Armistice Day Dance Planned in City Hall Auditorium
Clare Chamber of Commerce and American Legion schedule Armistice Day dance at the city hall auditorium on Tuesday evening November 11. Legion members run the refreshment booth, with Joe Sproat in charge of arrangements and Paul Lowrey decorating the hall. Tim Doolittle and the Pine Center Gang provide music, boasting eleven years of radio work and a span of nearly 300000 miles of personal performances across Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare Chamber of Commerce
American Legion
City Hall
Legion
Joe Sproat
Paul Lowrey
Chamber of Commerce and Legion
Tim Doolit
Tim
Page Hight
Tre-County Unit Health Services To Be Continued
The Clare County Board of Supervisors voted 1,670 to support Tri-County Health Unit activities for the coming year. Clare Gladwin and Arenac counties each contribute 1,670 with Couzens Fund 8,000 and federal state funds 7,000. The unit provides a dentist, eye exams, glasses, and disease quarantine services at no cost to needy children and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare County
Arenac
Clare
Couzens Fund
Planning Engineer from Public Works Reserve to visit Clare
Joseph Be Wilbur planning engineer of the Works Projects Administration will meet Clare Common Council Monday evening November 3 to inaugurate plans for participation in a program intended to move the nation back to peacetime activities after World War II. The objectives include listing all needed public work projects proposed by state county municipal and federal agencies for operation after January 1 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph BE. Wilbur
Public Work Reserve
Work Projects Administration
Clare
Women’s Annual Golf Banquet Held by Clare Club at Twin Elms
The Clare Women’s Golf Association banquet at Twin Elms Club House on Tuesday October 28 featured a dinner by the Webbrlys, table decorations by Mrs N A Elden, and an agenda of confirmations. Officers elected were Mrs R A Anderson president, Mrs Dan McDonald secretary, Mrs Albert Haley treasurer, Mrs James Olson sports chair, with Mrs Jed Doherty on the handicap committee. The evening included a program with Professor Mulder and her Quiz Kids, prize awards, and entertainment. The club plans a constitutional framework and by laws for future consideration and honored members with trophies for various flights and contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare Womens’ Golf Association
Twin Elms Club House
Webbrlys
N. A. Elden
William Titus
Elden
Leo Hampton
A. Anderson
Dan MccDonald
Albert Haley
James Olson
Jed Doherty
Mulder
Annabel Hampton
Marion Olson
Lucille Haley
Jo Chapman
Martha Bicknell
Adelaide Biden
Lillian Kajser
Europe
Lucille Sluley
Jennie Bowler
Harriet Naumes
Dolly Hagers
Clara Titus
Helen Lucille Doherty
Effie Roach
Margaret Wehrly
Beulah Caple
George's Market Opens Evenings and Sundays
Local market advertises extended hours for George's Market at 118 East Street Clare offering quality meats and groceries with a contact phone number listed for inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George's Market
East Ath ‘Street
Clare
Batt
Clare High School Debaters Excel at Lansing Meet
At Lansing Michigan Clare High School entered two teams and finished as the top school undefeated. They defeated Paw Paw Hillsdale Bad Axe and Comstock in morning and afternoon rounds with John Hall Mavis Kennedy Roberta McKnight Sidney Court Douglas Paxton Al Hodson and Floyd Callihan guided by coach Emil Pfister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Michigan
Clare High School
Lansing Hastern
Clare
Paw Paw
Hillsdale
Mighty Talkers
Comstock
John Hall
Mavis Kennedy
Roberta McKnight
Sidney Court
Douglas Paxton
al Hodson
Floyd Callihan
Emil Pfi
Midland
Daniel Burdo
Ludington
Mt. Pleasant
Blanchard
Early Pioneer Gilmore Laid To Rest In Local Cemetery
Funeral services were held Tuesday for Sylvester Gilmore a longtime local pioneer born in Canada in 1855. He moved to Michigan in 1880 and Clare in 1881, later living with his daughter in Rosebush. He left a large family including three sons and two daughters, with many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Burial followed at Cherry Grove cemetery with nearby relatives attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvester Gilmore
Sylvester P. Gilmore
Wainfleet
Haldimand County
Canada
Samuel Gilmore
Michigan
Clare
Rosebush
Maud Johnston
Martha Taylor
Exeter
John
Herbert
Arthur
Detroit
Ernest
Dearborn
Maude Johnston
Albert Moyes
James
Orin
Forest
Ontario
Robert
Sarnia
Kate Taylor
Bracefield
Wm. Rice
Buffalo
Thurston Funeral Home
H. Kilgren
Rosebush Methodist Church
Cherry Grove Cemetery
New York
W.R. Taylor
Ernest Gilmore
Warl Gilmore
Grand Rapids
Rummage Sale Planned by Methodiat Church Group
The W S C of the Methodist church will hold a rummage sale on Friday and Saturday November 6 7 and 8 in the Mater building the former Vaudeville Grocery store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.S.C
Methodiat ‘Church
Hale
Mater
Vaudewarker Grocery
School Children Broadcast From Station WKAR
County School Commissioner Helen Hether announces Clare county rural school children in their fourth year of music appreciation will broadcast over WKAR at 10:30 Friday. Miss Mable Olive Miles has taught them for years and will accompany the group by bus to Hast Lansing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Hether
Clare County Rural School
Mable Olive Miles
WKAR
Miss Miles
Hast
Lansing
Mrs Mabel Simons Dies in Clare After Illness
Mrs. Mabel Alta Simons widow of Thomas Lloyd Simons died Tuesday evening October 28 in Clare at age 63. She was born February 17, 1878 in Sand Beach Michigan and taught in Coleman before settling with daughter Ursula Sproat in Grave. Interment will be in Coleman Cemetery beside her husband. Funeral Friday at 2:30 pm at Doherty Funeral Home Clare with Rev. W B Williamson officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Simons
Thos. L. Simons
Coleman
J. P. Sproat
Mabel Alta Smith
Henry Lewis
Lucinda Monica Smith
Sand Beach
Huron County
Michigan
Clare
John E. Doherty
Thomas Lloyd Simons
Martha
Laurin Preston
Detroit
Margaret
Mt. Morris
Ursula
Grave
W. Thomas
Saginaw
Kathryn
Arthur MacArthur
Simons
Episcopal Church
Bay City
White Shrine
Coleman Ladies Guild
William Smith
R. ©. Allen
Harbor Beach
E. C. Evans
Midland
Mesdames Sproat
MacArthur
Negro tenor Pruth McFarlin to sing at Methodist Church
Pruth McFarlin, a young negro tenor and Southern University and Waston School of Music graduate, will present a concert at the Methodist Church on Tuesday November 4 at 7 30 p m. He tours the northern states to aid his people and is praised for humility sincerity and deep feeling in his singing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pruth McFarlin
Southern University
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Wastman School of Music
Rochester
New York
Box Social Planned by Claré Gladwin Midland Association
The Claré Gladwin Midland Counties Association will hold a box social at Claré city hall on Saturday November 1. Prizes will be offered for the most artistic box and other awards are expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claré-Gladwin-Midland Counties Association
Claré City Hall
Former merchant passes away at home near Clare
Edward H. Waller a Clare pioneer and Willowbrook Farm Kennels owner died at his home west of Clare last Friday morning He was born May 2 1866 in Frankfort Ontario He came to Clare at twenty one and later operated a shoe store and traveled as a salesman He founded Willowbrook Farm Kennels about fifty years ago He leaves wife two sons William and Don three grandchildren William Ward Waller in New Orleans and LaVon Waller in Detroit Funeral services were held Sunday at Thurston Funeral Home with Dr John Hall officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ra" Waller
Clare
Willowbrook Farm
Edward H. Waller
Frankfort
Ontario
William
Rebecca Waller
Louisa Weeks
Us-10
Farwell
Don
Ward Waller
New Orleans
LaVon Waller
Detroit
Thurston Funeral Home
John Hall
Methodist Church
Cherry Grove Cemetery
Don Waller
Lola Sales
Kalamazoo
Waller
Fund drive to aid local Boy Scouts set for next Thursday
The annual membership drive opens November 6 to raise funds for Clare County Boy Scout and Cub Scout troops. Funds support Camp Kepay operations nine miles north of Clare, training, badges, Courts of Honor, rallies, and the salary and travel expenses of local field executive Max Clark. Local leaders Morrel J. Clure and John Rodabaugh will strengthen troop work in Harrison, Farwell, and Clare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare
Kepay
Kenneth Sorell
John Rodabaugh
Clare County
Harrison
Farwell
Morrel J. Clure
Emil Pfister
Paul Lowrey
Max’ Clark
Mt. Pleasant
Bill Adams found dead in Clare home Tuesday noon
William L. Adams longtime Clare civic leader and former mayor was found dead at his home at noon Tuesday. Death attributed to a heart attack believed to have occurred the previous evening. He had run Clare lunch rooms and served as mayor in 1912 and 1914. Funeral services planned Thursday at 10 with interment at Highland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Adams
Clare
Richard Groves
Doherty
Adams
F. G. Slattery
Berrick
Lida Adams
New York State
Michigan
Union Depot
Pere Marquette
Saginaw
Bill
Park Fund
City Band
John Q. Look Lodge
Lou B. Windsor
Michigan Grand Lodge
Grand Lodge
Secretary of State
Lansing
State Senate
Emma Windsor
Dora Wilson
Detroit
Highland
Albert Dawe
Clare Congregational Church
Masonic Lodge
Alex McKinnon
Willard Bicknell
Major Lewis
Roy Comer
Art Damoth
L. H.davy
Texas Ranch Boys to Perform at Glare City Hall
The Congregational Ladies Guild presents the Texas Ranch Boys of the Ford Motor Company for a public entertainment at Glare City Hall on Sunday evening November 2 beginning at 6 30. Admission 26 10 cents. hamburgers coffee and doughnuts available at 15 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational Ladies Guild
Texas Ranch Boys
Ford Motor Company
Glare
Sig
Supt Kennedy to Leave Clare for Rochester Post
RH D Kennedy superintendent of Clare Public Schools will assume the duties of Rochester Public Schools superintendent on November 15. He will lead a district with fifty two teachers and thirteen hundred students. Since 1932 he has been active in church work and local civic groups, overseeing school improvements and publications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RH. D. Kennedy
Clare Public Schools
Rochester
Kennedy
Clare
Dale
Central State Teachers College
University of Michigan
Tid Clare Chamber of Commerce
National Defense
Boy Scout Organization
the Pioneer
Food Stamp Plan Underway in Clare County
Clare County Welfare Officials and food traders organized the U S Department of Agriculture Food Stamp Plan with opening planned around November 15 1941. A public briefing will be held November 5 at 8 00 p m in Harrison Court House by James P Cusick organizer for the Surplus Marketing Administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare County
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Court House
Harrison
James P. Cusick
Surplus Marketing Administration
Cusick
Pulling the Curtain to Be Presented at School Fair
The FFA and Home Economics Club present Pulling the Curtain directed by Supt. E. D. Kennedy next Thursday at 8:00 PM in the school auditorium as part of the seventh annual Community Fair. The satire follows Lesfie Jewell Hunderstine producing her own play with acts showing casting, dress rehearsal, and final production, provoking loud laughter at rehearsals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FFA
Home Economiccs
Supt. E. D. Kennedy
Lesfie Jewell Hunderstine
Pine Valley Ladies Aid
Lesfie
Carrie
Cadwall
Duchess of Wells
Herman Sprechen
Lord Wheeler
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WJR
Tre-County
Board of Supervisors
Joseph E. Wilbur
Twin Elms
E. A. Anderson
Genevieve McDonald
Mabel Mulder
Ringer
Lu Hampton
Jess Hampton
Hampton
Mabel Alta Simons
Doherty Funeral Home
Edw. H. Waller
Supt. Kennedy
Supt
E. D. Kennedy
Bill” Adams
Austin F. Bates
Home Economics Club
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