Pioneers Take Two From Gladwin on Tuesday
Clare High School Pioneers varsity basketball defeated Gladwin 23 second half points boosting their record after a 11-4, 14-12, 24-16, 28-7 run. Jack Brinkerhoff led Clare with 18 points while Jack Gettie had six for Gladwin. Junior Varsity won 56-27 as Curt Hearns had 18 and Alan Ray 14. Next, Clare faces Harrison and Reed City in upcoming games.
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Clare High School
Pioneera
Gladwin High School
Peya
Gladwin
Jack Brinkerhoff
Pioneers
Jack Gettie
Curt Hearns
Clare
Alan Ray
Harrison
Reed City
Clare DeMolay
Beal City
Clare School
DeMolay
Real City
Bill Mushoff
Howard Kolarik
Clare Manufacturing Company
Freeman Willey
Weidmall
Weidman
Glare Mfe
Harold Newman
Harry Kerr
March of Olmes
Harrison Elevator Robbed for 281.35 in Cash and Checks
Thieves robbed the Harrison Elevator late Thursday night or early Friday morning, taking 281.35 in cash and checks after gaining entry through windows. Manager William Hileman reported the loss from an unguarded safe as officers investigated the break in. City Police arrested George Hinkle on a separate domestic assault complaint and Judge Dunlop ordered probation. Herman Jewel's deer hunting death near Moorestown was ruledinpane.
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Harrison
William Hileman
Gald
S. George Hinkle
Clare
Dorothy
Wm. B. Dunlop
Charles Moticka
Swartz Creek
Herman Jewel
Gaines
Moorestown
Missatukes County
Sherrif
Vernon Pioneer Agnes Marceilles Dies in Traverse City
Agnes Marceilles a Vernon Township resident and Isabella Clare Counties pioneer died January 13 1950 in Traverse City after a long illness. Born June 5 1862 in Oakland County Michigan she moved to Isabella County as a child and lived on a Vernon farm before marriage to John Marceilles in 1885. She is survived by a daughter Mrs Gaidie James Clare a brother Albert Mitchell of Baginaw two grandchildren Hollis Walton and Mrs Vesta Berk and several great grandchildren and nephews. Memorial services were held at Doherty Funeral Home with burial beside her husband in Cherry Grove Cemetery.
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Agnes Marceilles
Isabella
Clare Counties
Traverse City
Agnes Mitchell
William and
Adelia Mitchell
Oakland County
Michigan
Isabella County
Vernon Township
John Marceilles
Hatton Township
Clare County
Clare
Fred
William
Gaidie James
Albert Mitchell
Baginaw
Hollis Walton
Glare
Vesta Berk
Coremany
Avide All Phinees
John Gardner Dies at 95 in Akron Ohio
John Gardner, born October 14, 1856 in Alliance Ohio, died January 14 at his Akron home aged 95. Survived by his parents George Gardner of Flint ME and a single child. funeral held Thurston's Chapel at 2:00 Tuesday with Rev Leslie J Nevins officiating and burial at Cherry Grove cemetery. Commitments by John Q Look Lodge PF and AM.
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John Gardner
Alliance
Ohio
Anna’ Grim
Beaver
Jone
George
Gardner
Flint
Coleman
Akron
Fife
P Jong
Thurston's Chapel
Leslie J. Nevins
Cherry Grove Cemetery
John Q
Look Lodge
Income Tax Service Opens Saturdays At Cheffes Locale
Personal business and farm returning offered Saturdays from 9:00 A M to 6:00 P M by Bt Cheffes at 112 5th Street East, one block east of Blessing Speed Service Station. Phone listed.
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Blessing Hie
County Red Cross Chapter Carries On 1950 Roll Call
Clare County Red Cross reports 1949 expenditures for civilian relief milk cash relief and Home Service. Home Service aided armed forces veterans and dependents. Blood for emergencies planned. Mt. Pleasant Chapter aided during a fire by serving coffee and sandwiches. Roll Call set for March with named officers and future community chairs.
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Kenneth Borror
Red Cross
Eagh
Clare County
Home Service
Home Service Department
Mt. Pleasant
Chamber of Commerce
Clara County
March
Roll Call
Howard M. Everts
Leslie J. Nevins
Murl Houghton
Kenneth Borrer
Mabel K. Horton
Laurence Jackson, Jr
Tim Frey
H. B. Fairman
Robert W. Jones
Dan Lockwood longtime Farwell resident dies at 89
Daniel M. Lockwood born August 20 1870 in Tweed Ontario Canada died January 13 1960 at his home in Surrey Township Clare County Michigan aged 89 years four months and twenty four days. He married Olive Bordee in 1894 and lived in Vernon Township Teabelia county before moving to Farwell area. He worked in lumber, ice loading, and construction for many years. Funeral services were held January 18 at Thurston Chapel with Rev. Mary House officiating. interment in Surrey Township Cemetery at Farwell. He is survived by his wife Olive, two sons Jonson and Harold Lockwood, two daughters Mrs Cecil Kube and Mrs Margaret Palmer, eleven grandchildren and ten great grandchildren, plus siblings and many friends. Relatives from several cities attended.
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Dan Lockwood
Farwell
Daniel M. Lockwood
Albert
Amelia Lockwood
Tweed
Ontario
Canada
Surrey Township
Clare County
Michigan
Ned
Ned Hea8 United In: Cmarriane. To, Olive Bordee
Pleasant
Bente
Vernon
Towniship
Teabelia
Lockwood
Johnson
Cech
Margaret
Belva
Isabella‘ County
Lew Denton
Clare
Herold
Pere “Marquette
Miro Lake
PHS
Belva. Cooper
Lea Ie
He ledVet
Thourti Tik Passing
Jonson
Harold” ‘Lockwood
Cecil ‘Kube
Ind
Felix Lockwood
Clio
George Busche
Saginaw
Thurston Chapel
Mary House
Sur‘ray Township
South Bend
Midland
Colonial
Hersey Sid Lanesing
Barber Receives Safe for Eleven Years of Safe Driving
Dale Barber, a Standard Oil agent, received a Safe at the office for completing eleven years of continuous driving of a Standard Oil vehicle without a chargeable accident. The award was presented by De Greer, Standard Oil representative for the territory.
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Dale’ Barber
Standard Oil
Asgard
Ortnigate de Greer
Standard Oii
Davis School House Destroyed by Fire in Winterfield
Early Tuesday the Davis School, District One in Winterfield township burned to the ground from an unknown origin. Teacher Mrs. Mary Alcumbrack discovered the blaze at 1:00 a.m. and raised the alarm. Eighteen pupils will attend classes at Austa School, District Three, while Davis remains closed. Alcumbrack’s house trailer and a shed were saved by the Marion Fire Department.
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Davis School
Winterfield
Township
Durnea
Mary Alcumbrack
Austa School
Davis
Wreck of Twenty Freight Cars Halts Ann Arbor Line
Twenty freight cars wrecked on the Ann Arbor Railroad between Clare and Rosebush after a 3:00 a.m. crash near Rosebush. Rail may have broken in sub-zero temps. no injuries. cranes from Owosso and Saginaw assisting. full removal will take days. A southbound passenger train was detoured via Coleman to Mt Pleasant.
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Trafic
Ann Arbor
Clare
Rosebush
Chesapeake & Ohio
Saginaw
As‘bist
Ann ‘Arbor
Chesapeake& Ohio Railroad
Coleman
Mt Pleasant
William Kistler Dies After Paralytic Stroke
William Kistler, longtime resident of Sheridan township, died Tuesday night at 8:30 following a paralytic stroke. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 Friday afternoon from the Colonville Church with Rev. Hubert Starsill officiating. Arrangements are with the Stephenwon Funeral Home. The obituary will be published next week.
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William Kistler
Wiliam Kistler
Shéridan Township
Colonville Church
Hubert Starsill
Sutarmnent An
Cherry
Grove
Atory
Railway Express Appoints R Harter Agent For Clare
Clare learns of a new Railway Express Agency at the Ann Arbor depot with Roy Harter named express agent for Clare and nearby areas. Express shipments from Midland will resume via Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad and Clare by the Ann Arbor express. Delivery is promised within the day by Amity express company truck. inquiries and pickups may be arranged by calling Mr Harter at the depot.
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Ann Arbor
Roy Harter
Clare A and Vicinity
Midland
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Clare
Ann .Arbor
Amity- By. An. Express Company
Harter
Rotarians Feast as Contest Tie Remains Intact
Rotary members celebrated five months of perfect attendance with a chicken dinner at the Congregational Church basement. Fifty-five members were served from a 120 pound chicken feast as President Stuart Bicknell led cooking efforts with volunteers. After-dinner talks and entertainment followed, with guests and Rotarians enjoying a evening of food and fellowship.
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Rotary
Vonly
Cluh
Stuart Bicknell
War Prisoner Speaks At Clare Kiwanis Club Meet
Harold Hiltgen of Theinsville Wisconsin was guest speaker at the Clare Kiwanis dinner. A B24 navigator shot down over Vienna in World War II, he survived a German prison camp with 9 000 POWs and shared wartime experiences.
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Clare Kiwanis Club
Jim Grove
Harold Hiltgen
Theinsville
Wisconsin
Hiltgen
Vienna
Arkada
ARETE
Wir
Clare
Ardog
Chet Hayes
Morley
City Commission names planning group amid sewer concerns
The City Commission appointed John R. Aonein Len Brown Dr G C Born and Wm By Dunlop to a city planning commission led by Mayor Albert Haley with City Engineer Harvester and City Clerk Alex McKinholn. They seek an organized study of city problems including sewage disposal and water systems. A committee will attend a water resources meeting at Higgins Bank.
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City Commission
John
R. Aonein
Len ‘Brown
G. CG
Dunlop
Albert
Haley
Albert ‘Haley
Harverter
Alex McKinholn
Fesourre
Higgins Uakd
August Wilds Dies at Clare Hospital in January
Oscar Wilds of 4045 W Maple Grove Road Farwell died at Clare Hospital on January 12 at age seventy years ten months and twenty days. Funeral held at Thurston Funeral Home with Rev E Ortoh officiating. Interment Surrey Township Cemetery. Survived by wife Laura I a son Bretzel of Lake and daughter Mrs Fanny Stephen of Hamilton Ontario plus five additional sons and six daughters.
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Oscar Wilds
Maple Grove Road
Farwell
Clare Hospital
Thurston Funeral Home
E. Ortoh
Surrey Township
Wilds
Dashwood
Ontario
Canada
Aléx
Josephine Wilds
Laura I
Bretzel
Lake
Fanny Stephen
Hamilton
Vick
Muskegon
Pie. James
Camp Camboueil
Ethel Baxter
Hesperia
Gladys Dorris
Wilderness
Missouri
Violet Kozan
Flint
Hikia Cry‘derman
Millington
Flora Bell
Whiitle
Prandebuaran
Igneat-Igrandanik
Mre
Wilse
Rekers Russell F dies in Pontiac Hospital
Russell F Rekers 48 died January 11 in Pontiac General Hospital after a heart attack at work for General Motors. Born in Clare County in 1901 he lived in Almont since 1945 after moving from Romeo. Survived by widow Gladys Gether of Glare daughters Fernvad Jayne Doris Burgess two sons Norman and Clare a grandson one brother Lawrence and parents. Services were held Saturday at 2:00 p.m. from Muir Funeral Home Almont with burial in Ferguson Cemetery.
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Russell
Frank Rekers
Pontiac
General Hospital
Worl
Romeo
Depides
Fernvahd-Jayéa
Doris
Burgess
Almont
Normans
Clare
Lawrence
Pontiad
Muir Funeral Home
Ferguson
Clare-Isabella A B A to Meet January 24
The annual Clare-Isabella A B A meeting is set for Tuesday evening January 24 at 9 00 P M at Coleman High School. All members are urged to attend and any interested person is invited. A G Baltzer leads the state cooperative and discusses his trip to Europe. wives of board members will serve lunch.
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Clare- Tradella A.B. A
Coleman High School
A. G.baltzer
Europe
Lungh
Five Die In Bus Collision Near Grayling
Five people are dead and about a dozen injured after two buses collided on US 27 near Grayling during a heavy snowstorm. The crash involved a chartered Copper Range bus carrying Michigan Tech hockey players from Michigan State College to Houghton and a Greyhound bus from St Ignace to Detroit. Rescue crews reported the drivers’ visibility compromised by blowing snow and ice patches. The dead include Richard L. Loutit and Robert Gitzen among others. several injured were hospitalized in Grayling and Petoskey, with one in critical condition.
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Us-27
Grayling
Bue
Michigan Tech
Michigan’ State College
Houghton
Greyhound
St. Ignace
Detroit
George Anderson
Fox
Warne R. Peterson
Cynthia Lou Kampe
Paul Kampe
Royal Oak
Mercy
Little Traverse Hospital
Petoskey
Hazel Keturi
Beacon Hill
Michigan
Steve Hopper
Bay City
Albert Golombe
Miss Lida Strong Leads Public School Vocal Music
Miss Lida Strong directs public school vocal music shaping a busy season. The Junior and Senior High Choruses opened with a fine Thanksgiving program at the Methodist Church. The fifth grade performed Shoemaker and the Elves. The madrigal and quartet entertained the Parent Teachers Association and the Gold Star Mothers program. Glee Club sang for Christmas, with a December 20 concert and a birth of Christ pageant for students. Future plans include an operetta, spring concert, and an amateur show.
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Lida
Chérus
Strong
Aig - the
Glee
Gold Star
Dénta
Trom
Pradés-Togk
Steades High School
Madrigals
Gover
Rota
4 H Parents Leaders Association Meeting Notice
The Clare County 4 H Parents Leaders Association will meet at the basement of the Court House Friday evening January 2 at 7 00 P M MT. Members will provide entertainment and table service. Anyone interested in 4 H welcoms please bring plans.
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Clare County +H Parenteteehers Association
Court House
Everning
P. MT. Ieee
Pat Tecke
Welcoms
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Beal
City Wed
Independent League
March of Dimes
Will
Farm Bureau
Ewart, Awill
Clare Mfg
Clare Man
Crosley
John Goggin
Clare Furniture Company
Income Tax Service
Bayt Oe
Hest
Surrey
Railway Express
R. Harter
John Acellhas
Dr. Anspach
Warl Morgan
Tom McConica
Laurence Jackson
Ats
Ile
Cain Ion Monde
County Queen of March of Dimes
Linda Stevans
Clare City Hall
Surrey Cemetery
Russell F. Rekers
Pontiac Hospital
al Almont
Isabella A. B.A
Richard L. Loutit
Battle Creek
Robert Gitzen
Victor Iams
Mi. Pleasant
Seaton
Parents
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