City Caucuses Nominate Mayors Clerks and Treasurers
Clare Democrats and Republicans held city caucuses with nominations for mayor city clerk and treasurer. Democrats elected Minnie Cai as mayor Dorothy Schaaf as treasurer and named ward officers. Republicans nominated John W. Dunlop mayor Alex McKinnon clerk Jessie Gibbs treasurer and listed ward officials. An unusual tie occurred in the second ward between Jesse Lamphere and Ivan Feighner for alderman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare
City Hall
M. A. Doherty
J. C. Marotzke
Francis Jackson
Omer Parent
Minnie Cai
Dorothy Schaaf
Gus Marotzke
Elmer Osborn
Herman Leis
Fred Smalley
Ernest Ramey
Harold Wyman
Nelson Bernier
Republican City
Kenneth Barnes
Theodore G. Bowler
John Davy
Albert Dawe
M. D. Feighner
John W. Dunlop
Alex “McKinnon
Jessie Gibbs
Arden Walters
Robert Archambault
Harry Nowlen
John Hanley
John Empey
Jesse W. Lamphere
Clarence Kirkpatrick
Jesse Hampton
Jesse Lamphere
N. L. Tibbits
Ivan Feighner
Detroit Pre Easter Radio Revivals Guided by Rev Zoller
Detroit preacher Rev John R E Zoller will host pre Easter radio revivals Sunday March 17 through Friday March 22 assisted by the America Back to God Quartet. Programs air on WIR Detroit 1130 am EST Sunday WMBC Detroit 730 pm EST Sunday WIR Detroit 715 am BST Tue Thu Sat WEYZ Detroit 130 pm EST Mon Fri WBCM Bay City 130 pm EST Mon Fri WMBC Detroit 200 pm EST Fri.
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John RE. Zoller
Detroit
Zoller
WIR
WMBC
WEYZ
WBCM
Bay City
Floyd House Sells Choice Herefords at Auction Yards
Floyd House of Rosebush sells eight Hereford yearlings at Clare Livestock Auction Yards weighing 8485 pounds total and selling for 9.08 dollars per cwt. The sale sets the year’s high price at the yards. House pleased with results and prices.
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Floyd House
Rosebush
Clare
House
Annual Boxing Show Gets Away to Good Start
The Annual Boxing Show opened strong with bouts in all classes from very light to heavyweight. The second round is scheduled for Monday evening March 18 at 7 36 in the high school gym and the finals on Wednesday March 20 at 8 00. Winners meet the Monday winners for the finals and the Charles Strange trophies will be awarded at the show's end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Strange
Zenobia Chapter No. 129
Order of the Eastern Star
Annabelle Hampton
Mae Cudney
Ior
New Life
Zenobia Chapter
Clare
Farwell
Harrison
Mellicent Stegath
Escanaba
Frances Glover
Midland
Mabel Reynolds
Tyone Gorr
Hesther Tobler
Adelaide C. Wyle
Four Young Men Enjoy Six Weeks Southern Trip
Four Clare youths Dick O Connor Hilton Maybee Bob Adams and Russell Glass left Clare January 21 and returned February 29 after a six week tour of Mexico and the southern United States. They visited Lincoln Lone Mountain and Lindbergh exhibits, several state capitals, Taxco Acapulco and Mexico City. They saw a bull fight and faced losses when their car was broken into in Mexico City.
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Europe
United States
Canada
Mexico
Dick O’connor
Hilton Maybee
Bob Adams
Shepherd
Russell Glass
South
Clare
Lincoln
Springfield
Illinois
Lindbergh
St. Louis
Missouri
Old Kentucky
Kentucky
Texas
Louisiana
Randolph Fields
Mexico City
Victoria
Jacala
Cuautla
Taxco
Acapulco
Toluca
Michigan
Townsend Speaker Coming to Mt Vernon Grange Hall
Ira Brinker, radio speaker, will visit Mt Vernon Grange Hall next Monday night March 18 with his moving picture machine. He will lecture on the Townsend National Recovery Plan and answer Townsend questions. Meeting starts at 8 00 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Brinker
Mt. Vernon Grange Hall
Moving Picture
Omitted News Articles Prompt Extra Week Delay
Several items scheduled for this week are postponed and will be published next week due to a high volume of events. This change affects coverage across sections and headlines.
Freeman Farmer Killed When Saw Breaks Friday
Earl Snyder of Freeman township died Friday morning March 8 after a buzz saw blade broke and struck him in the neck and chest while he worked with his stepson Lyle Henry. Dr. Harl Wilson and Coroner Andrew Friz responded. no inquest. Snyder, 31, married to Olive Densmore Henry, left seven children and four stepchildren. Funeral March 11 at Miller Funeral Home Farwell with Rev J A Rogers officiating. Interment Riverdale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glare
Earl Snyder
Freeman Township
Snyder
Lyle Henry
Harl Wilson
Harrison
Andrew N. Friz
Clare
Bart Leroy Snyder
Vestaburg
Montcalm County
Michigan
Olive Densmore Henry
Arthur
Junior
Muriel
Myrtle
Maxine
Freddia
Audrey
Alvin Henry
Riverdale
Lyle
Minnie
Mary Jane
Abe Snyder
Ozro Snyder
Houghton Lake
Lorndia Spawn
Sarah Keller
Miller Funeral Home
Farwell
J. A. Rogers
County Taxpayers Meet at Greenwood Hall
The Clare County Taxpayers Association held a Tuesday meeting at Greenwood town hall with a large turnout. Mrs. Ethel Douglas was named temporary secretary and speakers Harry Carter and Wm Black of Cheboygan reviewed taxpayers groups, Michigan successes, and Cheboygan County savings. New members joined and a pot luck lunch followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare County Taxpayers Association
Greenwood Town Hall
Ethel Douglas
Harry Carter
Wm. Black
Cheboygan
Carter
Nebraska
Michigan
Black
Cheboygan Taxpayers Association
State Highway Dept Distributes Truck Operator Maps
The state highway department begins free distribution of 1940 truck operators maps to all licensed operators. The maps detail routes under spring break up loading restrictions and show year round bridge load limits. About 3,000 copies are expected to be distributed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Department
Public Service Commission
All Seidonable varieties at White's Greenhouse
Local horticulture ad notes a display of Seidonable tree varieties at White's Greenhouse with promotions and pricing details. The notice emphasizes available varieties and seasonal offerings for gardeners and buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White
Union Good Friday Service Planned at Congregational Church
The annual Good Friday service brings together the Church of God Baptist Methodist and Congregational churches at the Congregational Church. A combined choir will perform and ministers from the churches will participate. Rev. Harry Cleveland Rev James A Rogers and Kenyon Palmer will speak. The service runs 1 to 2 45 pm on March 22 with local businesses closing 1 to 3 pm. Public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational Church
Church of God, Baptist
Methodist
Congregational Churches
Harry Cleveland
Church of God
Kenyon Palmer
Chicago
Communications
James A. Rogers
Methodist Church
Our Christ
Farmers Night Brings Farmers as Guests of Clare Men
Clare business and professional leaders host the Chamber of Commerce Farmers Night next Tuesday at Clare City Hall. More than 185 farmers will attend as guests, with Edw G Johnston as toastmaster and Lee H Bierce as after dinner speaker. Tickets are selling fast, limited to businessmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare
Chamber of Commerce
Clare City Hall
St. Cecilia Society
Edw. G. Johnston
Ma Fritz
Youngins
Lansing
Chicago
CCC
Houghton Lake
Jack Hall
Lee H. Bierce
Grand Rapids
Bierce
City Hall
Clare. John
Doherty
J. E. Doherty
Legion Easter Ball Planned at Clare City Hall
Legion sponsors an Easter Ball at Clare City Hall Tuesday March 26 with an eight piece orchestra led by Douglas. Folk dancers are invited to dress in Easter toys and enjoy the grand march.
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Folkies
The
Legion Boys
Clare City Hall
Zmusic
Houie
Douglas Willead
Thes
Gideons Gather in Mount Pleasant March Seventeenth
Gideons from Saginaw Bay City Grand Rapids and Lansing will rally at Mount Pleasant Sunday March 17 occupying about fifteen Isabella County churches. The Saginaw Valley Camp arranges the meeting with devotion at 8 30 a m at First Baptist Church and a Gideon luncheon at 1 00 p m in the College dining room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saginaw
Bay City
Grand Rapids
Lansing
Mount Pleasant
Isabella County
Saginaw Valley
First Baptist Church
College
Clare County Couple Wed in Fort Wayne Ceremony
Betty Kleinhardt and James Lloyd, both from Clare County, exchanged vows March 4 at First Baptist Church Fort Wayne Indiana. The couple, after a Detroit visit, planned to live with the bride’s parents at Brown Corners. their marriage followed Indiana’s new pre marital medical exam law prompting media coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Kleinhardt
Ben Kleinhardt
James Lloyd
Bert Lloyd
Fort Wayne
Indiana
First Baptist Church
Furt Wayne
L. R. Berry
Detroit
Ernest Kleinhardat
Brown Corners
The
Lyman JT. Rawles
Fifth Grade Star publishes its first issue at Clare School
Fifth graders at Clare School publish Volume 1 Number 1 of The Fifth Grade Star after visiting The Sentinel. The five page paper includes stories poems clubs sports activities and romance reflecting thoughtful effort by young writers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare School
Clare
The
Sentinel
Legion Groups Mark 21st Birthday With National Broadcast
In celebration of the American Legion's twenty first year a coast to coast Blue Network broadcast will air from 7 30 to 8 30 EST tomorrow evening March 16 with National leaders of the Legion Auxiliary and Forty and Tighters speaking and a dramatized history of the groups' development. Local units will not hold separate celebrations and the public is urged to listen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
American Legion
National Broadcasting Company
Legion
Auxiliary
Forty
Hight
John Q. Look Lodge
A. M
Samuel Stewart
David Mair
Saint Clair Dysart
Kirkcaldy
Scotland
Revival Meetings Begin at Coleman Church Sunday
Revival meetings will start at Salem Evangelical Church four and a half miles south of Clare and five and a quarter miles east on Sunday March 17 and run through March 31. Evangelist Rev DeWitt Johnston D D of Croton Ontario will lead the meetings and may also be heard over C F O Chatham Ontario 630 Kilocycles at 1 00 p m each Sunday.
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Salem Evangelical Church
Clare
DeWitt Johnston
Croton
Ontario
Johnston
C. F
Chatham
Townships Set Spring Election Candidates in Clare County
Lincoln Township lists Citizens slate for supervisor Francis Baker clerk Elizabeth Moyer treasurer Myron Dunkle highway commissioner Frank Lies highway overseer Henry Wellman justice of peace Delos Dunkie and Moyer as member of the board. Republicans nominate R S McBride clerk Lewis F Rutter John Klingelhofer Geo Rock Tom Bradley Jas Teale constables Carson Harvey Bert Hess Carl Cotton Clinton Cochran. Franklin Township slate includes Herbert Sharp Percy Hall Wm Hoag Riske Charles Woodry Walt Thompson Dan Woodry Leslie Varney John Crawford Margarette Helminey. Surrey and Union townships also name candidates with slates and offices.
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Lincoln Township
Frrancis Baker
Elizabeth Moyer
Myron Dunkle
Justice of Peace
Delos Dunkie
Harry Moyer
Stanley Hergenroeder
Lloyd Nichols
Fred Bauer
Ralph Cowles
Lincoln
Clare
Michigan
Clare County
Republican Ticket
R. S. McBride
Lewis F. Rutter
John Klingelhofer
Geo. Rock Justice of Peace
Tom Bradley
Jas. Teale
Carson Harvey
Bert Hess
Carl Cotton
Clinton Cochran
Franklin Township
Herbert Sharp
Percy Hall
Wm. Hoag
Frank Riske
Justin
Charles Woodry
Walt Thompson
Dan Woodry
Leslie Varney
John Crawford
Margarette Helminey
Surrey
Children Examined and Inoculated at Health Clinic Here
Dr. H. V. Thiehoff and Miss Martha Knecht led a baby and pre-school clinic at the local school on Thursday afternoon March 7. Fifteen pre-school and five infant examinations were made with sixteen diphtheria inoculations and one smallpox vaccination given.
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H. V. Thiehoff
Tri-county
Martha Knecht
A. B.wylie
N. H. Smith
Oil Well Allen No 1 Produces 140 Bbls Per Day
The Allen No 1 well flowed 140 barrels per 24 hours after drilling last Friday. After acid treatment it produced 91 barrels in 56 minutes and then increased to 410 barrels per 24 hours. The well was completed to a depth of 3705 feet after 23 days of drilling.
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Allen No. 1
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Eugene Wyman
Lyman Wyman
Qmer Parent
John Hall, Sr
Art Parish
Wm. Harger
Kenneth Bar
Pacific Coast
Freeman
Earl L. Snyder
County Taxpayers Association Meets
Greenwood Hall
Dorothy Woodin
Clare Church
Gideons
Gideon Organization
Central State Teachers College
Clare Baptist Church
A. D. Telder
Fort Wayne, MD
Masonic and
C. E. S. Lodges
Coleman Church
Sheridan Township
Greenwood Township
Union
Charles Vanblarken
Caroline BE. Darling
Max Stanley
James Lane
Wise Township
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