Carl Mielke Leaves 95 Year Old Elevator Bellboy Role
Carl Mielke, longtime elevator operator at the Doherty Motor Hotel, retired at 95 after 23 years. Born in 1873 in Germany, he planned to apply for unemployment despite preferring work to leisure. The hotel installed an automatic elevator, ending his daily lobby routine and leaving him missed by staff and patrons.
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Rotary Kiwanis White Elephant Sale A February Event
A White Elephant Sale sponsored by Clare Rotary and Kiwanis Labs will be held in February. Organizers seek donated items from area families and businesses to raise funds. contact auctioneer Jim Sykora or club representatives Larry Eastley James Bicknell or The Sentinel for details.
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Da Judge Retired After Long Clare Municipal Court Era
William B. Dunlop retired January 22 from Clare City Hall as justice in the Municipal Court after serving since 1947. Michigan’s constitutional change eliminated many JPs with the new District Court system. Dunlop, once Clare’s police chief, earned the nickname Da Judge for decades of public service and repeated electoral victories.
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Holley Carburetor contract ratified by workers
Ratification of a long labor bargaining process ends with Holley Carburator Clare Aircraft Division and the Independent Employees Association approving a new contract. Wage steps raise base pay 40 cents, with yearly boosts through 1971 and added family benefits. Mediation aided finalization after a UAW bid and a one month delay.
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4 H Officers Training Schedule Offered by Local Groups
4 H Parent and Leaders Organization and Extension Office sponsor a 4 H officers training Tuesday February 4 at 7 30 pm in the Community Room at the Courthouse Harrison. Resource staff include Floyd Norcutt for president and vice presidents from Clare Public Schools Mrs Jane Finucane secretary to the president from Mid Michigan CC Marion Roth of State Savings Bank Harrison and Dexter Elden of Clare Sentinel for reporters.
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Winter Sports Carnival Promises Prizes and Fun in Clare
Clare County hosts a three day Winter Sports Carnival with events across Twin Elms Mott Mountain and Snowsnake Mt. Highlights include a Stag Fish Fry Friday at Town and Country with Sonny Grande, a Saturday golf tournament with cash prizes, snowmobile rides, and a Saturday night dinner and dance by the Royal Redcoats. Sunday features snowmobile races, a square dance on Lake Shamrock with Lew Drake, and ongoing skiing and ice fishing contests with prize details at Clare Sports Shop.
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Two Brazilian Students Join Clare Homes
Claudia Andrade, 18, from Rio de Janeiro, arrives Jan 24 to live with Mr. and Mrs. E A Anderson in Clare and study architecture and mechanical drawing at Clare High. Vera Lucia Barreiros, 17, also from Rio de Janeiro, joins Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Foell with their children as she pursues psychology and secretarial studies while active in church and theater.
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Farwell Drama Postpones Arsenic and Old Lace Play
Illness and bad weather force Farwell High School to delay Arsenic and Old Lace until February 13 at 8 00 p.m. Student actors and director stay eager about the production, praised as among Farwell's best in years.
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Norcutt Twins Duel For Spartan Foil Position
Larry and Gary Norcutt, twins and MSU fencing team members, faced off for the third foil spot on the traveling squad to Minneapolis. Larry won the recent bout and the ticket, but Gary remains ready to seize the position with any slip. Both are electrical engineering majors from Clare, sons of Mr and Mrs Floyd Norcutt.
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Coleman School Adjusts Schedule For Easter Break
The Coleman school calendar is altered to grant a full Easter vacation week with classes resuming April 7. The revised plan starts with a full day Thursday and a half day Friday this week. Teachers requested the change.
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Pictures Of The Sentinel Snow Spell Winter News
Area residents can mail copies of The Sentinel January 8 15 issues showing winter snow scenes to friends in Florida Arizona or Hawaii or clip to send pictures. Stop by the Sentinel office for extra copies at the regular newsstand price and amaze far away friends with a winter wonderland back home.
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