Three Incumbents Seek Spots on Clare City Ballot
Three petitions for nominating candidates to Clare's City Commission circulate this week. They target three sitting officials Mayor Laurence Seiter and Commissioners Gerald Nivison and Paul Schroeder, who seek another term alongside George Shayler and Hiram Grimason. Filing deadline with City Clerk David Adams is March 18.
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Clare
Laurence Seiter
Gerald Nivison
Paul Schroeder
George Shayler
Hiram Grimason
David Adams
And The Letter Was Delivered
Clare Postmaster Frank Jackson traced a missive half a century old to Kathleen McDonald of Clare Michigan. He learned she taught here as a youth and found her brother Alex in Chesaning who forwarded the letter. Mr McDonald later sent word he will visit Clare to meet old friends including the postmaster.
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Clare
Frank Jackson
Mr. Jackson
Alex
Chesaning
McDonald
Ferris Institute
Postmaster Jackson
Clare and Rockford paired for Mayor for a Day exchange
Clare was drawn with Rockford for the Mayor's Ex change Day during Michigan Week in May. The drawing was held February 26. The event on May 5 pairs Clare with Rockford and Harrison with Lakeview and Farwell with Hazel Park.
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Clare
Rockford
Grand Rapids
Harrison
Lakeview
Farwell
Hazel Park
Clare Chamber hears progress on industrial campaign
Clare Chamber of Commerce members attend a noon meeting with the Industrial Development committee to review accomplishments in a campaign to attract industrial employers to Clare. Reed City leader Howard Remenap spoke recently on organizing an effective program, with Frank LaGoe noting results to be discussed and Allan Ott assisting.
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Clare Chamber of Commerce
Clare
Reed City
Howard Remenap
Frank LaGoe
Commerce Group
Allan Ott
Fire damages Harrison home in Monday blaze
The home of Mrs Mae Brown suffered extensive damage after a fire started from a faulty hot water heater. Harrison Fire Department arrived and kept the blaze under control, saving the structure and its furniture.
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Mae Brown
Harrison
Clare Junior Band Qualifies For State Festival
Clare High School junior band of 34 seventh and eighth graders earned a first division rating at the District 9 event at Tawas City and will join the state festival in Ann Arbor on April 19. Senior Band with 44 members received a third division rating. Three members were absent. Judges included Norman Dietz, George Cavender, Clyde Carpenter, and Edgar Kirk. This marks Clare’s first time sending two bands to the festival.
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Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association
Clare High School
Tawas Area
Tawas City
Clare
Ann Arbor
Norman Dietz
Central Michigan College
George Cavender
University of Michigan
Clyde Carpenter
Edgar Kirk
Michigan State University
Phone Call To Austria Is Birthday Gift
An Austrian exchange student at Clare High School, Fred Strasser, turned 18 with a surprise party at the Methodist Church. Fellow exchange student Renato Racci from Turin and friends hosted games and a seven minute birthday call to Austria to speak with his family. foster mother Mrs. Leon Dull hosted the event with prior dinner.
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Clare High School
Fred Strasser
Renato Racci
Turin
Italy
John Wezensky
Rosebush
United States
Fred
Harold Kelly
Farwell
Austria
Leon Dull
Kelly
Wilson 4-H Club Displays Local Project Week
Wilson 4-H Club members stage a March 15 National 4-H Club Week display in the Tucker building on West Fourth Street. Fourteen youths showcase dresses, knit goods, lamps, wood items, insect classifications, bird studies, and photography with sponsors Mr and Mrs Cook, Mr and Mrs Gingery, Mr and Mrs Graham, Mrs Grogan, and Mr and Mrs Tucker guiding the group.
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Linda Bolen
Sharon Bolen
Irene Cook
Joe Cook
Ricky DeDolph
Jim Gingery
Karen Gingery
Russell Grogan
Tommy Grogan
Dennis Tucker
Alice van Sicklen
Linda Warner
Cathy Grogan
Gus Jackson
E. Te, Cook
Wilbur Gingery
Ferris Graham
Charles Grogan
Clarence Tucker
Clare Police report busy February with tickets and arrests
Clare Police issued 110 parking tickets 45 traffic tickets and made 15 arrests during February They investigated 28 complaints policed 16 accidents and found two doors left unlocked on night business checks Chief William Cook noted merchants were more cautious A two vehicle crash on West Fifth Street injured Ruth Faler and another driver Jake Colmus cited for blindness from oncoming lights
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Clare
William Cook
Kenneth Thibault
Thibault
West Fifth Street
William Grier
West Fifth
Ruth Faler
Clare General Hospital
Fifth Street
Jake Colmus
R-2
Farwell
Witbeck's IGA Promotes Discount Tickets and Coupons
Merchandising plan uses purchase tickets from Witbeck's IGA and The Sentinel coupons redeemable at Witbeck's or Clare's Hardware stores. The scheme began February 27 with a $100 ticket used the next day in hardware. The Sentinel prints 9,000 of 25 cent coupons this week.
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Witbeck
IGA
Sentinel
Witbeck’s
Clare’s Hardware
Witbecks
The
Isabella 4-H Share the Fun Festival at Mt Pleasant
Isabella County 4 H Service Club presents the first Share the Fun Festival at Mt Pleasant Junior High School starting 8 15 p m March 7 with twenty two acts. County club members perform in a hour and a half program with prizes to represent Isabella at the State Share Festival. The program features many named 4 H clubs and individual performers across the county.
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Isabella County
Mt. Pleasant
4-H Service Club
Leonard Mathews
Linda Anderson
Mike Burch
Judy Hovey
Dale Dixon
Jill Methner
John Hovey
Janet Hovey
Kelly Myers
Patty Grown
Barry Fike
Terita Fabian
Bowen 4-H Club
Shirley Moore
Connie Johnson
Rosebush Club
Roger Lowery
Ray Rodger Son
Elain Ehler
Little Beavers Club
Carol Baird
Lee Fike
Orr 4-H Club
Sue Slack
Jolly Jokers Club
Kathy Riley
Tom Cameron
Deanna, Dale
Murt Hughes
Campbell Club
Jean Watson
Tom Swindlehurst
Isabella Denver Club
Clare Study Club Holds March Meeting in Church
About fifty members and guests gathered at Clare Methodist Church for the March meeting of the Clare Study Club. Eric Hammerberg entertained on flute and piano winning first in the Junior Solo and Ensemble Festival while others performed declamations and readings. A drive for Easter Seals and wheel chair funds was discussed along with mitts for the International Womens Federation banquet and a Teen Town collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare Study Club
Clare Methodist Church
Floyd Nercutt
Eric Hammerberg
Lloyd Conley
Eric
Beethoven
Elise
Pinconning
Neil Stirling
Study Club
Roy Townsend
Forensics Winners Crown Clare High Contest Winners
The Clare High School hosts the annual Forensics Contest on February 26 27 with fourteen participants. Judges were Miss Olive Javans Robert Beidler and Mrs Louise Bowler. Karla Cooper won declamations first with But I am One. Flaine Wilson second with Listen America. Gloria Sickal Wass won oratory first with Brotherly Love. Gail Samborn second with The First One. Bill Wilson II took first in dramatic reading At Ease Son. Karen Worstell second with Daddy Doe. Sandra Teall won humorous reading At the Football Game. David Tice second with Every Dog Should Own a Man. Winners advance to Mt Pleasant Sacred Heart School for finals at month end.
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Clare High School
Olive Javans
Robert Beidler
Louise Bowler
Karla Cooper
Flaine
Wilson
America
Gloria
Sickal
Gail Samborn
Bill Wilson II
Son
Karen Worstell
Daddy Doe
Sandra Teall
David Tice
Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart School
Welfare Dept Faces Rising Case Load in Clare County
Clare county Welfare Department fights a growing caseload and reduced state aid while budget rules delay emergency funding. Officials warn the department is not broke but faces red ink as welfare payments strain the 1958 budget.
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Clare County
Sentinel
Clare County Welfare Department
Clare County Welfare
Clare Davis
Supervisors' Welfare
County Welfare
Davis
Board of Supervisors
Welfare Department
Albert Haley
Michigan
Veterans’ Trust Fund
Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Relief
Jay Bellinger Retires After Forty Years as Farwell Postman
Jay Bellinger ends 40 ½ years as Farwell Route 2 carrier delivering last mail on February 28. He recalls 433000 route miles since 1917, rode a Model T in 1918 and a later right hand drive Hudson. Officials and patrons praise his thoughtful service and honor with a portable radio. gatherings at the office and Gilmore Center mark the retirement.
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Jay Bellinger
Farwell
Bellinger
Postal Department
Washington
John Rawson
E. W. Brown
Lou Gee
Jennie Littlefield
Gilmore Community Center
Jay
Reminesce
Revival Plans Outlined by Gilmore Church of Christ
The Gilmore Church of Christ previews revival meetings March 30 to April 6 with 58 attendees. Alvin Wood leads Triple L League. Donald Pitchford handles transportation. Lois Graham oversees nursery. Bernard Pitts coordinates advertising. Ministers Gates and Owen Jarman will teach on Parables of Life with Children’s Story Time and a color filmstrip on Parables of Nature for kids under 12. All Hands on Deck is the program theme.
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Gilmore Church of Christ
Alvin Wood
Donald Pitchford
Lois Graham
Bernard Pitts
William and
Judy Phillips
Ah Graham
Marilyn Pitchford
Wendell
Glenna Cook
Gates
Owen Jarman
Congregational Youth Panel at Clare Church Meeting
The Clare Congregational Church hosts a joint meeting of its Senior and Junior High Fellowships on Sunday March 9. A 5 PM potluck precedes a 6 PM sanctuary panel discussion with special guest Mrs Helen Conalway Mt Pleasant high school counselor. Parents and juniors invited.
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Clare Congregational Church
Helen Conalway
Conalway
Mt. Pleasant
Lionel Duncan
Bennie
Hugh Kennedy
Fluoride Survey Planned By Clare PTA
The Clare Public Schools will mail survey letters to parents of pre schoolers and grades two to eight to gauge interest in fluoride treatments for their children's teeth. If enough interest is shown a summer series may be offered and possibly become a yearly PTA project. High school parents may call Mrs Irene Davy for forms.
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Clare Public Schools
Clare Parent Teachers Association
PTA
Irene Davy
Rosebush Students Receive Hearing Tests
Hearing tests were given to 280 students in Rosebush school from Kindergarten through eighth grade on Monday and Tuesday. The Isabella County Health Department sponsored the testing directed by Miss Mildred Dunning of Mt. Pleasant, with Mrs. Pat Hovey and Mrs. Edgar Fetterly assisting.
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Rosebush
Isabella County Health Department
Mildred Dunning
Mt. Pleasant
Pat Hovey
Edgar Fetterly
Dunning
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kathleen McDonald
Clare, Michigan
Wilson Club
Isabella
Sherrie Barns
Kay Johnson
Tom Grogan
Don Zinser
Blanchard
Busy Bees Club
Daria Cook
Joan Lueder
Calla House
Marilyn Thering
Ann Woodbury
Ruth Ann Grace
Karen Viet
Bonnie Bellinger
Nancy Sardelius
Lorna Calkins
CHS
Louisa Bowler
Clare School
Judy Presley
Elaine Wilson
Edila Cooper
Gail
Samborn
Gloria Sickal
Daddy Doc
International Womens Federation
Coleman, Farwell
Harley Sowle
Hilda Tibbits
Harry Roberts
A. E. Bartow
Reva Maxwell
Ck S
Ben Kleinhardt
Kleinhardt
Clare County Welfare Assistance
Congregational Young People
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