Clare County Free Fair Opens Next Week With Packed 1950 Schedule
The 1950 Clare County Free Fair opens Tuesday September 12 with exhibits and livestock entered that day. Wednesday is school day with judging, prizes, free grandstand seats, and a stage show. Thursday Clare Day features livestock parade high school concerts ball games and races. Friday brings more concerts a Harrison Marion game and horse pulling contests. Saturday showcases 1949 calf scramble sale world class teams in heavyweight pulling and a finale fireworks display. FFA 4-H floats prizes and extensive livestock poultry farm exhibits fill the fair with Wade and Jack Baum shows and other midway attractions. The Fair Board led by Ray Richardson Fred Clark Ray Harrold Dan Holcomb Clair Stanley Louis Gee Floren Pudway and Louis Rutter urges attendance and entries.
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Clare County
Harrison
Marion
Farwell
W. G. “Wade
Jack Baum
Ozark
Hoosier Cornhuskers
Beverly Harnett
Canine Review
Cavalcade ‘of Stars
Ray Richardson
Fred Clark
Ray Harrold
Dan Holcomb
Clair Stanley
Louis Gee
Floren Pudway
Louis Rutter
Michigan Education Association names Chapman and Kennedy aides
The Michigan Education Association appoints Rexford E. Chapman assistant principal of Holland High School to its board of directors. Clifford Smart, Walled Lake superintendent, will be president for 1950 51 while Dale Kennedy former Clare and Rochester superintendent becomes assistant to executive secretary A J Phillips.
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The
Michigan Education Association
Rexford E. Chapman
Holland High School
Clifford Smart
Walled Lake
Dale Kennedy
Clare and Rochester
A. J. Phillips
MSC Foreign Students to Be Doherty Guests
A tour of Michigan State College foreign students from twelve nations visits the Upper Peninsula next week to see America as it is. The party will be luncheon guests of Hotel Doherty. students include Valerakis Greece Wu China Rappe Sweden Zeidan Lebanon Raouf Iraq Thisyamandala Siam Shwe Burma Gordon Ong Yadu India Lingaiah India Mita Japan Feng China Iyer India Talib Iraq Velasco Colombia Sorrentini Puerto Rico and Mrs Louise Carpenter Consultant at MSC.
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Michigan State College
Upper Peninsula
America
Hollywood
Stoud
Doherty
Stanley Valerakis
Greece
du Yung Wu
China
Agneta Rappe
Sweden
Moustapha Zeidan
Lebanon
Sabri Raouf
Iraq
Pantum
Thisyamandala
Siam
Tun Shwe
Barma
Gordon Wang
Ong Yadu
India
Sushela Lingaiah
Setsuko Mita
Japan
Louise Feng
Vandeswara Iyer
Khalil Ubaydi
Gordon da Costa
Irene Chang
Namon Talib
Biggest Prize At County Fair Offers Free Chest X rays
Free chest X rays will be available at the county fair next week for anyone 15 and older who can spare a minute. The service costs nothing and is funded by taxes and Christmas Seal dollars as part of a health check program.
Dewey arraigned on charge of intent to murder
Alvin Dewey of this city was arraigned in Circuit Court on the charge of assault with intent to commit murder after allegedly stabbing his wife in the breast with an ice pick in a despondent fit. He requested counsel and the matter was continued.
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Alvin Dewey
Donald B. Holbrook
Mervil Robison
Wm. B. Dunlop
Robison
Holbrook
Maurice Shaw
Midland
Murl A
Sonny” Ritter
Bert Head
Farwell
Richard Logan
Mt. Pleasant
Logan
Val Edward Kimmel
Detroit
Hatton Township
Eugene Jourdain
Clare
Jourdain
Clare Study Club to Open With Luncheon at Doherty
Clare Study Club begins season with a luncheon Saturday at Hotel Doherty. Lunch served at 1:00 PM followed by a short program. For reservations contact Mrs. Mark Brcik Nell or Mrs. Art Damoth.
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Clare Study Club
Doherty
Mark Brcikknell
Art Damoth
De Soto and Plymouth Bob's Sales and Service Clara
A local automotive shop listing notes Bob's Sales and Service serving De Soto and Plymouth areas with a contact named Clara. The fragment provides minimal context and includes a vehicle service reference.
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Bob
Clara
Johnston Leads CMCE Alma Opener Grid Preview
Central Michigan College prepares for a ten game football season opening September 18 at Alma College. Joe Johnston, Clare native and 6'4" 220-pound tackle, anchors the line in his junior year with backfield questions and new coach Jim Jones lifting linemen morale. Schedule lists Alma, Western Illinois, Western Michigan, Illinois Normal, Bowling Green, DePauw, Michigan Normal, Northern Illinois, Ferris, and Hillsdale.
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Joe Johnston
Alma
Warren Schmakel
Central Michigan
Gridberg
Alma College
Mt. Pleasant
Clare
Johnston
Central
Jim Jones
Jones
Fairview High
Dayton
Ohio
Andy MacDonald
Gary Baillargeon
Russ Clark
Ray
Illinois Normal
Bowling Green
DePauw U
Michigan Normal
Northern Illinois
Ferris
Hillsdale
Women Golfers Plan Dress Up Day Wednesday
Twelve Clare women golfers were guests of the Portland club for a social day of golf with St Johns guests. Prizes went to Lucile Haley low score 44 and a three-way tie for low score on blind hole. Bicknell won the cut with Haley. Mae Baumgarth had low net 37 and Jo Anderson won the cut in a three-way tie. Dress Up Day planned for September 13 will feature playing the course backwards.
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Clare
Portland
St. Johns
Lucile Haley
Audrey Bicknell
Ruby Garfield
Jo Anderson
Few Accidents In Holiday Traffic Reported
Mount Pleasant State Police noted a quiet Labor Day weekend with five minor accidents and no hospitalizations. A record 74 traffic arrests were logged, largely for passing on a hill and crossing the yellow line, as troopers patrolled US 27 US 10 M 46 M 26 M 66 M 61 and M 115.
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Mt ‘Pleasant
Post
Mt. Pleasant
Mrs. James Hoskins Dies After Brief Illness
Mrs. James Hoskins a Clare resident died August 29 1950 at Central Michigan Hospital Mt Pleasant after a short illness She was born Mabel Anderson October 16 1896 in Yale Michigan She leaves husband three sons and several siblings with funeral services held at Yale Methodist Church Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery Avoca Michigan
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James Hoskins
Clare
Central Michigan
Mt. Pleasant
Mabel Anderson
Yale
Michigan
Norman Hunt
Yale Methodist Church
Eddy
Spring Hill
Avoca
Hosking
James
Jack Colden
Alden
George Hoskins
James Anderson
Flint
David
George
Emil Anderson
Detroit
Wm. Anderson
Mayville
Margaret, Wields
Philadelphia
43. McGregory
Santa Barbara
Calif
Michigan airmen pose with 1000 pound device in Japan
A Detroit Free Press photo shows six Michigan airmen around a 1000 pound hazardous device at their Japan base. The device bears Michigan initials and is said to be destined for Korea. Among the group is Sergeant Jackson R. Campbell of Farwell.
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Detroit Free Press
Air Force
Michigan
Japan
Korea
Jackson R. Campbell
Farwell
Modern Equipment Being Installed At The Hendrie Market
Hendrie Meat Market undergoes improvements to modernize the business and add conveniences and space for shoppers. The partition between store and processing room is moved back, the walk in cooler is reoriented, original fixtures rearranged to nearly double store space. A ten foot McCray self serve refrigerated meat display case is installed with a Kelgiliator blower cooling system added to the walk in cooler.
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Hendrie
McCray
Betty Gallagher Reports for Girls State Auxiliary
Betty Gallagher who represented the Legion Auxiliary at Girls State reports at the social meeting in August. Margaret McKinnon introduced Martha Jean's musical pupils. Celina Creguer and Hilda Tibbits attended the State Convention in Grand Rapids. An officers vote is set for next Monday at 8 at City Hall.
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Betty Gallagher
Legion Auxiliary
Girls State
Margaret McKinnon
Martha Jean
Celina Creguer
Hilda Tibbits
Grand Rapids
Pantland Hotel
Former Farwell Man Victim of Heart Attack
Frank Smith a Benzonia Michigan resident and former Farwell settler died of a heart attack Monday. Born February 7 1880 in Toronto he was 70 years 6 months and 22 days old. He worked as a painter decorator and taught at Culver Military Academy. He is survived by his wife Eva a brother Raymond three grandchildren and two great grandchildren. funeral at Stephenson Funeral Home Clare with interment in Surrey Township Farwell.
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Frank Smith
Benzonia
Michigan
Farwell
Toronto
Canada
Culver Military Academy
Indiana
Clare
Farwell 1.0.C.F. Lodge
Eva
Raymond
Detroit
Dale Dawson
Johanna
Thomas Smith
Archie
Ronald Dawson
Douglas Edward
Stephenson
Nobel C. Davis
Surrey Township
Harrison News and Lake News Briefs Jumpstart Local Map
Rosebush pages cover Harrison and Lake news briefs with brief notes on community events and notices. Farwell classifieds list items including items for sale and public notices. Vernon City News features municipal updates and upcoming meetings.
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Rosebush
Harrison
Lake
Farwell
Vernon City
Michigan Gubernatorial Campaigns Narrow to Tight Race
The article notes upcoming primary voting and key candidates for governor and lieutenant governor in Michigan. It highlights Fred M. Alger seeking the GOP nomination with a broad youth outreach plan, Eugene Keyes as a late entrant, Harry Kelly touting his prior record, and Thomas Leith promising budget cuts. It covers Representative Woodruff and Cederberg challenging each other in the 10th District, local figures like Bay City Mayor Cederberg and Roy Woodruff facing district voters, and mentions concerns about campaign access to district constituents.
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Congress
Clara County
Mannie Sutton
Ona Blain
Thomas Reitz
Avery Barber
Carl Stephenson
Frank Coker
June Rose
Hiford
Cederberg
Bay City
Roy O. Woodruff
Washington
Fred M. Alger
Corp
Alger
Michigan
GOP
Republican Party
Lansing
Williams
Americans For Democratic Action
Gus Scholle
Cio-Pac
Eugene C. Keyes
Harry
Kelly
Roosevelt
Thomas B. Leith
Brighton
Rep
Woodruff
Teltth
Clare Sentinel
Senate
House
Harry Henderson
Michigan Liquor Commission
Kunzig
LCC
Henderson
Battle
LGC
Dan Mills
Charles T. Prescott
Prescott
Carpenter
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Midway Entertainment
M.S.C
Dewey
Clare Young Man
DE Soto
Plymouth
H.M.S. Clare
John
Holmes
Royal Navy
Washington, D. C
B. B. Dawson-Morgy
Albert Haley
J. I. Sruba
J. Hoskin
Farwell Air Force
Jap Base
Girls’ State
William C. Vandenberg
Ottawa
Muskegon
Vandenbers
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