New City Manager to Take Post in Clare
Clarence Gum, 45, will become Clare’s city manager starting Monday succeeding Willard Wedge. A longtime Frankfort official, Gum has served as city superintendent, assessor, police chief, street superintendent and parks and water head. Salary set at 6200 with Gum moving from Frankfort for family of five. Wedge to aid transition until June 15.
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Clare
Frankfort
Clarence Gum
Willard
Mr Gum
Gunn
Wedge
Disorderly Celebrations Prompt Police Boasts and Fines
Clare police lauded a holiday weekend for no serious crashes but logged several disturbance cases. Daniel Waskerwitz of Mt. Pleasant faced a drunken driving crash. Raymond D. Smith paid 54.30 in fines. Ray Underwood received 18.30 and 10 days jail risk. Christian Hoppe and Albert Ott appeared for disorderly conduct.
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Raymond d. Smith
RI. Clare
Ray Underwood
Clare
John Street
Dunlop
John Hoppe
Washington D. C
Hoppe
Albert E. Ott
Justice Court
James Gordon Styles
Styles
Harrison
Michigan Bell pays record $11 million to state schools
The Michigan Bell Telephone Company reported 1957 payments totaling 11,051,000 to the state primary school fund, the largest in its history. Clare city and county schools shared 22,062 from the total, based on a census of 1,547 in the city and 3,817 in the county.
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Michigan Bell Telephone Company
Michigan Bell
T. C. Maher
Clare
Clare County
Railroads
Pullman
Railway Express
Telegraph
Little League to Assign Nonmembers to Minor League
Note book reports that unaffiliated boys can join regular Minor League teams at a meeting at the LL park Friday June 6 at 5 pm. Clare Hardware will offer free rug cleaning to area housewives to demonstrate easy cleaning with proper materials. Rug drop off in the afternoon. Twin Elms expands Summer Fall for youngsters with a program of instruction and competition Monday at 9 am. Harry Coney will register youths up to 18 in two age groups. A season ending tournament is planned.
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LL Park
Clare Hardware Company
Twin Elms
Y A.m
Harry Coney
Clare Plans Sidewalk Sale With June 27 Date
Clare Chamber of Commerce announces the annual Sidewalk Sale set for Friday June 27 with a rain date June 28. A C O C retail committee works on street displays costumes and free attractions to draw shoppers from central Michigan. Dan Burdo chairs the promotion committee.
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Chamber of Commerce
Clare
C of C Retail Division
McEwan
C of C
the Sentinel
Central Michigan
Dan Burdo
Six-County Child Guidance Clinic Awaits State Funds
At the May 21 annual meeting the Central Michigan Child Guidance Clinic reported its six county support but still awaits state appropriation. Isa bella Gratiot Osceola Mecosta Clare and Gladwin boards backed the project, while Rep. Russell Strange cited legislative hold-the-line trends as delaying funds.
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Central
Boards of Supervisors
Boards of Education United Fund
Fancher School
Russell Strange
Charles Pool
Central Michigan College
Herbert Marshall
Isabella’ County
Loren Burt
Gratiot County
Megan Atlee
Gladwin County
Jack Beatty
Isabella Couny
James Morton
Mecosta
J. P. Beauty
Isabella County
Richard Wheeler
Clare County
al Tulk
Merton Dean
Pauline Hegle
William Grannon
Mecosta County
Dorthy Grannon
Roger Grandmaison
Graduation Program Tomorrow at Clare High
Seventy Clare High School seniors will file past School Board Secretary C B Neff tomorrow evening to receive diplomas in a seven oclock commencement on the athletic field. Dean Philip J Gannon of Lansing Community College delivers the address Unlimited Frontiers. Band, class memorial, National Honor Society honors, scholar ships, and remarks by district officials cap the program.
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Clare High Scool
C. B. Neff
Clare Public Schools
Philip J. Gannon
Lansing Community College
National Honor Society
Lionel Duncan
Richard Wheeler
William Harper
Red Eagle Escapes and Is Re captured Lonnie
Red Eagle, housed at Ionia hospital for the slaying of John Potter at Harrison, escaped last week from confinement. An alert covered the southwest part of the state from Thursday to Saturday until Lonnie was recaptured. He had been imprisoned since June 1956.
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Lonnie
Red Eagle
Ionia Hospital
John Potter
Harrison
Lonnies
Clare police receive first two weeks with new radio system
The Clare police report the new $3,000 radio system is two weeks into full use and improves efficiency. The setup includes a base station, two car units, and an 80 foot tower at city hall. It enables base to car, car to car, and base to state police monitoring on 155.37 and 155.49. Call letters are KQH409.
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Clare
William Cook
City Hall
Police Department
Clare Department
Michigan
Mt. Pleasant City
Alma
Midland
Saginaw
Lee Sowle
Annual District Session Brings OES To Harrison
The forty third annual Clare Gladwin Midland District Association Order of Eastern Star met at the Masonic Temple in Harrison on June 3 1958. Officials included Bernadine Hecker Barbara Thering and Lucille Gardner with guests from Cadillac Saginaw Bay and Bay City districts. A ham dinner followed and new officers Vera Cameron Midland president Alberta Brown Coleman first vice president Frank Heraldson Gladwin second vice president Genevieve Born Clare secretary Olive Bruce Harrison treasurer Betty Adams Beaverton marshal and Maggie Clark Farwell chaplain were installed by Frances Reed Glover with Mildred Wail assisting. The event featured readings a memory service and musical numbers.
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Clare - Gladwin - Midland District Association
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Harrison
Flossie Cady
Jay Bellinger
Bernadine Hecker
Vera Cameron
Midland
Kenneth Clark
Farwell
Genevieve Born
Clare
Pearl Murphy
Coleman
Gladys Valentine
Gladwin
Betty Adams
Beaverton
Winifred Phillips
Association
Betty Clark
Jonesville
Worthy
Mabel Shaw
Walled Lake
Sarah Wilson
Edith Bucholz
Mary Weaherhead
Grand Adair
Beatrice Mundy
Pontiac
Frances Reed Glover
Esther Brown
Cadillac
Manistee
Bernice Penzien
Saginaw Bay
I¢yle Raekel
Edith Fogel
Anna Knauf
Esther Bell
Dorothy Kelley
Temple Chapter
Bay City
Lucille Gardner
Barbara Thering
LaVern Genan
Jean Morton
Carol Witbeck
Lily
Bluebell
Ada Hochstetler
Iva Fisher
Mabel Horton
Dorothy Lloyd
Hugh Glover
Emil Bucholz
Clarabelle Harper
Harrison Chapter
Mary Weatherhead
Job
Bethel
Cheryl Schlafley
Ann Jackson
Zenobia
Janet Crawford
Peter Miller
Alice L. Seeley
Scout Award Presentations at Court of Honor
Scout Troop 120 held a Court of Honor at St. Cecilia's Church basement on Wednesday May 28. Mayor Gerald Nivison presented Tenderfoot and Second Class awards to named scouts and accepted the Charter. Other honors included God and Country Ribbon and Boys Life Award. Plans noted for Camp Weidman June 6 and a July Camp Rotary outing.
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St. Cecilia’s
Gerald Nivison
Dennis Scott
Michael Austin
Gordon Gault
Gary Gershon
Robert Allen
Tom Punn
Michael Haley
Michael Kolenda
Jerry Joe Nivison
Nivison
Bill Hofweber
Phil Breen
Dorr Walters
Jim Johnson
Dick Smith
Mt. Pleasant
Weid
Rotary
Clare Legion Auxiliary Elects Officers
The Clare American Legion Auxiliary Unit 128 held its annual meeting with Ina Hammond presiding. Officers elected: Hammond president Sue Holmes first vice, Hilda Tibbits second vice, Blanche Walker recording secretary, Pat McDonald treasurer, Florence Kate historian, Fern Archambault sergeant at arms, Fern Wright musician. Delegates to the Department Convention and a $100 rehabilitation fund gift were announced.
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Clare American Legion Auxiliary Unit 128
Legion Rooms
Ina Hammond
Marty ‘Fite
Marlene Haddox
Wolverine Girls State
University of Michigan
Big Rapids
Fern Wright
Hammond
Sue Holmes
Odd Fellows Clare Lodge elects officers for six months
The Clare IOOF Lodge held its regular meeting Tuesday evening with Horace Franicon presiding. Joseph Swair was elected noble grand and Frank Nessler vice grand for a six month term. Ernest Joswin was re-elected lodge deputy for one year, with Harley Hort as representative to Grand Lodge and Horace Franicon as alternate.
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Clare Ioof Lodge
Horace Franicon
Noble Grand
Joseph Swair
Frank Nessler
Ernest Joswin
Grand Lodge
Harley Hort
Horace Fancon
Alsternate
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Gum
Clare City
Fire Department
John Rodabaugh
Floyd Woodworth
Daniel Waskerwitz
W. Fifth
Waskerwitz
Clare General Hospital
Rotary Club
Richard Roe
Lloyd Conley
Roe
Hotepy Club
Robert Archambault
X. Lee Sowle
CHS
Cook
Jim Hoskins
Hoskins
Virginia Kuula
Civilian Defense
Evergreen
William Dunlop
Oes
Legion Auxiliary
Odd Fellows
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