Opening Night Crowds Expected At Clare County Fair
With three days to opening, Clare County Fair in Michigan plans grandstand shows horse races and parades. Minnie Pearl and Stonewall Jackson headline, plus Red Levine Hurricane Head Drivers and Olympia Circus. Fireworks cap each night from Wednesday to Saturday with a Grand Champion Beef and Lamb Auction Friday.
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Clare County Fair
Michigan
Clare County
Stonewall
Jackson
Farmer
Moultrie
Georgia
Grand Ole Opry
Ryman Auditorium
Waterloo
Red Levine
Minnie Pearl
Louise Switzer
Michigan August September Events Calendar Highlights State Festivals
Michigan tourism calendar lists over 85 festivals fairs and sports events for August and September. Highlights include Clare County Free Fair July 31 to August 5 and City events from Charlevoix Waterfront Arts and Craft Show August 12 to Grand Haven Art and Flower Show August 18 19 and Saugatuck Art Club Exhibit August 21 to September 2. Major water sports include Coloma powerboat races Bay City World Championship 110 Sailboat Regatta August 12 25 and Detroit River Silver Cup Regatta August 26. Multiple county fairs and 4 H events are noted across cities such as Escanaba Trav erse City Greenville Monroe Idnia Lowell Pontiac Goodeil Ravenna Adrian Sandusky Belleville Kalamazoo and Manistee. Free copies available by writing Michigan Tourist Council Lansing 26.
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Michigan
State Tourist Council
Clare County
Charlevoix
Grand Haven
Saugatuck
Empire
Coloma
Bay City
Detroit River
Escanaba
Northwestern Michigan
Traverge City
Greenville
Monroe
Idnia
Lowell
Pontiac
Goodeils
Ravenna
Adrian
Corunna
Sandusky
Belleville
Kalamazoo
Manistée
Michigan Tourist Council
Lansing
State Library Workshop Sees 70 Librarians Attend
Mrs. Virginia Richardson will attend a State Library workshop at Ferris Institute in Big Rapids from August 6 to 11. About 70 librarians from 37 Michigan counties will enroll to renew certificates required by the State Board for Libraries. Instructors include Helen Kremer Alberta Massingill and Mavis Nash plus Ferris staff.
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Virginia Richardson
Ferris Institute
Big Rapids
Michigan
Michigan State Board For Libraries
Ferris Library
Helen Kremer
State Library
Mavis Nash
Macomb County
Alberta Massingill
Grand Rapids
Clare Fire De partment Donates Pumper to Lincoln Township
The Sentinel reports Clare Fire Department donated a J Bean high pressure pumper to Lincoln Township Fire Department. The pumper was purchased with township tax funds.
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Clare Fire Department
Lincoln Township
Anspach Wins GOP ConCon Delegates In Isabella Clare
Dr. Charles L. Anspach, president emeritus of Central Michigan University, captured the GOP ConCon delegate nomination in Isabella and Clare counties with 1770 votes to Don Holbrook Jr.’s 1407 while Hubbs won the 28th Senate nomination over Myles. In Clare precinct totals Anspach led 201 to 87 with broader county margins. Dem nominees included Hubert Evans in the 28th and Karl Leibrand in the 24th with CMU professor S Joseph Woodka defeating John Schlotter for the CMU seat.
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Isabella
ConCon
Charles L. Anspach
Mt. Pleasant
Donald E. Holbrook, Jr
Clare
Dr. Anspach
Central Michigan University
Lewis T. Hubbs
Gladwin
George W. Myles
Tawas
Hubbs
Gladwin County
Michigan
Holbrook
Anspach
Clare County
Isabella County
Midland
Bay
Karl K. Leibrand
Bay City
S. Joseph Woodka
CMU
John B. Schlotter
Barbecue Menu Beyond Hot Dogs for a Handy Backyard Feast
Anita Dean of Michigan State University guides a two course backyard barbecue plan. Start with a main dish over the coals, add vegetables or salad and bread, then dessert and beverages. Prepare items ahead, assign tasks, ensure equipment and fuel, and plan cleanup.
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Anita Dean
Michigan State University
McDonald Receives Ford Distinguished Achievement Award
Dan McDonald a Ford dealer in Clare and his organization earned the Ford Motor Company 1960 Distinguished Achievement Award for sales and service. A Detroit dinner citation praised McDonald for maintaining high standards in management merchandising facilities and service.
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Dan McDonald
Ford
Clare
Ford Motor Company
McDonald
Detroit
Clare installs two new drinking fountains on opposite corners
The City of Clare rebuilt its street fountains this week replacing unusable units. City workers removed the old fixtures, laid new pipes, poured concrete, and installed two white porcelain fountains with constant cold water flow. One fountain sits near Davy's store and the other beside the Art Damoth building.
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City of
Clare
Davy's
Art Damoth
Baptists Plan New Parsonage
The First Baptist Church held a Wednesday meeting led by Rev. Harold Knickerbocker. Members discussed building a parsonage on Hemlock Street, with a committee named and finances cited. The report shows $8,715 available for expenditures, 37 new or renewed memberships, and a busy upcoming Vacation Bible School and picnic plans.
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First Baptist Church
Harold Knickerbocker
Hemlock Street
Michigan Plan Aims Tobaccos River Trout Revival Project
The Michigan Conservation Department recommends a four year, 158000 dollar program to improve trout fishing across the Tobacco River system. Plans include stream bank work, pools, cover, spawning areas, beaver dam removal, erosion controls, fencings, tree planting, restocking and possible dam underspilling to boost trout populations.
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Tobacco River System
Michigan Conservation Department
Farwell Pond
Tobacco River
Farwell Dam
Lake Thirteen
Youth-Farm Fair Opens August 15
The Isabella County Youth and Farm Fair runs August 15 to 19 with preparations under way. The Grounds Committee added a wire screen to the grandstand back area and 4-H Service Club will paint project barns roofs. merchants building will also be cleaned. Fair chairman Mrs. Dewayne Kyser promises an engaging and mysterious show with surprises. Entries for acts and grounds space remain available.
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Isabella County
Dewayne Kyser
Open SS Office in Isabella County For MDT Area
Senator Phillip Hart announced establishment of a Social Security Administration district office in Mt. Pleasant to serve Mecosta Gratiot Clare Isabella and Osceola counties. The decision, conveyed to Clare County Democratic chairman David Donovan, follows a Washington announcement dated July 25.
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Social Security Administration
Federal Health, Education and Welfare Agency
Mt. Pleasant
Phillip Hart
Traverse City
Laurence W. Jackson, Jr
Hart
Mecosta
Gratiot
Clare
Isabella
Osceola
David Donovan
Democratic
Washington
Michigan Draft Quotas Raised Faster Reclassification Ordered
A statewide push to boost military manpower calls local boards to increase Clare county August quota from zero to three and accelerate reclassification of men born in 1939 and 1940. All registrants will be reclassified by set deadlines as questionnaires determine occupational, dependency and student status.
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Michigan
Clare County
Bernie Wilson
Wilson
Welfare road labor study discussed by Isabella County council
The Isabella County Safety Council reviews welfare aid labor programs used in Midland and Kalamazoo counties to cut brush at rural road intersections with blind corners. The July topic returns at August’s Mt. Pleasant meeting in the Municipal Court room.
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Isabella County Safety Council
Midland
Kalamazoo
Mt. Pleasant
Elected to Auxiliary State Office at Grand Rapids Convention
Cotton commander of Larman Post No. 128 Mrs. Cotton presided as Legion Auxiliary Unit leader at the Department Convention in Grand Rapids July 20 23. Mrs. Hammond elected Department Chaplain for the coming year, received a bouquet from Clare Unit. Fall Conference in Muskegon October, Spring in Jackson. Local unit officers reminded of August 15 installation at Hope for Clare Mt. Pleasant Coleman Hope.
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Cotton
Larman Post American Legion
Legion
Inan Hammond
Department
Civil Defense
Grand Rapids
Hammond
Muskegon
Jackson
Lansing
Hope
Clare
Mt. Pleasant
Coleman
Civil Defense meeting set for August 28 in Clare County
Mrs Ina Hammond Clare county Civil Defense chairman announced August 28 as the Defense Council formation date. County and local representatives are urged to attend at city hall in the evening. State Director Walter Nummincker will visit and send a field director to assist Mrs Hammond and Clarence Gunn with local and county plans.
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Ina Hammond
Clare County Civil Defense
Walter Nummincker
Hammond
Clarence Gunn
Barb Dunbar Wins at Alma Golf Day
Twelve Clare women golfers joined Alma clubs for a midweek outing at Alma. Barbara Dunbar claimed low score while Ann Olson tied with Alice Moyle for low net with Moyle prevailing on a cut. Lucille Haley had the fewest putts. A smorgasbord followed the day’s play.
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Clare
Alma
Barbara Dunbar
Ann Olson
Alice Moyle
Moyle
Lucille Haley
Open House at MSU Fruit Plots
Experimental fruit and vegetable plots at Michigan State University Horticulture Farm will open to the public on Thursday August 10. Tours of plots start at 10 00 a m and 1 30 p m led by horticulture staff. Highlights include dwarf apple varieties training for mechanical harvesting and growing melons and tomatoes on black plastic mulch with a mechanical harvester. Located on the south MSU campus. Arthur E Mitchell and John Carew oversee the program.
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Michigan State University
Horticulture Department
MSU
Arthur E. Mitchell and
John Carew
The
Department of Horticulture
Lawn Mower Missiles Raise Deadly Safety Warnings
Agricultural safety expert Richard Pfister warns that rotary mowers can eject nails stones and other objects at speeds up to 180 mph turning blades into deadly missiles. He cites a Chicago four year old child who died from a topp er wire wound in the mower and urges pre use checks and child safety measures. Pfister notes most mower injuries come from direct contact with the machine and offers practical safety tips including keeping kids away wearing proper shoes and mowing across slopes. He suggests reel type mowers for households with young children.
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Richard Pfister
Michigan State University
Chicago
Pfister
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