kiwanis
Mahlon Moore
Midland
Dairymen Lecture On Mastitis At Gladwin Courthouse
Michigan State University specialist Don Murray and his mastitis team will address Clare Gladwin county dairymen at ten in the morning. The session includes Glen Reid George Parsons and Hd Kazarian with lunch provided. At 3 PM the Clare DHIA business meeting follows adjournment.
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Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Gladwin
Michigan State University
Don Murray
Glen Reid
George Parsons
Hd Kazarian
Clare- Gladwin County
Clare Dhia
Clare Public School expansion funding on January 27 vote
A committee promotes a reduced plan for Clare Public School renovations with a $275 000 remodeling scope and a 3 mill debt service tax over 12 years. Enrollment projections through 1965 justify space and fire safety upgrades as voters decide on bonds and tax rate at Clare High School.
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Clare
Citizens Committee
ClarePostmaster Examination Announced with 6255 Salary
The Postal Department announced an exam for the Clare postmaster job with a 6255 dollar annual pay. Applicants in Mt Pleasant must pass a written test and meet experience and residency requirements, including 18th birthday by the closing date January 30. Laurence W. Jackson Jr. has served as acting postmaster since May 31, 1961 following his uncle’s retirement.
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Clare
Postal Department
Laurence W. Jackson Jr
Francis Jackson
Mt. Pleasant
United States Civil Service Commission
Post Office Department
Hughes begins term to fill late Prescott in Michigan Senate
Harold B. Hughes, newly elected District Senator, began his term Wednesday by being sworn in to complete the late Charles Prescott's term in the Michigan Legislature.
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Harold B. Hughes
Michigan
Charles Prescott
Clare Man Commands Space Warning System
Former Clare man Colonel Robert L Harriger has been named to command the 71st Surveillance Wing. The unit runs the Ballistic Missile Early Warning System under the Air Defense Command and NORAD. Headquarters is in Colorado Springs with 50 personnel and four detachments planned. Detachment 2 in Clear Alaska and Detachment 1 at Thule Greenland are ready. Detachment 4 in Riverton New Jersey oversees the RCA Service Company contract. Over 700 RCA employees operate the sites under Air Force contract.
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Robert L. Harriger
711St Surveillance, Wing
BMEWS
Thule
Greenland
Robert W. Waltz
Air Defense Command
9Th Aerospace Defense Division
3Rd
ADC
Harriger
Clare
71St Surveillance
United States Air Force
AF First Defense Organization
Air Force Systems Command
North American Air Defense Command
NORAD
Colorado Springs
Colorado
Clear
Alaska
Riverton
New Jersey
RCA Service Company
RCA
Air Force
Vision Tests Begin For Clare Public School Grades
Vision testing starts Monday for Clare Public School students in grades one three five and seven with tests lasting a week to ten days. Other elementary grades may be tested on request and freshmen will have tests on January 29 with similar opt‑in testing for non freshmen upon request.
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Clare
Irene Davy
Bets Taken On Winter Woods Trek
Tony Wedal of Clare bets $150 to spend eight days camping in Clare County woods starting January 19 and returning January 27. Local merchants and the Clare Chamber of Commerce back the stunt with food gear and support, with daily air checks by Bauer Flying Service and a final appearance at the Winter Golf Tournament and Banquet.
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Clare County
Tony Wedal
Clare
Tony
Dan Burdo
Clare Chamber of Commerce
Twin Elms Golf Course
Kroger
Clare Hardware
Economy Drug
Roy Beltnick
Alexander Shoes
Bauer Flying Service
Houghton Drug
James S&s
Bicknell III
Forsberg Insurance Agency
Clare Furniture
Dr. J
Courtney Bauer
Dick Groves
Doherty
Twin Elms
Heme
Snowstorm Clamps Down On Clare Area After Deep Freeze
A severe winter storm swept Michigan last week, hitting Clare County with heavy snow and subzero cold. Crews worked up to 18 hours, plowing roads, dumping snow at Cedar Park, and delaying buses and travel as streets faced drifts and blocked passages.
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Michigan
Clare-Isabella
Clare
Tom Cook
Clare County
Cook
Elmer Godwin
Clare Highway
Clare City
Clarence Gunn
Snow Rolling Out Of Style Forty Four Years Ago
Michigan’s first snow plowing in 1918 faced strong opposition as rollers were used to pack snow for horse drawn sleighs. By war needs, funds cleared 590 miles of highways, paving the way for modern plows. Now annual costs reach about 544 million dollars on heavy snows.
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Michigan
State Highway Department
Liberty Loan Board
Miss Clare Saturday Winter Sports Princess Contest
Clare County Winter Sports Festival invites Clare county girls to enter Miss Clare judging for a chance at prizes. Preliminary interviews begin Saturday at 8:00 pm at Hotel Doherty. Eligible contestants must be under 25 and unmarried residents of Clare area.
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Clare County
Doherty
Clare
June Groves
Clare Chamber of Commerce
Office To Open Monday In Mount Pleasant Michigan
Roger Seamon announced the Mount Pleasant Social Security district office will open Monday January 15 1962 at 209 W Broadway Mount Pleasant. Hours are 9 to 445 with nine staff serving Isabella Clare Gratiot Mecosta and Osceola counties for resident inquiries and benefits. The five county district replaces Clare county only twice monthly access and aims to improve service for 117 000 residents.
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Roger Seamon
Mt. Pleasant
Michigan
Social Security
Social Security District
Mount Pleasant
W. Broadway
Isabella
Clare
Gratiot
Mecosta
Osceola
Seamon
Clare County
Layoffs Hit Holley Carburetor Clare Division Workforce
About 50 employees at Holley Carburetor's Clare Aircraft Division are laid off as work on current contracts winds down. Lyle Skinner says Friday will be the last day for those affected, while over 500 hourly workers remain. Company notes no immediate new schedules and projects 1962 as a potential upturn, with layoffs planned to avoid Christmas idle time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holley Carburetor
Clare Aircraft
Lyle Skinner
Skinner
Ihn
Holley
Well Child Conferences Planned in Farwell Clare and Harrison
January clinics announced with sessions at Farwell Methodist Church on the 16th from 9 to 11 a.m. and Clare on the same day from 1 to 3 p.m. Harrison clinic set for January 19th at the courthouse from 9 to 11 a.m. Seniors or families may attend for health checks.
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Farwell
Clare
Harrison
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John Bicknell
Jim Sykora
White’s Jewelry
Anderson Drugs
Citizens State Bank
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