Urge Farmers to Report Labor Needs for 1943
Farmers needing any farm labor in 1943 should report now. The Department of Agriculture and AAA aim to collect all requests to match war crop planting and harvesting needs with available workers. Submit applications at the County Triple-A office or through Community Committeemen.
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Department of Agriculture
Robert C. Kleiner
Clare County Aaa
War Board
AAA
Extension Service
Kleiner
SAA
Ceiling Prices Fixed on Eating and Seed Potatoes
Government sets table potato ceiling at 2.35 dollars per cwt at shipping point B O B. Seed and select seed prices capped and tagged with lot numbers. Sellers must provide invoices and notify OPA offices. buyers confirm seed use. Records kept for possible investigation into irregular sales.
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OPA
Clare County outlines farm plans to meet national crisis
County officials report progress on farm production with 825 farms contacted. April 1 deadline for county reports to aid state filing. The piece notes citizens must cooperate as the nation plans for war needs, with figures on daily food requirements for soldiers and high overall costs.
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Clare County
United States
Farmers Unite for Vast Production Push Amid Obstacles
The text emphasizes collective effort in farming, noting a large, planned drive to maximize welfare through coordinated action. It highlights that no single person can manage the task, but joint effort can achieve seemingly impossible results.
Wintering a Sow Economically with a Wind Save
A March wind toppled a straw stack in the Schunk barn yard. A missing black sow failed to appear at feed until a search found she was buried under the blown straw. The wind saved the sow without cost to her, as she survived the near starvation.
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Stanley Schunk
Schunk
Sow Emerges From Straw Pile After Weeklong Rescue
After digging failed to locate the sow for days the straw pile was dug again on the 225th when hog grunts were heard. Stanley and Mark pried the straw and the sow burst from confinement nearly in Stanley’s face. The sow survived a week in the straw and the farmer regards it as a lucky boost to the next litter’s profit.
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Mark Schunk
Stanley
Mark
Michigan State Radio Highlights Farm News Commentator
WKAR station in Michigan State College broadcasts farm news with a Farm News Commentator feature, spotlighting pertinent state and national farm topics and related commentary.
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Michigan State Radio
WKAR
Michigan State College
Watts
Michigan
National Farm News
Farm News
Wartime farm program schedule on WEAR radio
A WEAR broadcast listing outlines daily wartime farming programs led by James A. Porter. It details times for farm news, markets, war board updates, youth labor, homemaker features, and educational segments from April 2 to April 7, including Rural School music and health notices.
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James A. Porter
War Board
Victory Gardener
State Agricultural Department
Michigan Department of Health
Church Schedules and Local Social Snips
Rosebush and Center Methodist churches list Sunday School and service times. Local residents share notes of visits, illnesses, and deaths as well as community mentions and a classifieds prompt.
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Rosebush Methodist Church
Center Methodist Church
Epworth League
Vernon Center Group Meets for War Era Nutrition Lesson
Vernon Center Extension Group met at Hazel McIntosh home on Thursday March 18 with eight members. They shared a pot luck lunch, discussed nutrition and meal planning to support the war effort, and re elected officers for another year. Next studies cover fabric care furniture repair remodeling and an Achievement Day in Mt Pleasant in April.
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Thurssday
Vernon Center
Hazel McIntosh
Hazel
Rennie Brock
Mt. Pleasant
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