Portrait Gift for Clare Junior High in JFK Memory
A framed portrait of the late President John F. Kennedy was presented in a March 19 ceremony at Clare Junior High. Diane Willett led the grade class with Forrest Meek as teacher while Charles Knickerbocker Marvin Bidstrup and others attended the event.
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Clare Junior High School
John F. Kennedy
Forrest Meek
Diane Willett
Charles Knickerbocker
Marvin Bidstrup
Prin
Deal
Commissioners Demand Engineer For Top County Road Job
Clare county supervisors pressed the County Road Commission to hire a qualified engineer as superintendent and rejected a 230000 open purse for a new county highway garage. They urged detailed plans, restrained spending, and noted possible federal aid interest urged by Congressman Elford Cederberg.
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Clare County
Board of Supervisors
Harrison
County Road Commission
Tom Gook
Clare
Dow Chemical Company
Norman Myers
Fred Jones
Glen Lloyd
County Road Department
Road Commission
County Road Commissioners
Ways and Means
Customs
Commission
Elford Cederberg
Easter Worship Planned Across Clare Churches
Clare area churches announce Maundy Thursday Good Friday and Easter services with special music and pageants. Notable events include Clare Methodist hosting the Union Good Friday service at 1 30 pm with Congregational and Clare Church of God. Mrs Ernest Donald of Mt Pleasant as speaker.
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Clare
Clare Methodist
Congregational
Clare Church of God
Ernest Donald
Mt. Pleasant
Donald
Central Michigan University
India
Ohio State
Scarett College
Nashville
Donalds
Assembly of God
Jerry Page
Gladwin
Wibley
First Baptist Church
Donald Chapel
Harrison
Dover
Lake
Weidman
Harold Knickerbocker
Union
Eagle Church
Rosemary Carter
Burkett
Clare Methodist Church
Harold Messer
Pin Series Near Record for Ford-O-Matics in Friday League
The Ford-O-Matics bowling team rolled 819 819 812 for a 2450 series, a mark not matched in the league since March 1960. A season high, their 722 average rose with 284 pins over average helped by Iva Burnett 511 Fran Carncross 500 Myrtle Coil 498 Iola Archbold 485 and Irene Cruden 456 in subcap. The four point sweep left them five points from first.
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Ford-O-Matics
Gateway Lanes
Iva Burnett
Fran Carncross
Myrtle Coil
Iola Archbold
Irene Cruden
Aire
Big Catch Goes to Fort Myers News Press
A Florida trip aboard the Ballerina out of San Carlos Marina produced a 97 king mackerel catch by Clare couple Mr and Mrs Carroll Beard and Mr and Mrs Glen Neely along with a Rapid City pair. Capt Buck Fernandez posed with them for the Fort Myers News-Press.
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Clare
Florida
Carroll Beard
Glen Neely
Rapid City
San Carlos Mariana
Fort Myers Beach
Buck Fernandez
Fort Myers
Tour Teaches Proper Planning For Farming Systems
On a recent tour farmers from Clare and Gladwin counties studied the importance of proper planning to deter farm buildings shaping farming systems. The event highlighted practical steps and the need for careful layout to optimize productivity.
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Mers
Clare
Gladwin
Citizens Bank launches non profit student loan plan
The Citizens Bank and Trust Company will issue non profit loans to undergraduates in Clare up to 1000 yearly and graduates up to 2000 yearly to a total of 4000. Loans are repaid after graduation and do not require top scholarships. President J Stuart Bicknell cites self reliance and progress toward graduation as key.
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The
Citizens Bank and Trust Company
National United Student Aid Funds
Clare Area
J. Stuart Bicknell
Beaverton Area Dairy and Beef Classes Report
Wilbur sits center as Henry Eberhart Clare and Clarabella Road discuss using existing buildings for cattle feeding. Specialists Maddox Speicher and Finley add technical input while Dennis McGuire assists with wiring for modern farming. Dairy and beef classroom sessions were held at Beaverton School and Arthur town hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Eberhart
Clare
Clarabella
Robert Maddox
John Speicher
Walter Finley
Dennis McGuire
Consumer Power Co
Alma
Beaverton School
Arthur Town Hall
Lake George men jailed as kidnappers of Midland youth
Robert Lee Wood 27 of Lake George and brother Richard Lee Wood 22 of Flint were jailed in Midland after being charged with kidnapping a 16 year old boy. They waived preliminary examination and were held for Circuit Court on 7500 dollar bonds. The victim Earl Sias was unharmed during captivity.
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Lake George
Robert Lee Wood
Flint
Richard Lee Wood
Midland
Henry Hart
Earl Sias
Lawrence H. Sias
Richard Ruckle
Eight Point Lake
Sias
Clare
Eastern Star Lodge
Bay City Post
Earl
Robbery and car theft spree linked to Wood brothers near Bay City
Earl, a hitchhiker, was abducted by Richard and Robert Wood after stopping north of Clare. The intoxicated brothers forced Earl from the pickup at gunpoint but produced no weapon later. They hijacked a car in Bay City, drove toward Detroit area, collided near the Bay City Waterworks, then fled after abandoning Earl. Earl, a former Michigan state official aide, identified the Wood brothers to troopers.
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Ther
Steven
Roscommon
Clare
Richard Wood
Earl
Robert
Flint
Midland
Stark Road
Bavri
Bay City
State Park
Wood Brothers
Alfred Lesniak
Monroe
John Butler
Ronald Morgan
Bridgeport
Gem Theatre Beaverton Adds Weekend Showings
Clare Sentinel reports changes to movie times at the Gem Theatre in Beaverton. Two complete shows are scheduled Friday and Saturday at 7 00 and 9 30 p m. Sunday offers three screenings starting at 5 00 p m.
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Gem Theatre
Beaverton
Clare Sentinel
Little League Meeting Called by Clare President
Clare Little League president Al Sacco announces a meeting for Monday evening March 30 at 7 30 p m. in the basement of the Citizens Bank and Trust building for all managers coaches and fathers to attend. The group seeks Minor League managers to start younger players in baseball skills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare
al Sacco
Citizens Bank and Trust
Jacco
Clare Jaycees Open Nominations for Distinguished Citizen Award
Clare Jaycees announce nominations for the annual Distinguished Citizen award. Nominations may be made by anyone, naming a Clare young man aged 21 to 35 with information on public service. Letters to Postoffice Box 95, Clare, must arrive by April 15.
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Clare Jaycees
Postoffice
Clare
Government Day at Coleman Brings Area Seniors Together
Seniors from Clare County high schools Clare Farwell Harrison and Coleman meet at Coleman High School for Annual Senior Government Day. The program featured a coffee hour, a student speech by Margaret Erch mar, and sectional meetings on courts law enforcement legislation taxation and more with county and state officials.
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Clare County
Clare
Farwell
Harrison
Coleman
Coleman High School
James Capello
Margaret Erchmar
James Darling
Robert Campbell
William Henderson
Harold Hughes
Russell Strange
Easter Lilies Sale Boosts Clare Easter Seal Appeal
The Clare County Easter Seal Society stages a street sale of Easter Lilies on Saturday March 28 to support crippled children and adults in the area. Funds come via mailed envelopes, with the Clare Study Club sponsoring this charity for over 20 years. Mrs Fayé Stephenson directs, with Leota Van Every as treasurer and Neil Stirling as fund chairman.
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Clare County Easter Seal Society
Clare Study Club
Fayé Stephenson
Leota van Every
Neil Stirling
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Cook
Garfield Township
C.R. Case
Cederberg
Assembly of God Church
Cadillac Music Men
Brown Corners
St. Cecilia’s. Catholic Church
St. Cecilia’s School
Clare Congregational Church
Michigan State University
William Walter
Browns Road
Bill
Wilbur Weldon
Athey Road
Wilbur
Robert Wood
Lake Georgeman
Saginaw, News
L. L. Meeting
J. C. Award
Lily Sale
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