Clare Study Club Holds 20th Anniversary Luncheon
The Clare Study Club marked its 20th anniversary with a luncheon at the Gleason home on Tuesday January 10. Mrs Edward Waller the first president recalled 1915 when12 ladies formed the constitution and by laws which remain foundational. Guests included Mrs Chester M Welch recording secretary Michigan Federation of Women’s Clubs and former presidents Mrs William Bicknell Mrs BE Anderson Mrs W H Caple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gleason
Clare Study Club
Edward Waller
William Bicknell
BE. A. Anderson
W. H. Caple
Quintal Couple Hurt In Mt. Pleasant Auto Crash
Mrs. and Mrs. J A Quintal suffered a broken collar bone and multiple injuries after their Ford collided with a Packard coupe near Mt Pleasant. The collision occurred around 8 30 pm as they returned from Lake Odessa. The Packard occupants escaped serious harm while both cars sustained heavy damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Quintal
Mt. Pleasant
Lake Odessa
Quiintal
Quintal
Quintals
Clare * “ County’ General Hospital
Ben East to Speak on Wildlife at Mt Pleasant
Michigan sportsman and writer Ben East will address the Central State Teachers College auditorium in Mt Pleasant Friday evening January 20 at 8:00. Afterward wildlife pictures from Isle Royale and Algoma Canada will be shown. Sponsoring group is Saginaw Daily News. tickets are free from Tim Cotter or Art Damoth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Hast
Michigan
Central State Teachers College
Mt. Pleasant
Isle Royal
Algoma
Canada
Tim Cotter
Willard Bicknell
F. G. Slattery
Cotter
Wast
Saginaw Daily News
Art Damoth
Bake Sale by Rebekahs at Morgan's Grocery
The Rebekahs announce a bake sale on Saturday January 21 at Morgan's Grocery. All members are urged to contribute to the sale.
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Rebekahs
Morgan's
Adv
Mrs Levi Willey of Vernon passes away in Mt Pleasant
Mrs. Levi Willey born Sarah Ann Mitchel in Oakland County Michigan August 24 1858 died January 8 1989 at age eighty in Mt Pleasant Michigan after living in Vernon township for many years She married Levi Willey in Clare September 15 1880 and had six children including Nell Willey Rosebush George Johnson Mt Pleasant Albert Bart Andrew two daughters and a son who died in infancy Funeral services were held at Rosebush and Rosebush Presbyterian church with interment in Riverside cemetery Mt Pleasant American Legion Auxiliary members served as flower bearers and taps were sounded at burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nell Willey
Mt. Pleasant
George Johnson
Rosebush
Albert
Bart
Andrew
Isabella County
Vernon Township
John Marcelles
Clare
Albert Mitchel
Will Mitchel
Rosebush Presbyterian Church
Doherty Sons
R. O.thompson
Hsta
Irvin
Lyle
Frank
Ace
Roy Mitchel
American Legion Auxiliary
Riverside Cemetery
American Legion
Reverend F W Wilkinson Speaks at Clare and Farwell M E Churches
The Rev F W Wilkinson of the Board of Temperance Methodist Church was guest speaker at the Clare and Farwell Methodist churches last Sunday morning. His messages were described as timely and inspirational. Mrs Paul Lowrey sang a vocal solo at Clare and the Junior vested choir performed two numbers in Farwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Wilkinson
Board of Temperance
Methodist Church
Clare and
Farwell
Paul Lowrey
Clare
Father of former Clare resident killed in Florida
Word reached Clare Saturday of the death of Andrew McKerring, father of Harry McKerring, a former Clare resident. The mother also sustained a broken leg in the auto crash that occurred last Friday in Florida. Mr. McKerring was a retired engineer for the Ann Arbor railroad and made many friends during his stops in Clare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare
Andrew McKerring
Harry McKerring
Florida
McKerring
Ann Arbor
Rev William N Younglove Civil War Vet Dies at Home
The community mourns the death of Rev William N Younglove at 4 15 am Tuesday. A retired Methodist minister and Civil War veteran born in Lenawee County on March 21 1846 he endured a stark boyhood before enlisting at eighteen and serving with Company G 27th Michigan Infantry. He was captured during a foraging expedition and later remained a respected central Michigan figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara
William N. Younglove
Younglove
Central Michigan
Lenawee County
Co. G. 27Th Michigan Infantry
Former Clare Lady Jessie Callihan Dies in Detroit Home
Jessie M Callihan a former Clare resident died January 3 1939 at the Detroit home of her son Jesse. She was born 1864 in Ohio one of fourteen children mother of six and grandmother to twenty. funeral services held in Detroit and Clare with interment at Cherry Grove Cemetery Clare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare
Son
Detroit
Jessie M. Callihan
Jesse
Union
Floyd Z. Callihan
Dessie B. Daniels
Pompei
Sheral M. Callihan
Jessie W
Dale M. Callihan
Chesaning
Thelma G. Thurlow
Otts Celebrate Hatton Fifty Years of Marriage
Mr and Mrs Jacob Ott of Hatton township marked their fiftieth wedding anniversary January 5 in a quiet family observance. The Clare County pioneers received many cards from friends wishing health and happiness. Ott moved to Clare in 1883, worked for the railroad, and the couple has farmed in Hatton since 1895.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Ott
Hatton Township
Ott
Clare
Hatton
Clare County
Townsend Birthday Ball at Elm Grove Tonight
The Townsend Club of Elm Grove sponsors a Townsend Birthday Ball at the Elm Grove Grange hall this evening and invites the public to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Townsend
Elm Grove
Townsend Club
Nlm Grove
Elm Grove Grange Hall
William Frederick Erhart Dies at Daughter’s Home
William Frederick Erhart passed away at his daughter’s home in Grant township on Tuesday night January 10. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at Clare Baptist Church with Rev. Chas. Kleinhardt officiating and interment in Cherry Grove Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Frederick Erhart
William. Frederick Erhart
Don Owens
Grant Township
Clare Baptist Church
Chas. Kleinhardt
Cherry Grove Cemetery
Local Postal Business Shows 1938 Increase and Growth
The annual post office report notes stronger 1938 activity with 184 postal savings accounts totaling 70,911 dollars, bond sales of 26,125, money orders 164,594.11, and receipts 20,124.26, up from prior years. 38,024 mail cancels were made before Christmas week, and 30,000 one and a half cent stamps plus thousands of other items were processed by a staff of seventeen regular plus four substitutes under Postmaster Francis Jackson and Assistant Postmaster Earl Tupper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Francis Jackson
Earl Tupper
Citizens Bank Holds Annual Meeting and Election
The thirtieth annual meeting of Citizens State Bank was held in the directors room Tuesday evening. Annual reports show satisfactory progress and an esteemed group of officers and directors was chosen for the coming year. Officers listed include James S. Bicknell president and J. Stuart Bicknell executive vice president. directors include Dr. A E Mulder I E Hampton Mrs A B Mussell and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Stuart Bicknell
Citizens Bank
Citizens State Bank
James S. Bicknell
Dr. A. BE. Mulder
Bexecutive
Mark Bicknell
Theo. Wallington
Asst
Cashier
A. E. Mulder
I. E. Hampton
A. B. Mussell
Wm. H. Bicknell
A Clark
Bicknell
Little Marilyn Baker Loses Finger In Accident
Three year old Marilyn Baker of Lake George was injured Sunday when the index finger of her right hand was caught in a trailer hitch. Doctors amputated the crushed finger at Mt Pleasant Hospital for medical care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marilyn Baker
Lake George
Orla
Baker
Mt. Pleasant
Pioneer of Clare County Leader Passes at Cedar Lake
Mary E. Anderson born October 23 1855 in Richland County Wisconsin died January 8 1939 at Cedar Lake age 83 years 2 months and 17 days Funeral at Edmore Arnold funeral home conducted by Rev Skau Cedar Lake then Clare for interment at Cherry Grove beside her husband She was the last of her siblings and leaves a large family including foster son Bert Teall and many nieces and nephews from across the country
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary E. Anderson
Richland County
Wisconsin
Jas. Lowry
Cedar Lake
Clare County
Asher M. Teall
Sheridan
Snohomish
Wash
Harl
Bert Anderson
Mable ‘Raven
Detroit
Frank Leosh
Edith Kuleck
Grand Rapids
Ethel Leosh
Near Clare
Wm. HE. Rose
Orlando
Fla
Luli Morgan
Marrietta
Edmore
Arnold Funeral Home
Rev
Skau
Clare
Ima
Cherry Grove Cemetery
Former Clare Man Succumbs to Heart Attack in Cadillac
Dell Dennis aged sixty one died Friday morning at his Cadillac home from a heart attack. Born in Wallaceburg Canada he lived on a Dover area farm. He married Bertha M Streeter in 1902 and leaves wife, a daughter Mrs James Hibbard of Muskegon, sisters Mrs Jennie Loomis and Mrs Hila Guthrie of Clare. Funeral was held at Temple Hill Baptist Church with relatives present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dell Dennis
Cadillac
Dennis
Wallaceburg
Canada
Dover
Bertha M. Streeter
James Hibbard
Muskegon
Jennie Loomis
Hila Guthrie
Clare
Temple Hill Baptist Church
Frank Loomis
Himer Guthrie
Geo. Dennis
Donald Cobleigh
Himer Fetters
John Lamb
Jack Miller
Farwell
Young and Freighner Meat Market Advertises Cattle
Wanted listing for butchering cattle appears from Young and Freighner Meat Market. Graph shows demand for cattle for processing and sale to customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butcher Cattle
Young & Freighner Meat Market
Annual Meeting of Congregational Church Held Sunday
The Congregational Church held its annual meeting on Sunday evening January 8 with a 6 30 potluck dinner and a business session afterward Rev Albert Dawe presided and reports from the Pastor Clerk Trustees Treasurer Ladies Societies and Sunday School showed progress and stronger fellowship Officers elected include Clerk Mrs Norris Hiden Treasurer L H E Davy two trustees Malcolm Feighner and L B E McCulloch Deacon E W Brown music committee chair Mrs A E Wylie Deaconess Mrs Sam l Loomis Sunday School Superintendent Mrs F Hochstetler Social Committee Mrs C A Wellman and Mrs Andrew Irving Missionary Committee Mrs Winnie Coveart Per Capita Tax Fred Hurson A brief roof and plastering discussion followed and the meeting closed with prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational Church
Albert Dawe
Norris Hiden
L. HE. Davy
Malcolm Feighner
L. BE. McCulloch
Andrew Irving
E. W. Brown
Farwell Music Committee
A. E. Wylie
Sam’l Loomis
F. Hochstetler
C. A. Wellman
Winnie Coveart
Fred Hurson
Clare Adds 63 Telephones In 1938
At January 1 Clare had 505 telephones in service up 4 in December and 63 more than in 1937. T C Maher reports Michigan Bell’s area gain amid a nationwide total of 21 254 telephones for 1938.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare
T. C. Maher
Michigan Bell Telephone Company
Michigan Bell Company
Bridge Party A Pre-President's Ball
A bridge party will be held at the Community Hall on Wednesday evening January 18 at 8 o'clock. The event features progressive contract and auction bridge with lunch served. Admission is 25 cents per person.
Sanity Hearing Ordered By Judge Hart
Last Friday a Clare County Circuit Court session in Harrison, presided by Circuit Judge Ray Hart, considered whether to hold a sanity hearing for Carl Jack Livingston, recently acquitted of murder on insanity grounds. The defense argued ten reasons to discharge, challenging the legality and scope of the insanity hearing law and prior procedures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare County Circuit Court
Harrison
Ray Hart
Midland
Carl
Jack) Livingston
Isaiah Leebove
Livingston
Elias Reigle Passes At Home Here Wednesday
Elias Reigle, Clare's last Civil War veteran, died at his Maple Street home Wednesday evening at age 92 after long ill health. He celebrated his 92nd birthday last December 17. He moved to Clare from a Dover-area farm 23 years ago. Funeral services set for Saturday at 1 30 PM at Doherty Funeral Home with Rev. H B Johnson of Oxford officiating and Cherry Grove Cemetery interment. An honor guard from the Clare American Legion Post will escort the remains and oversee cemetery rites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elias Reigle
Clare
Maple Street
Mr. Reigle
Dover
Doherty
H. B. Johnson
Oxford
Cherry Grove Cemetery
Clare American Legion
January Meeting of Clare Chamber of Commerce
The Clare Chamber of Commerce holds its regular January meeting on Tuesday evening January 17 at the Hotel Doherty with luncheon at 6 30. Plans for the new year program will be discussed and President Kenneth Barnes will announce the committees. Barnes prize and C of O prize will be awarded to top membership earners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare Chamber of Commerce
Doherty
Kenneth Barnes
Barnes
Citizens State Bank urged for bill payments
Consumers urged to use Citizens State Bank for prompt and courteous service in paying light and power bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens State Bank
O. B. S. Card Party Announcement
The O. B. S. will hold a card party at the Chapter room on January 25. All are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. B.S
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Theo. Bowler
J. A. Quintals
Ben East
Levi Willey
Vernon
Farwell M. E
Floyd and
Sheraf
Thurston
Cherry Grove
Hatton Farm
William Nelson Younglove
Elome
Bridge Party
Commercemen
O. B.S. Card Party
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