Tornado Safety Advice Amid 1956 U.S. Outbreaks
An article outlines defensive steps for tornado threats across Michigan Ohio and surrounding states. It details sheltering in substantial buildings away from windows advises on rural and urban school procedures and notes the annual pattern of violent twisters with guidance on escape and safety measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flint
Michigan
Muskeggon
Cuyahoga County
Ohio
van Buren
Allegan
Kent Counties
Hudsonville
Swartz Creek
Belleville
Ill
Bancroft
Wisc
United States
Clare High seniors set for five day New York trip
The Clare High School seniors depart Saturday May 11 for a five day trip to New York by chartered bus to Detroit then New York Central. Fifty six seniors will be chaperoned by Mr and Mrs Earl Ruby and Mrs Louisa Bowler. They stop at Niagara Falls before continuing to New York City for a three day stay and return via Toledo arriving home around 5 PM Wednesday May 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare High School
New York
Detroit
New York Central
Earl Ruby
Louisa Bowler
Niagara Falls
Canada
New York City
Toledo
Ohio
New City Cab In Clare Under Wrights Franchised
Mr and Mrs Orin Del Wright own Clare city cab service. They operate 24 hours from a call center at Pure Oil Station McEwan and Seventh Streets with a 1957 white cab and blue lettering. A second car will join in six weeks as more drivers are hired after police fingerprint checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orin
del” Wright
New City Cab Company
Clare
Del
Bethel
Clare’ City
Pure Oil
McEwan
Seventh Streets
Wrights
Clare Police
Poice
Larry Everts Certified Watchmaker by Horological Institute
Larry Everts son of jeweler Howard Everts has been notified by the Horological Institute of America that he is a Certified Watchmaker. In paperwork and bench tests completed in April he attained a 93.2 mark. his work was checked by the National Bureau of Standards in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Everts
Howard Everts
Institute of America Ye
Larry
National
Bueo of Standards
Washington
Will Distribute Surplus Foods in Harrison and Farwell
Clare County Social Welfare Director Clare Li Davis announced surplus commodity distribution in Harrison on May 13 14 and 15 and in Farwell at Cokers Grocery on May 14 15 and 16. Davis urged residents to collect their allocations at designated locations in the Clare and Farwell area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison
Clare Li Davis
Clare County Social Welfare
Clare and Farwell
Cokers Grocery
Farwell
Teen Town Planning Progresses in Clare
Local groups meet at Clare Public School to discuss starting a Youth Center to be named Teen Town. The center will operate in a building lent by Dan McDonald on West Fifth Street beside the Post Office. A follow up meeting is set for May 13 at the school with students and adults. Citizens are urged to attend and donate furniture or games for the center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare Public School
Clare
Dan McDonald
West Fifth Street
Clare High School
Jack Leonard
Richard Wheeler
Mrs. Wysong Dies From Auto Crash Injuries
Mrs. Henry Wysong 57 of Farwell died in a Midland area car crash after injuries from the Tuesday night accident near Midland. Her husband Henry Wysong was injured. she died at Saginaw General Hospital about 3 30 a m Wednesday. Funeral set Saturday at Farwell Methodist Church with interment in Surrey Township cemetery. The couple, long-time Farwell restaurateurs, had returned from Texas and left four sons, two brothers, a sister and nine grandchildren as survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Wysong
R-1
Farwell
Midland
Henry
L. J. Nevins
Clare
Wilson Funeral Home
Surrey Township
Pennville
Indiana
Greendale Township
Midland County
Order of the Eastern Star
Ann Landers Addresses State BPW Clubs in Bay City
Clare Business and Professional Women's Club members plus 240 attendees from Flint Saginaw Bay City Caro Alma and Clare heard Ann Landers the columnist speak at the District VI Conference in the new YMCA building. Virginia Allan of Detroit also addressed the gathering. The Michigan Federation BPW plans a Grand Rapids convention May 17-19 at the Pantlind Hotel. The Clare Club schedules a May 13 meeting at the Hotel Doherty with a 6 30 dinner and Dr Loren Burt will discuss hypnotism and psychiatry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorotha Kirkpatrick
Delores Hearns
Thelma Woodworth
Kathryn Underwood
Clare Business and
Bay City
Flint
Saginaw
Caro
Alma
Clare
Ann Landers
YMCA
Virginia Allan
Detroi
Michigan Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs Inc
Grand Rapids
Pantlind
Midland
Clare Club
Fifth Avenue
Doherty
Loren G. Burt
Boy Hero Saves Mother From Fire In Clare Kitchen
Mrs. Finch suffered severe burns on her back when her blouse caught fire near a kitchen electric burner. Her son George Finch Jr aged 13 threw a rug over the flames smothering them saving her from worse injury. He and his brother rode with Principal Allan Tulk to bring her to Mt Pleasant Community Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Finch, Jr
George Finch
George
Allan Tulk
Clare
Tulk
Mrs. Finch
Community Hospital
Finch
Michigan State Police
Clare Chamber of Commerce sails into 1957 membership drive
The Clare Chamber of Commerce launched a business to business membership drive after a 7 am breakfast at Hotel Doherty. Secretary Allen Ott reports the effort signed up many former members for another year and added new members while aiming to raise 2500 dollars in membership fees. Members carried letters detailing 1957 projects and presented decals to renewing members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare Chamber of Commerce
Allen Ott
Ott
Chamber of Commerce
Doherty
Clare Junior Band Uniformed For Concert
The Clare school Junior Band will wear uniforms for the first time at the annual concert in the auditorium on May 16 at 8 p.m. The 35 member Beginning Band and 43 piece Junior Band will perform marches waltzes a serenade and novelties with the younger group in white shirts and dark skirts or trousers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare School
Man jailed on multiple bad check charges in Clare
Percy Smith formerly of Manistee was arrested by Clare City Police at the Doherty Hotel after a April 17 bad check complaint. He was charged with a No-Account check at Bryant's service station and sentenced to ten days in Clare County Jail. He faced three other bad check charges in Saginaw Owosso.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy Smith
Manistee
Claré
Doherty
Smith
Bryant
Clare
James S. Bicknell III
Clare County
William B. Dunlop
Saginaw
Owosso
Rotary wives take over Clare club meeting for anniversary
In a surprise stunt for the Clare Rotary Club's twelfth anniversary, wives of officers conducted the noon session. Mrs Grace McArthur led a humorous program with novelty sketches and a comic quiz, while badges were confiscated and fines levied for badge display errors, with proceeds going to Clare Girl Scouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary
Clare Club
Rotary Antis
Harold Schaeffer
Grace McArthur
Rotary Arns
Clare Girl Scouts
Tornado Preparedness Includes Schools Plants In Clare
Clare authorities and Civilian Defense outline tornado safety measures for residents and schools. Actions include dismissals on warnings, radio alerts via WCEN, strict bus procedures, calm parent conduct, and emergency drills at Clare Public Schools and Clare Manufacturing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare City Police Department
Clare and Farwell
Clare Manufacturing Company
Clare Public Schools
Michigan
Garfield Vote Snarl Heads to Summer Court
The Sentinel reviews the Garfield Township supervisor race as the Clare County Circuit Court summer session weighs whether disputed ballots counting Case name on stickers should be valid. The April 1 tie between Oman and Case could yield a ruling that affects the October board seating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare County Circuit Court
Garfield Township
Clare County Board of Supervisors
Harold Hughes
Clinton R. Case
Lake
Garfield
Hughes
Michigan
Circuit
Case
Oman
Erning Board
Circuit Court
Grass Fire Damages Hutchinson Home Near Clare
Clare Fire Department responded to a grass fire at the James Allen farm near the Hutchinsons on May 1. A spark from burned trash rekindled near a fuel oil tank and caused substantial house damage before firefighters and a prompt truck arrival controlled the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare
James Allen Farm
Lyle Hutchinson
Hutchinsons
Notable Garden Friends and Local News Roundup
Mrs Vern Worden of Brush College shows a striking African Violet collection and a Christmas cactus blooming since November. The Clare IOOF and Rebekah Lodges lost records in January fire and seek help to list deceased members. notify Ernest Irwin or lodge members if known. Mrs Delmar Allen reported a blue wild canary among goldfinches. A six foot blue spruce was cut from a family lot in Cherry Grove Cemetery. Marie Czyzewski announced $426.97 raised for the American Officer Society fund drive. Mrs John Laverty was bitten by a dog while canvassing for a cancer drive, needing six stitches. William Schaeffer becomes fourth generation to run the Dairy Bar after Julius, Harold, and Earl Ruby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vern Worden
Brush College
Clare Ioof
Rebekah
Ernest Irwin
Cherry Grove
Marie Czyzewski
Harrison
American Officer Society
Charter Night for Clare Jaycees May 15 Banquet
The Clare Jaycees host Charter Night on May 15 at 7 00 PM in Hotel Doherty. State President William Kutcher will deliver the keynote as the chapter joins State National and International Junior Chamber of Commerce. Tickets are sold by Jack Leonard and Dr Lon Hoover. The group grew from six to thirty five members and plans a Lite A Bumper Scotchlite tape safety campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare Jaycees
Doherty
Jaycee
Last Call For School Beginners
Principal Allan Tulk urges all kindergarteners in the Clare Public School District to enroll before year end. Enrollment days are May 22 and 23 from 9 am to 12 noon and 1 to 4 pm at the elementary building office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allan Tulk
Clare Public
Good in Field On Mound Pioneers Win
Clare High nine trounced Farwell 4 to 1 on the Pioneer diamond Friday May 3. Don Bay pitched a masterful game allowing three scattered hits while the Pioneers committed only two errors to back him. Dick Rae snapped a hitting drought with four straight safeties, lifting his average to .333 after a slow start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare
Farwell
Pioneer
Pioneers
Don Bay
Eagles
Lake City
Dick Rae
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Midwest
City Cab
WCEN
Wih
Wheeler
Lenard Schwanz
Lyle Skinner
Clare Manufacturing
Skinner
Ground Observer Corps
Weather Bureau
William Cook
Tornaido
Cook
The
Sentinel
the Sentinel
Sentinels
John Laverty
William Schaeffer
Schaeffers
Julius Schaeffer
Julius
Harold
JayCees
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