Townships Pick Candidates for Spring Election
After caucuses last week Clare and Tsabella counties report township tickets. Arthur Township lists Republican slate: Supervisor Norman V. Myers Clerk J Newman Treasurer Harry Davis Justice Ted Newman Aubrey Chatterton Board of Review Glen Lower Constable Arvilla Newman Harley Coats George Winn Galen Coats Township committee Albert Shaver George Codling Kenneth Roller. Freeman Township Union ticket with Supervisor Leo Harris Clerk Cecil Gaffney continued on page twelve.
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Clare
Tsabella
Arthur Township
Norman V. Myers
J. ©. Newman
Harry Davis
Justice of Peace
Ted Newman
Aubrey Chatterton
Board of Review
Glen Lower
Arvilla Newman
Harley Coats
George Winn
Galen Coats
Albert Shaver
George Codling
Kenneth Roller
Union
Leo Harris
Cecil Gaffney
Deaths Merrill Pace and Charles Fischer Remain
Merrill Pace of Lake dies at 95 in a Remus convalescent home. Funeral services set for Sunday at Lake town hall with burial beside his wife in Lake cemetery. Charles Fischer of Bay City owner of the Vogue Shop in Midland and co owner of the Vogue Shop in Clare dies Wednesday. Services will be from Trahan Funeral Home in Bay City at 2:00 this Friday.
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Merrill Pace
Lake
Remus
Lake Town Hall
Lake Cemetery
Charles Fischer
Bay City
Vogue
Midland
Rolland Bliss
Clare
Trahan Funeral Home
Beecher Dunlap of Farwell Dies at Convalescent Home
Beecher Dunlap of Farwell died near Remus Friday morning at 9.30. Funeral services will be held at Thurston Chapel Saturday at 2 PM with Rev. Chas. B. Hahn officiating and interment in Surrey Township Cemetery Farwell.
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Beecher Sunlap
Beecher Dunlap
Farwell
Remus
Thurston Chapel
Chas. B. Hahn
Surrey Township
Eugene E Van Nostrand dies at 68 in Clare Hospital
Eugene Elias Van Nostrand of Grant township died at 68 after a five day hospital stay in Clare Hospital. Funeral services will be at Thurston Chapel at 10:00 this Friday morning with Rev. B E Redman officiating. Interment will follow in Cherry Grove Cemetery.
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Eugene Elias van Nostrand
Grant Township
Clare Hospital
Thurston Chaple
B. EB. Redman
Cherry Grove Cemetery
Infant Sharon Lackie Passes After Brief Illness
Sharon Lackie six months and eighteen days old of Wise township died in her sleep after a cold. Coroner ruled strangulation by phlegm in the throat. Funeral services set for 3:30 PM Saturday at Doherty Funeral Home with interment to follow.
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Sharon
Elmer Lackie
Wise Township
Doherty
Cherry Grove
Death of Mrs. Mary M. Pfetsch in Grant township
Mrs. Mary M. Pfetsch aged 88 died at her daughter’s Dover home after months of ill health. Funeral services set for Friday at 2:00 PM at Dover Tabernacle with Rev. Chas Kleinhardt presiding. Interment follows at Ott Cemetery. Arrangements by Thurstons.
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Mary M. Pfetsch
Grant Township
Ray Houghton
Dover
Dover Tabernacle
Chas. Kleinhardt
Ott Cemetery
Thurstons
James William Teale 71 Dies at Home in Sheridan Township
James William Teale, 71, died at his Sheridan township home Sunday at 5 30. Funeral services were held at the Methodist Church Wednesday at 2 00 with Revs Chas Kleinhardt and M R Honderich officiating and burial in Cherry Grove Cemetery. Arrangements were by Thurstons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James William Teale
Sheridan Township
Methodist Church
Chas. Kleinhardt
M. R. Honderich
Cherry Grove Cemetery
Thurstons
Thurman Robinett Dies at St Mary's Hospital Tucson
World War I veteran Thurman Robinett died at St Mary's Hospital in Tucson Arizona at 10 30 Saturday evening His remains were taken to Doherty Funeral Home Thursday morning for funeral services at 2 00 Saturday afternoon at the Methodist Church Rev Chas Kleinhardt to officiate with interment in Cherry Grove Cemetery
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Thurman Robinett
St. Mary's’s Hospital
Tucson
Arizona
Doherty Funeral Home
Methodist Church
Chas. Kleinhardt
Cherry Grove Cemetery
Farwell Man Robert Erwin Found Dead in Building
Robert Franklin Erwin aged 44, of Farwell, died by suicide Sunday night in a partially finished Davison Road home. Coroner Dr G B Lamb ruled death around midnight. Survived by wife, four children, parents, eight siblings, and many relatives. Funeral set for Friday at Barwen Methodist Church with Rev Charles Hahn. burial Surrey Township cemetery. Thurstons of Clare in charge.
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Farwell
Robert Franklin Erwin
Aaron Irwin
Davison Road
Irwin
Wm. B. Dunlop
Clare
G. B. Lamb
Aaron Irwins
Barwen Methodist Church
Chas. B. Hahn
Surrey Township
Thurstons
Annual Red Cross Fund Campaign Nears Conclusion
The 1849 Red Cross Roll Call enters its final week with County Campaign Chair man Laurence Jackson Jr reporting strong progress and expected passage of the goal by next Thursday. Assistants include Clare County Chapter Chair Mabel K Horton and community chairs Mrs Flavia Schaaf Mrs Ruth Miller Mrs William Doty Mrs Jack Hneix Mrs Norman Tolson.
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American Red Cross
Laurence Jackson, Jr
Jackson
Clare County Red Cross Chapter
Mabel K. Horton
Harrison
Flavia Schaaf Farwell
Ruth Miller Temple
William Doty Lake
Jack Hneix
Lake George
Norman Tolson
County Fund
Clare
Beaverton PTA Presents Home Talent Play
The Beaverton PTA announces the three act play Old School at Hickory Holler to be staged at Community Hall on Tuesday and Wednesday March 29 and 30 at 7 68 p m. Admission is fifty cents. Adults portray six and seven year old children with the schoolmaster and school board in charge. Hazel Rachel directs a cast of twenty six.
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Beaverton
Hazel Rachel
Beaverton Pta
PTA
Clare to Hold Hearing on Street Widening Project
The Clare City Commission receives details from the Michigan State Highway Department on storm sewers curb and paving for McEwan Street US-27 and West Fifth Street US-10. A public hearing is set for April 14 at 8 p.m. at Clare city hall to discuss city share and assessments. Parallel parking planned on Fourth Street. meters to be shifted with relocation on the block.
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Clare City
Michigan State Highway Department
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
McEwan Street
Sixth Street
Fred Busche
Tobacco River
Maple Street
West Fifth Street
State of
Fourth City
Sager James Dickson
Charles Covell
West Fourth Street
Easter Seal Sale Aids Rheumatic Fever and Disabled
Money from this year’s Easter seals will fund 30 Rheumatic Fever Diagnostics and control centers in Michigan. The funds maintain the state wide Occupational Therapy and craft services for over 500 home bound cripples and support cerebral palsy clinics aiding over 300 children in treatment. The campaign emphasizes expanding services to more crippled residents and stresses the greater need for support.
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Michigan
4 H Club Parents And Leaders Meet At Harrison Friday
Forty Clare county 4 H Club parents and leaders gathered at the Court House for the March meeting chaired by Vice President Harl Simmons in Chairman Ford’s absence. They discussed site prospects for a 4 H Club camp and considered Holstein calf purchases for members. A film by J Wilson Rinehart was shown and a milk shed course report was anticipated before the April meeting.
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Clare County
4-H Club
Court House
fed¢Hing
Harrison
Wien
Agai
Sentinel Raises Single Copy Price to Seven Cents
The Sentinel announces a price change effective April 1, raising the single copy price to 7 cents due to higher costs while subscription rates remain unchanged. Readers are offered annual subscriptions to continue receiving The Sentinel at the same overall price.
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The
Sentinel
Three Victims of Burning Home Laid at Rest
The bodies of Mrs. Dorothy Castor and her children Leroy and Patsy Castor were buried in Cherry Grove Cemetery after funeral services at Thurston's Chapel in Clare. Rev. Chas. B. Hahn officiated, with many relatives from the area in attendance. The Utica Michigan fire, believed caused by an overheated stove, claimed their lives last week.
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Dorothy Castor
Leroy
Patsy
Utica
Michigan
Clare
Thurston's Chapel
Chas
B. Hahn
Cherry Grove Cemetery
Mable Anderson
Alcohol Education Talks by Rev Bartlett in Clare County
Rev Bartlett, director of the Temperance Education Council, opens a series of public talks on alcohol education across Clare County from March 30 to April 3. He will present motion pictures and speak from scientific and religious viewpoints at multiple high schools churches and town halls. The meetings are organized by the local Ministerial Association and the Christian Action Committee and are open to all residents.
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Michigan
Bartlette
Free Methodist Church
Grand Rapids
Greenville College
Ilinois
Greenville School of Religion
Northwestern University
Chicago
University of Michigan
Jackson
Spring Arbor
Temperance Education Council
Bartlett
Clare County
Farwell High School
Clare Church of God
Clare High School
Coleman High School
Farwell Methodist Church
Harrison High School
Marion High School
Temple Town Hall
Frost Town Hall
Colonville Church of God
Harrison United Brothers Church
Ministerial Association
Christian Action Committee
Clare Community Chorus Seeks Members and Books
The Clare Community Chorus invites new singers to Sunday rehearsals as they prepare Victorious King for Palm Sunday afternoon. They also request church members to donate or lend hymn books or music scores to aid the performance.
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Clare Community Chorus
Ehittels
Vollmer fined for drunk driving in Cadillac area
Walter Vollmer, 37, of Midland, pleaded guilty to drunk driving in Municipal Court and was fined 50 dollars plus 3.50 dollars costs after a collision with Kenneth Denslow near US-27. Denslow, 17, was treated for head injuries. Cadillac police also arrested Kenneth A. Brintwell, 20, for breaking and entering, with Larry Hunt, 17, charged in the robbery. A state wide Safe Driving Campaign begins April 15 with lights and brakes checks and higher fines after accidents.
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Kenneth Denslow
Weidman
the Claire Hospital
Walter Vollmer
Midland
Wm. B. Dunlop
Kenneth A. Brintwell
Cadillac
Brintwell
Larry Hunt
District Vocal Festival at Clare March 29
Vocal groups from Farwell Harrison Gladwin and Clare join for a district festival in Clare on March 29 to be adjudicated by Bernard Stone of Central Michigan College of Education. The event aims to foster school vocal music and future state festival participation. Oscoda hosts a northern district festival. Public invited.
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Clare
Farwell
Harrison
Gladwin
Bernard Stone
Music Department
Central Michigan College of Education
Oscoda
Dr K Hammerberg on Socialized Medicine at Herrick School
Clare speaker Dr Kuno Hammerberg addressed a large Herrick School audience Friday night March 18 on Socialized Medicine. He contrasted government controlled medicine with democratic service while school children performed songs recitations dances and musical interludes followed by a lunch provided by the Mothers Club.
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K. Hammerberg
Herrick
Kuno Hammerberg
Clare
Herrick School
Chas Murphy
America
Kerry
Peggy O'Neill
Mary Murphy
Rod Raymond
Milton d
Wilds
Mother's Club
Two Local Men Graduate From Michigan State College
Michigan State College conferred degrees on two local men at the end of the winter term. Max W. W. Krell, son of Mr and Mrs Chris Krell, earned a Master of Science. Chester Richard Jr., son of Mr and Mrs Chester Richard, received a Bachelor of Arts in radio in the school of speech and will return to Hast Lansing to pursue a second B A in speech correction.
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Michigan State College
Max W.W. Krell
Chris Krell
Chester Richard, Jr
Chester Richard
Chet
Hast Lansing
Spring Traffic Boost in Clare Brings Warm Welcome urged
With the first day of spring, Clare sees increased traffic as trout and lake fishing seasons near. The Clare Chamber of Commerce urges residents to greet visitors kindly, enforce laws, and extend hospitality to boost tourism and local business.
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Clare
Clare Chamber of Commerce
North Central States
Farwell Juniors Present Annual Play Next Friday Evening
The Farwell Rural Agricultural School junior class to stage Miss Chatterbox a three act comedy by Fred Caldwell Friday April 1 at eight o clock in the school auditorium Warner Conway intends no relatives visiting but misunderstandings and a visiting niece Judy Conway set the plot in motion This item appears continued on page eight.
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Farwell Juniors
Farwell Rural Agricultural School
Miss Chatterbox
Fred Caldwell
Warner Conway
Leon Wilson
Thyra
Sadie Denton
Bonita
Irene Newman
Holly
Jenette Wixon
Betty
Warner
Jed
Missouri
Judy Conway
Marilyn Gonger
Hig
Opening of Clare Automatic Laundry Soon Expected
A notice announces the forthcoming Clare Automatic Laundry opening with a forthcoming launch date and location details.
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Clare Automatic Laundry
Veteran County Seat Publisher Dies After Illness
Jesse Allen aged 70 died March 17 after a 12 year illness. Born February 3 1879 in Bridgeport Michigan he arrived in Harrison at age four and lived there most of his life as a lumberman turned publisher. He edited the Clare County Cleaver from 1918 until he bought it in 1918 and led civic efforts including roads conservation and wildlife work with local clubs and school boards. He served as city clerk, on the Common Council and as school board secretary for many years.
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Jesse Allen
Harrison
Allen
Henry
Mary, Allen
Bridgeport
Mich
Harrizon
Michigan
Clare County Cleaver
Saginaw
Joseph Ladd
John Briggs
Elmer Clute
Townline
Little Long Lakes
Budd Lake
Plainie
Harrison Hunting and Wishing Club
Alien
Hayes Township
Martha Payne
It Was Not Lake George Lloyd Who Shot Illegal Deer
The Sentinel clarifies that Lloyd Nichols of Lake George has not violated game laws or been accused of any such offense. The article rebuts a prior prosecution account and defends Nichols as an upright citizen.
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Lake
George Lloyd
Lloyd Nichols
de Witt
Lake George
the Sentinel
Ita
Best
Pauline King Linotype Operator Joins Sentinel Staff
The Sentinel announces Miss Pauline King a linotype operator recently employed by the Democrat Argus in Caruthersville Missouri. She is described as efficient with a pleasing personality and is making her home with Mrs Ruth Hachmuth on Hast State Street, has a sister in Flint.
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The
Sentinel
Pauline King
Démocrat Argus
Caruthersville
Missouri
Miss King
Flint
Ruth Hachmuth
Hast State Street
Tenth District Legion Meeting at Blanchard Sunday
The American Legion and Acre district will hold a Tenth District meeting at Blanchard next Sunday, March 27, at 3:00. Several state officers will attend. An important business meeting follows Monday night, March 28, at 8:00.
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Tenth District Legion
Blanchard
American Legion and Acreaty Tenth District
Ant
E'Eldekj
Clare Legion
Also Mentioned on This Page
Freeman Township
Thurman
Robinett
Robert Franklin Irwin
Robert Irwin
RED Cross Fund
Roll Call
McEwan and Fifth
Alcohol Authority
William E. Bartlette
Walter. Vollmer
Michigan State Police
Michigan State Safety Commission
Jin
Michigan State
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