Jesus Teaches True Greatness Through Selfless Service
A sermon on Mark 9 30 50 begins with Jesus guiding the disciples toward cross meaning in Capernaum and ends with a stark rebuke of self seeking. It warns that true greatness is serving others in Christ and that selfishness leads to ruin both for individuals and the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Desson
Mark
Jesus
Capernaum
Caesarea
Peter
Christ
God
John
Angel Feet Near the Dusty Road
A fragment from a literary selection notes the dusty road more likely trodden by angel feet than distant mountain summits where rain sometimes falls. The line evokes a reflective, spiritual contrast between ordinary paths and remote high places.
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Angel Feet
March Report of the Care Ad Isabella Dairy Herds
The report covers 321 cows with 39 dry. average production 803 pounds milk and 30.95 pounds fat including dry cows. Parsons & Son lead the high herd for the month with 24 Holsteins averaging 1183 pounds milk and 40.72 pounds fat. High individual cows include Mt. Pleasant Indian School Holsteins with 1420 pounds milk and 73.8 pounds fat for 2-year-olds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Schaeffer
BH. M. Parsons & Son
Parsons & Sons of
Linwood
Parsons
Ray Hagley
Frank Poet
Clare
Mt. Pleasant
A. P. B. Holstein
Henry Bourassa & Sons P. B. Holstein
EH. M. Parsons & Sons P. B. Holstein
Henry Bourassa & Sons
P. B. Holstein
S P. B
April 30 Deadline For Seed Loan Applications
The Secretary of Agriculture reminds farmers they must file applications for government loans to fund seed supplies and crop inputs by April 30. Loans under the Reconstruction Finance Corp arm cover seed fertilizer spray tractor oil and gasoline. applicants must be bonafide farmers owning or renting fixed acreage and file in their county. Local inquiries should go to P. D. Gibson, County Agricultural Agent, Harrison, Michigan.
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P. D. Gibson
Harrison, Mich
Strengthening Glass by Folding the Fat Layer
The article explains a glassmaking technique where a hot fold of the fat layer is turned under the foot to reinforce the part most prone to breaking. This creates a stronger edge before the glass cools to its final form.
Local Notes From Vegal Center and Nearby Towns
Simon Vanderwoude visits his father in Vegal Center while Mrs. Lewis Long spends Sunday with friends in Mayion. Peter Gook tends a sick horse this week. Delmar Thayer attends the Harrison Board of Supervisors meeting. Mrs. CG J Dells returns from Marion where she has been ill and is not much better.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simon Vanderwoude
Vegal Center
Lewis Long
Mayion
Peter
Mary Randall
Grand Rapids
Delmar Thayer
Board of Supervisors
Harrison
CG. J. Dells
Martin Keehn
Marion
Local social notes and condolences from Dover and Clare
Mr and Mrs Ted Newman attended the party at the Perry Davis home near Elm Grove Wednesday night. Mrs F Acre and grandson Vernell and Vane Mickle of Dover shared Easter dinner with her daughter. Mr and Mrs T Robinett and family north of Clare visited. Glenn Gordon and his wife visited H C Mickle's Dover family. Sympathy extended to Boots family. L Robinett and Thurman family received a truckload of farm tools. J N Teal returned from Elkhart Ind after two weeks with relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Newman
Perry Davis Ome
Elm Grove
Local Social Notes and Road Conditions Report
Mrs Ky Acre and grandson Varnell Mickle visited with brother Wm Abbott and wife. Mr and Mrs Joh Rhodag entertained their son Thomas. Art Keever and family plus Helen Allen visited Emma Garver's near Brown. Artie Carncross delivered coal for the school. Frances Gordon can now move about in a hospital wheelchair in Ann Arbor. Glenn and Mrs Poet expect word on their son Joe coming home soon. Spring rains have ruined roads. Fred Hudson on Route 1 has only partial service for nearly three weeks. Oden travels east of Cornwell farm and north of Brand farm to reach his route.
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Ky Acre
Varnell Mickle
Wm. Abbott
Joh Rhodag
Thomas
Art Keever
Helen Allen
Emma Garver
Artie Carncross
Hagle
Frances Gordon
Ann Arbor
Glenn Poet
Joe
Fred Hudson
Mr. Oden
Cornwell Farm
Brand Farm
Advance Grange Social Ties Across St Charles Area
Mr and Mrs Hector Urbain and grandson Henry visit with Mr and Mrs Harry Fancon in St Charles. Families including Lang Gregg Urbain and Cotton attend gatherings. Easter at Fancon home. Extension meeting at Clare. Jack Kenney returns from Clare hospital. Drizzly rains aid pastures. locals invite continued farming support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hector Urbain
Henry
St. Charles
Harry Fancon
Clair Strouse
John Lang
James Gregg
Jules Urbain
Harry Fancin
Bruce Williams
Harland Williams
Bessie Bradley
Irma Williams
Clare
Gigange
Cleanser Whiting Sold By Pound At Local Hardware
A cheap cleanser named Cleanser Whiting is advertised for baby tubs wash bowls and sinks. It is available by the pound at a nearby hardware store.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Robert Heldane
Pleasant Indian School
Paul Begick
Bay City
B. M. Parsons & Song P. B. Holstein
Ines
A. P. Holstein
Lloyd Heckel
Leonard Lenador
Secretary of Agriculture
Congress
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Winterfield
Branec
Carl Bradley
Jack Kenney
Clare Hospital
John Densmore
Wildcat School House
Michigan’ Growin
Grimm
Clare Elevator CO
Clare Hardware & Furniture Co
Paul Neyron
Golden
Ophelia
Los Angeles
Sunburst
Japan
Pissardi
Crimson Rambler
Dorothy Perkins Pauls Scarlet
Emily Gray
Baby Ramblers
Clare Hardware & Furniture Company
Clare, Michigan
Rosebush Elevator
Rosebush
Michigan
Ferry
Shia
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