Court action stalls Michigan annexation dispute test
Grand Ledge Michigan court declined to force nonresident high school enrollment, signaling a state role for legislation. Clare Midland Coleman boards push no admission for nonresidents as elections on annexation approach, with transfers and district reorganization under Isabella County guidance.
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Eaton County
Grand Ledge
Clare
Midland
Coleman
St. Louis
Houghton Lake
Beaverton
Andersonville
O'Connor
Clare Board of Education
Isabella County School Board
O’connor
DeMolay to Install Monday Evening
DeMolay installation set for Monday evening September 24 at 8 pm. Families and friends of young men in DeMolay invited. Dick Roe will be master councilor with Leon Stanley senior councilor and William Irwin junior councilor among other officers. Installing officers include Judge Don Holbrook Carl Ruby Rev L J Nevins Bari Beatty Fred Sexton Kenneth Roe. Refreshments to follow.
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Dick Roe
Leon Stanley
Willam Irwin
Larry Stanley
Vic Finch
Dale Rawson
Bill Wilson
Ray Neff
Dick Hemstreet
Sentinel
Bob Roe
Donald Brown
Bill Beemer
Standard
Clare Church Sponsors Polit Foru Series in Clare
The First Congregational Church of Clare sponsors a three week Polit Forum series moderated by Pastor Hugh Kennedy. State and national candidates will participate to educate voters about democracy at the local level, with post discussion Q and A and an appeal for community attendance.
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Clare
First Congregational Church
Hugh Kennedy
Congregational Church
Dems Bring Campaign Party Here
Michigan State Treasurer Sanford A. Brown will headline a Clare Friday campaign visit, joined by Robert Sawyer and local Clare county Democratic candidates. They plan to visit businesses and talk with employees at the Clare Manufacturing Company plant between three and four in the afternoon. Brown, a 1954 elected treasurer and former United Mine Workers organizer, is 47 with two sons and ties to education and youth work. Sawyer, challenging Russell Strange for Clare-Isabella House seat, teaches at Central Michigan College. Brown will also tour in October for a township meeting on party plans.
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Michigan
Sanford A. Brown
Clare
Robert Sawyer
Pleasant
Mr. Brown
Clare County
Clare Manufacturing Company
Brown
United Mine Workers
Sawyer
Russell
Strange
Clare-Isabella
Central Michigan College
Mt. Pleasant
Citizens
Clare- Isabella
Lee Sowle
Clare Public School names Joey Hall Safety Patrol Captain
Joey Hall, 11, is elected captain of Clare Public School Safety Patrol Boys. He will lead the team with the lieutenant, ensure patrols are posted on time, and supervise younger boys. Joey also enjoys hunting and fishing. Dullward Kennedy directs child crossing at McEwan and State for US-27. Mothers are urged to remind children to cross only at designated corners.
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Joey Hall
Clare
Joey
Thomas Hail
Dullward Kennedy
McEwan
State
Us-27
Kennedy
Attack on Jim Yeoman by Two Youths in Saginaw
Jim Yeoman, injured in an assault and attempted robbery, is hospitalized in St. Mary's Hospital Saginaw with a broken jaw and facial injuries after being forced from his car by two youths ages 17 and 18. The incident occurred after a Bay City business trip and a visit to the Saginaw Fair. A driver fled the scene and later corroborated the account. police apprehended one suspect and questioned the other as investigations consider prior misdeeds and witness statements.
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James Yeoman
St. Mary’s Hospital
Saginaw
Jim
Bay City
Saginaw Fair
Genessee Street
Clare
PTA Welcomes Rural Members At First Meeting Of Year
The Clare PTA holds its first meeting of the year at Clare High School auditorium inviting parents and teachers from annexed schools. Superintendent Wheeler introduces staff. planners outline a Community Calendar project with Junior High students in four teams and four prizes. Officers include Mrs. Earl Baumgarth president and Mr. Tulk co chairman. meetings discuss buses, programs, and room mother committees. Refreshments follow served by first grade room mothers.
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PTA
Clare Pta
Clare High School
Richard Wheeler
Allan Tulk
Mr. Tulk
M's
Earl Baumegarth
Harold Hughes
Warren White
Larry Shelander
Bernard Tubbs
Jack Bromley
Wheeler
Collision Sends Five To Hospital In Clare
Five people were injured in a two car crash on Colonville road four miles east of US-27 Tuesday at about 5 50 p m. Otto Rulapaugh Jr and David Seiter Jr were treated at Clare Hospital and released. Fern Seiter and two daughters Marilyn and Connie Lee remained patients. Police said neither driver saw the other in time and Rulapaugh was cited for failure to yield right of way. Rulapaugh’s car suffered about 450 dollars in damage. Seiter’s was a total wreck.
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Clare
Colonville Road
Us-27
Otto Rulapaugh, Jr
Clare Hospital
David Seiter,Jr
Fern
Marilyn
Connie Lee
Mt. Pleasant Post
Rulapaugh
Seiter
Blackleg Outbreak Reported in Isabella County Cattle
Isabella County agents report a blackleg outbreak affecting fifteen cattle across three farms north of Shepherd and two miles west of Rosebush. Vaccination is the only effective treatment, and owners are urged to monitor stock and call a veterinarian promptly.
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Isabella County
B. C. Mellencamp
Shepherd
Mellencamp
Rosebush
Kraft Plant Wins State Fair Cheese Prize
Kraft Foods Company's cheese plant at Clate won first prize for aged cheese at the 1956 Michigan State Fair. The cheese scored 95 for flavor body texture finish and color, reflecting high quality milk and expert cheesemaking methods.
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Clate
Dancing Resumed for Teens in Clare Community Schedule
The Clare Community Council has arranged a full schedule of Teen Age Dances for the coming school year. Dances start this Saturday evening and continue through June with bi monthly events except October and January. Live music will be featured and teens may bring guests. a list of chaperone parents has been contacted.
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Clare Community Council
Community Council
Infant Jonathan Randall Dies. Rites Held in September
Jonathan Dang Randall, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert J. Randall, died Tuesday September 11, 1956. Services were held September 18 with Rev J Nevins presiding and interment at Cherry Grove Cemetery. Arrangements were by Thurston's Funeral Home.
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Jonathan Dang Randall
Herbert J. Randall
Rev .J. Nevins
Cherry Grove Cemetery
Mmounts
Thurston
Call School Men For Meeting In Harrison Michigan
The biennial school officers meeting will be at the Clare County Court House in Harrison on Tuesday October 2 1956 at 8 p m. Speakers are Harold Wagner and Henry Ponitz from the Department of Public Instruction on Finance and Adult Education. All school board members of primary and fourth class districts are urged to attend per County Superintendent Lenard Schwanz.
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Clare County Court House
Harrison
Michigan
Harold Wagner
Henry Ponitz
Department of Public Instruction
Lenard Schwanz
Vandewarker Submits Plan for Beaverton Road Extension
Orval Vandewarker submitted a plat to Clare officials to extend Beaverton road west to join US 27 near the Campbell Insurance building. The plan must pass county and state highway review before construction, aimed at diverting traffic from Clare public schools. The submission was made Tuesday.
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Orval Vandewarker
Clare
Beaverton Road
Campbell Insurance Agency
Mitch
Clare Public Schools
Vandewarker
Clare-Isabella Scout Leaders Set Meeting
Adult Scouters of Tomahawk District covering Clare and Isabella Counties will meet at the new Farwell High School on Wednesday September 26 at 7 30 pm sharp. All Scoutmasters assistants institutional representatives troop committee men and commissioners are urged to attend with the session closing at 9 00 pm followed by a social event.
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Tomahawk
Clare
Isabella
Farwell
US-27 Widening Priority Near Clare and Lansing Route Plans
Clare to add Water Well No. 4 on Beaverton road east of the cemetery with a $3 208 contract awarded to Hugh Nelson of Farwell. No 4 tests show 0 2 parts iron and 25 parts hardness per million, improving pressure at the sewage plant and homes. State highway officials confirm US 27 will become a four lane divided highway after this year, with routing through Clare unchanged.
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Clare
Willard Wedges
Beaverton Road
Hugh Nelson
Farwell
Nelson
State Health Department
No. 4
Michigan
Charles Ziegler
Clem BeMent
Mt. Pleasant
The
Highway Department
Clare High School Wins 27-0 in Big Rapids Game
Clare High School pulled off its sixteenth win with a 27 0 victory over Big Rapids Friday night as Coach Ferry’s untried eleven shut down Cardinal passing and scored in every period but the third. Don Miller Jim Nivison and Dave Moffitt starred on offense and defense as the Green and White opened the season strong.
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Clare High School
Ferry
Pioneers
Cardinal
Clare
Ling
Dick Aod
Big Rapids
CHS
Big John Miller
Don Ray
Moffitt
Scrappy Pioneers
Miller
Dick Beery
Teachers Dinner Honors Clare Public School Staff
About two hundred attended a plain pot luck supper at the Clare Methodist Church Tuesday evening honoring the Clare Public Schools and annexed schools staff and families. Judge Donald Holbrook spoke greetings and appreciation, with remarks by Rev. L. J. Nevins concluding in benediction.
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Methodist Church
Clare
Gerald Sandersfield
Sally Gillispie
Wilson Samborn
W.S.C.S
Donald Holbrook
L. J .Nevins
Inside Pages Snapshot of Local News and Events
The column highlights price expectations for real estate staying firm, a Lake school year launch with teachers assigning work, a future rural ideal society sketch, Clare county dairy records starting October 1, three fishermen’s Canada trip tales, Ann Olson as Clare Women’s Golf Champion with trophies and gifts, and the Junior High Pilgrim Fellowship planning a busy year with a Sunday suppers.
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Clare County
Canada
Ann Olson
Twin Hling Country Club
Piligrim Fellowship
The
Congregational Church
GOP Workers Plan Strategy Moves Tonight
Republican township chairmen from Clare county meet at 8 p m at GOP headquarters near the post office. O D Bayes says up to 44 workers will attend to map county campaign plans and boost voter registration by October 8. Dummy voting machine lever panels will be shown to teach operation and voting by machine to all voters, including youth, with sessions in mornings, afternoons, and Saturday evenings.
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Clare County
GOP
O. D. Bayes
CHS Student Drivers Face Noon Ban
Public School students are banned from driving near the CHS school corner at noon due to a traffic problem. The rule, issued by Superintendent Richard Wheeler, took effect last Monday and targets added caution for the hundreds of children on the streets at noon.
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Clare
Richard Wheeler
John Akins Tours Big Miles with Harvester Quartet
John Akins son of Mr and Mrs Royal Akins formerly of Clare traveled over 18 000 miles with the Harvester Male Quartet from Southwestern Bible Institute Waxahachie Texas The quartet toured in fifteen states and appeared in several major cities.
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John Akins
Royal Akins
Clare
Harvester
Southwestern
Biple Institue
Waxahachie
Texas
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Thumb
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Five
Kraft Plant
New Street
Clare-Isabella Scout
Lansing
Ziegler
BeMent
Pioneer
Wyman Smith
Dave Moffitt
Lydabelle Bicknell
Chuck Murphy
Perry
Don Miller
Tom Garver
Don Bay
Bay
Beery
Big Jim Nivison
Dick Roe Looge
CHL
St. Johns
Ithaca
Zeigler
Mr. Pleasant
Benent
Ken Barnes
Clare’s Chamber of Commerce
City Commission
Fifth Street
Doherty Hotel
Maxwell’s
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Willard Wedge
Maxwell Building
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