Clare County Probate Judge Quits and Recommends New System
Alexander Strange II, Clare County Probate Judge, resigns effective October 1 citing financial concerns and a belief the role should be full time. A visiting Probate Judge, likely George Johnson from Gladwin County, will handle duties. Johnson could receive about $100. This leaves a vacancy many say no one wants to fill.
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Clare County
Alexander Strange II
Judge Strange
Strange
County Board of Supervisors
Tom
George Johnson
Gladwin County
Johnson
District Court
Circuit Court
Police
Social Welfare Agency
Clare
Clare School Facilities Plan Advances with New Building Proposal
At the Clare Board of Education meeting on September 8 the board accepted the Clare Citizens Committee on School Facilities plan for a new K through 4 elementary building on the current property and to renovate the existing building for intermediate grades. The plan estimates a cost near two million dollars funded by a bond issue around 6.5 mills and includes site options with three locations considered, favoring the lot adjacent to relocatable classrooms pending soil analysis. The board also discussed traffic safety around schools, student programs with Mid-Michigan Community College, a 9 percent noninstructional salary increase, and set the 1970 baccalaureate for June 7 and graduation for June 12.
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Clare Board of Education
Clare Citizens Committee
Citizens Committee
Burke Rilette
Finance
Bernard Wyman
Marie Schug
Gen
Clare
Mid-Michigan Community College
M.M.C.C
Gladwin
Beaverton Farwell
Harrison
Mid Michigan Community College
Beaverton
Farwell
Joe Johnston
Gary Rayburn
Admin
Ass’t
Dick Snyder
Elmer
Bud’’ Anderson
William Warner
Forest Logge
Glen Thomas
Sentinel
Carroll R. McBeth Promoted To Plant Manager at Chandler Evans Inc
Carroll R. McBeth, a 55 year old aeronautical engineer and longtime Holley Carburetor veteran, was promoted to Plant Manager at Chandler Evans Inc. effective September 1, succeeding Ed Royer who moved to Detroit.
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Chandler Evans Inc
Holley Carburetor Company
Clare
Colt Industries Inc
Carroll R. McBeth
Ed Royer
Royer
Detroit
McBeth
University of Cincinnati
Eritrea
Africa
Holley
Quality Mana
Clare County Official Clare County Official Dies
Clare County official Clinton R. Case 70 of Eight Point Lake died suddenly at Central Michigan Community Hospital on Sunday September 7. He served as Garfield township supervisor since 1957 and chaired the Clare County Board of Supervisors. He held commissions on the East Central Michigan Economic Development Commission and belonged to Delia College and the Middle Michigan Tax Assessing Officers. Born November 11 1898 in Crystal he married Gladys Ruddock in Lansing December 24 1925. they had a son Clinton L. Case of Houston Texas and two grandchildren. Funeral services are set for Wednesday September 10 at Coker Funeral Home Farwell at 11 AM with burial Mt Hope Cemetery Lansing at 2:30 PM.
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Clinton R. Case
Eight Point Lake
Central Michigan Community Hospital
Jake
Garfield Township
Clare County
East Central Michigan Economic’ Development Commission
Clare
Isabella
Roscommon
Delia College
Middle Michigan
Crystal Masonic Lodge
Crystal
Gladys Ruddock
Lansing
Clinton L. Case
Houston
Texas
Leo Ewin
Chicago
Illinois
Coker
Farwell
Donald Smithgall
Mt. Hope Cemetery
Clare man dies in pickup and train crash
Clare resident Harry Ivan Gustin, 67, died after a collision between a pickup truck and a C and O train at the Isabelle Road crossing east of Clare. Investigators believe Gustin may have been thrown from the truck as it rolled after the impact.
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Clare
Harry Ivan Gustin
Isabelle Road
Gustin
Mt. Pleasant Post
Harry Gustin
John
Nellie Parker
Flint
Clare Women Help Nab TV Thief in Local Store Break
Two anonymous Clare women saw a man break the Western Auto Store window on McEwan Street take a television and flee in a car. They provided license plate and description to Police Chief Elly Tice, who traced the suspect to Carroll B. Range, 33, of Livonia. Range confessed, returned the TV, pled guilty to malicious destruction and larceny, and paid fines plus restitution.
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Clare
Western Auto
Bell Telephone
McEwan Street
Elly Tice
Tice
Detroit
Carroll B. Range
Livonia
Range
Western Auto Store
Chief Tice
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Alexander Strange
Board of Education
Citizens Group
Clare County Probate
Juvenule
Justice of the Peace
Local Co
Ager
Holley Carburetor Automotive Products
Clinton R, Case
R. R. Crash
Lee Railroad
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