Lumbering Was King Near Clare Sixty Years Ago
The article recalls Clare’s lumber era around the turn of the century, naming Dan Mater who built a planing mill in 1891 and his brother George who ran it for years. It notes mill waste layers under modern structures, a brass-toed shoe found ten feet deep, Fourth of July races on Fifth Street, and locals’ nostalgia with a boarding house photo promised for a future Sentinel issue.
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Dan Mater
Sixth Street
George
Dan Maters
Clare
Fifth Street
McEwan Creek
Dunlop
Ann Arbor
the Sentinel
Rosebush Boy Scout Troops Plan Joint Meetings
Scoutmasters Harv Lowery of Troop 141 and Harry Hopkins of Troop 143 hold joint meetings in Rosebush Community House with plans for good scouting in the area. Scoutmaster Charley Ferrell reports Troop 147 in Temple has a new meeting place for exclusive use.
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Harv Lowery
Harry Hopkins
Rosebush
Temple
Charley Ferrell
Winterfield Visitors and Box Social Draw Local Crowd
Winterfield residents William Cutler and Tom Mitchel with Mr and Mrs Edd Cutler visited Frank Davis on Tuesday evening. A box social drew a nice crowd at the schoolhouse last Wednesday. Donald Pence and Miss Mary Heaton of Avondale visited Mr and Mrs Alvin Pence on Sunday. William Cutler and Tom Mitchel returned Friday after several days of hunting with Mr Edd Cutler and bagged a buck. Mr and Mrs Walford Sanders spent Sunday at the Sarr Gastelis home. Mrs A Lee and brother Walter Snider spent days at their cottage with relatives.
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Winterfield
Wm. Cutler
Tom Mitchel
Edd Cutler
Frank Davis
Box
School House
Donald Pence
Mary Heaton
Avondale
Alvin Pence
Funt, Wert
Walford Sanders
Sarr Gastelis
A. Lee
Walter Snider
New York to Australia Waste Line Warns of Fire Hazards
A reader notes if every homeowner clears one basket of rubbish and trade scraps, a chain of waste could stretch from New York to Australia, creating nearly 13 000 miles of potential fire hazards.
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New York
Australia
Hig Howk
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Fifth St
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Norcross
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K OF Mason League
Ni Poin
Aber
Mason No
Mason
Leo Hampton
Nick McConnell
Géo. $Intes
Lance Thayer
D. Sullivan
Merchants League
Moody’s Tavern
Forrest Ames
Omer
Parent
Geo
Wisler
Russ Moody
F. Ames
J.C. Marotzke
Inter-City League
Rockwood Inn
North Bradley No
Dover Coleman American Legion
Thayer Dairy Clare Mfg. Co
Rogsabush
Tee
Shone
Init
Henry Doll
Bill Bauer
Wally M
W. Smith
Kiwanis No
Corsant Radio
North Bradley
Glare Hardware
Kiwanis
Prout’s Mobil Gas
Ee Ee
Robert Kelsey
Omer Parent
Norris Elden
N. Elden
Don Meyer
Paul Schroeder
Norris Hiden
Rotary No. 1
Maples
Poi Bill’s
Nef Cs Palngay Cage
Pent
Rexall Drug
Hverts Jewelry
Pperdeerne
Clare Auto Parts
Grove Bros
Clare Country Club
I. Beck
R. Schroeder
L. Fretsn
B. Russell
L. Borle
K. Shérédy
John Dionise
Crestwood
RCA Victor
T.ml. Reg
U.S. Pat
Household Appliances, Inc
Fourth St
MT. Pleasant
S. Main St
Cottliion
Caroline Robinson
Kingsley
Courtley
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