Call 224-2361 Your County Clinton County News News Line <**BIM* M» fittmkm Akm* C/-« 1MCA * ^^ »W %J ST JOHNS. MICHIGAN 48879 15 Cents VQJ.53 October 23, 1974 24 Pages Deafh claims Charge St Johns Ray Osborn Ray C Osborn, 73. of 309 E Clark St, resident of St Johns for 41 years and owner woman with of the Gamble Store, died suddenly on Oct 21 i in St Johns Mr Osborn was married to Nell Gallagher in Cincinatti, Ohio in 1929 He came to St Johns in 1933 and operated the Gamble Store murder of infant on North Clinton Ave t which he owned and operated until his retirement He was a daughter, Lisa Harrison was admitted to member of St Joseph Catholic Church. ST JOHNS - A 23-jear-old St Johns Clinton Memorial Hospital and later He is survived by his wife, Nell; 2 sons, woman has been charged with the 2d degree transferred to Sparrow Hospital in Lansing Rev Douglas Osborn of Rome, Italy, and murder of her 17-month old daughter with severe head injuries Richard C Osborn of Minneapolis, Minn, 2 Charged by St Johito Police with the 2d degree murder was C'hiyako Harrison She She remained in entfal condition until Oct daughters, Mrs Marda Puhlman of Mt Oct 15, when she died at 1 15 pm Pleasant and Mrs Nancy A, Barrett of St and her husband Larry Harrison reside at 1524 S Lansing, St Johns Mrs Harrison waived preliminary Johns, and 12 grandchildren examination and bond was set at $10,000, Funeral service arrangements had not Police received d report Oct 4 that the which wai not posted' been made at press time The Osgood Funeral Home can be contacted for in­ formation concerning the service Weekend Occident claims Boy struck life of man and daughter An Ovid nvtln and his 16-year-old daughter died early Saturday morning following this collision with by car 8 Clinton County Sheriff s patrol car. The accident occured at the intersection of HoUisitu and Colony OVID - An Ovid man and his daughter According to a witness, Sgt Kennell was Roads. See related story at right. died early Sunday morning following a traveling north on Hollister Rd with collision with a Clinton County Sheriff's overhead warning lights flashing when the ST JOHNS - A 3-year-old boy, Roy Elsea, patrol car. Garcia vehicle pulled across Hollister Rd 3932 W Walker Hd, was admitted to Carson Dead are Alejandro Garcia, W, 308 E trom Colonv Rd, The patrol car was City Hospital Friday after being struck by High St, Ovid and his daughter, Virginia believed to be traveling about 65-70 miles an automobile on Walker Rd Commission appoints Roesner Garcia, 16, of the same address per hour, responding to. a breaking and Police report Beth Ann Mayers, 22, 5395 entering in progress in Elsie W Kiriley Rd, was eastbound on Walker by Parr's Pharmacy in St Johns and has Sgt Donald LeRoy Kennell. 41, driver of The witness reported the Garcia vehicle when the youngster, son of Mr and Mrs ST JOHNS - Donald Roesner, 902 W assited m the operation of the hospital the patrol car, was treated for minor in stopped ior the Colony Rd stop sign and then William Elsea ran into the path of the car. Baldwin, has been appointed to fill the pharmacy for 10 years. juries biowl> started through the intersection He was taken to Carson City Hospital and remaining time of Robert Wood's term on then transferred to St Mary's in Grand the City Commission in St Johns Rapids and is listed in critical condition with Wood resigned when he and Paul Maples, head injuries city attorney, joined law firms. No tickets were issued Roesner, is chief pharmacist and pur­ Bath sets budget, chasing agent at Clinton Memorial Hospital. He is a 1954 graduate of the University of St Johns sets Michigan School of Pharmacy and has been a resident of tb& St Johns area for the past 14 hours for years , lowers millage rate Roesner and his wife. Ruth, have 5 Halloween children Michael and Mary, 14, Linda, 13. BY Deborah LaPar! In other business the board lu inspect each new house with the charge to Ralph, 9, and Janet, 6. County News Writer •Agreed unammoush, to buy 4 8 acres of the homeowner ST JOHNS - Halloween hours have been property for $7000 and the back taxes announced by the St Johns City Com­ He is a past member and president of the BATH TWP - Bath Twp's Board of •Voted unanimously to let the county be *Gjve approval to June Burnett, mission St Johns Jaycees; past chairman of the Trustees unanimously approved the $272,943 responsible for enforcing the new btate treasurer, to conbnue her ^efforts in Oct 31 spooks goblins, etc will receive-the Clinton County--March of Dimes, past proposed 1975 budgat Monday during their construction code which will go into effect organizing a health clinic for senior citizens -* word to begin their trick or treat activities member of the St Johns' Area Chamber of regular meeting- Nov e. The new code would require a and children in the Bath area Mid-Michigan when the fire whistle blows at 6 pm Commerce Board of Directors and is a The budget provided for a drop in tax licensed electrician and a licensed plumber Health is interested in sponsoring the clinic Donald Ro«sner The end of trick or treating will be former member of the St Joseph Parochial millage from 6 to 4.5 mills part of which was SG}$BOI Board. a l-mitl drop which was specially voted in signaled by the fire whistJe at 8:30 pm. American Pharmaceutical Association Homeowners are asked to turn on porch Currently he is a member of the St Johns 1973 for fire equipment Tie-breaker wins contest Parking Board. St Johns Lions Club. Before joining the staff lat Clinton breaker bcore of 39 total points. Actual total lights to light the way for the youthful Memorial Hospital, Roesner was employed ST JOHNS - Three contestants guessed 10 celebrators Michigan Pharmaceutical Association and There was a drop of 5 mills due to the correct games out of a possible 11 due to the points Tn the Vale-Columbia game were 44 increase in assessments by the 10% factor MSU Illinois tie game m last weelVs Clinton Coming in 2d was Vaughn Simpson, 310^ placed on ail property assessments in the County News Football Contest N Lansing. St Johns, with his tie-breaker county by the State Tax Commission it-ore of 16 Placing 3d was Hilda Bancroft, Included in the budget were raises for Houever, David Hjler, 506 Church St. St <it5 w Sickles, St Johns v> tth her tie, breaker elected officials and policeman Elected Johns, look the prize money with his tie- of 35 officials will receive a 3% raise and policemen will receive 4 2 to 6 4% raises Also policemen pensions will be fully paid, instead of "5% as in the past Set highway interviews The 2 largest increases m the budget were for road construction and park main­ The Michigan Dept of State location study of US-27 between tenance The 1974 budget provided for Highways and Transportation Lansing and Ithaca $33,585 for road construction and, by June v. ill be conducbng interviews of 30, 1974 $55,744 had been spent The new residents in Bengal, Bingham, The department is con­ budget earmarks $80,000 for road con­ DeWitt, Essex, Greenbush, sidering all alternatives in­ struction and maintenance. Ohve, Rifey and Watertown cluding the possibility of no Township the week beginning action at all The sum of $5,858 was provided for park uct 28 maintenance and development as compared The interview;, are in ton Conducting the interview will to $1,500 provided for in 1974. junction with the corridor and be MSU students Thp Gunniionville School restoration project received a boost rtfeently when Clinton National Bank President Brandon C. White, Jr presented the sponsoring group * contribution. Accepting the cheek from White ti Nancy Cheney, treasurer, while Sue Creaser and Oliver Angell look on. Ms Creaser, a teacher, is on special assignment working with the restoration committee and Angell is chairman. Candidates to meet voters in St Johns Thursday The St Johns Woman's Club is sponsoring will each speak briefly and answer ST JOHNS-Five candidates for state, a$j the event in the interest of the voting public. questions from the audience. and county offices and 2 judicial candidates Charles Coletta, Engineering Manager for Candidates who have agreed to come and for this area will be on hand to meet local Sealed Power of St Johns, who served on this meet the public/or this program are: Elaine voters this Thursday at 8 pm for the "Meet city's commisslori for 20 years and was Brockmyre, D, running for the County Your Candidate" program at the Central mayor of St John* for 8 yrs will serve as Board of Commissioners, 5th District, National BankXommunity Room moderator for the panel of candidates who Richard J. Allen, R, and Richard Warren, t D. for the 30th District of the State Senate; / Donald L. SJanton, D, and incumbent First Nighiers Stanley M. Powell, R, for the 88th District of the State House of Representatives, and Frederick Lewis, incumbent and William Jackson for District Judge. announce try-outs Other candidates for this area in the upcoming November 4 election are Donald ST JOHNS - The St Johns First Nighers 8 pm each evening.