Clare To Drill 106 ft Well Aimed At Water Woes
City of Clare reports a test well north of the railroad struck 18 feet of water bearing gravel after drilling 106 feet. City Manager Willard Wedge awaits Lansing analysis on iron fluorine content and hardness. If favorable, a 24 hour test pump will begin with a 12 inch pipe before final bids.
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Clare
John R. Sr
New
Willard Wedge
Lansing
Wedge
Nelson Drillers
Fanwell
Centen nial Farmers Week at MSC Opens With Changes
The 40th annual Farmers Week at Michigan State College runs February 7 to 11 with a new slogan A Century of Partnership Agriculture and Michigan State. Founders Day February 12 marks the centennial celebration and schedules shift with no Saturday meetings, moved associations to Monday, and a Tuesday to Thursday disease briefing. An intercollegiate debate Wednesday features MSC and Wisconsin on agricultural price support.
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MSC
Agriculture
Michigan State
Michigan State College
Michigan Horse Breeders’ Land
Michigan Dynamometer Associations
University of Wisconsin
Clare Chamber learns from Tawas City drive to boost C of C
Clare Chamber of Commerce directors study a Michigan town where a revived C of C with higher dues funded a paid secretary and a real program. Tawas City’s once dead group grew activity and tourism by increasing member support and funding. Clare ponders raising dues to sustain an office and program.
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Clare
Chamer of Commerce
Michigan
C of C
Bel Clare
C of CG
Tawas City
Chamber of Commerce
Tawas
CG of C
Clare Chamber of Commerce
Cleland Green Leads Mt Pleasant Used Car Lot Opening
Cleland Green and partner Tom Harland opened Pleasant Motors used car lot in Mt Pleasant this week. Green, former Clare man, was vice president and general manager at Beards from 1947 to now. A new building and lighting have been installed and five people will be employed.
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Clare
Mt. Pleasant
Cleland Green
Beard Sales
Green
Tom Harland
Beards
Pleasant Motors
Well Baby Conference Schedule Listed by Location
The regular Well Baby Conferences are set for January 19 and 21 in church basements and at Harrison Court House. Farwell Methodist Church basement hosts 9 to 11 a.m., Clare Congregational Church basement 1 to 3 p.m., and Harrison Court House basement on Friday with times to be announced.
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Farwell Methodist Church
Clare Congregational Church
Harrison Court House
AL At
Gayla Hochstetler Begins Airline Reservationist Job
Miss Gayla V. Hochstetler of Clare starts work as a reservationist for Eastern Air Lines in Detroit after graduating from the Mc Connell Air Hostess-Stewardess School in Minneapolis. She attended Clare High School and Michigan State College before the Minneapolis program.
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Gayla V. Hochstetler
Clare
Eastern Air Lines
Detroit
McConnell Air Hostess-Stewardess School
Minneapolis
Clare High School
Miss Hochstetler
Michigan State College
East Lansing
Fair Hostess-Stewardess School
Nature Study Club
Band
No More Boys staged by English 12 class at Clare High
Donald Richardson's English 12 class presented the play No More Boys on Monday at the Clare High School Auditorium. The cast featured Fred Jones a worried father Dick Lajewski Peggy Jones Sandy Hemmert Tim Harvey a medical student Kyle Hanley Delia Jones Marilyn Smith Benny Chris Smith Jeanie Donna Smith Mary Lou Linda Zemko Blake Tom VanEHoose student director Earlina Bowen and promoter Bonnie Witbeck.
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Donald Richardson
Clare High School
Fred Jones
Dick Lajewski
Peggy Jones
Sandy Hemmert
Tim Harvey
Kyle Hanley
Delia Jones
Marilyn Smith
Benny
Chris Smith
Jeanie
Donna Smith
Mary
Mrs Teeters Injured When Car Leaves Road In Mt Pleasant
Mrs George Teeters is hospitalized in Mt Pleasant after a car crash Friday January 7. The vehicle ran off the road and struck a tree, injuring her while her husband, a Clare post office employee, was not hurt.
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George Teeters
Mt. Pleasant
Clare Post Office
Adult Classes Top 150 At Clare Public Schools
Enrollment for Clare Public Schools Adult Evening School passes 150 with classes set for the first meeting nights. Public Speaking and Business Law will meet Thursday, Welding on Wednesday, and other courses assigned by instructors. Courses include Photography Tuesday 7 30 Ceramics Monday 7 30 Slip covers Thursday 7 30 Income tax Tuesday 8 00.
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Clare
Thomas C. Campbell
Clare Public Schools
Clare PTA Panel Examines The Religious Background For Children
The January Clare PTA meeting features Rev. Oscar Olson as program chairman with a panel including Mrs. Harold Hughes Mrs. Norman Maxwell Rev. V Brinkman and Rev. L J Nevins. Topics cover prayer parental example selection of religious and Bible fundamentals. An open discussion will follow and refreshments will be served to attendees.
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Clare Pta
Clare Public School
Oscar Olson
Harold Hughes
Norman Maxwell
V. Brinkman
L. J. Nevins
Dale Randall
Delbert Nolan
Wayne Patterson
Harold Hughes Reappointed Local Representative for Michigan Municipal League
Harold Hughes has been reappointed a local representative for the Michigan Municipal League. Mayor Howard Everts announced the appointment this week and Hughes will receive updates by mail telegram and phone about legislature decisions affecting the league and Michigan cities.
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Harold Hughes
Michigan Municipal League
Howard Everts
League
Hughes
Municipal League
Michigan
FFA Purpose Declared As Building Better Agriculture
The Future Farmers of America is a national intracurricular, non profit youth group in public secondary schools. It teaches leadership, public speaking, cooperative buying, problem solving, and civic responsibility through committees like Supervised Farming and Community Service. The Clare Chapter benefits from a $375 loan fund from the National FFA foundation to aid members in dairy herd aims and cow purchases. Michigan State College certifies vocational agriculture teachers locally. The FFA operates year round with summer meetings and activities, including a swine chain and dairy herd program.
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The
Future Farmers of America
FFA
National Ffa Foundation
Clare
Michigan State College
CHS Five Tops Indians 48 47 In Close Conference Clash
CHS Five edged Ches Indians 48 to 47 in a hard fought conference game. Gerald Fullerton hit the decisive free throw with eight seconds left after Clare rallied from seven down, while Bill Siel led with 20 points and Pete Brown and Fullerton added eight each. Jayvees won 63-47. Gene Campbell scored 20.
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Chesaning
Baker's Boys
Clare
CHL
Clare Hi Cagers
St. Louis
Pioneers
Gerald Fullerton
CHS
Ithaca
Bill Siel
Pete Brown
Fullerton
Brown
Kyle Hanley
Robert ©. Baer
Jayvees
Gene Campbell
Annual SCS Meeting January 19
The Clare County Soil Conservation District will hold its annual meeting next Wednesday afternoon January 19 at 1 00 PM in the VFW hall Harrison. Elections for two board members are on the agenda and those with at least three acres in Clare County may participate.
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Clare County Soil Conservation District
VFW Hall
Harrison
Clare County
Mark McKenna
Charles Heber
Norman Brown
Michigan Department of Conservation
Cedar River
John Brown to Retire as Clare County Superintendent
John F. Brown, Clare County Superintendent of Schools, announced his retirement after twelve years in office. The board will consider five applicants, with Leonard Schwantz leading candidates, and a new superintendent to take over July 1 1955 after Brown resigns.
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John Brown
John F. Brown
Clare County Superintendent of Schools
Brown
Clare County Board of Education
Harrison
Clare
Isabella
County
Michigan
Philippines
Robert Carter
County Board of Education
Board of
Leonard Jackson
Harold Bradley
Beulah Davis
Ullman Collins
Schwantz
Glaré
Carter
Charles Amble
Ivah “Bartow
Myrtle, Miller
Leota Vankvery
Jack Hall Installed as Clare Kiwanis President for 1955
Jack Hall was installed as president of the Clare Kiwanis Club in ceremonies this month. Richard Groves stepped down as year ends and joined the board as past president. Hall took office with vice presidents O D Bayes and Ken Ritter, and a slate including Dale Groves secretary Ralph Cole treasurer. Directors are Ted Pixley Richard Wheeler and Murl Houghton. Emil Bucholz from Harrison served as installing officer with guests from Harrison Midland and Holly.
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Jack Hall
Clare Kiwanis Club
Richard Groves
Hall
O. D. Bayes
Ken Ritter
Dale Groves
Ralph Cole
Ted Pixley
Richard Wheeler
Murl Houghton
Emil Bucholz
Harrison
Midland
Holly
Sentinel reader boasts sixty years of service
Note Book George Snider of Clare says he's taken the Sentinel for sixty years. The Bauer sisters win theatre tickets for identifying farm spots in a photo contest and helped remove decorations from City Hall tree. Town ice streets deter driving as tires whine. Municipal Judge Dunlop claims a remote control TV switch to silence commercials.
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George Snider
Clare
The
Sentinel
Carrie
Kathleen
Elizabeth Bauer
John Bauer
R-1
William Dunlop
John Parker Former Clare Resident Dies After Car Crash
John Parker 30, formerly of Clare and son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Parker, died in a Los Angeles hospital after injuries from a car accident. Parker, a World War II veteran, lived in Plainville Kansas and worked at an Los Angeles airplane parts plant. He is survived by his wife, his parents, and four brothers.
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Clare
Los Angeles
John Parker
Roy Parker
Plainville
Kansas
Flatrock
Michigan
Parker
Ernest Green
Katisds
Sides Chosen in FFA War on Pests Across Tobacco River
Clare Chapter FFA members staged a pest elimination contest with North led by Bill Randall and South led by Tom Beatty. Teams raided barns and fields for rats mice sparrows starlings and two foxes captured. Warfarin bait totaling seventy two pounds was used as the prize bait. South claimed victory and the North must prepare a skating party at the pond in the near future.
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Tobacco River
Clare Chapter
Future Farmers of America
North
Bill Randall
Tom Beatty
Sqeuth Tea
FFA
Florida Christmas Gathering At Bradley Winter Home
A Clare family hosting in Florida held a Christmas party with four couples joining Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bradley. The gathering featured a decorated home and front porch tree, a turkey dinner, and yard photos with guests including Alfred Cookson of Bowling Green Ohio, Nate Gray of Gladwin, Charles Cook of Carson City Michigan, Walter Stripping of Winter Park Florida, Virg Hy McKay of Grand Rapids, and other Clare natives.
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Harry Bradley
Clare
Florida
Bradleys
Alfred Cookson
Bowling Green
Ohio
Nate Gray
Gladwin
Charles, Cook
Carson
City
Michi
Lake
Walter
Stripling
Winter Park
Fla
Virg. Hy
W. McKay
Grand Rapids
Mich
Tax Discussion For Grange Meet At Mt Vernon Grange
Mt Vernon Grange meets Monday night at the Grange Hall with James Walsh and Oliver House to discuss assessment procedures for the coming year. A discussion on remodeling the Isabella County Home into a convalescent home is also planned. It is birthday night with a pot luck lunch for attendees.
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Mt. Vernon Grange
Grange Hall
James Walsh
Vernon Township
Oliver House
Isabella Township
Isabella County
Central State Bottlers at Clare fuels Michigan soft drink line
Central State Bottlers in Clare produces Nesbitt’s orange Squirt Mason’s Root Beer O-So-Grape and other Q-So flavors under a franchise. The plant serves ten counties in central Michigan with weekly summer deliveries to Farwell Lake Station and Barryton through trunk routes and school and club sales.
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Central State Bottlers
Clare
Nesbitt’s
Mason’s
Maple St
Central State
Michigan
Crawford Roscommon
Wexford
Missaukee
Osceola
Lake, Gladwin
Isabella
Moncalm
Gratiot Couinties
Gratiot
Whder
Squirt Company
Farwell and
Lake Station
Land O'Lakes Bottlers
Paris
Squirt
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Arillers
Cleland Green Heads Auto Firm
Gayla Hochstetler
Teeters
PTA
Léonard Schwantz
Prescott
Ogemaw County
County Board
City Hall
Ideo
Atee
Clare Roy
Grange
Betty Gallagher
Betty
Blanchard
Ewart
Farwell
Harrigson
Barryton
Nesbitt
Mason's
Osa
Ae Central State
Tory
Franchise
Houseé
Farm
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