Michigan Week Plans Include Several Town Pairs
T.G. notes May Michigan Week will feature Harrison and Rothbury Coleman and Marcellus Farwell and New Haven Clare and Nobody. Dignitaries stay home, visitors tour town highlights, water tower noted, with a free lunch. Clare often skips the event due to budget, says City Clerk Madge Ruark.
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Michigan
Harrison & Rothbury
Coleman & Marcellus
Farwell & New Haven
Clare
Nobody
Beware Of The Sun Eclipse Cautions For Michigan Viewers
Michigan residents will see a rare partial solar eclipse on Saturday March 7 with about 75 percent of the sun obscured. Do not look directly at the sun even briefly as permanent eye damage can occur from infrared rays. A 1963 health survey found 20 cases of permanent vision loss and 30 cases of severe temporary damage. Safe viewing methods include back to sun with two cardboard screens and a hole, or watching on television.
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Michigan
R. Gerald Rice
Community praises 60 attend Red Cross blood program
Clare County residents rallied at Clare Osteopathic Hospital for a Red Cross blood program meeting. The editor thanks all who volunteered and urges continued support to sustain the county blood bank and Red Cross efforts.
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Clare County
Red Cross
Clare Osteopathic Hospital
Clare
T.G
Letters to the Concerned Parent and Citizen
In response to a reader’s letter about school door vandalism, the Clare School Board explains existing exits and notes overcrowding and maintenance issues. They regret two main doors were out of order during a Farwell game and remind that other marked exits remained open. Readers with questions are invited to contact building staff.
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Clare
Clare Sentinel
Father-Son Dairy Partnership Advice from Local Farmers
George C. MacQueen outlines steps for a father son dairy partnership based on a Bailey Lake Road farm in Arthur Township. Topics include 50 50 personal property, contract on son share, three checking accounts, tax year alignment, labor sharing, year end settlement, cash flow statements, partnership insurance, and attorney drafted final agreements. Model forms on Father Son Partnerships are available through the County Extension Office in Harrison.
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Galen
Gary Coats
Bailey Lake Road
Arthur Township
Russell Howes
Harrison
Clare Junior High bands shine at District Jr Band Festival
Clare's Intermediate Band and Junior Band earned straight first division ratings at the District 9 Jr. Band Festival in Tawas forming four straight I's for seventh graders and six for eighth graders. Senior Bands directed by Ken Feneley will perform March 7 at Clare High School Gymnasium with a day schedule of Class C through Class B performances and no admission charge.
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Tawas
Ken Feneley
Clare High School
Clare Reserve
Farwell
Beaverton
Houghton Lake
Roscommon
Au Gres-Sims
Arenae Eastern
Whittemore
Prescott
Atlanta
Hillman
Hale Area
Oscoda
Pinconning
Tawas Area
Standish-Sterling
Gladwin
Glare Symphonic
Library in temporary quarters for 19 years amid state misfortunes
The Michigan State Library has occupied a warehouselike temporary space for 19 years at a cost of 229000 dollars yearly. Fire in 1951 destroyed its original building, damaging 375000 volumes and prompting a lengthy drying and restoration. Officials urge a proper permanent home while lamenting neglect of the library’s needs.
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Michigan
State Library
Francis xX. Scannell
Way Department
Lewis Gass
Boys’ Training School
Lansing
Life
National Geographic
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
John Porter
State Board
How a Schnook Meet the Doll Becomes a Bank Robbery Tale
A columnist riffs on familiar TV plots where a shy, earnest teller is lured by a glamorous woman who robs a bank once their romance unfolds. The piece contrasts media narratives with real life, ending on a wary note about plans for a new state library and the vast Michigan mileage burden.
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FBI
Schnook
Almanack The Elusive Consensus in Michigan Senate race
The column uses Merriam Webster to illustrate consensus while recounting Michigan Republicans 1970s push for a single Senate candidate to face Democrat Phil Hart. Lenore Romney led early support but failed to reach the 15 percent threshold, with figures like Don Riegle and James O Neill miscasting the effort. The piece notes confusion and potential political fallout.
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Merriam Co
United States Senate
Phil Hart
Hart
Concensus
Robert Griffin
G. Mennan Williams
Detroit
Jerry Cavanagh
Griffin
Senate
Gov. Romney
Lenore
James McDivitt
Romney
Milliken
Don Riegie
Flint
Jack McDonald
Bedford
Richard Headlee
Ann Arbor
Deane Baker
Robert Blackwell
Highland Park
James O’neill
Livonia
State Board of Education
Lenore Romney
Robert Huber
Troy
Blackwell
O’neill
Lyndon Johnson
White House
Michigan
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