Three New Members Elected To Clare School Board
Dr. Neil Stirling and E. A. Anderson were elected to vacancies on the Clare School Board. Alfred D. Austin and Lionel Duncan won the two new at large seats created by state action. Balloting was slow with 280 votes cast. Stirling led with 244, Anderson 235, while Austin 138, Duncan 136, Bergey 101, Bolle 71, Tice 68. New board members include Dr. C. B. Neff, Carl Gruno, and Frank T. LaGoe. Voters approved transferring 152,000 from a debt service account to the general fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neil Stirling
E. A. Anderson
Clare
Alfred Austin
Lionel Duncan
Neil B. Stirling
BE. A. Anderson
Alfred D. Austin
Robert Bergey
Cyriel Bolle
C. Warren Tice
Dr. C. B. Neff
Carl Gruno
Frank T. LaGoe
Isabella 4-H Clubs Report Early Organization Details
Isabella county lists two early organized 4-H clubs Walton Rosebush and Bowen with a total of 66 members. Walton Rosebush is led by the House Grace First Bowerman Miller families and includes 26 members in diverse projects with officers Terry Bowerman to Roger Lowery. Bowen Club led by Anderson and Moore families has 40 members with projects from child care to photography and leadership and officers Gerry Hovey to Barbara Prout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabella County
Walton-Rosebush
4-H Club
Earl House
Earl Grace
Orrin
Ewart Bowerman
Albert Miller
Terry Bowerman
Leroy Grace
Diana Marshall
Gary Lowery
Roger Lowery
Peggy Baroner
Bowen 4-H Club
Harold Anderson
Louis ¥Abian
Gerald Hovey
Joe Vanas
Bernisé Moore
Murray Moore
Gerry Hovey
Rhea Moore
Linda Anderson
Terry Hovey
Kay VanBuskirk
Barbara Prout
Dr Merrill Hutchins Joins Clare Dental Practice
Dr A D Austin announces Dr Merrill Hutchins D D S will join his Clare dental practice. Hutchins, a Flint native born 1930, studied at Michigan State University and the University of Michigan School of Dentistry 1960. He has worked in Detroit Flint and Ypsilanti and plans to settle in Clare with Lorraine Alden Sisson, whom he married in 1953.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. D. Austin
Merrill Hutchins
D.D.S
Clare
Hutchins
Flint
Michigan
Dye High School
Michigan State University
University of Michigan School of Dentistry
Detroit
Ypsilanti
Lorraine Alden Sisson
Clare Seventh Day Adventist to Sponsor Fair Booth
Members of the Clare Seventh day Adventist church voted Saturday night to sponsor a booth at the Clare County Fair beginning August 1. A planning committee was chosen including John Sommers of Farwell, Clarence Marbles of Harrison, and Thomas Minos of Clare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare Seventhday Adventist Church
Clare County Fair
John Sommers
Farwell
Clarence Marbles
Harrison
Thomas Minos
Clare
Swarm To State Camps
The first long weekend of summer brings record camping as Michigan state parks and forests report crowded northern areas during the July Fourth holiday. Heaviest attendance at state parks with beach camping and picnics packed. The $2 parks sticker law does not take effect until 1961, so admittance remains free for now, though visitors think it’s already in force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Conservation Department
Farmer Celebrates Knee High Corn On Fourth of July
C L Brasington of Farwell reports 15 acres of corn over knee high by July 4 in Gilmore Two Section 13. He notes 36 inches tall in field and 50 inches when leaves stretched. He credits Funks G Hybrid 35 Armour fertilizer 4-16-16 and May 18 planting after a late season. He cultivated the crop four times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Brasington
Farwell
Gilmore Two
Braisington
Armours
Circuit Court Dismisses Pay Appeal
Clare County Circuit Court dismissed an appeal by 82 Clare Manufacturing Company employees who sought unemployment compensation for a designated vacation period. Judge Donald E. Holbrook upheld prior rulings against the claimants at Midland session on July 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare County
Clare Manufacturing Company
Donald E. Holbrook
Civitan Club Holds Summer Picnic in Clare
Members of the Clare Civitan Club and families attended an old fashioned outing at Clare Tourist Park. Secretary Alex Strange counted more than 75 attendees as children played softball games and a community sing. Howard Melton supervised dinner. the club, formed last winter, seeks new young men to join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare Civitan Club
Clare
Civitan
Alex Strange
Howard Melton
Planning Commission to Meet July 27 in Union Township Hall
Isabella County Planning Commission invites interested residents to a July 27 meeting at Union Township hall. Stewart Marquis of Michigan State University Institute of Community Development will explain the institute's operation to the commission and attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabella County Planning Commission
Union Township
Stewart Marquis
Institute of Community Development
Michigan State University
Good Sense Best Protection Against Fraud
State Attorney General urges American housewives to use common sense and local checks to guard against frauds. Compare prices with local merchants and demand identification from door to door sellers. Verify any interest charges before signing and save receipts, consulting a lawyer if in doubt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Attorney General's Office
Chamber of Comimerte
Better Business Bureau
Four-H delegates head to East Lansing 4-H Club Week
Seven 4-H members and a leader from Clare County were chosen as delegates for the 44H Club Week at Michigan State University in East Lansing July 12 to 15. Delegates include Joyce Dunkle Tom Crawford Inez Pudway Eugene Harris Margaret Sue Myers Jim McKenna Evelyn Ferneda and Judy Marotzke with Norlene Ackerman aiding on the dress revue committee and the John R 4-H Club performing an act during the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan State University
East Lansing
Clare County
Joyce Dunkle
Eagle Stars
Tom Crawford
East Grant
Inez Pudway
Colonville
Norlene Ackerman
Eugene Harris
Winterfield
Margaret Sue Myers
Brush College
Jim McKenna
Hamilton
Evelyn Ferneda
Lake
Radio WCRM To Broadcast In September
Construction advances on central Michigan station WCRM south of Clare in Isabella county. Norbert C. Poeppelman, VP and station manager engineer, says operation is planned for September with a 250 watt transmitter and directional antenna. Coverage extends 45 miles north and south, 55 miles west, and 30 miles east to protect Canadian stations on 990 KC. Poeppelman and Richard Hunt of Cheboygan bought the construction permit from Dan and Genevieve McDonald and John Cobb of Clare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Michigan
Radio Broadcasting
WCRM
Clare
Isabella County
Norbert C. Poeppelman
Poeppelman
Richard Hunt
Cheboygan
Dan and
Genevieve McDonald
John Cobb
Five Michigan officers receive promotions or transfers
Sgt Svoke is reassigned as sergeant NTA and commands Battle Creek. Cpl Kostrzewa becomes sergeant and commands Mt Pleasant. Sgt Bilgen promoted to lieutenant and named assistant district commander at Marquette eighth district. Tpr Phillipps promoted to corporal and moved to Reed City. Lieut Nemraya shifts from Marquette eighth district to Bay City third district as assistant district commander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph J. Svoke
Mt. Pleasant
Svoke
Nta
Battle Creek
Cpl
Daniel E. Kostrzewa
Reed City
Michigan
Robert Bilgen
Promotion at Giant Market Names Dick Haynak as Assistant Manager
Giant Super Market announces Dick Haynak of Clare promoted to Assistant Manager effective immediately. Don Whiteman previously held the role and will remain Produce Manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giant Super Market
Stan Wicks
Dick Haynak
Clare
Don
Whiteman
City to seek court action to condemn air rights for Clare airport
The city moves to condemn air rights over about 12 acres owned by Donald Crawford to secure an unobstructed landing path for Clare’s planned airport expansion. Negotiations with other nearby landowners continue as hearings set for July 29 in Harrison before Circuit Judge Donald Holbrook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare
Donald K. Crawford
Crawford Land
Mannie Sutton
G. A. Dawson
Dawson
Crawford
Harold
Hughes
Harrison
Donald Holbrook
Water Sprinkling Ban Announced in Clare
City Manager Clarence Gunn issues notice of an upcoming water ban for Clare residents. Sprinkling will be allowed daily from 6 to 9 am and 6 to 9 pm. A public notice outlines the curfew and enforcement steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Gunn
City of
Clare
Ana
Clare's McEwan Street Given Modern Fronts
Clare adds a 62 foot east side storefront at McEwan Street joining Clarified Bakery and Gay's 5 & 10 with brick exterior and plate glass windows. Gay's area gains 40 feet of new frontage with aluminum trimmed glass and a night lit marquee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare’s McEwan Street
Clare's
Clarified Bakery
Gay's
McEwan
Gay’s
Ralph Leposky
Miller Plate Glass Window Co
Reed City
Beaverton Phone Building To Expand
Construction begins on a 22 by 22 foot one story addition to the Beaverton telephone building at 189 W Saginaw St. The $51 100 project by Seiter Brothers Lumber Co aims to match the exterior and will include central office equipment. Completion is planned for October, says Clarence B Riedel Michigan Bell area manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverton
W. Saginaw St
Seiter Brothers Lumber Co
W.fourth
St. Clare
Clarence B. Riedel
Michigan Bell Telephone Company
Conservation Progress Report for Clare County 1960
The Clare County Soil Conservation District released the 1960 progress report on July 1 through Kennnethweedy. Twenty five new district cooperators added 7347 acres to the county plan while 26 basic plans added 4748 acres and three revisions added 470 acres. Main practices included strip cropping, tree planting, windbreaks, waterways, drainage and spring development across multiple farms. Of 279 active cooperators, 186 were contacted during the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare County Soil Conservation District
Soil Conservation Service
Kennnethweedy
Tewenty
Visit Extension Conference Urged for One Day
Miss Ruth McKinlay, Isabella County Home Extension Director, urges groups to attend Homemakers Conference in East Lansing July 26 29 by sending a representative for a one day session. One day registration costs 1.25 with lunch 1.50 and dinner 1.85 at local campus eateries. The event features a class on Our Stake in the Underdeveloped World and has drawn one day visitors in past years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homemakers
Ruth McKlnay
Isabella County Home Extension
East Lansing
South
Campus Grill
Union
Farwell Asks 4-Mill Levy For One Year
Farwell Area School Board set August 24 for an election on a proposal to raise taxes one half mill for one year. Residents would vote to approve the levy for operational purposes as district planners face an uncertain budget after allocation authorities granted 7 mills, a half-mill short of full state aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farwell Area
Farwell
Kenneth McLaughlin
State’Tax ‘Commission
Lansing
Harrison
Michigan Small Game Hunters See Varied 1959 Season
Michigan’s 1959 small game season saw mixed results from a mail survey of about 4,000 license holders. Pheasant harvest fell to 914,800, down 23 percent from 1958 and 10 percent below 23 year average, while cottontail kills dropped 32 percent to 999,000. Waterfowl and squirrel takes declined. ruffed grouse and woodcock rose, and snowshoe hare hunts reached a 360,160 kill, the highest since 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Conservation Departments
Department
Water Well Nearing Final Test in Clare
Water Well No. 5 has passed early purity and volume tests and is ready for production once a pump is installed. Layne Northern, under contract with Clare, must prove the site meets 700 gallons per minute or more. The 26 inch gravel wall well is 80 feet deep with a 30 foot screen and sits near the freight station on Mrs. Kate Dunlop’s land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare
Gerald Wnivison
Layne Northern
Clare By
Kate Dunlop
Clarence Gum
Child Health Conference July Schedule
The Child Health Conference will be held in July with sessions at Clare City Hall on Tuesday July 19 from 1 to 3 pm, at Farwell Methodist Church on Tuesday July 19 from 9 to 11 am, and at Harrison Courthouse on Friday July 22 from 9 to 11 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nmonth
Clare
Farwell
Methodist Church
Harrison
Bagwell Tour to End in Clare With Delegates Meeting
Paul Bagwell campaign tour through the lower peninsula will end Thursday July 21 in Clare with a delegates and visitors meeting at Hotel Doeherty. Stops include Muskegon Kalamazoo St Louis Carsonville Jackson Gayford Hovighton Lake Cadus AAG and counties Osceola Clare Gladwin Arenac Mecosta Isabella Midland and Bay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Bagwell
Lower Peninsula
Clare
Doherty
Osceola
Gladwin
Arenac
Meécosta
Isabella
Midland
Bay
Muskegon
Kalamazoo
St. Louis
Carsonville
Jackson, Gay
Ford
Hovighton Lake
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Duncan
Farwell Board
James Start
Farwell School Board
Kenneth Kapplinger
Allen Rawson
Ray Agile
Wilbur McLane
Dayton Brow
William Fisher
F. B. Scott
Warren McGuire
Apekmary Scott
Robert Graham
William Flower
Amy Nichols
L. D.larrance
Dr. Austin
Circuit Court
Civitan Outing
Paul L. Adams
Sgt
Giant
Allan Ott
Ott
Citizens State Bank
Businessmen’s Chamber of Commerce
Holley Carburetor Company
Owosso
Grant Township
Doherty Motor Hotel
Bagwell
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