Clare Board of Education Holds 1924 Annual Meeting
The Clare Board of Education met July 14 1924 in the schoolhouse auditorium. A financial report ending July 14 1924 was approved with a plan to raise 36000 by taxation for the year. George White won the election for board member over William McAllister. Dr A E Mulder was elected to succeed himself. A discussion on school dances followed with no final outcome announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare
Mulder
J. A. Allen
A. B. Gibbs
Board of Education
Fred McGuire
Clyde Harris
Haiot
C. A. Reading
Clare Board of Education
George White
David Ward
Wiliam McAllister
C. W. Perry
A E. Mulder
A. H. Mulder
T. C. Holbrook
A. E. Mulder
J. A. Reeder
D. Ward
Mr. McAllister
Art Schoonover
R. Koch
A. J. Doherty
John Wilson
James S. Bicknell
City of
Clare Chamber of Commerce Meets at Hotel Doherty
Over thirty five Clare business members dined at Hotel Doherty for the monthly gathering. President McAllister ordered the meeting and discussed Clare’s upcoming pavement opening slated for late August. Rev. Joseph Kennedy spoke on service to the community and fostering a peaceful town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare Chamber of Commerce
Doherty
McAllister
Clare
Joseph Kennedy
Wake & Community
Merchandise Shoot Postponed Indefinitely This Week
Local boys head to the District Blue Rock Shoot at Gadillac next Thursday evening. The advertised merchandise shoot has been postponed indefinitely. Whites Fruit and Floral Farm advertises high grade rosés in all colors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Rock
Gadillac
Whites Fruit and Floral Farm
Ady
Amaretta Howarth 85 Dies at Clare Michigan Home
Obituary recounts Amaretta Howarth born March 12 1839 in Delaware County New York dies July 18 1924 at son Bertell Waite's home in Clare Michigan aged 85 years 4 months 6 days. Her life chronicles multiple marriages children stepchildren and long Methodist faith with community service and teaching. Funeral conducted by Rev Milberry with burial near Chippewa church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amaretta Howarth
Delaware County
New York
Bertell Waite
Clare Mich
Chaney Pick
Ophelelia
George
Washington, D. C
Pick
John B. Waite
Mt. Pleasant
Mich
Florence
Oregon
Ray
Jackson
Bertell
Glare
George W. Howarth
Chippewa Township
Isabella County
Alice
Traverse City
Julia
Van
California
Melvin
Claude
Detroit
Tressa Hanson
Clare
Clare County
Ray Waite
Alice McGowan
Milberry
U. B
Spencer
Fire Bell to Sound for Country Fires
The city fire bell, currently unused for city fires, will ring five times when a call to the country is received for the Farmers' truck, continuing until further notice.
Dr Northway Osteopath Ad at Mt Pleasant
Local osteopath Dr Northway of Mt Pleasant will hold weekly clinics at 116 East 5th Street on Tuesdays and Saturdays. Examinations and consultations are free and glasses are guaranteed to fit. Ad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northway
Mt. Pleasant
East 5Th Street
Dance July 26 at Mt Vernon Grange Hall with Converses'
Join friends for music and dancing at the Mt Vernon Grange hall on Friday evening July 26 featuring the Converses Colleg dans orchestra of Mt Pleasant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon Grange Hall
Converses
Colleg Dans Orchestra
Mt. Pleasant
Robbers Enter Many Places Last Friday Night
A wave of burglaries across the city last Friday night disrupted homes, shops, and a lunch room. Incidents include a tourist camp site tent torn down, Hudson and Coons tool losses valued at over $250, Ramey lunch room break in with a revolver stolen, and a garage office break in netting $14.28. Two men escaped after a car hit a wire across the Beebe lake road, with a broken window and a burst of glass mistaken for gravel. Officials seek culprits and updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson & Coons
Ramey
1. BE. Hampton
Beebe Lake
Howard Jones
James Sutton
James Hill
Lizzie
Gladwin versus Clare Set For Sunday Baseball Clash
Baseball fans will pack Recreation Park next Sunday at 2 30 when Gladwin visits Clare Terwilliger will pitch for Clare with Eddie catching and Clare aims to extend its winning streak The home club has not allowed a run in twenty innings and has won five of its last six games promising a hot contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Recreation Park
Gladwin
Clare
Terwilliger
Eddie
State Opens North End Of Pavement On M-14
The pavement on M-14 through the city nears completion with Hudson & Coons as contractors. By Wednesday the north section is built to Third street and machinery moves toward the County Line. The intersection at Wheaton Avenue and Eighth Street will open Saturday, allowing use of the pavement north of the city and reducing detours. Other crossings will take about three weeks to open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson & Coons
Third Street
Wheaton Avenue
Mrs George Ford obituary from Ontario born 1879
Florence W Hodgins was born July 10 1879 at Park Hill Ont passed away July 14 1924 at eight oclock aged forty five. She married George F Ford July 14 1898 at Traverse City. Survived by three sisters and two brothers and several relatives. Funeral attended by visitors from Rockwood Vernon Clare Grand Rapids Flint Mt Pleasant Chippewa Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence W. Hodgins
Park Hill
Ont
Clare
George F. Ford
Traverse City
Wm. Dodge
Vernon
Lorenda Hilcott
Rockwood, Mich
H. Robinson
Flint
BE. F. Ford
Chippewa Falls
Elmer Hodgins
Mt. Pleasant
Primary School Tax Quota for 1924 Sets New Record
State auditor O B Fuller announces the 1924 primary school tax quota will be the highest in state history at 14 dollars per child. The total funds reach 15 067 600 for 1 076 250 children, raised by railroad and telegraph line levies. Previous high was 12 dollars per child, 1923 was 11 50. County apportionment awaits district child counts from Thomas B Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. B. Fuller
Thomas B. Johnson
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Auditor-General
Crump Weds Hagens Towers In Quiet Illinois Ceremony
Miss Ethel Crump of Eagle marries Hagens Towers of Clare in a July wedding at Rev. Frank Bates home. Attendants were Miss Clarice Rodahaugh and Crump. Afterward the couple, with about twenty two guests, dined at the Huntley home in Clare and will reside there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Crump
The
Eagle
Hagens Towers
Clare
Frank Bates
Clarice Rodahaugh
Te Crump
A. P. Huntley
Elmer Towers
Cloverdale
Princess Theatre Week Highlights Big Studio Attractions
July 26 to August 1 features Tom Mix in Hyes of the Forest with Tom and Tony in a fast lumber lands adventure. Jacqueline Logan stars in Salomy Jasé amid California Redworld visuals. Potash and Palmotor, Good Man and True, Fighting Blood and other features round out the lineup as all-star entertainment to beat the heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyes
Tom Mix
Tom
Tony
Sid Jordan
Sun-Man
Salomy Jasé
Jacqueline Logan
California
Redworld
Palmotor
All Star
Thor
Harry Carey
Officers to Enforce Michigan Dog Law in Clare County
Clare County officers announce an active campaign to enforce the 1919 Michigan dog law requiring owners to pay license fees of three dollars for male dogs, six dollars for females, and two dollars for unsexed dogs. After August 1, delinquent owners will be prosecuted and may face fines up to one hundred dollars or imprisonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Michigan
Clare County
Red Cross Directors Meet in Clare County
Clare County Chapter of the American Red Cross held a meeting at Farwell last Tuesday. They accepted the Central Division health program and arranged a county school nurse for November through January to visit rural schools and survey child health. Delegates elected, packages pledged for soldiers, Junior Red Cross subscriptions approved, and roll call dates set for November 11 to 18 with Rev. H B Johnson named roll call chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare County
American Red Cross
Farwell
Cadillac
A. E. Davidson
Chicago
Central Division
Red Cross
United States
Clarefour
Harrison
the Red Cross
H. B. Johnson
Clare
Clark
B. N. Mercer
Geo Phelps
N. L. Tibbits
J. H. Thompson
H. B. Tohtison
Optometrist J Leahy to Face Hotel Doherty in August Bout
The lineups show optometrist J Leahy scheduled to combat the Hotel Doherty team on August 5 and 6. Fans anticipate a tight competitive pair of contests at the event.
Currie Welcomes Firemen with Ice Cream Tea
Monday night firemen from the city, with Rev. H B Johnson, rode the four miles to W E H Currie’s Vernon township farm in eight minutes to inspect buildings and plans. They were hosted at Currie’s cottage where Mrs Currie served homemade ice cream and cake, cigars were shared, and a social evening followed. The visit earned high praise from the grateful firefighters for the hospitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Johnson
W E H. Currie
Vernon Township
Currie
Clare Takes Overtime Game From Coleman
Clare edged Coleman in an epic 11th inning battle to set a ten scoreless inning record in Hive County League. Terwilliger pitched airtight ball as Clare offense pushed runs including a bases loaded frame and Luce’s RBI single in the 11th while Coleman threatened only briefly on a misplayed ball and a missed rally ending in a double play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare
Coleman
Terwilliger
Cisr
Idaley
Luce
Rowan
V.e Clare
Joe Methner
Haley
Hubel
Revered Loomis to Speak at Clare Congregational Service
Rev Chester M Loomis of Greenville former Vernon township resident will address the Congregational church Sunday morning August Std. The Milberry Bap tist and Congregationalists unite with Rev Loomis in charge. Music by N A Hilden and C B Frederick with slide trombone selections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester M. Loomis
Greenville
Vernon Township
Lord’s Day Alliance
Congregational Church
C. B. Milberry
Milberry
Loomis
N. A. Hilden
C. B Frederick
Windover Wake
Frederick
Dance for Benefit of Rural Fire Truck
Vernon township residents backed a rural fire truck plan at Mt. Vernon Grange. They voted to hold a dance Friday August 1 to raise funds with a test run of the truck planned for early evening and firemen on hand to answer questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Township
Mt. Vernon
Respected Citizen Mary Ort Laid To Rest
Obituary for Mrs. Mary A. Ort of Clare Michigan and Detroit details her birth in 1855 in Ontario her marriage to Henry Ort in 1874 and five decades of life in Clare with church work and family left with daughters Lydia and Florence and son Johnnie H. Funeral services were held in Clare July 18 1924 with distant relatives listed.
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Mary A. Ort
Henry Ort
Mary A. Burt
Bleinheim Township
Oxford County
Ontario
Detroit
Mich
Clare
Sarah A
Johnnie H
Lydia
Florence
Bessie
J. F. Harris
Canada
Evangelical Church In Canada
Methodist Episcopal Church
Ralph M. Pierce
Grand River Ave
Edgar
Cherry Grove Cemetery
Wim. Myers
Fred Bristol
Dan Haist
Roy Peterhans
Ernest Luden
Caro
Chas. Moore
Alex Peppler
Wn. Drescher
Reed City
Mary Harvey
Mt. Fleasant
Schust Truck Damaged by Fire Near Clare
Firefighters 112 miles west of Clare battled a blaze on a Schust Biscuit Co. truck from Sagina w, with only the front tire saved and contents valued in the hundreds to a few thousand dollars. The fire, likely started by a broken gasoline lead ignited by the exhaust, destroyed the vehicle’s cargo and platform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare
Schust Biscuit Co
Saginaw
Optometrist J Leahy to Visit Hotel Doherty Soon
J Leahy the optometrist will be at the Hotel Doherty starting Tuesday noon August 65th and stay until Wednesday night. He offers corrected dye strain headaches nervousness and other symptoms with glasses guaranteed to fit. Gases solicited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Leahy
Doherty
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C. OF C. Dinesgat Hotel Doherty
Clare Atuatter
Ameretta Howarth
Son
George Ford
Vernon Hill
Princess Theatre
W.E. Currie
Rhe A. Young
J. Bowan
O. Bowan
Stemple
H. Grice
EH. Methner
Ole M. Grice
T. McMullener
Joc Clare
Rae Groves
Oyly Hubel
Eady
Oden
Hampton
Cf Fosberg
Gorr
Groves
Odin
Fosberg
J. Methner
Terwiliger
basils—Brown
C. M. Loomis
Schust
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