Weekend Socials and Local Notes From Clare County
Community tidbits list weekend visits and hospital care in Clare area. Ler Doherty of Coleman visited John Doherty home. Leal Swindlehurst ill with foot infection under Dr Woods. Detroit trips for Frigidaire Convention. multiple social gatherings at Parsonage and with Mrs Dawe. Miss Bernice and Robert Herrick visit from Saginaw. Muskegon visitors to Mayme Rogers. Marion Wright injured Buick in Mt Pleasant crash. Mrs Earl Phimsey and Patricia Ann visit Vernon. families traveling from Detroit. J C Marotzke attends Johns Manville course in Cleveland. Good Literature Club meets. Harlan Bard family visits Vernon. Lynch from Flint visiting Limcrest farm. Helman, Merchant visit Ithaca area. Mae Fulcher opens beauty parlor in Alma. Hugh Barnes to Toledo for tourism show.
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Lear Doherty
Coleman
John Doherty
Kuno Hammerberg
Detroit
Leal
Pleasant
Ladies Union of
The
Congregational Church
Dawe
Ladies Guild
Roy Harter
Bernice
Robert Herrick
Saginaw
Ed. Herrick
Art Brainard
Muskegon
Mayme Rogers
Marion Wright
Mt. Pleasant
Earl Phimsey
Patricia Ann
Eagle
Icem Slentz
Vernon
Roy Milnes
Stanley Stahley
Grayling
Jas. Rogers
J. C. Marotzke
Clare Elevator Company
Johns- Manville
Cleveland
Ohio
Good Literature Club
Harlan Bard
Bard
Toledo
Civic Auditorium
Nobody's Business What I Drink Poem by Hammond
A poem narrates a drunk driver ignoring laws and causing a fatal crash. The speaker refuses responsibility while a family tragedy unfolds. A wife dies and a baby cries as bystanders hear screams and see a burned car. The piece argues that it is still everybody's business to oppose drinking and driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Y. Hammond
Evart and Remus Highlight Busy District Basketball Schedule
January 27 Evart hosts, January 31 Midland comes to town, February 3 Reed City visits, February 10 Evart hosts, February 14 open date, February 17 Remus visits, February 21 Gladwin at home. District tournament set for Mt. Pleasant March 2 3 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evart
Midland
Reed City
Open
Remus
Gladwin Hero
Mt. Pleasant
Clearance Sale Begins Saturday at Gift and Flower Shop
Ad notes a January 28 start for a clearance sale at the Gift and Flower Shop. The item lists Harvey and Hervey as variations of the same Celtic name Herve and explains its two syllable French pronunciation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey
Hervey
Herve
World's Largest Ice Field Found in Alaska
Harvard and National Geographic expedition led by Brad Bradford Washburn reports discovery of a vast nonpolar ice field in southeastern Alaska stretching 235 miles from Cape St Elias to the Alsek valley in Yukon. The ice system includes the Bering and Malaspina glaciers and connects with the Seward and Miles glaciers, explaining the barrier between southern Alaska and the northern lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Bradford Washburn
Harvard University
National Geographic Society
Alaska
Martin River
Miles
Cape St. Elias
Alsek River
Yukon
Washburn
Society” 5
Mount Logan
Mount &J. Elias
North American
Society
Bering
Malaspina
New York City
Copper River
Cordova
Canada
Europe
Coast Mountain Range
Chitina River
Seward
Alaska-Canada Boundary Line
Arctic Ocean
Mount St. Elias
State Senator Callaghan Addresses Finance and Conservation
Michigan finances loom large as the Senate debates unpaid bills and deficits. Senator Miles M. Callaghan of the 26th District urges economy, defers new taxes, and outlines plans to curb state overspending while protecting mental hospitals and institutions. He chairs the Conservation Committee and invites public input at three hearings across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
House and
Senate
Governor and
Fitzgerald
State Liquor Commission
Flynn
Howell
McCallum
Fenner
Paterson
Benzie
Ludington
Shea
Jersey calf born near Ravenna bears Ohio map on its forehead
A Jersey cow born near Ravenna Ohio has a white forehead patch that resembles the map of Ohio. Local residents and farmers noted the curious mark drawing attention from nearby farms and markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Ravenna
Here
State of
Squirrel Slays Hoot Owl in New Britain Battle
In New Britain Connecticut a fierce encounter ends with a gray squirrel killing a hoot owl. Veterinarian John P McIntosh treated the injured mammal and restored it to health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Squirrel
Hoot Owl
New Britain
Conn
John P. MciIntosh
McIntosh
Snowbound Rails and Roads Stop Clare Traffic in Blizzard
A prolonged blizzard paralyzed Kansas Nebraska and Iowa then halted Clare traffic as trains stalled and plows struggled to reopen lines. Locals recalled the 1936 storm and urged supplies and warm clothing in anticipation of future severe winters.
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Kansas
Nebraska
Iowa
Lake Region
Clare
Clare County
State Highway Department
County Road Commission
Weekend Visitors Report From Flint and Clare Area
Mr and Mrs Claud Ritter visited Flint Friday and Saturday Irene stayed with Leora Town Sunday visitors at Ric and Mrs Forest Garvers included Hire Eleanora Allen Bernard and hir friend and Mr and Mrs Noble Phelps and family from Pontiac Louis Sunday home after appendicitis operation at Dr Woods hospital in Clara Mr and Mrs Adolph Heirholzar and Linda Lee of Midland were weekend visitors at Mrs Violet Sunday and family Mr P L Black and Robert Dickson of Akron and Bernice Black were weekend visitors at Mr and Mrs Floyd Black while working in Clare
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claud Ritter
Flint
Irene
Leora
Ric
Forest Garvers
Hire
Eleanora Allen
Bernard
Hir
Noble Phelps
Pontiac
Louis Sunday
Wood
Clara
Adolph Heirholzar
Linda Lee
Midland
Winterfield Family Visits and Local Relatives
Seigal and Dorothy Vander Woude returned home Saturday from Fort Wayne Indiana. Their parents Bie and Mrs Vander Woude who had been visiting Grand Rapids turned back with them. Mrs Peter Cook and son Davi visited her parents Mrs Janes Heckthorn Saturday. Simon Vander Woude spent the weekend with his father and sister at Vegal Center. Dc J Delts visited his daughter Mrs Clinton Foster and family last week. Miss Helena Vander Woude spent the weekend at home and Miss Evelyn Gallery visited Miss Fredia Gaskill Wednesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seigal
Dorothy Vander Worde
Fort Wayne
Indiana
Bie
Vander Woude
Grand Rapids
Peter Cook
Davi
Janes Heckthorn
Simon Vander Woude
Vegal Center
J. Delts
Clinton Foster
Family Man
Helena Vander Woude
Evelyn Gallery
Fredia Gaskill
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Art
ART Damoth Agy
Clare Insurance Agy
Clare Realty CO
the Travelers
Hartford
North Star Grocery Co
Texas
Sunkist
State Senate
Miles M. Callaghan
Clare Cleaners
Murl M. Houghton
Clare, Michigan
Monarch
Orlis
Whitman’s Valentine
Tyson
Tabsules
Mastercraft Pe
Saybroge
Shorelawn
Phillip
Bengue
Colonville
Dover
Currie
W. ©. Giberson
Harl Austin
Standard Oil Co
Calkinaville
Ann Arbor
Winterfield
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