Clare High 97 Seniors Set for Commencement Evening
Clare High prepares for graduation day with 97 seniors in the school gym at 8:00 p.m. The Baccalaureate last Sunday featured Rev. Karl Wickstrom of the United Church of Christ Congregational. Dr. Eugene Gillaspy, president of the new Mid Michigan Community College, will give the commencement address.
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Clare High
Karl Wickstrom
United Church of Christ, Congregational
Eugene Gillaspy
Mid Michigan Community College
Clare
Gladwin
Gillaspy
97 Clare Grads To Be Awarded Diplomas Friday
Clare High School hosts its 79th commencement with 97 graduates. Speaker introduced by Superintendent Richard Snyder. Music by the school band and a girls choir. National Honor Society members and individual scholarship awards announced by Mel Hampton and Lawrence Eastley. Diploma presentations by Glenn Thomas. Class members listed.
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Clare Grads
Clare
Richard Snyder
Clare High School
Ivy
Nola Middleton
SuAnn Sager
Marlene Strouse
Mary Logic
Kathryn Whitford
Beverly Weldon
Sally Samborn
Mel Hampton
Lawrence Eastley
CHS
Donald Spencer
Banquet Closes Year For Friday Bowlers
The Gateway Ladies Friday Night League closed its season with its annual banquet held May 27 at the Town & Country.
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Gateway Ladies
Town & Country
Michigan Act tightens fraud in home improvement contracts
The Michigan Home Improvement Finance Act took effect January 1, 1966 to curb fraudulent installment sales in home improvements. It requires clear promissory note terms, allows buyers to cancel by 5 p.m. next business day, bans abusive credit tactics, and prohibits referrals or gifts to induce contracts. The law aims to protect homeowners from deceitful practices by unscrupulous contractors.
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Michigan
Newst
Two Clare Seniors in Train Car Crash
Two 18-year-old Clare boys, members of this year’s graduating class, were injured in an auto train crash at the McEwan street crossing. Daniel Tice drove the 1962 Ford convertible with passenger Weil Clark. Both were hospitalized with serious injuries but expected to recover. police gathered reports as the crossing safety project nears.
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Daniel Tice
Neil Clark
CHS
Sentinel
Clare
McEwan Street
Clark
Rovelle Clark
R-4
Roger Depue
Depuey
Tice
Depue
June Well Child Conference Schedule Changes
The Well Child Conference lists June sessions with location and times. Farwell at Farwell Elementary on June 15 9 to 11 a.m. Clare City Hall on June 15 1 to 3 p.m. Harrison Court House on June 17 9 to 11 a.m. The date changes apply only to this month.
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Farwell
Clare
Harrison
Harold Sandborn retires as Clare plant manager at Holley
Harold Sandborn longtime Clare plant manager for ten years and 26 years with Holley Carburetor Company retires. Robert F. Mettler named successor effective June 13 1966 after a career starting in 1949 with the firm and roles in Engineering Manufacturing Services and Automotive divisions. Sandborn thanks the community and Holley employees for their cooperation.
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Harold Sandborn
Holley Garburetor
Clare Aircraft Division
Clare
Warren
Michigan
Holley
Sandborn
Robert F. Mettler
Harold
Holley Carburetor Company
Robert
Bob) R. Mettler
Bob
Michigan Bell Unveils New Weapons Against Crank Calls
Clarence B. Riedel announces a state wide campaign against obscene and harassing calls. New equipment can identify callers and lock in on a line even after hang up. Local offices implement complaint handling with a centralized Annoyance Call Bureau in Detroit. Customers are advised not to speak to or engage obscene callers and to report persistent abuse for possible legal action.
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Michigan Bell Telephone Company
Clarence B. Riedel
Michigan Bell
Riedel
Detroit
Riedél
Michigan
Plans for Shamrock July 4 Celebration in Clare
A new association forms to plan sponsor and conduct a July 4 event in Clare with games activities and fireworks on Sunday July 3. Local service clubs and youth groups are invited to contribute as plans grow with Larry Snively of Citizens Bank and Trust assisting and hospitality groups taking leading roles. Continued on Page A-8.
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Clare Point
Ail
Larry Snively
Citizens Bank and Trust
Youth Golf League Forms At Twin Elms
A boys golf league for ages eight to 13 is being formed at Twin Elms with play starting Tuesday morning June 14. Instruction is free and parents and boys may call Twin Elms for information.
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Twin Elms
Strange A Candidate Strange A Candidate State Rep James H. Strange announces re election
Michigan politics report notes State Representative Russell H. Strange a Republican from the 100th district declares his candidacy for a sixth term in the Michigan House of Representatives and says he will file petitions soon.
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Russell H. Strange
Michigan
House of Representatives
Rep
Stange
Hire New Elementary Principal at Clare School
The Clare Board of Education appointed Albert A. Schumm, Adams Elementary School principal in Birmingham Michigan, as Clare Elementary principal for the 1966 67 school year. Schumm has five years as an elementary teacher and eleven years as an elementary principal in Birmingham. He and his wife plan to move to Clare in the summer with their four children aged four to ten.
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Clare Board of Education
Albert A. Schumm
Adams
Birmingham
Michigan
Clare
Schumm
Retirement Party for Mrs Leota VanEvery Shines in Clare Schools
Mrs Leota VanEvery retires after twenty two years in Clare Public Schools including two years as elementary principal. A June 3 dinner honored her service with 60 teachers and board members present, Barbara Belles entertainment, and gifts from the DEA and school board. She will lead a summer reading program at Houghton Lake before future plans.
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Clare
Leota VanEvery
Town
Lester Putney
Glaze Education Association
Barbara Belles of
Midland
DEA
Louisa Bowler
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