Mother Daughter Banquet Highlights Community Appreciation
A Mother Daughter Banquet at the Methodist church on May 4 hosted by the Sunday School and Ladies Auxiliary featured spring decorations, pink glassware, and floral centerpieces. The program mixed music and poetry with remarks praising mothers, including performances by Alice Foell Hazel Stottlemeyer and Miss Doris, and readings on motherhood. The event concluded with songs and poems, while the toastmaster and guests celebrated the daily acts of mothering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Omer Fall
W. Garchow
Gordon
Alice Foell
Hazel Stottlemeyer
Miss Stottlemeyer
Miss Gerow
Doris
Virginia Collings
Mrs. Semponski
Clare County Merchants Urged to Attend League Convention
The Home Defense League of Michigan will hold its annual convention in Traverse City on May 18 and 19 with headquarters at the Park Place hotel. Clare area merchants are urged to attend to learn details of boosting independent Michigan businesses. principal banquet speaker may be Mayor Frank Murphy or Judge Arthur Lacy of Detroit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Defense League of Michigan
Michigan
Clare
Traverse City
Park Place
Independent Merchants of
League
Frank’ Murphy
Detroit
Farmers Induced Produce Co on Cash Basis Notice
Notice states Farmers Ind Produce Co will operate on a cash basis starting May 14th. The fragment indicates a store-related billing or payment policy change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giter
Farmers Ind. Produce Co
Fraternity Degree Work by Royal Oak Team Highlights Clare Event
About fourty Oak Grove Lodge members journeyed to Clare Saturday night to confer a third degree, a rare treat for witnesses. Roughly 100 John Q. Look and nearby lodges attended a banquet arranged by R A Koch, Geo Boyd and Abram Throop. Master Jesse Hampton persuaded Master Knapp to bring the group from 450 miles away for the notable ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Grove
P. A
Royal Oak Michigan
Clare
John Q
R. A
Koch
Geo
Boyd
Abram Throop
Jesse Hampton
Knapp
Horton Highway Bill Passes in Special Session
After five weeks the legislature approved the Horton Highway Bill on May 5. It diverts 10 million dollars from the weight tax back to counties cities and villages. Clare County shares total about 67 thousand dollars for 1923 road use including McNitt bill funds and weight tax return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Department
Clare County
Boads
McNitt
Midland Beats Clare 14 to 4 In Seven Inning Game
The Midland baseball team defeated Clare 14 to 4 in seven innings. Midland scored three in the first, rallied in the fourth, and added five in the fifth behind strong hitting and errors. Clare managed two runs in the fourth but was shut down by Midland’s pitching and fielding late. Clare travels to Coleman and Gladwin, with Heart’s team visiting Midland on May 20 at 8:30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland
Clare
Clare Boys
Blystone
Moore
Orin Shaw Wert
Coleman
Gladwitt
Heart
Saginaw Shrine Band to Play Open Air Concert Next Tuesday
Hilf Kharafeh Temple Shrine of Saginaw schedules an open air concert at Fifth to Sixth streets with the Band Drill team and Chanters. The tour includes Standish, West Branch, Gladwin, Clare and Mt. Pleasant as part of an annual festival. Committee members B N Mercer, Fred Doherty, H C Cudney, R I Hether, Jas Bicknell of Saginaw and Fred Weatherhead, Wm Murphy of Harrison urge citizens to attend. Shriners to wear their fez.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilf Kharafeh
Saginaw
Glare
Standish
West Branch
Gladwin
Clare
Mt. Pleasant
Messrs
B. N. Mercer
Fred Doherty
H. C. Cudney
R. I. Hether
Jas
8. Bicknell
Fred Weatherhead
Wm. Murphy
Harrison
Fifth
Sixth
Annual Scout Jamboree Expected to Draw 1000
More than 1,000 Scouts and leaders from 31 of 80 Saginaw Valley Council units are anticipated at the All Area Jamboree to be held May 27 to 30 in Hoyt Park Saginaw. Troop 125 Clare and Cub Pack 74 Clare are among participating units with applications and jamboree instructions filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saginaw Vallley Council
Boy Scouts of America
Henry Baumgarten
C. Sehaafsma
Clare
Saginaw
Hoyt Park
Vernon oil field yields Louis Thayer No 2 well
The Louis Thayer No 2 well near Clare Oklahoma was brought in Tuesday afternoon by the Melilon Pollock Co with a capacity of 300 barrels. It follows the earlier Thayer No 1 well which remains steady at its original flow and the find is expected to influence further drilling in the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon
Clare
Louis Thayer
Tentative Plans Made for Vacation Church School
A Clare County Sunday Schools workers institute met at the Congregational church on Monday May 9 with two Michigan Council of Religious Education reps Rev Halpeny and Miss Catton. They outlined Vacation Church school plans and leadership training for Clare County with local leaders named. The meeting showed intense interest despite a small attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare County Sunday Schools
Congregational Church
Michigan Council of Religious Education
RH. W. Halpeny
Ione Catton
School Ball Game Highlights Hardwood Day
Hardwood and Brand beat Eagle Brown in a one sided afternoon game on Hardwood school closing day. Large crowd watched as lineups included Eagle Brown Oren Bernard Loren Forest Walter Kenneth Clifford Dick Ewig while Hardwood featured Brand Ronald Roger Norris Jesse Charles Don Milnef Gordon and Harold substitutions. Umpire Virgil Newman. Final score Hardwood Brand 12 Eagle Brown 0.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagle
Brown
Hardwood
Brand
Eagle-Brown
Oren
Bernard
Loren P
Iforest
Walter Sa
Kenneth
Clifford If
Dick F. B
Ewig
Lawrence
Richard
Norman
Hardwood-Brand
Ronald Is
Roger
Norris P
Jesse
Charles
Don
Claude II
Milnef
Gordon
Harold
Roland
Virgil Newman
Burial Services Held Sunday for William Dysinger
William Dysinger died at his daughter's home in Ypsilanti on May 4 after a year long illness. Born March 24, 1848 in Bucyrus Ohio, he lived in Cecil Paulding County and Clare County before moving to Ypsilanti. He leaves three sons H W W D F G and four daughters including Eunice Teegardin and Fannie Hinsch plus many grandchildren. Services were held in Ypsilanti and Arthur Township with burial in Brown Corner cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Dysinger
Fannie Hinsch
Ypsilanti
Arthur Township
Bucyrus
Crawford County
Ohio
Cecil
Paulding County
Francis I. Onstott
Ivevn
Clare County
Hunice Tesgardin
Hicksville
Annettia Warner
Central Lake
Mich
H. W
W. D
F. G
Eunice Teegardin
Hicksville, O
Jennie Robinett
Ohio State
Arthur
Brown Corner
Chas. Kleinhardt
Poppy Dance Promoted by Walter H. Larman Post
The Walter H. Larman Post sponsors a Poppy dance on Friday night May 27 at Duncan Hall. Admission 50 cents. Everyone invited. check room for details.
Farmer Ad Offers Trade for Cream Eggs and Poultry
An advertisement urges customers to bring cream eggs and poultry to a shop located south of Bob's Garage near Clare. It is signed by Russell Lutz as contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob
Clare
White Shrine St Alma Chapter 26 Meeting Notice
Clare members of St Alma Chapter 26 are informed the next White Shrine meeting will be held Tuesday May 17. Mrs. Nazareth Howlett signs as Scribe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Alma
Bhzareth Howlett
Classified ad fragment from the Okara Sentinel
Partial OCR text shows a fragmented classified notice from the Sentinel in Okara, referencing money and regulation. The readable items are sparse and do not form a complete, verifiable public matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dino Thee Okara
Régulta
Clare School Band Wins First Place In Music Contest
The Clare H. S. Band and Boys' Glee Club won top honors at the State District Music Contest held at Mt. Pleasant State Teachers' College. The Clare Band earned an excellent rating joining the Whitehall Band, while the Clare Boys' Glee Club placed first in its category with Reed City capturing boys' glee. The event featured a massed band performance featuring nearly two hundred pieces conducted by George Boyd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare
H. S. Band
Mt. Pleasant State Teachers’ College
Clare Band
Whitehall Band
Clare Boys’ Glee Club
Reed City
Clare Girls’ Glee Club
Tannhauser
Wagner
George Boyd
Clare H. 5 S. Band
Boys’ Glee Club
Dairymen Meet in Clare for Herd Improvement Demo
Dairymen are invited to an Tuesday May 17 at 8:00 p.m. at the Clare High School Auditorium for a discussion and herdscope demonstration by Jim Hays Holstein field man and extension dairyman of Michigan State College. The talk covers using superior sires and selective culling to improve herds with examples from local Holstein and Jersey cows and their butter fat records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim” Hays
Michigan State College
Clare High School
Clare
Alex Dora
Clare Aire Ranch
Hays
Iran
Jim
B.D. Gibson
Decoration Day program and poppy sale planned by Vets
The Walter H. Larman Post No. 128 committee reports near completion of a Decoration Day observance. The newly organized Legion Auxiliary will sell poppies showing handiwork by disabled World War veterans. A poppy dance is set for Friday night May 27, with further details in this issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omer Parent, Com
Walter H. Larman Post No. 128
Legion Auxiliary
Legion
Clare County Observes Standard School Anniversary at Temple School
On May 6 district No. 2 Redding township Clare County celebrated receiving a Standard Plate in March from Commissioner Asa H. Aldrich. The program featured Rev. Caldwell, Chancey H. Jones, tree plantings, and a school board photo session with John Baluss Leroy Holford Thurman Swarts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redding Township
Clare County
Temple School
Asa H. Aldrich
Chancey H. Jones
Caldwell
Memory Gems
Abou Ben Adhem
Independence Bell
the Cloud
Washington
Jefferson
Floyd Holford
John Baluss
Leroy Holford
Thurman Swarts
Will Erhart couple mark 25th wedding anniversary
On May 8 friends and relatives gathered at the Erhart home to celebrate Mr and Mrs William Erhart's 25th wedding anniversary. A noon dinner for about forty featured a florist bouquet and Crystal Bakery cake. Earl Foss and Henry Ott provided music as guests shared gifts and games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Erhart
Mt. Clemens
Crystal Bakery
Earl Foss
Henry Ott
T W Hanson Addresses Chamber on Lumbering and Reforestation
At a May meeting the Chamber of Commerce heard T W Hanson of Grayling Michigan speak on timber, forests, and the need for reforestation. He traced his family’s lumbering roots, warned that virgin forests are gone, urged mandatory tree planting, and advocated Norway pine for northern soils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Barnes Cafe
Norris Hiden
Geo. Sherwood
Geo. White
Stuart Bicknell
Tun
Norris Biden
Gerow
Reagan
Rogers
Louisa Rovers
T. W. Hanson
Grayling
Michigan
Carl Hotbrook
Hanson
Denmark
Manistee
Europe
The Ideal Theatre Week Dec 12 18 Double Feature
At the Ideal Theatre a week of film programing features The Gay Diplomat with Betty Compson and Chic Sale, The Pocatello Kid with Ken Maynard, Polly of the Circus with Marion Davis and Clark Gable, The Beast of the City with Walter Huston and Jean Harlow. Also Boy Friend comedy and news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thur
Betty Compson
Star Witness
Chic Sales
Ken Maynard
Sun
Mon
Polly
The
Circus
Marion Davis
Clark Gable
Pitts
Todd
Tyes
Weil
Walter Huston
Jean Harlow
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Royal Oak Team
Callaghan
Farwell
Clare Battery
Saginaw Shrine
Thayer No. 2
Son
Walter H. Larman Post
Duncan Hall
Ted
MR. Farmer
Russell Lutz
White Shrine Meeting
Clare School
George. Boyd
J. G. Hays
H. S. Auditorium
Will Erhart
B. H. Kraus
Ray Balsley
Myr
George Manns
Flint
Howard Blower
Raymond Hardy
Archie Owens
Soins
Marl Foss
Roy. Galbraith
FB Balsley
Ruth
George Ott
Vidla
Walker
Oni
Claré
T.W. Hanson
State
City
Ideal Theatre
Rebekahs
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