Vintage Sports and Olympic Hints From 1955 Headlines
The 1955 major league season saw the Cincinnati Kedlegs allow the fewest bases on balls with 443. Ted Atkinson had four starts and the football crowds peaked in 1955 with attendance up 12.4 percent to 2,792,685, averaging 37,815 per game. Final trials for the 1956 U S Olympic team occur at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum with Melbourne hosting the games from November 22 to December 8. The Boston Red Sox announced a 1956 schedule featuring 14 night games and a doubleheader with the New York Yankees starting April 17 at Fenway Park against Baltimore. Duck jumping was touted by Hall of Famers Wilbert Robinson and John McGraw as they formerly owned Dowling alleys.
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Cincinnati
Ted Atkinson
Ailes Hi Jockay
Atle Axe
Dgeest
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Melbourne
Australia
Boston Red. Sox
New York Yankees
Sox
Fenway Park
Baltimore
Wilbert
Roblngon
J. McGraw
RageHall Immortals
Pioneers Split With Mt Pleasant Oiler and St Louis
Clark High School sophomores sparked a 45 42 home win over Mt Pleasant Oiler to gain the first victory of the year as Dick Roe 11 John Miller 10 and Nard Robinette 10 led. St Louis game saw Clare fall 65 50 with Jay Lehr 13 and Robinette 10 top scorers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark
Mt. Pleasant Oilerg
Pioneers
Dick Roe
John Miller
Robinette
CHL
Oilers
Mt Pleasant
St. Louis
John Palmer
Clare Cagers
Jay Lehr
Nard Robinette
Crimson Tide
Clare
Harrison
Ithaca
Michigan's Big Lake Houghorn is Inland Giant
Roscommon county is home to Lake Houghorn described as Michigan's largest inland lake covering over 20 000 acres yet reaching only a 20 foot maximum depth.
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Houghorn Lake
Michigan
Roscommon County
Mt. Pleasant chamber seeks help via phone or mail
A Mt. Pleasant chamber of commerce member invites readers to contact via phone number 36 02 or write to Mt. Pleasant Box 25. The notice signals local business outreach and collaboration with the Clara organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Pleasant
Chamber of Commerce of
Clara
Betty Finout Places Sixth in Detroit Women’s Singles Bowling
Mrs Betty Finout former Clare resident now Linden teacher finished sixth in the Detroit News Women's Singles bowling tournament in Detroit. She led her division for a time before settling sixth earning 35 dollars in winnings among 657 competitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Hampton Finout
Linden
Detroit News
Detroit
Fineout
Winter fishing opens on thirty one Michigan lakes
The Conservation Department announces winter angling on thirty one Michigan lakes. Anglers may keep any type or size of fish with daily creel limits only. several waters across Barry Calhoun Cass Clinton Gogebic Jackson Kalamazoo Mason Mecosta Montcalm Newaygo Washtenaw and Wexford counties are listed as open. The season aims to preserve fish for human use during winter oxygen shortages.
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Michigan
Conservation Department
Calhoun
Belas Lake
Cass
Rose Lake
Clinton
Sucker Lake
Gogeble County
Battense
Duck, McBrides
Pickerel Lakes
Montcalm County
Blanche
Walkup
Newaygo ‘County
Backus Lake
Roscommon
Evans Lake
St. Joseph County
Cassidy, Green and
West Lakes
Washtenaw County
Long Lake
Wexford County
Delwin Grange News Briefs and Social Dinners
Mary Morrison suffered a broken elbow at home. Edmore hosts Michigan Milk Producers dinner on Thursday with guests Clare McTaggart Lye Calkins Earl House. Dan Stacy family John Adams family St Pleasant hed. Earl Walker visited Saginaw on Tuesday. Walter Fettig family from Saginaw visited Carl Mc Donald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary. Morrison
Clare McTaggart
Lye Calkins
Earl House
Michigan Milk Producers
Edmore
Dan Stacy
John Adams
St. Pleasant
George Clujey
Earl Walker
Saginaw
Walter Fettig
Carl McDonald
Michigan butter grading hearing set in Lansing
Public hearing January 24 in the Lewis Cass building Lansing to discuss a proposed regulation by the Michigan Department of Agriculture on butter grading licensing and labeling Under the new law butter scoring below 90 must be labeled undergrade Three to four hundred graders are expected to be employed to perform preliminary grading before retail sale Demonstrations have been held statewide to date to show the grading process
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Michigan
State Department of Agricuture
Lewis ‘Cass
Lansing
Ac Gorfing
G. S .McIntyre
Department of Agriculture
Deartment’s Division of Dairying
Social Notes From Colonville Weekend Guests
Sunday visitors included Mr and Mrs Robert Ward and family from Midland Mrs Chester Wallace from Temple Mr Leslie Schultz from Saginaw and Mr and Mrs Robert Clute attended Mrs Clute s funeral in Scottville. Congratulations to Kendal Wood and family on a daughter born at Clare General Hospital.
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Lewis Buttery
Robert Ward
Midland
Chester Wallace
Temple
Leslie Schultz
Saginaw
Robert Clute
Clute Strandmetins
Scottville Tuesage
Kendal Wood
Clare General Hospital
Albert Heuschele
Rose Herschele
Alma
Orval Vandewarker
Bill Chaffee
Clare
Robert Clure
Charles Strouse
Soil Conservation Meetings Highlight Clare County Week
Clare County reports busy week with drainage talks by MSU expert Bill Cutler and soil conservationists Dave Dawson Meredith and others. The annual district meeting elected Chester Wallace and Cornelius Krocker as directors. A speech contest awarded Carol McKenna a $26 war bond, while Donna Dunn illness prevented her talk. The Farmers Banquet at the Doherty Hotel praised by the Chamber of Commerce with Bob Campbell presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colaman
Bill Cutler
Michigan State University
Mr. Cutter
Horle
Dave Dawson
Isabella Dean
Meredith
Midland
Yours Truly
B. C. Mellencamp
Isabella County
Gross and Sons
Trettthing Contractors
Michigan
Carol McKenna
Clare County
Donna Dunn
Winterfield
Donna
Doherty Hotel
Clare
Lewis Becker
Clare Chamber’ of Commerce
Kraft Foods
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America
SEALY
Américan Standards Testing Bureau
Eivery Natural Rest
American ‘Standards Testing Bureau
Good Housekeeping
D. E
Trita
O Sealy, Inc
Dominion
Canada
Normie Wwone
Sports Editors
Edmonton Eskimos
Toronto
Cha Lumsdon
DR. H. J. Ballard
East
RK. Clare, Mich
DR. N. B. Stirling
K. Hammerberg, M.D
McEwan Sr
Clare, Michigan
DR. C. B. Neff
Fifth Street
Dr. N. V. Colwell
Midland, Michigan
Clare, “Michigan
Cerny
Clare Plumbing and Heating
R. H. Strange, M. D
Erste
Bo. College
Mich
McEwan St
S.C. McArthur, M. D
W. 6Th Street
DR. H. A. Bugbee
Optometrist
Offich
W.ith Street
Clarh
J. G. White
Oriical
Clare Clinic
Clare Michigan
E. J. Gershon
Cecome
Ideal Theatre
Donald E. Smith
Hquilabie Ite “Assurance Society OY
Farwell
Meéra
Standard Service
Bob Rowley
Service
Larry ‘Beck
TRA
McEwan
Sofu
Dan Burdo
Delwin Grange
Colonville
County
Soil Conservation Service
Mérle D, Raber
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