Grangers Celebrate Twenty Fifth Anniversary at Mt. Vernon Hall
Mt. Vernon Grange No. 992 marked its twenty fifth anniversary with a banquet for over 150 at a hall southeast of Clare. State and local officials attended along with past masters. speakers praised Grange service, reflected on early days, and urged continued support, discipline, and fellowship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Richard Brooks
Mt. Vernon Grange
Walter White
George Haring
Willam McKay
John Northon
Harold White
Atihis
Henry Ackerman
Clare
Olmffold
Northon
Charles W Northon
Horton
Charles Durnin
Edith M. Brewer
Florida
Lamoreaux
California
George Roxbury
Reed City
State Grange
Roxbury
Grange
America
County Young People Rally Friday At Center Church
County Young People's Rally for Sunday School classes will convene at Center Church three miles west of Rosebush on Friday May 20 at 4 30 p m Slow time Delegates from every county class are expected with a limit of five from each school The program includes a late afternoon session and a banquet Rev Elihu Mayhew of Shepherd will speak in the afternoon Rev Willis Gelston of Alma will give the banquet address Rev C B Hawkins of Mt Pleasant will direct the music About 150 are expected The rally is under County Sunday School Association led by President T A Fuller of Mt Pleasant and directed by Rev Leroy Whitney of Rosebush county head of the young peoples division
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Rosebush
Elihu Mayhew
Methodist Church of Shepherd
Willis Gelston
Presbyterian Church of
Campbell Moore wedding linked Flint and Farwell
John R. Moore of Flint and Elvira H. Campbell of Farwell wed at Clare Methodist parsonage last Friday May 13 in a ring service ceremony performed by Rev. Smith. They were attended by N A Dramater and wife of Farwell and will reside in Flint.
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John R. Moore
Flint
Elvira H. Campbell
Farwell
Clare Methodist Parsonage
Enforced state corn borer clean-up underway nationwide
Government and state crews push rapid removal of corn debris in farms and urban plots to curb corn borer spread. Owners not complying face enforced cleanup after notice, with costs taxed to property owners under existing laws. Larrabee urges voluntary completion, expects majority done willingly.
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O. Larrabee
Larrabee
Clare Team Adopts Yet Another Baseball Victory
Two undefeated high school baseball teams clashed on the Gladwin diamond with Clare winning five to three. Clarey and Stanley pitched well for Clare as eight Gladwin hits versus seven Clare hits produced a tight contest. The Clare squad, praised as possibly the best produced locally, faced Coleman and Shepherd in upcoming games, rain delaying Tuesday’s schedule and Reed City match unfinished.
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Gladwin
Clare
Gladwin Boys
Clarey
Stanley
Coleman
Reed City
Sentinel
Shepherd
Bake Sale at Friz's Parlors by Advance Grange
The Advance Grange announces a bake sale at Friz's parlors on Saturday May 21. Pies bread and buns will be available along with dressed chicken for Sunday dinner.
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Advance
Friz’s
Melvin Stevens Narrow Escape From Shotgun Wound
Melvin Stevens fifteen son of Mr and Mrs Ralph Stevens accidentally shot himself in the abdomen while cleaning a small revolver in a shed behind his home last Saturday. He was taken to Bay City for X rays showing the bullet lodged between the ribs with no vital organ damage. Surgeons decided against surgery and he is recovering at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Stevens
Ralph Stevens
B. J. Sanford
W. E. Wasson resigns as Clare schools janitor
W B Wasson, janitor of Clare schools since the new building, resigns and will move with family to Chicago. Harvey Kratz, longtime Clare resident, will replace him after the current school year ends. Kratz has worked as a janitor in Ann Arbor and will move back to Clare with his family.
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W. B. Wasson
Clare
Chicago
Board of Education
Harvey Kratz
Ann Arbor
Kratz
Our
City
Jesse Hampton Becomes Expert Horseshoe Pitcher
Jesse Hampton, visiting his brother Burnie in Harrison, learned horseshoe pitching and has become an enthusiastic follower. A court has been laid out on east fourth street near Howlett's plumbing shop with electric lights for day and night games. A club will form with officers and tournaments planned with Harrison and nearby towns.
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Jesse Hampton
Burnie
Harrison
Jesse
East Fourth Street
Howlett
Chicken Supper by Brown Corner Ladies Aid Society
The Brown Corner Ladies Aid Society will hold a chicken supper at the Jeff Hartman and Ernest Green home on Wednesday evening May 25. Menu features chicken and noodles, mashed potatoes and gravy, salad, cottage cheese, baked beans, pickles, doughnuts, cake and coffee. Plates cost 20 and 40 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown Corner Ladies Aid Society
Jeff Hartman
Ernest Green
Fish Pond
Attny Schnitzler Addresses Crippled Children Aid Effort
Mt. Pleasant attorney Joseph Schnitzler spoke at Clare high school on the psychology of the crippled child. He described how sympathy harms and urged encouragement, noting his own four limbs lost yet he built a law practice and supported his parents. The talk promoted county chapters for crippled children, with fifty applications signed and B. N. Mercer elected president of Clare County Chapter.
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Joseph Schnitzler
Mt. Pleasant
Clare High School
Clare Chamber of Commerce
T. Carl Holbrook
B. N. Mercer
Farwell Orchestra
Madge Lamb
Mercer
Schnitzler
Detroit College of Law
Ostend
Belgium
Iuncheon
Rotary
Schnitaler
Clare County
The
Sentinel
Reposts of the Red Cross Flood Drive in Clare County
The county Mississippi flood disaster drive through the Red Cross raised 244.08 dollars and forwarded all funds. Donations from Parnell Harrison Sheridan Baptist Aid Clare Congregation’s Guild Clare Business District Drive personal gifts by hand and mail plus a Princess Theatre benefit and other clubs totaled 244.08. A meeting is set for Friday evening at the Clare Library for supervisors and officials to hear work reports.
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Mississippi
Red Cross
Parnell
Harrison
Sheridan Baptist Aid
Clare Cong’s Guild
Clare Business District
Hagle Ladies Aid
Princess Theatre
Pythian Sisters
Clare Study Glub
Clare
Mary L. Gilmore
John Nelson
Treas
Foland Optician Absent From Mt. Pleasant Office
Dr. Foland will not be in his Mt. Pleasant office on Monday Tuesday and Wednesday May 23 24 26. Arrange your dates accordingly Foland Optical Co.
Clare Manufacturing Sees Surge in Camp Trailer Sales
The Clare Manufacturing Company reports unprecedented business with sixty Auto Tour Camp Trailers shipped since January 1 and thirty-five more pending, totaling ninety-five year to date. Trailers displayed in Detroit and Cadillac Square trigger an order by wire from Dodge Motor Car Company for fifteen driveaway trailers and broader advertising with Dodge distributing literature to 4,400 dealers.
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Clare Manufacturing Company
Detroit
Waterworks Park
Cadillac Square
Dodge Motor Car Company
Dodge Company
Clare
Student Vera Herpian Wins State Shorthand Championship
Miss Vera Herpian of Frankfort high school won first place in advanced shorthand at the state contest in Kalamazoo. Her victory honors her instructor Ensley Hubel of Clare, Frankfort high school principal and head of the commercial department. Hubel led three students to the district contest at Traverse City. the board of education funded Kalamazoo trip after their strong showing.
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Vera Herpian
Frankfort High School
Kalamazoo
Ensley Hubel
Clare
Three Act Play by G A A Tuesday Evening
The Girls' Athletic Association of Clare high school presents a vaudeville show Tuesday evening May 24 at the high school. The program offers three one act plays Our Aunt from California A Pair of Lunatics and Seeking a Servant with high school orchestra and kindergarten band music solo and group dances a fashion show vocal solos and acrobatic stunts. Admission is 25 and 35 cents.
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Girls’ Athletic Association of
Clare High School
California
Public health class for mothers at city library
Dr Hendrick's class continues this afternoon at 3 30 at the City Library. Mothers are urged to attend as topics include infant care through age two malnutrition and rickets will be discussed.
Princess Theatre May 21 28 Inclusive Schedule
May 21 Canyon of Light a Zane Grey picture with Tom Mix. May 22 23 Stepping Along with Johnnie Hines. May 24 25 The Silent Lover with Milton Sills. May 26 27 The Potters with L C Field. Coming June 7 8 9 Harold Lloyd in The Kid Brother.
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Canyon of Light
Zane Grey
Tom Mix
Johnnie Hines
Milton Sills
the Potters
L. C. Field
Harold Lloyd
Kid Brother
Bake Sale by Congregational Sunday School Group
The young ladies class of the Congregational Sunday School will hold a bake sale in the display window of the A and P store Saturday morning May 21.
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Congregational Sunday School
Promising Young Man Dies in Freeman Township
Warren Paul Finch born June 23 1887 in Liberty township Jackson county Michigan died at his home near Lake Freeman township Tuesday May 10. He moved to the area four years ago and is survived by a wife, father, sister Mrs Carrie Schudlich Detroit two uncles M W Finch Lake George Sabins Jackson two aunts Mrs M W Finch Lake and Mrs Abby Moore Lawton Michigan. Funeral May 12 held at his home near Lake and at Lake hall with Rev B T Smith. burial Lake cemetery.
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Warren Paul Finch
Liberty Township
Jackson County
Mich
Lake
Freeman Township
Carrie Schudlich
Detroit
M. W. Finch
George Sabins
Jackson
Abby Moore
Lawton
B. T. Smith
A. N. Friz
Lake Cemetery
Hood River Valley vistas and Mount Hood tourism
An item reviews a pictorial map by Chas S. Lee of Hood River Valley Oregon showing air plane views of the valley and Mt. Hood with its 11 225 foot elevation. It notes snow crevasses tobogganing fishing golf dairies orchards and cherry farms plus lumber and fruit prominence. Also mentions a postcard from Ponca Oklahoma praising air mail service and Ponca City as a regional center with oil, ranching and equine sports.
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Hood River Valley
Ore
Chas. S. Lee
Clare
Columbia River
Mt. Hood
Lee
Uncle Sam
H. M. Davis
Ponca
Oklahoma
Maryland
Empire Oil Refining
America’s
Ponca City
Rock Cliff Country Club
Davis
Clare Realty Co Settling Storm Losses
Adjusters for the Clare Realty Co. are settling about forty losses from last week’s Windstorm. The firm handles nationwide insurance and prioritizes large claims, under the supervision of Emmet Whitehorn, Farm Manager in Michigan for Aetna Insurance Co. Tony Achard is president.
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Clare Realty Co
Michigan
Emmet Whitehorn
Aetnal Insurance Co
Tony Achard
Adv
State Street Beauty Shop Advertisement
Clare's only permanent waving shop offers appointments and prices for permanent waving marceling and shampooing. Work guaranteed. Phone 311 located at 208 East State Street run by Mrs. Clara Freed.
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Clare
East State Street
Clara Freed
Rummage Sale Notice From Eastest Stars
All Eastest Stars are asked to save rummage for a sale at the end of May. Watch for further notices and details to follow.
Laila Wilson Recalls Ten Day Spring Trip with Mrs Achard
The article by Miss Laila Wilson describes a ten day Hast in April journey with Mrs. Wilma Achard. They sail from Detroit on the Baltimore and Ohio and visit Harper's Ferry Washington Philadelphia Atlantic City and New York with sightseeing theatres and hotel stays.
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Laila Wilson
Wilma Achard
New York
N. Y
Baltimore and Ohio
Detroit
Washington
New York City
New Warwick
Philadelphia
Harper's Ferry
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Potomac
Shenandoah
Blue Ridge Mountains
John Brown
Delaware
Lincoln Memorial
Capitol
Congressional Library
Pan American
Bureau of Printing and Engraving
Smithsonian Institute
National Museum
Alexandria
Mount Vernon
George Washington
Arlington National Cemetery
Memorial
Fairmount Park
Art Institute
St. Gauden
Garfield
Lion Killer
Lincoln
Independence Hall
Betsy Ross
William Petin House
Benjamin Franklin
Girara College
Atlantic City
New Brigantine Beach
Boardwall
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Grangers
Mt. Vernon Grange Hall
W. F. Taylor
Shelby
Mildred Fitzpatrick
G. C. Leibrand
Bay City
Mr. Taylor
Barry County
Jain C. Ketchum
van Dyke
County Young Peoples Rally
Campbell-Moore
State
W. E. Wasson
Atty, Schnitzler
Clare Manufacturing, CO
Dodge Motor Car Co
Herman
Frankfort
E. T. Smith
State Street
Laila’ Wilson
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