Opening Crowds See Three Little League Games
A Sunday triple header kicks off the Little League season with six teams in action at Clare’s McEwan Street and Little League Park. Stanley Oil beat Anderson Drugs 7 6 in game one, Alexander Shoes routed Clare Hardware 13 0 in game two, and Citizens Bank edged Bryant Mobil 6 5 in the nightcap. Ken Gunderman, Doug Bower, and Ken Sheredy highlighted strong performances for their squads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Gunderman
Anderson
Clare’s
McEwan Street
Little League Park
Ball Park
Stanley Oil
Anderson Drugs
Alexander Shoes
Clare Hardware
Doug Bower
Doug Carey
Allen West
Jim Green
Ken Sheredy
Danny Sacco
Bruce Hale
Dave Conley
Citizens Bank
Kelly Lupon
Joe Sexton
Bryant Mobil
Dave Schepperly
Mark Seibt
Senior Division Tryouts Set for Saturday at High School Field
Clare Little League announces senior division workouts this Saturday at 3:00 p.m. at the high school baseball field. Eligible boys aged 13 to 15 may attend. those not assigned to a team last season must be present to secure a place.
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Clare Lit‘tle
Farmers Fight Back Against Inflation Charge On Food Prices
Rural leaders resist government claims that farm produce drives inflation. The piece cites Lance Thayer of Clare defending milk’s real price as labor time, contrasts rising autos and housing costs, and argues government spending and wages inflate prices more than farming costs.
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U.S
Johnson
America
Lance Thayer
Clare
American Dairy Assa
Thayer
Flint
Kiwanis Radio Auction Set For May 21 In Clare
Clare Kiwanians announce a Saturday radio auction to raise funds for civic benefit programs. Items include jewelry, clothing, sporting goods, and even a butcher veal carf. Bids can be placed by phone at 386-9907 after listening on the local station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare Kiwanians
Sentinel
Clare
New Weapon Against Beetle
Michigan State University crop scientists and entomologists test sterilization of the cereal leaf beetle using chemicals and forms of radiation to halt reproduction. The work aims at greatly reducing the pest first found on this continent in Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan State University
Michigan
UCC Choir To Perform The Requiem
Clare United Church of Christ will present Faure's Requiem sung by the senior choir during 10 45 worship Sunday. Augmented choir and soloists Frances Ford Dorothy Wickstrom and Mrs Joseph Johnston rehearse since March under director Mrs Johnston with organ by Mrs Lionel Duncan. The service will be altered to allow the performance and visitors are invited.
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Clare United Church of Christ, Congregational
Gabriel Faure
Frances Ford
Dorothy Wickstrom
Joseph Johnston
Gheir
Johnston
Lionel Duncan
To Right An Impression Glaze School Superintendent Clarifies
Richard L. Snyder said a news release last week created a mistaken impression about the districts purchase of property for administrative offices. The Larry Wilcox property on E Wheaton will house the superintendent offices and the elementary principal will move into the former superintendent’s quarters. A workspace for Ray Ruby, bus foreman, will also be included in the former Wilcox residence property.
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Glaze
Richard L. Snyder
Larry Wilcox
E. Wheaton
Ray Ruby
Wilcox
Miliken Sees Hope for Vets Tax Relief After Vetoes
Lt. Gov. Mil liken signals possible revival of property tax relief for veterans. A new relief measure may tie to a Senate bill and offer similar benefits, accounting for each veteran's disability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Milliken
Senate
Milliken
Clare Tour Impresses Plainwell Mayor and Party
Mayor Richard Farr of Plainwell toured Clare with his wife Beverly and Willis Hoag of the Chamber of Commerce and their spouses. The group praised Clare’s clean appearance friendly demeanor and busy industry during a day of sightseeing capped by Clare’s annual Michigan week banquet at the Dohel and Motor Hotel.
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Clare
Plainwell
Richard Farr
Beverly
The
Plainwell Chamber of Commerce
Willis Hoag
Arlene
Doheland
Motor Hotel
Farr
Michigan
Howard Everts
Dan MacDonald
Ken Barnes
Chamber of Commerce
Worldtronic
Charles Paxton
Donald Collum
Holley Carburetor
Thayer Dairy
Harold Sandborn
Lance Thayer
Willard Koch
Tom Bradley
Roy Dunbar
New Worldtronic
Hoag
Freshman Scholarship For Goshen College Recipient Laura Bontrager
Local student Laura Bontrager received a freshman scholarship for 1966 67 at Goshen College. The announcement came amid a Plainwell Clare visit day featuring tours of Worldtronic Holley Carburetor and Thayer Dairy plants and remarks from Clare officials.
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Goshen College
Laura Bontrager
Lyle Bontrager
North
Seaton Rd
Prince of Peace Church Dedication Sunday in Clare
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Clare dedicates its new house of worship this Sunday May 22 with 2:30 and 7:00 p.m. services. Pastor Charles Smith invites all to attend. Guest preacher Rev Philip Janz and Rev Edwin Weber will speak. music by St Lorenz choir and St John Lutheran chorale preludes. Coffee and cookies after services. Open house to follow.
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Prince of Peace Lutheran Church of
Clare
Charles Smith
Glare
Philip Janz
Department of Missions
St. Lorenz Lutheran Church of Frank
Enmuth
Edwin Weber
Michigan District Lutheran Church
St. John Lutheran Church of
Midland
Smith
Congregation of Prince of Peace
Armed Forces Day Open House at Wurtsmith Air Base
In conjunction with Michigan Week May 15 to 21 Wurtsmith Air Force Base Ossoda Mich hosts its annual Armed Forces Day Open House on Saturday May 21 from 10 am to 3 pm. Public can view base defense and readiness with a full program of educational events. Main attraction is an aerial sky diving demonstration by Iosco County Sky Divers with five jumpers from a C 47 Skytrain between 11 am and noon weather permitting. Other exhibits include sentry dog demonstrations firefighting equipment a sonic boom van and survival gear used by SAC and ADC crew members.
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Michigan
Wurtsmith Air Force Base
Qscoda
Mich
Wurtsmith
Iosco County
Strategic Air Command and
Air Defense Command
Topographic surveys completed in Isabella and Wise townships
John Foster Isabella soil conservation director reports topographic surveys finished for Bob Swindlehurst Pat Wezensk y and Pat Hovey in Isabella township and for Mervyn Maxwell Herbert Porter and Harold Thomson in Wise township along with other county areas.
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John Foster
Isabella Soil Conservation Director
Bob Swindlehurst
Pat Wezensky
Pat Hovey
Isabella Township
Mervyn Maxwell
Herbert Porter
Harold Thomson
Wise
County
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Ken Gunderman
Beetle
UCC Choir
Barnes
Shamrock Lake
Allegan County
Kalamazoo
Ed Walnut
Sentinel Photo
Prince of Peace Church
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