Coleman Youth Killed By Car In Coleman Accident
Stanley Walter a 17 year old Coleman High School junior was struck by a Midland area auto on Coleman Road after jumping from a pickup. He died at the scene. Survived by parents Amos and Lena Walter, brother Steven, sister Susan, with funeral set for May 12 at O'Laughlin Funeral Home.
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Coleman
Stanley Walter
Coleman High School
Amos Walter
W. Adams
Coleman Road
Goleman Road
Us-10
Walter
Dorothy Irma Umphrey
Midland
Midland County
J.S. Clapperton
Steven
Susan
Lena Walter
Frank
Debate on PTA final program Education for All
Clare P T A plans a Monday May 16 meeting at 8 in the high school chorus room. Sue Smith and Bob Hartzler will debate for the affirmative while Charles Knickerbocker and Keith Akins argue the negative. Officers will be installed and the Debate Club will offer over 500 dollars worth of entertaining and educational paperback books for sale.
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Clare
Clare P.T.A
Sue Smith
Bob Hartzler
Charles Knickerbocker
Keith Akins
Well Child Conference Schedule Details
The Well Child Conference lists events in May at multiple locations. In Farwell at the Methodist Church City Hall Clare on May 17 from 9 to 11 and 1 to 3 p.m. In Harrison on May 27 from 9 to 11 a.m. at the courthouse.
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Farwell
Clare
Harrison
Dow Picked for College Architect for Mid Michigan College
Alden Dow of Midland selected to plan buildings for the new Mid Michigan Community College serving Clare and Gladwin counties. Dr. Eugene Gillaspy announced the choice after interviewing 10 architects, with 70 applicants total. Construction aims to start soon and student admission is slated for fall 1967. James D. MacDonnell of Stanford University will serve as project consultant.
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Alden Dow
Midland
Mid- Michigan Community College
Eugene Gillaspy
Dow
Muskegon Community College
Delta College
Northwood Institute
Area College
Clare
Gladwin
Gillaspy
James D. MacDonnell
Western Regional Center Educational Facilities Laboratories, Inc
Stanford University
Deadline Tomorrow For School Board Candidacy
The district reminds residents that the filing deadline for school board candidacy is tomorrow May 15 at 4 00 p m at the Public School office. Only Frank T LaGoe, board president, has a petition circulating for reelection as the LaGoe term expires creating a single vacancy. Petitions require at least 25 qualified electors signatures.
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Harold Fleming
Frank T. LaGoe
Business Women's Officers Installed Monday Night
Officers for the Clare Business and Professional Women's Club were elected at the Monday meeting in the Wedgewood Room of Hotel Doherty. Ruth Cotter became president with Dorothy Lloyd, Janet Johnston, Mary Ottersky, and Jane Pettier in key roles. installation by Fannie Yeoman. Delegates chosen for the state convention at Muskegon in May 2022.
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Clare Business and Professional Women’s Club
Wedgewood
Doherty
Margaret Risch
Jessie Rockwell
Frances Hicks
Alma Bpw Club
Ruth Cotter
Dorothy Lloyd
Janet Johnston
Mary Ottersky
Jane Peltier
Fannie Yeoman
Tue Twisters
Jan Johnston
Forrest Meek
Cotter
Muskegon
Fannie
Clare voters approve water and sewer upgrade plan
City residents back two measures to borrow for sewage and water system improvements with margins of 9 to 1 and 6 to 1. Construction starts by June 1 1966 with completion targeted for October 1 and relies on pending federal assistance.
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Clare
Michigan Water Resources Commission
Clare Tawas Bands To Perform Joint Year End Concert
The Clare Symphonic Band and Tawas Area High School Band join for a May 14 concert at the local school gym at 7 30 p m. The program features Italian march Ti Bersagliere and A Kingston Trio Folk Song Overture by Tawas, Mountain Concerto Lustspiel by Clare, and a combined finale with First Swedish Rhapsody Music Man Selections and Days of Glory. Soloist Calla House. Conductors Gene Salamony and Lloyd Conley. Admission is free. audience compare Clare small ensemble to Tawas larger group.
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Clare
Tawas Area
Tawas
Kingston Trio
Calla House
School of Music
C.M.U
Gene Salamony
Lloyd Conley
Comet Coach Hired By Manistee Hi
Duane Wagberg, Coleman Comet head football and baseball coach, resigns to take a teaching coaching post at Class B Manistee High School. His teams posted a 22 7 3 record over four years and claimed the Tomahawk League title once and finished second twice. Last season he led the Comets in baseball to eight wins and two losses and a league championship.
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Duane Wagberg
Coleman Comet
Manistee High School
Tomahawk
Comets
Early Boaters Warned in Michigan of Spring Risks
Michigan State Police advise boaters to double precautions as spring weather raises collision and capsizing risks. Experts note cooler water lowers survival chances for accident victims, urging extra care on waters this season.
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Michigan
Officials Here To Study Rail Crossing Safety
A Wednesday forenoon conference in Clare united city officials, police, state highway staff, and the C and O Railroad to study accident prevention at the McEwan Street crossing. They examined warning devices, traffic counts, train speeds, and possible improvements to avoid future mishaps.
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Railroad
State Highway Dept
McEwan Street
Third Street
Sentinel
Clare
State Highway Department
C and O Railroad
McEwan
Kenneth Oe
Farwell
Glen Cain
Robert Walters
Depue
Highway Department
First 3 Scholarships Announced for Clare High Seniors
Three Clare High School senior girls earned University of Michigan scholarships as 982 Michigan high school seniors were chosen from 2,900 applicants. Lynette Miller receives a dental hygiene scholarship, Kathryn Whitford and Dorothy Wickstrom receive nursing scholarships.
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Clare High School
University of Michigan
Lynette Miller
Kathryn Whitford
Dorothy Wickstrom
School of Nursing
Michigan
Monday Kickoff Planned for Michigan Week in Clare
Michigan Week begins Sunday with church attention and a Monday dinner banquet honoring the visiting Plainwell mayor and Clare Citizen Of The Year. Rotary and Kiwanis plan a joint meeting Wednesday noon and public farm tours follow the service clubs lunch.
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Michigan
Clare
Rotary
Kiwanis
Plainwell
Joe Johnston
Michigan’s walkingest man plans retirement
Arthur A. Smith of the Lake area and a State Highway Department employee is known for locating road cracks and inspecting new ways. For 24 years he has pushed a wheel every 100 feet to map repairs from the Ohio border to Lake Superior shore, and he plans to retire next year.
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Arthur A. Smith
Lake Area
State Highway Department
Michigan
Smith
Department
Ohio
Lake Superior
Upper Peninsula
Sheriff’s Patrol Car Destroyed In Higgins Lake Crash
Deputy Jack Robbins on duty collided with a truck and trailer on I-75 near Higgins Lake. The patrol car was a total loss while Robbins escaped with minor injuries. The truck driver faced a ticket for failing to stop at a marked intersection.
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Clare County
Higgins Lake
James Darling
Jack Robbins
C.E. Utterback
Robbins
Area Health Boards Consolidation Looks To Boost Local Health
The Central Michigan District Board of Health says Isabella Mecosta and Osceola counties form an associated health department with District 7, which includes Clare Arenac and Gladwin counties. Dr Irwin C Sweet will serve as medical director for the new associated health departments. Kent Gray says the association improves local control enforcement and public health service quality for residents.
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Central
Irwin C. Sweet
Associated Health Departments
Kent Gray
Health Department
Isabella Soil District lists new cooperators
Cooperators Harold Anderson Wise, William Ries Coe township Melvin Allen Vernon township have completed a basic farm conservation plan. Melvin owns wet gently rolling soils with major drainage problem affecting Mae from neighbors.
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Isabella Soil Conservation District
Harold Anderson
Wise
William Ries
Coe Township
Melvin Allen
Vernon Township
Melvin
Clare School Board Buys Wilcox Property for Admin Offices
The Clare School Board agreed to purchase the Wilcox residential property on East Wheaton Street for office space for elementary administration, freeing the principal’s office for a reading improvement center. Cost was 8500 dollars. Other actions included bus bids, hiring six new teachers, and approving a master contract and 1966 67 calendar.
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Clare School Board
East Wheaton Street
Larry Wilcox
Richard L. Snyder
Wilcox
McGuire Chevrolet
McFadden Corporation of
Lansing
Wayne
Clare Education Association
James Bicknell
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William Petro
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Chamber of Commerce
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Thayer Dairy
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