Farwell Labor Day carnival dazzles crowds in 1962 revival
Farwell residents celebrated Labor Day with a revived carnival organized by the Junior Chamber of Commerce. Crowds filled Main Street from 9 AM to dusk enjoying midways, free attractions, and a grand parade featuring the FHS band, ancient cars, and district groups. Prizes honored diverse divisions from marching units to old cars, with standout entries from Hose's Department Store, Paesens McGuire Terwilliger families, and Jay Bellinger in a 1917 rural mail buggy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farwell
Chamber of Commerce
FHS
Clare Vfw
Farwell Bar Orchestra
John Armstrong
Farwell Town Band
Farwell High School
Hose’s Department Store
Paesens - McGuire - Terwilliger
Jay Bellinger
Brone Busters
Hosford
Debbie Riley
Linda Teachout
Monte Godwin
Greg Cowles
Beth,Brown
Poppy Denton
Diane Dunkle
Coleen Kube
Mark Tryon
Lanny Warner
Tom Olson
Mt. Pleasant
Henry Hopkins
St. Louis
John Bicknell Named To Cashier Post
John Bicknell has been named cashier of the Citizens State Bank of Clare by the board of directors. He is the son of Vice President Mark H. Bicknell and a third generation banking family member. His grandfather James S. Bicknell helped found the bank, and he is the first to hold the title since Alan Ott vacated the post earlier this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bicknell
Citizens State Bank of
Clare
Mark H. Bicknell
James S. Bicknell
Bicknell
Alan Ott
Food Handler Exam Clinic in Clare City Hall
A clinic will be held Tuesday September 11 upstairs in Clare city hall from 9:00 to 12:00 for food handlers without valid permits or with outdated cards. Persons 18 and under require written consent. Blood will be drawn for serological report and Mantoux test. no x rays. This is the only clinic in Clare county this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare City Hall
Clare County
Coleman IGA Is Sold In Coleman
Albert Hoeft took possession of the IGA Supermarket in Coleman on September 25 from Robert Witbeck, the former owner. A Harrison native, Hoeft previously ran a food market and plans a storewide stock with large departments for groceries meats produce and miscellaneous wares.
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Coleman
IGA
Albert Hoeft
Robert Witbeck
Mr. Hoeft
Harrison
Clare County joins Red Cross Blood Program with first mobile drive
The Clare County Blood Program started September 1 as the 29th region to join the Lans ing Regional Blood Program. At the Clare General Hospital the blood used is free of charge except for lab work and transfusion. The Holley Carburetor Company plant donated a successful Bloodmobile visit with 222 employees giving 144 pints.
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Holley
Red Cross
Clare County
Helen Morgan
Clare General Hospital
Lansing
American Red Cross
Holly Carburetor Company
Clare
Mobile
Holly
Lyle Skinner
Pergenniel
Dorothy Fisher
Richard Murphy
Georgia Bauier
Nola Bauder
P. N
Alberta Gershon
Joy Miller
Ruth Cotter
Jean Cradit
Jean Allen
Ruby Koch
Maxine Ritter
Blanche Stoll
Penny Bryant
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Dorothy Bader
Alma Seiter
Florence Samborn
Frances Bergstrom
Citizen's State Bank
Kraft Foods
Waldeck
Woman’s Society
Frey
Bloodmobile
Kids Day Trip Sponsored by Clare Kiwanians
Clare Kiwanians sponsor Kids Day on September 15 for seventh graders. Three bus loads plan a trip to Oscoda Michigan Air Base leaving about 9:00 a.m. Lunch will be provided for participants.
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Clare Kiwanians
Oscoda, Michigan Air Base
Pleased With City Library Appreciation Letter
Mrs Elizabeth Richardson Clare librarian receives a letter from a family of Clare visitors praising the city library. They note hours are hard to catch and suggest appealing to the Chamber of Commerce for longer hours. They commend the library as a real town value alongside churches parks stores and people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Richardson
Clare
Chamber of Commerce
Marian
Annual ASC Overseers Election Reminders for Farmers
Farmers eligible or participating in national farm programs overseen by ASC qualification rules must vote by mail in Clare county. Eligible voters include farm owners tenants or sharecroppers of legal age or those supervising an entire farm. Programs covered include acreage allotments marketing quotas commodity loans and the feed grain program.
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Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation
ASC County
Clare County
Pioneers Honored at Bay City Air Show Dinner
Beaverton aviation pioneer Herman Colbeck is singled out for special honors at a Bay City Valley Aero Club event. Ralph Phelps of Bay City, a 1913 plane builder who flew in World War I, joins other WWI pilots, stuntmen, and early 1920s flight teachers for a dinner before the September 8 and 9 air show at Clements Municipal Airport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Colbeck
Beaverton
Michigan
Bay City
Valley Aero Club
Ralph Phelps
Clements Municipal
Farwell man wins alive pony at Witbeck’s Foodliner contest
Gerald Lassen of Farwell won the alive pony first prize in a local contest at Witbeck's Foodliner in Clare. He is noted as the father of five young children.
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Witbeck
Clare
Gerald Lassen
Farwell
City Commences Downtown Paving And Sidewalk Repair Projects
Clare city crews began work on downtown sidewalks replacing worn surfaces along McEwan’s west side from Fifth to Fourth streets and on Fourth Street. Total cost around 3500 dollars with 2800 for sidewalk installation by Seiter Brothers Construction and 600 to 700 for Fourth Street paving by Hicks Company. The project anticipated to end Clare’s 1962 outdoor street program and improve drainage and pedestrian access to the new East Fourth Public Library entry.
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Clare City
Fourth Street
McEwan
Fifth Street
Fourth
Clarence Gunn
Seiter Brothers Construction
Hicks Company
Alma
Clare
Gunn
Clare Public Library
East Fourth
Louise Ave
Tobacco River
Schoolcrest Street
Hendrie’s Market
Grant Township
Grant
Cedar Park Prohibition Stalls Tourist Camping Plan
Cedar Park on the Tobacco River was tied to a 1924 deed by the Pettit family that bans tourist camping or stopping. Clare Mayor Glen Cain noted Cedar Park cannot be used to serve expressway travelers, as the deed requires public use but forbids tourist access.
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Sentinel
Cedar Park
Tobacco River
Clare
Glen Cain
Pettit
Riverside Park
Women End Golf Season With Banquet and Election
The Clare Women’s Wednesday Golf League closed its season on August 29 with a banquet and tournament. Alma Jesse and Alice Eaton of Harrison won the tournament. runners up were Betty Grisdale and Betty Zingery of Mt. Pleasant. Mary Lou Sheehan of Clare was elected president for 1963, with Jean Ostrowsky vice president, Frances Carncross secretary, and Myrtle Coil treasurer.
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Clare
Alma Jesse
Alice Eaton
Harrison
Betty Grisdale
Betty Zingery
Mt. Pleasant
Mary Lou Sheehan
Jean Ostrowsky
Frances Carncross
Myrtle Coil
Two Detroit Women Escape Injury After Farwell Crash
Frances Coughenour and Mary Ann Moreno, both 22 from Detroit, escaped serious harm when their 1961 Comet ran off US-10 east of Farwell, rolled over, and sustained about 600 dollars in damage. Investigators cite unintended acceleration as the likely cause as they were returning from Labor Day weekend.
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Farwell
Frances Coughenous
Mary Ann Moreno
Detroit
Frances Coughenour
Public School Enrollment May Exceed Last Year
Clare Public School first day enrollment reached 1632 in grades K through 12 as Superintendent Richard Wheeler notes the figure reflects class roll calls from older students and registrations for kindergartners and first graders. He cautions counts rise with late arrivals. last year’s first day was 1557 and the 1962-63 official may exceed by about 100.
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Clare Public School
Richard Wheeler
Wheeler
Baptists Set Rally Day With Pulpit Guest Rev Mel Johnson
Rally Day at the First Baptist Church of Clare Sunday September 9 at 10:00 a.m. features Rev. Mel Johnson of Minneapolis Minnesota vice president of Youth for Christ International as guest speaker. Attendance is expected to exceed 255 with Rev Johnson also speaking at the 11:00 a.m. service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptists
First Baptist Church of
Clare
Mel Johnson
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Youth For Christ International
Ed Schiafley
Rev. Johnson
Deaths In Mt. Pleasant and Clare Bloodlines
The funeral for Asher D. Knight aged 36 of Mt. Pleasant was held at Sacred Heart Church after a sudden heart attack. He owned a Clare dry cleaning business and leaves a wife Rosaleen, four children, his mother Mrs. Rhonda Heinlein, five brothers and two sisters. George F. Barton died September 3 at age 90. funeral September 6 at 2 PM at Thurston Funeral Home with interment at Cherry Grove cemetery.
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Asher D. Knight
Mt. Pleasant
Sacred Heart Church
Clare
Rosaleen
Roy Beltinck
David
Nancy
Sally
Mary
Rhonda Heinlein
George F. Barton
Thurston Funeral Home
Elza Beery
Cherry Grove
Schroeders Return From National Convention Journey
Mr and Mrs Richard Schroeder and family traveled 5427 miles to attend the National Convention of Agricultural Extension held in Las Cruces New Mexico. They toured Rocky Mountain National Park and Pike's Peak and visited Mexico and the White Sands Missile Testing Grounds. Roxanne represented Clare County in the 4H State Show Dress Review in Lansing before reuniting with the group in Denver.
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Richard Schroeder
Roxanne
Steve
Alan Lee
National Convention of Agricultural Extension
Imia Cruses
New
Mexico
Rocky Mountain National Park
Schroeder
Pike's Peak
Oregon Trail
White Sands
Schroeders
LaVern Kurtz
LaCruses
P. E. Neale
Pakistan
Grand Champion Mare at State Fair Pony of the Americas
Michapoa Farms Dragon Princess owned and shown by James S. Bicknell won the Grand Champion Mare of All Ages in the Pony of The Americas division at the State Fair. The yearling faced a two year old rival that recently earned an International Grand Champion blue ribbon at a Kansas show. Detroit hosted 25 show entries across five classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michapoa Farms
James S.bicknell
TIT of
Clare
Kansas
Detroit
Wasp Stings Send Garfield Man To Doctor
Roy Phillips of Garfield township was stung by masses of wasps when he disturbed a nest while bulldozing stumps. Attacked mainly on the face and head, he was rushed to Dr. Donald Dunlop in Clare for treatment. The doctor noted fatalities from insect stings are more common in Michigan than from snake bites.
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Roy Phillips
Garfield Township
Donald Dunlop
Clare
Phillips
Dunlop
Michigan
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Cashier
Meryl Graham
The
Curtis Morton, Sr
Tim Frey
William O’brien
Jean Drebert
Holly Plant
Barbara Kinney
Janetta Woodward
Robert Greer
Ella McConnell
Rose Ann Raymond
Juanita McMasters
City Library
ASC
Jean Jabour
Phyllis Hartshorn
Nancy Appleton
Almin Jesse
Fran Carncross
Judy Hinely
Hose
Sentinel Photo
Clare High
National Convention
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