Three Mt Pleasant Women Arrested For Looting Fire Ruins
Three Mt Pleasant women were arrested after looting the burned Western Auto Store. They admitted taking toys and merchandise and were to appear in Clare Municipal Court for a hearing. A fourth person was found with toys from the store. no charges yet. Police investigated sugar placed in a car gas tank at a Clare school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Pleasant
Western Auto
Bima Mary Jacobs
Carol
Ann
Nora R. Gilbert
R-5
Mt. Pleasant
Clare Municipal Court
Clare
William Grier
William Cook
William Bell
Alram
Ray Shoe
Jim Davis
Pam
Cook
Jim Darling
Clare County
Vernell Davis
Isabella County
Don Lloyd
Farwell
Coleman
Army Reserve
Michigan State
Stranger saves man from fall during downtown fire
Bask and Bud Anderson recall a solemn note of gratitude after a Thursday night fire. An unidentified stranger grabbed Anderson to prevent a fall as sparks were doused on store roofs. The rescue likely kept him from an icy plunge. meanwhile the Sentinel preserves photo records of local engagements and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bud Anderson
Anderson
Five Clare stores burned in Thursday night fire disaster
A blaze leveled Barnes Cafe and Bar, Grove Brothers five cent to one dollar store, Guiette Paint and Wallpaper, Western Auto, and Chuck’s Tavern in Clare prompting a five hour battle in sub zero cold. Firefighters from seven towns, plus a Cadillac ladder, fought the flames. total damage estimated near 300 000 to 1 million with several residents displaced and one firefighter injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare
Barnes Cafe
Grove Brothers
Guiette
Western Auto
Chuck's _ Tavern
Gamble
Menthen’s
Edward “Tex” Vernon
Clare FC
Leta Booth
Barnes’ Cafe
Kennetha Barnes
Bernard L. Sunday
Violet
John ‘Freeman
Kathryn Freeman
Parish
Clire
Varish
Michigan State Police
Mt. Pleasant
Cadillac Fire
Seiter Brothers ‘Lumber Company
William
H/Bicknell and Co
Clare Masonic Lodge
O.E.S
Clare City
Michigan
Cadillac
Houghton Lake
Clare County
James Darling
Isabella County
St Louis Five Takes Casper Home In Narrow Win
Clare Pioneers lose 49 47 to St Louis Crimson Tide on their home court. John Miller nets 15, Bernie Longstreth 11, Dick Roe 6, Guy Haneckow 5, Dave Moffitt 2. Casper the Goat goes to the victors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pioneer
Clare Pioneer Cagers
St. Louis Crimson Tide
Pioneers
Casper
George Perry
Clare
John Miller
Bernie Longstreth
Dick Roe
Guy Haneckow
Dave Moffitt
Little Pioneers
Clare High
Crimson Tide
St. Louis
Pat Crawford
Bill Beemer
Bill Legg
Gax Grant
Top Scholars At Clare High Half Year Mark
Thirty five students at Clare High School finished the first half of the school year with all A averages in their classes. The list includes freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors such as Sharon Beemer Donnell Bird sall Joyce Dunkle Ann Elden Judy Nancon Janet Hanchett Judy Marotzke Jim Norcutt Gloria Olsen Carron Randall Carolyn Seibt Judy Ulrich Robert C Walter Sandra Wentworth Julie Wood Karen Worstell Ralph Baumgarth George Davis Becky Groves Sharon Jackson Ray Neff James Seiter Gloria Sickal Barb Tubbs Sharon Grimagon Ann Jackson Mary Maloney Gail Samborn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare High School
Sharon Beemer
Donnell Birdsall
Joyce Dunkle
Ann Elden
Judy Nancon
Janet Hanchett
Judy Marotzke
Jim Norcutt
Gloria Olsen
Carron Randall
Carolyn Seibt
Judy Ulrich
Robert C. Walter
Sandra Wentworth
Julie
George Davis
Becky Groves
Sharon Jackson
Ray Neff
James Seiter
Gloria Sickal
Barb Tubbs
Sharon Grimagon
Ann Jackson
Mary Maloney
Gail Samborn
Lydahelle Bickrell
Sharon Gaspeny
Kay Loomis
Martha Lucy
Mary Tice
Roger Walter
Sally Walter
Beverly Badgley
Carolyn Bauder
Darlean Gruno
Jack Bauder
Plan for New Masonic Temple in Clare Discussed
At a joint meeting Thursday night John Q Look Masonic Lodge and Zenobia Chapter OES discussed plans for a new Masonic Temple in Clare. The site sits in the Vandeウォder subdivision on Schoolcrest Street with excavation planned early spring. A potluck preceded the discussion and another potluck and open meeting are set for February 2u to review building plans.
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John Q. Look Masonic Lodge
Zenobia Chapter Oes
Clare
Vandewarker Subdivision
Schoolcrest Street
Clean Up Talks Begin After Clare Fire Ravages Five Stores
Clare business owners meet with local leaders and Chamber of Commerce to plan debris removal and rebuilding after last Thursday night and Friday morning fire. The Odd Fellows consider State Lodge consultation, while Roy Beltinck plans a smoke damaged sale at the Gamble Store.
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Clare
Andrew Irwin
Clare Odd Fellows
Kenneth Barnes
Ella Autry
Guiette
Art Damoth
Chamber of Commerce
James Grove
Charles Hart
Irwin
Odd Fellow
State Lodge
Barnes
Barnes Cafe
Claré
Groves Brothers
Mr. Grove
Groves
Chuck Hart
Roy Beltinck
Gamble
Fred Guiette
Fwiers
Small Business Administration
Sixty Biddy Cagers Out For Practice
Biddy basketball is underway with sixty youngsters practicing ahead of next week’s tournament. Coaches Joe Johnston Dale Miller Homer O'Dell and Stuart Kinde organize weekend sessions and welcome additional boys from fourth to sixth grade to join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Johnston
Dale Miller
Homer O'Dell
Stuart Kinde
Festival to Present Best Program Ever at Clare Winter Festival
Clare High senior Martha Lucy was chosen to represent Clare in the Miss Clare County Winter Festival Queen contest at the Queen's Ball on January 26. Sixteen U S Army ski troopers from Camp Hale Colorado will tour Michigan for 20 days, arriving Friday at 11 00 a m to participate in demonstrations on Budd Lake and a ski show on Snow Snake Mt north of Clare. The event, staged by Glens Chamber of Commerce under Ken Barnes, faces weather delays as thawed slopes hinder outdoor activities. Tickets to the Saturday banquet cost 2 75 with a free admission to the Queen's Ball for wearing lapel souvenirs. A 1 000 color TV set prize is offered by the Clare Chamber of Commerce.
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Clare School
Mt. Pleasant
Ewart
Bay City
Clare City
Wnem-Tv
Bay ‘City
E W. Lackie
Emil Bucholz
Clare County Cleaver
Georgia Martin
Wcen Radio
DeMolay Boys
Martha Lucy
Clare High School
Clare
Clare County
U .S. Army
Camp Hale
Colorado
U.S. Army
Michigan
Glare’s Chamber of Commerce
Ken Barnes
Clare C of C
Il Am
Chamber of Commerce
U.S. Army Reserve
Budd Lake
Harrison
Court Bauer
Snow ‘Snake
Continea
Scout Executives Study Finance Shortfall in 1957 Goals
Clare Boy Scout and Girl Scout Finance Committee met at Hotel Doherty in Glare to address a shortfall in the 1957 budget estimated at 1700 to 1900 dollars. Members including Joe Grigware and Dr G Born discussed raising the entire budget and continuing efforts, noting a full time district executive hired in mid 1956 and improving Scouting membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare Boy Scout and Girl Scout Finance Committee
Doherty
Glare
Joe Grigware
Clare County Finance
G. Born
Clare
Harold Hughes
Robert Campbell
Gordon MclIntosh
Jack Scheall
Scotting
City Briefs Highlight Local Events And Announcements
A compact roundup from Harrison News Inside Pages mentions city briefs and society notes with short items on community happenings. The page also fields Lake News updates and farm notes alongside miscellaneous notices and wants ads.
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Harrison News
Society
Ts Lake News
Perne Ee Farwell
Rosebush News
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the Sentinel
Michigan Consolidated Gas
John Rodenbeck
Fourth
McEwan
Menthen
Dionese Tavern
Irwins
Gamble Store
Witbeck
IGA
Glenroy’ Walker
Rockford
Lee Sowle
U. S. Army
Pam Koch
Bill Leggs
Tomi Maloney
Leonard Mc James
Deb Nolan
Erna Northon
Mary Presley
Frank Rowley
Ruth Schroeder
Marilyn Smith
Vera Smith
Shirley Tice
Donald Moore
Shirley Moore
Neil Nevill
Carol Richardson
Barb Scheer
John Seiter
Larry Stanley
Ann Thayer
Douglas Walters
William Wilson
Bill Zinser
Joe Allen
Jack Bader
Carol Bauder
Joan Bennett
Kay Blystone
Marilyn Brown
Nancy Burton
Joyce Delamarter
Betty Gordon
Jannell Grinnell
Arlean Hogue
Sandy Russell
Kathleen Thayer
Margaret Waddington
Mary Walter
Judy White
Jean Wood
Dick Beery
Sandy Bergstrom
Jeannie Bowler
Carol L Bradley
George Bradley
Judy Brown
Bill Carter
Gary Davis
Vernette Dunkle
Chuck Murphy
Nancy Neff
Ka Ritter
Jim Rodabaugh
Barb van Sicklen
Bob Warner
Elizabeth Wentworth
Naomi Wichert
Sharon Zimmerman
Joyce Wilson
Wyman Smith
Masonic Temple
the Saginaw News
Inay
Ver
Ctra
Stanley Pare
Owl
Settee Garten
Abtan
Davys
The
Pioneer Staff
NG Snow
Scout Execs
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