Harrison Michigan Clare County Road Commission July 3 1956 meeting minutes
Regular meeting of the Clare County Road Commission held in Harrison on July 3 1956. Avary and Barber presided with Bruce present. Minutes approved. Payroll of 650.56 approved. Bills listed including state highway federal aid 47880.22 and others. Recessed for lunch then resumed. Motion to sell gravel plant to Miller Equipment Co. and to seek a $65000 borrowing resolution for road construction. Meeting adjourned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison
Michigan
Clare County Road Commission
Avary
Barber
Bruce
Hugh Brant
Arlie Iutzi
State Highway Dept
Clare County
Peter A. Oman
Treas. Co
Clare Co. Cleaver Office Supplies
Ote
Douglass MacGregor
The
Clare Sentinel
Michigan Bell Telephone Co. Service & Toll
Reliable
Doyle Freight Lines
Co. of
Clare
W. Hendara
Stevens Mfg. Co
Muppie
Irene Daley
Miller. Equipment Co
Mrs Bigelow Lillie May Vance Passes at 91
Lillie May Vance, daughter of Emmett and Mary Vanice, died December 10 1891, aged 91 years 2 months 19 days, at her son Merle’s home in Farwell Michigan. She married Asa Bigelow of Carson City Michigan. lived there and nearby communities before moving in 1944. She was Past Noble Grand of Elba Rebekah Lodge Ashley and Past Matron of Ashley Eastern Star, member of Maccabees. Survived by Asa and two sons Elton Ashley Michigan and Merle Parnell, plus 14 grandchildren 25 great grandchildren and 2 great great grandchildren.
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Lillie May Vance
Emmett
Mary Vanice
Tonia
Michigan
Merle
Asa Bigelow
Carson
City
Farwell
Clare IOOF Lodge Installs Officers at Semiannual Meeting
Alexander E. Wylie of Mendota Illinois and a former Clare JOOP member attended the lodge meeting to serve as Installing Marshal. Ernest Irwin acted as Installing Officer. New officers installed included Horace Fancon vice grand Ernest Irwin recording secretary Robert Archambault financial secretary and James Irwin treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander E. Wylie
Mendota
Illinois
Clare Joop Lodge
Ernest Irwin
Oficer
Word Horace Fancon
Robert Archambault
James, Irwin
Funeral services held in Farwell for Leslie J. Nevinsoff
Funeral services were conducted from the Coker Funeral Home in Farwell on Wednesday afternoon July 18 1986 for Leslie J. Nevinsoff. Several nieces and nephews attended.
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Coker
Funeral rites held for Edmund Willard Wells in Harrison
Funeral services for Edmund Willard Wells were conducted July 17 by Rev. R. P. Claggett with John J. Carton Lodge in charge of burial rites. Interment was at Maples Grove Cemetery in Harrison. Wells, born September 14, 1881 in Shanghai, lived in China and England before serving in the British Navy and the Boxer Rebellion. He later moved to the United States, lived in Boston, Chicago, and St. Louis, and settled in Harrison in 1946 where he ran the Fixit Shop before retiring. He leaves his wife Bettye, son Willard Wells and two grandsons, and was a member of John J. Carton Lodge F. & A. M. 436 and the First Congregational Church of Harrison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fanching Hinerait
Edmund Willard Wells
R. P. Claggett
John J. Carton Lodge
Maples Grove Cemetery
Harrison
Mr. Wells
Shanghai
China
Brighton
England
U. S
Boston
Chicago
St. Louis
Missouri
Bettye
Willard .Wells
John J. Carton Lodge F. & A.M
First Congregational Church of
Lee Sowle Completes Advanced Portrait Course
Lee Sowle returns from Winona Lake Indiana where in an advanced portrait course he earned a certificate of merit from the Winona School of Photography an educational center called the post graduate School of Photographers. About 100 students attended with representation from many states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee . Sowle
Winona Lake
Indiana
Winona School of Photography
Post Graduate School of Photographers
Births and Tragedy Report From Clare Michigan
Mrs and Mr Otto Rulapaugh announce daughter Margo Lynn born July 18 at Clare General Hospital weighing six pounds eight ounces. Ralph Norris son of Mr and Mrs Norris Hicks born July 19 at Clare Hospital weighing seven pounds seven ounces. Elizabeth Carol Baldwin born July 21 at Clare General weighing nine pounds five and one half ounces. Lowell David Witkowski born July 22 at Clare General weighing eight pounds three ounces. Grandmother Myrtle Miller of Harrison visiting. Mother and child home this week. Twelve Michigan farmers and two children killed in April May tractor accidents in Michigan with many injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Rulapaugh
Clare
Margo Lynn
Clare General Hospital
Ralph
Norris
New
Norris Hicks
Claré ‘Hospital
McDonald Baldwin
Lake
Elizabeth Carol
Little Elizabeth
Lowell Witkowski
Lowell David
Delma Miller
Myrtle Miller
Harrison
Witkowski
Michigan
Dover Nine Wins First Half of Tri City Softball Title
Dover's softball team crowned champions of the Tri City League first half with a 9-1 record after nine wins and one loss. Pitcher Rilett struck out 69 in ten games, Murphy Construction dealt the only defeat, and Dover opened the second half with a 10-0 win over Clare Manufacturing as Borle homered.
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Dover
Rilett
Murphy Construction
Clare Manufacturing
Borle
Clare No. 2
Harrison
Farwell
Ponyeaguers
Clare High School
Chris Smith
Carl Gruno
Jack Sowle
Eilean White
Dean Bucholz
Bob Hartgrave
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Ood
Lore FR A A
Mrs Bigelow
Man
IOOF
Schaefer
Stripez
U.S
Mt. Pleasant
Chamber of Commerce of
Clara
Maurice
Protos
SLARE
DR. H. J. Ballard
Hart Fourth
R. Clare, Mich
DR. N. B. Stirling
Clare, Michigan
DR. G. C. Born
Fifth Street
Cenny
Philco
Maxwell’s TV Service
Bank
Clare Phone
DR. C
Neff
Nan ¢ Jeeich
City Hall
K, Hammerberg, M.D
McHwan Sr
Clarh, Michigan
R. H. Strange, M. D
College Mt. Pleasant
Mich
Dr. N. V. Colwell
Midland
Temple
McEwan St
Clare Clinic
Fifth St
E. J. Gershon
DR. J. R. Gershon
Osteopathic Physicians
DR. H. A. Bugbee
Optometrist
6Th Street
Lee Sowle
Photography
Vernon
Isabella
Congress
Register of Deeds
W J
Brake
IS. S
Baat
State Bank
J. Stuart Bicknell
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation F.d.lc
Sentinel
SR RC
J. G. White
Ryes
Ideal Theatre
Donald E. Smith
the ‘Equitable Life Assurance
Society
United States
Farwell, Mich
StrandArp
Standard Service
Bob Rowley
Service
Larry Beck
Prop
McEwan
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