Clare County Fair Days Looming Over Public
Clare county prepares for the Clare County Agricultural Fair at Harrison grounds August 30 to September 3. A new $3000 grandstand funded by Clare-Beaverson Lumber Co. and Allen Leonard's aluminum finish enhances the site. Races draw entries and purses. fireworks nightly. judges stand for 2500 spectators. Mayor John W. Dunlop offers a steel range for a marriage on stage. licenses arranged. Booths, displays, and premium books are planned with 4-H groups, home economics, schools urged to exhibit.
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Clare County
Harrison
Clare-Beaverson Lumber Co
Allen Leonard
Ira Miller
John W. Dunlop
The
Fair Association
Dunlop
Fair
Larman Post Plans Cottage at Higgins Lake
The Larman Post of the American Legion plans a 22 by 24 foot cottage with an eight foot porch on three sides at Higgins Lake as a gift site. Commander Walker names Arleigh Gorr Omer Parent and Jay Bellinger to buy lumber. Members and Auxiliary will host a pot luck picnic at the grounds next Sunday. those attending should call Art Damoth by Saturday noon.
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Larman
American Legion
Higgins Lake
Walker
Arleigh Gorr
Omer
Parent
Jay Bellinger
Art Damoth
Free Film at City Hall Promotes Road Safety
The Public Relations Bureau of the Department of State presents the film Behind the Great Seal at City Hall Auditorium on Friday July 16 at 9 00 p m. The Auto Dealers of Clare sponsor this free showing open to the public with plans to fill the capacity. Call the Branch Office of the Secretary of State at 339 for more information.
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Department of State
Clare
Secretary of State
Phon
Mt Vernon Grange Notice to Members
Grange meeting will be held on Tuesday night until further notice. Jennings Archambault Master.
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MT. Vernon Grange
Grangee
Jennings Archambault
Clare Women Golfers Defeat Alma Team Second Time This Season
The Alma women golf team visited Clare on July 18 at Twin Elms. Nine foursomes took part. Clare won five, tied two, lost two, securing their second win over Alma this season. Mrs Haley of Clare posted 41 to lead, while Alma’s Mrs Ward shot 45. A luncheon followed, then more golf. Upcoming events include the Central Michigan Tournament at Ithaca July 27 and a local Handicap Tournament with qualifying July 15–22 at Clare.
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CLARE
ALMA
Twin Elms
Ward
Haley
Cunningham
Central Michigan
Ithaca
Wehrly
Post 128 Elects Officers for 1935 at Annual Meeting
Walter H. Larman Post No. 128 held its yearly meeting with strong attendance. Conrad Walker was favored in district candidacy discussions, and officers for 1935 were elected led by Commander Arthur F. Camith.
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Walter H. Larman
Tenth District Association
Gladwin
Conrad Walker
Clare
Masten
Arleigh E. Gorr
Martin Loomis
Higgins Lake
John W. Dunlop
Arthur F. Camith
N. L. Tibbits
Robert Brown
Harrison
Frank Kepiinger
Farwell
Qmer
William D. Harger
James A. Clute
Stanley L. Masten
Arthur F. Damoth
Frank Keplinger
Arleigh HB. Gorr
Francis Jackson
Department
Alexander &. Wyle
Omer Parent
Native of Clare Dies at Arkansas Home
Mrs. Ella Cleveland Glines age 72 died Monday in Little Rock Arkansas. Funeral services were held at Christeson Funeral Home with Dr. J B Hunter officiating. Burial followed at Rose Hill cemetery. Born August 18 1867 in Clare Michigan she married C L Glines April 3 1883 and moved to Harrison 50 years ago where he ran jewelry and optometry business. They operated the Glines apartment house on South Cherry Street. Survivors include her husband two daughters Mrs Charles H Brow of Little Rock and Mrs J J Donan of Stuttgart six grandchildren two great grandchildren and two nephews.
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Ella Cleveland Glines
C. L. Glines
Little Rock
Arkansas
Christeson Funeral Home
J. B. Hunter
Rose Hill
Glines
Clare
Michigan
Harrison
WPA Project Progress On Fifth Street Bridges
Work on sewer lines and two bridges under WPA supervision by Vern Moline advances with about 30 workers. The Fifth Street bridge, 36 feet with twin sidewalks and steel railing, should open in ten days. begun June 5 and due by July 20. Maple Street bridge uses similar design as piling begins.
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Little Tobacco Creek
East Fifth Street
South Maple Street
Vern Moline
Fifth Street
Moline
Maple Street
Clare Public School Set to Open September 6th
The Clare Public School term begins Tuesday September 6 with a new staff lineup replacing resignations. New teachers include B D Kennedy superintendent A S Bates principal science Richard Greenfield band English Jay C Hansen agriculture and others across grades and subjects.
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Clare
Morrell Clate
Louise Shafer
Detroit
Mich
St. Col
Paul Lowrey
Donna Hornbeck
Elizabeth Powers
Jackson
Flog Sheldon
Battle Creek
Marian Moors
Mabel Reynolds
Estella: Holden
Helen. Butler
Sheridan Citizens to Discuss Unit School Plan
Sheridan township residents invited to a Sheridan County meeting on Wednesday July 20 at 8 30 p m. County School Commissioner Helen Hethér calls the session at the Colonville church to discuss the township unit school plan and its implications for the community.
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Sheridan
County School Commission
Helen Hethér
Colonville
Wait School
Eiveryone
Sheridan Township
Free Text Books Passed At Clare District Meeting
The Clare district annual school meeting was held in the Auditorium Monday night with 34 citizens present. Secretary George White's report was read and accepted. Dr. F G C Sanford was reelected a trustee for six years. Free text books for first eight grades were approved by a good majority. The 6 mill operation and 8 mill debt service appropriation passed as recommended, matching last year.
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Clare
George White
F. GC. Sanford
Board of Education
Forty Men on City Payroll Sewer Project
The City of Clara has employed forty men for a sewer improvement program on the east side. Streets affected include Fourth Fifth and Sixth with lines extending to property owned by John White and the Little Tobacco sewer feeding the main. City Engineer W H Erter led the project. a new Dodge pickup replaces the old Ford in service.
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Clara
Dunlop
Fourth Street
Little Tobacco
5Th Street
Cleveland Street
6Th Street
John White
East Eighth Street
W. H. Erter
Aged Man Attacked and Robbed Near Dunlop Farm
While hoeing potatoes at the Dunlop farm on the county line Wednesday forenoon, G. Zinser aged father of Mrs. J. W. Dunlop was attacked by a man and two women who climbed the fence. They knocked him down and searched his pockets taking 58 dollars in cash before fleeing in an automobile. He suffered a bruised head and was found at the Dexha station on US-27.
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Dunlop
G. Zinser
J. W. Dunlop
Zinser
Mr. Zinder
Fire damages Clare City bakery in basement blaze
Wednesday shortly after noon a fire of undetermined origin broke out in the basement of City Bakery owned by John Foss & Son. Firemen limited damage with gas masks and a new nozzle, estimating stock loss heavy from flour tins and smoke. Foss values loss at 3000 dollars, insured.
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John Foss & Son
Lesa ‘Phat
Mrs Ferris Visits Clare While Campaigning Last Week
Mrs Woodbridge N Ferris of Big Rapids and Mrs Martha Edwards of Washington D C arrived in Clare Friday and stayed through Sunday. Ferris is a Democratic candidate for Congress in Michigan's Tenth District with no opposition to date and promotes Peace and Honest Friendship with all nations and other policies. The pair traveled in a house car and Ferris sang a solo at the Methodist church. They plan another Clare visit before September primaries.
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Woodbridge N., Ferris
Big Rapids
Martha Edwards
Washington, D. C
Clare
Founders of
The
Republic
Methodist Church
Barbers Vote Thursday Afternoons Closure Through Summer
We the undersigned barbers of Clare will close our shops on every Thursday afternoon through July and August. Signatories include Shuniway Loomis Homer Douglas Howard Brown Ralph Plorow Lawrence Brown and others.
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Clare
Shuniway and
Loomis
Homer Douglas Howard Brown
Ralph Plorow
Lawrence Brown
Runaway Horses Injure Mayor in Freeman Township Incident
A runaway draft on McEwan Street toppled Mayor Dunlop and Al Gerran from a carriage. Gerran sustained a compound hip fracture and the mayor escaped with no broken bones. Gerran had ridden for Dunlop at Hildebrae Farm, and the scene drew much excitement amid the motor age era.
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Dunlop
al. Gerran
Mayor Dunlop
Hig Hildebrae Farm
McEwan Street
Gerran
the Sentinel
Oil Discovery Trails Thousands of Acres Leased in Clare County
A wildcat well on the A H Van Horn ranch near Big Norway Lake produced 105 barrels in twenty minutes and 400 to 450 barrels in the first 24 hours. Drillers report high gravity oil and plan further testing as leases cover multiple properties. Simultaneity with nearby fields and a line to Temple for refinery transport via Ann Arbor railroad are noted. Local investors including H Q Higelmire and others backed the venture with funds.
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Clare County
A. H. van Horn
Freeman Township
Big Norway Lake
Michigan
Bob Williams
Mt. Pleasant
Gaage
Simrall Pipe Line Company
Temple
Ann Arbor
H. Q. Higelmire
Lake George
Alma
Ais
Donald Helbrook
Mark Bicknell
Clare
George Scott
Lake
L. R. Perkins
Windover Lake
A. BE. van Horn
Dundee ‘Gusher
Sherman
Gladwin
Gasser
Gulf Refining Co
Lincoln
Aged Veteran Frye Dies Visiting Daughter in Jackson
Dr. Solomon F. Frye of Farwell dies at his daughter Mrs. Fred Barnum’s home in Jackson Michigan after attending the Gettysburg reunion. He was 94, born July 22 1851 and served in the 71st Pennsylvania infantry and as first assistant to President Lincoln’s regiment in Washington. Funeral services were held at Farwell with Masonic rites.
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Solomon F. Frye
Farwell
Fred Barnum
Spring Arbor Road
Jackson
Mich
Frye
Gettysburg
Barnum
Philadelphia
California
Gol. B.D. Baker
Co. i
Fist
Pennsylvania
Ball’s Bluff
Libby
Bull Run
James Stanley
Salt River
Shepherd
Corning Lodge F. & A. M
Tibbits
Jess. Hampton
Clare Lodge
Ice Cream Social At Herrick M B Church
A July social at the Herrick Memorial Baptist Church featured home made ice cream and cake. The Helping Hand Society organized the event with community participation.
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Herrick M. BH
Herrick
Helping Hand Society
Drill at Chartier Currie No 4 Near Vernon Pauses Depth 3850
Drilling on the Chartier Currie well No 4 in Vernon township section 8 halted Wednesday at 3850 feet to install five inch casing. Drilling resumed Thursday and the Dundee formation is expected to be reached soon.
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Vernon Township
Pontiac Man Injured in Auto Wreck Near Colonville
Louis B. West of 35 Claremont Street Pontiac was badly cut and bruised Thursday afternoon when his car struck an abutment east of Colonville, rolled over, and struck the ditch. The vehicle suffered about 400 dollars in damage and he was taken to Clare County General Hospital for treatment.
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Louis B. West
Claremont St
Pontiac
Colonville
Clare County General Hospital
Wis
Consumers Power Promotes Bill Payment at Citizens State Bank
The prompt urges prompt courteous service and payment of light and power bills at Citizens State Bank. It emphasizes convenient handling of utility charges and reliable customer service for bill settlement.
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Citizens State Bank
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Wah Hornwell
Larman Post
City Hall
Clare Public School
Clare City Bakery
W.N. Ferris
Barbers
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