Lansing Boys Face Theft Charge Here
After a weeklong manhunt by State and City Police in Central Michigan three Lansing youths linked to an $800 August 19 theft faced charges. Gerald Emery Beech, 17, arrested in Grand Rapids, waived examination and bound over to circuit court on grand larceny. Two younger brothers, ages 15 and 16, were nabbed in Lansing and turned over to Probate Court. all admitted involvement and that they also rifled a car on First Street taking shirts and jackets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Ning
Gerald Emery Beedh
Lansing
Grand Rapids
Clare
Floyd Woodworth
Beech
Win. B. Dunlop
Harrison
First St
Mayme Runyan Laid To Rest in 1953 obituary
Anna M. Runyan born November 12 1877 in Matlock Ontario died August 26 1953 in Sheridan township at age 75. She married Cortes Runyan December 25 1893 predeceased 1937 and left daughter Myra. A longtime Church of God member her family recalls her patience and faith. Funeral at Hagile Church of God with burial in Cherry Grove cemetery drew relatives from multiple towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna M. Runyan
John
Anna Allen
Matlock
Ontario
Sheridan Township
Michigan
Dover
Eagle
Cortes Runyan
Myra
Mayme
Hugh
Mrs. Bunyan
Christ
Church of God
Bagile
Archie Tryon
Donald Tryon
Hugh Ayen
Jennie Bates
Alice Roe
Elk Lake
Hagile Church of God
Hira Beery
Cherry Grove Cemetery
Detroit
Pontiac
Lansing
Mendon
Burlington
Midland
Sanford
Farwell
Harrison
Mt. Pleasant
Otto H. Anderson Drowns at Silver Lake
Otto Hans Anderson, 51, of De Witt, drowned while swimming in Silver Lake Clarecourty at 6 00 pm Saturday. His body was recovered about 40 feet deep after 20 minutes with hooks. artificial respiration failed. He was vacationing at the lake. this is believed to be the first death there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Hans Anderson
De‘Witt
Silver Lake
Clarecourty
Anderson
Phinisey School Set to Vote on Transport Plan
A special meeting at the Phinisey school house Friday night September 4 at 8:00 will discuss transporting seventh and eighth grade pupils to Clare schools. All interested residents should attend as the issue will be voted on at the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phinisey
Clare
Traffic Toll Going To All Time High
Michigan faces a rising traffic death and injury total through July 1953 with seven months near 983 deaths and 101,863 accidents. State Police urge Labor Day motorists to drive cautiously to avoid a deadly holiday period and deploy extra patrols.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
State Police Monthly
Joseph A. Childs
Childs
Orrin F. Neal Passes Away
Orrin Francis Neal died suddenly at his Lake George home from a heart attack. Born May 22, 1883 in Gunplains Michigan he was a retired New York Central Railroad conductor with 33 years service. He lived in Kalamazoo nine years with his wife Ada. survived by four sons, one daughter, two brothers, two sisters and eleven grandchildren. Funeral services were held August 29 at Riverside Cemetery with Rev. H Kooi officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orrin Francis Neal
Lake George
Gunplains
Michigan
Lewis
Clara Neal
N.Y.C.R.R
Neal
Kalamazoo
Ada
Donald
Basil
Carl
Russell
Hazel Penny
Stephenson Funeral
Clare
Langeland Chapel
Rev. H. Kooi
Riverside Cemetery
Dow ACs Lead Michigan in Ohio zur Tourney
Michigan's Dow ACs lead the field in a weekend softball tournament in Washington Court House Ohio as they seek regional glory in the Hast Central Regional event. Eight teams entered include state champions from Michigan Ohio and West Virginia with the regional winner earning a berth to a world tournament in Florida this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Midland
Dow Acs
Washington Court House
Ohio
American Softball Association
West Virginia
Morida
Cattle From Drought Areas May Need Care Says MSU Vet
Michigan State College extension veterinarian Dr. Glen Reed warns buyers that cattle from drought areas fed on lush or full feed can suffer lameness and stiffness. He urges limiting pasture time initially and slow transition to full feed to avoid weight loss and thrift issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Glen Reed
Michigan State College
Reed
Black Leg Hits Cattle In Isabella
Black Leg has killed about forty cattle across more than twenty herds in Isabella County. Ag agent B C Mellencamp urges vaccination and veterinary contact, noting rapid deaths and swollen areas under the skin. Contact local vets or Dr. George Whitehead for vaccination and guidance to protect cattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabella
B. C. Mellencamp
Mellencamp
Gilmore
Nottawa
Vernon
George ‘Whitehead
Mt. Pleasant
Sentenced To Jail For Driving With Revoked License
Dewey Glew 22 of Farwell and Laurence B Cronin 53 of Chicago were arrested for drinking beer on a highway. Glew also faced a revoked license charge, pleaded guilty, and received sixty days in county jail. Cronin was released on a 35 dollar bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey Glew
Farwell
Laurence B. Cronin
Chicago
Glew
Wim. B. Dunlop
Grew
Crohin
Farwell Prepares for Labor Day Celebration
Farwell and visitors plan a full day of events on Labor Day with rides starting at 9:00 a.m. and an agricultural exhibit at the town hall. Churches plan Sunday services, a Little League game at 1 p.m., the Old Timers game, and the Auld Lang Syne pot luck dinner at 6:30 p.m. The town has celebrated Labor Day since 1906 drawing thousands each year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farwell
Drier Woods Fire Danger Cited After Tire Debris
Michigan forests and grassland areas suffered nearly 30 acres burned last week due to 25 tires left in a vented area. The conservation department notes 5140 acres have burned this year and warns that tire-related debris signals drier conditions and elevated fire risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Conservation Department
Five Fined On Disorderly Charges In Municipal Court
John Garrett Hain of Owosso faced a disorderly person charge and pled guilty after arraignment by Municipal Justice Wm. B. Dunlop. fined 20 dollars plus costs. Aliyah L. Quick of Flint and Roger Marvin Redick of Barerton pled guilty to drunk and disorderly charges and were fined 12 dollars plus costs. Charles Ogle of Clare and Abe Kadgegatch of R-4 Clare pled guilty to drunken disorderly charges and received 12 dollar fines plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Garrett Hain
Owosso
Wm. B. Dunlop
Aliyah L. Quick
Flint
Roger Marvin Redick
Barryton
Charles Ogle
Clare
Abe Kadgegatch
R-4
Dunlop
Scott Honors Softball Team At Banquet
Paul Scott honored the Scott Drillers softball team at a Saturday banquet in Hotel Doherty dining hall. Following a steak dinner, a five piece orchestra played for dancing for the players and their ladies. The Drillers finished with 20 wins and five losses, beating every opponent except the 702 Club of Midland in their single meeting. They will play in an invitational tournament at Cadillac this weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Scott
Scott Drillers
Doherty
Club
Midland
Drillers
Cadillac
Clare Clubs To Entertain Sen Ferguson In Clare
Senator Homer Ferguson to speak at a noon luncheon and district meeting at Hotel Doherty on September 16 with Kiwanis Rotary and Chamber hosting. He will also address the Clare County Fair grandstand and lead a 7:00 pm district meeting with tickets $2.50. Ferguson tours Michigan with Mrs. Ferguson to report on Eisenhower era. He will tour the Clare Manufacturing Company plant at 10:30 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Ferguson
Clare County
Heaval
Hotel Doherty
Clare County Fair
Clare and Harrison Kiwanis Clubs
Clare Rotary Club
Clare Chamber of Commerce
Ferguson
Harold B. Hughes
Tenth District
Republican Committee
Jennings Archambault
Richard Groves
J. Stuart Bicknell
Citizens State Bank
Hail Bucholz
Harrison
Republican Policy Committee
United State Senate
Michigan
Eisenhower
Congress
Clare Manufacturing Company
Auto Damaged When It Strikes Rear Of Truck
A car driven by Terry N. Tiede of Farwell struck the rear of a Consumers Power Company truck 2% blocks west of US 27 on US 10 at 2 20 p m Thursday August 27. Tiede man could not stop in time. damage to the car estimated at 300 dollars and to the truck at 10 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry N. Tiedeman
Farwell
US 27
Consumers Power Company
Ray Phillips
Wake
Tiedeman
Lyle Bond Heads West Coast TV Baseball Fame
veteran KHJ-TV sportscasters Lyle Bond and Tom Harmon gain praise in TV Radio Life and Radio-TV Mirror. Bond and Harmon, longtime colleagues from Clare and the University of Michigan, are highlighted as a top play by play trio with Bill Brundige.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle Bond
Tom Harmon
Los Angeles
Khj-Tv
West Coast
Tv-Radio Life
Radio-Tv, Mirror
Clare
Ann Arbor
Floyd Allen
University of Michigan
Mike
Khj-V
Lyle
Tom
Bill Brundige
USC
UCLA
TV Radio Life
Brundage
Bond
Harmon
Gilmore
Wrigley Fields
Los Angles
Los Angeles Angels
Hollywood Stars
TV Mirror
Tont Harmon
Clare County Free Fair Opens September 15
The Clare County Free Fair runs September 15 to 19 at Harrison with dairy and beef cattle, sheep, swine, poultry, produce, grain, 4 H and home economics displays. A new poultry house, new fences, widened race track and harness racing added. Wednesday is school day with free grandstand admission for kids. Senator Homer Ferguson will speak from the grand stand. The World of Pleasure Shows and stages by Barnes and Caruthers accompany daily entertainment and livestock events with a fireworks finale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare County Free Fair
Harrison
Uss-27
Homer Ferguson
Republican Policy Committee
United States Senate
Barnes & Caruthers
United States
Beaver Valley
Colleen
Donna Wilson
Colleano
Patiie
Rosa
Bill Keho
Bounding Bed
Bob McElroy
Bergen
Bardines
Fair Board
Clare County
Heat Wave Drags On As Local Conditions Calm
The second week of temperatures above 95 degrees produced little crop damage in the area and no direct heat fatalities. Otto Hans Anderson, 51, of DeWitt drowned at Silver Lake, a death not attributed to the heat. CHS football practice continued with hot scrimmage drills as preparations for September 18 opener against Big Rapids proceeded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Hans Anderson
Dewitt
Silver Lake
Big Rapids
Grass Fire Threat To Buildings In Clare Mire
Clare Mire Department responded to a rubbish burner behind Mrs. Jenettin Bird gall home at 409 W Wheaton early Tuesday evening. The grass fire threatened buildings but was extinguished with no property damage reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare Mire
Farwell Girl Dies After Pickup Overturns
A Farwell girl died when her pickup overturned in an apparent traffic accident. The report notes the incident and mentions Midland telephone system changes with dial service to Midland, Aubin, and Freeland, effective September 5 at 10:00 p.m. Local callers will use the five numerals after the central office name Temple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan Bell Telephone Company
Midland Exchange
Midland
Temple
Aublin
Freeland
Champs Set For Nationwide Horse Pulling Nationals in Michigan
Michigan hosts Lightweight Nationals on Monday September 14 at Allegan County Fairgrounds and Heavyweight Nationals on Tuesday September 15 at Saginaw County Fair. Starts 1 00 pm. Top teams include Chas Roehl and Sons and Fowler Bros with strong state and interstate competition from Wisconsin Indiana Illinois Kentucky Iowa Missouri New York and Pennsylvania amid expected large crowds from Michigan and Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Allegan County
Allegan
Saginaw County
Saginawy
Michigan Dynamometer
Canada
Rotarians See Williamsburg Slides at Club Luncheon
The Clare Rotary Club luncheon at Hotel Doherty featured colored slides of Williamsburg Virginia and nearby areas. President Dan McDonald presided as Harold B Hughes chaired the program detailing an eastern trip with Mrs Hughes. Attendees included visiting Rotarians Dy Thompson L D Richmond Carlo Graham Marl Frick Rocco Dryder Glenn Wolf Herb Van Wolf and rank Mitchell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare Rotary Club
Hotel Doherty
Dan McDonald
Jennings Archambault
Koylie Archambault
Harold B. Hughes
Vere Dy
Thompson
L. D. Richmond
Mt. Pleasant
Carlo Graham
Massachusetts
Marl Frick
Roscoe Dryder
Ferndale
Glenn Wolf
Center Line
Herb van Wolf
Waterfond
Rank Mitchell
Jackson
Avis Wilson Dies After Truck Accident West of Clare
Nine year old Avis Joy Wilson of Surrey township dies from head injuries after a pickup rollover three miles west of Clare near Willowbrook Friday afternoon. Avis was pinned under the truck and died at 8 05 PM on the way to University Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avis Wilson
Robert ‘Wilson
Surrey Township
Clare
Willowbrook
Clare General Hospital
Stephenson
University Hospital
Ann Arbor
Avis
Beverly Wilson
Farwell
Alfred Brazie
Avis Joy Wilson
Clare County
Robert Wilson
Betty June Osborn
Fern Hdith
Hstel Orin
Robert Leon
Camp Breckenridge
Neil
Norris
Bertha Grover
Edith Reynolds
Inlaw
Coker
Harwell
Farwell Methodist Church
Lesle J. Nevins
Dale Smith
Billie Stittsworth
Jerry Jones
Mac Harvey
Dick Coker
Dick Lloyd
MSC Starts Term Activities In All Fields
Michigan State College announces a busy fall term with new courses, new housing, and a full program of activities. About 15 000 students expected to register Sept 21 25, an eight percent rise from 1952. New dormitories and apartment buildings will provide housing for married and single students. Two new two year engineering courses in building construction and engineering drawing are added this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan State College
Robert S. Linton
M.S.C
Trained Trout Planted in Five Northern Michigan Areas
Five hundred legal sized trout from Oden Hatchery are released in Slagle and Hunt Creeks Rifle and Pigeonn Rivers and Guiley Pond this week. Trained by Psychological Research Associates to feed forage and avoid predators, the fish aim to survive better in streams. Demonstration attended by 40 to 50 newspapermen and hatchery staff last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conservation Department
Oden Hatchery
Lower Peninsula
Psychological Research Associates, Inc
Fish Division
Yate
Slagle
Hunt
Rifle
Pigeonn
Guiley Pond
Deaths Mrs George Wentworth of Grant Township
Margaret Wentworth wife of George Wentworth of Grant Township died suddenly early Thursday morning from a heart attack. Doherty Funeral Home is handling arrangements which were not completed at press time. Arthur John Stevens former Clare resident died in a Lansing hospital Wednesday August 26. Funeral services were held from Stephenson Funeral Home with Rev W S Camenter officiating and burial in Cherry Grove Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Wentworth
Margaret Wentworth
Grant Township
Doherty
Arthur John Stevens
Lansing
Stephensonuneral
W. S. Camenter
Cherry Grove Cemetery
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gerald E. Beech
Circuit
Mayme Runyan
Otto H. Anderson
City Briefs Society
Lake
Churches
Ruth Mellway
Phinisey School
Orrin F. Neal
Drouth Area
Drier Woods
Scott
Williamsburg
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!