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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1953
Page
13
The Memory Lingers recalls Clare's Calkins House once the town's pride and as famous as the Doher ty hotel is today. The original building featured wide porches and round towers with a rear square wing added a decade later. Calkins House burned in 1920 and the Doherty was erected in its place.
The article traces William Butts life in Clare and Harrison from early days with the town band in 1891 to his later role as Wilson State Park manager. It recalls Clare’s civic milestones including mayoral contests, park development, and the Calkins House fire’s impact, plus local business growth from Bicknell’s to Doherty Hotel and the 1920s expansion of culture and infrastructure.
Santa Monica California Army Air Force officials announce a new custom fit pilot helmet by Douglas Aircraft engineers. The helmet uses forehead slots to create a vacuum that grips the head and allows air to escape, preventing helmets from blowing off and ensuring oxygen supply during bailouts.
In St Ignace Michigan two hundred engineers and oil men from around the world watched as a 26 inch pipeline weighing 166 pounds per foot was pulled across the Mackinac Straits. Officials from both states oversaw the feat as a Coast Guard cutter halted traffic during the 2 500 foot sections pulled toward Mackinaw City. The crossing marks part of the Lakehead pipeline extension from Superior Wisconsin to Sarnia Ontario and began at Edmonton Alberta. The three day operation demonstrated a record water crossing by the pull method.
Washington Virginia and Massachusetts plan new high speed toll roads costing about 400 million dollars. Virginia’s highway will run north south near Route 1 linking with Maryland and North Carolina toll projects. Massachusetts road extends from near Boston to the New York state line funded entirely with local funds.
At 1 am a weak urgent voice on a telephone line led George Stevens to a distressed widow in Dearborn. He notified police who found her after a heart attack. she later recovered in hospital. Michigan Bell awarded Stevens a Vail citation for outstanding emergency service.
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