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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1955
Page
1
Smoke damaged the Dover Church in rural Clare when a sound amplifier overheated in the cry room. Firefighters arrived after a nearby resident moved the smoking equipment to the yard. The incident followed a prior year collapse during an addition project with no injuries.
Low bid determinations set for July 20 in Lansing for twelve trunkline projects including over six miles of seal coat on M-61 and M-30 near Gladwin. Coating runs from 800 feet west of Gladwin east to M-30 and on approaches to the M-30 bridge over the West Branch Tittabawassee River. Projects should be finished by September 15.
Oakley Michigan angler Frank Lorenz and friend John Mikulcik pulled a 6 pound 6 ounce bass from Lake George on July 2. The catch stirred Lake George residents and resorters who deemed it possibly a Lake George record. The season’s largest bass overall remained a 6 pounds 6.5 ounce smallmouth caught opening day by Henry Wilert of Saginaw on Chippewa Lake.
The Clare City Library board voted to renew a five year lease at the present location chosen for convenience and to avoid moving 8 000 books. They plan summer redecorating funded by a cash gift from Murl Houghton and appeals to city groups. Officers were elected: Virginia Ric Narason president Marjorie Norcott vice president Ella McConnell secretary Mary Legge treasurer. The board projects a $1 600 balance to cover rent books librarian and utilities until next tax allotment.
Eight members of the Clare High School class of 1917 gathered for a reunion at Crooked Lake hosted by Mrs. Cleo Beale Bush and Mrs. Hilda Smalley Scott. Attendees came from Detroit Grayling Coldwater and Ithaca with others abroad. a business meeting planned another reunion next year after the Fourth of July.
Omar B. Ketchum of the VFW told delegates at the 16th annual encampment in Traverse City that WWI veterans must wait for a separate pension program. He said veterans will be divided from World War II and Korean War pension programs before any allowance is granted.
A local note highlights mishaps with cars moving on their own due to modern features. Norris Elden narrowly escaped as a driverless car rolled into his garage, denting the doorway. Jay Green collided a fishing boat with a garage door, bending the garage frame but sparing the boat and car from major damage.
The Clare Isabella District Association of Oddfellows and Rebekahs held their annual picnic on Sunday at Stevenson Lake Ernest Irwin Grove. Seventy five attended from Farwell Mt Pleasant Shepherd Weidman Coleman and Clare with a pot luck dinner and program led by Nellie Childers assisted by Bob Philo.
The doors will swing open for business as usual Monday morning July 25 while news and some advertising are postponed for a week.
At the Clare Isabella Fractional District annual meeting in Clare school auditorium only sixteen attended. Dr C C B Neff and Richard Groves were re elected to fill vacancies. An extra three tenths of a mill tax was approved to qualify for Michigan state aid, with the county allocation board setting a millage just short of the required amount.
At Lake Rod and Gun Club on Sunday July 10 the third inter-club match featured Clare County Sportsmans Clubs Clare Rod and Gun Lake George Rod and Gun and Highland Gun Club. Highland Gun Club won with 120 targets and Al Nystrom was high gun with 24 hits. Second place saw Lake Rod and Gun tied with Clare Rod and Gun at 85 targets each, while Lake George hit 83. The next shoot is set for Highland grounds on Sunday July 24.
Raymond Pelcher of rural Clare was arrested July 8 after violating a court order not to enter Clare. He faced drunk and disorderly charges in Judge William B. Dunlop’s court on July 11 and received a 15 day sentence at Clare County Jail in Hartigon.
Between July 1 1954 and June 30 1955 Clare issued 41 building permits with total value of $289 050. Twenty permits covered homes totaling $176 000, seven were for commercial buildings at $89 000, eight for garages at $5 450, and six for alterations and repairs at $17 700.
Mrs. Rhodex Ingerton of Center Texas recalls weaving carpets on a hand loom in her youth. She describes the loom room, tearing rags into widths for weaving, the turning of the warp and shuttle, and the family meals cooked over an open fireplace.
Douglas Young of Clare Boy Scouts troop 125 earned an Honor Camper Award at Camp Rotary for leadership, spirit, and scoutcraft. One hundred sixty-two scouts attend July 10 to 16 with Clare delegates Doug Young Merle Samborn and Edward Gackley from troop 129 still present.
Members of the Clard High School Class of 1950 and their families met Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Traines in Mt. Pleasant. The group traveled to School Section Lake for a picnic and wiener roast followed by a short business meeting planning a 1958 reunion.
Daniel Moore, Wheaton College graduate and Wayland High athletic director and head basketball coach, will speak at Clare Baptist Church Sunday at 11:00. He and his wife visit as guests of Coach and Mrs. Robert Baker. Rev Charles Banfield of Mt Pleasant will deliver the 7:45 evening message and open the daily vacation bible school Monday morning for all children.
Nesbitt captain Clarice Bellows receives a 45 check for the team. Nesbitt places 70th with a 2772 team score, two spots behind Marble Auto Collision. Team members are Donita Bailey, Aletha Jackson, Eva Bolin, Neta Wisler and Clarice Bellows. Betsy Gallagher accompanies as sponsor and substitute. Funds will finance the three day team trip.
Eighteen Clare women gathered at the Country Club on Wednesday July 6 to contest high and low net scores under the Galloway Handicapping System. Mona Wilkinson won low net while Blanche Wright and Mae Baumgarth tied for high nets. The luncheon featured guests Marie Hoersch and Rae Ryan. The final playoff includes Ruby Garfield and Lucille Haley with Garfield defeating Jo Anderson and Ann Olson, while Haley beat Blanche Wright and Bea Rosier.
The Clare traffic count on US 10 and US 27 was a brief half day survey. Checkers outside Clare collected driver responses on whether they paused or stopped and for how long. Results and conclusions from the state department are not yet known.
Three year old James Murphy Jr. of Clare was hit by a car at Lake George on Sunday and hurled about fifty feet. He suffered only bruises with no broken bones and was treated at Clare General Hospital, where he remained until Monday. The accident occurred around 1 30 pm as he ran into the road. the vehicle was driven by a Hastings Rapids man at an estimated 35 to 40 mph. The driver was not held.
Motorists can pay parking tickets downtown now using new boxes with attached envelopes. Envelopes and boxes are installed at Fourth and McEwan. Tickets paid within 24 hours cost a quarter. later payments remain a dollar. Police collect tickets daily.
Gladys M. Wright of the Michigan Trucking Association outlines safety rules for summer road trips. Check your car and equipment, rest to avoid fatigue, learn traffic laws, drive cautiously on unfamiliar roads, and pack securely to prevent hazards during sudden stops.
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