Clubmen Hear Speaker Of House On County Tour
George M. Van Pearsem speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives spoke to Clare Rotary and Kiwanis clubs about state and local government during a county tour. He attended a Clare county Republican Committee breakfast, a coffee hour, and a banquet with Isabella Clare editors after visiting local firms and towns. The Ottawa County representative, elected January 9, is among Michigan’s youngest speakers in decades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare Rotary Club
Kiwanis Club
George M. van Pearsem
Michigan House of Representatives
van Peursem
Clare County Republican Committee
Clare ‘Manufacturing Company
Isabella-Clare
All Purpose Fruit Spray Is Convenient
Michigan State University specialists prepare an all purpose home gardener spray named Every Saturday Afternoon. Mix one gallon water with 2 level tablespoons Captan 50% wettable powder 3 level tablespoons Methoxychlor 50% wettable powder and 2 level tablespoons Malathion 25% wettable powder. Apply weekly, avoid harvest week, make fresh mixture each use, and consider Captan alone during bloom with 7 days before harvest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan State University
Fatm
Thrill Drivers Set for August Joie Chitwood Show
Joie Chitwood and his troupe will appear August 6 at 8 p.m. at Harrison fairgrounds with 1957 stock sedans. A 27-event program blends automotive and motorcycle stunts with a circus clown interlude. New feats include ramp racing and the rocket car loop the loop. Top performers include Bob LaBay and Jimmy Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joie Chitwood
Clare County Fair
Harrison
Joie
Chitwood
Rasini
Bob la Bay
Jimmy Johnson
Santa Monica
California
Clare county Gas Dealers Elect Leaders for 1957 58
Ulrich president of Clare county retail gasoline dealers association met at the Hotel Doherty in Clare on July 10 to elect officers and organize a county chapter. Art Ulrich will lead as president with Ernie Bryant as vice president, William Stover as secretary, and Ray Agler as treasurer. The group approved a credit information exchange and discussed safety inspections, police cooperation, and customer welfare. Meetings are set for the third Tuesday each month, with Harrison and Farwell as alternating hosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare County
Doherty
Clare
Harrison
Farwell
William Stover
Tom Spouse
Royal Oak
State Association
Dick Bagnall
Owosso
Area Representive
State of Michigan Board of Adult Education
Camp Information Sources and Contacts
For more information on camping areas contact the Michigan Department of Conservation Parks and Recreation Division Mason Building Lansing Michigan 20 and the U S Forest Service Regional Office Cadillac Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan Department of Conservation, Parks and Recreation Division
Mason Building
Lansing
Michigan
U.S. Forest Service
Cadillac
Social Security Grants Benefit Rise for Clare County
More than 480 Clare County retirees receive monthly social security payments totaling 28 650 dollars at year end 1956. Tables show 140 wives and 4504 dependents also receiving benefits with policy changes boosting state aid and lowering the qualifying age for women to 62 under the 1956 amendments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare County
Jets To Display At Tri City Air Show
The Air Force informed Jack Graves the general chairman that jet fighter equipment will be sent to Tri City Airport for display on July 21. A National Aerobatic contest will be open to pilots with the proper equipment and a commercial license, and a spot jumping contest will also be held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force
Jack Graves
Tri City
Michigan Wildlife Promotes Tourism as Non Dollar Asset
The University of Michigan curator William H. Burt argues small mammals and wildlife attract tourists though not easily valued financially. He recalls seeing raccoons and deer at Wilderness State Park campsites and notes visitors spread word, boosting Michigan’s appeal for travelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Burt
University of Michigan
Michigan
Isabella Home Extension Tour Planned
Final plans outline a July Friday tour for Extension members and friends visiting multiple sites. Stops include Borden Company for Eagle Brand Milk production, Ray Fox dairy operations, Coldwater Lake 4 H Club Camp lunch, County Park, Leo Gatehouse farm with marl based practices, Lawrence Scott Pine tree plantation, and Ronald Smith farm demonstrating erosion prevention through strip planting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borden Company
Ray Fox
Coldwater Lake
Leo Gatehouse
Lawrence Scott
Ronald Smith
Kiwanians Entertaining At Outing At Twin Elms
Clare Kiwanis club hosts an all men outing at Twin Elms Country Club with golf contests and special events. Central Michigan Kiwanis members attend. the day includes an evening banquet to finish the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare Kiwanis Club
Central Michigan Area
Twin Elms Country Club
Kiwanis Club
Jimmy Cromb Named New Pro At Twin Elms
Jimmy Cromb formerly of Toledo Ohio is the new golf pro at Twin Elms for the summer. He took over on Monday this week after 32 years teaching golf and 25 years as a member of the PGA. He taught amateur champion Frank Stranahan in his first lessons. He will be at Twin Elms daily except Wednesday with junior classes every Monday morning. Interested players may call 9077 for instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Cromb
Toledo
Ohio
Twin Elms
Jimmy
Professional Golfers Association
Frank Stranahan
Jinior
Appoint New State Highway Planning Chief
John D. Cruise named director of the Michigan Highway Department planning division after a civil service approval. The 61 year old East Lansing veteran will lead planning to align with other major operations, and will work with J Carl McGonagle, head of the new traffic division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan Highway Department
John C. Mackie
John D. Cruise
Highway Department
State Civil Service Commission
Mackie
Cruise
East Lansing
Mackié
J. Carl McGonagle
Gleaner Picnic Set for Mt. Pleasant Island Park
Gleaner life members and families from Clare Isabella and nearby counties will gather at Island Park Floral Hall Mt. Pleasant Sunday July 21 at 1 00 p m for the annual county Gleaner picnic. Mrs Ernest Klumpp county lecturer oversees games and prizes. Swimming shuffleboard and horseshoes available. Picnic dinner with furnished ice cream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gleaner Life
Clare
Isabella
Island Park
Floral Hall
Mt. Pleasant
Ernest Klumpp
Clare Little League Opens Ithaca Visit July 20
A Clare Little League team travels to Ithaca on Saturday night July 20 to face a local squad at 8 30 p m. A return game will be played in Clare at a later date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ithaca
Clare
Pests Sweep Isabella Farms Amid Worms and Wheat Disease
Isabella county farmers face multiple threats as army worms spread southeast of Mt Pleasant and Mt. Pleasant area, with Malathion spraying covering 188 acres on July 4 and more acreage on July 7. Heavy rains damaged beans and corn, while a Take-All wheat disease, linked to grass hosts, prompts rotation and grass-free row crops to curb spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabella County
B. C. Mellencamp
Mt. Pleasant
Mellencamp
Rosebush-Walton 4-H'ers Choose Summer Projects
Rosebush Walton 4 H Club met to elect officers Alvin Grace as president Wayne Terry House as vice president Emily Bower man as secretary Robert Davis treasurer Connie Johnson reporter Terry Bowerman Wayne Spickeman Lorna Calkins Charlotte Myers recreation leaders Twenty one members attended selecting summer projects Poultry Baking Beef Dairy Sheep Swine Food Preparation Food Preservation Vegetable and Flower Gardening Photography Home Improvement or Entomology Leaders are Mr and Mrs Earl House Mr and Mrs Orrin First Mr and Mrs Ewart Bowerman Mrs Roy Graham and Mrs Willard Morrison Dues set at ten cents per meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Grace
Rosebush-Walton
Wayne Terry House
Emily Bowerman
Robert Davis
Connie Johnson
Terry Bowerman
Wayne Spickeman
Lorna Calkins
Charlotte Myers
Earl House
Orrin First
Ewart Bowerman
Roy Graham
Willard Morrison
Lightning damages Kathern Mack TV set and home
Mrs Kathern Mack found lightning had struck her TV antenna and entered the house, damaging the TV set and other electrical wiring and appliances after returning home Thursday evening last week. Linda Hauk of Port Huron visiting Bluff Lake aunt caught a live 12 inch trout with bare hands after stepping from a car through a flooded road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathern Mack
Linda Hauk
Port Huron
Alice Davison
Bluff Lake
Station Wins Award For Bill Koch
Willard Koch, a Standard Oil dealer in Saginaw, earns monthly recognition in the seventh annual Appearance and Cleanliness Contest. He receives a carving and steak knife set for upholding station driveway, sales areas, rest rooms, and personal appearance. The four month contest includes a three day Chicago trip for two grand champions and one salesman, plus engraved gold watches for each grand champion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard Koch
Center
Standard Oil
Standard Oil Company
Saginaw
C. H. Bean
Mr. Koch
Chicago
Benefits at age 62 paid at lower rate
The 1956 amendments allow women to start social security payments at age 62 three years earlier than before, but benefits are permanently reduced for women workers and wives of retired workers. The reduction depends on months before age 65 and applies even after 65. Widows and dependent mothers of deceased workers may receive unreduced benefits at 62.
Youth Music Group at MSU Engages 260 Players in Summer Workshop
Silvia Ames of 2297 E Ludington Drive Clare joins Michigan State University program. The three week summer workshop runs July 14 to July 23 featuring more than 260 high school musicians from Michigan Indiana Illinois Ohio and other states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silvia Ames
E. Ludington Drive
Clare
Michigan State University
Michigan
Indiana
Illinois
Ohio
Lange Shoe Shop Sold to Saginaw Man John Kaiser
John Kaiser, a Clare resident and World War II veteran, has taken over the Lange shoe repair shop on West Fourth Street after former owner Will Lange sold the business this month. Kaiser began shoemaking at 15 and spent 17 years at a Saginaw shop before moving to Clare with his family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kaiser
Saginaw
Lange
West Fourth Street
Mr. Kaiser
Safe
Clare
Will Lange
Ed Waller
Jean
Waller
Loomis
East Fourth Street
New Dentist Opens Practice At Dr. Austin's Office
Dr George William Richart begins dental practice in Dr A D Austins new office at 104 Wheaton Street. He, wife Mary and their 2 1/2 month old daughter moved from Detroit to the Deller farm north of Clare. He is a graduate of St Marys University Baltimore Wayne State University Detroit and University of Detroit School of Dentistry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George William Richart
A. D. Austin
Wheaton Street
Richart
Mary
Detroit
Deller
Clare
St. Mary's University
Baltimore
Wayne State University
University of Detroit
School of Dentistry
Founders Birthday Celebrated at Lake Junaluska
A nine state observance on July 30 and 31 marks the 250th birth of Rev Charles Wesley co founder of Methodism. Dr Earl E Harper will lead music at Lake Junaluska with addresses by Rev Deane Edwards and Rev Dr Philip Watters as part of nationwide commemorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Junaluska
North Carolina
Charles Wesley
John
Methodist Church
Charles
Jesus
Christ
Homer Borle Receives 20 Year Kraft Award
Homer Borle of Clare is honored by Kraft Foods on June 10 with the 20 year service award. The program, started in 1945, grants ten to twenty five year honors with a Service Citation Certificate signed by J. C. Loftis. Male recipients receive gold cufflinks, female recipients a gold bracelet, and a special engraved gold watch for a quarter century with Kraft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kraft Foods Company
Clare
Homer Borle
Kraft
J. C. Loftis
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George van Pearsem
Ulrich
S. Security
BE. O. Wiles
Social Security Administration
Traverse City
Wiles
Jets
Tri-City
Professor Burt
Wilderness State Park
Gleaner
Shepherd
Bill Koch
MSU
Langes
Saginaw Man
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