Michigan Vacation Spotlight Shown Nationwide on TV Tour
Nationwide audience watches Michigan featured in the Great Lakes tour segment of the television series Vacation land America hosted by John Cameron Swayze. The June 21 27 broadcast reached 49 stations across the United States and Canada including WKZO TV Kalamazoo and WWJ TV Detroit.
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Michigan
America
Nbs-Tv
Great Lakes
John Cameron Swayze
Canada
Swayzes
Wkzo-Tv
Kalamazoo
Wwj-Tv
Detroit
Summer Visitors See New Fawns at Harbor Springs
The deer yard at Harbor Springs shows three fawns born this spring, bringing the display to eight deer for summer visitors. The enclosure sits on the lawn of the city building along Little Traverse Bay.
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Little Traverse Bay
Harbor Springs
Red Cross offers swimming instruction at Cedar Park
Clare County Chapter provides a swimming instructor and lifeguard at Cedar Park under Ann Lyim Bayes. Instruction runs 9 30 to 11 30 a m and open swimming 1 to 6 p m from Tuesday to Saturday with no holidays. Minimum instruction age is eight years.
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Clare County
The
American Red Cross
Cedar Park
Ann Lyim Bayes
United Fund Plans Fall Campaign
A United Fund meeting at Hotel Doherty on June 22 reviewed last year’s campaign and outlined plans for the coming solicitation. Discussions covered fund disbursement to Salvation Army Boy Scouts Girl Scouts Michigan Children’s Aid Society and Clare County Softball Association chaired by Earl Morgan. A plan to invite Red Cross National Cancer Society and Infantile Paralysis Foundation to join a single October campaign was discussed with another meeting set for July 14 at Hotel Doherty.
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United Fund
Hotel Doherty
Salvation Army
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Michigan Children’s Aid Society
Clare County Softball Association
Clare County United Fund
Earl Morgan
American Red Cross
National Cancer Society
Infantile Paralysis Foundation
Car Rolls Over Five Times Near Spikehorns on US 27
Last Friday at 1:00 am Esther Schooley of Midland driving a 1941 Nash lost control east of Spikehorns on US 27. The car flipped five times landing upside down. Schooley suffered fractures to the right leg and ankle and was treated at Clare General Hospital. Passenger Franklin R. Robinson, 40, of Midland, was examined but not admitted.
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Spikehorn’s
Us-27
Esther Schooley
Midland
Clare General Hospital
Franklin IR. Robinson
Crop Testing Expands Across Michigan Farms
Michigan State College researchers coordinate tests across 51 locations plus East Lansing, covering 12 crops. Small grains and forages are studied, with potato, sugar beet, bean, pea and soy varieties tested regionally. Hybrid corn trials vary by maturity from 85 to 110 days across multiple counties, plus irrigation and disease control studies statewide.
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Michigan State College
Michigan
East Lansing
Kenyon T. Payne
M.S.C
College
Payne
Otsego
Grand Traverse
Newaygo
Saginaw
Ingham
Kent
Oakland
Monroe
Kalamazoo
Upper Peninsula
Menominee County
City Taxes Due In July With 20.5 Mills Rate
City taxes are due in July announced by City Clerk Alex McKinnon. Payment without penalty accepted until August 15. The rate is 20.5 mills or $23.50 per $1,000 assessed valuation, up 3.5 mills from last year due to higher material and operation costs. City total assessed valuation stands at $1,986,500.
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Alex McKinnon
the Sentinel
Post Office And Bank Closed Saturday July Fourth
The Clare post office remains closed all day Saturday July 4 in observance of Independence Day. There will be no city or rural delivery except special delivery mail in the city. Mail will be dispatched as usual. The Citizens State Bank will re day.
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Clare
Citizens State Bank
Sentinel copy brings local and national event articles
Dr. R. H. Strange delivered the December 14 1916 Sentinel to the office noting good reading in it. The issue contains several interesting articles on local and national events, aligning with the paper’s aim to offer noteworthy reading.
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R. H. Strange
Sentinel
Clare School Meeting Set For July 13
The Clare Public School District meeting in the school auditorium 8:00 p.m. Monday July 13 to elect one trustee for J. Stuart Bicknell’s vacancy. Eight mills are raised for operation, six under 15 mill limit and two from last year’s vote. The special levy requires annual renewal.
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Clare Public
Grant
Vernon Townships
J. Stuart Bicknell
TV Football Pact Signed for 1953 Season
The contract for the TV Football Game of the Week was signed in Detroit by William F. Hufstader of General Motors with NCAA and NBC representatives present. GM will sponsor 13 NBC broadcasts on weekends from September 19 to December 3, officials said.
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Detroit
William F. Hufstader
General Motors
National Collegiate Athletic Association
National Broadcasting Company
Robert J. Kane
Cornell University
NCAA
Asa S. Bushnell
Walter Gross
NBC
Eight Point Lake Cottagers Form Strong Community at Retreat
The Eight Point Lake cottagers, numbering about 217 families, gather on weekends and summers in Clare county's southwest corner. The community, spanning Lansing Saginaw and Detroit areas, plans a new lake building, publishes a detailed annual directory, and maintains a serene, entertainment-light lakefront with strong social ties and robust fishing and boating opportunities.
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Eight Point Lake
Clare County
Eight Point
Hight Point
Lansing
Saginaw
Midland
Ewatt
Detroit
Mt. Pleasant
Texas
Florida
Three Clare County Men Leave for Induction July 15
Three Harrison residents Robert Carl Gordon George Edward Cooper and Marshall David Gordon will depart July 15 for final Armed Service induction in Detroit the next day. They received official notice from Bernard Wilson clerk of the Clare County Draft Board.
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Clare County
Armed Service
Detroit
Robert Carl Gordon
George Edward Cooper
Marshall David Gordon
Harrison
Bernard Wilson
Clare Couijity Draft Board
Chesaning Show Boat July Event Shines for Charity
The Chesaning Showboat runs July 14 to 19 with Gov. Williams as guest captain and mayors from eastern Michigan nights. Five thousand seats at 1.50 and 1600 at 1.25, tickets on sale July 1 in Chesning Owosso Flint Bay City and Saginaw. Proceeds fund a new municipal pool at no taxpayer cost.
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Chesaning
Chamber of Commerce
Shiawassee
Ollie Richards
Owasso
Owosso
Flint
Bay City
Saginaw
Check Speed Campaign Urges Caution On Michigan Highways
A two month campaign led by the State Safety Commission and joined by police, judges, and safety groups urges drivers to monitor speed. State Police data show 48 percent of fatal-accident violations were speeding, with deaths rising despite fewer total crashes.
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Michigan
State Safety Commission
Joseph A. Childs
Commission
Childs
Six Offensives Mark Korean War Stalemate Era
The report outlines six major Communist offensives in Korea aimed at defeating UN and ROK forces. Key actions span June 25 1950 across the 88th parallel, November 28 1950 Chongchon operations, December 31 1950 south of the 38th parallel, February 11 1951 Wonju, April 22 1951 Imjin River north of Inje, and May 16 1951 the second spring push.
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Korea
United Nations and
Republic. of Korea
88Th Parallel
Chongchon River
38Th Parallel
Wonju
Imjin River
Inje
Smallmouth Bass Called The Fightingest Fish By U M Expert
University of Michigan fisheries professor Dr. Karl I. Lagler says the smallmouth bass is the gamest fish, fighting anglers inch for inch. He notes its preference for cool streams and large lakes, and that heavy angling pressure has reduced but not eliminated its abundance in inland and Great Lakes waters.
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Michigan
University of Michigan
Karl I. Lagler
U-M Department of Fisheries
Great Lakes
Lower Peninsula
Upper
Lagler
Church Wedding Day At Clare Congregational Church
Father’s Day service on June 21 re affirmed marriage vows for eight couples at Clare Congregational Church. A. D. Wilson celebrated his wedding anniversary and Stuart Bicknell theirs two days earlier.
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Clare Congregational Church
A. D. Wilson
Stuart Bicknell
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Lakefront
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Bert Hill
Herb Shinberg
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A. D. Austin
Claude Benedict
Willard Bicknell
Theodore Bowler
Ben Burdo
E. J. Foss
James Gillespie
Donald Holbrook
Carl Holbrooks
Slave
Murl Houghon
Lawrence Jackson
Glen Lloyd
Leo Oden
Hattie Porter
Dick Ruckle
Roy Townsends
Marvin Witbeck
Hugene Wyman
Eight Point Lake Gottagers Association
H. J. Hornberger
Einar Larson
Vivian Ruell
Ethel Heath
Treas
Urer
Heath
Lake Shore
Bay Barbers Boathouse
Page Hight
Raymond H. Barber
Floyd Pennington
U-M
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