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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1959
Page
1
Students begin classes in a near finished building with plaster scraps and sawdust everywhere. Lockers are hot bolted, science labs unfinished, and lighting mixed with daylight as 383 students enroll amid ongoing work. Administrative staff investigate 37 missing juniors while 126 had registered last spring.
Spikehorn Meyer born 1870 in Isabella County, known as a bear man and carnival showman, died last Saturday in a Gladwin nursing home after a long illness. He built a roadside curio shop, staged wild acts with a bear cub, and publicized grand schemes such as a Mackinac Strait tunnel. His life blended tall stories with real feats, leaving a legendary local figure remembered by neighbors and Detroit visitors. Funeral rites were held in Clare with burial at Shepherd, Michigan.
Clare County Republican Committee hosted 125 members and guests for the 10th Congressional District rally at the Clare I O O F Hall. Emcees and guests included Russell Strange Jr and Elford Cederhberg. John Martin and Dr. William Butt spoke on policy and Moscow trip findings.
A 25 day tour in the Soviet Union shows a collective farm with few animals visible vs stated figures. The guide Zoya is accused of distorting truth while Interpreters are blamed for lying to American tourists amid critical views of Soviet life and trade limits.
Clare Inn on Fourth Street in Clare has been sold to Marvin Witbeck, owner of the IGA. Present owner Arthur Morgan will vacate by November 15, with Witbeck planning to raze the hotel for customer auto parking and a large surrounding lot offered for sale to the City of Clare for a public park.
Two Koontz children Linda age 9 and Richard age 5 narrowly escaped serious harm when left in a car with the engine idling in Farwell. They were treated and released at Clare General Hospital. The incident prompted warnings from the Michigan Department of Health and local officials about CO risk from blocked vents and faulty exhaust systems in cars and other carbon fuel uses.
Clare city water officials explain three week decline due to an empty main tank during repairs and suspended chemical treatment. City manager Clarence Gunn says repairs finished and a new 86 inch gravel packed production well will soon deliver 750 gallons per minute of iron free softer water.
James D. Ramsay, Michigan D Ott outlined a plan to fund Clare airport improvements with a mix of one fourth Holley Carburetor, one fourth state and one half federal funds totaling 728 500 dollars. Clare will expand the runway toward the northeast increase field capacity with paving lighting and new taxiways and an apron. Construction could begin next spring with easements and clear zones to be established.
City residents protested a new sewer charge billed on postcards. Officials explained the sewage system cost now splits from the Water Department, with higher water rates to follow. Next May, water bills will include both water and sewer charges, with commercial meters paying the same increased rate.
Mrs Jan Johnson starts a teen choir with a meeting at Congregational church at 7 p m on Wednesday September 30. Weekly practice sessions follow each Wednesday evening. Seventh graders and older are invited to join. A second choir directed by Mrs Johnston serves third through sixth graders with about 80 members.
The Clare county Dollars For Democrats committee held its first meeting on September 13 at Lake George. A contact number is listed as KE 9 5381 for further information.
Clare high school grid team the Pioneers prepare for the 1959 season opener hosting Saginaw Lutheran on September 8 after weeks of practice. The seminary eleven visits the home field tomorrow night.
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