Woman Arrested On Drunk Driving Charge Sept 21
Mrs. Mary Madden 38 of Flint was fined fifty dollars plus court costs and medical bills or ninety days in jail after a September 21 drunk driving arrest. Hearing before Justice Kyle McKinnon September 23 noted part payment and two week grace to raise remaining funds. The accident six miles north of Harrison on US 27 left the Dowland family bruised. their three year old daughter Charlotte suffered facial injuries but no lasting harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Madden
Flint
Kyle McKinnon
Harrison
Madden
Prost
Charles Dowland
Charlotte
Dowlands
Earl Wilson
Clare General Hospital
Refunds Totalling 3048 Sent to Clare Bell Telephone Patrons
Michigan Bell official T. C. Maher announced refunds totaling $3,048 to 409 Clare exchange customers for the April rate cut aligning intrastate tolls with interstate levels. Refunds cover calls from Aug 1 1938 to Apr 25 1941, with 0.5 percent monthly interest on July 1 onward. The effort involves about 85 million call records and is part of wider savings for Michigan users estimated at $1.5 million in refunds and $700,000 annual improvement, plus further gains from a Sept 16 rate reduction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. C. Maher
Michigan Bell Telephone Company
Clare
Maher
Michigan
Do You Realize The Red Cross Needs Your Help
The Red Cross calls for voluntary help to provide sweaters for boys in service. A brief weekly contribution will aid relief efforts. Residents are urged to visit the Legion rooms at Clare City Hall next Thursday at 2:00 PM to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Red Cross
National Red Cross
Legion Rooms
Clare City Hall
Freeman Oil Completes Deep Roscommon Well in Michigan
The Freeman Oil Company reports a No. 1 well in Roscommon Township Michigan struck pay at 3365 feet on Wednesday after the first pay at 3271 feet. The initial flow reached about 208 barrels in fifty minutes with potential for 6000 bpd before tool jamming capped production around 1000 bpd. J Arthurs Inc drilled for Freeman and more wells are planned within ten days.
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Freeman Oil Company
State of Michigan
Sec
Roscommon
Roscommon Field
J. ©. Arthurs, Inc
J. C. Arthurs, Inc
Meeting at Elm Grove Grange Hall
A meeting at Elm Grove Grange Hall next Monday night initiates a Red Cross unit and elects a chairman. All interested in Red Cross work are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elm Grove Grange Hall
Red Cross
Red Cross Calls for Record Membership to Back Defense Needs
The Red Cross urges a nationwide Roll Call to double last year’s membership as national defense expands. In 1941 the organization boosted the budget to 11.5 million, with about six million for armed forces services, and chapters nationwide face greater duties and fundraising demands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Ninteen
National Organization of the Red Cross
People of America
Shining Deer Enforcement Snags Three In Clare County
Clare County conservation officer Wayne B. Tennant jailed several violators for light use and illegal hunting. Arthur Drerup 30 Gerhard Drerup 59 Loyal Jorden 24 of Corunna pled guilty to set lines for fish and were fined 10 dollars plus 6.85 costs. Albert Eaton 23 and Boyd McLaughlin 28 of Harrison pled guilty to carrying buckshot in a closed area and were fined 25 dollars plus 6.85 costs. Allert Wilson 25 and Basil Updike 31 of Temple pled guilty to using artificial light to hunt deer, each receiving 25 dollar fines and 6.85 costs and having guns seized. Conservation officers emphasized costs fund the department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne B. Tennant
Clare County
Officer Tennant
Kyle McKinnon
Little Arnold Lake
Arthur Drerup
Garhard Drerup
Loyal Jorden
Corunna
Indiana
Tennant
Albert Eaton
Boyd McLaughlin
Harrison
McKinnon
Allert G. Wilson
Basil Updike
Temple
Redding Township
Gladwin
Clare
Conservation Department
Townsend Rally Honors Smiths Forty-Third Anniversary
A Townsend rally is planned for Friday evening at Grant Town Hall to honor Mr and Mrs Floyd Smith on their forty third wedding anniversary. Potluck lunch follows as townsfolk gather for the community event.
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Townsend
Grant Town Hall
Floyd Smith
Rummage Sale At J B Doherty Store Planned
St. Cecilia's church bazaar at J B Doherty's store runs October 7 10 and 11 with Ethel Gleason chairing and 6112 listed as contact or location reference.
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J. B. Doherty's
St. Cecilia’s Burch
Ethel Gleason
Methodists Plan Rally Day Observance at Clare Church
The Clare Methodist church will observe Rally Day and Promotion Day this Sunday at 10:00 a.m. with a worship service and promotion exercises. A fellowship pot luck dinner is planned at noon in the church parlors followed by a short rally day program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare Methodist Church
Grant Community Get Together Draws Big Attendance
The Grant Township Community Get-Together at Grant town hall Friday drew many participants. AAA field workers Mrs. Schlafley and Mrs. O’Grady spoke on nutrition and food programs. The event featured Dora sisters singing Any Bonds Today, Uncle Sam portrayal, moving pictures, a mattress program discussion, a pot luck lunch, and music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Township
Grant Town Hall
Hva Schlafley
AAA
Clare County
Doris Empey
Florence Kane
Wood Smith
Schlafley
Dora Sisters
Leon Schlafley
Uncle Sam
Rhea O'Grady
Isabella County Aaa
Harl Beatty
Isabella Welfare Board
Robert Kleiner
Pioneers to Meet Reeds in Annual Football Event
Clare hosts Reed City in the annual football game on Friday night October 3 at 8:00. The Pioneers seek their first win after a 6 to 7 loss to St. Louis last Friday. Admission taxes: adults 40 cents total, high school 28 cents total. season tickets tax absorbed by the athletic board.
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Pioneer
Clare
Reed City
Pioneers
St. Louis
Athletic Board
Wellman Dies Sudden at Lake George
James M. Wellman known as Uncle Jim died suddenly at 11 45 p m Friday after a three day illness at Lake George Michigan He was born May 26 1878 in St Joseph county Michigan and moved to Clare county in 1895 He is survived by two sisters and a brother with funeral services held at Lincoln town hall led by Rev Thomson Interment followed at Lincoln township cemetery beside his wife and two sons
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake George
Clare County
Jim” Wellman
Henry
James M. Wellman
Augustus Milo and
Patience Rosana Wellman
St. Joseph County
Michigan
Mr. Wellman
Carolyn Farnham
Swanton
Ohio
James Henry
David
Carolyn
Jim
Frank Luce
Herbert Lee
Adrian
Lincoln Town Hall
Thomson
Rosebush
Lincoln Township
Mowbray Insurance Agency Opens in Clare
Mr and Mrs Gordon Mowbray announce the opening of the Mowbray Insurance Agency in the Citizens State Bank building Clare They will offer general insurance writing all types for several old line stock companies Mrs Mowbray brings eight years experience with Clare Realty Company and Detroit work The agency is moving into new quarters and will operate by Monday
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Gordon Mowbray
Mowbray Insurance Agency
Citizens State Bank
Mowbray
Clare Realty Company
Detroit
Mowbrays
Bridge Tourney Opens at Hotel Doherty
A Wednesday noon start at the Hotel Doherty launched another popular bridge tournament with thirty-two ladies. Luncheon at one followed the session. Top six teams posted scores: Bicknell Wood 12 860 Forsberg Adams 11 370 Anderson Garfield 10 990 Bayes Haley 9 070 Johnson Douglas 9 020 Stanfield Jackson 8 810.
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Doherty
Bicknell
Wood
Forsberg
Adams
Anderson
Garfield
Bayes
Haley
Johnson
Douglas
Stanfield
Jackson
Committeemen for Conservation Program Chosen
Clare County agricultural conservation program members were elected in communities on September 24. Delegates and group members were named for Greenwood, Hatton, Arthur, Sheridan, Franklin and Hamilton, Winterfield, and Surrey Lincoln groups. The county committee reelected officers and scheduled instructional meetings for the 1942 Farm Defense Program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison
Clare County Agricultural Conservation Program
Greenwood
Redding
Summerfield
Lewis Light
Alvin E. Budd
Bert G. Parshal
Hatton, Hayes, and
Frost
Charles J. Heberm
Ira D. Miller
Joseph T. Pfannes
Ortho Boulton
Arthur
Arthur Lower
Kenneth L Roller
Harry C. Davis
Sheridan
Floren J. Pudway
Lewis F. Light
Stanley J. Schunk
Robert C. Kleiner
Franklin and Hamilton Group
Everett L. Wallace
Andrew J. Keysor
Joseph P. Sullivan
Grant
Thurman Robinette
Gottlob J. Nass
Harold Bradley
Winterfield
Fred B. Bowman
Symon VanderWoude
Roy Richardson
Surrey
Garfield
Freeman
Lincoln
Grant W. McLane
Richard A. DeGeer
Arthur A. Smith
Franklin Littlefield
Court House
Clare County
Robert C. McKenna
Kleiner
Boulton
Littlefield
McKenna
Marion Roth
Farmer’s
Schlafley
Reed City
Paul Gibson
Robert Kleiner
Bruce Williams
Gordon Pudway
United States Department of Agriculture Defense Board
Twin Elms Club Annual Banquet Held Thursday
The Twin Elms Golf Club held its annual banquet at the club house on Thursday evening with strong attendance despite some members missing, hoping it would be held in spring as in past years. President M B Gallagher led the meeting and Tim Cotter joined. Treasurer Homer Douglas boasted the club’s flawless finances with no income or outlay in two years and a $2.95 balance, predicting funds to last two more years if officers are reelected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twin Elms Golf Club
M. B. Gallagher
Tim Cotter
Gallagher
Homer Douglas
Twin Elms Club
Homer
Entertainment Committee
George Stanfield
State Highway Officials Visit Clare Sunday
A delegation of 150 state highway officials and their wives will tour Michigan highways, arriving Sunday at 12 45 p m. They travel on M 115 via Clare, with a luncheon at Clare High School served by Home Economics students. Local officials will escort them to Frankenmuth before returning to Detroit.
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American Association of State Highway Officials
Detroit
Michigan
East Tawas
Alpena
Topinabee
Upper Peninsula
Traverse City
Clare
Wm. B. Dunlop
Conrad Walker
Greyhound
Clare High School
Frankenmuth
HomeHconomics
Dr. Strange
Fowler Orchards
Clare County Apples
Kraft Chees Corportion
Michigan Conservation Week Set Across Clare County
Clare county groups are urged to participate October 5 11 as Michigan Conservation Week aims to show local value of conservation. The event includes school and club programs and a free October 8 film program at Clare High School with CG A Paquin presenting wildlife pictures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore G. Bowler
Clare
Michigan United Conservation Clubs
Murray D. van Wagoner
Michigan
van Wagoner
Clare County
Clare High School
Clare, Rod and Gun Club
CG. A. Paquin
Conservation Department
Willy
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Grange Hall
Ted
Governor First Wildlife Stamps
Jas. M. Wellman
Hotel Doherty
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