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CLARE, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 1, 1940
New Series Vol. 49, No. €
WOMEN GOLFERS
ELECT OFFICERS
TUESDAY NIGHT
Mrs. A. J. Doherty "Tees
Off" With Awards of  *
Season
The regular annual banquet which is
held by the Clare /Women Golfers, consisted of a delicious turkey dinner at
Hotel Doherty, on the evening of October 29.
Following tho dinner, the business
meeting was called to order by the
President, Mrs! E. A. Anderson. The
Treasurer's report was given by Mrs.
Paul Manee, showed that after all the
expenses, including those of the Central Michigan Tournament, held in
July, the club still had a substantial
balance.
Officers were elected as follows;
resident, Mrs. William Titus; Treasurer, Mrs. Joheph Naumes; Sports
Chairman, Mrs. N. A. Elden; Handicap
committee, Miss Frances Anderson
and Mrs. Elmer Hagerl.
The Sports Chairman, Mrs. A. J.
Doherty assisted by Mrs. Clara Titus,
presented the trophies and awards
from an improvised "Tee," which
looked very real. Original rhymes by
Mrs. Titus, as each winner came on
the tee, had the audience in a roar.
The Jenny Bowler Trophy was presented by Mrs, Bowler to Mrs. Albert
Haley, club champion of 1940. Following this came the runner-up, Mrs.
Anderson. The consolation prize went
to Mrs. J. K. Naumes, 1st flight, Mrs.
Sam Garfield, runner-up, Mrs. Bernie
Hampton; 2nd flight, Mrs. Hagerl,
runner-up, Mrs. James Olson; 3rd
flight, Marion Olson, runner-up, Mrs.
Theodore Bowler; 4th flight, Mrs.
'Lyle Chapman, and runner-up, Mrs.
Doherty,
The Handicap Trophy was won by
Mrs. Hagerl, who also has the distinction of having lowered her handicap
more than anyone in the club. Mrs.
Anne Gerhart, of Saginaw, who was
runner-up in the handicap race, was
(Continued  on Page Twelve)
Specialist in
Child Diseases
Coming to Clare
On Friday, November 8, Dr. Mark
Osterlin-, a specialist in children's diseases irom Central Michigan Children's Clinic in Traverse City, will
hold a clirfip in the County Nurse's
office in the City Hall in Clare. This
service is free to doctors and parents
in the county and anyone may bring
children in by consulting either their
own doctor or the County Nurse,
Martha Knecht, and making an appointment.
These clinics are made possible by
the Children's Fund of Michigan and
are furnished to those counties that
have Health Units.
JOHN C. McGUIRE
DIES AT VERNON
HOME WEDNESDAY
Succumbs to III Health After Living There Sixty-
Years
John C. McGuire, a resident of Vernon township for about sixty years,
passed away at his home there Wednesday noon, at the age of eighty-two
years, three months and nineteen
days, following a long period of ill
."health, the past three weeks of which
he was confined to his bed.
Funeral services were held from tbe
Doherty Funeral Home at 8:30 o'clock
and St. Henry's church, Vernon township, at 9:00 o'clock Saturday morning, with Rev. Fr. Gordon Grant officiating, and Interment will be made in
St. Henry's cemetery. ,
Mr. McGuire's life story will be published next' week.
GRAYLING CLUB
GUESTS OF CLARE
KIWANIANS WED.
Chevrolet  Personnel   Man
Guest Speaker of
Evening
The Clare Kiwanis Club met at the
Hotel Doherty Wednesday evening for
a 6:30 inter-club dinner meeting, with
the Grayling club as guests.
President Harold Fleming presented
President Farnham Matson, of the
Grayling club, who introduced Chris
Addison, of the Personnel Division of
the Chevrolet plant at Flint, as speaker of the evening.
Mr. Addison outlined and explained
the work of the Personnel Division of
large industries, such as Chevrolet,
mentioning the different phases,
namely: 1. Employment, 2. Wages and
hours. 3, General working conditions
in plants, 4. Training and educational
(program, 5. Economic security for employees, 6. Research covering various
plant situations, 7. Plant protection.
He mentioned that the Flint Chevrolet plant employs 12,000 imen, of
whom 750 are engaged in supervisory
capacities, and that their health is
safeguarded by two doctors and thirty-
four nurses.
He stressed the point that no
barrier stands between employees and
employers, as is commonly thought;
that the employees as a whole were'
conscientious workers and the employers are interested in and cooperative with the workers; and that the
voice of dissension that now and then
arises is that of only a few.
Rev. Fr. Stanley Morrison and Elmer Hagerl were guests.
JAMES 0. PELKEY
SENTENCED TO 2
ARS IN PRISON
Lake Boy to Face Breaking
and Entering Charge
First of Week
CLAUD S. WHEATON
WES AT EIGHT POINT
LAKE HOME SUNDAY
James Orland Pelkey, of Mt. Pleasant, charged with unlawful taking and
using an automobile belonging to Central Motor Sales, of this city, where he
had been employed only a few hours
before the taking, was brought before
Circuit Court Judge Ray Hart Monday
morning, plead guilty, and received a
sentence of two years in the State's
Prison for Southern Michigan.
Pelkey took the car to Detroit and
it was there three days before the
same was located.
Minor to Face Charges
A fifteen year old Lake boy, who
with an eleven year old companion,
ran away from the Isabella County
Retention Home Saturday, will be
brought into court for a hearing the
first of the week, charged with breaking and entering a tavern at Lake.
The hoys allegedly stole a car in
Mt. Pleasaivt, left it in Clare, taking
a car belonging to Rolland Krell,
which was parked across from Thayers* Dairy on Beech street, at about
'9:30 Saturday evening, drove to Lake
and broke into business places, drove
on to Reed City and changed license
plates, abandoned the Krell car in
Reed City after entering business
places there, stole another car out of
Reed City and drove it to Grand
Rapids, where they were taken into
custody by Grand Rapids police while
attempting to break and enter there.
They were returned to Mr, Pleasant
by State Police.
This is the second charge against
the older boy for escaping from the
Detention Home and breaking and
entering.
The boys names are withheld pending the disposition of the case by the
Clare County Probate Court.
Gov. Dickinson
Speaks at Lqcal
- Church Sunday
Six hundred" persons were present
Sunday at the Methodist church to
hear Governor Luren D, Dickinson
speak on "Temperance" and'the special emphasis he stressed of the home
training of the early life $f children.
Preceding the opening of the service
Mrs. Paul Lowrey played several numbers on the organ. Hymns were sung
at different intervals, of /.the, :servfce.
A new Bible-for the pulpit was- pie-,
sented by Mr. and Mrs, E( H.-;, Btertt£t»
man, in jmiemory *of their ^beloved, parents. The Senior. Choir s4ng "''Thanks
Be To God," i
This occasion, marks- a -i'victory service" which the Clare jltid .Farwell
church congregations, held to commemorate the completion of many improvements in both churches. Other
improvements and decorations are being planned, >
This was indeed a thankful and
happy occasion for the mepnbers and
a pleasure for the children as well as
the adults to meet the Governor and
shake his hand at the close of the
service. '
TWO HARRISON
PEOPLE KILLED
SUNDAYMORNING
Others Seriously Injured in
Week End Traffic
Accidents
Laid
at Rest in Garfield Cemetery Tuesday
Afternoon
HARRY T. McKERRING
SUCCUMBS TO ILLNESS
AT FLUSHING HOME
Funeral Services   to   Be Held
From Flushing Church
Saturday
Harry T. McKerring, former resident and theatre operator of this city,
passed away, in Flushing Wednesday,
following a period of ill health.
Mr. McI-erring has been postmaster
at Flushing for several years and Mrs.
McKerring ha3 acted as his deputy
during his illness.
Funeral services Will be held at
10:00 o'clock Saturday morning, from
the Flushing Catholic church.
CLARE BOY SCOUTS USHERS
AT MICHIGAN-FENNSyLWIA
GAME AT ANN ARBOR SAT.
Jack Rodabaugh, Harvey Hartshorn,
Dudley Loyett and Dean Manee of the
Boy Scout Troop No. 125, of Clare, left
early Saturday morning in company-
with Morrel- iClute, Assistant Scout
Master, and.G. C; Garthe for Aim Arbor to be ushers at the Michigan-Pennsylvania football game. They all reported a grand time and. a real football game. .T&ey arrived home at 8:30
Saturday evening.- ;        ,:   .
Claud S. Wheaton was born August
29,1886, at Otisville, Mich., and passed
away at his home at Eight Point Lake,
Sunday, October 27, 1940, at the age
of fifty-four years, one month and
twenty-seven days.
On May 1, 1909, he was united in
marriage to Isabell Miller and to this
union were born two children, Wilma
Georgia, who died at the age of three
and a half years, and Robert Claud,
age thirteen, at home.
Besides the wife aud son he leaves
to mourn his passing, one. brother,
Wallace Wheaton; a sister, Mrs. Mytle
Bissell; two half sisters, Mrs. . Ethel
Diehl and Mrs, Shirley Miller, all of
Flint; several nieces and nephews;
and many friends.
For the past three years, Mr. Wheaton has driven school bus No. 1 out
of Lake. Although his health has been
poor for several years it is only the
past week it was considered serious.
Those who attended the funeral
from away were: Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Wheaton, Sr., Mr. and Mrs.. Wallace Wheaton Jr., ,Mr. and Mrs. Jake
Diehl, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Miller, Mr,
and Mrs. Wiht Bissell, Mrs. Beatrice
Byrne, Mrs. Bertha Ranville, Mrs.
Pearl Meekling, Mr. Gerald Evans, of
Flint; Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Wheaton,
of Fairgrove; Arthur Evans and
daughter, Maxine. of Davison; and Mr.
and Mrs. "Harley Bently,' of Farwell.
Old friends to come from Detroit
and Pontiac were Mr. and Mrs. John
Tioson, of Detroit; Mr. and Mrs. Lewis
Hall, Mrs. Ida Feather-tone, from Pontiac; aiid Mr. and Mrs. Harold Shln-
jeck of Keego Harber.
He was laid to rest in Garfield
cemetery Tuesday afternoon, October 29, beside his little daughter.
CLARE COUNTY
M.E.A. MEETS AT
HARRISON TOES.
Senator Ben Carpenter Wss
Guest Speaker of
Evening
The Clare County Division of the
Michigan Educational Association
held their fall meeting in the Social
rooms of the Congregational church
in Harrison, Monday evening, October
28, with fifty-five teachers of the Clare
county city and rural schools in attendance. The Harrison, Clare and
Farwell schools all had a nearly perfect attendance of faculty members,
with only Supt. R. F. Tyndall, of Far-
well, and Coach Ronald Keller, of
Harrison, absent.
The meeting opened with a banquet
served by the Young Women's Auxiliary of the church with roast pork as
the main course of the menu, Mrs.
Belle Deller, of Clare, offered prayer
before dinner, and Miss Beverly Zubler, of Harrison, played a group of
piano selections as dinner music.
The guest speaker of the evening
was Ben Carpenter, of Harrison, who
is a candidate for the office of State
Senator. Mr.-Carpenter spoke briefly
complimenting the teachers on their
patient efforts in striving for constant
improvement aud progress in the
schools of the county.
The new teachers of the County
were introduced:
The business session was conducted
by Paul Bennett, of Harrison, vice
president. An amendment offered by
County School Commissioner Miss
Helen. Hether* was accepted by the
organization that new officers be
elected from the floor to fill vacancies. Paul Bennett was elected president to replace Mrs. David Harper, of
the Temple school, who resigned her
position, and Paul Lowrey of Clare
was elected vice president. Mrs. Deller was elected Treasurer to fill the
vacancy left by the resignation of
Miss Tobler, who. has moved from
CJare county.
Reports were given by each of the
committees of the organization on. the
work accomplished in ea.cn of their .departments this year. .Supt. E. D.
Kennedy, of Glare, spoke briefly explaining the amendments of the coming elections* • Tentative plans .'were
made for the next meeting which will
be held in Farwell with the Farwell
faculty entertaining. ,
Ask about the lay away plan for
Christmas. Gift,and .Mower •Sfic-p.iadv.
BAKE SALE
The Colonville Ladles will have a
sale of baked goods, chicken,, creanv,
eggs, and cottage cheese, at the Vandewarker grocery store/Saturdjiy, November 2. '    '"    "  ,".
(By Harrison Correspondent}
Harrison was greatly' shocked and
grieved Suuday to learn of the tragic
accident which occurred about four
o'clock that morning, October 27,
claiming the lives of two of Harrison's
young people.
Miss Vera Price, 19, a Senior of the
Harrison high school, and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Price, of
Hamilton township, and LaVern Darling, 23, operator of the Darling
Beauty Shop in Harrison, and the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Darling, of
Greenwood township, were killed instantly when the auto in which they
were riding left highwaytrS-27* seven
miles south of Harrison, and crashed
into a tree.
Miss Delia Mae Burnett, 17 high
school Senior, the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. John Burnett, of Greenwood
township, was treated at the offices
of Dr. Kuno Hammerberg of Clare, for
severe head and face lacerations and
released; and Ernest Rb*th, son of Mr.
and Mrs. David Roth of Harrison, was
treated at Haimimerberg's offices and
sent to the Mt. Pleasant hospital, with
a severe gash beneath his nose, a
badly fractured aiose, and other injuries.
The accident occurred as the party
of young people -were returning home
from the dance at Windover Lake.
They had motored to Clare, where
they had taken the third girl of the
party to her home, and were headed
toward Harrison. Burdette Reigle, 20
son of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Reigle, of
Harrison, who is employed in Battle
Creek, and was visiting his parents
over the week end, was driving the
auto, which he had borrowed for the
.evening from his. sister and husband,
Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Henry Hughes, of
Ann Arbor, who were; also visiting
here. According to the report of
Sheriff Seaver Amble, who investi-
the accident, the-four above mentioned
youths were asleep in tbe back seat
of the car and Burdette fell asleep at
the wheel.
It's reported that the car left the
road on the left .hand side, on the top
of the Cunningham hill, followed the
shoulder about five hundred feet, and
crashed into the tree which grows
about twenty feet from the pavement.
The car sides wiped the tree, tearing
off the entire left side, the impact
hurling the car in a circle and throwing the passengers from, the tangled
Wreckage.
A party of Ionia men, who were
headed for Houghton Lake for Sunday's hunting, notified the Sheriff of
the accident and took the injured
couple to Clare, Coroner Andrew
Friz, of Clare, examined the accident
victims and pronounced their deaths
accidental.
DIST. MEETING OF
POSTAL EMPLOYEES
AT HOTEUOHERTY
National State Representative Principal Speaker at
Saturday Meet
A good will district meeting of Postal employees and their wives was held
at the Hotel Doherty Saturday eve-
3iingr beginning with a dinner at seven
o'clock. Sixty guests were present
from many of the surrounding towns
and cities. Rey. Harry ^Cleveland gaye
the invocation,
After the dinner, J. George Teeter,
chairman, presided and extended a
welcome to the guests. He introduced
the local postmaster, Francis Jackson,
who gave the address "Welcome."
This was responded to, by Bernard
Re-fey, of Mt. Pleasant,
The' main address of the evening
was given by Rolla W- Langell, National State Representative, of Port
Huron, -who spoke on "The Purpose of
the Meeting." Reponses were given
by Hugh Currie, Flint, a member of
the Michigan Association of Letter
Carriers—for letter carriers; Joe
Hunter, Beaverton—for rural carriers;
James, McDonnell, Graylings—for postmasters; and Guy Weller, Saginaw,—
a representative of the District.
Roland Cass, President of the Michigan Federation of Post Office Clerks,
talked on the State Organization of
the National Federation of Post Office
Clerks. The retirement plan was explained by Emil A. Rosander, Chairman of the retirement committee, of-
Flint Local 271, N.F.P.O.C.
One of the speakers at the round
table discussion, which took place at
the close of the program, was George
Dreyer, first President of the State
Federation of Post Office Clerks, serving in 1917, giving a very interesting
talk of the postal service then and
comparing it to the present.
Much credit for the success of this
meeting is due the local chairman,
Mr. Teeter, for his untiring efforts
and splendid and efficient manner in
which he so ably performed his duties.
Final Home Grid
Game Here This
Afternoon at 2:30
The Evart grid squad will meet the
Pioneers in the last home football
game of the season on the local athletic field this afternoon with kick-off
at 2:30.
The Pioneers have had their ups
and downs this season, but still they
are our Pioneers and one of the best
high school grid aggregations in this
section.
Nothing will make them happier
than a full grandstand for their final
home appearance. Folks, we leave it
up to you!
ZENOBIA CHAPTER
HOLDS BIRTHDAY
PARTHAST WEEK
Past Matrons and  Patrons
Honored Guests at
Annual Event
CLARE COMMUNITY
FAIR TO BE HELD
NOVEMBER 6-7
Rural School Day Will Be
Featured November
Seventh
Following rtry recent illness, I have
reopened my barber shop in the A.&P.
Store basement. Edward Epple.    adv.
Books, Bibles, and dictionaries-—:
child,ren.'5i bqak^Gitt and Flower
Shop. .',. - _.■■..■•'.>■    '  . . ady
Frost Township Man Injured
(By Harrison Correspondent)
Art Sutton of Frost township is. a
patient at the Mt. Pleasant hospital,
suffering with a double fracture of his
leg, as the result of a head-on. automobile collision which occurred Thursday evening, October 24*
Sutton, who was driving the car
owned-by Bert Henry of Frost town*
ship, had parked on the shoulder of
highway, US*27, three and one-half
miles north of-Harrison, and repaired
ia flat tire. According to Sheriff
Reaver Amble, wiio investigated the
accident) Sutton was .at the, back of
| his cart replaatog .the spare tire,, when
(Conttnusd on JEagaY'T.#eiite>
The annual Clare Community Fair
will again be centered at Clare High
gyminasium.' _ Completed plans which
include many hew ideas and features,
will make this event one to be long
remembered.
The Agriculture Division is to be
supervised by the F.F.A. this year,
tinder the. direction of the following:
General Manager—Bernard Scott.
Assistant Manager—William Leosh.
Business Manager—Ed. Schlafley.
Secretary—Robert Clute,
Treasurer—Leslie Brown.
Everyone within the Clare trading
area is invited and eligible to exhibit
faVhi products in this division. Ribbons and liberal premiums are being
awarded through the efforts of the
Clare Board of Education cooperating,
with the ' Clare-Isabella Agricultural
Society and the State Department of
Agriculture. Exhibits mus.t be entered
by 9:30 a. m. November 6th. They
may be viewed in the afternoon and
evening of both days.
The Home Economics divison is to
be supervised by the Home Economics
Club under the direction of the following:
Superintendent—Anna Marie Murphy.
Assistant Superintendent—-Ersel Arnold.   ._■■•-■•
Secretary—Zella Carey.
Assistant Secretary—Ruth Stoy.
Baked products, canned goods, sewing, fancy work, 4-H club work, summer projects, and antiques are to be
exhibited. Besides these exhibits each
Home Economics Class is to prepare
an exhibit.    _ ,
"Rural School Bay" will be featured
on Thursday, November 7th. A program of especial interest to rural
schools of !this area will start at 8:30
a. m. when pupils of these schools wili
be guests of the F. F. A. and Home
3f_cOnc-mics clubs at; the premier Showing of the "Hoosier Schoolmaster."
This thifee-act comedy will again be
given at 3:00 p. m., of. the same day.
A. parade bf all the schools which have
entered exhibits or contestants in the
spelling, ciphering, must- memory, and
athletic contests will be, formed at
noon.
Fihals of the above mentioned con*
tests will be run off in the afternon.
(Th'e '■' afternoon program Will • also in-
dlude adult events, such as nail driy-
lug: contests, husband calling, etc*
'I'ive hundred premium lists' with
-oimplete details of the faff have been
distributed in^the Clare trading area,
On Thursday evening of last week
•Zenobia Chapter No. 129, Order of
the Eastern Star held a well attended
special 'meeting in the Chapter room
with Worthy Matron Annabelle Hampton presiding.
The occasion was the annual birthday party of the Chapter, this year being the 46th year since its organization, and this was combined with the
annual Past Matrons' and Past
Patrons' night.
Following the opening of the Chapter the Past Matrons and Past
Patrons were presented to the Chapter in a colorful flower ceremony.
Seventeen Past Matrons and Past
jPatrons were present as follows:
Myra Asline, Doris Empey, Iva D.
Fisher, Ada Hochstetler, Mabel K.
Horton, Anna Northon, Nellie M. Sherwood and Adeline C. Wylie, all Past
Matrons of Zenobia Chapter; Minnie
Brown, Pearl E. Clute, Ida M. Crigier,
Josephine Murdoch and Ethel Ryan,
all Past Matrons of other Chapters;
Rev. Albert Dawe, Jacob Walker and
Alexander E. Wylie, all Past Patrons
of Zenobia Chapter and Ernest W.
Brown, Past Patron of the Farwell
Chapter.       '
The program chairman for the evening, Bella Mair, introduced the three
following numbers, all of them being
excellently well rendered:
Reading by Anna Rogers.
Two piano solos by Nelda Jones.
Two vocal solos by Doris Empey accompanied by Nelda Jones at tbe
piano.
Following the close of the Chapter
meeting all retired to the dining room
for refreshments. The tables were
tastefully decorated with the colors of
the Order and in the center of the
main table rested a huge birthday cake
suitably inscribed to designate the occasion and to honor the Past Matrons
and Past Patrons.
FELIX H.H.FLYNN
GREETED BY LARGE
AUDIENCEJUESDAY
Republicans Rally in Clare.
and in Harrison This
Week
Despite the rainy night, a larger
crowd was on hand to hear Felix H. 3BL
Flynn, Republican candidate for States
Treasurer, at the Rally Tuesday nig-tfc
in the City Hall,
The hall was very attractively decorated with festoons of red, white aatfl
blue crepe paper, posters of all couifc:-
ty, state and national candidates anft-
a beautiful bouquet of chrysanthemum on the speaker's table.
The Clare High School Band, under-
the direction of Mr. Keith Hunter,.,
played while the crowd was gathering:
and also opened the meeting by playing The Star Spangled' Banner, .whit*.
was followed by the Invocation! byr
Rev. Albert Dawe.
Donald E. Holbrook; as County
Chairman of the Republican Party-,
welcomed the friends and asked Mr&_
•Lulu Alurphy, of Harrison, to introduce all' county candidates. John W.
Dunlop, Republican candidate for Representative, gave-a short talk.
The High School Male Quartet rendered two numbers, "Michigan My
Michigan" and the University or
Michigan song "Yellow and Blue.'"
This splendid music was very much-
enjoyed as well as the Clare Hlgfcx
School Band.
Mr. Holbrook, before introducing:;
the main speaker of the evening, readL
portions of Wendell Wilkie's Acceptance Speech. A very interesting talk:,
was given by Mr. Flynn. At the conclusion of his talk, Rev. Dawe pronounced the benediction.
Mr. Rushton, Republican candidates-
for Attorney General, was the speaker-
at the Republican Rally at Harrison..
October 29, where another large crowfe.
was in attendance.
A good deal of credit was given the*
ladies and Mr. Damoth and Mr. Bayeas.-
for their splendid help in making tbes.-
Clare Rally a grand success.
INFORMATION FOR
THOSE INTERESTED IN
VOLUNTARYJNDUCTION
Applicants Qualifying in Glass
1-A Will Be First Men
Inducted
Tbe following letter received by the
local Draft Board, from the. State
Headquarters for Selective Service,
will answer inquiries made of local
'Draft Board officials concerning voluntary induction.
October 26, 1940
1. If a person between ljU-and 21
who did not register on Registration
Day applies to the local board for ipir
mediate induction into the armed
forces, he shall be registered by the
board in exactly the same manner as
any late registrant. His registration
card is to be numbered in continuation
of the board's regular serial numbers.
An order number is assigned in the
sequence that the particular serial
number Would normally take from the
National Master List. (See par. 316,
SSR).
2. In the case of any applicant for
immediate induction (whether under
21 and therefore registered by the
board as outlined under item 1, above,
or over 21 and^registered on October
16) the letter "V" shall be placed in
the space for the Order Number—
that is, in. the block in the upper right
corner of the registration card. This
indicates" that the registrant is a volunteer.
3. Require the applicant to complete
Form 165, "Application for Voluntary
Induction,"' Tell him that a Questionnaire will be sent him as soon as
possible and that upon return of the
Questionnaire he will he classifie'd as
any other registrant; that If .'he is
found to be available for military ser-
(Contlnned on Page Twelve)
WM. N. CONNER
DIES IN HOSPITAL
SUNllAY^O-T. 2(T
Services  Held in  GladwiiK
for Well Known Arthur-
Resident
William N, Conner, a resident of
Arthur Township for the past forty-
two years, passed away Sunday, October 20, after being ill in a hospitak
for the past month.
Mr. Conner was born in Grout township, Gladwin county, January 31~-
IS73, and was married to Elviras
Shearer July 9, 1899, who died in May?
1800. In February, 1907, he' wax-
married to Hazel Shaver- and this^
union was blessed with six children^,
three of whom died in infancy.
..Surviving bini are his wife; three;
daughters, Mrs. Gary_ Mielke, of Arthur township, Mrs. Oswald Mielke, oC
Hamilton township, Ruth, at home?
five grandchildren; one' brother^
Philip Conner, of Grout; and a sister,,
Mrs. Frank Wood, of Harri_on.
Funeral services were held at the?
Rogers. Funeral Home in Gladwin-.
Wednesday afternoon, October 23, at
2:00 o'clock,- with Rev, H. R, Fiddler-
conducting tbe services and Reic
Charles Kleinhardt officiating, Inteap-
ment -was made in Grout Cemetery-
ANNUAL MEETING OF
CLARE-GLADWIN DIST.
F. F. A. HELD MONDAI
Gordon Kleiner and Ed Stro-isss
Elected District
Officers
The annual meeting of the Clare-
Gladwin district F.F.A. was held at
Gladwin Monday evening. The greenr-
hand degree was conferred By the--.
county officers and the F.F.A. degrees:
by the Farwell chapter officer*-.
Twenty-two members and Advisor Jajsr-
C. Hansen of the Clare chapter were--
present.
Each chapter was assignedione number  On   the  entertainment  program^.
with Clare. presenting Normarc Qrvtes;
with his "uke" and Bill Spencer.wit-Ri.
his banjo ire instrumental and vocaSi'
Selections.
Gordon Kleiner and Ed. Strouse, of
the local chapter, were elected District
Treasurer and .Conductor, respectively.   The annual meeting will be helil
at^Beayerton next year.
Rexal),lc sale..ends Saturday nigUti.
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