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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1956
Page
3
This fragment recounts Bucky Harris in his 31st year as manager of the Detroit Tigers, plus scattered notes on Michigan and Georgia, a disputed interspational football game at Arbor In November, and various historical baseball and boxing references.
Match results show Migh Con Gas 24 18 24 and Rosebush Oil Co 21 19 23 with Red Line Garage 18 13 20. High series list H Doll 578 Terwiliger 568 Letticl 545. High games J Grove 235 Lettick 218 Terwilliger 210.
The ninth grade boys gym class finished winter play with volleyball dominant team naming the Meat Balls at 18 wins and 7 losses. Obscure team names appear in final standings as the group records season results and ranks.
Arthur Smith Alma 38 named Director of Athletics and head of the Department of Physical Education at Alma College succeeding Lloyd Eaton who resigned to take a similar post at Michigan Northern. Smith, a Michigan native and Alma alumnus, is remembered as a standout quarterback and basketball center with a long coaching record and campus leadership roles. He will assume duties in September with football camp opening.
Public inspections of deer conditions in northern Michigan are postponed to at least April 15 due to an ox on the ground hindering spotters and observers. J. H. Bartlett of the Conservation Department notes upper peninsula districts report deep snow and deer yarding while some deer start ranging in the northern lower peninsula. Reports of starved deer and dogs killing deer continued through the past week.
Michigan boosts forest fire prevention as warm weather raises danger. Seventy six seasonal workers join Conservation Department staff as lookout observers. A total of 137 fire towers are staffed from mid March to mid November. Many lookouts are returning workers. some new hires. M M Bergman leads suppression efforts and urges public cooperation to curb dangerous fires before green up time as vegetation remains dry in many areas.
Huron county conservation officer Douglas Smith received a complaint from a farmer who startled about 100 pheasants in a seldom-used barn. The flock rushed to fly, shattering every window as they burst out.
Keep America Beautiful officials announce a nationwide effort to remove litter from woods fields and outdoor spaces. The campaign seeks to redefine public language by adding litterbug to dictionaries and mobilize conservationists and cities to curb refuse.
April prompts a farm fire safety push by Michigan State specialist Ri¢gham G Pfister. A clean-up program removes rubbish and dead vegetation around the farmstead and shop areas to cut fire hazards and reduce major causes of farm fires.
Michigan State University specialist Chane Bhlelt urges residents to provide bluebird, wren, and martin houses as songbirds move north from overwintering grounds. Plans available by writing to the Cooperative Extension Service at MSU West Lansing or to the Michigan Conservation Department in Lansing.
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