City completes summer street and water projects in Clare
City Manager Clarence Gum reported nearly 40000 spent on finishing multiple improvements. Completed items include sidewalk, curb and gutter, storm sewers, road resurfacing, and water mains. A high school sidewalk widening was expanded to six feet. Tank repairs shifted to annual contract prompting budget revisions. Crews will continue fall work on streets and drainage.
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Clarence Gum
Gum
Gunn
Present Scouting Needs Highlight Clare Drive
Boy Scout representatives in Clare plan their annual Fall Finance Drive led by district chairman Dr. G. C. Born. The budget funds Cub Scout Boy Scout and explorer programs plus leader training materials registration advancement and camp privileges through Valley Trails Council. City and section chairs include Marvin Gies Dick Groves Jerry Forsberg Robert Campbell Joe Johnson Judge Donald Holbrook Dale Lyons with a general drive chair to be named. Kick-off was today and broader city coverage is urged as other communities begin drives.
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Clare
G. C. Born
Boy Scouts
Valley Trails Council
Rotary
Kiwanis
Kiwanis, and Camp Weidman
Marvin’ Gies
Dick Groves
Jerry Forsberg
Robert Campbell
Joe Johnson
Dr. Born
Donald Holbrook
Dale Lyons
Marvin ,Gies
Clare County
Lake Boy On TV Show Today Noon
Lake Boy Billy Beers 4 H club member from Lake appears on the MSU campus program Insect Closeup telecast on channel 10 at 12 30 Edison Poole says he is one of three Michigan youths chosen for the honor. His project won in the Junior Entomology Identification contest at MSU. His mother Mrs Fern Ellis accompanied him to East Lansing last month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Beers
Lake
Billy
George Beers
Michigan State University
East Lansing
Isabella County 4-H
Edward Poole
Michigan
MSU
Fern Ellis
East’ Lansing
Saginaw Valley Education Society Visits Central Michigan
About 100 high school industrial arts teachers will visit Central Michigan University tonight for a tour of shop facilities and an exchange of teaching ideas. Robert Winger, Assistant Superintendent of Schools for Michigan and Director of Vocational Education, will be principal speaker. Program begins at 8 p.m. with informal discussions starting at 7 p.m.
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Central Michigan U
Saginaw Valley Industrial Education Society
Robert Winger
Michigan
Clare-Nat. grid matchup stirs 1958 echoes in St Louis
In a St Louis tilt Clare faces the Pioneers amid memories of a 1958 clash and a 31 7 Clare loss to Deb Nolan scoring twice and two passes. The Mid Michigan conference exit adds bite as Clare seeks a first win and a final league victory. A full Sentinel sports page recap follows.
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Clare
Michigan Lutheran of Saginaw
St. Louis
Pioneers
Deb Nolan
Mid-Michigan
Saginaw
CHS
Sentinel
National Gardening Expert Speaker For Study Club
Two young Claré area gardeners, 11-year-old Tom La Goe and 8-year-old B. J. Northon, gain praise for home grown produce. Tom’s watermelons won praise for flavor matching appearance, while frost threats prompted harvesting earlier fruit. B. J. showcases squash and pumpkins saved for canning, with quality justifying bragging.
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Tom LaGoe
Frank LaGoe
B. J. Northon
Heleni Northon
Claré
Tom
B. J
Rebuilt Spikehorn Meyer noted. October Clare Club speaker named
Wayne and Ruth Brewer report Spikehorn Meyer exhibits and curio shop rebuilt in 1957. Mrs W R Mullison of Midland will guest speak at the Clare Study Club October meeting at Clare Methodist Church next Tuesday evening the 6th.
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The
Sentinel
Meyer
Wayne
Ruth Brewer
W. R. Mullison
Midland
Clare Study Club
Clare Methodist Church
Midland Garden Club
Federated Garden Clubs of Michigan
Michigan
New York Times
Flower Grower
Moscow Observations From A Russian Visit
A traveler recounts two weeks behind the iron curtain visiting Moscow and other cities. The account notes Soviet control of media and absence of press freedom, a hair cut for 2 rubles, tips, hotel life, and sightings of Ed Sullivan and officials. The piece describes the Kremlin Museum and Lenin Stalin mausoleum, plus a puppet show and circus with party seating restrictions.
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Ukraine
Ed Sullivan
Yust
Leningrad
Moscow
Kremlin
Lenin
Stalin
Appointment of Della M Johnson as census crew reader
Della M Johnson of Hersey Michigan is named crew reader for the 1959 Census. She will train in Cadillac for five days on recruiting census takers canvassing methods and report preparation. After training she will recruit and train others for the field canvass starting October 21 1959 in Clare and LaFevre counties.
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Della M. Johnson
Hersey
Michigan
Detrit
Ohnson
Clare
la Fe
Cadillac
Census Bureau
Census of Agriculture
Johnson
Isabella Junior Show Entries Highlight Rosebush Winners
Sixteen young stock raisers from Isabella county compete in the Detroit Junior Livestock Show. Rosebush hosts most entries with Farwell and Rosebush residents among steer and market lamb classes. 4H clubs include Linda and Gerry Hovey and others from Rosebush with entries in steer and commercial pen lamb divisions.
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Isabella County
Rosebush
Farwell
Detroit
Linda Anderson
Gerry Hovey
Terry Hovey
Todd Hovey
John Hovey
Bryan
Terry House
LeRoy Grace
Margie
Lynn Swindlehurst
Emily
Albert Bowerman
Russell Graham
Terry
Bowerman
Congregational pastor to speak at Clare fellowship meeting
Rev W R Catton of Harrison will be guest speaker before the Clare Congregational Fellowship women when they meet next Monday.
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W. R. Catton
Harrison
BP Women Plan Year Of Community Projects
Clare BPW announces a year of programs and fund raising for 1959 60 under the theme A Right Turn to a Confident Future The club with 37 members plans to support the Shoe And Boot Fund the Mitten Tree and the milk program with events including a phantom tea a bakeless bake sale a card party and sidewalk sales Clare BPW organized in 1956 and active in state and national affairs.
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Clare Business and
Fannie Yeoman
Grace Higelmire
Iaa Ham
Clare
Tax conference notes from Flint Michigan meeting
Gerald Wiivison of Clare a member of the Independent Accountants Association of Michigan attends the Twelfth Annual Convention in Flint at the Pick Durant Hotel on September 24 and 25 Principal banquet speaker is Joseph L Carrigg Director of Practice for the Internal Revenue Service from Washington DC.
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Gerald Wiivison
Clare
Independent Accountants Association of Michigan
Association
Flint
Michigan
Pick Durant Hotel
Joseph L. Carrigg
Washington, D. C
Internal Revenue Service
Prison Terms Begin For Boy Robbers
Clare County Sheriff James Darling reported four juveniles from Bay City were sentenced in Gladwin County to five to 15 years for armed robbery and sent to prison units in Jackson. The teens, William Winquest 19 and three 17 year olds, Roger Winquest his cousin William Davison and Edward Bates Jr, were moved to prison after a county trial. In a separate case, four minor boys admitted to vandalism in the south Clare area, damaging gardens and stealing melons and tomato vines. authorities warned that future offenses may meet stiffer response despite prior leniency.
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Clare
James Darling
Jackson
Harrison
Gladwin County
William Winquest
Roger Winquest
William ‘Davison
Edward Bates, Jr
Bay City
Michigan
Upper Peninsula
Kiwanis Leaders Attend 42nd Michigan District Convention
Eugene Campbell president of the Clare Kiwanis Alan Ott first vice president Floyd Boardmen second vice president and their wives attended the 42nd annual Michigan District Convention of Kiwanis International in Detroit. Charles C. Schur of Grand Rapids named Governor of the Michigan District.
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Eugene Campbell
Clare Kiwanis Club
Alan Ott
Floyd Boardmen
Michigan
Kiwanis International
Detroit
Charles C. Schur
Grand Rapids
Prep League Loses Coleman High Membership in 1960
The Chippewa Valley Conference loses Coleman High as it begins in 1960 with three members Clare Claré High School Shepherd High Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart Academy attend Sept 23 meeting. Superintendent Wheeler says the league will seek new members to reach six schools while three remaining schools schedule 1960-61 games.
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Chippewa Valley Conference
Coleman High School
Claré and Shepherd High Schools
Mt. Pleasant
Sacred Heart’ Academy
Clare
Richard Wheeler
CVC
Shepherd
Mid-Michigan
First Of New 1960 Autos Introduced By Dealers This Week
Local dealers unveil GM Pontiac Oldsmobile and Chevrolet 1960 models amid Detroit introductions. Ford Falcon photos released with October 8 public shows. Corvair debut planned by Chevrolet at Tim Cotter’s display.
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General Motors
Pontiac
Oldsmobile
Chevrolet
S. E Knudsen
Pontiac Motor Division
McGuire Brothers
Chevy
Tim Cotter
Cheve- Jov
October Events Highlight State
Michigan tourist council issues a 10 week calendar of October activities from deer and bear seasons to waterfowl and grouse openings. fall foliage tours and hunting events anchor a lineup including parades, lake country tours, and area festivals such as Red Flannel Festival Cedar Springs and dawn patrol meetings at Beaver Island.
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Michigan
State Tourist ‘Council
Lansing
Kalkaska
Rogers City
Lake’ City
Cheboygan
Brinley
Great Lakes
Beaver Island
Frankfort-Elberta
Dearborn
Greenfield Village
Grayling
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Zoya
Russia
Isabella
Conclave
Prep Sports League
Coleman High
Ford Company
Chryslér
Olds
Lee Greer
Greer Auto Sales
Wolfram
Ford
Ford Motor
Dan McDonald’s
Wright
Ae Falcon
Hunnters
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