Isabella County Farm Bureau Leadership Training Session
Isabella County Farm Bureau invites county leaders to a leadership training session at Center Methodist Church three miles west of Rosebush on Thursday Oct 6 starting at 10:00 A M. Donald Kinsey will discuss community groups role in democracy and assist in program phases. A full day of talks entertainment singing and problem sessions is planned with lunch served at noon.
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Isabella County
Bureau Sa
Center Methodist Church
Rosebush
Alvin Wood
Farwell
County Farm Bureau
Donald Kinsey
Lansing
Community Farm Bureau
Kinsey
Eugene Brooks
Saginaw
Farm Bureau
Harvey Lowery
Don Woodrall
South Broomfield
Milton Brown
Mt. Pleasant
Milton Warrnger
Vernon
M. Freeman
Gilmore
Arm Bureau
Jake Beechbelt
Blue Cross
Guilumbo
County Soil Conservation District
B. C. Mellencamp
Stanley McCrea
Ladies of the Center Methodist Church
Mr. Lowery
Charles Mumford
Farm Bureau Organization
Jeader
Meeting to form Clare County CROP organization
Clare county pastors and rural leaders are invited to a Court House Harrison gathering next Wednesday October 5 at 2 00 p m to set up a CROP organization in Clare County County Agricultural Agent P D Gibson organized this with district supervisor Rev Ernest Johnson Beaverton The discussion will include film footage from Europe showing CROP needs Christian Rural Overseas Program is sponsored by Church World Service Catholic Rural Life and Lutheran World Relief Campaign month October Michigan rural churches will observe ROP Sunday October 23.
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Clare County
Court House
Harrison
P. D. Gibson
Ernest Johnson
Beaverton
Johnson
Europe
Christian Rural Overseas Program
CROP
Church World Service
Catholic Rural Life
Lutheran World Relief
C.R.O.P
Michigan
R.O.P
Builders Meet at McLaughlin Home Tonight
The Home Builders Class of the Church of God holds its regular monthly meeting at Mr and Mrs Joe McLaughlin 109 Maple Clare on Friday September 30 at 8 00 PM A social hour and pot luck lunch follow the business session An invitation is extended to all interested parties.
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Church of God
Joe McLaughlin
Maple
Clare
Tenth District Legion and Auxiliary Meet Sunday
The Tenth District meeting of the American Legion and Auxiliary will be held in Prudenville on Sunday October 2 at 3:00 p m. District Auxiliary officers will be installed at this meeting and Legion district officers will be inducted later.
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The
American Legion and Auxiliary
Prudenville
Legion District
Skytop Drive-In Offers Pony Contest Prize
Box office at Skytop Drive-In Theatre invites boys and girls to join a popular contest to win Brownie the pony. Inquiries and entry details available at the theater located 134 miles north of Alma on US-27.
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Siiles North
Alma
Us-27
Skytop Drive- In
Notice for more net dollars in broadcast ad text
Fragmentary notice mentions a live sieve call and a person named Wade Gesait, with garbled phrasing around higher figures. The readable bits imply a pricing or financial offer context but contain no clear action or deadline.
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Wade Gesait
Glave High
Action Committee to Meet Sunday at Nazarene Church
Clare County Christian Action Committee schedules a meeting at the Church of the Nazarene in Pemple on Sunday October 2 at 2 30 PM. Coleman Peters president of the Gideons will speak. All are urged to attend public invited. Christian Action Committee
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Clare County
Christian Astion Committee
Church of the Nazarene
Pemple
Coleman Peters
The
Gideons
Christian Action Comm
Former Clare Lady Dies in Midland Hospital
Lydia Brownell born October 25 1895 in Ithaca Michigan died September 22 1949 in Midland hospital after months of ill health. She married Clyde Bitters in Gladwin county in 1916 and lived in Clare and Midland. She joined Pentecostal Temple in 1946 and was baptized October 19 1946. Survived by husband five daughters four sons one sister two brothers ten grandchildren and many friends. Funeral at Pentecostal Tabernacle Midland 2 pm with Rev Roy Switzer. interment Midland cemetery.
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Lydia Brownell
Sherman Brownell
Ithaca
Michigan
Jesus
Midland Hospital
Clyde Bitters
Gladwin County
Glare County
Midland
Pentecostal Temple
Clyde
Lottie Murphy
Alice Barto
Betty Donahue
Jeanette Butters
Leona Shaffer
Saginaw
Donald
Joseph
Roy Switzer
City Officers Clamp Down on Wild Driving
A. E. Powers reported a home intrusion after someone forced a window and jumped from a bedroom to flee. Municipal Court in session with three reckless driving, two concealed weapons, one disorderly conduct, and two civil cases. fifty seven criminal cases filed in September through Wednesday. Cattle rustling linked to missing heifers from Roy Neeper’s Lake farm with ties to two illegal slaughterings in Chippewa Township Isabella County and cattle from Clare county farms.
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A. E. Powers
West Second Street
Municipal Court
Dunlop
Roy
Neeper
Lake
Chippewa Township
Isabella County
Clare
Bruce Williams
Clare County
Florida pastor to fill pulpit at Lake Baptist Church
Rev Charles Sharlock of Hudson Florida will conduct the morning service at 11 30 at Lake Baptist Church He will also give a chalk talk for the children at 10 30 in Sunday School All are welcome to attend
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Charles Sharlock
Hudson, Fiorida
the Lake Baptist Church
Senior Bake Sale Saturday at Kelsey’s Hardware
The senior class sponsors a bake sale on October 1 at Kelsey's Hardware. Proceeds support class activities and senior events.
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Kelsey’s Hardware
Missionary Program at Eagle Church
Eagle church hosts a missionary program Sunday night October 2 with the film Who is My Neighbor to be shown.
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the Eagle Church
Special fish and chips at Schaeffer's Dairy Bar Fridays
Friday specials feature fish and chips at Schaeffer's Dairy Bar offering a quick seaside style meal. Local patrons enjoy the weekly dish as a featured Friday treat with a casual dining vibe.
Open 24 Hours Complete Meals at Midway Restaurant
A Midway Restaurant advertises open service around the clock offering complete meals at any time. The notice emphasizes 24 hour dining in a local street setting.
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Midway Restaurant
Upside-Down River Marks Idaho Gorge Widths
An Idaho river in the southeast region is nicknamed the upside down river due to its irregular cross section. In one stretch the river runs 100 feet wide and 40 feet deep while nearby it narrows to 4 feet wide and plunges about 100 feet in its gorge.
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Wood
Idaho
New State Motor Vehicle Law Reforms Driving Rules
The 1949 Legislature enacted a state motor vehicle code effective Friday. It requires addresses changes to be filed with the Secretary of State, collision reports to owners or police, and police notification for damaged signs. It bans passing on the right off main lanes and mandates lighting for scooters and emergency vehicles. It tightens penalties for DUI and mandates shatterproof glass and unlawful cardboard replacements.
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Secretary of State
Hotel Doher Ty Parking Lot Expands to Serve Guests
The enlarged Main Street lot at Hotel Doher Ty now accommodates many guests and coffee shop patrons daily, offering convenient parking for hotel patrons and visitors alike.
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Hotel Doherty
Las Vegas man visits hometown guest of Hotel Doherty
J Herb Sexsmith of Las Vegas Nevada, a resident of Clare forty five years ago, was a guest at the Hotel Doherty on Wednesday evening. His father was a former local lumberman.
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J. Herb ‘Sexsmith
Las Vegas
Nevada
Claré
Doherty
Dairy buildings to gain new drive way and paving
Dale Montney plans a substantial earth removal between Thayer's Dairy and Locker Plant using two bulldozers and a crane to create a convenient circular drive. The surrounding area will be graveled and blacktopped to improve access and circulation around the dairy building.
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Dale Montney
Thayer
Coleman Men Raise Record Onion Crop On Six Acre Plot
Coleman Nunn and South claim to be first to grow onions large scale in the area. On six acres of muck land near Loomis they yielded Yellow Globe onions averaging over 700 bushels per acre. The entire crop was sold to a Remus dealer supplying chain groceries.
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Coleman
Harvey Nunn
Orville South
Busche Place
Loomis
Remus
Spitting Cobra Varieties Describe Lethal Defense
The text notes that spitting cobras like the Ringhals and black necked cobra can spray venom from their fangs when disturbed. Ringhals averages four feet, ejects venom in two streams with exhaled air, and can cause eye pain, inflammation, and possible blindness. The black necked cobra grows up to seven feet and also spits venom.
Appreciation note from Mrs Diffie Bigstone
The author thanks friends neighbors and relatives for cards gifts and well wishes during illness sending gratitude for support from the community.
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Mrs
Diffie Bigstone
Piano Tuning Service Ad From Local Technician
Local piano technician Royal Akins advertises 24 7 tuning service at Mast US16 Clare phone 786. Plain listing emphasizes reliable maintenance for pianos and client contact details.
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Royal Akins
Mast
Clare
Traveling salesman’s defiance sparks firing order
The manager reports traveling salesman Goodwin insults the owner and demands he be fired. The owner notes five months of service with sales totaling 200 500 1000 5000 dollars and contemplates action while joking about exercise and a frying pan for the hardware chief.
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Goodwin
Poor Shot Exchange Involving Homeward Return
A light heated clash centers on a man and his wife with a quip about domestic aiming. The wife admits she is a poor shot, prompting playful reproach over a homecoming.
Enough's Enough Tale Ends With Editor's Retort
An author fed up with returned stories tricks editors by pasting pages eighteen and nineteen together to prove he was unread. The editor replies that one need not read an entire work to know it is rotten, using a breakfast egg as a blunt example.
Which is correct hens speech in farmyard riddle
A humorous exchange compares hen vocalizations to egg status with two farmers debating proper phrasing. The first asks whether a hen sits or sits, while the second dismisses grammar and focuses on whether the hen cackles indicates laying or lying.
Diary Revealed After Operator Requests Progress Chart
A tank fleet operator recovering from major surgery calls a nurse out and asks if a patient progress chart is kept. The nurse blushes and offers to show her diary instead, prompting a stunned reaction.
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Tank Fleet
Guard A Politician Reflects On Public Opinion
During an interview the politician compared public opinion to a mule he once owned. He said he could only appear to drive it by watching its direction and following closely, implying influence is limited.
Landowners urged to contact Harrison office for cash buyers
Notice from James A. D'Arcy, Realtor, Harrison Michigan. We have buyers for wild land for cash. Anyone owning such property for sale should contact the Harrison office at once. Phone 2671.
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Harrison
James A. D'Arcy
Michigan
Strayed red heifer sought near Clare
A red heifer with a hole in its ear is missing around Clare. Bruce Williams is seeking the animal and requests information on its whereabouts or condition.
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Bruce Williams
Clare
Chicken Supper at Arthur Center Church Fundraiser
The Center Church of God in Arthur will host a chicken supper at the Arthur town hall on Friday evening September 30. Serving starts at 6:00 PM with adults priced at 1.00 and children at 50 cents. Proceeds benefit the church building fund.
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Arthur ‘Center
Church of God
Arthur Town Hall
Card of Thanks for J. D. McConnell Family
The McConnell family expresses sincere thanks to friends and relatives for acts of kindness during the illness and death of their beloved wife and mother.
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J. D. McConnell
Thanks for the hospital gifts and kind notes
A patient thanks friends and relatives for gifts and cards received during a hospital stay and expresses gratitude to Dr. Wood and Mt. Pleasant Community Hospital staff. Signed by Mark Schunk.
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Dr. Wood
Mt. Pleasant Community Hospital
Mark Schunk
Clare Pomona Grange Meeting Notice
Clare county Pomona Grange announces a meeting at Greenwood town hall on Tuesday evening October 4. Marie Stanley serves as secretary.
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Clare County Pomona
Grange
Greenwood Town Hall
Marie. Stanley
Federal duck stamps available at post offices now
Federal duck stamps are on sale at the post office. It is required by law to affix stamps to migratory bird hunting licenses for taking ducks. With the season a week away, hunters are advised to obtain stamps now to avoid a last minute rush and possible exhaustion of supply.
Omitted Names in Clare County 4 H Appreciation
Last week the Clare County 4 H Parents and Leaders Association program failed to include Hoffmans Appliances James D Arcy of Harrison and Household Appliances of Clare in its appreciation list.
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Clare County 4-H Parents and Leaders Association
Hoffman
James D'Arcy
Harrison
Clare
Gratitude for Support During Roy Wilson Illness
We offer our sincere thanks to all who remembered us so graciously during Roy's extended illness. Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Wilson.
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Roy
Wilson
Card Party and Smoker Hosted by Farwell R A M Chapter 147
Farwell R A M Chapter 147 sponsors a card party and smoker for Blue Lodge members. The event is set for Thursday night October 6 and invites all Blue Lodge members to attend.
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Farwell R. A. M. Chapter
Blue Lodge
Kiwanis Lecture Series Opens Soon
The Kiwanis lecture series opens with season tickets available for opening night on October 13. Phone orders are encouraged and will be delivered promptly by O. D. Bayés who has a few tickets left.
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Kiwanis
Skating Party Sponsored by Senior Class at Gateway Lanes
A skating party hosted by the Senior Class occurs Monday October 3 from 7 30 to 11 00 p m at Gateway Lanes. Refreshments and a floor show are provided. Ticket price is 60 cents.
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Gateway Lanes
Brownie the Skytop Pony Promises Theater Prizes
Boys and girls urged to enter for a chance to win Brownie, the Skytop pony, advertised in a theatre located 144 miles north of Alma on US 27. The notice frames a quest for participants in a local drawing.
Fist and Chips At Schasffer's Dairy Bar Priday
Special offer headline notes fist and chips available weekly at Schasffer's Dairy Bar every Friday with emphasis on casual dining and value.
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Schasffer’s
Pancake Supper Planned by Farwell Rebekahs Friday
The Farwell Rebekahs announce a pancake supper at the I C O F Hall Friday evening starting at 5 30. Menu includes pancakes sausage homemade fried cakes and coffee with proceeds supporting the organization.
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Farwell Rebekahs
I. C
Alf
Ste
De Soto and Plymouth Bob's Sales and Service Clare
A brief item from Clare notes Bob's Sales and Service handling De Soto and Plymouth vehicles. The text is fragmentary with unclear dates or specifics about services or prices.
Bids Sought on Property at Mc Ewan and Hast Second
Bids by mail or in person accepted through October 10 1549 for the business corner and apartment house at the intersection of Mc Ewan US 27 and Hast Second St Lot 66 by 100 feet. I reserve the right to reject any and all bids. LH 5114 Mrs. Fred Smalley 102 H Second St Clare
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McEwan
Us-27
St. Lotis
Thanks to Young People’s Christian Endeavor Rally and Eagle
Walter Kieiner expresses gratitude for flowers and gifts received during his hospital stay. He thanks the rally group, the Eagle community, and all friends for their support.
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Young People’s Christian Endeavor Rally
Eagle Community
Friends
Piano Tuning Appointment Notice
Piano tuner and repairman will be in this locality soon. Please send a card for appointment. R. C. Winters, 9280 Yellowstone, Detroit 4, Mich.
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R. C. Winters
Yellowstone
Detroit
Mich
Bate
Skating Club Meeting at Gateway Lanes Set for October 5
The Skating Club at Gateway Lanes invites all members and interested individuals to a fair meeting on Wednesday October 5. Attendance is requested to discuss club plans and activities.
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Gateway Lanes
No Money Down On Major Repair Work
Dan McDonald promotes Ford service with a friendly tone offering no money down on major repair work at his shop.
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Dan McDonald
Ford Ceater
Tough Jobs Backed by Federal Trucks, Bob's Sales Ad
Federal trucks will handle tough jobs economically. Bob's Sales & Service at 219 McHiwan St in Clare promotes equipment sales. An old fashioned church supper at Congregational church is planned for Tuesday October 4 with pricing for adults and children under eight.
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Bob’s Sales & Service
McHiwan St. Clare
Park
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Mclaughlin
Dist. Legion and Auxiliary
Clare Lady
Butters
Midland Cemetery
Florida
Eagle Church
Schaeffer’s
Main
American Banking IN Action
Alli, Ily
America
Ing
Citizens State Bank
Maimore Ruranc
Clare, Michigan
WM. H. Bicknell
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation If.d.lc
Boy
Jimmie Thompson
H. J. Heirholzer
Edward Schlafley Jr
Clare Pomona Grange
O. D. Bayés
DE Soto
Plymouth
Bob's Sales and Service
Citizens State Bank of
Chester Kirezk
Chevrolet
Joseph K. Naumes
Fred Smalley
H. Second St
Walter Kieiner
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