Three Rescued From Drowning At Harrison
Report from Harrison states three people were rescued from Budd Lake after a motor boat wake capsized a rowboat near the power house. John Damon and wife Mrs. Damon, of Cleveland, were fishing when the incident occurred. Seaman James Ledford helped pull them to shore. A separate beach incident involved a Lansing man saving a three year old child from the water near the State Park swimming area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budd Lake
Harrison
John Damon
Cleveland
Fred Smith
Lake Head
James Ledford
Damons
Ledford
Merchant Marine
Schramlin
Rosemary Mardell
Saginaw
State Park
Lansing
Sheriff's Office
OPS Price Clinic to Discuss Controls in Clare
An OPS representative will hold a price clinic in Clare City Hall on Wednesday June 11 from 9 to 11 a.m. to advise merchants and consumers. Sidney H. Woolner, Detroit district OPS director, says the event brings price selling information to local shoppers and operators and offers personal interviews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
OPS
Clare
Sidney H. Woolner
Detroit
Office of Price Stabilization
Woolner
Three Clare Men Honored By Phone Co
About 100 Michigan Bell employees in the Saginaw area were honored for five to 16 years without a chargeable automobile accident during a drivers award banquet in Bay City. Calvin Toss and Leonel Green received six and seven year awards, Robert Milholm received a 12 year award, with W. T. Kirk and Charles L. Tucker speaking before 220 attendees at the Consistory Cathedral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan Bell
Saginaw
Bay Ity
Calvin F. Toss
Leonel L. Green
Robert W. Milholm
W. T. Kirk
Charles L. Tucker
Bay City
Infant Daniel Hoover Dies in Clare Area
Daniel Edward Hoover infant son of Mr and Mrs Dan Hoover passed away Wednesday afternoon. Mrs Hoover formerly Miss Gerry Brown of Clare. Private funeral services set for 2:00 PM Friday at Stéphenson Funeral Home with Rev Hiza Beery officiating. Interment in Cherry Grove cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Hoover
Daniel Edward Hoover
Central Michigan Community Hospital
Hoover
Gerry Brown
Clare
Stéphenson Funeral Home
Hiza Beery
Cherry Grove Cemetery
Rainbow Drive Water Mains and Road Improvements Approved
City commission at its Monday meeting approved grading and graveling John R Street and Rainbow Drive. It accepted a 22 resident petition to install water mains on Rainbow Drive, with 60 percent of costs borne by property owners. Improvements enable five new homes by Paul Shippey & Son on lots from Charles Strange and FHA loan access. Permits granted for a business block on N McEwan St to G W Brown, homes on W Seventh St to Eugene Wyman, and heads on H Sixth St for Clarence Head and Edith B Davis, plus sidewalks on John Fr St and McEwan St connections from John R to Wheaton Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Street
Rainbow Drive
Paul Shippey & Son
Charles Strange
Commission
N. McEwan St
G. W. Brown
Eugene Wyman
W. Seventh St
Clarence Head
Edith B. Davis
H. Sixth St
John FR. St
McEwan St
John R
Wheaton Ave
Clare Kiwanis Delegates Pack Seattle Kiwanis Convention
The Clare Kiwanis Club will send Joe Grigware and Lee Greer with their spouses to the 87th Kiwanis International convention in Seattle June 15 to 19. Key speakers include Maryland Governor Theodore McKeldin and Notre Dame Law Dean Clarence Manion. The event marks Seattle's centennial with a large reception and a complete Alaska gold trek drama as the main feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club of
Clare
Kiwanis International
Seattle
Washington
United States
Canada
Alaska
Hawaii
Theo Wallington
Theodore R. McKeldin
Maryland
Clarence Manion
University of Notre Dame Law School
Frank E. Holman
American Bar Association
George A. Drew
House of Commons
Ottawa
J. D. Grey
First Baptist Church of
New Orleans
Southern Baptist Convention
James M
Jimmie) Fidler
National
Kids’ Day Foundation
Pacific Northwest
Wallington
Puget Sound
Claude B. Hellman
Baltimore
International Community Service Organization
Joe Grigware
Lee Greer
Clare Kiwanis Club
Homer Borle Wins Kraft Award For Loyal Service
Homer E Borle will receive the Kraft Award at the Clare plant on June 10 1952 for fifteen years of local service. The program honors ten fifteen and twenty year milestones with a Service Citation Certificate signed by G C Pound. The fifteen year men’s award is a gold tie clasp with a shield and three stars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kraft Foods Company
Clare
Homer E. Borle
Kraft
G. C. Pound
Speed Limits Urged As Accident Toll Grows
Sergt. Ray Sweet of the Michigan State Police Mt. Pleasant post appeals to motorists to enforce strict speed control to reduce highway crashes. He cites excessive speed as a leading factor in fatal accidents, notes last year 470 deaths, and urges careful driving, early trips, and adherence to traffic conditions to save lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Sweet
Mt. Pleasant
Michigan
Sweet
Undenominational Bible School Opens Here Monday
The Rural Bible Mission will run the General Undenominational Summer Bible School from Monday June 9 to 13, 8:00 to 11:30 a.m., at Clare Baptist Church. Boys and girls from Clare and nearby areas are urged to attend. rural students will be bused via two routes with morning pickup points and times. Arthur Cunningham of the Rural Bible Mission directs the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rural Bible Mission
Clare Baptist Church
Clare
West Grant School
Wilson School
O’connor
Vernon Center
Phimsey
Andersonville
Loomig School
Herrick
Arthur Cunningham
The
City Accepts Sewage Plant Bid Monday
The City Commission awarded the sewage disposal plant contract to Peterson & Westbrook of Cadillac for 109,160 dollars. Construction runs to October 1, 1952, with Francis Engineering Co. to prepare documents and oversee execution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peterson & Westbrook
Cadillac
Francis Engineering Co
Saginaw
Harold B. Hughes
City Commission
Albert Haley
Clare Mfg Defeats Scott Drilling in Class C Clash
Clare Mfg edged Scott Drilling 12 to 11 in a Class C matchup after Scott Drilling, formerly VFW and DeMolay, took an early lead. Greer walked 12 and Defoy issued three walks as Clare Mfg converted four hits into runs led by Junior Weberhart's two hits and four RBIs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare County
Clare Public School
Davisons
Farwall
W.if.w
Clare Mfg
Scott Drilling
V.F.W
DeMolay
Plant
Greer
Bill Defoy
Junior Wberhart
Wayne Cowles
Clare
Defoy
Richter
Musser
Benedict
Haggart
Bob Witmer
Eagle
Colonville
Norris Bay
Hagle
Robinette
Wichert
Witmer
Armentrout
Page Hight
Kiwanians And Ladies Honor A F Bates Family
Clare Kiwanis Club members and their ladies will entertain at a farewell party for Austin F Bates and his family. The event will be held at the Art Damoth cottage at Summit next Thursday afternoon with dinner in the evening. Ed Johnston Don Holbrook Leo Brown Dick Groves John Le Tourneau and Mr Damoth lead arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare Kiwanis Club
Supi
Austin F. Bates
Art Damoth
Summit
Ed. Johnston
Don Holbrook
Leo Brown
Dick Groves
John LeTourneau
Mr. Damoth
Sentinel Special Issue Planned During Staff Vacation
The Sentinel announces a summer issue for the week of July 4. The office will close June 30 through July 7, with a smaller edition ready for mailing July 3. Advertisers are asked to skip or minimize space. classified deadlines shift to Friday of the following week. Legal ads and contracts remain printed as usual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Sentinel
Local Delegates Attend Masonic Grand Lodge
The 168th session of the Grand Lodge of Michigan Bree and Accepted Masons met at the Masonic Temple in Detroit on May 17 and 18. Grand Master John Hauck of Lansing Lodge 33 opened the gathering, with delegates from John Q. Look Lodge Clare and other lodges including DeMolay advisers, district boards, and multiple representatives attending a closing banquet in the Temple Ball Room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Lodge of Michigan, Bree and Accepted Masons
Masonic ‘Temple
Detroit
Tuesee
John Hauck
Lansing Lodge 33
Grand Lodge
John Q. Look
Clare
Donald ©. Holbrook
Holbrook
Laur @nce Seiter
21St District Board of General Purposes
Seiter
Hart Beatty
Archie Beatty
W. M. Elvin Larrance
Gorning Lodge
Latrence
Farwell
P. BM
Fred Schaaf
Women Golfers Announce 1952 Schedule for Clare Club
Fifteen Clare women gathered at the Club for a morning game and lunch. Dode Bonstelle won a prize, and a business meeting set tee times for 9 7 3 8 0 a m with 12 30 lunch. The 1952 schedule lists Open events and matches at Ithaca Mt Pleasant Clare St Johns and Mt Pleasant with plans to host Big Rapids and central Michigan tournament participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare
Dode Bonstelle
Albert Haley
Ithaca
Mt. Pleasant
Alma
St. Johns
Big Rapids
Hartman Dies at 58 Following Illness in Pontiac
Glenn Hartman age 58 died May 30 at his Pontiac home after a six month illness. He owned Hartmans garage on Baldwin Avenue for ten years and lived in Pontiac 38 years. Survived by wife Carrie Mott Hartman, two sons Glenn Jr and Vern R, daughter Mrs William Iman, three grandchildren, three brothers and two sisters. Services were held in Pontiac and Clare with multiple officiants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Hartman
Pontiac
Jeff
Katherine Sunday Hartman
Clare
Carrie Mott
Central Christian Church
Hartman
Baldwin Avenue
Glenn, Jr
Vern R
William Iman
Claude
Houghton
John
Pearl
Grand Rapids
Ernest Green
Roy Gordon
William
Donelson-Johns
Charles D. Race
Clare Methodist Church
Leslie J. Nevins
Cherry Grove Cemetery
Clare High School Class of 1927 Holds 25th Reunion
The 25th anniversary gathering of Clare High School’s Class of 1927 drew 65 attendees, including 25 graduates, at the school in Clare. Supt. Zinn and principal Bogan spoke, with music, keepsakes, and a pot luck lunch, plus plans for a 1957 reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare High Scholol
Altha Kidder Kincaid
Grant
Ethel Anderson Acker
Coleman
Dave Ackerman
Cass City
Lila Ulrich Baker
Detroit
Mildred Montney Lawson
Wyandotte
William Seiter
Eva Hodson Fike
Rosebush
Roger Zinn
Grand Rapids
Zinn
Richard Bogan
Bogan
Verda Zuschnitt
St. Johns
Ruth Hachmuth
Clare
Anderson
Austin Bates
Donald Holbrook
Arleigh Gorr
William Case
Margie
Carolina
Ruby Jackson
Agnes Phillips
Octavia Jones
Alice Ruby
Dorotha Kirkpatrick
Judge Holbrook
Clare High School
Nettie Holbrook
Octavia, Jones
Gertrude Timm Cox
Lucille Haley
Rollin Shull
Wallace Johnson
Richfield oil discovery in Michigan's Worth Hamilton field
Sun Oil reports final results on the Richfield oil discovery well in Clare County Michigan with initial flow near 100 barrels daily and water cut around 15 barrels. The well was drilled to 5386 feet then completed at 5218 feet in the Richfield formation after acidizing with 7000 gallons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton Township
Clare County
Sun Oil Company
Richfield
Worth Hamilton
Sun
Michigan
Marshall
Sun’s
lutzi-Woods Et al
Sutzi 1 Richfield
Ehie
Wilson-Iutz
Three County Lads Enlist in U S Navy Service
Chief John L. Plummer of the Navy Recruiting Station reports Leland Dee Green John Richard Blevens and Ronald Burdett Wilkinson have enlisted for four years as an Airman Recruit minority Seaman Recruit and left for recruit training at Great Lakes Illinois on June 2 They will undergo about 11 weeks training then receive two weeks leave before further assignment WAVES enlistments are open for women with high school education and age restrictions. Chief Plummer plans further visits to Clare and Farwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Plummer
Navy
Cadillac
Clare
Farwell
U. S. Navy
Leland Dee Green
LeRoy Green
Lake George
John Richard Blevens
Isabell Barber
Ronald Burdett Wilkinson
Luther Raymond Wilkinson
Great Lakes
Illinois
Plummer
WAVES
Ghief Plummer
Fatwell
Clare General Hospital Open House Planned for June 29
At a Clare General Hospital board meeting plans were set for an open house Sunday June 29 from 1 to 4 pm. The event invites community members to view new additions and changes with technicians in each department to explain procedures. Attendees included Dan Burdo George Whits Wm Maxwell John Wicklund Jr Murl Houghton Art Damoth Bud Anderson O D Bayes and R M LeSage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare General Hospital
Dan Burdo
George Whits
Wm. Maxwell
John Wicklund
Murl Houghton
Art Damoth
Bud Anderson
O. D. Bayés
R. M. LeSage
Ethel Jean Gerow Elected Nursing School Student President
Miss Ethel Jean Gerow, a second year Ford Hospital School of Nursing student, was installed as president of the student body in a notable ceremony. She also serves as treasurer of the District Nurses Association covering the Detroit area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Jean Gerow
Ford Hospital School of Nursing
District Nurses Association
Detroit
Ethel Jean
Wesley Gerow
Sheridan Township
New Police Car and New Hire for City Police
At a recent commission meeting the city approved purchasing a 1962 Studebaker Commander for the Police Department and voted to hire Stuart Bellag as a city policeman effective May 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart Bellag
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Rainbow
Homer Borle
Theodore R. Pixley
Atty
Pixley
University of Detroit Law School
DE Battle Creek
Sgt
R. Sweet
Clare Mfg. CO
Scott Drilling Mon
Clare County Softball League
A. F. Bates
Masonic Grand Lodge
Cherry Grove
Tri County League
Farwell Beal City
Shepherd Oil City
Crawford
Oil City
Beal City
Shepherd Harrison
CHS
Nice Herrick Lenick
Catherine Haller
Marrin
Riverdale
Lucille. Glass Haley
McBeele Ward
Donald 5
Nettie Hachmuth Holbrook
Alice. Schaeffer
Ruby
Wallace. Johnson
Mark Bicknell
Agnes Hampton Phillips
Erma Fancon Rutter
Frances Anderson
Octavia Anderson Jones
Carmen Williams Densmore
Ruby Jordon Jackson
Mary Helen Doherty McConnell
Hamilton Gasser
Charles EB. Letts
Farwell Fain News
Lake
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