Women Attend Clare County Achievement Day Event
Over one hundred women attended the Clare County Home Extension Achievement Day program on May 4 at the I. C. O. F. Hall. Virginia Helt of MSU spoke on food buying costs and research, with a food quiz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare County Home Extension
I. C. O. F. Hall
Clare
Albert Lyons
Franklin
Virginia Helt
MSU
Robert Streeter
Lake
Allyne Krabill
Garfield
Max Stanley
Community Circle
Julia Huber
Harrison
Virgil Bersstrom
Doris Davis
Clareniks
Walter Ehle
Emer Miller
Happy Hats
Frank Campbell
Campbell Kids
Charles Farnslow
Hamilton
Harrison 1
Garsfield
Eagle
Rosebush Woman Dies After Crash Near Rosebush
Sadie Schutt, 71, of near Rosebush, died after an auto collision on a county road corner Tuesday afternoon. Her brother Art Marshall, 67, sustained minor injuries along with the other driver Mrs Ida Measel of rural Clare who had fractures and bruises. Funeral services are set for 2:00 Friday at Center Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sadie Schutt
Rosebush
Art Marshall
Schutt
Clare General Hospital
Marshall
Ida Measel
Clare
Laurence Seiter
Maggie Marshall
Center Church
Stinson
Mt. Pleasant
Apple Blossom Time theme charms Mothers and Daughters banquet
St John's Lutheran Church hosted a Mother Daughter banquet with the Apple Blossom Time theme. About 100 guests enjoyed a smorgasbord dinner while civic volunteers and committee members were recognized, and the program featured toasts, a skit, and songs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Raymond Schultz
4 H Leaders Feted at Clare County Banquet
The annual 4 H Leaders Banquet took place May 9 in Harrison Congregational Church with about 80 attendees including spouses. Bettie Maroizke and Avatielle Sildebrandt described their Washington D C tour and presented awards to Citizens State Bank of Clare and Cornwell Ranch for outstanding service to the youth organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison
Bettie Maroizke
Avatielle Sildebrandt
Washington, D. C
Clare
Citizens State Bank of
Cornwell Ranch
Capitol
Clare Women Open Season With Breakfast Start
The Clare Women's Golf Association opened the 1961 season on May 3 with a breakfast at Twin Elms. Seventeen golfers and a guest attended. Velma Reiss and Dorothy Ashcraft tied for best score after blind holes. May Wednesday play begins at 10 00 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare Women's Golf Association
Twin Elms
Velma Reiss
Dorothy Ashcraft
Clare P-TA Music and Exhibits Planned for May 15
The Clare P-TA announces a Monday evening program May 15 featuring the Junior High Chorus directed by Neil Courtright followed by science displays and exhibits in the Elementary School gym. Seventh and eighth graders will present their exhibits with notebooks on Michigan shown for Michigan Week. Refreshments will be served in the gym.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare P-Ta
Neil Courtright
Brades
Michigan
Ronald Cooper
Clare airport improvement plan nears approval for June bid date
A revised Clare airport upgrade moves toward final approval with a June 1 advertising date for bids. Federal Aviation Authority notes progress since a 1960 grant, confirming runway re-draws near the east edge and repositions the secondary strip to its original line while the main east west landing strip remains slated for resurfacing. Clearing near the west end advances in the I 75 corridor right of way by the Michigan Highway Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare
Federal Aviation Authority
Alan W. Ott
U.S
Michigan Highway Department
Bundle Drive Extended at Clare High for Clothing Aid
The Bundle Drive at Clare High School seeks clothing shoes and blankets for distribution to the needy worldwide. The drive runs until May 16 and donations of usable clothing especially low heeled shoes are urged to be delivered to the school office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare High School
Clare School District Holds Kindergarten Registration
Registration for next year’s kindergarten pupils in the Clare School District will be on Thursday May 18 in the south kindergarten room of the elementary school on State Street. From 9 am to 12 noon and 1 pm to 4 pm. About 160 new children expected. age cutoff is five before December 1 1961. residents eligible. Bring birth certificate. May 18 is a noninstruction day. An orientation for parents is set for 1:15 pm Friday May 12 in the Clare Elementary auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare
State Street
Clare Elementary School
Clare County seeks new school commissioner
The Clare County Board of Education will meet later this month to screen applicants for the county school commissioner post. The job opens after Lenard Schwanz resigns effective June 30 to become Harrison Community Schools elementary principal. Schwanz announced the move on May 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare County Board of Education
Lenard Schwanz
Schwanz
Harrison Community Schools
Harrison
Michigan
Child Health Conferences Schedule By Towns
A May schedule lists Child Health Conferences in Clare on May 16 from 1 to 3 p.m. at city hall. Farwell hosts May 16 from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Methodist church. Harris holds May 19 from 9 to 11 a.m. at the courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare
Farwell
Methodist Church
Harrison
Clare area offers forty acre industrial site
Clare Chamber of Commerce Industrial Development Committee offers a new forty acre site three quarters of a mile from downtown Clare. The property was bought from Bell and Gault with club loans and features railroad and highway frontage suitable for subdivision. Attending were Alah W Ott Floyd Boardman Gordon Main Tosh Bernard Wyman and Frank I LaGoe with Ott as previous chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare
Clare Chamber ‘of Commerce
Alah W. Ott
Citizens State Bank
Floyd Boardman
Kiwanis
Gordon
MainTosh
Rotary
Bernard Wyman
C of C
Prank I. LaGoe
Ind. Dev
Ott
Bell & Gault
Clare Service Clubs
Sentinel
Mayor Returns From D C Conference With Michigan Officials
Clare mayor Gerald Nivisori flew to Washington to attend a one day meeting with more than 80 Michigan mayors and city managers. Senator Philip Hart said the session clarified federal grant and loan programs to aid public works and economic development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare
Gerald Nivisori
National Capital
Michigan
Philip A. Hart
Senate
Michigan Citles
Hart
Farwell School Bond Vote Set for June 12 1961
Farwell Area School District schedules an $895000 bond issue to fund a new Farwell Junior Senior High School and remodeling at the Lake and existing buildings. Vote June 12 coincides with the annual school election. Precincts are listed and registration closes June 2, 1961. Two four year board seats open with filings due May 15 1961.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farwell
Board of Education
Frank Coker
Old State Road
Ohio Street
Citizens’ Study Group
McLaughlin
Farwell Area
Surrey
Gilmore
Grant
Nottowa
Vernon
Garfield
Lincoln
Freeman
Mix Fun, Business At Bowling Banquet
The Gateway Ladies Friday Night League held its annual banquet Saturday May 6 at the Hotel Doherty. One hundred ten women enjoyed a chicken dinner with guests including president Dorothy Ashcraft secretary Eleanor Lehr and past secretary Fran Shelander. Everts Jewelers' team arranged the table decorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gateway Ladies
Doherty
Dorothy Ashcraft
Eleanor Lehr
Fran Shelander
Honored Community Leader Elected Vice President in Michigan District
James Walsh, veteran supervisor from Vernon township in Isabella, elected vice president of the Fourth District of the Michigan Association of Supervisors at the Roscommon quarterly meeting. Open houses to observe Michigan Week announced by Sgt. Kostrzewa at Mt. Pleasant post. A stamp dispensing machine installed at Clare Post Office. Marble's Band Box cleaners win sponsor's trophy and multiple 500s, 200s, and 200s awards given to league members. Thelma Irwin honored Most Congenial. Betty Dickerson cited for Achievement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Walsh
Isabella
Vernon Township
Michigan Association of Supervisors
Roscommon
Walsh
Daniel Kostrzewa
Mt. Pleasant
Michigan
United States
Clare Post Office
Myrtle Coil
League
Rose Neff
Barbara Mahon
Band Box Cleaners
Marble
Ford-O-Matics
Dan McDonald
Bettie Marotzke
Wilma Lang
Olive Walters
Jane Willey
Bonnie Bauder
Phyllis Hartshorn
Gateway Lanes
Ford-O-Maties
Fran Carncross
Mryde Coil
Catherine Wlock
Ruth Stanley
Rose
Helen MeJames
Eleanor Gordon
Thelma Irwin
Betty Dickerson
Farwell News
Point Clare
Lucille Mott
Ruth Starley
Margaret Myers
Milly Brannigan
Betty ‘Hales
Marlene Hales
Pauline Brinkerhoff
Connie McNerney
Betty Gallagher
Gage Awards
Nearine Morse
Alice “Grohan
Sergeant Abarms
Thieves Break Into Ernie Bryant Mobil Station
Burglars entered the Ernie Bryant Mobil Station Tuesday night at Clare, taking between 47 and 50 dollars in cash from the register. A small entry through a wash room window left evidence of a sneaking intruder and an ally may have aided. No merchandise was stolen and the safe was not opened. Police notified and state police informed for investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernie Bryant
Bryant
Crash Kills Harrison Youth Leonard Henry 16
Leonard Henry, 16, son of Mr and Mrs Morris Henry, rural Harrison, was killed in a two car crash at 12:30 pm Saturday at the Old State Road and M-61 intersection four miles west of Harrison. Raymond A Wright 38 of Seaside California drove one car. Esther Chaffee 35 of Harrison drove the other. Mrs Chaffee and two passengers were hospitalized. Wright and his son Kenneth 16 were uninjured. Investigators report Wright’s car crossed from State Road into M-61 as brakes failed trois plocks from the Henry home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Henry
Morris Henry
Harrison
Old State Road
Greenwood Township
Clare County
James. Darling
Raymond A. Wright
Seaside
Calif
Henby
Wright
State Road
Chaffen
Henry
Delegation Named For Girls State From Clay High School
Virginia Kushmaul, a Clay High School junior, is selected by the Ladies Auxiliary to Walter H. Larment post of the American Legion to attend Girls State at the University of Michigan campus in June 2029 for scholastic merit and leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolverine
Virginia
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Extersion
Kraft Foods
Virgil Bergstrom
J. C. Marotzke
Kraft
Lucy
Paul Schroeder
Marie Schug
Don Switzer
Basil Sersaw
Schaeffer
Norman Berhenke
John Robson
Howard Hein
Ladies Aid
Harold Wilcox, Jr
Byg Theo Mielke
Walter Mielke
Barbara Bauer
Harold Schaeffer
John Bauer
P-Ta
Cyriel Belle
Bert Maxwell Farms
Sentinel Phote
Sentine
Robert Carter
Alman Collins
Prescott, Michigan
D.C
New Farwell
Allen Rawson
James Start
Mr. Start
Mr. Rawson
Raoul Coats
Eugene Schmid
Secretary of the Board of Education
Everts~Jewelers
Ose Pook
H. Sez
Patrick Henry
Bryant Station
Crash
Harrison Youth
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