Clare High School Confers Record 27 Diplomas
A July commencement at Clare High School drew a capacity crowd with more than six hundred attendees. Principal Harry A Strait and the faculty organized the ceremony honoring the Class of 1922 as Dr A H Mulder awarded twenty seven diplomas, the largest class to graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Helen Kefauver
Milberry Balutatory
Mercedes’ Moore
Girl’s Srip
Annabelle Grover
Ruth Loomis
Florence Green
Gordon McIntosh
Ethel White
Mabel Williams
Iris Hutchinson
Marion Davy
Will
Mildred Harvey
Lida Krell
Harold Schaeffer
Gertrude Lytle
Leslie Osborn
Rosella Waddington
Ruth Lamphere
A. H. Mulder
Clare High School
Harry A. Strait
Harrison Athletic Meet Promises Exciting Homecoming Events
The Harrison athletic meet for boys and girls will be held at Wilson State Park on Friday, July 65th, as part of Harrison Homecoming week. The program includes water sports and various athletic events with prizes, featuring Margaret Woodbridge, national swimming and diving champion, who will give a public exhibition and swimming instruction under the Park Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson State Park
Harrison
Margaret Woodbridge
State Park Commission
Sheridan man surprised on 29th birthday party
James Grigg of Sheridan township was joined by forty five neighbors and friends at his home Monday for a surprise 29th birthday party. Ice cream cake and a cake baked by J. B. Foss & Sons were served. music provided by the Pettie orchestra from near Beaverton.
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James Grigg
Sheridan Township
J. B. Foss & Sons
Pettie Orchestra
Beaverton
Card of Thanks for Charles Ackerman
The Ackerman family expresses appreciation for sympathy and help shown during the Miness and death of our father Charles Ackerman. Thank you to friends for floral offerings the singers and the minister for comforting words.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Ackerman
Ackerman
Vernon Township Clerk Appointment Noted
Notice states Arthur Marshall appoints Richard Brooks as township clerk of Vernon Township as Richard Brooks accepts the cashier position, indicating the change in town leadership and official duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldwin
Cadhier
Richard Brooks
Vernon
Arthur Marshall
Terk
Gaylord Cosgrove Wedding Held in Owosso
Miss Helen Gaylord and George Cosgrove were married Saturday at the Gaylord home of the bride’s parents Rev Frank Draper of the Church of Christ officiated. Mrs Cosgrove a 1920 Owosso High School graduate and former Caro teacher. Cosgrove a 1921 Clare High School graduate and Clare County teacher. The couple will stay in Owosso until commencement then visit Clare before a northern Michigan honeymoon.
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Bert
Gaylord
North Waterstreet
Helen
George Cosgrove
Frank Cosgrove
Clare
Frank Draper
Church of Christ
Cosgrove
Owosso
Central Michigan Normal
Caro
Clare High School
Clare County
Michigan
Passing the Buck in a May Cabin Snoring Tale
In a shoreline cabin on Old Black Bay the narrator awakes to a night of snoring. Doc and Bill bunk together while Cox and the narrator sleep apart. The Doctor snorts in rhythm with the waves until a bedside intervention ends the commotion.
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Old Black Bay
Doc
Bill
Cox
Yellow and Black License Plates Debut in 1924
Licenses will switch to yellow background with black characters in 1924, says James Bicknell who heads the local license bureau. The larger plates aim to improve readability. license fee reductions move to April next year and half price licenses offered in September. This eases the spring rush as motorists delay purchases until the reduction takes effect.
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James 8.Bicknell
Bicknell
Dance at Mount Vernon Grange Hall Friday
A dance will be held at the Mount Vernon Grange Hall on Friday evening June 28 inviting all residents to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Vernon Grange Hall
Nelson Carrow Dies Suddenly in Sheridan Township
Nelson Carrow born in 1841 in Ontario came to Michigan in 1864 and lived in Sheridan since 1878. He married Christiana Carr and left a wife, four children, twelve grandchildren, three sisters, and many relatives. Funeral was held at his residence with Rev Milberry officiating and interment at Cherry Grove cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson
Carrow
Sheridan Township
Mr. Carrow
Norfolk County
Ontario
Michigan
Freeland
Christiana Carr
Mra. Anna Evans
Colorado
Bessie Davis
Midland
Joseph
Marion
A. T
Sheridan
Sheridan Baptist Church
Miller
St. Louis
Barton
Carr
Milberry
Cherry Grove Cemetery
Agricultural Year Books Now Ready for Constituents
Congressman Roy O. Woodruff announces free copies of the 1922 Agricultural Year Book from the Department of Agriculture. He will mail the yearbook and related bulletins to any constituent writing to Room 185 House Office Building, Washington, D. C., while supplies last. The volume includes the Secretary of Agriculture’s annual report, departmental work, farm challenges, and a catalog of bulletins and circulars from the last fiscal year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy O. Woodruff
Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Secretary of Agriculture
Department
Woodruft
Rural Carriers Meeting Invitation in Clare County
State President L. G. Blackman invites Clare County Rural Carriers to a meeting at Bvart on Wednesday July 4. Fred Hudson Clark County R L C G A urges full participation to improve service quality and county coverage.
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L. G. Blackman
Fred Hudson
Clark County
Thanking Public After Furniture Stock Sale
I thank the public for the excellent patronage while in business after selling my stock to W. S. McAllister I will keep an office at the furniture store to collect accounts and perform other duties as Justice of the Peace Respectfully yours D E Mater
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. McAllister
Justice of the Peace
D. E. Mater
Public notice of office move from bank building
The speaker states the office has been moved from the old Clare County Savings Bank building to the rooms above Anderson's drug store per C A Reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare County Savings Bank
Anderson’s Drug Store
Local births, visits, and community events in Clare
Locals report a baby boy born to Mr and Mrs George Sage on Sunday June 24. Community notes include lodge installations, a quilt contest prize to Archie Lackie of Octonegan Michigan, and various visits between Clare and nearby towns. A Cadillac detour affected Ann Arbor passengers and summer programs feature boating and races at Harrison park.
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George Sage
Rebekah
White’s Fruit
Archie Lackie
Octonegan
Mich
Rachel Murphy
Mason Wells
Ithaca
J.W. Reed
Crystal
Gibson
Detroit
HE. J. Brown
Christy Wood
Battle Creek
C. D. Harvey
Levi Davis
Ollie Davis
Flint
Cadillac
Ann Arbor
Reed City
Ladies Union
Clint Schoonover
W. H. Elden
Harrison
Annastasia Wentworth
Belding
A. H. Wentworth
Grant Township
J. H. Allshouse
W. H. Erter
Mertie Francisco Johnson
Los Angeles
Cal
Thos. Presley
Clare
Nate Trumble
A. S. Richardson
Central Hotel
Jennie Converse
Mt. Pleasant
West Sixth Street
Othel Converse
M A C Farmers Day Set For July 27 At College
The sixth annual Summer Farmers Day at Michigan Agricultural College will be held Friday July 27. H B Hill says crowds surpassed 6000 in 1922 and plans aim for a larger turnout this year. The event will feature band concerts picnics exhibits and conferences with two or three national agricultural authorities on the platform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan Agricultural College
H. B. Hill
Charles Ackerman Passes Away Pioneer of Clare
Charles Ackerman died at his home on West Eighth Street at age 91 years 3 months 13 days Born March 11 1832 at Tonawanda New York He married Katherine Durban in 1854 They had three sons Charles George Jacob and one daughter Carrie plus another daughter Amelia Biesinger of Buffalo N Y Survived by twenty one grandchildren and seventeen great grandchildren Funeral conducted by Rev G C Milberry with burial in Cherry Grove cemetery
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Charles Ackerman
West Eighth Street
Charles ‘Ackerman
Tonawanda
Clara Jana
Katherine Durban
Ackerman
Carrie
Michigan
Isabella County
Clare
Charles
George
Jacob
Amelia Biesinger
Buffalo, N. Y
GC. B. Milberry
Cherry Grove Cemetery
Gilmore Citizen Faces Serious Charge
Gilmore township resident Judson Brasington charged with assault by force against a Surrey township woman. After evidence was heard Justice Mater bound the case over for trial at the next term of circuit court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judson Brasington
Gilmore Township
Justice Mater
Surrey Township
Cir‘court
Clare Hardware and Implement Co Offer Complete Line
An advertisement urges customers to call The Clare Hardware and Implement Co for fishing tackles oil stoves refrigerators pans apray ers Paris Green paints and oil.
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Clare Hardware & Implement Ca
For Sale Cheap Nice Large Garden Tom F Plant Roy Feighner
A short classified notice offers large garden grown tomato plants for sale by Roy Feighner. The ad emphasizes affordability and plant quality for home gardening.
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Roy Feighner
Ford Straws Help Forge Fordite Steering Wheels
Ford uses Dearborn straw as a binder in Fordite, the hard material forging steering wheels for Ford cars and tractors. The plant at Highland Park produces about 8500 wheels daily, passing strict tests with a lustrous black finish and exceptional strength. Straw covers nine months of supply, requiring outside purchases afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ford
Ford
Dearborn
Mich
Fordson Tractor Power
Ford Motor Company
Fordite
Highland Park
United States
Canada
Notice to Destroy Noxious Weeds in Grant Township Clare County
Official notice lists landowners in Grant Township Clare County Michigan to destroy all noxious weeds including Canada thistles milkweeds and wild carrots by July 1 1923. Failure to comply within ten days after may incur costs lien on property and possible $10 fine plus prosecution costs. dated June 19 1928 and issued by Commissioner Gotleib Nags highways township.
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Grant County
Clare
Michigan
Canada
Gotleib. Nags
Grant
County of
State of
Taylor Carr marriage in Lansing at Baptist parsonage
Mrs May Carr of Lansing married Mr Frank B Taylor at the Baptist parsonage on Thursday evening June 71 1923 the ceremony was performed by Rev CG Milberry After completion of the Doherty hotel project the couple plans to reside in Lansing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May Carr
Lansing
Frank B. Taylor
Baptist Parsonage
CG .B. Milberry
Taylor
New Doherty Hotel
Prodigal Judge at Princess Theatre July 3 and 4
Special feature at Princess Theatre presents The Prodigal Judge on July 3 and 4 with Jean Paige and an all star cast. Regular prices of 10 and 22 cents apply.
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Jean Paige
Princess Theatre
Appreciation for Fire Efforts at Tenants House
In the column ranch Gunner Broberg extends thanks to all who helped extinguish the fire and assisted in removing contents from the tenant house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colling
Vernnon Young Man Vernon Township Native Dies in Detroit
Joseph Lawrence McConnell son of Mr and Mrs Joseph McConnell of Vernon township born April 2 1901 died June 19 in Detroit at age 22 from appendicitis He lived in Vernon Township with parents moved to Detroit a year ago worked at a glass factory pallbearers were six former co workers Funeral at St Henry s Vernon led by Rev George Flanagan with burial in the church cemetery Survivors include parents two sisters and four brothers and many relatives and friends
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Joseph Lawrence
Joseph McConnell
Vernorm
Wise Township
Detroit
Vernon Township
Clare
St. Henry’s Academy
Vernon
Patrick Horan
John O’grady
Harry Smithe
Sid Miller
Francis Battle
S. Raymond McConnell
Rose Catherine
Grand Rapids
Emmett
Edward
Dominic
Gertrude
Patrick
St. Henry's ‘Church
Geo. Flanagan
McConnell Family Thanks Friends After Bereavement
The McConnell family extends sincere thanks to friends and neighbors for acts of kindness during their bereavement. Gratitude also goes to floral donors and Fr. George Flanagan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Flanagan
Jos. McConnell
McConnell Howard
McConnell Dominic McConnell
Gertrude
McConnell Patsey McConnell Sister
Rose Catherine
Allen Garver Couple Weds at Brown Corners Parsonage
Hagie Correspondent reports Aleta Alleh and Forest Garver quietly married at the Brown Corners parsonage last Wednesday the 20th. They were attended by Miss Gertrude Reger and Clarence Boner. The brides wore white Duchess satin and a pink crepe de chine bridesmaid dress. Both are well known and respected. They left the next day for Pontlaa.
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Hagie
Aleta Alleh
Forest Garver
Brown Corners
Jhe
Gertrude Reger
Clarence Boner
Pontlaa
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Gaylord-Cosgrove
Bride
North Water Street
G. B. Wells
Nelson Carrow
Woodruff
Clare County Rural Carriers
C.A. Reading
Fred Smalley
Anna Mae
Mrs. Scott
Lake
John Asline
John
The
Congregational Church
C. B. Milberry
Lodge
Wim. Black’s
Brown City
Otsego
Holden A. Putman
Ludington
Putman
East Lansing
Gilmore Citizen
City Hall
Taylor-Carr
Gunner Broberg
Alma Masons
Alma
White Shrine
DeMolas
East Superior Street
Gratiot Chapter
Saginaw
DéMolas
Merrill Forty Piece
Lotat Masons
Lawrence McConnell
St. Henry’s Church
Allen-Garver
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