Auto Wreck Involving HCH School Girl
Luella Berry daughter of Roswell and Mrs Berry lived in Farwell since Labor Day and while in high school allegedly stole Mae McCon’s car and wrecked it near Cadillac before midnight Monday. She suffers memory loss from an illness and fears hospitalization. The mother took Luella to Lansing after Cadillac visit.
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Uwella Berry
Roswell Berry
Farwell
Labor Day
Mae McCon
Cadillac
Luella
Lansing
State Roads Undergo Repairs and Surfacing
State highways subjected to resurfacing and drainage work. A six and a half mile segment on M-61 from Marion to near Temple is being graded and drainage improved. M-66 from Marion northward and the Marion to M-115 stretch also receive surfacing and repairs with detours around about twenty two miles of routes well marked and passable.
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Marion
Temple
Rummage Sale At Local Methodist Church
A rummage sale sponsored by Gircles 1 and 4 of WSCS will be held in the church basement on Thursday Friday and Saturday September 28 29 and 30. Proceeds support church activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Gircles 1 and 4
WSCS
NEW SCHOOL OPENS AS ST CECILIA PARISH GUILD CELEBRATES
The St Cecilia parish opens a new school with housekeeper titia and Sruba teaching religion. Harold Collins offers instrumental music while Joanne Rich ard Wilcox leads dancing and baton twirling. Lunches start October 2 for 114 pupils from Clare Harrison Coleman Loomis. Bus transportation plans include St Cecilia and Clare Public School buses. A flag raising ceremony by Boy Scouts and a golden jubilee open house Sunday accompany the completion of the building and a parish celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titia
Father Sruba
Harold Collins
Joanne Richard Wilcox
Clare
Harrison
Coleman
Loomis
St. Cecilia’s
Boy Scouts of
Tim Cotter
Sruba
Jim Murphy
St. Cecilia’s Parish
Official Proceedings of the Clare City Commission
The Clare City Commission met September 5 1950 with Mayor Haley presiding. Rolls showed present Davy Haley Grove McConica Morgan. officers approved minutes and accepted communications including a British Consul General note. Budgets and bids were discussed for sidewalk work and clerk instructed to solicit bids. numerous payments and city services listed and approved.
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THE
Clare City Commission
Clare
Mich
City Commission
City of
Haley
Com
Davy
Grove
McConica
Morgan
David’ Seiter
Fall ferry schedule backs deer hunter traffic across Straits
The Michigan State Highway Department announced ferries between St Ignace and Mackinaw City will run under a fall schedule. Mackinaw City departures occur hourly from 6:00 am to 10:00 pm with 1:30 am and 4:30 am runs. St Ignace adds 6:00 am to midnight with a 1:30 am service and a 4:00 am trip. The plan runs until November 7 then shifts to night and day service as deer season peaks.
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Michigan State
Straits of Mackinac
St. Igmace
Mackinaw City
Charles M. Ziegler
St. Ignace
Trafic
Enem y air raid warnings ready
State Police Commissioner Donald S Leonard, as civil defense director, reports a revised warning sequence. Public warnings will occur only when an attack is imminent while yellow alert remains confidential for key personnel and red and white signals continue as before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald S. Leonard
Civil Defense
U.S. Continental Air Command
North American
State Police Enlist Married Men For Training
Michigan State Police open enlistments to married men for the first time. A training school aimed to start October 1 will graduate 60 troopers as part of the civil defense program. Applicants aged 21 to 30 in good health should contact the State Civil Service Commission or Michigan State Police Headquarters East Lansing for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan State Police
State Civil Service Commission
Michigan State’ Police
East Lansing
Leonard
Breakings Enterings Investigated at Local Theatres and Stores
City police and State Police from Mt Pleasant Post investigated break ins at the Ideal Theatre warehouse and the Clare Office Supply store on Maple Street reported at 10 30 Wednesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ideal Theatre
Clare
Mapie Street
Mt. Pleasant Post
Bridge project on M-61 near Temple seeks bids
State Highway Department will take bids September 28 for constructing a bridge carrying M-61 over the Mudkegon River, west of Temple in Clay County. The project covers the new crossing and approaches, with contract details to be released by the department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temple
State Highway Department
Tample
Clate County
Best Stalking Country in i Micitsense Bow and Arrow Hunters Data
Bow and arrow hunters will find last season's deer data and dope sheets from the conservation department. A record 12,689 hunters accounted for 878 total deer, with 680 taken by 8,625 bowmen in the northern lower peninsula. Wayne County led with 1,997 bows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conservation Department
Game Division
Lower Peninsula
Keweenaw
Wayne County
Good Lodgings for Fall Trips
The 1950 51 Fall and Winter Accommodations Directory from the East Michigan Tourist Association is now available free. The pocket size guide helps autumn color fans hunters and winter sports enthusiasts find year round lodging as hotels lodges cottages and cabins extend opening dates. Frank Davis EMTA secretary manager notes more places offer year round stays due to winter sports parks growth in eastern and central Michigan. Prospects for fall hunting and fishing are bright and winter sports fans expect a banner year barring unseasonal weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Michigan Tourist Association
Frank Davis
EMTA
Hastern
Central
Michigan
Bargain Week in Municipal Court Hits Ten Dollars
Richard Logan of Mt Pleasant pleaded guilty to driving with a revoked license a second time and was fined ten dollars plus five days in county jail. State Police seek a retainer for Logan on reckless driving charges. In Clare and nearby towns others pled guilty to drunken disorderly conduct and traffic offenses with ten dollar fines. Burley Shaver and Mona Shaver faced related charges linked to a September accident. George Kramer Jacobs was held on reckless driving after a roadside pursuit and later to be arraigned in Detroit with his wife and two children traveling on.
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Richard Logan
Mt. Pleasant
Logan
Chet Milan
Clare
Mona Blaine Shaver
R-1
Burley Shaver
Mona Shaver
Aw Ware
Farwell
George Kramer Jacobs
Kalkaska
Detroit
Clare County to send four delegates to GOP convention
Clare County will be well represented at the Republican State convention in Grand Rapids today and tomorrow. Four delegates attend from Clare: W. B. Bowler, Harold B. Hughes, W. C. McConica, and H. M. Bucholz of Harrison is the other county delegate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare County
Grand Rapids
Clare
W. B. Bowler
Harold B. Hughes
W. C. McConica
H. M.’Bucholz
Harrison
Sentinel Receives Juniper Tree Samples From Oregon Visit
The Sentinel reports a box from Mr and Mrs Ritter now visiting Sisters Oregon contains juniper branches with berries still attached. They say samples were gathered from mountainside and note the original juniper also grows in Jerusalem. The Ritters are both over eighty and traveled by car from Clare to Oregon weeks ago for a several months visit.
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The
Sentinel
Harvey Ritter
Sisters
Oregon
Jerusalem
Mrs. Ritter
Fron Clare
For Sale Classified Notice Pack
A long list of for sale notices and a card of thanks from Mrs. John Graham and family. Includes Lot 66x200 ft on US 10 near Clare, John Deere tractor bean puller, 1940 Chevrolet coach for 300 cash, 1948 Ford club coupe, Bartlett pears, pears for sale, and a wood cutting notice. Also contact details for Edward Hierholzer Dave McGuire Jean Armentrout Sid Carey Bryan Miller Fred Hudson and Alice Kerby. Card of thanks to local groups and Rev Nevins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Hierholzer
Clare
John Deere Tractor
Dave McGuire
Vernon Church
Jean Armentrout
Bartlett Pears
Bryan Miller
Clare County Primary Election Gratitude Message
A candidate thanks Clare County voters for the strong support in the primary held on Tuesday September 12, expressing appreciation for the confidence shown. The message emphasizes gratitude and public backing.
Card of Thanks for Mrs. N. A. Reynolds Williams
The family thanks friends and neighbors for thoughtful acts during the illness and death of their sister and aunt Mrs. N A Reynolds Williams and says your kindness will not be forgotten.
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N. A. Reynolds Williams
Lake Roller Skating Rink Schedule West of Farwell
Lake Roller Skating Rink on US 10 offers public sessions Sunday 2 to 6 PM and 7:30 to 11 PM. Weekday evenings run 7:30 to 11 PM Monday Wednesday Thursday Friday. Saturday hours are 8 PM to midnight. Tuesday is party night.
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Us-10
Farwell
Dan McDonald Ford Ad Promises No Money Down
A Ford dealer slice proclaims no money down on major repair work with a friendly tone. Dan McDonald presents himself as the local dealer offering services and customer ease.
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Dan McDonald
Bob's Sales and Service in Clare Closes
Local business Bob's Sales and Service in Clare, serving De Soto and Plymouth areas, appears to have shut operations. No detailed reason or timeline provided in readable text.
Clara Cleaners Ad Offers Free Gall and Delivery
Local notice advertises free gall and delivery service by Clara Cleaners located at first door west of city clock, phone 72.
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Gall and Delivery
Clara Cleaners
In Memoriam Lewis and Lucille Warner
In loving memory of Lewis and Lucille Warner who passed away September 25 1949. More and more each day we miss them. Friends may think the wounds are healed but they little know the sorrow that lies within our hearts concealed. Lovingly remembered by their children parents brothers and sisters. The Warner and Davis Families
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Lewis
Lucille Warner
Warner and
Davis
Davis Family Gratitude for Kindness After Loss
The Davis Family thanks friends and neighbors for acts of sympathy and floral tributes shown after the passing of their mother and grandmother, Mrs. Elia Empey.
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Elia Empey
Thanks for kindness during mother’s illness and passing
The R. E. Whitaker Family shares gratitude to those who offered support to Martha and George Fuller during their mother’s illness and death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha and
George Fuller
R. E. Whitaker
Appreciation for Support in Primary Election
Mannie Sutton expresses sincere thanks to friends for loyal support at the primary election held on September 12.
Glare County Primary Thanks From Avery Barber
Avery Barber thanks Glare county voters for loyal support at the September 12 primary election, expressing deep appreciation for their backing.
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Glare County
Avery .Barber
Tough Jobs Go To Federal Trucks In Local Ad
Bob's Sales & Service at 210 Mewan Bt Clare markets Federal trucks for heavy use. The ad claims these vehicles excel at tough, demanding tasks and promotes the brand for industrial jobs in the area.
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Bob's Sales & Service
Mewan ‘Bt
Clare
Card of Thanks for Coe Robinette’s Illness and Death
The family expresses sincere thanks to all who helped during the illness and death of Coe Robinette. Blessings are wished, and prayers from Mrs. Coe Robinette, Mrs. Stella Trietch and daughters, and the various relatives are noted.
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Farwell Wsqs
Farwell F&am
Auld Lang Syne
Nevins
Coe Robinette
Stella Trietch
Arlie Clough
Playd
Wesley Larkins
John O'Dell
Thanking Helpers for Colornville Lunch Stand Success
A note of gratitude honors all who aided the Colornville lunch stand at the Harrison Fair. It thanks volunteers and food donors, with special mention to Jim Cinte and Orval Vandewarker for store use, and includes appreciation for nonlocal helpers and overall cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colornville
Harrison Fair
Jim Cinte
Orval Vandewarker
Party by the Rebekahs at 1.C.C.F. Hall Saturday
The Rebekahs host a fancy work groceries or other items party at the 1.C.C.F. Hall on Saturday evening September 20 with games starting at 8 30 pm. Members should bring donations to the hall Friday or give to the September Committee.
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Rebekahs
1.C.C.F
Gratitude Message From William A Henderson to Voters
Wm. A. Henderson extends heartfelt thanks to voters for their support in the primary election. He expresses deep appreciation and acknowledges the kindness shown by the electorate.
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Wm. A. Henderson
Democratic candidate announces run for Clare County Road Commissioner
Ray Smith thanks voters for September 12 primary support and announces candidacy for Clare County Road Commissioner on the Democratic ticket in the November 7 election. He indicates his intent to seek the office and urges voter support.
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Clare County
Ray Smith
Fall Rummage Sale At Congregational Guild Basement
The Congregational Guild hosts a rummage sale Friday and Saturday September 22 and 23 in the church basement. People with items to donate can call 610, 628, or 162 R to arrange pickup.
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Congregational Guild
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St. Cecilia
Monica McConnell
Charles Murphy
Martha Lucy
Deloris Williams
Roy Beltinck
Carolyn van Hoose
Kim Nivison
Judith Feeney
Mary Elizabeth Hoersch
Jeanie Bowler
Christine Porter
Maurice Studio
HCH
NEW School
Grove Second
Imean
Postoffice Mich
Bell Tel
Consumers Power
Frank Nevins
Robert Querback
Joan Bouchey
Clifton Bouchey
John Johnson
Clarence Ramey
Gen. Gas Co
John LeTor
Hanley J. W. Wyrick
Clare Sentinel
Houghton’s Drug
Govers Central
Supp
Margaret McKinnon Farwell Lumber Go
Clare Fire Dept
Beck’s Standard le Doyle
Mueller Jack Spence
Clare. Auto Parts Am
H. Bicknell C Brown & Bruckart
Andrew Irving
Lackie
J. Lamb L. McNeill
Clare Hdw
Kelsey Haw
James Lloydroel
Seiter- Brox Cousiniers Power Co
Wilfred Henry
SS Ag
Labor
Cobbe Gas & Oil
G.O.P
Alent
Schem
Citizens State Bank
Clare, Michigan
J. Stuart Bicknell
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation F.d.lc
Sid Carey
Coldwater Township
Alice Kerby
S. Hayes St
Pears
Fred Hudson
John Graham
DE Soto
Plymouth
Bob
Memoriam
Mannie Sutton
Colonville
Church of God
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