Clare Produces Road Machinery for Europeans
John Northon, once a farm boy in Vernon Township, now builds road repair machinery used across the United States, Canada, and Europe. He began experiments about seventeen years ago, evolving from a farm workshop prototype to a production venture, with local editor recalls his early model.
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John Northon
United States
Canada
John
Vernon Township
Clare
the Sentinel
Johns
Thayer's Dairy Expands Equipment and Fleet
Thayer's Dairy in Clare Michigan announces spring upgrades adding an automatic bottle filler a 2000 pound per hour aerator a cheese vat weighing scales and new delivery trucks to its fleet a faster ice cream freezer and related facility improvements to boost production and service.
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Thayer's
Thayer Brothers
Clare
Michigan
Poultry Meeting Moves to Clare City Hall Tuesday Evening
The final session of the poultry short course will be held at Clare City Hall on Tuesday evening March 28 due to the school building’s spring vacation. Dr. B. H. Weisner of Michigan State College will discuss poultry diseases and farmers may bring ill birds for examination.
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Clare
Schiool
Schoo
Weisner
Michigan ‘State College
Special Extension Clinic For Children In Clare Harrison
Dr. Osterlind of the Central Michigan Children’s Clinic will offer a special extension clinic from the University of Michigan in Clare County on Friday March 31, 1989. Clinics run 10:00 a.m. at the Clare County Health Office and 1:00 p.m. at Harrison School. No charge for services. Open to anyone under 16. Appointments via Miss Martha Rogers, Clare County Nurse.
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Qsterlind
Central Michigan Children’s Clinic
Traverse City
University of Michigan
Clare County
Clare
Harrison School
Osterlind
Martha Rogers
Clyde Moline Highlights Heavyweight in Clare Boxing Show
Nearly 500 attend the fourth annual boxing finals at Clare High School gym. Eleven bouts plus a special wrestling match featured fighters from 3 to 150 pounds. Clyde Moline won the heavyweight trophy named by Charles Strange, with Norman Sutton repeating in middleweight and Tom Kane taking lightweight. Judges were Ronald Finch Danny Rose and Francis Thomas.
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Clare High School
weigeRt
Ernie Hammond
Charles Strange
Clyde Moline
Norman Sutton
Tom Kane
Ronald Finch
Danny Rose
Central State Teachers College
Francis Thomas
Farwell
Eastern Division Holds 1939 Five-County League Meeting
The Eastern Division of the Five-County Base Ball League held its first 1939 meeting Tuesday at Mt. Pleasant. Officers were reelected except secretary-treasurer Robt Grinell, who succeeds John Watson. Mt. Pleasant K of C joins the league, replacing Dover, and Clare Base Ball Club plans a March 27 meeting to elect officers and discuss tryouts. Get license plates at Att Damoth Agency.
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Mt. Pleasant
Robt. Grinell
Bob
John Watson
K. of GC
Dover
Clare Baseball Club
Nobis Produce Co
West 4Th Street
Clare
Last Rites Held for Jas Rodgers in Clare
Following a brief illness James Rodgers a longtime Clare resident died Thursday evening March 16 at age nearly 17. He was born April 28 1862 in Beaver Falls Pennsylvania and moved to Michigan with his parents as a child. He married Anna Sanford in 1898 and leaves a wife two daughters three grandchildren two sisters and a brother. Funeral services were held Sunday at 2 30 p m from his home and 3 p m at the Congregational church with Rev James A Rodgers officiating and interment in Cherry Grove cemetery.
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James Rodgers
Clare
Beaver Falls
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Farwell
Vernon Township
Anna Elizabeth Sanford
Roy Milner
Stanley Stealy
Grayling
Jane Elizabeth
Jane Ann Martin
Jennie Putman
Warren Phillips
Mt. Pleasant
Milton Rodgers
James A. Rodgers
Cherry Grove
Maude McDonald
Colin McDonald
Harold Smith
Flint
Harry Phillips
William Phillips
Gilmore Township
Harry Schug
Homer Rodgers
E. O. Giegling
Hatton Pioneer Clarence Durfee Dies At 85 In Hatton
Clarence Melvin Durfee an early Hatton township settler died at home March 17 1939 aged 85 years 1 month 26 days He was born January 19 1854 in Linen Center Wayne County and married Carrie Atkins They had nine children four of whom survive nine grandchildren and ten great grandchildren Funeral services were held at his Hatton home with Rev Chas Kleinhardt officiating and interment in Hatton cemetery Doherty and Sons in charge of arrangements
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Clarence Durfee
Hatton Township
Hatton
Clarence Melvin Durfee
Linen Center
Wayne County
Carrie Isabelle Atkins
Mabel Hoatlin
Erma Barr
Grand Rapids
Imory
Arthur
Percy
Alfred
Colorado
William
Fowlerville
Mich
Chas. Kleinhardt
Hatton Cemetery
Doherty
Clare Masons Host Ithaca Lodge for Ford Degree Team
Last Friday evening ten members of John Q. Look Lodge No. 404 FCA visited Ithaca Masonic Lodge to witness the Ford Rolling Mill Degree Team of Detroit exemplify the Master Mason's Degree. Over four hundred Masons attended. supper at six thirty featured stage entertainment and music.
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John Q. Look Lodge
Ithaca
Ford
Clare Lodge
Chalniter C. Brown
Jesse H. Hampton
William A. Henderson
James M. Langston
Stanley L. Masten
Leo E H. Oden
Cheater A. Richard
John N. Rodabaugh
James W. Siel
Conrad Walker
Masten
Mr. Martin
Ohio
Mayor Dunlop Hosts Free Kids Show At Ideal Theatre
Mayor J. W. Dunlop will host a city matinee for children on Wednesday March 29 at 3:00 pm at the Ideal Theatre. The program includes the motion picture Your State Police and the feature Little Orphan Annie. The event promotes safety and self protection in a fun setting.
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Ideal Theatre
John
Mrs. J. Woodward Dies After Illness in Clare
Mrs. John Woodward longtime Clare resident dies aged sixty eight after influenza and stroke. Wife of Wm. John Woodward she leaves son Laurie and daughters Winnie Elliott Lyda Eveleen and several relatives. Funeral Friday at Clare Methodist Church with burial in Cherry Grove cemetery.
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Winnie Elliott
Farwell
Lyda Eveleen
Robert T Campbell passes away in Arthur Township
Robert T Campbell died at his home in Arthur Township Wednesday evening March 22 at age 67. Born in Ontario on April 4 1872 he leaves a widow five children and many friends. Funeral services are set for Sunday at 2 00 p m at West Groat Methodist church Gladwin County with Rev Keefer officiating and Thurston and Son Clare in charge interment in Gladwin Cemetery. Butcher cattle wanted Young and Faighner Meat Market Clare.
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Arthur Township
Ontario
Canada
Weat Groat Methodist Church
Glad
Win County
Rev
Keefer
Win
Thurston & Son
Clare
Gladwin
Worthless check writers fined by Justice Hudson
Justice Fred Hudson fined Brion B. Sherman sixty dollars and eighty five cents plus restitution for worthless checks after a October incident. Harold Northrup of Alma was fined and ordered to restitution on a similar charge earlier this month. Other inmates faced penalties for drunk driving and traffic offenses in Clare County Court.
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Brion B. Sherman
Fred Hudson
James Clute
Iisuing
Harold Northrup
Alma
Hudson
Clare County
Clare
Walter Hergénroeder
James Randolph
Farwell
Fred Snider
Justice Hudson’s Court
Mrs Waite Buried Here After Transfer From New York
The remains of Mrs Wm Waite widow of Wm J Waite were brought here Thursday from White Plains New York for burial. She was sister of former postmaster Kirkbride and lived here with her husband for years. Burial will be Friday at 4 00 p m at Cherry Grove cemetery beside her husband with Rev H B Johnson of Oxford officiating. The body lay in state at Thurston Son funeral parlors for viewing.
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Wm. J. Waite
White Plains
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Kirkbride
Cherry Grove
Waites
Thurston & Son
H. B. Johnson
Oxford
Cherry Grove Cemetery
O O F Lodges Meet at Prescott to Organize New Seventh District
The new Seventh District Association of the I O O F was formed at Prescott with about 300 in attendance. Delegates Ernest Irwin and Frank Mitchell represented Clare Lodge. Officers elected: President C H Bonny Hast Towns, First Vice Alexander B Wylie Clare, Second Vice Law McNell Prescott, Secretary Willig Smith Gladwin, Treasurer Georges Armand Sterling. A School of Instruction was led by Grand Secretary Fred A Rogers, and Gladwin Lodge later conferred the Initiatory Degree with about fifty members assisting.
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Clare Lodge
Ernest Irwin
Frank Mitchell
Grand Lodge
Arenac
Gladwin Lodge
Gladwin Bodke
Women Golfers Meet At Naumes Home Wednesday
All women golfers are invited to a party at the home of Mrs Joseph Naumes Wednesday evening March 29 at 8 oclock. Bridge and Chinese checkers will be played. Co hostesses are Mrs Manee and Mrs Chapman.
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Joseph Naumes
Manee
Chapman
Clare Mourns Passing of Gov Frank D Fitzgerald
Clare residents mourn the death of Governor Frank D Fitzgerald who died at 9 30 pm The city hall issued a half mast flag proclamation and a memorial committee was formed The memorial service was held at the High School auditorium Monday at 2 30 pm with tributes and Taps by local officials and clergy
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F. D. Fitzgerald
Frank D. Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Michigan
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Donald &. Holbrook
Mabel Mulder
Mabel K. Horton
Edward Johnston
John W. Dunlop
John W. Dun
Homer Chaillaux to Address Saginaw Legion auditorium
Homer L Chaillaux director of the National American Commission will speak Thursday night at the Saginaw Auditorium under the American Legion Post. The event starts at eight with a dinner at six by invitation and a post reception with dancing and buffet lunch afterward. Chaillaux, a former California department commander, is a renowned speaker and this will be his only Michigan appearance this year.
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State of California
National American Legion Organization
Hig
Michigan
Rural districts nominate candidates at spring caucus
Township ballots will be published this week due to incomplete ticket data. Vernom Township names appear as they will on ballots with officials including J J Beard and John A Burns. other townships list supervisors clerks treasurers and constables with named candidates.
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Sheridan Farmer Joel Presley Dies at Sheridan Township Farm
Joel Ira Presley of Sheridan township died Wednesday morning March 15 1939 and was buried Friday at Surrey Cemetery Farwell Born November 2 1862 in St Clair County Michigan he married Julia Hudson in 1884 producing three children Later wed Dorothy Harris in 1897 yielding two more children Funeral services led by Rev Wesley Teale were held March 17 at Colonville church. He leaves wife eight grandsons a nephew and many relatives and friends.
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Sheridan Iownship
Surrey Cemetery
Farwell
Joel Ira Presley
Enoche
Charlotte
Ross) Presley
St. Clair County
Michigan
Julia Hudson
Walter
Clare
Ethel Rowe
Helmer, Ind
Ida Barton
Presley
Dorothy Harris
Mary C. Heller
Lansing
MS Ruth
Ikeaven
Wesley Teale
Colonville Church
Thurston & Som
Surrey
Clare Sentinel Earns Praise From Illinois Newspaper
The Clare Sentinel receives praise from the wide circulation Dak community paper in Barnings ton Illinois for its first annual Three Edition. The Illinois publication requests a copy of the edition, noting the Sentinel’s growing reach and inviting reader feedback on the edition.
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Iim
Coer
Ad. ‘Barningston
Llinois
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