Boyne City Man Arrested On Bad Check Charges
James Franklin Beals of Boyne City was arrested by Mt. Pleasant Post State Police for issuing a check with insufficient funds. He was bound over to Circuit Court on a $250 bond after arraignment in Municipal Court. The $246.29 check was drawn on State Bank of West Jordan and endorsed by Avis Beals and James F. Beals. Three other license plate cases were noted, with two men pleading guilty and paying fines. Three divorces were granted in Harrison Circuit Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Franklin Beals
R-1
Boyne City
Mt. Pleasant
Clare
Wm. B. Dunlop
State Bank of West Jordan
Lawrence Gibbs
Carl Holsinger
Ivan R. Church
Sanford
Holsinger
Church
Emerson Hickey
Imogene Hickey
Harrison
Donald BE. Holbrook
Maxine Joyce Varnadore
Lester William Varnadore
Grace Frances Elwell
William Henry Howell
James Francis Norwood
Erma Belle Norwood
Junior Dairymen Picnic at Budd Lake Highlights Kraft Program
Junior Dairymen sponsored by Kraft Foods at Clare hosted a Sunday picnic at Wilson State Park Harrison with pot luck at 1 pm. Guests included D W Spicer of Chicago and Homer Kearnaghan of Mt Carroll, plus Jesse Huggett of Gladwin County. Entertainment featured music, tap dancing, and Budd Lake swimming, celebrating the second year of Kraft’s breeding and producing program directed by Perry Cowell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kraft Foods Company
Clare
Wilson State Park
Harrison
Kraft Midwest
D. W. Spicer
Chicago
Homer Kearnaghan
Mt. Carroll
Illinois
Jesse Huggett
Gladwin County
Chuck Schreiber
Joan Kearnaghan
Budd Lake
Kraft
Perry Cowell
Beaverton
4 H Club Dance at Mt Vernon Grange Hall
Public invited to a 4 H club dance at Mt Vernon Grange Hall on Saturday July 29 hosted by Stevenson Lake 4H Club and Andersonville H Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon Grange Hall
Stevenson Lake 4H
Andersonville +H Club
Sentinel Changes Hands After 30 Years in Clare
The Clare Sentinel will lease the newspaper to William D. Elden on August 1 1950. Feighner and Parish thank readers and ads for three decades of support and express confidence in Elden to continue the paper’s tradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare
Ruby Garfield Reaches Championship Semis in Central Michigan Golf
Clare women Lucile Haley Harriet Naumes and Ruby Garfield qualified for the championship flight at the Central Michigan Womens Golf Tournament held in St Johns this week. Garfield beat Ruth Ward and Francis LeCronier to reach the semis while Naumes defeated Hisse Bancroft. Haley and Anderson advanced in other flights as field day matches followed the banquet at Steele Hotel Tuesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare
Mt. Pleasant
Harriet Naumes
Naumes
Hisse Bancroft
St. Johns
Lucile Haley
Mary Brewer
St. Louis
Ithaca Club
Haley
Sally Eddington
Portland
Henrietta Thompson
Josephine Anderson
Frances Martin
Clare Legion Team Falls to Midland Juniors in Opener
The Clare American Legion Junior Baseball League opened the second half with a 6-1 defeat to Midland on Thursday. Clare struggled as several players were away, leaving two outfielders in the infield and leaving the bases loaded twice with eleven stranded. Burke Rilett led Clare with 3-for-4 hitting, while Haggart Cain and Drew also contributed. The Clare squad played at Shepherd on Thursday of this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare American Legion
Midland
Clare
Burke Rilett
Rilett
Haggart
Cain
Drew
Shepherd
Special Service At Clare Church Sunday
Special services will be held at the Clare Church of God at 8 00 oclock Sunday evening featuring the Colon ville Church of God choir under the direction of Pastor Rev Hubert L Sturgill who will also take charge of the devotional service The public is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare Church of God
Colonville Church of God Choir
Hubert L. Sturgill
Glenn Howard Dies Sudden on July 21
Glenn Howard died suddenly Friday afternoon July 21 from a heart attack on the Fred Ervin farm in Vernon township Isabella county. Born April 23 1899 in Grant county he lived in Clare and Owosso, worked for years on the Ann Arbor Railroad and in a Flint foundry. He married Gladys Francis in 1923 and leaves daughter Virginia Brown of Berryville Virginia, sister Mrs Russell Flegel brother Ralph and several relatives. Funeral Monday July 24 at 2 pm from Doherty Funeral Home with Rev. Leslie Nevins officiating, interment Cherry Grove cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Howard
Fred Ervin
Vernon Township
Isabella County
Mr. Howard
Gilbert
Emma Howard
Grant Township
Clare County
Clare
Ann Arbor
Owosso
Gladys Francis
Virginia
Flint
Howard
Russell Flegel
Virginia Brown
Berryville
Virgina
Ralph
Clifford
Donald Verrette
Jane Comstock
Arlene Stevens
Bert
France
Bertha Verrette
Doherty Funeral Home
Leslie Nevins
Clare Methodist Church
Cherry Grove Cemetery
Women Golfers Compete In Low Net Tournament Here
Women golfers who missed the Central Michigan District Tournament at St Johns gathered at Twin Elmé Country Club for an 86 hole low net event. Lou Hampton won low net with 164 strokes and Beatrice Lange took low putts with 65 for 36 holes, both receiving identical prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Johns
Twin Elmé Country Club
Lou Hampton
Beatrice Lange
Portland Ladies Club
Clare
Bake Sale Planned by Congregational Guild at Kelsey Hardware
The Congregational Guild will hold a bake sale at Kelsey Hardware this Saturday, July 29. Proceeds support church programs and community outreach. Missing details about hours or specific items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Congregational Guild
Kelsey Hardware
County draftees to get physicals Monday August 8
Clare county draftees travel to Detroit for physicals on August 7 to join others as Michigan outlines the final induction quota. Wayne, Lower Peninsula, and Upper Peninsula draftees are scheduled for examinations across July 24 to August 22 and July 31 to August 17, detailing county by county dates and targets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare County
Detroit
Michigan
Selective Service
Glenn B. Arnold
Wayne County
Lower Peninsula
Upper Peninsula
Escanaba
Clare dealers advise against hoarding foods
Local market men and retailers report no shortages in Clare with ample supplies and stable or rising prices. Giant Super Markets says foods remain plentiful if shoppers buy normally and avoid rumors, while others cite slow transportation but no empty shelves and widespread availability of staple items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Giant Super Markets
L. A. Walton
Walton
Clare
Marvin Witbeck
Witbeck
Super Market
Theron Luft
Roger Company
the Sentinel
Special Service at Dover Tabernacle
Dover Tabernacle will host a Sunday morning service on July 30 at 10 30 with guest speaker James Young of Detroit and his wife Mrs Young the former Hisanor Pietsch. Special numbers will be played on the musical saw by Robert Pietsch and Mrs George Pietsch will preside at the piano. Everyone is invited to attend this special service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Young
Detroit
Young
Hisanor Pietsch
Robert Pietsch
George Pietsch
Malcolm Feighner Ends Long Era As Sentinel Publisher
Malcolm D. Feighner retires after a half century as publisher of the Clare Sentinel. William D. Biden becomes publisher on August first. Feighner remains as manager. Florence Parish, his partner, helped build the paper from a small eight page strip in 1921 to a rural Michigan newspaper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malcolm Feighner
Sentinel
Clare
Malcolm D. Feighner
the Sentinel
Florence Parish
William D. Biden
Feighner and Parish
Bert L. Lloyd Dies at Clare Home in 73rd Year
Bert L. Lloyd born January 8 1877 to Chancy and Lucina Lloyd of Stryker Ohio died Thursday July 20 1950 at his Clare home aged 73. He moved to Clare circa 1888 with family and worked in saw mills and lumber camps before joining his father and brother in the Hivery barn near the Hotel Doherty site. He married Matilda Henderson January 15 1900 and they had seven sons Glenn Ray Donald Dale James Carl and Cecil with Ray in Pontiac. He was a Standard Oil agent for 12 years and later ran a horse farm north of Clare, a familiar Harrison Fair figure. He served as treasurer of Pratt School District and celebrated the fiftieth wedding anniversary January 15 of this year. He is survived by wife seven sons one sister Mrs Howard Gostello 19 grandchildren one great grandchild stepmother Mrs Mary Lloyd of Lake aunt Mrs Hattie Van Buren and cousin Florence Van Buren of Louisville plus an aged aunt in Cleveland. Funeral services were held at Thurston Chapel July 23 at 2:00 pm with Rev Leslie Nevins officiating and burial at Cherry Grove cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Leroy Lloyd
Chancy
Lucina Lloyd
Stryker
Ohio
Clare
Art
Grace
Doherty
Matilda Henderson
Glenn
Ray
Donald
Dale
James
Carl
Cecil
Pontiac
Standard Oil Co
Harrison Fair
Pratt
Lloyds
Howard Gostello
Mary Lloyd
Lake
Hattie van Buren
Florence van Buren
Louisville
Kentucky
Cleveland
Thurston Chapel
Leslie Nevins
Cherry Grove Cemetery
Bicknell Re-elected President Of Clare Board Of Education
The Clare School District No. 2 board met to reappoint officers for the coming year. Stuart Bicknell was re-elected president for three years, with Leo Brown as vice president O D Bayes secretary Earl Ruby treasurer and Dr GC B Neff as trustee. They praised ongoing plans to finance urgent additions to the school building during construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Clare
Grant
Vernon Townships
J. ‘Stuart Bicknell
Leo Brown
O. D. Bayes
Earl Ruby
GC. B. Neff
Stuart Bicknell
Sundown Drive In Theatre Opens Next Tuesday
The Sundown Drive In Theatre near Rosebush opens Tuesday at 7:00 PM. Owners Lee Ward and James Olson invite the public to view the modern facility with a large projection room, 40 000 feet of sound wiring, a north side location, and a supervised playground for children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Michigan
Rosebush
Michigan
Library Association Meeting Set For August Evening
The annual Library Association gathering will convene at the library on August 1 at 8 00 PM. Members are urged to attend and discuss forthcoming programs and initiatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Library Association
Four Injured In Two Car Crash Tuesday Night
Four persons were injured, three seriously, when cars driven by Ronald G Witmer and Ervin McKimmon collided at a county road intersection two miles north and five east of Clare at 11 28 Tuesday night. McKimmon suffered cuts and bruises and was taken to Gladwin Hospital. Ronald Witmer had a broken leg and, with his parents, was taken to Clare Hospital where head and chest injuries were found in him and shoulder and rib fractures in Mrs. Witmer. Gordon Witmer was later transferred to Central Michigan Community Hospital at Mt. Pleasant. Damage to the Witmer car was estimated at 400 dollars. The cause is under investigation by State Police.
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Ronald G Witmer
Ervin McKimmon
Clare
Harrison
Charles Wood, Jr
Curtiss
Wood
Joseph Jasmin
Clare R-4
Jasmin
Ted Crowley
McEwan St
Mary B. Cotton
Clare R-2
Cotton
Three Alarms Responded In Clare Fire Incidents
Clare Fire Department battled a hay stack fire five miles south and five east of Clare on Sunday July 16 a bolt to a power pole fed the blaze which caused about 600 dollars in damage. A rural truck responded to a car fire at the Walt Gardner home Monday at 10 00 am the car was ruined but the house was saved. Pauls Donut Shop on McEwan Street caught fire Tuesday evening gutting the wooden building and causing about 1500 dollars in damage with the origin under a counter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare
Eugene Burton
Walt Gardner
Hagia Church
Gardner
Paul
McEwan Street
Sprague
Machinist Hurt at Loomis Machine Shop
Richard Danberry a 36 year old machinist at Loomis Machine Shop was severely injured Tuesday of last week while rolling a cone on bending rolls. The metal sprang from the rolls striking his pelvic region. He was treated at Clare Hospital and is now convalescing at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Danberry
Loomis
Clare Hospital
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Kraft Foods
Sentinél
Clare Sentinel
Wm. D. Elden
Elden
N. A. Elden
Clare School
Feighner and
Parish
Ruby Garfield
Clare Legion
Midland Juniors
Clare Church
Percy Verrette
Clifford Verrette
Almon Comstock
Leon Stevens
Otto Flegel
Charlotte
Sid Johnson
Blanchard
Dave Flegel
Lansing
Bake Sale
Mecosta County
Midland County
Missaukee
Eng
Osceola
Roscommon
Dover Tabernacle
Mgr. Feighner
A. R. Canfield
Glare Courier
Feighner
Asa Aldrich
Clare County Cleaver
Clare Courier
Canfield
Washington, D. C
Enoch Andrus
Mr. Feighner
Chester A. Richard
Bert L. Lloyd
Clare Home
Bicknell
Clare Board of Education
Fire Department
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