Committee selects North Branch site for trout ponds
The Board of Supervisors committee on trout rearing ponds met and chose a spring fed North Branch creek near Cunningham hill, eleven miles north of Clare, as the site. A water wheel and Indian village plans were noted, with ponds near the Cunningham hill to Harrison road. The US Bureau of Fisheries will stock and supervise the ponds, provide a six month annual supervisor, and distribute trout to county and federal entities. Clare county aims to attract tourists and officials statewide on this county led project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hether
Carpenter
Hutchinson
Board of Supervisors
Thayer
Northville
Clare
Cunningham Hill
Tobacco River
Jack Myers
Bureau of Fisheries
United States Department of Commercce
Federal Bureau
Clare County
Missionary from Turkey to Speak in Clare
Miss Theda Phelps a longtime missionary nurse in Turkey will speak at the Congregational church in Clare next Sunday morning. The sister of George Phelps former Clare resident and Phelps Cafeteria proprietor, she is on furlough visiting Greenville Detroit Chicago and Philadelphia before resuming work in Asia. Her talk will outline general changes in Turkey and reflect missionary spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theda Phelps
Turkey
Miss Phelps
George Phelps
Clare
Phelps
Greenville
Tataran
Arabia
Miss . Phelps
Ghazi- Anatal
Constantinople
Bake Sale by Advance Grange Ladies at Krit Office
The Advance Grange ladies announce a bake sale at the Krit office on Saturday May 4. Items include home baked bread buns pie and dressed chicken with wake and pie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Advance Grange
Thes Krit
Thos. Dwyer Called By Death Tuesday
Thos. Dwyer longtime city resident died at his home on Last 4th Street Tuesday. Funeral from the home at 2:00 this afternoon with Rev. H. B. Johnson officiating. Interment in Cherry Grove Cemetery. Obituary to be published next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
4Th Street
Thos. Dwyer
H. B. Johnson
Cherry Grove Cemetery
MacCabees Meet in Convention With St Louis Hive
Clare MacCabees attend district convention in St Louis for state rep selections. Janet Branch elected district chairman with reps Ethel Humphrey and Milan Fisher. 200 attend afternoon session. over 300 at evening meeting. A class of six candidates initiated. visiting Maccabees toured Alma home for ladies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maccabees
Clare
St. Louis
Mesdames Chas. Thurston
Burt Capen
Geo. Snider
Marcia Hoffman
J. H. Wilson
Wilson
Sir Knights
LaTosca
Coldwater
Janet C. Branch
Case de Young
Crystal
Janet Branch
Helen Martin
Greenville
Ethel Humphrey
Ionia
Merton Eaves
Belding
Milan Fisher
Daisy Mathews
Midland
Margaret Goodyear
Pleasant Valley
Jennie Goolthrite
Mt. Pleasant
G. L. House
Rosebush
Chas Kling
Palo
Alma Hives
Faith
Hope
Charity
Lady Maccabees
Alma
Moon
Presbyterian Church
Gertrude Seymour
Clow
Baldwin
Clare Girls Win Second in Typewriting Contest
At Evart on Saturday April 27 eight schools competed in the District Shorthand and Typewriting Contest. Clare was represented by Marguerite Ehrhardt Vera Tupper and Dorothy Jourdain who earned second place in both Novice and Team Typewriting, qualifying for the State contest at Kalamazoo on May 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evart
Cadillac
Big Rapids
Ludington
Custer
Reéa City
Lake City
Clare
Marguerite Ehrhardt
Vera Tupper
Dorothy Jourdain
Marguerite
Reed City
Kalamazoo
Free Paint Demonstration At Clare Hardware Store
The 17th annual B. P. S. Paint demonstration will be held at Clare Hardware and Furniture Co. on Friday and Saturday May Bra and 4th. Factory experts will show painting enameling staining and varnishing techniques and attendees receive a free sample can of their preferred B. P. S. finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare Hardware and Furniture Co
Adv
Mt. Vernon Grange Dance Tonight At Hall
Mt. Vernon Grange hosts a dance at their hall this evening promising good music and fine order. All members and guests are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon Grange
Better Homes Program Highlighted by Clare Study Club
Clare Study Club members met at Mrs. F. C. Sanford for a Better Homes program led by J. A. Nelson. Miss Hoag of the GCG S U College Home Economics Department spoke on home making as a practical art and a shared parental effort. A music program featured The Prince of Penns and encores The Sea Shell Tale Widow Sea Shore with multiple chorus participants. Tea followed and members were urged to arrange transport to the Midland District Convention on May 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare Study Club
F. C. Sanford
J. A. Nelson
Miss Hoag
GCG
S. U. College Home Economics Department
Donald Bicknell
Midland
Strict rubbish dumping banned in Clare city streets
Notice warns that dumping rubbish on any Clare street, including end of west 7th, is forbidden and violators face ordinance penalties. Rubbish must be taken to the city dump grounds at the east end of the county line, per Mayor R. I. Hether.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West 7Th Street
Clare
County Line
R. I. Hether
Merchants Mercantile Agency Launches Credit Rating Service
Washington D C firm announces a new credit rating service for Isabella and Clare Counties. It urges past due accounts be paid promptly to improve ratings and emphasizes trust as the basis of credit. H A Schleicher and R A Mallory have led the effort for ten weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merchants Mercantile Agency Inc
Washington, D. C
Isabella
Clare Counties
H. A. Schleicher
R. A. Mallory
I C O F DANCE in Clare Hall
The I C O F members announce another dance at their hall in Clare on Thursday evening May 9. All are invited to join and enjoy good time with the committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. C
Clare
Clare High Defeats Coleman High In Seven Inning War
Clare high school baseball crushed Coleman high 14 to 5 in Coleman Friday. Johnson pitched six and one third innings allowing six hits with Joslin finishing the seventh. Irwin and Johnson each had three hits while Clare expects strong season and with Reed City game looming, a return clash with Coleman set for Friday May 17 in Clare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare High
Coleman High
Coleman
Joriday
Johnson
Joslin
Colemany
Clare
Irwin
Reed City
Ladies Night in Clare Chamber of Commerce Banquet
The Clare Chamber of Commerce holds a Ladies Night banquet Monday May 13 in the Doherty Hotel main dining room. Guests include wives of members, Harrison Board of Commerce reps, Farwell business leaders, and visitors. John Lovett of Detroit will speak, with Dennis Alward and Judge Ray Hart invited as guests of honor. Special music is planned for a banner meeting of the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare Chamber “of Commerce
Doherty Hotel
Harrison Board of Commerce
Farwell
John Lovett
Detroit
Michigan Manufacturers Association
Dennis
Alward
Lansing
Ray Hart
Midland
Lake Trout Supper at Brown Corners Ladies Aid
The Brown Corners Ladies' Aid will host a lake trout supper at their parsonage on Friday May 3 starting at 6:00 PM. The menu includes lake trout roast pork mashed potatoes gravy deviled eggs baked beans cottage cheese potato salad jelly pickles whipped cream cake fruit salad and Dutch baked apples with whipped cream. Tickets are 25 cents for adults and 40 cents for children. Everyone is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown Corners Ladies’ Aid
Congress in Recovery Roy Woodruff Convalescing
Friends and supporters learn congressman Roy O. Woodruff is rapidly recovering from surgery to remove a goitre after an influenza period and osteopathic treatment. In a letter to Asa Aldrich he describes health improvements and the post operative return to strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy O. Woodruff
Asa Aldrich
Congressman Woodruff
Washington
Residents Move and Change Homes in Local Area
Local notices record multiple households relocating within the city and nearby towns. A. N. Friz buy and plan to occupy the W. F. Broderick property at Pine and 6th after repairs. Several families move to new addresses including the Freed house opposite Clare school and the Bone property at 6th and Beech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. N. Friz
W. F. Broderick
Pine and
6Th Streets
Princess Theatre May 3 to 10 Inclusive
The Princess Theatre bills a varied program from May 3 to 10 featuring The Yellow Back Tom Moore and James Oliver Curwood’s northern adventure. Red Lips with Buddy Rogers, Redskin with Richard Dix, Phyllis of the Follies, and The Winning Past appear among daily showings with college lectures and class notes noted for some matinees and evenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Moore
James Oliver Curwood
Sun-Man
Buddy Rogers
Redskin
Richard Dix
Phyllis
Alicé Day
Collégians
Clare Hardware and Furniture Co. Announces May Sale
Fragmentary ad copy notes a sale event by Clare Hardware and Furniture Co. promising bartering on rugs and in store promotions. Read as a weekend offer in searchable notices with limited legible details.
City Clean-Up Days Scheduled May 8 and 9
Mayor R. I. Hether designates next week Wednesday and Thursday May 8 and 9 for city clean-up days. Rubbish placed at the curb in containers will be hauled away free of charge. ashes will not be collected. Citizens urged to cooperate fully to keep the city among the cleanest in the state and attract visitors.
Michigan House passes budget with 1930 1931 appropriations
The Michigan House approved the budget bill for 1930 and 1931 amid pressure to cut spending. The measures total 28,384,896 for 1930 and 27,887,144 for 1931 with general taxation of 16,892,196 and 15,934,444 respectively. Only twelve members opposed final passage as committees push major bills and revenue sources beyond taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan Press Association
Lansing
Ship of State
Legislative Musoleum
House
Chas. de Land
Ways and Means Committee
Calvert
Goodwine
MacRae
Culver
DeLand
MacDonald, Holbeck
Ate Dykstra
Holland, Nichols and
Gillet
Banquet Programme Enjoyable Affair at Epworth League Event
The Epworth League banquet last Monday evening was a successful affair hosted in the Methodist church dining room. Louise Mulder and Mary Irwin led menu duties, Lois Dawson oversaw decorations, Ruth Dawson coordinated and toasted, with performances by Betty Doherty, Hilda Eberhart, Ruth Shull, and Eunice Mary Bicknell. The address by Mrs. W. A. Lampman used a menu motif, ending with a gracious closing. Forty four youths attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hpworth League
Methodist Church
Louise Mulder
Mary Irwin
Lois Dawson
Ruth Dawson
Betty Doherty
Hilda Eberhart
Ruth Shull
Eunice Mary Bicknell
Durward Kennedy
June Mount
W. A. Lampman
Clare Hardware Offers Paint Demonstration Event
Besuré invites shoppers to a BPS paint demonstration at the Clare Hardware and Furniture Co. store on Friday and Saturday, May 3rd and 4th. The ad promotes hands on guidance and product details for home painting projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare Hardware and Furniture Co
Sousa Band Broadcast Debuts On Chevrolet Program
John Philip Sousa and his band will be heard on NBC radio for the first time Monday May 6 during the General Motors Family Hour at 8:30 p m. Chevrolet dealers tout a record of placing over 500000 six cylinder cars since January 1 as a key attraction for the broadcast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Philip Sousa
Chevrolet Motor Company
National Broadcasting Company
General Motors
E. R. Zemmer
Chevrolet
Ov Company
Sousa
Zemmer
Zenobia Chapter Installs New Officers at E S
Zenobia Chapter held a Thursday meeting to install officers for the year. Elizabeth Howlett became Worthy Matron with Martin Howlett as Worthy Patron, plus a slate including Maude Holmes secretary and Emma Haller treasurer. A gift presentation honored retiring Matron Mabel Horton and other attendees joined in a short program and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zenobia Chapter
Mabel Horton
Anna Greer
Marshall
Mattie Kane
Helen
Bicknell
Worthy
Elizabeth Howlett
Martin Howlett
Mary D. Nelson
Assi
Jesse Hampton
Maude Holmes
Emma Haller
Gladys Hampton
Doris Gerow
Rose Sutherland
Nellie Feighner
Annabelle Hampton
Ada
Nora Barnes
Ruth
Lillian Sanford
Esher
Annie Northen
Martha
Caroline Kemp
Hleefer
Maude Callihan
Florence Parrish
Sentinel
Frank Holmes
Ada Hochstetler
Horton
Zenobia
Nelson
Howlett
Roger
Wilma Hochstetler
Elizabeth Deller
Callihan
Redskin on Screen at the Princess Theatre
The film Redskin screens at the Princess Theatre featuring Rich ard Dix in a tragic tale set in Canyon de Chelly near the Navajo reservation in Arizona. Synchronized music and sound accompany color footage of the landscape and Enchanted Mesa homes as the story unfolds on Tuesday and Wednesday with matinee shows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redskin
Canyon de Chelly
Navajo Reservation
Arizonia
Richard Dixi
Princess Theatre
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North Branch
Congregational Church
Bake Sale
C.S.C. Enjoy Better Homes
Michigan
BY Conservation Department
Doherty
Chamber of Commerce
Woodruff
Dr. Keller
H. W. Burd
Grant Township
D. J. Wilkie
East 8Th Street
Harry Perkins
Stroupe
West Sixth Street
Roy Joslin
Wells
C. B. Dalhilstrom
Clare Hardware and Furniture
Epworth League
Chevrolet’ Motor Car Co
Zenobia Chgpt
E.S
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