Clare County Tours Mark Three Scenic Routes
Clare County unveils three new scenic tours for summer travelers. Tours No 1 runs 77 miles, No 2 80 miles, and No 3 32 miles starting from Clare Harrison and Farwell. Attractions include Spike Horns Camp Carmwell Ranch former city sites Mered ith Dodge Leota Temple trout rearing stations and fox farms, with access to nearly all county lakes and free camping.
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Clare County
Clare
Harrison and Farwell
Spike Horn
Carmwell Ranch
Meredith
Dodge
Leota
Temple
Federal Writer's Project
Michigan, Works, Progress, Administration
Kenneth Ruble
Art Damoth
Ideal Theater
Michigan trunkline bridges and grade separations valued at 40 million
State Highway Commissioner Murray D. Van Wagoner announces an inventory showing 1 206 trunkline bridges and grade separations costing nearly 40 million dollars. Federal and local governments contribute to most of the total, with construction underway on 36 grade separations under a 6.7 million dollar elimination program.
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Michigan
Murray D.van Wagoner
Public Piano Recital Planned by Miss Frances Anderson
Twenty piano students will perform in a Sunday recital at the Congregational church. The program includes Betty Hildebrandt Vena Lee Gilles Virginia Perry Emerson Schieber Virginia Foss Jeannette Aubre nna Murphy Zella Carey Barbara Caple Barbara Houghton Coloma Leitner Pegey Ann Cote Betty Bauder Betty Irwin Jack Green Wilma Jean Saul Mavis Kennedy Norma Weber Martin Kenedy and Barbara Jean Murphy. Public invited.
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Frances Anderson
Betty Hildebrandt
Vena Lee Gillesgis
Virginia, Perry
Emerson Schieber
Virginia Foss
Jeannette Aube
Nna Marie .Murphy
Zella Carey
Barbara Caple
Barbara Houghton
Coloma Leitner
Pegey Ann Cote
Betty Bauder
Betty Irwin
Jack Green
Wilma Jean Saul
Mavis Kenneo
License Plates Go On Sale At Hale Price July First
Ail license plates will go on sale at half price July 1 1987 for new and used cars not yet registered. Under Public Acts 1933 half year permits expire July 31st, and to allow time to register by August 1st, July 1st is set as the sale date. Obtain application blanks at Clare Branch Office and bring your Sticker Registration certificate to procure plates. J E Doherty, Branch Manager.
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Clare
J. H E. Doherty
Lutherans Rededicate Church With Dual Language Services
Next Sunday June 20th St John s Lutheran Congregation will celebrate rededication after fire damage in March. Rev Gustav Schmelzer will speak in German and English at 9 45 and 10 45 morning services. Afternoon service at 3 00 Rev C Leyrer will speak in English. Evening at 8 00 Rev A Westendorf will deliver the message. The brick church on North McEwan street was built in 1908.
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St. John’s
A. Westendorf
Bay City
C. W. Waldelich
Methodist Church Board
Young Couple Weds in Edmore Ceremony
Miss Virgie Dysinger and Roy Wilson wed Tuesday afternoon June eighth at Edmore in a ceremony conducted by Rev. C Davis of the Methodist church. Both natives of Clare and Vernon area, they plan to reside in the Clare vicinity with Wilson employed at Thayer Brothers Creamery.
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Virgie Dysinger
Dan Dysinger
Clare
Roy Wilson
Wm. Wilson
Vernon
Nina Kever
Wallace Robert
Edmore
C. =. Davis
Methodist Church
Thayer Brothers Creamery
Vandewarkers Grocery Moves to Larger Quarters
Vandewarkers Grocery will relocate from the Hasler building on Mc Ewan street to the large Mater building on east 4th Street next week. The move follows a rush in business and a growing stock of groceries, with the new site offering more room, new shelving and tables, and easier operation.
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Vandewarkers Grocery
Hasler
McEwan
Mater
East 4Th St
Clare Chamber completes summer plan and suspends meetings
The Clare Chamber of Commerce met at the Hotel Doherty to discuss summer band concerts in the city park and potential store hours changes during concert evenings. A 22 member committee proposed a budget of six to seven hundred dollars with $300 from the City Council, and plans to raise the remainder. The group voted to suspend regular meetings in July and August and heard reports on a community map project and camp activities.
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Floyd Chapman
Houghton ©. C. C
Donald BE. Holbrook
Albert Dawe
Earl Sternaman
James Bicknell
Fred Morgan
C. D. Bayes
Dawe
Clare Chamber of Commerce
Harrison Board of Commerce
Chapman
Houghton C. C. C. Bamp
Emerson Chester
Socony Vacuum Oil Co
Clare Woman Injured in Auto Wreck Near Alma
Mrs Ralph Stevens of the city sustained a broken rib in an accident Saturday evening at the US 27 US 27A intersection near Alma. The Stevens party included grandson Junior Anderson and Mr and Mrs Paul Lange. the truck struck their car, leaving it badly damaged with all others unharmed.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ralph Stevens
Alma
Stevens
Junior Anderson
Paul Lange
District WPA Office to be Eliminated by Redistricting
The district WPA office in Clare will be dissolved under new redistricting plans that align districts with legislative boundaries. Most local employees will be transferred to other cities as the office is dissolved.
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WPA
Clare
Fathers Day Proclaimed to Honor Nation’s Dads
Sunday, June 20th is set aside to honor the fathers of our nation. The piece urges reverence and affection for dads and asks readers to brighten the day for lonely elderly men, including those whose fathers have passed away.
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Dad
Vernon Residents Injured in Coleman Auto Crash
Russell Lawler and Pat Battle, both injured Tuesday evening when their car tire blew near Coleman caused loss of control and a ditch landing. Lawler traveled thirty feet from the car with head and body injuries. Battle suffered head and body cuts and fainted. They were treated in Coleman and at Clare County General Hospital.
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Pontiac
Russell Lawler
Delwin
Pat Battle
Vernon
Coleman
Lawler
Battle
Clare County General Hospital
County Janitors Club takes five day trip to Upper Peninsula
A group of twenty four left Harrison Monday morning at 7 30 to tour Northern Michigan. The itinerary included Gaylord 4 H club camp lunch the Soo Marquette and Munising Pictured Rocks Manistique Saint Ignace Mackinac Island and Alpena with stops at the Lumberman's Monument and a Grand Hotel visit. Cost was 8 35 per person for about 1100 miles in five days with Frost Township schools providing the bus.
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Harrison
Northern
Michigan
Gaylord
Marquette Prison
Manistique
Manistiqua
Saint Ignace
Mackinac Island
Grand Hotel
Cheboygan
Shore Road
Rogers City
Alpena
AuSable
Buckeye
Frost Township
Glarabell Mead
J. D. Black- Jedge
Bud Mead
Pricilla Marleit
Betty Smith
Mabel Gassman
Alice Gassman
Junior Eberhart
Anna Marie Murphy
Wayne Barton
Eleanore Carvo
Delia Mae Burnett
Lillian Burnett
Katherine Spohn
Fern Phelipp
Ford Martz
Dorine Pearson
Freda Taylor
Marie Noyes
Melvin Tauch
Vera Price
Hilesa Amble
Claud Allen
Helen Heller
Clare Businessmen Softball Team Wins 10th Straight
The Clare Businessmen's softball team extended its unbeaten streak to ten with a 17 to 1 victory over Pure Oils at Mt. Pleasant on Monday. They previously defeated Limeral Pipeline 21 to 1 at Mt. Pleasant and face K of C Mt. Pleasant next Monday evening at the high school diamond.
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Clare Businesmen
Pure Oils
Mt. Pleasant
Limeral Pipe Line
Mt.Pleasant
K. of
Rev George Stanford Returned to Clare Methodist Church
The annual conference at Big Rapids has returned Rev George Stanford to the Methodist Episcopal Church in Clare. Superintendent Victor W Thrall will oversee assignments in the Big Rapids district including Barryton Chippewa Lake Beaverton Coleman Ewart and Sears Gladwin Mt Pleasant Indian Mission Rosebush and Mt Pleasant.
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George Stanford
Methodist Episcopal Church
Big Rapids
Victor W. Thrall
Barryton
Chippewa Lake
J. E. “Price
Beaverton
Harold Hodgson
Coleman
W. D. Robinson
Ewart and Sears
George Wright
Five Dollars Loot at Mt. Pleasant Gas Station
Ray Lockwood, operator of a Mission Street and Broadway gas station in Mt. Pleasant, was robbed Monday morning when a young man demanded money. Lockwood handed over a little over five dollars from the till. the bandit warned that if that's all you have, keep it, then fled. Sheriff Howard Kennedy reports a definite lead being pursued by city police.
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Ray Lockwood
Mission Street
Broadway
Mt. Pleasant
Lockwood
Howard Kennedy
City Policie
Consumers Power Users Notice At Citizens State Bank
A compact notice urging prompt payment of electric bills appears, directing readers to settle balances at the Citizens State Bank for prompt and courteous service. The advertisement emphasizes timely payments to avoid service interruptions and maintain power supply.
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Citizens State’ Bank
Miss Patitieig Doherty Opens Nursery School
Miss Patitieig Doherty announces the opening officer Nursery School on June 28 for children age 6 to 8. For appointments and particulars call 268.
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Patitieig Doherty
Pity for Children in Trailer Investor Strain
A fragment describes distress among children and investors over a trailer situation. The text hints at hardship and the impact on families. The source lacks clear names, places, or dates.
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Ater Erat
Brother of Dr C B Wood Victim of Traffic Accident
Richard Wood, 24, a former Mt. Pleasant and Central State Teachers College athlete and GM Detroit employee, was struck by a hit and run Monday morning, suffered a skull fracture, and died Tuesday morning. He is survived by his mother Nell Bennett Wood and brother Dr C B Wood. Funeral services were held in Mt Pleasant.
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GC. B. Wood
Richard’ Wood
Mt.Pleasant
Central State Teachers College
General Motors Corporation
Detroit
Lee and Cady Move to New Wholesale Warehouse
Frank Hachmuth, local manager, completes transfer of Lee and Cady stock from McEwan Street to a new one story 40 by 60 foot building on West 4th Street. The skylight provides light and ventilation. a side loading door and a four-car cement platform aid freight handling. A burglar alarm guards the premises. two piece cast cement sidewalls resist frost. The firm plans a larger stock of groceries tires batteries tobaccos and candies.
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Frank Hachmuth
Lee & Cady
North McEwan Street
West 4Th Street
Rod and Gun Club Prepares for Wildlife Propagation
Clare Rod and Gun Club members finish sowing acres of wildlife seed for game birds and to be hatched this season. The city donated a tractor and Harve Erter prepared the ground. The Department of Conservation sent 450 pheasant eggs to be hatched by local supporters, with 800 requested but limited by weather. Eggs are distributed to applicants and crew passes available until June 30. The club works tirelessly to conserve wildlife in the community.
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Clare Rod and Gun Club
Clare
Harve Erter
Department of Conservation
Friends of Wildlife
Iencé
Water Usage Hours Set for Sprinkling
Official notice sets sprinkling hours from 6:00 am to 9:00 am and 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Citizens are urged to cooperate. violations will result in water being shut off and a $1.00 reactivation fee. Mayor John Dowalop of Gara City signs the notice.
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Tohn
May oil output shows daily decline in Michigan
Oil production for May fell from April driven by Buckeye field weakness. Daily crude runs averaged 42 258 barrels, totaling 1 309 998 barrels for May. Buckeye dropped from 17 503 to 16 280 barrels daily, while Pure Transportation faced 6 000 barrels instead of the anticipated 7 000.
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Oil and Gas Association of Michigan
Michigan
Buckeye
Wells Bris
Porter-Yiost Ee Ee
Greendale-Chippewa
Geneva-Midland
Vernon-Seaton-Denver
Sherman-Isabella
Crystal -Moncalm Oe
Edmore Winfield
Mtcalm
Beaverton We
Oreman
Buckeye Wee
Claytor-Arenae Eee
Raginaw Meee
Bireh Run
Dundee-Monroe
Ee Ae
Salem-Allegan
Women Golfers Take Honors At St Johns Wed
Thirteen Clare women golfers traveled to St Johns Wednesday morning to win five of six matches. Anderson and Doherty tied for fewest putts. Anderson later received a golf ball as a prize. A luncheon for 42 preceded bridge in the clubhouse.
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ST. Johns
Clare
Francis Anderson
Margaret Doherty
Miss Anderson
St. Johns Club
Grayling
Nook
Jas. Naumes
Jas. Olsen
Richard ‘Reinsma
Mt. Pleasant Country Club
Naumes
Olsen
Watch Your Matches
A small child at the Doherty home started a fire by taking a match from a gas range. Dorothy Doherty rubbed the match on a window, igniting curtains and bedding and causing smoke throughout the bedroom before adults learned of the blaze. No serious injuries reported.
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M. A. Doherty
Dorothy Doherty
Dorothy
Launder, Tiga 13th Street Sale At Goods Height Cleetiie Store
Thad E and WIL HOWL hold a base sale at the Goods Height Cleetiie Store on 13th street Launder. Items include clothing and apparel announced by local merchants.
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Thad
Tiga
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Lutheran Church
MS. E
Chamber OF Commerce
Doherty
U. P
Tour North In Buses
Clare Businessmen’s
Mt. Pleasant Pure Oils
Geo. Stanford
Clare Methodist Church
C. B. Wood
New
ROD and Gun Club
Twin Elms
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