County Fair Ends With Awarding of Many Nice Prizes
The 1947 Clare County Fair closed at Harrigan Saturday night awarding forty seven prizes. The top prize was a Plymouth four door sedan won by Thelima Robinette of Clare. Other winners included deep freezers for Mrs. Charles Heber and A N Noah, a radio for W F Bernard Wyman, and a grand champion Hereford steer awarded to Leland Krell. The Fair Board thanked all who helped make the event one of the finest in the exhibition's history.
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Clare County
Harrigan
Thelima Robinette
Clare
R-1
Fair Board
Charles Heber
Harison
A. N. Noah
Lake Station
Pettit-Kapplinger Post
W.F.W. Bernard Wyman
Leland Krell
Walter H. Larman
American Legion
John McClung
Harrison
Gratitude for care at Mt Pleasant hospital
A note from Mrs. J. W. Siel thanks friends and relatives for fruit and cards received during a hospital stay at Mt. Pleasant Community Hospital. She also expresses appreciation to Drs. Wood and Chamberlain the nurses and the Baptist and S D A churches for prayers and care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Pleasant Community Hospital
Clare Common Council Adjourned Meeting Minutes 1947
Clare Mich September 8 1947 adjourned meeting called to order by Mayor Randall roll call minutes read and approved. Several budget and permit motions passed including approving city purchase of a Dodge truck and granting a building permit. bills referred to finance committee. Adjourned.
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Clare
Mich
Randall
Ald
Fleming
Fullerton
Hanley
Johnson
Lehr
Manes
Algéent
Frank Valek
Dodge
WFAX
Manee
Wheaton and Pine
Maple St
Twins Born Again at Clyde Allen Farm
Clyde Allen reports another set of twin calves born Sunday night marking the farm's third twin birth in three years. Previously one cow produced twins twice, and now a second Holstein cow has joined the multiple birth pattern.
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Clyde’ Allen
Pet hound adopts litter after mother cat dies
A hound belonging to Dan Kleinhardt recently welcomed a litter of pups and, around the same time, the cat that had mothered kittens died. The hound then adopted the kittens and nursed them as her own, forming an unusual maternal bond.
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Dan Kleinhardt
Cow Escapes Trailer Jump In West Fifth Street Incident
A cow being moved in a stock trailer on West Fifth Street jumped over the trailer sides and landed on the pavement. The animal appeared lame briefly but regained its footing and stood on all four legs after the trailer resumed motion.
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West Fifth St
Bossy
Pilgrim Youth Quarterly Found in Vernon City Home
Mrs Durward Kennedy delivered a Pilgrim Youth Quarterly for the second quarter of 1886 to The Sentinel office. It was discovered while tearing out a partition in the Jasps Snider house. The class record lists teacher Mrs J D Neath and students Lillie Converse Decce Redden Dunigan Crawford Dec ker Eva Redden Bettie Stevens Minnie Gardiner Bessie Giberson Laura Holbrook Carrie Rockefellow.
Mt Pleasant Couple United in Marriage Here
Alice M. Ray and Ernest A. Grass of Mt Pleasant wed at Justice of the Peace Wm Dunlop’s home on September 4. Witnesses were Mesdames Cora E Dunlop and Louise Dunlop. Both newlyweds are employed at the Park Hotel in Mt Pleasant.
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Alice M. Ray
Ernest A. Grass
Mt. Pleasant
Wm. B. Dunlop
Cora E. Dunlop
Louise Dunlop
Park Hotel
Never Trust Gentle Bulls The Hidden Dangers In Handling
A guide warns that seemingly tame bulls can cause fatal injuries. It stresses minimizing exposure, safe pen design with escape space, secure restraints for ringing and dehorning, and using a staff when guiding bulls.
Chicago Heart Association exposes heart secrets to public
In Chicago a public demonstration using an electrocardiograph fluoroscope phonocardiograph and cardioscope brought the heart’s electrical activity and sounds to a press audience. The event aims to raise 100000 for rheumatic fever hypertension and cardiovascular disease research as part of the association’s educational program. Dr Louis N Katz and Dr Morris Fishbein spoke on advancing interpretation of heart motion records.
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Chicago
Wymen
Chicago’Heart Association
Gene Krupa
Louis N. Katz
Association Board
Temple University
Morris Fishbein
American Medical Association
DDT Harmful to Food and Soil Warned by Specialist
Washington congress hearings heard Dr. P. N. Annand warn that DDT appears in meat milk and butter of cows fed on DDT dusted forage. He warned soil toxicity and pest resistance as DDT may accumulate in animal fat and especially butterfat, leading to cautions against using DDT for forage crops for milk cows.
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Washington
Congress
P. N. Annand
Entomology Bureau
Agriculture Department
Annand
Persian Rugs and their Distinct Regional Styles
The article outlines about 50 oriental rug types grouped into six divisions Persian Turkish Caucasian Turkoman Chinese Indian. It lists principal Persian rugs by town names such as Kirman Kashan Tabriz Shiraz Heriz Hamadan Bijar and more. It notes variation in design knots per square inch and that artisans’ unique craft makes identification challenging.
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Kirman
Sarak
Kashan
Tabriz
Feraghan
Meshed
Khorassan
Youraghan
Shiraz
Mihr
Heriz
Hamadan
Bijar
War Hero Finds Job After 1945 Discharge in Albany
Medal of Honor recipient Christos N. Karaberis, 33, who was unemployed since his 1945 army discharge, began working as a bus driver after ex mayor Erastus Corning helped his job hunt in Albany New York. He was seriously wounded in Italy and earned the Medal of Honor for capturing five enemy gun positions, killing eight foes and taking 22 prisoners.
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Albany
N. Y
G.I
Christos N. Karaberis
Schenectady
Erastus Corning
Karaberis
Italy
Church of God Plans Rally Day October Fifth
Rev. Stuart from Lansing delivered a stirring sermon on John Bunyan and Pilgrim's Progress. Marian Whitney received a 12 by 14 oil painting of Muskegon River at Houghton Lake for bringing the most children to Sunday School. Church teachers and officers met to finalize Promotion and Rally Day plans for October 5 with new staff installations scheduled for that day.
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Stuart
Lansing
John Bunyan
Pilgrim’s Progress
Church of God
Muskegon River
Houghton Lake
Marian Whitney
Social Security Advisor to Visit Clare Post Office
William H E LaRock, manager of the Traverse City SSA office, will visit the Clare Post Office on Tuesday September 23 at 10 00 am for SSA service. The visit is a one month schedule shift to the last Tuesday of the month. Call for help with benefit applications account numbers record corrections or investigations at no charge.
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William HE. LaRock
Traverse City
Social Security Administration
Clare
Card of Thanks for Kindness and Floral Tributes
We thank friends and neighbors for acts of kindness during illness and death of our beloved wife and mother. Grateful for floral tributes and for comfort from Rev M R Honderich Rev Chas Kleinhardt and for the singers and Doherty and Sons for their services F P Davis and family
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M. R. Honderich
Chas. Kleinhardt
Doherty and Sons
Thanks for kindness after Ray H Gordon’s death
We express gratitude for the flowers and sympathy shown after the passing of our brother Ray H Gordon. Special thanks to Mr Doherty Rev Charles B Hahn Rev Wm P D Powe the V F W and American Legion for their services. The Brothers Sisters and Families.
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Ray H. Gordon
Mr. Doherty
Charles B. Hahn
Wm. P. D. Powe
V.F.W. and
American Legion
Community honors Ray H. Gordon in thanks note
Mr and Mrs Roy Gordon thank neighbors and friends for acts of kindness shown during the loss of their brother Ray H Gordon and express appreciation for support.
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Ray H. Gordon
Roy Gordon
Hardwood School Reunion Notice
The Hardwood school reunion will be held Sunday September 21 at the Hardwood school house Arthur township. Pot luck dinner. 5012 Secretary.
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Hardwood
Arthur Township
Pedestrian Races Shape 19th Century Sports Scene
The era prize was popular sport with walking and running events. Runners earned the nickname pedestri inns or peds, reflecting their zeal and visibility in local races and public events.
De Soto and Plymouth Bob's Sales and Service
Local automotive shop listing for De Soto and Plymouth vehicles appears with terse contact note and partial brand references. Limited readable details prevent full service description or location.
Britain Holds Hope For Bread Ration Ending This Year
Food Minister John Strachey says there is real hope of ending bread rationing in Britain as world wheat harvests are good. He notes a basic nine ounce daily ration for adults and indicates world food prices may fall next fall. Wholesale prices for American goods have risen about 40 percent since last July.
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Dundee
Scotland
John Strachey
Britain
Strachey
Resolution of Respect for J. D. Coffman
Mt. Vernon Grange No. 992 draped in memory of J. D. Coffman a faithful member. They extend heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved family with prayers and praise for a well done servant. Edith Brewer Harold Brooks Jennings Archambault Pot quick results at pn all cost the The Sentinel Classified.
Ackerman Friends Express Gratitude for Sympathy
Mr and Mrs Fred Ackerman express thanks to friends and relatives for flowers and messages of sympathy during a period of sorrow.
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Fred Ackerman
Denton Brothers Open For Business Outside Clare
Denton Brothers cement block manufacturers announce they are open for business at their location three miles west of Clare on old US 10, a half mile off US 10. The firm promotes cement blocks for local construction.
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Denton Brothers
Clare
Congregational Guild Hosts Bake Sale at Local Hardware Store
The Congregational Guild announces a bake sale to be held Saturday September 27 at 10:00 p.m. at Kelsey's Hardware. Proceeds support guild activities.
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Guild
Kelsey’s
For Sale Ice Refrigerator in Good Condition
Mrs. John Northon advertises an ice refrigerator in good condition for sale at 311 B Fifth St.
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John Northon
Fifth St
In Memoriam Marguerite a loving wife mother and daughter
In loving memory of Marguerite who died September 12 1944 three years ago. Time heals sorrow but we still miss her. God gave us strength to bear the blow. Her husband Howard and children Nancy Junior and the Brown family.
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Marguerite
Howard
Nancy
Junior
Don Brown
Grange Dance Planned at Mt Vernon Saturday Night
There will be a dance at Mt Vernon Grange on Saturday night September 20 with Gorr’s Orchestra. Lumel will be served.
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Mt. Vernon Grange
Gorr
Lumel
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Red Cross
J. W. Siel
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Clare Common Council
Haniey
Tyehr
Nays
Walters Mobil Service
Owens Service
Clare Hardware & Furn
Michigan Bell ‘Telephone Co
Arthur Johnson
Clare Auto Parts
Henry Ackerman Beach Manufacturing Co
Martin Loomis
P. F. Crequer
Harvey Hartshorn
John Lamb
Robert Douglas Mitchel Canel
Clare Hardware & Furn. Co
Wm. Campbell Moline Construction Co
Kelsey Hardware
Allied Steel Co
Burroughs Adding Machine Co
Universal Construction Co
Barry Mowery Co
Seiter Brothers Northland Hardware Clate’s Garage
Germates
Hound Mothers
Kittens
THE
Citizens State Bank
Clare, Michigan
WM. H. Bicknell
Member
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Church:of God
Clare Post Office
F. P. Davis
DE Soto
Plymouth
Bob
Great Britain
Bake Sale
Roman Motor Sales
Beaverton, Mich
Chevrolet
Jack Hneix
Lake, Mich
Crooked Lake
Paul Williams
Cornwell Ranch
Chas. Covell
Clare City Hall
Charles Church
Ford
Dale Parrish
W. Second St
R. A. McReynolds
Colonville
Memoriam
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