Dow Picnic Finale Highlights Clare Michigan Week
About 350 Dow workers and families gathered at Shamrock Park in Clare for the MW finale with roast beef and side dishes served by volunteers. The event honored Dow’s local payroll impact, part of a broader Michigan Week program featuring Citizen of the Year Ben J. Burdo, Dow lectures, and public product displays. Beaver Tool opened its Clare plant for tours as MW activities wrapped up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare Michigan Week
Chamber of Commerce
Dow Workers
Shamrock Park
Clare
New Lake
Dow
Midland
Michigan Week
Art Damoth
Don
Michigan
Bén J. Burdo
Clare County
Richard Alexander
Alan Tulk
Beaver Tool
Clare Michigan
Beaver Tool in Clare Hosts Open House Sightseers
Beaver Tool and Engineering in Clare held an open house drawing 300 to 400 visitors from Clare service clubs, the Chamber of Commerce, and nearby business groups. Executives explained operations, showcased models and quick-change tools, with tours of offices, printing, and shipping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaver Tool and Engineering
Clare
Chamber of Commerce
Beaver
A.E. Streadwick
Kegg's Mile 2 in Class Kegg's Mile 2 In Class
Skip Kegg, Clare High's leading miler under Coach George Perry, ran 4.29.1 for second in the state prep meet at Ann Arbor. Though Class A saw a record, his effort stood out in Class B. He is a triple letter winner at Clare High and won the 1963 Athletic Award from the Clare Kiwanis club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skip Kegg
George Perry
Clare High
Ann Arbor
Clare Kiwanis Club
Circus Days Outing Delights Cub Scouts and Families
Cub Scout Pack 120 held an annual picnic themed Circus Days with midway games and exhibits featuring various animals. Cub masters judged activities with Ted Schroeder and his kissing booth winning first prize. Jeff Wood and family won second prize for a yacht basin game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cub Scout Pack
Ted Schroeder
Dan McNerney
John Koch
Mike Rutter
Jeff Wood
Dave Schroeder
Merger Wins In Church Vote
The 121st annual meeting of the Michigan Congregational Conference voted to merge with the Michigan-Indiana Synod to form the Michigan Conference of the United Church of Christ. The union creates an interim board, about 290 churches and 100000 members, with HQ in the Lansing area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan Congregational Conference
Michigan-Indiana Synod of the
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Michigan Conference
The
United Church of Christ
Union
England
New England
Germany
Switzerland
Michigan
United Church
Clare Church
Lansing Area
Solid Gold Cadillac at Clare High optimizes humor
Clare High School prepares to stage The Solid Gold Cadillac with John Meyer as hero and Maryin Allen as heroine. Don Hemstreet Dan Belle Gary Gershon and Mike Austin play the directors, Connie Lavoix narrates, as the couple battles the four board members for General Products control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dramatics
Clare High School
Solid Gold Cadillac
John Meyer
Our Hero
Maryin Allen
Don Hemstreet
Dan Belle
Gary Gershon
Mike Austin
Four Ugly Board of Directors
Connie Lavoix
General Products Company
Ugly
Beaverton Man Killed in Weekend Pedestrian Crash
Rex William Mogg a 63 year old Beaverton man was struck and killed by a vehicle while walking on old US-10 a mile and a half east of Loomis near Saturday night’s hours. The driver Richard T Lang 29 of Highland Michigan gave a statement to Michigan State Police Mt. Pleasant Post and investigators continued the case as missing details were confirmed by fingerprint ID Monday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex William Mogg
Beaverton
Loomis
Richard T. Lang
Highland Michigan
Mt. Pleasant Post
Dow hires rainmaker to fill Tittabawassee River needs
Dow Chemical of Midland contracts Water Resources Development Corp of Denver for a five month cloud seeding program along the Tittabawassee River watershed. With predicted record low river flow this summer, the firm will install silver iodide generating stations to boost rainfall and water supply for Dow's Midland Division, led by renowned weather modifier Dr. Irvin P. Krick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dow Chemical Company
Midland
Water Resources Development Corp
Denver
Colorado
Tittabawassee River
Saginaw Valley
Great Lakes
Dow
Midland Division
Irvin P. Krick
London
England
Royal Society of Arts
Krick
Gulf Coast
State Bass Opener Sunday In Michigan 1963 Season
Michigan opens bass season June 1 in inland waters the Great Lakes and St. Marys River with a five fish possession limit and ten inch minimum. Largemouths in 3 to 10 feet feed near lily pads. smallmouths spawn in shallow waters just after opening with plugs spoons and poppers. Copies of the Michigan Fish and How to Catch Them folder are available from the Conservation Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Great Lakes
St. Mary River
Conservation Department
Michigan Fish
Lansing
Memorial Day Parade Schedule at City Hall and Cemetery
Memorial program lists 9:30 gathering of all organizations at City Hall with uniformed service members. Parade marshall Marie Kapplinger. Clare High School Band prepares for 10:00 downtown march. Honor Roll invocation by Rev. Knickerbocker and wreaths by service groups. 11:00 service at Cherry Grove Cemetery with Donald E. Holbrook Jr address and Legion wreath, anthem, benediction by Leah Gardon. Colors march to cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Marie Kapplinger
Knickerbocker
Baptist Church
Clarisse Bellows
W.F.W
City Hall
Clare School
Cherry Grove Cemetery
Leah Gardon
Clare High School
Donald E. Holbrook,Jr
Soldier’s Monument
Lester R
Michigan Gas Plans 1964 Pipeline Expansion to Harrison
Michigan Consolidated Gas Company announced a 3.282 million dollar plan to extend natural gas service to Harrison this year. The program includes reactivating the North Hamilton storage field, 16 miles of transmission line from Lake George, and 8 miles of distribution mains. Door to door calls begin June 3 and mains will be installed where customers agree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan Consolidated Gas Company
Harrison
Hugh C. Daly
North Hamilton
Lake George
Michigan Consolidated
Daly
James C. Preston
Preston
Memorial Day Closures Reach Clare Area Institutions
The Clare Public Library will be closed all day Thursday per librarian Mrs. Virginia Richardson. Most retail businesses Citizens Bank and Trust Company and post offices in Clare and nearby towns will also close for the holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare
Virginia Richardson
Citizens Bank and Trust Company
Parade and 3 Games For LL Opener
Clare's Little League opens with a parade at 1:00 p.m. and the mayor will toss the first ball. The day features the first night game on the field with new lights. First-day schedule has Bryant's Mobil vs Citizens Bank at 2:30, Stanley Oil vs Anderson Drugs at 5:00, and Clare Hardware vs Alexander's Shoes at 7:30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare
McEwan
Wilcox Parkway
Clare School
VFW
Bryant
Mobil
Citizens Bank and Trust
Stanley Oil
Anderson
Clare Hardware
Alexander
Bryants
Alexander’s
Citizens Bank
Anderson’s
Vets Elect 63 Officers at Clare VFW Post 63
Clare VFW Pettit Kapplinger Post installed 1963 officers with Harley Teeters as installing officer. New officers include Robert Schellhas as Post Commander Ralph Ackerman as Senior Vice Commander Jack Rodabaugh as Junior Vice Commander James Corsant as Quartermaster Robert Rowley as Adjutant Ed Pudvay as Chaplain plus three Post Trustees. Memorial Day parade plans named Morris Kapplinger parade marshal with Joe Moose and Fred Walters assisting. Initiation for new members set for Thursday June 13th and urged attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare Veterans of Foreign Wars
Pettit- Kapplinger
Harley Teeters
Robert Schellhas
Ralph Acker
Man
Jack Rodabaugh
James Corsant
Robert Rowley
Ed Pud~vay
Don Richmond
Joe Pudvay
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Sentinel
Beaver Tool and Engineering Plant
Larry Draikson, Jr
Glen Gain
al Sacco
David Dresback
Richard Stocker
Bernt Nortsford
Robert Streadwick
Pany
Kegg’s
Tittabawassee
Wedgewood
Doherty
Michigan Gas
Mt. Pleasant
John Y. Rodenbeck
Rodenbeck
Parade
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