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Established 1878
GLARE MICHIGAN, FRIOAV MORNING, MARCH 15, 1935
New Series Vol. 43, No, 22
GOOD LITERATURE
CLUB HOLDS OUT-
TANDINGMEETING
Glare Study Club and Far-
well   Woman's   Club
Guests Tuesday
Evening
.., The credit of another equable occasion goes to Mrs.    Alta   Bellinger
and Mrs. Clara Sternaman, who with
genial hospitality received the large
'. dumber  of members  and  friends  of
.the    Clare    Good    Literature    Club,
•Which-included as guests, the Clare
:■* jStudy Club and the Farwell Woman's
,   Club Tuesday evening at the    spac-
.   Jous city hall auditorium,.
The president, Mrs. Wylie suspended all Club business, courteously
turned the meeting over to the pro-am chairman, Mrs. Sternaman and
'. sopn with the artful touch of Miss,
. Jean Caple's Angers on the piano
keys, the room was filled with beautiful, sweet music which brought and
| equally delightful enchore. Then In
pleasant appropriate words Dr. V. W.
Thrall, Methodist district superintendent of Big Rapids, was introduced to present, Las Miserables. His
greying hair, his alert, cunning, experienced aspect made him the perfect type to so perfectly present such
fi perfect book, leading his audience
In a maze of reality throughout.
Applause were barely remembered
so great was the feeling of solemnity
that gripped the listeners at the conclusion of Victor Hugo's wonderful
masterpiece, Les Miserables, thus
presented.
Dr. Thrall at the outset evinced the
ethical thought that the author of this
great dramatic story, with French
Revolution background, in setting'
fprth his hero, Jean Val Jean, had
before his mind's eye that perfect-
pattern, Jesus Christ, and portrayed
through the conduct of his leading
characters,  the   Master's  touch.
Les Miserables presents the status
of the common poor people of France
during the revolution of centuries
ago, but, as depicted by Victor Hugo,
Is not far fetched from our own age
and. time as to righteous law and
order,.
.Jean Val Jean, whose parents died
was taken home by his sister and
given freely an equal share with her
brood which already numbered eight,
Jean Val Jean, a lad of extraordinary
strong body, exerted his powers helpfully. Large, strong, rapidly he
grew- One evening he came home
to. find his sister kneeling beside the
*bed on which lay her husband's lifeless, form and heard the piteous cry
of .the eight,weeping children, 'Daddy',
j^daddy, come back to us." Jean Val-
jSgan, leaving the scene went Into
another room, then and there re-
.solyed to become head of the family.
.Long, hard, cheerfully he worked,
his.back-, said he, was fitted for the
burden... He kept the family fed and
clothed, beside storing a little by.
Then? came the hard winter, he was
workless, daily sought work without
avail.„: The family supply dwindling
rapidly., Jean Val Jean sat down
tc^black bread and soup. The children's : meagre portion was soon devoured and Jean slipping his hands
updev the, table divided his slice with,
th$m,.pn either side of him, unknown
to the mother, who could not understand the children's sudden scramble
to.,.Ee,t nearest him. Soon there was
& .   (pbntinued on Page Six)
NEW SET OF BOOKS
SET IP FOR OFFICE
OF CITY TREASURER
Mrs. Vera Peterson the present
treasurer has been able to bring this
about through the unanimous co-operation of the Mayor and City
Council
The books which consist of a 300
pag|e loose-leaf, . tabed index, fund
ledger and a 500 page Journal, were
purchased of the Double-Day Bros., of
Kalmazoo, Michigan and have city
treasurer, city of Clare printed in
gilt on outside cover.
The old ledger, which was the only
book formerly furnished for the recording of transactions ,of said office
had been in use for nearly 25 years.
A. T- Stevens being treasurer at that
time.
Mrs. Peterson is being aided JLn this
undertaking by the able assistance oi
Omer Hall. *
ESTEEMED VERNON
PIONEER LAID TO
RESTMONDAY
Departure of Francis Marion
Dain From This Life is
Mourned by Many
Friends
DANCE
Dine, and dance at Twin Elms
Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday nights. Round and square dances
on Friday night. TXevr music. Good
crowds. Good management.
Francis Marion Dain was born August 5, 1852, in Holly, Oakland county,
Michigan, and departed this life
March 9th, 1935 at his home in Vernon township, Isabella county, having
lived 82 years, 7 months and 4 days.
He was the son of John A. and Eliza
Daines.
His early life was spent in Oakland
county. At the age of 26 years he
came to Farwell, to work for his
uncle, Rufus Glass. He was employed part time In teaching school,
having taught the Schofield schoo
near his home and the Hoag school
south of Mt. Pleasant, He spent
many of his winters working in the
woods.
On May 2, 1882 he was united „ in
marriage to Francelia Fagan, of Holly, Michigan. Mr. and Mrs. Dain
were early pioneers of Isabella county. They started life together on
.the farm where they have since lived. Their first home was a house
built of logs from their own hands.
To this union were born four children, Sidney, who died October 15th..
1907 at the age of 22 years, Mabel,
Sabra, and William, who with the
wife, a sister, Mrs. Rachael Fagan, of
Holly, and a host of neighbors and
friends are left to mourn their loss.
Brief services were rendered at
the residence and the regular service-
conducted at the Gilmore Church oi
Christ with Rev. A. D. Telder in
charge. Interment was made in the
family lot In the Gilmore cemetery on
■Monday, March 11th, at two* o'clock.
Relatives attending from a distance
were Mr. Hazen Dain, Mrs. Mary
Musson and Mr. Wm. B Miller, ol
Howell, Mr. and Mrs. George Graham,
Jr., of Mt. Morris, Mr. John Fagan,
Mr. Wm. H. Fagan and Mr. Howard
Fagan, of Holly.
COMMUNITY BAND
TO BE ORGANIZED
THURyiARCH 21
Meeting  of Musicians and
Friends to Be Held at
City Hall
MYERS-TOFF
Monday, March 11th, at five o'clock
Jtev. Charles Kleinhardt united in
marriage at his home in Hatton
■township, Miss Beulah Myers, only
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. E,
.Myers, of Harrison, and Mr. Leonard
Wykoff, of Gladwin county. The
ring service was used, and was witnessed by Mrs. Nettie Chase and Mr.
Arlo  Beavers,  of Harrison.
The best wishes of their many
friends go with them,
i€
The Torch Bearers99 Coming
to Town Thursday March 28th
Directed hy Supt. of Schools
This title does not indicate a pa-'
litical campaign but a three act
(satirical comedy by George Kelly
being produced by the public school
faculty under the direction of Supt.
Kennedy.
This play was produced for the
first time on any stage at the Savoy
• Theatre, Asbury Park, New Jersey,
during--July and August of 1922,
"There ;it' made theatrical history,
playing '• before capacity crowds,
through' out these hot months and as
one New WOrk reporter -Said, "the
audience was in grave danger of rol',
ling'off'their seats In hysteria because of 'The Torch-Bearers'."
Th6" original cast included the now
famous Motion picture stars, Alison
Skipworth as "Mrs. Pampinelll" and
Mary Boland as ""Mrs. Paula Hitter."
The-play itself has very little plot
but'the story is based around a
group of home town people who are
producing a play. The trouble they
have and tiie predicaments they get
into makes a whirlwind comedy from
"beginning to end.
You who have been exposed to
home talent plays will share in the
opinion of "Mr. Ritter" in regard to
such productions, you'll laugh at the.
mind blanks * of "Mr. Hossefrosse"
and rejoice when he finally makes a
correct entrance. You'll chuckie as
"Mrs. Pampinelll" directs the tragedy
they are producing, into a farce.
These are only a few of -things
which will amuse you in this play. It
must be seen to be appreciated. The
pickets will be on sale Monday,
'March 18. The prices will be 25c reserved seats, and all money derived
from this project will be used to improve the acoustics of the Auditorium
The Class of 1935 and The Good Lit-,
erature Club have already contributed $175.00.
. At the suggestion of several old.
time musicians and people interested
in band music, several local musicians
and public spirited citizens are organizing a-community band. A meeting
will be held Thursday .evening, March
21st at 8:00 o'clock in the auditorium
of City Hall. Every person within
driving distance of Clare who has
had any playing experience in bands
is cordially invited and urged to attend. Definite plans will be laid for
the organization at this meeting. Of-»
fleers will be elected, a director chosen, and soniething actually will be
started toward having a musical
organization that Will be a credit to
Clare.
One of the main motives for this
organization is to furnish graduate!)
of the H. S. music units a chance to
continue with their music. H. S. band
members will be asked to join and
in no way will there be a feeling o^
competition between these two bands.
Motivated by the lack of community
music, the project should not only
furnish for those who learned to play
in H. S. and then graduated out of
"the band, the chance to continue, but
also should be backed to the 'nth degree by every person In Clare county
who have any interest at all in music.
The school authorities and prominent business men are in full sympathy with this movement, ancl urgo
your attendance.
Personal invitations would be the
ideal manner of insuring a good attendance at this meeting, but names
and addresses of those people who
play or used to play are'unknown in
many cases, so this is your Invitation.
Come on all you footers and lets
show Clare county that, "by cracky"
we can still play a tune or two".
Don't forget the date, Thursday,
March 21st in the auditorium of the
City Hall. —-*-
MRS. ABE SNYDER DE-
*   PARTS THIS UFE AT
BERTHA LAKE MARCH 5
Following an illness of Ave weeks,
Mrs. Abe Snyder passed from this,
life at her home at Bertha Lake
Thursday morning, March 5th, pneumonia being the cause of her demise.
. The deceased is survived by three
children. Osro and Lorindq, at home
and Earl, of Leotft, together with one
brother, Thomas, of Houghton.
Funeral services were held at Rlv-
erdale Thursday afternoon at 2:; 0.0
o'clock and interment made in the
family lot of the sRiverdale cemetery,'
beside her three^ deceased children.
EARLY CLARE PIONEER SUCCUMBS IN
PEACEFUISLUMBER
Last  Rites Held for  Mrs.
Julius W. Schaeffer on
Monday Afternoon
The people of Clare departed with
another of their, pioneers who came
here in the seventies, when the spirit
of life took its flight from Mrs. Julius
W, Schaeffer on March 8th, a few
minutes past the noon hour.   ,
Mrs. Schaeffer had remarked to
those about the home that she> was
feeling exceptionally well that morning and had decided to take her usual
nap before the noon day meal. Upon
being called, it was found that she
was at peace with her Master, bearing evidence by a smile upon tier
face. Her daughter, Mrs. Radcliffe
has lived and cared for her parents
the past three years.
Mary Jane Herzel was born n Wl-
liamsville, New York, August 5th,
1854. Here she was baptised: and,
confirmed into the Evangelical Lutheran church in which faith ahd active
membership she remained true during her many years. Her faith wa:i
more than only a profession—It was
a, living power in her heart and soul.
In 1874 she was married to Julius
W. Schaeffer and two years later they
came to Clare, residing here for six:
years before purchasing the farm
now occupied by their son just north
of the city. Here, they labored and
endured the hardships known only tq
those of pioneer age. Their family
consisted of six children, namely
Charles, Alice and Albert, dying in
early childhood, and'Julius W., Jr.,
Mrs. Emma Radcliffe, of Clare, and
Rudolph, of San Francisco, Cal.
With the exception of ten years
spent with the daughter., Mrs. Radcliffe, when a resident of .Eagle River,
Wis., this' aged couple made theirj
home here, where countless friends
were made by their friendliness arid
loyalty.
Besides the three children and
aged- husband, ei^ht grandchildren,
four great grandchildren, one sister,
three brothers, and many other rela/
tives   and friends mourn her departure
Mr. and Mrs. Schaeffer were the
only remaining charter members of
the Lutheran church of this city,
from which the1 funeral services wore,
conducted Monday afternoon by the
pastor, Rev. C. Binhammer, Buria)
was made in Cherry Grove.
1NATE TICKETS FOR
SPRINGyELECTION
Conventions Held Mondavi
and Tuesday Evenings J
Were Well Attended    '.
Republicans, to the number of nearly two hundred, met at the. City. Hal!
Monday evening for the purpose „.;ol
placing in nomination their candidates for city offices to be voted for
at the spring election on Monday,
April 1st.
Fred Doherty, chairman of the
county committee, called the meeting
to order. Ed. Johnston was elected
chairman and Atty, Theo. G, Bowler
Secretary of the convention which
filled the City ticket as follows:
City Ticket
Mayor, Jesse Hampton.
Clerk,  Alex MoKinnon.
Treasurer. Nellil Sherwood.
Justice of Peaca full   term,
McIClnnon. I
Immediately following the
convention caucuses were held in
their respective wards with the following results;       $
First Ward
Supervisor John Hanley.
Alderman,  Robt. ^Archambault.
Constable, Ward Boody.
Second jWard
~ Supervisory Fred** -Hudson.
Alderman, Frank Hachmuth.
Constable,
Third  Ward
Supervisor, Fred Goodman.
Alderman, 0. D. Bayes.
Constable, Luman Wyman.
Kyle
city
MASONIC LODGE
VISIT COLEMAN-
DO DEGREE WORK
Regular Meeting jHere Affords   Much. Pleasure
After jBusihess'Session
Tuesday evening the Democratic
city convention was held in the Mayor's office at the city hall. Edw.
White wa3 elected chairman of the
meeting and C. C. Harris, secretary.
The following . city ticket was nominated :
•  Mayor, John E. Doher.ty.
Clerk, Lawrence Brown.
Treasurer,  Mrs.   Geo.  Johnson.
Justice of Peace, Chancey H.
Jones.
At the ward caucuses held following the city convention the following
offices were nominated:
First Ward
Supervisor,
Alderman, Elmer Osborn.
Constable, George Wilkie.
Second Ward
Supervisor, Ernie_JRamey.
Alderman, Delbert Osborn*.
Constable, Thos'. Groves*      •   -   ■■
Third Ward
Supervisor, J. J. Green.    .
Alderman, Omar Parent."
Constable, Virgil Hochstetler.,
(Continued on Page Twelve)
CLARE & OF. C.
MEET AT BARNES
CAFEJHARCH21
Activities and Business for
Ensuing Year to Be Discussed at This Time
The next regular meeting of the
Clare Chamber of Commerce, will be
held on Thursday, March the 21st.
The meeting will be held at the
Barnes Cafe, dinner to be served, at
6:30 prompt.
It is urged by the officers of the
organization that all members be
present. .* There will be an open discussion as to the activities and business to bo undertaken .this year, Mr.
Ed. Johnston and Mr. Clyde Harris,
will be the delegates to the" Conservation meeting to be held at Central
State Teachers College, at Mt. Pleas'
ant, Friday, March 15th. The special
topic at this meeting will be "Beautifying of U. S. 27. Qur delegates will
report at the -regular ■ meeting and
give Us their recommendations.
Every effort should be made- by
each business man to be present and
thus assure success for this important meeting.
Last Friday evening*the members
of John Q. Look Lodge No. 404 F. &
A. M., by invitation of Guy Shepherd,
Master of Warren Ladge No. 427 of
Colefnah, journeyed to our neighboring city where they conferred the
third degree upon Raymond Spiess,
Principal of the Coleman High
School.
Tuesday evening, after the regular
communication of the Lodge, the entertainment committee, composed of
0, t>. Bayes and Verlin Williams, announced that entertainment would be
in. order. Group singing .with. John
Davy at the piano led the program
! while the kitchen committee, under
'jhe charge of Richard Woodcock, proceeded to set out light refreshments.
After everyone had partaken of the
food set out, Ed. Johnston, who acted
as Judge of a Kangaroo Court which
tried Eugene Throop for negligence
after tho regular communication in
February, announced that he was
ready to proceed with sentence. He
announced that he had carefully u>
vestigated the case and that while
the crime charged was a^heinious one,
still this was the defendant's first
offense. He stated that he found the
defendant guilty and would place him
upon probation for nine months; he
then proceeded to read the termr
upon which the Defendant was admitted to probation.
John Davy then took his place at
the piano and with Ed. Johnston
leading the singjng the group sang
a number of old time favorites as
well as number of more recent
origin. Fred Doherty suggested that
in deference to Gene Throop the
group sing the Prisoner's song but
Willard Bicknell pointed out that
Gene had merely been put on probation and had not been incarcerated.
There will be a special meeting oi>
the Lodge next Tuesday evening at
which time the first degree will be
conferred upon a  candidate.
CITY RECEIVES PIANO
AS GIFT OF MR. AND
MRS. FRED GOODMAN
Since, the completion of the new
City Hall and Memorial, building
there has been a need for appropriate
furnishing for the various rooms, and
especially the auditorium to make it
convenient for the different parties
and organizations desiring to use it
for large gatherings
Mr, and Mrs. Fred Goodman foresaw the need of a musical instrument
and informed the City officials that
they possessed a piano; which was in
storage, at Battle Creek and it would
be a gift to the city if they would see
that it was brought to Clare. This
offer was gladly accepted and on
Tuesday Mayor Hampton saw to U
that the instrument was brought
here, and placed ready for service.
We are sure all will appreciate the
public spirit shown by Mr. and Mrs.
Goodman in this donation.
TOWNSHIPS CHOOSE
CANDIDATES FOR
APRILJJLECTION
Surrounding Communities
Hold Caucuses During
The Past Week
Redding
1st Ticket
Supervisor, John Baluss.
Clerk, Geo. Naegele.  .
Treks., Wm. Barber.
Highway Com'. Wm. Kubat.
Justice of Peace, Frank Burns.
Board Review, Wm. Smith.
Cohstable, Thos, Crawford.
2nd Ticket
Supervisor, Chas. Wheeler.
Clerk, Roy Kress.
Treas., Thos. Austin.
Highway Com'r., Henry Austin.  •
- Justice of Peace, Steven Haynak.
Board Review, Frank Pruden.
.-.-    Winterfield
Republican  Ticket
Superviaer, Delmar Thayer.
Clerk, Claude Deits,      ' •
Treasurer, Lear Dlament.
Highway Com'r., Frank Davis,
Justice of Peace, Sam Gaskell.
Board of Review, Ray Richardson,
Peoples Ticket
Supervisor, John. Dykstra.
Clerk, Nealle Cook.
Treasurer/ George Beerens.
Highway Corn's., John Workman.
Board of Review, S. Vanderwoude.
Justice of Peace, Wm. Deracker.
Due to. an overcrowded condition
this week we were unable to give the)
results of the other several townships caucuses held the past weelj,
but same will appear in these col-
umS in the next issue.
ST. CECILIA'S CHURCH
ST. PATRICK'S DAY CHICKEN DINNER
Sunday, March 17th, from 1:00 to
3:00 p. m. -Everyone invited. Price
■50 cents. Those who- wish to make
reservation may phone Mrs. L. W.
Jackson, Mrs. J. E.. Doherty ov"M-vs,
George Johnson.
MENU
Chicken -   'Mashed potatoes
Dressing Gravy
Buttered green beans and "peas
White and Gold Salad
Coffee     Rolls Pickles     Jelly
Ice Cream ,   Cake
Classified liners will help you clean
house at a profit.
CLARE STUDY CLUB
IS GUEST OF MRS.
SARAHSCHAEFEER
Members Express Willing-
. ness to Aid  in  School
Project, Also Beautifying U. S. 27*
The Clare Study Club met March
fifth with Mrs. Sarah Schaeffer. A
communication from Mr. Pleasant, re*
garding a project to Beautify U. S. 27
was read and discussed. The Club
voted to help in this project, through
publicity In our local paper ancl if possible send a delegate to Mt. Pleasant
on March 15th.
The question of helping in the project to put a new ceiling in the auditorium at the school house was brot
up. It was voted to put on a spring
housecleaning sale in the near future
and the proceeds used in this way.
Our educational fund which has been
used always to help students finish
high school, to buy glasses for needy
children-etc.; has been sadly depleted.
The Club has always hoped to add tq
this fund and to be able to help students to go in to higher schools by
making loans. Therefor we hope to
help our school and also add a little
to these other worth while funds.
Miss Rogers presented the program
of Declamation and Oration, as follows: A message to Garcia, Maxine
'Presley; Reform begins at home, oration, Mary Baxter; Lincoln, the man
called of God, Ardis ' Hales; Tous-
saint Le Ouverture, Maxine Rosen-
dahl.
Miss Rogers stated that Miss Sanford should have credit for this program. The girls did very well, Misa
Hales won first place in Declamation
Contest and Miss Rogendahl second
place at the school contest. We enjoy
these" meetings because we keep in
touch with what the present day
school is doing for our children, Miss
Baxter gave the only oration. She
presented it well and there was much
food for thought in it.
A communication was read from
;Mrs. Wylie, president of the Clare
Good Literature Club- inviting the
Club to attend a meeting in the Community building March 12th, to hear
Dr. Thrall, of Big Rapids, who will
give "Les Miserables," at this time.
Dr. Thrall was at Albion when Miss
Rogers attended college there and
she stated that he was very interesting. The Club may invite guests
also.
Club adjourned to meet in two
weeks with Mrs. Mercer.        MEG.
V
FOUR MEN PAIN-
FULLY INJURED IN
AUTOWRECK SAT.
Auto   Mows   Street   Lamp
Post, Crashes Into Tree,
8 After Colliding With .
Another Car
Four men were painfully injured-
about 11:30 Saturday night, when
their auto crashed into another car.
Went out bf control and proceded 'to
mow down a; street light post and
stopping only when it had struck a
tree.
The accident occurred at the' corner of McEwan and 6th. streets whe».
a car said to have been driven by
Jack Logic turned out to pass anotb/
er driven by Laurie Woodward just.
before reaching the intersection." The'
Logic car apparently. cut hack la"
ahead of the Woodward auto too
quickly striking) his front left wheel
and fender.
Mr. Woodward turned his car to
sthe right of the street and stopped
but the Logic car, out of control, proceeded across the street to the Haley
corner, striking the lamp post and
hurling it about sixty-five feet
through the air and then crashed into a tree. " • o
Jack Logic was taken to the office
of Dr. B. J. Sanford, where it wa»-
found that he was suffering from ai
broken hose, head and face lacerae
tions and an injured knee. His-
brother, Ben, Joe Layewski and
Frank Squires who were also in the
car were taken to the office of Dn
K. Hammerberg. The two former suffered head, face and hand lacerations,
while the latter escaped with bruises,
on head and knee. Neither Mr. Woodward or Jas, Duncan, who was with
him, suffered injuries,
The Logic car is said to be a complete wreck, but fully insured, while
the Woodward auto has a badly bent
wh.eel and fender. *   .
VOLLEY BALL PLAYERS NOW
BOASTING OF STARS INACTION
* ~--     "'■ ■ ■■ ,
Volley Bailers: Come out and see
the home team in action—someone
knows when and whore they play, so
come over.
Clare—with the aid of a star who,
works*in the court house at Hajri-
sou, trimmed Farwell seven straight
games last Thursday evening. Seems
as though the Farwell toflys had the
Jigger's or some other ill. They just
couldn't click when scores were
needed. ""  "'
The Clare boys met up with Hani-'
son Tuesday night, and the old men'
from the county seat (with the assistance of this same yOung man, Who
works in the court house at Harrison), Wers just about one too many}
winning 5 out of 9 games
Some of the stars who can be seei»
in action at the Clare High ScKooI
gymnasium Wednesday evening;,
March 20 from Harrison are: P6st-
man, V8, Buckams Ace, Red rBird,
the Mayor, Gray Ghost, Harris' Baric '
iest, etc. ■ ■■•♦"''
Some of the   players   from    eias,e
that you may recognize    are: ' To*a
Thumb, Red Deck, the Squire,' County5
Seat  Derby,- the  Barber Kiing, HigifJ
Speed,   Flemish   Beauty   and   numeW';;
ous others "   ■
Our games are scheduled   as    _©_•
lows.'  Tuesday at Harrison"; *W;edBes-~
day at Clare;   Thursday at FarweiL
The Ladies Auxiliary 'Ot the Amer*
ican Legion will hold a card party la-
their rooms at the city hall,, Filday*'
night, March 15. Price 25c per couple*/
-S5F"
Missing Thread Holds Up
Film Work as Paramount
Makes "Car 9999 Authentic
On the'shoulder-straps .worn by the
troopers of the Michigan State Police,
the heroes of Paramount's stirring
adventure drama "Car 99",. which
comes- March 21st and. 22rd to the
Ideal Theatre, is a narrow purple
thread, almost invisible at a distance
of a few feet. Those threads caused
Paramount a great deal .of trouble
during the filming of "Car 99".
When the- tailoring department began to make the^tunics for the troopers in the picture, the. purple threads
were omitted. Karl Detzer, author
of The Saturday Evening Post stories
from which "Car S9" was adapted, on
[the Paramount/lot as technical advisor, saw the error. Although Charles(
Barton, the director, was ready to
start, shooting ou • the picture, work
was stopped while tailors worked all
night putting in the purple threads,
The purple thread ■ incident is one
example of the efforts made for*abso-
lute accuracy in this picture. The
Michig&ri State Police lent regulation
badges,  caps,  tunics  and  equipment
which were copied at the studio."
While "Car 99" was in production/
studio heads talked by phone across
the continent with Michigan State •
Police headquarters, to check on details. Tho actors, including Fred
MacMnrray, William Frawley and
Dean Jagger, were weighed, measur-'
ed and tested according to the Same
physical standards that recruits • for
the force have to pass.
Police cars used for the picture are
absolute duplicates of the    Michigaa
police cars, all Fords V-8s and the license numbers are actual    Michigaa :
police numbers.   When it wasdecld-'.
ed to use the interior   of   Michigaa
State's  famous  police  radio   station,-
WRDS, for scenes of the fHm,. photographs and tloorplans were submitted
by .the police and the studio was thus
able -to. build an exact   duplicate   €f
the  Michigan  station.    The  opening
sequences of "Car 99" show the pistol"
range     at   the.   Michigan   training
school.   The story of "Car 99",.ie filtefl
with incidents taken irom the files of "
the Michigan State Police.