Petitions Circulating For School Board Candidates
Two new members will be elected to four year terms on the Clare Board of Education at the July 10 election. Nominees are Harold Brooks and Mrs Bernice Johnston with petitions due by June 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare Board of Education
C. B. Neff
Carl Gruno
Harold Brooks
Vernon Township
Vernon Center
Bernice Johnston
Clare
Neff
O. D. Bayes
Clare County School Board
Ullman A. Collins
William Y Wisher
Lake
Don Luce
Harold Bradley
New County School Board
Clare Women Golf Schedule Set For Coming Season
Seventeen members attended the Clare Women’s Golf Association day at Twin Elms. Jean Cradit posted the low score with 47, Ruth Schroeder won a guessing prize, and Margaret Bosink won the door prize. The schedule includes events at St Johns Portland Alma Ithaca and Central Michigan Tournament at St Johns with open play from late August.
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Clare Women’s Golf Association
Twin Elms
Jean Cradit
Ruth Schroeder
Dorothy Ashcraft
Margaret Bosink
Clare
St. Johns
Portland
Alma
Ithaca
Central Michigan
Tonia
Drowned Boy Swimmer Jerald Spence in Perch Lake
Eleven year old Jerald Spence son of Mr and Mrs Eric Spence of rural Lake died after drowning Monday at Perch Lake Clare County Sheriff James Darling said the accident happened around 1 00 pm while Jerald swam with three friends Eddie Archambault Dick Aukey and Ronald Walker near an island about 25 yards from shore The four foot deep water was searched by his companions and others including Coker s ambulance from Farwell and Stephen son of Clare but Jerald could not be revived Coroner Carl Stephenson ruled death by drowning Jerald completed fourth grade at Farwell Community Elementary School Funeral arrangements were handled by Coker Funeral Home Farwell
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerald Spence
Eric Spence
Rural Lake
Perch Lake
Jerald
Eddie Archambault
Dick Aukey
Ronald Walker
Clare County
James Darling
Darling
Coker
Farwell
Stephenson
Clare
E. J. Gershon
Carl Stephenson
Lake
Coker Funeral Home
Clare high school senior sidelined by horseback accident
Clare resident Willis Strouse son of Mr and Mrs Willis H Strouse will miss the graduation ceremony after a fall when his horse tripped over a fence. He sustained five crushed vertebrae and other injuries and is hospitalized at Mt Pleasant Central Michigan Community Hospital with several weeks of confinement expected. He will still receive his diploma but cannot participate in the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis Strouse
Clare High School
Willis H. Strouse
Clare
Mt. Pleasant Central Michigan Community Hospital
Willis
Pack 120 Picnic at Clare City Park Honors Scouts
Cub Scout Pack 120 of Clare held a family picnic on June 1 at Clare City Park. Ed Strouse and Norm Schroeder awarded Bucky Beaver neckerchief slides for selling Scout Fair tickets in Saginaw, and announced badges and arrows earned by Jim Clute Dale Moser Gary Anderson Mike Sheredy and B J Northon. Mothers received gifts from each den and a group photo with the President's Award ribbon and den mothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare
Ed Strouse
Norm Schroeder
Saginaw
Strouse
Jim Clute
Dale Moser
Gary Anderson
Mike Sheredy
B. J. Northon
Helen Anderson
Bernice Eberhart
Mary Dwyer
Norcutt Initiated Into MSU Green Helmet Honor
James F. Norcutt of Clare is welcomed into Michigan State University's Green Helmet sophomore men's honorary among 35 new members chosen from the top 100 freshmen. The honor recognizes leadership and service with tutoring aid and campus guidance programs as part of the service honorary. Norcutt, a 1960 Clare Public School graduate, is pictured with past president Dave Foster, a Kansas City sophomore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James F. Norcutt
Floyd I. Norcutt
Clare
Dave Foster
Kansas City
Green Helmet
Michigan State University
Registra
MSU
Norcutt
Clare Public School
Clare High Class of 1961 Baccalaureate Ceremony
Ninety eight Clare High seniors marked Commencement Week with a Baccalaureate service in the gym. Virginia Norton gave the invocation, a senior vocal quartet sang Graduation Prayer, and Rev Fr J I Sruba from St Cecilia Church delivered the sermon. The class hymn This Is My Father's World closed the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare
Virginia Northon
J. I. Sruba
St. Cecilia Church
Clare High School commencement program includes memorials and diplomas
Friday June 9 at 8:00 PM Clare High School presents a commencement with a processional address by G Robert Harrington of Michigan Bell, memorials accepted by Dr C B Neff, interlude by a wind quintet, National Honor Society presentation by Ann Elden, Class of 1960, and diplomas presented by Lionel Duncan, Board of Education president. Superintendent Richard Wheeler and Principal Richard Snyder are listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Robert Harrington
Michigan Bell Telephone Co
Joseph Graves
Ann Elden
Lionel Duncan
Board of Education
Fire Wrecks Clute Home After Front-Room Blaze
The Clute fire department was called to the Elma Clute residence on east US-10 at 7 30 a m Friday June 2 to fight a house fire that left only a shell. Damage estimated at 8000 dollars with kitchen bathroom and utility rooms demolished. Mrs Clute living alone, granddaughter reported the fire to Dick Poet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clute
Elma Clute Re:dence
Us-10
Reverend Sickal resigns as Clare Church of God pastor
Lee Sickal delivered his last sermon on June 4 and submitted his resignation. He will move to Lake George pending future plans. The Clare Church of God will host visiting speakers as it seeks a permanent resident minister, with congregation members giving talks and sermons for evening services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Sickal
Clare Church of God
Lake George
Eight From Clare and Farwell Board CMU Commencement
Central Michigan University held its 69th annual commencement on Sunday June 4 with 604 degree and certificate recipients. Eight Clare county graduates included Dinah Lynn Hall Fred Miller Nancy Neff Freda Rosevear and Ronald Setts. Farwell graduates listed were Fredrick Warner Gerald Wood and Mignon Laverty among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Michigan University
Clare County
Clare
Dinah Liyn Hall
Fred Miller
Nancy M. Neff
Freda A. Rosevear
Out-of-season Christmas cactus blooms in Clare
Mrs Lula Shaw reports her Christmas cactus blooming unusually late and sprouting new blossoms despite winter absence. A veteran farmer recalls a year of poor crops with mush from 14 acres of corn. An auto load of gypsies tried to rob Ralph Hether in Clare, one woman entering for water while another attempted wallet theft before fleeing after Hether recovered his pistol. The incident prompted police attention in Gratiot County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lula Shaw
Clare
Central Michigan
Ralph Hether
Hether
Lake R-2
Gratiot
Buy Budd Lake Sports Store in Garrison
Mr and Mrs Wm Duggan of Midland are new owners of Weatherheads Sportsmens Post at Budd Lake south end in Garrison. They plan cabins and improvements and have opened a marina the lake first. They will continue selling name brand sporting goods for fishermen hunters and outdoor enthusiasts. Duggan s Sportsmen Post will be the new name and Weatherhead intends a real estate office south of the former site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Duggan
Midland
Weatherhead
Budd Lake
Garrison
Duggans
Correction notice for tire bargain advertisement
The Sentinel corrects an error in the Leon Stanley Oil Co. tire advertisement on page 18. The regular list price of the special tire offered is $32.75.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Sentinel
Leon Stanley Oil Co
Exploding Fuel Burns Rural Clare Woman at Home
Mrs Marie Murphy, 60, was severely burned when an alcohol can exploded as she tried to light a fuel oil stove at about 6 30 a m Sunday. Her robe caught fire. her son Charles helped extinguish the flames and she was taken to Clare General Hospital for a week or more. The blast scorched a floor and furniture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Murphy
Clare
Charles
Clare General Hospital
Check Passing Try Fails Check Passing Try Fails
A man attempting to cash a $50 check at Citizens State Bank fled during a routine inquiry and vanished. Minnesota authorities list Harold McLane as wanted on a bad-check charge and possibly armed. He claimed kinship with a local postmaster, which proved false. State Troopers and FBI agents investigated. he was not located.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens State Bank
Minnesota
Harold McLane
Buluth
Alan Ott
Lake
Wilbur McLane
Ott
McLane
Clare
Mt. Pleasant Post
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Farwell Approves New School Bond Plan Before Voters
Farwell-area residents face a district bond issue to fund a new school building. The proposal lowers taxes to 5.4 mills on state equalized value versus current debt taxes of 6.5 to 10.23 mills in neighboring districts. Bond term is 25 years with millage decreasing over time. Absentee ballots available June 10, election June 12 in Surrey Garfield Lincoln Freeman town halls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farwell Area
Kenneth McLaughlin
Farwell
Board of Education
Surrey
Grant
Gilmore
Nottawa
Vernon
Surrey Town Hall
Garfield Township
Garfield Town Hall
Lincoln
Freeman
Lincoln Town Hall
61 Awards Given At CHS Assembly
Clare High honored 61 students at the annual awards assembly in the high school gym Friday June 2. Awards covered all sports music journalism and homemaking as the program grows each year. Outgoing president Lawrence Carncross initiated new Student Council President Jarl Ruark after athletic honors and various activities were recognized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare High
Jarl Ruark
Lawrence Carncross
McGuire Wins Chevrolet Dealership in Clare Farwell
Warren L. McGuire announced he signed a General Motors contract for a Chevrolet dealership in Clare Farwell. The showroom will occupy McGuire Brothers' building on US-10 at Clare’s west city limits with a special opening celebration to debut the first new models.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren L. McGuire
General Motors
Clare-Farwell
McGuire Brothers
Us-10
Clare
McGuire
Party Honors Retiring Postmaster in Clare
Clare hosts a banquet at IOOF hall for retiring Postmaster Francis L. Jackson. The event honors his government service and friendships formed, with many postal staff, former postmasters, and local officials in attendance. Laurence Jackson Jr. named acting postmaster. remarks from Gordon McIntosh Lewis McNaughton Dale Peterson and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare
Francis L. Jackson
IOOF
Department
Herbert Breen
Gerald Nivison
Laurence Jackson, Jr
L. E. Davy
Mr. Jackson
Gordon McIntosh
Lewis McNaughton
Ground Rapids
Dale Peterson
Detroit
Clare Post Office
John A. Jackson
Wilbur McLane
Lake
Leo Oden
Clare Carrier
Stanley Parish
National Association of Postmasters In
Michigan
Harrison Postal
Dem Candidates Hear Dem Candidates at Clare meeting
The Democratic steering committee for the Tenth Congressional District met at the Doherty Hotel in Clare. Thirty two members attended with four area candidates for the constitutional convention present Gilbert Stewart of Roscommon Cecil Epple of Isabella County Ray Winter of West Branch and Harry Croft of Midland spoke briefly about their candidacies and views on constitutional revision.
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Tenth Congressional District
Doherty Hotel
Clare
Gilbert Stewart
Roscommon
Michigan Conservation Department
University of Maine
Cecil Epple
Isabella County
Ray Winter
West Branch
Harry Croft
Midland
Federal aid to Michigan fish and wildlife programs set for July
The Interior Department allocates 406700 federal aid for Michigan for 1961 62 with 292000 Pittman Robertson funds for game projects and 114700 Dingell Johnson funds for fisheries. July apportionments total 12850000 nationwide to support state programs, while Michigan faces 160500 PR funds withheld over 1959 60 license holder counting methods. Michigan awaits court ruling on release of withheld funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Department of the Interior
Pittman-Robertson
Dingell-Johnson Fund
Fed
Conservation Department
Solicitor General
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Colorado
Department
Washington, D.C
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Lenard Schwanz
Perch
Grad
Jim Norcutt
Clare High School Band
Woodwind Quintet
Lynn Salisbury
Marcia Schlafley
Calla House
Bonnie Bergstrom
Charlene Cole
Richard Wheeler
Richard L. Snyder
Laurence W. Jackson, Jr
Henry Ford
Sentinel
Dick Poet
Sickal
Clare Church
Cmu
Budd Lake Sports Store
Mrs. Murphy
CHS Assembly
Chevrolet
Dem
Fish and Wildlife
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