First night of summer softball opens June 12 at high school field
The community will unveil lights on the high school softball diamond for the first time on Wednesday June 12 with Class B and C teams from Dover Clare Hardware Clare Chevrolet Clare Kiwanis Clare Gulf Clare Hi Speed two CCC camp teams from Houghton Lake Coleman Harrison Merchant Herrick Randall Clare County Road Commission and Hagle. First games at 730 pm then 900 pm each night Monday through Friday with five nights of league play and a proposed 930 pm Saturday showcase.
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Clare County Road Commission
Dover, Brown
Clare Hardware and Furniture Co
Clare Chevrolet
Clare Kiwanis
Clare Gulf
Clare Hi Speed
CCC
Houghton Lake
Coleman
Harrison Merchant
Herrick, Randall
Hagle
Band Co
Harrison
Clare
Elm Grove
Pioneers End Winning Streak With Narrow Loss to Coleman
Clare High School Pioneers see a six game streak end after a 4-3 defeat to Coleman last Wednesday. The Pioneers led by three runs entering the final inning, but Coleman rallied with three hits in the seventh to seize the lead, all runs scoring after two were out.
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Clare High School Pioneers
Coleman
Pioneers
Pioneers Suffer 10th Defeat On Soggy Diamond
Clare pitchers Schlafley took the loss as Hyatt earned the win amid ten Pioneer errors. Samborn led the offense with three hits including two doubles while Bryant started and Ewart pitched three innings, but stalled in the fourth.
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Pioneers
Hyatt
Boys
Bryant
Schlafley
Ewart
Clare Pioneers End Season With Win At Reed City
The Clare Pioneers closed the 1940 baseball season with a 4-3 victory at Reed City after trailing early. Reed City led 2-0 in the first, but Clare answered with sequences in the fifth, sixth and seventh to pull ahead. Clare’s players were Schlafley and Leoshe on the mound and at bat, while the team also posted a 3-1 tennis win over Reed City, with Brown, Maxwell, and Samborn winning matches as Clare finished 7-2 in baseball and 4-4 in tennis, and earned a spot in the State Finals at Ann Arbor May 31 and June 1.
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Clare Pioneers
Reed City
Reed
Clare
Robert Wallace
Alger Greene
Edward Schlafley
William Leoshe
Ronald Brown
Hugh Maxwell
Curtis Adams
Walton Buerge
Eugene Maxwell
Arthur Clure
Robert Holliday
Lester Davenport
Wayne Brown
Max Wooster
Weslie Samborn
Jack Newcomb
Midland
Mt. Pleasant
Hrnie Bryant
Ann Arbor
Honderich Family Leads Butternut and Hagle Services
Rev M R Honderich and Mrs Honderich led Sunday services at Butternut church where their son Rev S J Honderich is pastor They also visited Rev Ben Davis and family of Carson City and Mr and Mrs Russel Strouse of Butternut Rev Wesley Teale preached at Hagle church and drew a large morning congregation Mr and Mrs Ernest Kleiner and Glenn Bay drove to Marion Monday Frank Rillet the school director took the census last week Rev and Mrs H Ramseyer visited Friday night with his sister and husband Rev and Mrs M R Honderich.
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EAGLE
M. R. Honderich
Honderich
Butternut Community Church
S. J. Honderich
Buckley
Ben Davis
Carson City
Russel Strouse
Butternut
Wesley Teale
Hagle
Ernest Kleiner
Glenn Bay
Marion
Frank Rillet
H. .Ramseyer
Brown family notes and social visits in Midland area
Mrs Roy Townsend of Midland visited her brother and family in Ohio and Indiana. LaVerne and Mary Helen Bates called in Harrison. Mrs Nora Allen and Mrs Marie Allen of Eagle visited Mrs Forest Garver and attended Brown church. Neiland Credit ill. wish him speedily recovery. Coloma Leitner of Clare high attended the Junior prom and banquet. Bert Kinne of Jackson dined with Mr and Mrs George Bates. Mrs Vesta Lower Mildred Town and Alice Bates to Mt Pleasant. Ladies cleaned the church. G B and PB will lead Sunday service in Rev Town's absence.
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Brown Corners
Roy Townsend
Midland
George Bates
Roy
Ohio
Indiana
LaVerne
Mary Helen Bates
Harrison
Nora Allen
Marie Allen
The
Eagle
Forest Garver
Brown
Neiland
Coloma Leitner
Clare High School
Bert Kinne
Jackson
Geo. Bates
Vesta Lower
Mildred Town
Alice Bates
Mt. Pleasant
G. B
Town
W M A Meet at Church June 5 with Nettie Birdgall
Mrs An na Shull of Arthur Center visited her mother Sunday with Mr and Mrs Robert Shull and family. The W M A will meet at the church June 5 with Nettie Birdgall directing and Alice Bates presenting the program. You are invited to attend.
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Anna’ Shull
Arthur Center
Robert Shull
Nettie Birdgall
Alice Bates
Pleasant Valley Social News Highlights Local Visits
Mrs Jennie Bates attended Pleasant Valley events Tuesday while Mr and Mrs Dan Bay of Curtis visited last week at the Burton Bay home. Betty Hutchinson and Norrene Hutchinson from Currie farm spent the weekend with grandparents Mack Leeth. R O Renner of Saginaw joined Sunday dinner at Gwen Spink home and they visited Garn cross. Della Clure of Clare called at Leeth home Sunday evening. Floren Cregis of Pontiac stopped to see friends Saturday. Emma Garver is visiting the Leeth home. Henry Kleiner and family were Sunday dinner guests at Ernest Kleiner’s home.
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Roy Townsend
Midland
Jennie Bates
Dan Bay
Curtis
Burton Bay
Betty
Norrene Hutchinson
Currie Farm
Mack Leeth
R. O. Renner
Saginaw
Gwen Spink
Garncross
Local Families Share Weekend Visits and Picnic News
Col onville families visited relatives in Flint and Lansing. A new grandson Thomas Andrew born May 20 at Sparrow hospital. Floyd Gordon from Battle Creek visited the Clute family. A school picnic May 17 featured food and fifteen gallons of ice cream. Bodkins will not return as teacher next year. Arthur Phillips and family visited Roseboom relatives. Mrs Dustin of Sarnia Ont visited Elia Empey and friends with daughter and husband returning home.
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Melvin Willets
Marilyn
Russell Davis
Flint
Dale Davis
A. D. Hampton
Loran
Nevills
Lansing
Thomas Andrew
Floyd Garver
Sparrow Hospital
Floyd Gordon
Battle Creek
Clute
Bodkins
Arthur Phillips
Rosebuen
P. Dustin
Sarnia
Ont
Elia Empey
Rainy week noted in Arthur Center community
Rain persists as farmers plan crops while hay yields may benefit. Eighth graders Betty Orvis and Arlene Winn toured northern Michigan last week. Local residents Bert Kinne of Jackson visits friends, and families host relatives. Doris Spicer injures arm but avoids fracture. Sunday school attendance emphasized.
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Betty Orvis
Arlene Winn
Michigan
Bert Kinne
Jackson
Arthur Center
Don Sickles
Floyd Spicer
Eugene Orvis
Lee Reynolds
Wolverine
Reynolds
Fred Athey
Rollers
Doris Spicer
Floren Orvis
Naomi
Arnold
Mary Louise Williams
Clare
Clela Hartman
Mr. Smith
Donald Haines
Little Doyle Mann
Mummies Seven Centuries Old Found At Painted Cave
In northern Arizona University of Arizona researchers led by Dr. Emil Haury uncovered three nearly intact mummies from the 13th century in the Painted Cave shrine. A woman and two children lay wrapped in turkey feather robes and vivid blankets, with robes remarkably preserved despite about 700 years.
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Tucson
Arizona
University of Arizona
Emil Haury
University
Durable Rug Quality Description From Old Textile Note
A durable rug is firmly woven with tight tufts and even density. The pile stands upright and strong, resisting bending and pulling. The text notes no excessive sizing or filling and no wide gaps between tuft rows, indicating sturdy construction.
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Detroit
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Gav
Michigan Bell. Telephone Company
Solite
Sramin
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