Michigan to Bid Over Six Million in Road and Bridge Projects
State highway commissioner Murray D. Van Wagoner announced bids on more than 6 million dollars of road and bridge contracts in 29 counties. The letting at Lansing’s Prudden Auditorium is set for June 27 with over 300 contractors expected and work to begin by July 15.
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Murray D. van Wagoner
Michigan
Washington
Prudden Auditorium
Lansing
Upper Peninsula
Ann Arbor
Jackson
Chelsea
State Highway Department
VanWagoner
Manistee
Cadillac
Manistee National Forest
Detroit
Frankfort
Clare
Glare County
Harrison North
Osceola County
Wyatt
Clare-Frankfort
Roscommon County
Gratiot County
Pine River
Montcalm County
Clare County 4 H Club Boys Handicraft Exhibit at State Fair
County Agent P D Gibson reports M H Avery state 4 H club leader instructs preparation of first and second year handi craft works for the State Fair in September. Norway Rachdall and Hinkle school boys will contribute pieces and the exhibiting boys earn a free trip to the fair.
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Clare County
P. D. Gibson
M. H. Avery
Norway
Rachdall
Hinkle
Three Features You Can Expect From Our Dry Cleaning
Spotless cleaned moth proofed and expertly pressed offered by Howard W. Jones next to Claré Bank.
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Howard W. Jones
Claré Bank
Daddy's Birthday Dedication to J L Balsley
A heartfelt poem from Grace Balsley Myers in Columbus Ohio dedicates a birthday to J L Balsley noting his age seventy six and recalling childhood moments with cake and happiness. The piece closes with a blessing and hope for more joyful birthdays.
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Grace Balsley Myers
Columbus
Ohio
Odd Fellows 10 Observe Memorial Day Next Sunday
Clare Lodge No 333 I O O F elects officers for next term and plans Memorial Day services Sunday June 14 at 2 PM. Rev W Dale Robinson will deliver the Memorial Day Address at the local I O O F hall for members and friends.
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ODD Fellows
Clare Lodge No. 333
Grand Lodge
Noble Grand
Oliver W. Nash
Lew Hrter
Alexander B. Wylie
John L. Rodabaugh
Arthur J. Lamb
Martz Detwiler
Alexander E. Wylie
I. O. O. F. Hall
Chief Haley’s fire crew pull off timed false alarm test
Chief Albert Haley of the Times Fire Department staged a 1 PM Wednesday false alarm to prove crew punctuality. Despite citywide work, both engines reached the Auto Parts Co. four blocks away in exactly three minutes with 500 feet of hose laid, and Haley says he is confident his firefighters can meet any department in the state.
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Haley
Auto Parts Co
Siding for Paved Road Built on Site Once Used for Lumbering
Grant township west of the city shows a revival of activity as Thos McNally builds a Pere Marquette railroad switch with signals for the new US 1i highway. A 32 car track for gravel cement and materials rises near the former Harrison Junction site now marked by several small buildings and heavy site work.
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Grant Township
Gilmore Farm
Thos. McNally
Pere Marquette Railroad
Harrison Junction
Pere Marquette
Windover Lake Hotel Opens to Public and Tourists
The Windover Lake Hotel on Clare county's Windover Lake has been restored as a resort hotel. Owner L. Perkins of Alma and managers Mr and Mrs Bert H Walker oversaw spring remodeling and grounds work. The facility offers electric service, three showers, six cabins with private toilet and light, a 120-seat dining room, and meals by reservation. Boats added for fishing and bathing. located three miles west of Lake George on a Freeman township gravel road.
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Windover Lake
Clare County
L., R. Perkins
Alma
Bert H. Walker
Walker
Freeman Township
Lake George
Lake
Veterans Bonds Delivery Set for June Dates
Postmaster Francis Jackson indicates the Chicago office will mail Veterans Bonus Bonds on June 15 with delivery to rural ex servicemen on June 16 to 18. Bonds must be received in person and cashing procedures are available at the post office. Postmaster General James A Farley will broadcast June 18 to explain final delivery and payment plans for Adjusted Service Bonds.
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Chicago
Francis Jackson
Ini
James A. Farley
NBC
Clare City Council Defends Local Citizen Isaiah Leebove
The Clare Common Council passes a resolution praising Isaiah Leebove as a respected, charitable local, defending him against press characterizations as the Comstock mystery man or black sheep. The measure notes his contributions to Clare and sends a telegram to Rep. George A. Schroeder.
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Clare
Isaiah Leebove
Leebove
Jesse Hampton
George A. Schroeder
William A. Comstock
Union Endeavor Rally at Eagle Church Sunday
Grand Union Endeavor Rally of the Church of God in Clare County will be held at Eagle church Sunday evening June 14 at 7 30 p m. The pastor of First Missionary church of Flint has been secured for this occasion. He is a Fort Wayne Bible Institute graduate and a young man with a message for the young. Special music included. Everyone invited.
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Grand Union Endeavor
Church of God
Clare County
Eagle Church
First Missionary Church of
Flint
Fort Wayne, Bible Institute
Consumers Power Users Prompt Service Notice
Consumers urged to pay light and power bills at Citizend State Bank for prompt and courteous service.
Pastor Surprised To Officiate Lewiston Wedding
Rev Albert Dawe faced an unusual request last Saturday as William Wellington and Bessie Barney of Lewiston Michigan asked him to marry them. The groom had been his Sunday school pupil twenty four years earlier and the ceremony used the double ring service. The couple plans to reside back in Lewiston.
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Albert Dawe
Wm. Wellington
Bessie Barney
Lewiston
Michigan
Dave
Wellington
Ronald Russell
Clare
New tourist camp rises north of Clare on Grovenor site
Roy Joslin buys the Grovenor tract south of Clare on US-27 and is converting it into a tourist camp. Work crews build ten overnight cabins arranged in a semicircle around a central community building with showers, toilets and running water. A 500 gallon automatic pump will supply water. cabins are 12 feet square and furnished. Landscaping will follow, with a free camping area after clearing a hardwood grove, and a supply store and home planned. Contractor Herb Randall aims to have part of the cabins ready by July 4. The project is welcomed as a community asset for tourist traffic.
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Roy Joslin
Jas. S. Bickner
Grovenor Place
Mrr. Joslin
Clare
Joslin
Herb Randall
Tri-District Legion Meeting and Picnic at Grayling June 14
Sunday, June 14 marks the American Legion and Auxiliary meeting at Hanson Military Reservation Grayling for an all day picnic and convention. Representatives from the Ninth, Tenth and Lower Eleventh Districts will gather to view the reservation hosted by Grayling Post and Unit with Traverse City Post initiating the plan. The event aims to energize attendance ahead of a possible State Convention and invites Legionnaires and Auxiliary members along with family and friends to bring a basket for the event.
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American Legion and American Legion Auxiliary
Hanson Military Reservation
Grayling
Lower Peninsula
Traverse City
Northern Michigan Road Commissioners Convention in Clare
A Saginaw Wholesale Merchants Bureau visit to Clare featured a banquet at the Doherty Hotel with about 100 attendees. Mayor Jesse Hampton welcomed guests as Rev Albert Dawe led invocation and Bert Tromley directed singing. Ralph Schust spoke about regional business ties and future cooperation before a motor procession to Grayling and Alpena.
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Saginaw
Jesse Hampton
Clare
Owas Ralph Schust
Clare Baptist Church Bible School Opens Monday
The fourth annual Daily Vacation Bible School at Clare Baptist Church in Dover opens Monday June 15 at 9 00 a m in the church rear Gospel tent for ten days of Bible study. Classes cover all ages with teachers, souvenirs for Monday attendees, and a Schofield Bible prize for those who pass exams and attendance requirements.
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Clare Baptist Church
Dover ‘Tabernacle
Public Piano Recital Sunday Evening at Congregational Church
Piano pupils of Frances Anderson will be presented in a public recital at 6 30 p m Sunday June 14 at the Congregational church. Pupils include Patricia Corman Betty Hildebrandt Jeannette Aubey Yvonne Throop Martha Ann Parent and many others with Donald Wool ster assisting as a violinist. You are cordially invited to attend this public recital.
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Frances Anderson
Congregational Church
Patricia Corman
Betty Hildebrandt
Jeannette Aubey
Yvonne Throop
Martha Ann Parent
Jack Green
Vena Lee Gillespie
Alice Jan Bicknell
Zella Carey
Anna Marie Murphy
Virginia Foss
Mavis Kennedy
Donna Neeper
Irma Ott
Irma Severson
Elsie Rank
Lola Hartman
Romayne Perry
Col
Pomona Grange Meeting Scheduled for June Seventeenth
The Isabella Pomona Grange will meet with Delwin Grange on Wednesday evening June 17. Members are urged to attend and a pot luck lunch will be served. Mrs. Neilie B. White, Secretary.
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Isabella Pomona Grange
Delwin Grange
Neilie B. White
Northern Michigan Road Commissioners to Hold Clare Convention
Clare hosts the Northern Michigan Road Commissioners Association twelfth annual convention on September 25 and 26 with about five hundred delegates. Officials from 33 counties, including Kent and Wayne as honorary members, will attend along with guests from Chicago and New York City.
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Northern Michigan Road Commissioners’ Association
Doherty
Clare
Road Commission
Association
Ross Jackson
Gaylord
Thomas Lynch
Iron
Lake County
George Stout
Lake City
A. P. Peterson
Brankfort
John H. Prout
Howard City
John Asline
County Road Commission
Miles M. Callaghan
Reed City
Clare- Osceola
Jesse R. Hampton
Alex. McKinnon
Donald EB. Holbrook
Clare Chamber of Commerce
Alfred J. Doherty
Ben W. Mercer
Clare Travel Coach Company
Alexander B. Wylie
Clare Sentinel
Jackson
Clare County
Chamber of Commerce
Holbrook
Upper Peninsula
Lower Peninsula
Kent
Wayne Counties
Chicago
New York City
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Harrison
J. L. Balsley
Albert Haley
Times Fire Department
Windover Lake Hotel
Freeman Two
Mrs. Walker
Union Endeavor
Tri-District Legion
Northern Michigan Road Commissioners
Goodfellowship
Daily Vacation Bible School
Pomona Grange
Clare C. of C
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