Citizens School Advisory Committee Recommends Full Day Plan
The Citizens School Advisory Committee urges the Board of Education to begin immediate planning for a full school program and to set an election date to raise the tax for school operations. The plan includes full day schedules, music, library, facilities, and physical education supported by eight mills, with four mills possibly sufficient. A permanent Citizens Council is proposed to advise on policy and district benefits. Members named are James Corsant Betty Shep onski Robert Carter Robert Bergey and Dr Neil Stirling. A next meeting is slated for June 9 per Frank LaGoe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens School Advisory Committee
Board of Education
Citizens Council
James Corsant
Betty Sheponski
Robert Carter
Robert Bergey
Neil Stirling
Bartow to Speak at Clare Congregational Church
William Bartow son of A E Bartow of Harrison will lecture in the Clare Congregational pulpit on Sunday morning May 31. He studies at Michigan State University and plans to graduate to become a Christian missionary in Africa. He has spoken in Harrison before and will address the Clare church group for the first time.
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William Bartow
A. E. Bartow
Harrison
Clare Congregational
Bartow
Michigan State University
Plas
Africa
Harrison Congregational
Clare
Ontario
Nathan Bicknell
Michigan
Saginaw
Canada
William H. Bicknell Co
Farwell Boy Wins Bicycle at Saginaw Scout Fair
Cub Scout Billy Ingraham of Farwell won a bicycle at the Saginaw Scout Fair with his name drawn from six counties. The prize caused excitement at the Ingraham home as Billy prepared for bed and asked his father to lock the door for safety.
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Billy Ingraham
Farwell
Saginaw
Ingraham
Billy
Library Closed In Clare City On May 3
The Clare City Library will be closed on Saturday May 3 for a city scheduled maintenance and cleaning. Patrons are advised to reschedule visits and check for updates from the library.
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Clare
Rosebush School Graduates Twenty Two in Commencement
Rosebush eighth grade exercises honored twenty two graduates led by diplomas presented by Orrin First. Charlotte McKillip portrayed Zelda in the class prophecy. Dr. Richard Wysong delivered the address. Music included The Green Cathedral and Halls of Ivy sung by the class.
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Rosebush
Charlotte. McKillip
Zelda
Sandra Simmons
Linda.Downing
Kay Lynn Cook
Orrin First
Board of Education
Eileen Jacobs
National Square Dance Convention Plans In Denver
Clare County Extension Agent Phyllis Pearson leaves for Denver Colorado to attend the National Square Dance Convention May 28 31 at the Municipal Auditorium. Fourteen thousand dancers from across the United States are expected with events including a rodeo chuckwagon breakfast tours exhibitions and a group from Dearborn performing Early American dancing. The following week she attends Lookout Mountain Golden Colorado for the Lighted Lantern Square Dance Camp to gather material for Harrison Promenaders and the Clare Hayseeds before returning June 6.
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Phyllis Pearson
Clare County
Denver
Golden
Colorado
Municipal Auditorium
State Square
Star All Right
United States
Dearborn
Pearson
Lookout Mountain
Golden Colorado
Harrison Promenaders
Clare Hayseeds
Miss Pearson
Artists Recognized At Show In Midland Area
Three area artists earned honors at the show. Grace McArthur learned Ford Times will reproduce her painting Au Sable for the Ford Archives collection and her works are accepted for sale through Garelick's Gallery in Detroit. Sarah Beck won a cash prize from the Midland Art Association for Sun Flower now exhibited at the Mid-Michigan Art Exhibit Grace Dow Memorial Library in Midland. Virginia Seitz also received a cash award for her oil painting Voyage Lion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace McArthur
Ford Times
Ser
Ford Archives
McArthur
Garelick
Detroit
Sarah Beck
Midland Art Association
Mid-Michigan Art Xhipitav
Grace Dow
Midland
Virginia Seitz
Rev Nevins Bid Back To Clare Pulpit
Rev Nevins and Mrs Nevins were invited to return to Clare Methodist Church for a eleventh year as pastor. The fourth quarterly conference was held with Rev Leon Manning presiding and reports highlighted attendance gains and progress, including a new education unit and notable church work. Trustees and new stewards were elected for three year terms and various officers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. J. Nevins
Clare Methodist Church
Clare Church
Leon Manning
Freg. Ackerman
Nevitis
Nevits
William Garenow
Lee Greer
Laurence Seiter
Greer
Mae Chaffee
Erma Byers
Nellie Hatch
Bill Chaffee
Earl Beatty
Leah Garcon
Reva Maxwell
Michigan road budget hit by severe winter costs
Michigan State Highway Department reports 7.61 million dollars spent on snow and ice control for 9 300 miles of state highways. The amount exceeds last year's 5.52 million by 2.1 million, prompting a planned transfer from the construction fund to maintenance to cover the deficit. Road maintenance standards may be cut if funds cannot be found. Snowfall totals through March are listed at several stations including Houghton 115 inches and Charlevoix 80 inches.
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Michigan
Michigan State Highway Department
Maintena Rice
Joan .C. Mackie
Mackie
Houghton
Hantork
Inesest
Ladington
Muskegon
Big Rapids
Charlevoix
Clare Manufacturing Open House Draws Record Crowd in Clare
Crowds began arriving early for Clare Manufacturing’s open house at the new plant addition drawing an estimated 3,000 to 4,006 visitors. Nelson A. Miles received an honorary citizen plaque from the Chamber of Commerce amid town praise for industrial progress. The event featured the Northernaires quartet, dance music, and displays of fuel control systems and high altitude air control valves for aircraft.
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Ben Barnes
Clare
Clare Manufacturing Co
Mar Harold Sandborn
Holley
W.P. Nelson A. Miles
Homer O'Dell
Chamber of Commerce
Clare Manufacturing Spany
Nelson A. Miles
Clare's Chamber of Commerce
Worker's Association
Hamer’ O'Dell
Clare Manufacturing
Elect New Child Clinic Leaders
Miss Helen Johnson was elected director of the Central Michigan Child Guidance Clinic on May 21 to replace Olga Denison. Dr. Andrew Bede was re elected for a three year term. Other directors include Kay Freeman Leonard Schwanz Harlan McCall Richard Anderson Dudley Tice Hartman Bernice Ritche O North Stephen Martin and resignations by Kenneth Plaxton and Godfrey Norman. Herbert E. Marshall re elected president and Jackson Beatty re elected treasurer with Richard Weller resigning and Irene Davy filling the vacancy.
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Helen, Johnson
Central Michigan
Olga Denison
Andrew Bede
Fancher School
Kay Freeman
Leonard‘Schwanz
Clare County
Harlan McCall
Richard Anderson
Gratiot County
Dudley Tice
Mecosta County
Hartman
Bernice Ritche
Gladwin County
J. North
Stephen Martin
Osceola County
Kenneth Plaxton
Godfrey Norman
Herbert E. Marshall
Mt. Pleasant
Child Guidance Clinic
Jackson K. Beatty
Richard Wheeler
Claré
Irene Davy
Schaeffers Celebrate 20th Anniversary at Dairy Bar
Schaeffer's Dairy Bar marks twenty years as a drive in and cafe with an May 29 celebration. A coupon offers three cents for an ice cream cone, recalling the 1939 opening offer. Bill Schaeffer notes the lineage from Julius Schaeffer and the family's dairy ventures in Clare. Special prizes and all-day Friday registration accompany the event.
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Schaeffer
Sentinel
Bill Schaeffer
Julius Schaeffer
Clare
Earl Ruby
Harold Schaeffer
Bib
Kraft Ten Year Service Award Honors Raymond
Raymond received the Kraft ten year service award last Wednesday as part of the company honors. The program began in 1945 and presents Service Citation Certificates signed by J. C. Loftis for ten, fifteen, twenty, and twenty five years of service. The ten year award for men is a gold Kraft emblem tie bar and for women a gold charm bracelet.
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Kraft Company
Raymond
Kraft
J. C. Loftis
Braclet
Bicknell Family Celebrating 85th Anniversary in Clare
The Bicknell family marks 85 years since Nathan and Martha Bicknell settled in Clare with a reunion and dinner at the Doherty hotel hosted by William H. Bicknell. About sixty relatives are expected, with plans for a reception at Eight Point Lake afterward.
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Bicknell
Clare
Nathan Bicknell
Martha
Cub Scouts Hold Picnic Meet at Clare Tourist Park
Nearly 200 Cub Scouts with families gathered at Clare Tourist Park on Thursday May 21 for a picnic and Model Sports Car finals. Larry Jackson Jr won first prize, Dennis Green second, Tom Davies third. Prizes included hot dogs pop and a potluck dinner.
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Clare
Larry Jackson, Jr
Dennis Green
Tom Davies
Memorial Day Parade and Service Schedule at Clare
Memorial Day events begin 9:30 at Clare city hall with uniformed service members. School Band to downtown 10:00. honor roll address by Ina Hammond, American Legion Auxiliary president. Wreaths at honor roll by Jake Walker Jr and others. parade line forms 10:10 at city hall. 11:00 service at Cherry Grove Cemetery with invocations, addresses by Charlie Cooper and Conrad Walker, and firing squad.
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Ina Hammond
American Legion Auxiliary
Jake Walker, Jr
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Florence Corsant
Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
Francis Tomaski
Gold Star
Ruth Herron
Blue Star
Ethel Holmes
Cherry Grove
Cemetery
Leslie Nevins
Clare High School
Charlie Cooper
State Department
Veterans of World ‘War T
Department of Michigan
Coe
Soldiers’ ‘Monument
Conrad Walker
American Legion
SPT
Bri
Lee
Jail Youth For Assault In Lake George Rampage
Clare county sheriff James Darling reports a gang fight at Lake George early Monday involving seven youths. One victim sustained a scalp wound from glass fragments and was treated at Clare General Hospital. William St. Charles, 19, posted bond and awaits Circuit Court on felonious assault charges related to 21 year old Butch Wood.
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Clare County
James Darling
Lake George
Clare General
William St. Charles
Charles
Butch” Wood
Wood
Lincoln Township
Darling
Clare
St. Charles
William B. Dunlop
Clare High School awards honor Future Farmers winners
At the Clare High School awards assembly on May 26 students received Future Farmers citations. Larry Strouse won the Star Farmer Award, Bruce Dole the Soil and Water Management Award, Paul Benchley the Farm Safety Award, Donald Moore the Farm Electrification Award, David Tice the Dairy Farming Award, Larry Kleinhardt the Public Speaking award, Willis Strouse the Farm Mechanics Award, and William Zinser the De Kalb Agricultural Award. New officers were elected for the Clare chapter with Willis Strouse as secretary and other posts filled.
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Clare ‘High School
Larry’. Strouse
Larry
Willis
Strouse
Clare
Bruce Dole
William Dole
Paul Benchley
Kenneth’Benchley
Donald Moore
Bernise Moore
David Tice
Warren Tice
Larry Kleinhardt
Robert Kleinhardt
Lary
de Kalb
William” Zinser
William Zinser
Sare
LZ _ Kleinhardt
Laane Carficrass
Dent Willis Strouse
David
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Isabella County
Frank LaGoe
Cong’s
Lee Sowls
Clare’ City
Clarence’ Gum
Lee Sowle
Rosebush School
Joel Hurley
Louise Lantz
Joma
Calkins
Tom Cams Éron
Jimmy” ‘Graham
la Vern Hoover
Richard Wysong
Central Michigan College
Pamela Baronik
Twila Butler
Lorna Calkins
Thomas Cameron
Joseph Chamberlain
Lois Cluley
Linda Downing
Arthur Goudie
Danny Hageart
Dean Hageart
Joey Hall
Larry Harless
Vern. Hoover
Connie Johnson
Carolyn Lowery
Roger Lowery
Diana Marshall
Leonard Matthews, Charlotte McKillip
Wayne Mogg
Sandra Simmons, and
Glenda Watson
Rey. Hurley
Nevins
Carl Lear
Building Fund
Willard Ireland
Special Commission
Ann Greer
Mary Hanson
Donald Holbrook
Mary Seiter
Virgil Bergstrom
Lester Cotton
Roy Dunbar
John Hanson
Robert Humphrey
Robert Seiter
Richard Ulrich
C.of C
Ken, Barnes
Miles
Harold Sandborn
Te Northernaires
CMC
Water Wonderland
Ralph Carpenter
Bicknell Family
Nathan
Martha Bicknell
William H. Bicknell
Jaimes S
Citizens State Bank
Nettie
J. W.W. Dunlop
May
Frank Ballinger
Lydabelle Bicknell
Massachusetts
John William Dunlop
Willard
Eight Point Lake
William
Hy. Bicknell
Mike Foss
Irgining
Ann
Donald Bicknell
Glenn F. Hail
Grand Rapids
John Richards
Johnny
Jimmy
Stuart Bicknell
Clare City Hall
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