Old Fashioned Fourth of July Celebration at Clare's
Clare's first modern July 4 celebration promises old fashioned fun at Shamrock Park with parade at Clare City Hall to Shanrock Lake, boat and float parade, ice cream and cake, chicken barbecue, games for kids, log rolling, and a 9 PM fireworks display. The event aims to become an annual tradition with public support and entries sought for decorated boats and bikes.
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Shamrock Park
Clare
Clare City Hall
Shanrock Lake
Thayer Dairy
Shamrock
Lake Shamrock
Clare's Sidewalk Sale draws crowds and eight $5 checks given
Clare’s tenth annual Side Walk Sale Day drew large crowds and carnival energy. Jim Grove announced eight four five dollar checks redeemable after five endorsements, distributed from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The first prize went to Mrs. Schmidt of Mt Pleasant, with additional winners including Rosella Conley, Charles Hilliard, William Sowle, Robert Chapman, Ruth Reynolds, Scott Mickle, and Wilma Swanton.
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Clare
Jim Grove
Chamber of Commerce
Mrs. Schmidt Rosella Conley
Charles Hilliard
William Sowle
Robert Chapman
Ruth Reynolds Scott Mickle Wilma Swanton
Missing Clare School band uniforms prompt return request
Mr. Conley band director asks for return of missing items from Clare Schools bands. Three junior sweaters, four caps, two senior uniforms, coats 51 and 73, trousers 97 and another item. Call 386-9867 or 386-9945 to arrange pickup.
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Clare
Conley
Death of Clare businessman Laurence Jackson at 81
Laurence Jackson lifelong Clare resident and businessman died Wednesday at Clare General Hospital at age 81. He will lie in state at 212 State Street. Funeral arrangements are not yet determined.
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Laurence Jackson
Clare
Clare General Hospital
W. State Street
Michigan first time public school pupils face TB test law
Michigan Governor Romney signed a new law requiring tuberculin skin testing for children entering public schools for the first time this fall. The measure takes effect immediately and schools are to plan test routines with state health and information departments. parents will receive directions soon.
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Michigan
George Romney
Muskellunge Clocks 18 Pounder At Budd Lake
Michigan angler on return from northern waters lands an eighteen pound six ounce muskellunge at Budd Lake in Clare County after a stop at Wilson State Park. The catch caps a fishing trip described as luckless in Canada before the big fish.
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Michigan
Canada
Wilson State Park
Budd Lake
Clare County
Wolverine Boys State elects Clare student to state board
Larry Jackson a Clare high school student attending the 28th Wolverine Boys State in East Lansing was elected to the State Board of Education in elections held there during the week of June 20.
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Larry Jackson
Clare
Wolverine
East Lansing
State Board of Education
The Sentinel Goes On Vacation Till Monday July 12
The Sentinel will close at 5:00 p m Friday and reopen Monday morning July 12. It will publish features pictures and ads for which copy arrived in time for page makeup today.
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The
Sentinel
Twig bending grows young tree trimmers in Clare County
Charley Fanslow mentors a crew of a dozen Christmas tree trainees at Leiderman plantation on Cranberry Lake Road north of Harrison. He explains pruning as shaping youth, noting how lower branches are removed to form healthy trees and foster camaraderie among the workers. Jobs through Clare County Soil Conservation and Extension Service are available in Harrison.
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Charley Fanslow
Clare County
Leiderman
Cranberry Lake Road
Harrison
Fanslow
Clare County Soil Conservation Service
Look But Don’t Touch Wildlife Advisory Amid Deernaping Incident
Michigan Conservation Department urges no handling of protected wildlife during spring as new warning follows a deernaping case in Roscommon County. Railling was fined for capturing a lawn deer and transporting it home where it died, prompting officials to reiterate that observers may watch and photograph but must not interfere.
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Michigan
Conservation Department
Fred C. Railling
Saginaw
Roscommon County
John D. Harris
John A. Anguilm
Clare Post Office schedules advance rural mail delivery
The Clare post office announces timetable revisions taking effect July 1. Rural carriers will depart the Clare office at 9:00 a.m. instead of 9:30, and all incoming mail must be in the office by 7:45 a.m. for processing.
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Clare
Study visits 12 reservoir sites across seven counties
A 20 member team surveyed 12 potential reservoir sites in seven counties along the Tittabawassee River watershed. Officials from Clare Osceola Isabella Midland Ogemaw Montcalm Mecosta Gladwin and Roscommon counties joined Michigan Water Resources Commission engineers to assess sites for flood storage and low flow releases.
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Glen Cain
Clare County
Tittabawassee River
Dale Granger
Gordon Solberg
Michigan Water Resources Commission
Lansing
Osceola
Isabella
Midland
Ogeman
Montcalm
Mecosta
Gladwin
Roscommon
Isabella County
Clare
Ogemaw
Vernon Township to Mark Centennial in July Observance
Vernon Township turns 100 this July per Supervisor Ernest Irwin. Plans to commemorate include gathering info from long-time residents such as John Stough James Walsh Andrew Irwin Sr Lena Brewer Lillian Thayer Myra Asline and others. Mt Vernon Grange of 1902 and William Chapple aiding with cemetery records and history. contact supervisor or township board with information.
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Vernon Township
Ernest Irwin
John Stough
James Walsh
Andrew Irwin Sr
Lena Brewer
Lillian Thayer
Myra Asline
Mt. Vernon Grange
Vernon
William Chapple
Vernon Cemetery
Postal Service Observes Independence Day Holiday
Post offices will close July 5 for the federal holiday as July 4 falls on Sunday. No regular deliveries except special handling. street mail collections and outgoing mail continue on normal holiday schedule. In Glare, Citizens Bank and Trust and many businesses plan to stay closed.
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Citizens Bank and Trust
Lifeguard in Every Family Urged After Michigan Drownings
The Conservation Department urges lifeguards in all families as five drownings occur at southern Michigan public beaches. Supervisors say four fatalities could have been prevented with supervision, and three victims were swimming from boats in unsupervised offshore areas.
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Conservation Department
Michigan
Michigan Population Trends Show Net Out-Migration
University of Michigan sociologist David Goldberg reports 1960 to 1964 net out-migration of 190000 in Michigan with 8.1 million population in 1964. Big gains around Detroit and Flint Lansing area offset by losses in Upper Peninsula and northern counties. Question raised: could the economy absorb a larger in-migrant population and higher employment if perception of prosperity shifts.
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Michigan
University of Michigan
David Goldberg
University
Population Studies Center
Goldberg
Associte Directr
Upper Peninsula
Lower Peninsula
Detroit
Flint-Lansing
Iosco County
Wurt
Smith Air Force Base
Oscoda
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