14 Sep 1967
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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1967
Page
1
Extension club members in Clare and Gladwin counties study this year’s central theme Learning To Live On the Inflated Dollar. Clare Brown notes the program teaches budgeting and thrift as part of winter lessons in local communities.
Larry Ray Hales, a Clare high school student, was unconscious after a head on collision with a northbound car driven by John Scheilhas on McEwan Street. He recovered enough to return to Clare Osteopathic Hospital with no broken bones and received visitors. Police keep the case open pending investigation.
Betty J. Billington six of Coleman died in a September ninth auto crash in Isabella County. Born May third 1961 in Mt Pleasant she was the daughter of Jerry and (Mrs) Billington. Survivors include three brothers Gary Donald Ronald and sister Donna at home. Grandparents Allen Bullard Mt Pleasant and Ruby Crockett Coleman. Services were held Monday at O Laughlin Funeral Home Coleman with Rev Forrest Crum officiating and burial at Delwin Cemetery Isabella County.
Duval of Rosebush enters his sixth year as a Western Style square dance caller. He began in 1963 after persuasion by Beal City residents and formed a Farwell club following an Mt. Pleasant Fair exhibition. He started a Mt. Pleasant class in 1965 and added Shep herd clubs, with 178 couples graduated in five years. Lessons start Tuesday evenings at 8 in Farwell High School cafeteria. all are invited.
Severe damage occurred Sunday at Point Clare Drive-in on Clare's east edge when cooking grease ignited on a stove. City firefighters contained the blaze as Police Chief Elly Tice, dining inside, aided by directing traffic away from the fire route.
Clare High School headlines the 1967 Pioneer football squad under Coach Gary Rayburn as they travel to Gladwin to face the Flying Gs in the season opener. The Pioneers boast 12 senior lettermen, added weight, and key players like Roger Kushmaul, Chris Busche, Dennis Jacco, and Dana White, while looking to leverage a strong defense and revamped offense in White uniforms. The game follows a strong 1966 season, with hopes of continuing the program’s upward trajectory.
Elder Hobert Beavers pastor of the Farwell church and branch president of the Area BLDS was killed at 64 while operating a corn chopper in a field south of Farwell. State Police and Farwell Police investigated after the revolving mechanism caused the fatal incident.
The Michigan Sheep Breeders Association will send a Ram Truck into northern Michigan with registered rams gathered at a Ram Day at Michigan State University in East Lansing on September 20. A Ram Truck stop is planned for September 21 at Julius Schaffer farm in Clare from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon for ram selections.
A progress report announces the creation of an independent Clare Recreation Board approved by the City Commission and School Board after a Summer Recreation Study Committee. Appointees include Joseph Johnston and Ray Owens with members Kenneth McLaughlin Eugene Gillaspy James Corsant Marvin Bidstrup Robert Kennedy Roy Leinweber and Joseph Johnston. Alternates are Willard Koch Don Spencer George Devenny Robert Ree Dave Olson George Punches Marvin Bidstrup Jerry Russell. The board may survey community recreation needs and facilities with a potential study by Central Michigan University.
Ground breaking ceremonies in Farwell marked the start of a fifty percent expansion for the Farwell Division plant of Hoover Ball and Bearing Reynolds Chemical Products Division. Frank W. Caplan praised Farwell employees for initiative and praised timing as the project accelerates beyond original five to six year plans.
Clare High students start annual magazine subscription sales to fund senior trips memorials and activities. The campaign urges residents to renew and contribute as funds support school programs. A planned 11 000 square foot addition to the Farwell plant will expand storage and offices and raise output. The current plant covers 22 000 square feet and employs 17 workers.
Viet Nam era reunites Pfc. Robert A. Fike and two Clare high school alumni Rod Simons and George Demert who recently met while stationed overseas. Fike writes home about seeing other graduates at their foreign base, with his APO San Francisco address provided.
A seminar to inform Clare county officials and residents about planning progress will be held September 25 at 7:00 PM in the basement meeting rooms of the new County Building. All interested persons are invited and especially township and city officials are urged to attend.
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