Clare High School Class of 1941 Graduates Friday
The fifty fourth annual Commencement exercises for Clare High School’s Class of 1941 took place Friday evening in the school auditorium. Donald Roth of the Grand Rapids Symphony played a violin solo with Keith Hunter at the piano as fifty seven seniors marched in led by Danny Burdo and Frances Morgan. Dr. John W. Dunning, president of Alma College, delivered the keynote address urging clear thought, noble behavior, altruism, and hopeful belief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare High School
Donald Roth
Grand Rapids Symphony Orchestra
Keith Hunter
Danny Burdo
Frances Morgan
George Parent
Kennedy
John W. Dunning
Alma College
Taft Highway Now Urged as Defense Route
Frank Holder leads Taft Memorial Highway push with Florida Georgia progress. A new Shell Creek bridge near Arcadia Florida and re routed paving near Dade City Oakland aim to boost national defense by linking Fort Oglethorpe Fort Benning to Florida points. The eleven year drive spans Michigan to Florida 1710 miles with cross state support and a Clare convention set for August 6 and 7. Governor Van Wagoner Highway Commissioner Kennedy and state officials will attend.
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Frank Holder
Taft Memorial Highway Association
Clare l
Florida
Georgia
Clare
Shell Creek
Arcadia
Dade City
Oakland
Atlanta
Col. Holder
Fort Oglethorpe
Fort Benning
Sault Ste. Marie
Michigan
Fort Myers
Fort Brady
Wright Field
Fort Thomas
Fort Knox
Albany
Moultrie
Deeran
Holder
Mid- West
Highway Association
van Wagoner
High Way
Kennedy
Mavis Kennedy Wins Scholarship to Northwestern
Mavis Kennedy wins a five week scholarship to Northwestern National High School Institute at Northwestern University Evanston Illinois. The program covers dramatics speech and debate and selects fifty juniors and seniors in the United States. She will depart before July 14 for the sessions.
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Mavis Kennedy
Northwestern National High School Institute
Northwestern University
Evanston
Winois
United States
Mavis
New Front Under Way at Brewer and Thompson Implement Co.
A new sixty one foot front is being added to the Brewer and Thompson implement building on West Fourth Street. The structure rises from basement to eighteen feet above sidewalk with eight inch blocks brick facing and concrete copings. The west side features overhead doors and steel sash windows. center has a plate glass office display. east opens to display room for tractors and tools. Harold Moline is the contractor.
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West Fourth Street
Brewer & Thompson Implement Building
Thompson
Brewer
Harold Moline
Central State graduates include Clare and Farwell seniors
Patricia Clure Austin Knapp Elsie Shull and Ruth Stanley listed among Central State Teachers College graduates with B S or A B degrees and secondary certificates. Commencement events run June 15 to 21 with speakers Dr Marshall Reed and Dr A J Brumbaugh and activities from Swingout to senior Dinner Dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Barnes
Central State Teachers College
Patricia Clure
Clare
Austin Knapp
Elsie Shull
Ruth Stanley
Farwell
Margymae Beck
Mr. Pleasant
Theodore Johnson
Tustin
Marshall R. Reed
Detroit Nardin Park Methodist Church
Midland Country Club
A. J. Brumbaugh
College of Arts and Sciences
University of Chicago
All Day Meeting at Loomis Latter Day Saints Church
An all day gathering at Loomis Latter Day Saints Church on Sunday June 29 features a 9:00 prayer meeting, 11:00 preaching service, and two afternoon talks at 1:30 and 3:00. Special speakers include Hitler ST Pendleton of Bedverton and B H Doty district president. Attendees are asked to bring baskets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Latter Day Saints
Loomis
Hitler
Pendleton
Bédverton
B. H. Doty
Olander warns against speeding on state roads
Commissioner Oscar G. Olander urged Michigan motorists to slow for traffic conditions as state troopers prepare strict action for unsafe speeds. He cited Memorial Day deaths and urged drivers to follow the crowd and avoid weaving or rapid lane changes to reduce crashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar G. Olander
Michigan
Olander
Sunday School Presents Children's Day Program
The Congregational Sunday School staged a full Children’s Day program during the regular worship hour. The High School Class read scripture, musical pieces featured Gayla Hochstetler and peers, and Rev. Dawe led a baptismal service for several children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational
Bethoven
Gayla Hochstetler
Evelyn Artibee
Lou Ann Hampton
Joyce Jones
Suzanne Irving
Dawe
Dolores Jackson
Larry Beadle
Jimmy Duncan
Gail Joslin
Donna
Joyce Loach
Avis Murdoch
Dick Garthe
Barbara Hearns
Carlysle Coveart
Mary Lou Williams
Sally Bicknell
Sarah Pryor
Ann Lynn Bayes
Marilyn Masten
Jackie Joslin
Darlene Garthe
Johnny Bicknell
Harold Lockwood
Batle Creek
Dorothy Smith
Martha Jean McKinnon
Janie Bicknell
America
Eveleen Smith Joins Sentinel Staff This Summer
Eveleen Smith a Clare High School senior will work in the Sentinel office staff during the summer vacation and began duties Monday morning. The office praises her congeniality and courtesy expected to please patrons calling there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eveleen Smith
Sentinel
Clare High School
Sentinel Office
Eveleen
Plan for supervised recreation this summer in Clare
The Clare Board of Education schedules a supervised recreation program this year with Leo Brown in charge. The high school playground opens after school Monday through Friday with activities including softball, hardball, touch football, soccer, Uni-goal, basketball, volleyball, and track and field. Swimming supervision runs 4:00 to 5:00 on Monday Wednesday and Friday at the dam. The playground is open 1:00 to 4:00 every afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare Board of Education
Leo Brown
Brown
Local Kiwanis Softball Opener With Nine-Run Hi Speed Rout
The Clare Kiwanis sponsored softball season opened last Monday June 16 with ten teams entered. Cotter Motor Sales beat State Highway 9 to 1 in the opener. Hi-Speed defeated Harrison Merchants 19 to 9. A Junior League for under ninth graders debuts with North Star beating Green's Clothing 22 to 10. Exhibition games featured Gulf defeating Drewry's Beer 9 to 6. Weekly schedules and results will be printed by Ass't Coach Morrel Clute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis
Harrison, Lake
Camp Houghton
C.C
North Bradley
Frank's Auto Parts
Clare Hi-Speed
Cotter Motor Sales
State Highway Garage
Clare Hardware
Leo Brown
Green
Cotter
Shoemaker
State Highway
Clare Speed
Harrison Merchants
Hi-Speed
Puglia
Harrison
Barclay
Steeley
Leosh
Hi- Speed
Clare
North Star Grocery
Green's Clothing Store
North Star
Green's Clothing
Gulf
Leo Hampton
Drewry’s Beer and Ale
Mt. Pleasant
Drewry
Grinnel
Jack Spencer
Cappaert
Frank’s Auto Parts
N. Bradley
Lake
Bwart
N. Bradley Cotter Motor Sales
Camp Houghton C.C.C. Cottey
Ass’t
Morrel Clute
Sentinel Sports
Did You Ever Go Fishing
A playful column invites readers to recall fishing trips, camping ventures, and vacation plans as it asks if they ever went fishing and to read further pages for more on the topic.
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Basire
Rosebush Couple Celebrate Fifty Years of Wedded Life
Mr and Mrs John Lynch of Rosebush celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on Sunday June 14 They were married in St Henrys by Rev Fr James E Mahar They have lived in Rosebush all their lives and are parents of ten children including Frank Mary Charles Leo Theresa Rose Bernard Elmer serving in the army Two children Joe and Clementine have died Their many friends wish them many more years together
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John Lynch
Rosebush
Charles
Royal Oak
Leo
Mt. Pleasant
Theresa
Rose
Saginaw
Bernard
Elmer
Joe
Clementine
Clare High Vocational Class Tours Houghton Lake CCC Camp
Forty Clare High School Vocational Class members with instructor visit Houghton Lake CCC camp. They tour the dam project on Muskegon River and the near finished Combination Building at Wilson State Park, guided by camp and Technical Service staff.
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Clare High School
Steeley
Houghton Lake
CCC
Thomas A. Belt
Muskegon River
Lee W. Maurer
Sam Cline
Camip Houghton Lake
Combination
Wilson State Park
George W. Monroe
Hector D. Shaw
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs Memorial Service Planned
The Glava Rebekah Lodge No. 167 and Lodge No. 333 will hold a Memorial Day Service next Sunday at 3:00 PM in their hall. Dr. John Hall of Clare Methodist Church will be guest speaker. Members and others are urged to attend in memory of departed brothers and sisters.
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Glava Rebekah
John Hall
Clare Methodist
Michigan Men 21 Must Register July 1
Michigan will register men who turn 21 between October 16, 1940 and July 1, 1941, with about 33,000 new registrants under 192 Local Selective Service Boards. Registration runs July 1 from 7:00 am to 9:00 pm at Local Board offices or designated sites, for citizens and aliens aged 21.
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Michigan
Congress
Selective Service Board
Col. E. M. Rosecrans
Rosecrans
Selective Service Local Boards
Sister of Local Oil Operator Dies in Texas
Mrs Annie Harrison sister of Charles Strange local oil operator died at her farm one mile north of Anson Texas on Sunday June 1 1941 after a long illness. She was 84, born August 28 1856 in Meridian Mississippi and married to Harrison December 19 1871. She leaves nine children eighteen grandchildren and many relatives. The family had lived in Hamilton Brown Jones and Anson areas. Mr Harrison died in 1918.
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Annie Harrison
Charles Strange
Vernon
Anson
Texas
Bethel Cemetery
Annie Strange
Meridian
Mississippi
Freestone
Mr. Harrison
Hamilton
Brown Counties
Jones
Bangs County
Clare
Harrison
San Antonio
Clare Pomona Grange Meeting With Riverside Grange
The Clare Pomona Grange will meet Wednesday evening June 5 with Riverside Grange. A pot luck lunch follows. Irma Williams serves as Pomona Secretary.
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Clare Pomona Grange
Riverside Grange
Irma Williams
Pomona
Bake Sale at Young and Peighner Market Saturday
The L D L church will hold a bake sale at Young and Peighner Market this Saturday June 21. Proceeds support church missions and community aid programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. DR. 8. Church
Young & Peighner Meat
William Marlow Returns to Jail of Own Accord
William Marlow of Redding township was jailed after failing to complete a settlement from a January bastardy sentence. He returned to jail June 9 and sought release, prompting Sheriff Seaver Amble to recapture him. A week later Marlow sought release again as he faced continued confinement.
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William Marlow
Clare County
Harrison
Redding Township
Seaver Amble
Marlow
Annual Clare County Picnic at Palmer Park Highlights
The annual Clare picnic at Palmer Park near Pontiac drew about seventy for a pot luck meal despite threatening weather. Archie McKillop was elected president for 1942, with Mrs. George Annett as secretary and treasurer, and plans were made to host next year at the Wrights’ place on the same lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palmer Park
Pontiac
Aftenoon
Archie McKillop
George Annett
C. Wright
Ice Cream Social Planned by Elm Grove Group
Elm Grove Extension group hosts an ice cream social at Elm Grove Grange Hall on Friday evening. George's Market remains open evenings and Sundays, with a note on quality in date 118 and a brief reference to Bast three.
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Elm Grove Extension Group
Ea Grove Grange Hall
George's Market
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dunning
Northwestern
Brewer & Thompson
Clare and Farwell
Central State
Clare HI Vishs
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs
Selective Service Boards
Bake Sale
George Young
Sheridan Township
Justice Court
Kyle McKinnon Ang
Clyde Robinson
V. J. Martin
Detroit
Mix
Burt Mage Kerrachin
Ferndale
Cecil Wilson
Walter ‘Hroh
E. Shefferly
George McNiece
Wolfred Breese
Norman Allen
Archie Tryon
Frank Haag
Myr
Ang
J. Gilbert Wright
Myre
Charles D. Wright
Harevey Ritter
Richmond
Nots Wright
Wiliam Balsley
Jesse ‘Balsley
George BE. Marris
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