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Crash Kills Father and Daughters t n Clinton County News Svt#utylkLCIinfoiLdwL$waLl$56 ST JOHNS. MICHIGAN 48879 119th year Vol. 50 42 PAGES AUGUST 15,1974 » r-'i New 7-mile stretch of US-127 to open Aug 27 Crash kills LANSING - A long-awaited seven-mile section uf US-127 Freeway bypassing Lansing will be opened to traffic Tuesday, father and Aug 27 the State Highway Commission has announced The section will connect the present terminus uf US-127 between Lansing and East Lansing with US-27 near DeWitt. It will daughters provide US-127 traffic with a direct route through the populous northeast Lansing' area, eliminating a traffic bottleneck at the BATH TWP - DuuiHf Abbott. 2B, his twin Road near Bath when Harte struck them US-127 and M-43 (Saginaw Street) in> daughters, Lisa and Lori, both 5 and his 18 broadside coming from Center Road. Abbott : tersection. month old daughter Trad, all of DeWitt and the twins were killed instantly while the A small section of the new freeway near were killed Wednesday night, Aug 7 when a 18 month-old baby was pronounced dead on DeWitt will serve as part of the future route car driven by Thomas Harte, 28, of Bath, hit arrival at the hospital Only Mrs Abbott and of the planned 1-69 Freeway from Charlotte their Vega station wagon broadside Harte remain alive. The accident is still under investigation to Perry. • t Harte is iii serious condition and Abbott's Public, dedication ceremonies, sponsored wife, Rae Ellen, 26, is still in a semi-coma. and no further information was available by the Lansing Regional Chamber of The family was traveling west on Clark from the Bath Township Police Commerce in cooperation with the Department of State Highways and Tran­ sportation, wilLbe held 11 am at the Lake Lansing Road interchange- Details of^ the Hold rites for ceremony will be announced. Negotiations » Harold Beardslee successful in St Johns District OVID - Harold S. Beardslee, 81, of 117 W High St, died Friday, Aug 9 at Memorial ST JOHNS - It has been announced'by Hospital in Owosso Earl Lancaster, St Johns School superin­ Mr Beardslee was director of Central tendent, that tentative agreement has been National Bank He was also a member of the reached between the district's negotiating United Church, the Ovid Masonic Lodge No teams St Johns firemen, assisted by DeWitt firemen, battle a house fire Tuesday on Yallup Road 127 and 100F The agreement has not yet been ratified, near DeWitt. The fire in the house, owned by Lyle Hallead, is believed to have been caused He started in the bank iState Savings with details of the agreement to he an­ by an electrical malfunction. Bunk of Ovid' in 191D, directly after nounced after ratification. graduation hi 191S he went to California where he worked for the Standard oil Co. He returned to Mich and was employed for a year at the St Johns National Bank. Cording DeWitt Twp vote opens way for square dancing bar back to Ovid in 1917, he again started work at dje State Savings Bank. He was first" Trustee Eileen Corr, felt that there} were too feature something that no other bar in the POWELL WANTS KETKAC I ION elected a director in 1920, and in 1950, was DEWITT TWP - After about an hour of many bars Within, the area, even though the The meeting had opened with Ted Powell, named president , debate, the DeWitt Township Board ap­ Lansing area has as of yet ~ square- majority existed just south of the county dancing The audience attending the owner of King Arthur's 'Mobile Homei Mr Beardslee remained as director of the proved the granting of a liquor license to Mr line Court asking lor a letter of retructiuu to and Mrs EJdon Bell to open up a bar on the meeting were very favorable to the proposal Central National Bunk of St Johns in Ovid One person at the meeting suggested that and as'one unidentified man said "If you each and every resident of King,. Arthur's when the change was made from State corner of US 27 and Wieland-Rd. The vote stating that Powell had iiut lied to the J< was approved '4*1, with Dale Emerson voting since only 2 \iqmv permits remained until have square dancing, I'll be there every Savings Bank of Ovid about 12 years ago. 1980, they should be saved for either a big night" tenants that they were being charged Si He-** as born in Ovid Dec 7,1892, the son of in the negative; saying be wanted 2 more more per family than any uthel1 resident of weeks to consider it Treasurer Oliver chain like Holiday inn or a bar in the north­ George and Florence Beardslee, He ern part'of the township. DeWitt Township for the sewer system married Ida M Moulton in Ovid Oct 7,1914. Angel) and Bill Purvis were absent from the Powell had sent to the residents uf tile meeting Emerson agreed with the idea of there After the approval of the liquor permit. Mr and Mrs Beardslee celebrated their 50th being too many bars in the proposed location Bell stated to the press after the meeting, "I trailer court a letter dated July 15 ex­ wedding anniversary in 1964. The police eonlmittee had originally voted and questioned the success of such a project. appreciate the board acting on the proposal plaining that each residential unit had to He was known as Mr Ovid in the area and 44 on Aug 7 in favor at denying Bel) the Bell pointed out that his bar would be on their own merits " Bell hopes to have the pay $10.50 a month like everyone else in the w as honored for his long service to the Ovid permit The police committee, headed by different from the others since it would place ready in ytf days township fur a sewer system pius $4 extra community by the Lions Club and Business tor the building and maintenance of a lift Assoc in 1965- " HAROLD BEARDSLEE station to create an efficient, ndn polluting He is survived by his wife, Ida, l son, system Powell accused the township of George, of Casta Mesa, Calif; and I grand- B Ridley and Rev Earl Copelin officiating. Sunday is Fowler Little League Day lorcing the residents uf Kilig Arthur's Court sou A Masonic Service was also held at the to pay more than other taxpayers in the Funeral services were held Monday, Aug Houghton Chapel on Sunday night. In­ op and Clinton National Bank vs Matthews. The Fowler Little League Program in­ community. 12 at United Church in Ovid with Rev Claude terment was in Maple Grove Cemetery. FOWLER -• Sunday, Aug 18.. is Little volved a total of 14 teams this vearMill) lliu j. League Day m Fowler. < The 2 division winners start their game at The board, it was reported, replied in an 6 pm with trophies to be, awarded after the boys between the ages of a-15. official letter to the residents of the trailor • Action begins at 1 pm at the Little League game * Following are the final standings: Diamond at Fink Field with 5 games to be court stating that* Powell had lied to his Final game of the day will be played at 8 MINOR LEAGUE tenants and the $4 extra was his choice, nut Ticket sales brisk for played throughout the afternoon and pm when the VFW plays the Conservation DIVISION I W L evening the board's Powel presented his complaint Club in a play-off. Both teams finished the Ken's Total 9 1 to the board last Monday, asking for a letter Millers vs Beckers starts off the com­ Major League season with 7-3 records. Clinton Bank 4 4 uf retraction The Board refused DeWitt Ox Roast petition at 1 pmi' followed by Fowler Trophies will also be awarded following this F Plumbing 4 5 Plumbing and Heating against Farmers Co­ Powell said that Board should pay for the game. Millers :i 5 lift station and Trustee Jack Kzeski wuuld DEWITT - Ticket sales have been brisk Band; recording artist, Phil Wilson, and, uot go along with it since he felt that the lor tlie DeWitt Ox Roast's upcoming Grand child singing sensation. Miss Helen Jean. DIVISION II ,1 W L board had not received enoughf data to act Ole Opry Shows according to Jerry Cole, Although tickets will be on sale at the St Johns site of Little-League Fowler Bowl 9 1 upon the matter. ticket chairman for the big event. door. Cole indicated that many are pur­ Matthews 4 5 The confrontation between Powell and the A large cast featuring Ernie Ashworth chasing tickets early to take advantage of a Farmers 2 8 board ended with the board not retracting ui]J present 2 two-hour performances in the substantial savings by buying in advance- All-Star Tournament next week Beckers 1 9 its statement and at the elushig of the Grand Ole Opry Tent in downtown DeWitt Advance tickets are available at DeWitt MAJORLEAGUE meeting, looking into what action they Saturday, Aug 17. Pharmacy (DeWitt >. Family Party Store * W L should take if Powell decides nut to go into Show times are 3 pm and 7;30 pm Ap­ iBath*, Field Pharmacy (Laingsburg?, Conservation 7 3 Bailey Music Center f St Johns.i, and'Knapps Chevrolet-Oldsmobile on US-27 the sewer after the lines have already been pearing with the famed Grand ole Opry star ST JOHNS - All-Star Little League VFW.
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