Clare Isabella County Teachers Institute Held
Teachers from Clare and Isabella counties gathered at Mt. Pleasant High School for a daylong institute and annual meeting. The program featured a morning panel on strengthening democracy through teacher pupil planning led by H. H. Giles of Ohio State University, with educators from Central Michigan College, Mt. Pleasant High, Clare, and area districts. Panel discussions covered study habits, responsibility, and cooperation with sessions on school legislature and teacher shortages due to drafts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare
Isabella County
Mt. Pleasant High School
Combined Counties
Helen Hethar
H. H. Giles
Ohio State University
Ruth
Kenny
Central Michigan College of Education
Dorothy Gray
Russell Newell
Weidman
BE. R. Pfister
Genevieve Wenglikowski
Mt. Pleasant
Albert Samborn
Florence Woodard
C.M.C.H
Supt
Austin Bates
Clare High School
Marion Moors
Charles Amble
Harrison High School
Clair Taylor
Department of Public Instruction
Clare men graduate from Chanute Field Air Corps schools
Pvt. Edward Benic son of Mr and Mrs Steve Benic R 5 Clare graduated from the Chanute Field branch of the U S Army Air Corps Technical Schools. Pvt. Frederick E Guthrie son of Elmer E Guthrie R 3 Clare also completed the corps Technical Schools. Pvt Lawrence Hutchinson Co F 17th Inf A P O 7 Santa Rosa California requests cards and letters from friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Benic
Steve Benic
R-5
Clare
Chanute Field
U. S. Army Air Corps Technical Schools
Frederick E. Guthrie
Frederick BE. Guthrie
Elmer E. Guthrie
R-3
Diggs Hutchinson
Pvt
Lawrence Hutchinson
Co. F
17Th Inf
A.P.O
Santa Rosa
California
Naval Reserve enlistments include Francis White in Detroit
Francis Lavond White, R-4, Clare, is among the young men enlisted in the U S Naval Reserve at Detroit Michigan during the past week. White aims to become an electrician in the U S Navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Lavond White
U. S. Naval Reserve
Detroit
Michigan
Clare
White
U. S. Navy
Staff Sgt Doherty on weekend leave with family
Staff Sgt Robert Doherty spent a twenty four hour leave with his parents Mr and Mrs John E Doherty and his brother Mike and family. He was accompanied by Sgt Robert Milen of Aurora Illinois who was a guest in the Doherty home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Doherty
John E. Doherty
Mike
Doherty
Robert Milen
Aurora
Illinois
Clare County Red Cross Activities Report to Members
The Clare County Red Cross chapter postponed its Harrison school meeting due to a snow storm. The Victory Book Campaign urges one week left to donate books for service members, with drop times at the City Library. The Clare Sewing Unit reports eight layettes, twenty turtle neck sweaters, nine pairs of socks, a wool dress, two baby blankets, and plans to finish twenty five lap robes for convalescents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare County
Harrison School
Clare
Navy
Vernon Township Unit Seeks Waste Donations for Red Cross
The Vernon Township Unit met on Thursday March 5 with twenty members. They collect wool for children’s rompers and afghans and invite residents to bring scrap paper and iron to the town hall. The hall will be open all Thursday afternoons and also all day during Republican caucus Saturday March 14 Union caucus Monday March 16 and township meeting Tuesday March 24 for donations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Township
Union
Red Cross
J. E. Doherty Named Captain Of Citizens For Victory Here
The Committee to Defend America forms Citizens for Victory to build civilian morale and support winning the war and peace. John E. Doherty is named Captain for Clare Isabella and Midland counties with ten lieutenants to enlist ten privates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee To Defend America
Council For Democracy
Citizens For Victory
John E. Doherty
Clare
Isabella
Midland
Townsend Club No 2 Meeting and Evening Party
Towns end Club No 2 holds a meeting at Clare Hall followed by a social gathering Thursday evening in March.
Autos Wrecked North of Clare Sunday Evening
Two separate crashes on US 27 north of Clare Sunday evening involved drivers William Berry, Thomas Carpenter, and Alva Petoskey. Petoskey’s companion Marcella Olmstead sustained facial lacerations. Pauline Hammond and Pauline Heslop suffered knee and arm injuries. State Police cited poor visibility and slick roads from the storm. several minor crashes occurred with no serious injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Berry
Ottawa Lake
Thomas Carpenter
Lakeview
Hatton Road
Carpenter
Alva Petoskey
Danville
Marcella- Olmstead
Lansing
Petos
Heslop
Pauline Heslop
Pauline Hammond
Mt. Pleasant Post
Governor backs Easter Seal Campaign for crippled children
Governor Murray D. VanWagoner endorses the ninth annual Easter Seals drive by the Michigan Society for Crippled Children Inc. It runs March 10 to April 5 and urges Michigan citizens to support the sale aiding physically disabled individuals. Campaign chairmen and local volunteers organize the fundraising effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray D. VanWagoner
Michigan Society For Crippled Children, Inc
Michigan Society
Michigan
Frank Hochstetler
Helen Kidd
Farwell
Charles Amble
Harrison
Kuno Hammerberg
Jesse Hampton
Merle Samborn
St Patrick Dinner at St Cecilia Church Menu and Prices
A Sunday dinner plan for March 15 at St Cecilia Church offers roast chicken with dressing, mashed potatoes and gravy, molded salad, buttered rolls, pickles, jelly pie and coffee from 1:00 to 3:30. Tickets are 40 and 60 cents. Also advertised radio repair service with guaranteed work and free tube tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Cecilia’s Church
Highway Police Crack Down On Drunken Driving Drive
Michigan highway police and Governor Van Wagoner back a 1942 effort to curb drunken driving. In the week to February 6, 82 drivers lost licenses for drunken motor law violations, up 16 from the prior week, while 1650 driving privileges were sum marily revoked. Many offenders were noted as drinking at wayside taverns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Charles R.jones
American Business Men’s Research Foundation
van Wagoner
County Allotments for Passenger Cars and Ration Details
County rationing administrator Wim A Henderson released the March through May allotments for tires and tubes. The list covers Dan Holecomb Garrit Hamstra J Wilson Rinehart and others with varying tires and tubes for farms trailers trucks and buses. Passenger retreads are not quotaed this month though eligible, due to Office of Price Administration and War Production Board limits. A Sugar Rationing update notes supplies arriving and registry timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wim. A. Henderson
Dan Holecomb
Garrit Hamstra
J. Wilson Rinehart
State Highway Department
Redding
Turner Drilling Corporation
Edgar Waldron
Office of Price Administration
A Henderson
Henderson
War Production Board
Clare County
Lansing
Martha B. Sullivan
District Nurses Association to Be Organized Here
The Clare and Isabella nurses meeting, postponed a week due to weather, will convene next Tuesday evening March 17 at 8:00 in the County Nurse's office Clare City Hall. The goal is to organize a District Nurses Association for seven counties and all registered nurses in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare and Isabella
Joe Sproat
Clare
Nurse
Civilians urged to apply for Army professional and technical posts
Major General J M Cummins directs civilians seeking non enlistment information to the Army Personnel Placement Agency offices in Chicago Milwaukee and Detroit and at district stations. Applicants receive a questionnaire for tentative classification and possible referral to the relevant Army branch. Applicants under 30 need exceptional professional qualifications for commissioned status. Information desks operate at Chicago State Street and Franklin Street offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
J. M. Cummins
Sixth Corps
Chicago
Army
U.S. Court House
Clark
Harrison
Wisconsin Military Area
Federal Building
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Michigan Military Area
Detroit
Michigan
Cummins
AAA Meeting in Frost Postponed to Next Friday
The A A meeting in Frost town hall, postponed from this Friday due to road conditions, will now take place Friday evening March 20 at 8 30 pm Eastern War Time. The program titled Food for Freedom includes a round table discussion for farmers, Victory Speakers, songs, and pictures. Ira Miller is in charge, assisted by Clare County AAA Fieldmen and others in the local committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.aa
Frost Town Hall
Food For Freedom
AAA
Ira
Miller
Clare
County Aaa
Fieldwonlin
Mre
Hva Schiafley
Clare bowler Nivison places eighth in national tourney
A Columbus telegram reports Gerald Nivison of Clare finished eighth in the Booster Squad segment of the ABC national bowling tournament with a 2522 score and won $31. Jim Grove and Glenn Cain, also from Clare, posted series of 558 and 548 respectively. Other Clare participants included Lyle Brewer James Stanley and William Becker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Gerald Nivison
Clare
Jim Grove
Glenn Cain
Lyle Brewer
James Stanley
William Becker
Family and Home Defense Urged for National Security
Laurence W. Jackson, Clare Defense Council chairman, outlines actions citizens can take beyond wardens and policemen. He urges registering for Civilian Defense, training in first aid and fire prevention, and strengthening home security while avoiding hoarding and waste. Form groups, pursue community projects, and support total defense with an honest daily effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurence W. Jackson
Clare Defense Council
Citizens’ Defense Corps Protective Services
Mr. Jackson
Civilian Defense Volunteer Office
Worst Storm in Six Years Closes Clare Roads
A severe blizzard blanketed Clare and Central Michigan over the weekend, snarling highways, wrecking state trucks, and delaying deliveries. State crews battled drifting snow with several trucks stuck or buried, while county plows struggled to keep routes toward Harrison and local towns passable until the storm eased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare
Michigan
Lansing
Harrison
Alma
State Highway Department
Forest Hill
Clare County
Cornwell Ranch
Coleman
Lake George
Charles Kleinhardt
Brown Corners
Christmas Seals Report Warns of Tuberculosis in Clare County
A Michigan Tuberculosis Association x ray survey in Clare County reports one suspected case and sixty three people examined show three recovered cases and twenty three primary infections. The article notes the condition remains a serious problem and urges continued health precautions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare County
Michigan Tuberculosis Association
Helen Lanting
Clare
County
Michigan
Also Mentioned on This Page
Clare-Isabella County Teachers Institute
U.S
George Parent
George Omer Parent
Omer
Wheaton Avenue
Albion College
United States Faring Corps
Albion
Marinie “Corps
tHdit College
Cours
Perth Acre
Ainea YY
Vernon Township Unit
J. E. Doberty
John J. O’brien
Axis
Pearl Harbor
Sentinel
Townsend
ST. Patrick’s
Hipert Radio Service
District Nurses Association
West Fourth Street
Frost
MATS
Wipesheep Tees
Clare Hardward & Furniture Co
Bulletin
Jackson
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