Weekend storm rips through Clare area causing damage
Equinoctial storms lashed the region with dust, hail, and floods. Siloes toppled at Glen Bay and Orville Bates farms, a lightning bolt shattered a tree near Harrison, injuring a Hampton family briefly, while St Henry’s area reported three foot floodwater and windows beaten in. Rain gauges showed 4.30 inches at Clare and 4.88 inches at Harrison in 48 hours, contributing to near five inch totals in Clare county for early September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Bay
Orville Bates
Eagle
Bernie Hampton
Harrison
Hampton
St. Henry’s School
Clare
Clare County
F A Carncross dies at Sheridan home after long illness
Carncross a Sheridan township farmer for fifty five years died at his home at 7 30 p m Wednesday. He lived in the farm home except six years in Clare. He was a member of the Hagle Church of God and served as township and school officer. Funeral from Eagle church Saturday at 2 00 p m with Revs M R Honderich and Charles Kleinhardt officiating, interment in Cherry Grove cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Carncross
Sheridan Township
Clare
Hagle Church of God
Eagle Church
M. R. Honderich
Charles Kleinhardt
Cherry Grove Cemetery
Sutherland Observes Ninetieth Birthday in Clare
C H Sutherland marks his ninetieth birthday at his east Fifth street home in Clare. A longtime public servant and banker, he helped found Clare County's registers of deeds and clerk offices and later worked with Clare County Savings Bank before retirement. He married in 1877, built his home sixty years ago, and remains engaged with friends and public affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare
Clark H. Sutherland
East Fifth Street
Sutherland
Clare County
Farwell
Harrison
Clare County Savings Bank
Weidman Driver Critically Hurt In Auto Crash
One man was critically injured and another rendered unconscious when an automobile and a Shell gasoline truck collided near Rosebush on US 10. Frank Schmidt, 45, Weidman, suffered a crushed chest and head injuries. Alex Odell, 46, Coleman, had head lacerations and burns. Odell was later released after treatment. Schmidt remained in fair condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosebush
Us-10
Frank Schmidt
Weidman
Alex Odell
Coleman
Schmidt
Mt. Pleasant
Odell
Donald Swindlehurst
Charles Blake
Temple
Clare
Fort Custer Guest House Popular With Friends of Soldiers There
Fort Custer Service Club hosts a two story guest house opened March 24 offering 29 rooms with beds, baths, lounge, and card tables. Rooms cost fifty cents nightly and reservations are informal, with a three day limit for visiting friends of soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Custer
Service Club
Michigan Lakes
Army
Marion Phillips
Service Clubs
Fort
Former Clare Boy Russell Bonham Dies in Lightning Strike
Relatives mourn Russell Bonham of Pontiac killed by a lightning bolt while vacationing in Alpena on August 31. Born July 26, 1902 in Marion Indiana, he moved to Clare as a child and later to Pontiac. He was a projectionist at Oakland Theatre and a leader in the Pontiac Motion Picture Projectionists union. He leaves a widow Edith Lewis, children, step children, parents, siblings, and several Clare attendees at funeral services held in Pontiac.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Bonham
Pontiac
Edith Lewis
Bonham
Oakland Theatre
Pontiac Motion Picture Projectionists
Marlene Joyce
Emma Joyner
Mildred Maxfield
Harold Lewis
Fort Flagler
Washington
C. L. Bonham
Claretta Douglas
May Sanders
Dorothy Debiee
Zella Jorgenson
Frederic
Charles
Treston
Byron
John Haring
Cecil Blanchard
William Spencer
County Health Association honored for county flag gift
The Clare County Health Unit received a ceremonial county flag donated by the J L Hudson Company of Detroit in Harrison Gymnasium on September 5. Mrs Madge Lamb accepted the flag on behalf of the health unit noting seven years of work, immunization gains, and the county nurse Ina May Young.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare County Health Unit
J. L. Hudson Company
Detroit
Harrison Gymnasium
Temple School
Helen Lanting
Tri-County
Ina May Young
Harrigan High School
Clare County field woman meets Eight Point Lake ladies
Mrs Eva Schlafley the Clare County AAA field woman spoke on the Triple A work and the women's role at an all day meeting with Nineteen Eight Point Lake Good Luck Club members at Mrs Grant McLane's home. Gifts were given to the hostess, a recent bride, after the dinner. Schlafley will visit Garfield Grange at Lake Station on September 20 with a film presentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Schlafley
Clare County Triple
Eight Point Lake Good Luck Club
Grant McLane
Clare Protests Loss of Passenger Train Service
Community uproar as Ann Arbor Railroad seeks PSC approval to discontinue two passenger trains through Clare numbers 51 and 52. Public sentiment favors keeping the service due to its vital role for citizens and local businesses despite losses amid rising motor vehicle use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Arbor
Michigan Public Service Commission
Clare
Railroad and
American Legion installs officers after stormy gathering
Walter H. Larman Post No 128 held a Sept 8 meeting to install newly elected officers for the year. Commander Frank Thilly and Adjutant Omer Parent were named with other posts to be installed later. Committee chairs were announced and a 290 pound aluminum drive was reported. The Boy Scouts were praised for their drive effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter H. Larman
American Legion
Legion
Conrad Walker
Frank Thilly
Omer Parent
Peter Creguer
William Harger
Thilly
N. L. Tibbits
Kyle McKinnon
J. A. Clute
Leo BE. Oden
Jay O. Bellinger
Francis Jackson
Bake Sale Planned by Rebekahs at Morgan's Grocery
Rebekahs will hold a bake sale Saturday September 20 at Morgan's Grocery. Advertised sale item includes baked goods and treats. Walt Pettit of Clare is listed in the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebekahs
Morgan’s Grocery
A. Adv
Bird
Walt Pettit
Clare
Indiana Pastor Leads Special Services at Clare Baptist Church
Rev. M. Hawkins of Mishawaka Indiana has conducted special services at Clare Baptist Church each evening this week with a Saturday service. Sunday at 2 30 pm he will present Sinking of the Zam Zam. Hawkins is president of Mid Missions and is highly recommended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Clare Baptist Church
M. &. Hawkins
Mishawaka
Labor Day traffic on Michigan highways hits new record
State Highway Commissioner G Kennedy reports Labor Day weekend traffic rose twenty percent from last year, but failed to surpass the all time Fourth of July peak. Major routes to resorts showed gains of 15 to 35 percent, with statewide average up 20 percent. Across the Straits of Mackinac car crossings set a Labor Day record but lagged the July high. A total of 19 776 cars moved in five days August 8 to September 1, up 3 703 from last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
G. Donald Kennedy
Kennedy
Thei Cottages
Straits of Mackinac
Walter E. Pitts Dies From Auto Crash Injuries
Walter E. Pitts born May 17 1896 in Gilmore township Isabella County died September 1 1941 at Reed City hospital from injuries in an automobile accident. He married Lula Pervis at nineteen and had two daughters Marguerite and Thelma. He later married Beatrice Morse in July 1987. Survived by wife two daughters mother two brothers two sisters three grandchildren and many relatives. Funeral at Gilmore Church of Christ September 4 conducted by J S Penick with interment in Gilmore Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter E. Pitts
Gilmore Township
Isabella County
Reed City
Lula Pervis
Marguerite
Thelma
Beatrice Morse
Michigan
Beatrice
Floyd McGuire
Flint
James Rawson
Farwell
Mary Pitts
Mt. Pleasant
Bert
John
Centralia
Wash
Bertha
D. W. McNeal
Lansing
Blanche
W. A. Hyde
Plint
George's Market Open Evenings and Sundays
George's Market at 118 East 4th Street Clare operates with quality meals and groceries and offers evening and Sunday hours for shoppers. Contact 290 for inquiries and specifics on dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George’s Market
East 4Th Street
Clare
Clare Study Club Flower Show Draws Large Turnout
Despite rain the Clare study club presented its annual flower show in City Hall. The display featured dahlias gladiolas asters and chrysanthemums with special items including three pound tomatoes and an Easter Lily. Judges from Harrison Study Club awarded blue ribbons for first prizes and white ribbons for second prizes to Clare residents such as Mrs Fred Sanford Mrs A E Mulder Dr John Hall and Mrs Mary Holbrook among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare Study Club
City Hall
Clare
White
Louise
Harrison Study Club
A. Witmer
William Hibbard
Neil Kinne
Fred Sanford
A. BE. Mulder
John Hall
Gladiolus
Mary Holbrook
Ernest Ramey
Astérs
Burt Greer
Asters
John Nelson
A.E. Mulder
M. Carvier
Zinnia
September Induction Quota Filled by Clare Volunteers
The Clare County enlistment drive filled the September induction quota with volunteers. Inductees Chester Ervin Bond Elmer E H Bond Kenneth Joseph Cunningham and John Allen Schaaf Jr will depart for Detroit September 17. They will dine with Stuart and Mark Bicknell at the Dunlop Cafe before leaving. Seven more names are slated for October induction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Army
Clare
County
Detroit
Chester Ervin Bond
Elmer E. H. Bond
Harrison R.F.C
Kenneth Joseph Cunningham
John Allen Schaaf, Jr
Stuart
Mark Bicknell
Dunlop
Farwell Dedicates Memorial in School Forest to J L Littlefield
Farwell honors its famed citizen J L Littlefield with a memorial tablet in the school forest park. The ceremony on Sunday August 31 1941 featured singing led by Mrs Madge Lamb prayers by Dr John H Hall and remarks from Junior Malosh of the Future Farmers Club. Littlefield donated land to start the school forest in 1927 and forty more acres were added recently. The program highlighted his foresight as an educator and reforester and the community’s gratitude for his contributions to reforestation and local education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etta S. Brown
Forest Park
Singing of
America
Madge Lamb
Ruth Stanley
John H. Hall
Board of Education
Litlefield
Junior Malosh
Future Farmers Club
Junior
Littlefield
Wilcox
B.E.A. Club
Farwell High School
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Sheridan
Hayle Church
C. H. Sutherland
County Health Assn
Eight Point Lake
Public Service Commission
Thirly
Bake Sale
Roberta McKnight
Clare Community
Mavis Kennedy
Suzenne Irving
Carol Ann Wieferich
Clare Liot
Gilmore
School Forest
J. L. Littlefield
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