Charles Pfetsch Dies in Hatton Township
Charles Pfetsch born June 30 1868 in Wirttenburg Germany died at his Hatton township home at eighty one years eight months fourteen days after a long illness. He married Marie Ott in 1883. they lived in Detroit Mount Pleasant and Hatton township. Survived by wife Marie son George daughter Freda nineteen nieces and twenty nephews and many friends. Funeral held at Dover Tabernacle with Rev Chas Kleinhardt and Rev Gilead Stuckey. interment Ott Cemetery Hatton township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Pyetsch
Jacob
Anna Marie Pietsch
Wirttenburg
Germany
Hatton Township
Niagara Falls
Marie Ott
Frederick
Manuel
Charles
Detroit
Mt. Pleasant
Marie
George
Freda
Clare
Barbara
Eleanor
Robert
Navy
Pearl Harbor
Grach
Dover Tabernacle
Chas. Kleinhardt
Gilead Stuckey
Ott
Geo. Houghton
Sam Stuckey
Janet
Gilead Stucky
John Ely
Otto Koppin
Gailbrath
Elmer Martin
Johanna Ott
Albert Radloff
Carrie Bithers
Minnie Dido
Rose Rutter
Eleanor Pfetsch
Arnold Ott
Midland
Fred Ott
Howell
Chester Fennell
Rachel Teachout
Ida Teachout
Frank Schmidt
Pearl Myers
Edith Myers
Damon
Lyle Bristol
Pleasaant
Floyd Allen
Lansing
Wm. Henderson
Henry Ott
B. Fischer
Harrison
Clare Riding Club Organized at Grant Town Hall
The Clare Riding Club met Sunday night March 18 at Grant town hall with strong turnout. Committees were named and plans for the season outlined. Monthly meeting dates set for the second Sunday, with members to be notified of the venue. Honorary memberships proposed for service boys interested in horsemanship. Other clubs form in nearby communities include Bay City Reed City Big Rapids St Louis and Gladwin.
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Clare Riding Club
Grant Town Hall
Bay City
Reed City
Big Rapids
St. Louis
Gladwin
Four Experienced Machine Operators Wanted in Clare
Marti Loomis Machine Shop seeks four machine operators with experience. Apply in Clare to join a local shop offering steady work and opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marti Loomis Machine Shop
Clare
Easter Mass at St Henry's Catholic Church
Easter morning service at St Henry's Church Rose Bush US-27 begins at nine with a processional and decorated altars. Choir program includes Alleluia Let the Holy Anthems Rise and Regina Coeli Laetare with organ and chimes. Holy Week services run eight o'clock Thursday to Saturday, with Good Friday Way of the Cross and confessions Holy Saturday. Public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Henry’s Church
Rosebush
B. J. Flynn
Regina Coeli Laetare
Gordon Grant
Inductees Named in Clare County Armed Forces Drive
The Clare County honor roll lists men drafted or enlisted in the United States Armed Forces. Names include Alexander J. Jankowsky Clare Carl E. Oman Farwell Kasmer Krawczynski Harrison William VanderWoude Marion Gerald R. Waldron James L. Jackson Kenneth R. Hilton George W. Bailey Stanley E. Crum William M. Henry and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare County
United States
Alexander J. Jankowsky
Carl E. Oman
Farwell Kasmer Krawczynski
Harrison William VanderWoude
Marion Gerald R. Waldron
James L. Jackson
Kenneth R. Hilton
Harrison George W. Bailey
Harrison Stanley E. Crum
William M. Henry
Harrison
Soldier Lester Lyons Killed in Action in Germany
Mrs. Lester Lyons received word from the War Department that Sgt. Lester Lyons was killed in action in Germany on March 5. He went overseas in August and served in the infantry of General Potter's 8th Army, having been wounded twice before. His home town was Lansing and his mother Mrs. Mildred Barnes lives at Houghton Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Lyons
War Department
Sgt
Germany
Potter
8Th Army
Lansing
Mildred Barnes
Houghton Lake
Seventh War Loan Drive Dates Announced for Clare County
A telegram to Art Damoth reveals the Seventh War Loan dates from May 14 to June 30. Bonds clearing the Federal Reserve April 9 to July 7 count toward Clare County quota. County targets: HE Bonds 213000, Corporations 74000, Other issues to individuals 98000, total 385009.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glare County War Finance Committee
Art Damoth
Federal Reserve Bank
Clare County
The Holy City Presented at Clare Church Sunday
A sacred oratorio The Holy City by A R Gaul will be performed at Clare Methodist Church Sunday evening March 25 at 8 00 p m. Doris Gerow directs the chorus with Harold Collins as organist. The program features soloists Doris Gerow Austin Bates Dr Madeline Donnelly Agnes Pierson Charles Church Harold Brooks and others with a men s and women s chorus and mixed selections verging on biblical themes all under church auspices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy City
A. R. Gaul
Clare Methodist Church
Doris Gerow
Harold Collins
Austin Bates
Agnes Pierson
Ruth Neff
Madeline Donnelly
Harold Brooks
Charles Church
Ida Clark
Dr. Donnelly
Olive Evans
Leta Gillespie
Margaret Gillespie
Vena Lee Gillespie
Dorothy Hess
Elva McIntosh
Roberta McKnight
Mabel Mulder
Fannie Schultz
Joyce Siiter
Betty Wright
Verona White
Erma Byers
Estella Hahn
Lynn Hahn
Ethel Marshall
Belle Mair
Elizabeth McIntosh
Gwendolyn Putnam
Jennie Pierson
Alma Lee Seiter
Alma Seiter
Kathyleen Seiter
Burke Collins
Dr. Mulder
Clyde Allen
Rev. Hahn
Wm. Harger
John Presley
Union Good Friday Services at Clare Methodist Church
Union Good Friday services will be held at the Clare Methodist Church on Friday March 30 from 1:00 to 2:45. The program includes organ music hymn There Is A Fountain Filled With Blood prayer reading Isaiah 58 offertory anthem Did Jesus Weep for Me sermons by Rev. Belleville and Rev. Weaver with quoted texts, solo Mrs. Redman, benediction Mrs. Gardon and postlude. Business places will be closed in favor of the services.
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Union
Clare Methodist Church
Redman
Isaiah
Watson
Jesus
Belleville
Bake Sale Saturday to Aid Red Cross Efforts
The Clare Benefit Auxiliary hosts a bake sale at Morgan's Grocery on Saturday March 31 to raise funds for Red Cross relief. Proceeds support disaster aid and community assistance programs.
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Clare Benefit
Morgan’s Grocery
Red Cross
Pfc William J Perry Killed in Action Manila February 13
Mr and Mrs Arthur Perry received word their son Pfc William J Perry was killed in action February 13 at Manila. Born June 10 1912 in Groat township Gladwin County he lived much of his life in Gladwin County before enlistment in November 1942. He served at Camp Beale Camp Bowie Fort Ord and overseas to New Guinea. He is survived by his parents two brothers two sisters and two children. He belonged to the Latter Day Saints Church.
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Arthur Perry
Pfc
Wm. J. Perry
Manila
Bill
Groat Township
Gladwin County
Missouri
Camp Beale
California
Camp Bowie
Texas
Fort Ord
New Guinea
Arthur D
Mary Perry
Edson
Wichita
Kansas
Sherman
Gladwin
Lorraine Hughes
Pontiac
Eva Newman
Arthur Township
Clare County
Whilden
Whilden and Plaine
Kenneth Perry
Latter Day Saints Church
Arleigh Gorr Resigns After Eighteen Years With Consumers Power
Arleigh Gorr, longtime Clare area serviceman for Consumers Power Company, has resigned to devote full time to his farm near southwest Clare. Friends and coworkers held a farewell party last Saturday at Al Wellman’s home, marking the end of an era and wishing him success in his future ventures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arleigh Gorr
Consumers Power Company
Clare
Mrr. Gorr
Suzanne Irving
Ann K. Elden
al Wellman
Arleigh
Dexter
County seals M-61 trunkline to Temple with hard surface
VanDerVeen & Sons of Grand Rapids won the contract to apply a tar and chip seal coat on 12.4 miles of trunkline M-61 from Harrison to Temple starting about June 15. The project makes Temple's trunkline the county's first hard surfaced road, expanding Clare county’s hard surfaced trunklines to 87.5 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VanDerVeen & Sons
Grand Rapids
Harrison
Temple
Clare County
Clare Kiwanis to Resume Dinner Meetings in Clare
Clare Kiwanis Club members in the city reconvened at the Hotel Doherty and planned weekly Tuesday dinners at 6 30 p m starting March 27 with the club's charter intact. They will sponsor the Kiwanis Athletic Banquet at St Cecilia's Church on April 17 at 6 30 p m with the Clare Chamber of Commerce, introducing Clare High School letter winners and presenting the Kiwanis trophy. The speaker will be Don Wattrick of Ford Motor Company and Michigan Radio Network.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare Kiwanis Club
Doherty
Kiwanis
St. Cecilia’s Church
Clare Chamber of Commerce
Clare High School Minstrel Show Friday April 6
Clare High School Glee Club presents a minstrel show in the school auditorium to raise funds for a grand piano. Proceeds benefit the grand piano fund with performances by the Boys and Girls Glee Clubs, including quartet and duet numbers and end men Allblack and Coal Black.
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Clare High School Glee Club
Clare High School
Allblack
Coal Black
Glee Clubs
Glee Club
Duffy's Tavern Opens After Refurbishment
Duffy's Tavern on West 4th Street reopens to the public offering refreshments, dinners and lunches after redecorating and improvements. Mr and Mrs Dolphis T Hebert invite patrons to come in and get acquainted as they ask What did you do for Freedom today Buy Bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duffy
Symbolic Holy Week rites at St. Cecilia's
Palm Sunday processions and Holy Week ceremonies at St. Cecilia's feature liturgical symbols from Christ as Passover to the Garden of Olives. The schedule includes Palm Blessing at 10 30 A M, Mass and Passion reading by James B. Ryan, Holy Thursday rites with Eucharist procession, and family adoration with confessions on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Cecilia’s
Christ
Heaven
James B. Ryan
Garden of Olives
County Board Urged to Fill Army Calls by April 1 1945
Clare County Local Board No 1 receives a 1945 directive urging aggressive reclassification of deferred registrants to meet the next three months’ induction calls. It aims to have 468 men in Class 1-A by April 1 to fill about 156 inductions for April through June.
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Clare County
Clare ‘County
McEwan Clare
Michigan
LeRoy Pearson
Deaths Mrs Amelia Wessel at eighty six
Mrs Amelia Wessel, eighty six, mother of Mrs Burt Hess, died Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock at her daughter's home in Cheboygan. The remains were taken to her home with funeral services to be held today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelia Wessel
Burt Hess
Cheboygan
Three Sentenced for Disorderly Conduct at Clare Cafes
James Wade age 22 and Fred Blais dell age 17 of Clare were arrested last week for malicious destruction of property after breaking windows at the Barnes Cafe and the Beagle Cafe. Each pleaded guilty Saturday in Justice Sam Wilkinson's Court and were sentenced to 45 days in Clare county jail with restitution. Clifford Fisher of Isabella County pleaded guilty to drunk and disorderly. He was fined 25 and costs, placed on probation for six months, and released after payment. Prosecuting Attorney Joseph KK Natimes represented the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Wade
Fred Blaisdell
Clare
Barnes
Beagle Cafe
Sam Wilkinson
Clare County
Clifford Fisher
Isabella
Don t hoard sell it with a classified Bnet next week
The note urges avoiding hoarding and selling via a classifieds Bnet next week, signaling a market or listing action. No additional details on entities or locations are provided.
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Charles Pfetsch
Leposky
Pampa Army Air Field
Pampa
John EB. Leposky
Stephen L. Leposky
Route 2
Mich
Army Air Forces
AAF Central Flying Training Command
ST. Henry’s Catholic Church
Clare Sentinel
Insura
Bulletin
Methodist Church
Wellman’s
Charles M. Ziegler
Wm. BH. Bowley
Wm.j. Perry
Clare Kiwanians
Duffys Tavern
Cpl
Max Meinek
George Meinek
Vernon Township
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