Open House At New Clare High School May Impress Residents
Area residents are invited to an open house at the new Clare High School on Sunday January 24 to tour the seven month old building. Officials emphasize modern design with bright rooms air conditioning a central library and a large study hall. Visitors will see the gymnasium with movable partition seating for 750 and multi use space while a scale model shows original plans trimmed for funding.
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Board of Education For
Clare-Isabella
Hight
Clare High Student Council
Clare High
Ivah Bartow
Sharon
Jackson
Sentinel
Festival Workers Hear Reports On Event Buildup
Clare community officials reported progress for the Clare Winter Sports Festival set through the last weekend in January. Final Miss Clare County Winter Sports judging will be Jan 30 at the Hotel Doherty with a Ball crown presented by Detroit radio broadcaster Bob Reynolds.
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Barnes
Chamber of Commerce
Clare
Genevieve Fleming
Farwell
Lake
Harrison
Fleming
Ruth Cotter
Hotel Doherty
Clare County
Bob Reynolds
W5r
Detroit
Snow Snake
Mott Mountain
Reynolds
More Fish Next Time More Fish Next Time
Firemen at Clare held a fish fry at the fire station which raised funds for new equipment. Marlin Alexander said minor apologies were due for running out of fish as the crowd thinned. A toy miniature fire engine missing from the festivities is to be returned to City Hall or The Sentinel office.
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Clare
Marlin Alexander
City Hall
Sentinel Office
Alexander
Clare school evening classes opening week rocky
Snow disrupted the Clare school evening program with many classes not meeting in the first week. Late enrollments will be accepted through January while state registrations add new names. Several courses including Spanish tap-dancing photography and dramatics were cancelled for low enrollment leaving about 115 participants overall.
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Genevieve Fleming
Clare Men Bowlers Tourney Starts Saturday
The 18th annual Men's Bowling Championships begin Saturday at Gateway Lanes with 28 teams and 55 doubles entries, 106 singles, and 85 all events entrants. Prizes total 356 dollars for teams, doubles, and singles plus an 85 dollar all events purse, with 75 percent handicap and ABC arm patches for top scorers.
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Gateway Lanes
Association
J. C. Marotzke
Clare Alleys
Marotzke
Youth Program Special For Farm Week at Michigan State
MSU Farmers Week schedules six youth programs across Tuesday to Thursday February 15. Attendees may join four sessions repeated across days covering agriculture careers, agri business, and museum behind the scenes with a Thursday morning session for girls focusing on Your Future in a Modern Society led by a noted woman sociologist.
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Michigan State University
Farmers' Week
Farmers’ Week
Fran Bolle Leads in State Bowling Meet With 628
Mrs Frances Bolle rolled 628 to reach the singles list at a Detroit state tournament as part of the Hilltop Rustic Bar team. Teammates include Kate Paxton Lucy Kisnosky Grace Irwin and Ethel Messecar. The event runs January 16 17 with finals announced March 5 and Clare Manufacturing and Anderson Drugs teams also placing in doubles.
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Frances Bolle
Detroit
Hilltop Rustic Bar
Kate Paxton
Lucy Kisnosky
Grace Irwin
Ethel Messecar
Paxton
Bollé
Fran Carncross
Rose Neff
Anderson Drugs
Bonnie Bauder
Phyllis Schaaf
Clare Manufacturing
Clare and Houghton — Lake Association
Dimes Hop to Benefit March of Dimes in Coleman
A teen record hop planned for Saturday night in Coleman will raise funds for the March Of Dimes. Coleman Rebekahs lend the hall and Russ Record Shop in Clare provides music without charge with sponsorship by Coleman Indian. Love society offers chaperons for the event.
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Coleman
March of Dimes
Coleman Rebekahs
Russ’ Record Shop
Clare
Coleman Indian
Love Society
Snow Hauling Fees Probe Spurs City Snow Plan
City Commission and local gas station and motel operators reached a tentative agreement to allow drives to be cleared onto city land with a special assessment to cover hauling costs. The panel also postponed a decision on purifying Clare river water and planned to study de mineralizing existing well water before potential adoption.
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Clarence Gum
Clare
Commission
Gerald Wnivison
Clare's
County Creates Six Member Committee to Equalize Valuation
A six member County Equalization Committee will operate across township lines to audit Clare county tax rolls and suggest remedies to assessors and supervisors. Led by Walter Ehle, the group includes Ray Richardson, John R Hall, Don Smith, Louis Becker, and Clinton R Case. The panel aims to rebalance valuations across townships, with state tax officials noting long‑standing inequities and supporting a broader, outside review to ensure fairer burdens starting next year.
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Clare County
Walter Ehle
Hamilton Township
Ray Richardson
Winterfield
John R. Hall
Clare
Don Smith
Surrey Township
Louis Becker
Grant Township
Clinton R. Case
Garfield
Boards of Review
Assessors
State ‘Tax Commission
Paff
Harrison
Board of Supervisors
State Tax Commission
Library Receives Final 1959 State Library Payment
Mrs. Virginia Richardson reports the City Library has received the final 1959 payment from the State Board of Libraries totaling 66.47 dollars. The library has copies of the recent Traffic Survey report from Glare available for viewing by calling the library.
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Virginia Richardson
State Board of Libraries
Grace McArthur Featured in Detroit Art Shows
Grace McArthur is represented in two Detroit shows this month. Her paintings appear in Art for Children at the Detroit Artists Market and in the J L Hudson Company show of Michigan artists. She has also been invited to join GareLICK Gallery in Detroit, signaling a likely one man show in 1960 61 and sale through that Midwest gallery.
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Grace McArthur
Detroit
J. L. Hudson Company
Michigan
Hudson Company
Midwest
Sweet 77th Birthday Party for Miss Mathis Sigrist
Miss Mathis Sigrist at 77 celebrated her birthday Saturday as an honored dinner guest at the Dan Burdo home. Victoria Danéland and friends attended to share greetings, gifts, cake, and ice cream in a gala social hour ending after bedtime.
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Mathilda
Ithaca Yellowjackets trounce Clare 119 to 57 in mid-Michigan clash
Ithaca’s Yellowjackets overwhelmed Clare High School 119 to 57, setting a Mid-Michigan B record. Gantz scored 31 and Kench 29 for Ithaca, while Clare’s Legg led with 19 points followed by Raymond and McJames. Clare heads to games against Durand and Cadillac this weekend.
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Ithaca
Downstate
Clare
Bury
Perry
Gantz
Kench Netter
Clare Bill Legg
Jeff Raymond
Len McJames
Norm Davis Li
Durand
Cadillac
Northerners
Royal Arch Chapter Elects New Officers in Farwell
Farwell Royal Arch Masons Chapter 147 announces new officers elected recently. High Priest Franklin Schaaf and King Wilmot Carpenter lead a slate that includes Scribe David Wiggins Treasurer Allen Graham Secretary Milan Miller, Prin. Sol Jess McKee Royal Arch captain Fred Sexton and multiple veils officers Wayne Trowbridge Russell Thurston Ben Bosink with sentinel William Flower.
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Royal Arch Masons
Farwell
Royal Arch Chapter
Franklin Schaaf
King
Wilmot Carpenter
David Wiggins
Allen Graham
Milan. Miller
Prin
Jess McKee
Royal Arch
Fred Sexton
Russell Thurston
Wayne Trowbridge
Ben Bosink
William Flower
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