Softball Title Chase Hints At Clare County League
Preseason views on Clare County Softball League race see Dover anchored by Burke Rilett. Veterans, sponsors, and new teams loom as expansion to eight or nine teams is expected. Openers Janesville? No. June 1 arclights promise a floor show and Class C team prep under Art Lilly with potential local talent backing.
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Clare County
Dover
Burke Rilett
Mel Leader
Thie
Scott Drilling
Cradit
Fiallis Haggart
Dan McDonald
Bill Myself
Fordsmen
Art Lilly
Art
Two Couples Attend Legion Meeting Sunday in Prudenville
Mr and Mrs Conrad Walker and Mr and Mrs Peter Creguer attended the Tenth District business meeting of the American Legion and Auxiliary in Prudenville on Sunday. Department president and secretary Bernice Collins and Bertha Proestel were present. A regular Auxiliary meeting is planned for Monday May 11 in the Legion room at city hall and all members are urged to attend.
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Conrad Walker
Peter Creguer
Prudenville
American Legion and Auxiliary
The
Legion Auxiliary
Bernice Collins
Bertha Proestel
Auxiliary
Legion Room
City Hall
Aitizens
Group Meets At Ray Fary Home Mt Pleasant Achievement Day
A meeting of Group 1 took place Tuesday evening April 28 at the Raymond Fary home in Mt Pleasant. Eleven members shared a book for the Achievement Day display and a Wool Mending lesson was given by Mrs Beale and Mrs Corsant. Refreshments were served by Mrs Don Young and Ida Bellows.
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Clare
Raymond Fary
Mt. Pleasant
Beale
Corsant
Don Young
Ida Bellows
Deaths Mrs. Robert Wilson of Brinley Michigan
Mrs. Robert Wilson died in a Sault Saint Marie hospital on January 6 1968 at age 78. Born May 20 1875 in Isabella county to Andrew and Anna Willey she was predeceased by her first husband Samuel Northey and one son. Survived by her husband two step-sons and a step-daughter. Burial at Cherry Grove Cemetery April 8 1952 with prayers by Rev Beery. Russell Thurston handled arrangements.
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Robert Wilson
Brinley
Michigan
Sault Saint Marie
Andréw
Anna Willey
Isabella County
Samuel Northey
Cherry Grove Cemetery
Beery
Russell Thurston
Race Relations Study By Roger Brinkerhoff
Roger Brinkerhoff and twelve high school students completed a Southern tour visiting Louisville Nashville Memphis and Jackson to study race relations. They faced flood and tornado conditions but found broad interest in desegregation cases before the Supreme Court. Roger offers talks about the trip to groups.
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Roger Brinkerhoff
Deep South
Clare
Louisville
Kentucky
Nashville
Memphis
Tennessee
Jackson
Mississippi
Missouri
Huntingington
Indiana
Michigan Conference of Congregational Christian Churches
Roger
United States Supreme Court
Prize Winning Band Will Take Stage May 15 Concert
CHS hosts its annual Spring Concert on May 15 in the school auditorium under Harold Collins. The program features The Beginners Band The Junior Band and The Senior High School Band with varied selections from Shadowland Waltz to March of the Trojans and Grandpa's Clocks. Tickets go on sale soon from band members.
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CHS
Harold Collins
Shadowland
Taylor
Shennette
Ribble
Fillmore
Bennett
Buchtel
Grundman
Walters
Zipeuner
Noel Coward
Yoder
van Buskirk
Helena Polka
Leonardh
Lee Sowle
Society page photos to appear next week
The Sentinel apologizes for missing engagement and bride elect photos on this week's society page. Pictures and engravings were en graver delayed in transit and now plans call for their inclusion in next week's edition.
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the Sentinel
Society
Stamp Out Bangs and T. B. In State Program
Michigan continues Bangs and tuberculosis control in cattle with ABR milk ring testing and blood tests. A statewide network uses a mobile lab in 27 counties, targeting rapid herd screening and identification of infected cattle to prevent spread.
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T. B
Michigan
Lee Davisson
Michigan Department of Agriculture
Bang
R.L. Alkire
U. S. Bureau of Animal Industry
Michigan “Department of Agriculture
Nothern
Lower Peninsula
Tvalier Laboratory
Reed City
Osceola County
Alpena
Alcona
Iosco
Osceoa
Montmorency
Cheboygan
Presque Isle
Arenac
Clare
Crawford
Roscommon
Missaukee
Osceola
Lake
Mason
Antrim
Charlevoix
Emmet
Otsego
Manistee
Muskegon
Oceana
Barry
Bay
Montcalm
Ottawa
Tuscola
Eaton
Calhoun
Isabella
Newago
Kent
Pioneers Suffer 0-7 No-Hitter by Oilers
Clare Pioneers drop to 3-3 after a 7-0 loss to the Mt. Pleasant Oilers. Oilers pitcher Terry Kniffen threw a no-hit no-run game, while Clare's Td Wichert allowed seven errors in a rough defensive night. The setback comes amid a season with shaky fielding and a canceled game with Gladwin High School.
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Clare Pioneers
Mt. Pleasant Oilers
Terry, Kniffen
Pioneers
Clare
Td Wichert
Gladwit High School
Charles Cooper Elected To VFW Post In District
An Eleventh District VFW convention at AuGres elected officers. Charles Cooper was named District Senior Vice Commander and Mrs. Clarice Bellows became Auxiliary secretary. Walter Jacobs and S C Winters were elected Commander and Jr Vice Commander respectively. Merle Hopper addressed the convention on TB patient bed needs and VA medical cost reductions.
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V.F.W
Consention
Charles Cooper
Clarice Bellows
Neilan Wisler
Ida Mary Loomis
Jarvis
Ferwell
Bellows
Walter Jacobs
Bay City
S. C
Sixteen seniors earn scholastic honors for Class of 1953
Superintendent Thomas Carrp bell announces that sixteen of sixty three seniors achieved senior honors with a B average or higher. The named students include Wayne Irwin Ruth Chapple Mary Sanford Suzanne Irving Leon Dull Robert Jackson Theodore Hoersch Avondalee Barber Beverly Winter Eugene Newman Gayla Hochstetler Marina Kaffez Madeline Stiter Brockway Mary Murphy Don Magnus Patrisiana Cox and others in three rows.
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Thomas Carrpbell
Gayla Hochstetler
Frank Hochstetler
Marina Kaffez
Ats Sreeko Kaffez
Madeline Stiter Brockway
David Seiter
Mary Murphy
Mes
Jack Murphy
Don Magnus
Henry Magnus
Patrisiana Cox
Lester Cox
Lee Sowle
Luncheon Honors Mothers At St. Cecilia�s Guild
St. Cecilia�s Home and School Guild hosted a mother and daughter luncheon in the church basement with about 250 attendees. Mrs. Nick McConnell presided, Jean Bowler toasted mothers, Marina Kajser read a Temple Bailey piece, and Mrs. Louisa Bowler led entertainment.
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St. Cecilia’s
St. Cecilia's Home and School Guild
Nick McConnell
Jean Bowler
Marina Kajser
Temple Bailey
Louisa Bowler
Linda Casteel
John Doherty
Ben Tomaski
Harry Cornell
Lake
Szuba
Mother McCree
Heaven
Ethel Gleason
Agnes Gleason
Dow AC Team Begins Outdoor Drills for NIFL Opener
The Dow AC fastball squad continues outdoor drills ahead of the National Industrial Fastball League season opener on May 24 in Pontiac against General Motor Truck. Manager Jimmy Walsh hopes improving spring weather will help, with a tentative home date in Midland set for Saturday June 6.
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Dow AC
General Motor Truck
Pontiac
Jimmy ‘Walsh
Midland
Isabella Soil Conservation District Meeting May 11
The Isabella Soil Conservation District will hold its monthly meeting on May 11 at the Mt. Vernon Grange Hall at 8 00 am. All cooperators and wives in the northeast quarter of the county are invited. Coffee and doughnuts will be served.
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Isabella Soil Conservation District
Mt. Vernon
Krell Wins Re-Trial in Hereford Cattle Suit
A Clare County circuit court jury rules in favor of Leland Krell in a four day retrial over 94 head of Hereford cattle sold to John Kober and Sons of Sparta. The verdict orders $14,794.75 to Krell, while the Kobers had claimed the stock differed from what was ordered. The case, heard before visiting Judge Karl K. Leibrand, cites market changes and alleged stock substitutions as factors.
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Leland Krell
Clare County
John Kober
Krell
Ihobers
Robers
Robert J. Curry
Saginaw
Kober
City Officials Instructors Visit Government Class
Mayor Howard Everts and City Treasurer Alex McKinnon served as guest instructors for Mr. Arndt's Government class on Thursday April 30. They discussed local government issues and related city concerns with the students.
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Howard Everts
Alex McKinnon
Mr. Arndt
Elasa
Scholarship War By Gayla Hochstetler
Gayla M Hochstetler and four other area seniors will enter Michigan State College for fall term 1953 on MSC scholarships. The awards cover tuition for one year with possible renewal for four years. The announcement, from Lansing, cites scholastic achievement leadership and school contributions as criteria. Gayla participates in many activities and belongs to the National Honor Society.
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Gayla M Hochstetler
Clare High School
Michigan State College
Hast Lansing
Michigan ‘High School
Richard Atkinson
Harrison
Doreen Wirtz
Gladwin
Orviene First
Rosebush
Mt. Pleasant High School
Claude Orvis
Marion Township
J. .Robert Stewart
MSC
Gayla
Harvey Wilson Dies at 81 After Second Stroke
Horace Harvey Wilson born September 25 1871 in Ontario lived in Michigan and Clare county. He worked for Pere Marquette Railway 16 years and on farms in Clare Mecosta and Sheridan. He married Cora Luella Smith in 1907 and faced heart disease and strokes before passing April 28.
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Horace Harvey Wilson
George
Sarah Jane Wilson
Huron County
Ontario
Clare
Gee
St. Clair County
Michigan
Sanilac County
Mecosta County
Pere Marquette Railway Company
Cora Luella Smith
Sheridan Township
Mecosta
Clare County
Saginaw
Wilson
Atom Bomb Radar Rocket United In Guided Missile Program
The Army merges atomic artillery supersonic rocket and radar into a guided missiles program now in production. General J Lawton Collins notes integration into weapons pattern while training and field deployment proceed with Nike Honest John Corporal variants and White Sands support.
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Army
Tange Field Artillery
Army Ordnance Corps
S. Super-Armaments
J. Lawton Collins
Sile
White Sands Proving Ground
Collins
Universifies
Ordnance
Signal Corps
Driver Training Course Is Popular in Clare High
Clare High School opened enrollment with 332 students on May 1. Next September at least 62 seniors 73 juniors 103 sophomores and 94 freshmen are expected. Freshmen and sophomores will get first choice for driver training and Agriculture IV will be added to the curriculum. French I and Dramatic are preparing courses to be offered.
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Clare High School
Arndt
DeMolay Holds District Meeting In Clare
About 100 DeMolay members from District Three gathered in Clare May 2 and 3 for their annual meeting hosted by the Glen F. Sanford Chapter. Activities included registration, an initiatory degree, a social dance, church welcomes, a Masonic dinner, and election of three district officers Blair Letter won Junior Councilor while other chapters elected Master and Senior Councilors.
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Clare
Glen. F. Sanford
Jay Lehr
Claré
Phil Foltz
Mt. Pleasant
Fred Koerker
Midland
Michigan To Host 1953 County Fairs And Expositions
The Michigan Department of Agriculture announced 1953 fair dates. Highlights include Lake Odessa July 3 4 Jonia Free Fair August 8 15 Midland County August 18 22 Gladwin County August 25 28 Isabella County August 26 29 Mt Pleasant September 19 Saginaw County September 13 19 and Clark County Harrison September 15 19. The list comes from Clarence L Bolander.
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Clarence L.bolander
Michigan Department of Agriculture
Jonia
Lake Odessa
Methodist Youth Convocation Held May 1953 at Yovia Fair Grounds
The Michigan Conference Methodist Youth Convocation drew about 1200 youth from districts. Local attendees included Joyce Holbrook Lida Belle Bickwell Janice Hintz Shirley McKay Linda Jones Sherry Elgar David Moffat Wayne Miller with drivers Mr and Mrs James Yeo and Mr and Mrs Jay Bellingers.
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Michigan
Yovia Free Fair Grounds
Yoyce Holbrook
Lida Belle Bickwell
Janice Hintz
Shirley McKay
Linda Jones
Sherry Elgar
David Moffat
Wayne Miller
James Yeoroa
Jay Belliners
Also Mentioned on This Page
Depesters
Champs
Legion Meeting
Ray Fary Home
V.F.W. Post
Wayne Irwin
Ralph Irwin
Ruth Chapple
William Chapple
Mary Sanford
Burton J
Isabella Soil Conservation District Meeting
Harvey Wilson
Blair Seiter
Methodist
Osebush
Lake Churches
Ruth Mellway
Farwell
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