Clare County Fair Opens August 12 With Racing and Stage Acts
The Clare County Free Fair opens August 12 at Harrison for a five day run through August 16 with racing, stage entertainment, and free acts. Albert Haley leads a revised fair program featuring new exhibits, expanded midway entertainment, and television radio personalities. Racing purses total 7400 dollars with over 80 trotters expected. a new 48 by 98 foot steel building houses automobile displays.
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Clare County
Harrison
Haley
Bay County
Straits
Detroit
Nashville
June Ose
Floren Pudvey
Max Stanley
Howard Brockway
Lenard Schwarz
H. A
Clare County Organizations
Vote Machine Practice in Clare This Saturday
City Clerk David Adams will lead a voting machine demonstration for Clare residents at City Hall from 9 a.m. to noon. The session aims to reduce slips and errors before the primaries by familiarizing voters with two upgraded machines now totaling three.
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Clare
David Adams
Seventh Street
Room 19 Catch A Teacher Behaving Naturally
A reflective piece on summer dynamics shows teachers, both men and women, exploring independence and temporary work during vacation. It highlights relaxation from routines, temporary jobs, and the broadened social roles as teachers engage in factory, store, and office tasks while maintaining professional versatility.
Sparks and non sparking tools challenge Navy researchers
U.S. Navy researchers report that explosions from sparks can be caused by non sparking tool materials such as copper, challenging the assumption that only specific metals prevent ignition in certain environments.
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U.S. Navy
Methodists Start $50 000 Remodeling Project
Ground broken and construction begun on a $50 000 church remodeling program for Clare Methodist Church. Plans include kitchen remodeling and a two story plus basement addition with 11 or 12 religious education units for Sunday School ages nursery to high school, plus youth assembly room. Parsonage remodeled earlier. if weather permits, project should be ready by December.
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Clare Methodists Church
L. J. Nevins
Pro Bowler Joe Joseph Rolls 278 In Clinic At Gateway Lanes
Joe Joseph, professional bowler, visited Gateway Lanes and posted a 239 ten game average with a 278 high game during a practice session. The former Strohs bowler, now with Pfeiffers, also discussed daily practice and career stats.
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Joe Joseph
Gateway Lanes
Joseph
Miami
Florida
Clare
Budd Lake
Gerald Brown
Strohs Bowing Company
Pfeiffers
Brown
George Younger
Isabella County Fair Plans Excitement and Attractions
The 12th annual Isabella County Youth and Farm Fair in Mt. Pleasant runs August 19 to 23 at Island Park. Highlights include the Minn ie Pearl Show, Davy Crockett visit for Children’s Day, reduced rides for kids, livestock parade led by Milton Brown and others, and machinery exhibits unchanged from last year. Local merchants fill space under Robert Heintz in charge of the merchants building. Richard Hickman, president, oversees exhibitor inquiries.
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Isabella Counry
Glaser Brothers
Bobby Sykes
Bun Wilson
Minnie Pearl
Court House
Fair Society
Robert Heintz
The
American Legion
Merchants
Heintz
Richard Hickman
South College
Mt. Pleasant
Earl House
Livestock Producers Association
Milton Brown
Ernest Klump
Robert Acker
Island Park
Clare Little Leaguers Host Roscommon Next Tuesday
Clare Little Leaguers meet Roscommon 1.1L. in a return match at the Little League park on Tuesday August 5. Clare won the first game 6 to 0.
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Clare
Roscommon
Little League Park
Incumbent C Certain Of Re Nomination For County Seats
Primary voting opens 7 am to 8 pm at City Hall for Clare County August 5 election. Incumbent officials for Prosecuting Attorney James S Bicknell, Sheriff James Darling, County Clerk William Henderson, and Treasurer Lewis Rutter seek renomination with no opposition. Write in rules noted and precincts split into two areas with boundary map guidance.
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David Adams
United States
Washington
Clare County
Coroniers
Suveyor
Michigan
Lansing
James S.bicknell
William Henderson
James Darling
Lewis Rutter
Clare County Prosenter
James S. Bicknell
Clare
Inci
Seventh Street
Ann Arbor RR
Town
Cedar
Schoolcreast
Foell
New Pastor Named for Clare Church of the Nazarene
Rev Gérald Ulrich formerly of the Church of the Nazarene in Jackson Michigan will lead Clare Church of the Nazarene. He has been active as a youth leader in Jackson and will relocate with his wife in coming weeks to Clare. Ulrich begins duties Sunday August 3.
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Gérald Ulrich
Church of the Nazarene
Jackson
Michigan
Clare Church of the Nazarene
Ulrich
Clare
Lake County marks streets project near completion
Under direction of Bill Bratt and Neil Watkins the Lake Chamber of Commerce is near finishing over 80 sign posts and street signs at all road intersections in Garfield Township. The Garfield Township Board purchased the signs and carried out the erection with help from many members.
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Bill Bratt
Neil Watkins
Lake
Lake Chamber of Commerce
Garfield Township
Postage Penalty Suspension Over 90 Days
Postage penalty of 0.05 cents on insufficient postage is suspended for 90 days starting August 1, due to upcoming rate increases effective August 1 1958. Authorities note changes in first class air mail and third class rates, and warn simultaneous shifts would cause complications and penalties.
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Post Office
Clare Post Office
Gas Retailers Elect Bryant President in Clare County
Ernie Bryant of Clare was elected president of the Clare County Gasoline Dealers Association for the ensuing year at the July 29 officers meeting. Robert MacRae of Harrison became vice president, Smokey Stover secretary, Ray Agile of Farwell treasurer, and Art Ulrich was elected first trustee for the next three-year term. The meeting at Barnes' Lounge also covered many other points.
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Ernie Bryant
Clare
Clare County Gasoline Dealers Association
Robert MacRae
Harrison
Smokey Stover
Ray Agile
Farwell
Art Ulrich
Barnes’ Lounge
Church Of Christ Opens Local Services In Baptist Building
Church of Christ worshippers will begin Sunday services at 3:00 pm in the First Baptist Church building at East 6th and Pine. Residents previously traveled to other towns for facilities. Evangelist John Clark, minister at Shepherd and Florida Christian College graduate, will speak the first three Sundays.
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Church of Christ
Auust
New Housemother Named for Larzelere Hall at Central
Mrs Mae Fleming of Mt Pleasant named new housemother for Larzelere Residence Hall for men. She will start in September replacing Miss Florence Twiest who moves to Tate Hall. Fleming attended Central Michigan College and has eight years of public school teaching experience, last year at Beal City. Two other housemothers appointed: Mrs Elise Paull of Coldwater and Mrs Helen McLaughlin of St Louis.
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Mae Fleming
Mt Pleasant
Larzelere
C. L. Anspach
Fleming
Florence Twiest
Tate Hall
Central Michigan College
Beal City
Arspach
Elise Paull
Coldwater
Edith Moore
Helen McLaughlin
St. Louis
Marcia Palmer
Menhaden Fish Usage Surges Across Industries
More menhaden have been taken from American waters than any other fish. The species is also known as bughead bugfish oldwite alewite greentail chebog white fish and bunker. Men haden goes into soap linoleum and steel.
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Clare County Fair
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Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Grange
Farm Bureau
Mort Shea, Jr
FFA
Pat Butham
Room
Methodists
Davy Crockett
McKeown
Isabella County Fair
L. L. Tilt
Nazarenes
Lake Cof. Marks Streets
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