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Newspaper

Clare Sentinel

Location

Clare, Michigan, United States of America

Date

Mar 28, 1957

Page

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Voting Machine Demonstration Friday Ahead of April 1 Election

Voters can see Clare’s voting machines in operation Friday 7 to 9 p.m. at Clare City Hall with machines also on display today. Six candidates run for three city commission seats. mayor and aldermen seek re election. A charter amendment funds a new fire station. heavy ballot also includes Michigan state offices and local township races.

Clare Clare City Hall David Adams Stan Parish Parish Michigan Michigan State Highway Commissioner George M. Foster John C. Mackie Michigan Supreme Court Board of Agriculture State The Sentinel New ‘City Commission Laurence Seiter Seiter County Board of Supervisors Leiter

Cinderella Comes to Clare in CHS Play

Cinderella Of Loveland, the first children’s play in twenty years at Clare High School, will be staged Thursday April 4 in the auditorium. Ann Jackson stars as Cinderella with Edith Colmus as Ashes the cat and Kay Loomis as the stepmother.

Loveland Clare Clare High School CHS Dramatics Ann Jackson Cinderella Ashes Edith Colmus Stepmother Kay Loomis Gladielia Arlene Hogue Tilliecbelle Shirley Moore Margaret Waddington DeLorne Loucks Doug Walters Bill Wilson II Mary Tice Judy Feeney Biff Ron Drake Chancellor Barbara van Sicklen Barbara van Sicklen, Mr. Chancellor, Jack Bader; the Servant Girl, Lois White Louisa Bowler CHS Beatrice Kennedy Priscila Silva Naomi Wichert Ruth Ann Grant Anna Bower Carol Haggart Barbara Trietch Vishers

Which Party Do You Favor In Local Elections

The Sentinel explains how to split tickets on the official ballot by marking a cross in the square before a candidate not on your party ticket and crossing out a rival on your party ticket. With both Republicans and Democrats active in many townships and village elections this year, interest in local races is high.

The Sentinel

Rosebush Boy Honored for Saving a Child

Danny Wentworth of Rosebush received a Distinguished Service medal and a merit certificate at St Henry's School assembly for pulling a younger boy from an oncoming car. He also earned a wrist watch and a Washington D C trip offer from the Automobile Club of Michigan. Martha Mead also praised for guiding two girls to safety as a truck passed.

Danny Wentworth Rosebush St. Henry’s School St. Henry's Safety Patrol Dorothy ,Lowery Eileen Jacobs Rosebush School Floyd Webb Automobile Club of Michigan Dan Isabella County Safety Council Automobile Club Washington D. C Martha Mead Martha Auto Club Webb Channel 13

Clare News Notes and Local Happenings

Mrs. Floyd Bergey won an automatic washer in a Kroger store giveaway after a Saturday telephone call. William Southern leaves for a month in Mexico to study flesh eating birds for Oklahoma University. Crocus blooms reported by Mrs. J R Gershon, first crocus of the year. Clare enforces a curfew for under 17s with sirens at 10 and 11 pm on weekends.

Floyd Bergey Kroger William Southern University of Oklahoma Mexico Merrill Southern Clare CMC J. R. Gershon Clare City

New Sentinel Type In Read-Easy Style Read-Easy Sentinel debut features larger type

The Sentinel announces a brand new news type with larger legible letters and wider line spacing to improve reading ease. A sample compares new and old faces showing better clarity and visual appeal. Two planting tips follow about spacing shrubs away from houses to avoid crowding and pruning later.

The Sentinel

Planting Too Close to House Causes Future Crowding

An old note warns shrubs planted near the wall will crowd as they mature, requiring pruning. It emphasizes ensuring adequate distance from the wall to avoid future maintenance and water issues.

Jack

Appeal For Adult And Child Aid In Easter Seal Drive

Mrs. Roy Townsend of Clare chairs the county Easter Seal Fund aiding handicapped adults and crippled children. Last year most recipients were adults. Townsend volunteers across the county, averaging two calls weekly, and can be reached at phone 92. With drive funds, the Crippled Children’s Organization bought three wheelchairs hearing aids and crutches for local use.

Roy Townsend Clare Townsend County Crippled Children’s Organization

Jaycees to Organize Meeting in Clare

A meeting to organize a Junior Chamber of Commerce in Clare is set for April 4 at 8 p.m. at the Doherty Hotel. The session invites all men 21 to 35 and will include Mt. Pleasant junior members answering questions.

Chamber of Commerce Clare Doherty Hotel Mt. Pleasant

Fire destroys Farwell home. family of six escapes

Mrs. Vern Funnell and five children fled through a kitchen window as flames swept their Farwell residence on Lake George Road. Firemen could save little. the family, now staying with Fred Horn, seeks household goods and clothing. Children aged 11, 10, 8, 2, and 10 months.

Funnell Farwell Lake George Mr. Funnell Fred Horn Cities Service

Youth Court Proposed For Clare Teen Offenders

Clare High School students voted 261 to 52 in favor of establishing a Youth Court to handle traffic violations by students and recent graduates under 18. Ernest Bare of Midland coordinated the program and a mock trial was performed by the Midland Teenage Traffic Court.

Clare Clare High School Midland CHS Ernest Bare Jim Wnivison

Dr J R Gershon Returns From Cardiac Resuscitation Course

Dr J R Gershon returned Sunday March 17 from a three day clinical course on cardiac resuscitation at Western Reserve University Medical School Cleveland Ohio The session was sponsored by the American Heart Association Dr and Mrs Gershon flew to Cleveland for the meeting

J. R. Gershon Western Reserve University Medical School Cleveland Ohio American Heart Association Gershon

Clare voters face three-way City Commission race

Three candidates Dan Burdo Hiram Grimason and Robert Walters respond to questions on Mill Pond lakefront parking and budget goals. They urge a self supporting project pace off street parking funds future needs and frugal tax policy while stressing city growth and services.

Earl Baumgarth Hiram Grimason Dan Burdo Robert Walters Walters Clare Clare City Commission Grimason Michigan State Police City City of Robert N. Walters Fire Dept

New Interiors At Three Clare Stores

Clare Hardware and Clare Furniture complete a switch over exchanging merchandise lines to refresh interiors for spring. Appliances and kitchen wares move to front. new rear department for tools and garden items. six island shelves added. Rexall pharmacy upgrades include refreshed shelving, new displays, bright lighting, and a trophy honoring progressive Rexall dealer leadership among 11 000 stores. Clare and Coleman Rexall stores rank in state top ten percent.

Clare Hardware Clare Furniture Ben Burdo Dan Burdo Rexall Rx Anderson Rexall Clare Coleman

Bank Closed for Election Day Holiday

The Citizens State Bank will be closed Monday due to Election Day. It is a legal holiday for all banks.

Citizens State Bank

Twin Elms Country Club Announces April Opening

Twin Elms Country Club will open for the season on April 1 with golf starting when weather allows. Pro-golfer Joe Kinzel will visit weekends through June and then be full time. An orchestra will entertain Fridays and Saturdays, and a junior program plus new greens care equipment are planned.

Twin Elms Country Club Chris Demo Joe Kinzel Flint Demon Twin Elms

Woman Falls From Moving Car in Manitoba Incident

Mrs Susan Herbert a New Bothwell Manitoba woman fell from a car as it turned from north US 27 to east US 40 at about 630 pm last Wednesday Her small daughter also fell from the car but was uninjured and treated at Clare Hospital for observation The driver Dexter Hubel 19 of Clare was ticketed for leaving the scene of an accident Earlier on March 24 he slid into a parked car at Maple Street and Dunlop Road and failed to report it to Clare police a summons followed the next day

Bothwell Manitoba Susan Herbert Clare Hospital Herbert Dexter Hubel Clare Maple Street Dunlop Road

Mrs McGoogan dies in Detroit service set

Mrs Mary McGoogan longtime Farwell resident died in Detroit on March 18 burial in Surrey township cemetery with Eastern Star rites Coker Funeral Home in charge Born February 22 1871 in County Antrim Ireland Funeral services for Hugh Henderson 80 set for Thurston's Funeral Home today at 2 p.m. He died Tuesday and was brother to Mrs Bert Lloyd and Mrs Mary Joyner

Mary McGoogan Farwell Detroit Surrey Township Eastern Star Coker Funeral Home McGoogan County Antrim Ireland Hugh Henderson Thurston’s Bert Lloyd Mary Joyner

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Albert Haley Charles Cooper Clare County Social Welfare Department Harrison News Rosebush News Society News Lake Farwell News Jaycees Ion Carralmin Us-27 Ewan Street Mill Pond Clare’s Baumgarth Clare Manufacturing Company Finis Clare County James Darling Harrison Saginaw News
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