County Sues Eaton Over Roadway Fence at Fairgrounds
Claré County files suit in district court against Howard E. and Lois L. Eaton to remove a fence blocking access to the Clare County fairgrounds. Judge Campbell orders show cause why injunction should not stand while Eaton hints at a possible out of court settlement.
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Eaton
Claré County
Harrison
Jay Trucks
Clare County
Robert Campbell
District Court
Howard E
Lois L. Eaton
Campbell
Eaton’s
Clare County Fairgrounds
Trucks
the Sentinel
Eatons
Circuit Court
Fairground
Howard Eaton
Fairgrounds
Owever
The
Sentinel
Clare Housing Commission elects Leonard Crusen president
The newly formed Clare Housing Commission held its organizational meeting on July 8 and elected Leonard Crusen as president. Other commission members were listed, with local business and civic figures involved in establishing the new body. A bee incident distracted Ken Barnes before Bob Kennedy relocated the colony to the countryside.
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Clare Housing Commission
Leonard Crusen
Crusen
Ken Barnes
Chamber of Commerce
Bob Kennedy
Kennedy
Housing commission reorganizes with Bradley Stoker and Stoker
The Sentinel notes misspellings corrected for Stoker and Martz as new commission executives with Bradley elected vice president and Stoker secretary. The group set monthly meetings on the Tuesday after the third Monday and adopted by laws. Ray Mills, city planner from Midland, attended the July 15 meeting to discuss master plans and housing collaboration.
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Tom Bradley
Lucius Fuller
Dick Stoker
Ken Martz
the Sentinel
Stoker
Martz
Bradley
Crusen
Commission
Grusen
Housing Commission
Ray Mills
Midland
Crusen Mills
Reed City
Gladwin
Mills
Clare
Clare Board Tackles Heat and Big Budget at Meeting
The Clare Board of Education met in a relocatable elementary room to long session after 11 pm. They adopted a new history teaching method and approved outfitting 122 football prospects with gear. The board pledged 400 to the City Recreation Board toward a 4000 salary goal, authorized a school building evaluation, and declined a national library suit to avoid paperwork.
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Clare Board of Education
John Wolf
al Smith
Wolf
Bob McDaniels
McDaniel
Forrest Sogge
City Recreation
Michigan Department of Education
Snyder
Citizen’s Committee
Larry Rank
Farm Bureau Insurance Company
Clare School Board selects officers at organizational meeting
E A Bud Anderson was re elected president of the Clare School Board at the organizational meeting. Glenn Thomas is re elected treasurer and Bob Warner becomes vice president replacing William Case who did not seek reelection. Forrest Sogge was named secretary. The board will meet second Monday monthly in the High School Library except August in the relocatable elementary building. Citizens State Bank is designated as depository. The law firm Bicknell and Winter was retained as district attorneys and John Quinan was reappointed as school auditor.
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E.A
Bud’” Anderson
Board of Education
Clare School Board
Glenn Thomas
Bob Warner
Warner
William Case
Case
Forrest Sogge
Tinue
Citizens State Bank
Richard Snyder
Citizen’s Bank
Bicknell and Winter
John Quinnan
Second Team Warming Up on Police Sidelines
Citizens like Jim DeGeer and the Clare Jaycees organized an auxiliary police force. Under Jim DeGeer’s committee the group completed six weeks of training, turning local volunteers into ready-to-serve supplemental police.
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Jim DeGeer
Clare Jaycees
Farwell Man Drowns In Surrey Lake Tragedy
David Bissitt 21 of Farwell drowned Sunday afternoon at Surrey Lake after going into deep water to retrieve an object. Companions attempted rescue as he cried for help. body recovered at 6 30 p m by Deputy Jack Robbins using skin diving gear in about 40 feet of water. Bissitt born January 20 1948 in Evart moved to Farwell from Evart and survived by wife Irene Johnson two daughters Paula and Jackie, mother Helen and father Fred. Funeral at Corey Funeral Home Wednesday July 16 with Rev Milton TenHave. interment at Forest Hill cemetery.
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David Bissitt
Farwell
Surrey Lake
Bissitt
Mt. Pleasant Post
Clare County
Jack Robbins
Evart
Irene P. Johnson
Paula
Jackie
Hellen Bissitt
Fred Bissitt
Bradenton
Florida
Corey
Milton TenHave
Ewart’s
Forest Hill Cemetery
Voice Of People Opposes Capitol Appropriation In Clare County
The Clare County Voice of the People sent telegrams to Governor Milliken opposing a Capitol appropriation. I H Brown announced banners opposed by the house measure on the senate floor and a Thursday July 17 delegates meeting at Greenwood Township Hall to discuss township and city representation and share information. Delegates from multiple townships and cities including Clare Harrison Farwell and Winterfield were named, while Farwell and Winterfield and Garfield townships currently have no delegates.
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Clare County
The
Voice of the People
William Milliken
I.H. Brown
Ernor Milliken
House
Senate
VOP
Brown
Greenwood Township
Harrison
Harding Road
Surrey Township
Joe Grim
Frank Warner
Grant Township
Duncan Koeplinger
Sheridan Township
Tererre
Robert Snapp
Arthur
John Brubaker
Vincent Heiser
Hatton Township
Frank Rilett
Lincoln Township
Anna Smith
Cecil Hubbel
Louis Hoover
Freeman Township
Keith Blaine
Frank Sarkozi
Justin Blaine
Redding
Patricia VanHorn
Greenwood
Doris Budd
Hayes Township
Leo Bischoff
R.V. Hamp
Hamilton Township
Oliver Dennis
Elmira Bland
Rumsey Swallow
Charles Throne
Franklin Township
Max Myers
John Brown
A Frost
Summerfield
Melvin Richardson
City of
Clare
Carl Stephenson
Gale Howard
Francis McKenna
Ken Gamble
Jack Rockiwell
Farwell
Winterfield
Garfield
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Joe Johnston
Dave Bedard
John Bedard
William Branstrom
Peter Brranstrom
James Eberhardt
Henry Eberhardt
Thomas Cain
Glen Cain
Robert Shellarder
Larry Shellander
Anderson
Claire
Mt. Pleasant
Robert Flaugher
Rudy Holmquist
Freeland
Voice of People
Milliken
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