Better Market Fowl Sought as Poultry Contest Opens
The A and P Food Stores sponsor a three year contest to develop the ideal market fowl. D D Slade of Lexington Kentucky is chairing a national committee to distribute eight thousand dollars in prizes for poultrymen who improve breed and strain to yield more meat. Progress awards total three thousand dollars with five thousand reserved for the top market fowl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. D. Slade
Lexington Ky
Poultryman
A & P Food Stores
Tourists Urged to Support Clare Vendors
Officials urge courteous attention to visitors who pay for goods in Clare, emphasizing respectful service and the value of tourism in the town's economy. Local merchants note tourist spending boosts shops, cafes, and attractions during peak seasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare
Treatment for Gapeworm in Poultry Developed by U S Bureau
The U S Bureau of Animal Industry announces a new rapid treatment for gapeworm in chickens and turkeys using barium antimony tartrate as a dust. When inhaled by infested birds, the powder dislodges the parasites. Up to 50 birds can be treated at once with one ounce of the chemical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Vaccination Strategy Against Brucellosis in Livestock
The article notes that vaccination of heifer and bull calves aged 4 to 8 months is advisable when brucellosis or Bang’s disease is possible. It suggests vaccinating the adult herd during outbreaks and promotes a program combining calf vaccination, blood testing of breeding cows, and proper feeding, sanitation, and management to largely eradicate brucellosis.
Vitamin C minded tips for citrus juice and fruit
The article advises squeezing juice the night before to save time and store cold with minimal air contact to preserve vitamin C. It notes cutting citrus close to serving time, and that pulp, juice, and even halved fruit retain vitamin C. A half glass of juice or a single fruit meets substantial daily vitamin C needs.
Controlling Swine Brucellosis Through Herd Testing
The article explains how brucellosis harms swine herds by causing stillborn and weak piglets and breeding failures. It recommends two control plans: test the herd for brucellosis and slaughter infected commercial stock, or segregate pure-bred breeders and maintain a clean stock with regular blood tests. It emphasizes herd-wide testing and management as the key strategy.
FBI fingerprint files grow to over eighty million prints in 1945
From 810000 prints at founding in 1924 the FBI identification division in Washington now holds about 99 million prints covering roughly 60 million people. In fiscal 1945 about 690000 identifications were made with cooperation from 45 foreign countries.
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Washington
FBI Identification Division
United States
FBI
Hollanders Restore Arable Land After War Losses
The Hague reports Holland expects to restore most of over one million acres of damaged arable land in 1946. About 550000 acres were inundated with 200000 by salt water. 125000 used for minefields fortifications and air fields. Government grants average 500 guilders with 25000 laborers aiding farm recovery. Thousands of farms were destroyed or damaged and 180000 acres remain to be sown after 1945 losses.
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The
Hague
Holland
State Service For Agricultural Recovery
Honey Smuggling Tale Across Alpine Border
In Berne a Swiss trader, amid Italy's collapse and smuggling surges, used a trick to bring Italian honey into Switzerland. He arranged for the purveyor to place pots of honey at the forest edge while he shifted beehives across the valley. Three days later the bees moved 200 pounds of honey into Switzerland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berne
Italy
Switzerland
600 Japs Still Hiding Out on Island of Guam
On Guam six hundred Japanese in scattered groups, including women, remain hidden, said Marine Maj. Gen. Henry L. Larsen on his arrival. A band of 22, including a woman, surrendered recently. she carried a large amount of money. The prisoners laboring on Guam are in excellent condition with many preferring to stay prisoners and draw their 80 percent daily pay rather than be repatriated.
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Perrl Harbor
T. H
Guam
Henry L. Larsen
Larsen
Japan
Paris medical instructors strike after 33 years without raise
Postwar strike fever hits Paris as instructors at the Paris school of medicine walk out. They have had no salary increase for 33 years, with 1913 fixed pay of 17 000 francs a year once worth about $1 400, now diminished to about $58.
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Paris
Paris School of Medicine
Military personnel new addresses and transfers listed
Pvt Calvin Ex Harvey new address at 3600 Q M Trucking Co APO 58 c/o Postmaster New York Pvt Alfred J Abbott new address 46068965 HQ Command ABS US FET c/o Postmaster New York Pvt Jack M Rodabaugh new address 16103817 Plt Prov Co HHWC 119AD b APO 26495 c/o Postmaster New York James A O Grady completed studies in San Diego transferred to Washington DC with Joint Task Air Force One in Atomic Bomb test admin dept address Quarters D Barracks 10 167 Mass and Neb Ave Washington DC
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin
Harvey
Q.M. Trucking Co
APO
c/o
New York
N. Y
Alfred. J. Abbott
Alfred J. Abbott
Abs
F.E.T
N.Y
Jack M. Rodabaugh
James A. O'Grady
James A. O’grady
San Diego
Washington, D. C
Joint Task Air Force One
Administration
James A., O'Grady
Slc
Mass & Neb, Ave
Son Lt George Parent Plans Two Week Leave Before Discharge
Mr. and Mrs. Omer Parent report a telephone from their son Lt George O Parent saying he landed at Norfolk from Japan aboard the S S Olm sted and is now at Camp Lejeune North Carolina. He will be home in two weeks on a twenty day terminal leave before heading to Great Lakes for discharge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omer Parent
George O. Parent
Norfolk
Virginia
S. S
Rural Sunday School Attendance and Picnic Date
Attendance at Sunday School and church was forty one this Sunday down from sixty last Sunday. The annual Sunday School picnic is set for Thursday August 15 at Harrison State Park. Carl Athey has returned home after discharge from the Army. The Spicer reunion occurred July 28 at the Athey home. Mrs. Minnie Bauer of California visited her sister Mrs. Rose Athey and called on Mrs. Eugene Orvis Monday. The Misses Shirley Lois and Sylvia Orvis of Pontiac visited the Eugene Orvis home earlier in the week. The Taxis Club met at the Allen home Friday July 26 with Carl Athey and Kenneth Allen, recently discharged servicemen, present. Next meeting at Rose and Violet Athey home.
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Harrison State Park
Carl Athey
Spicer
Athey
Minnie Bauer
California
Rose Athey
Eugene Orvis
Shirley
Lois and
Sylvia Orvis
Pontiac
Taxis Club
Allen
Kenneth Allen
Rose
Violet Athey
Dinner Sauce With Luncheon Meat and Tomatoes
A recipe describes disguising luncheon meat in a sauce for the next day’s dinner. Dice the meat and brown in margarine, then add minced garlic, stewed tomatoes, salt, brown sugar, and mustard. Simmer, return meat, and pour the sauce over cooked vegetables.
Grain and Produce Prices From The Market Update
Market prices quoted for grain oats rye and beans plus produce meats eggs and dairy items from the Farmers Independent Produce Co and Rosebush Elevator on July 30 1946. Includes beans new white and red varieties oats barley beef hides broilers turkeys eggs and egg grade prices with several figures across categories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnston
Tucker's
Lapoctiaes
Hgeges
L. W. Jackson
Rosebush Elevator Company
Herring 4-H Club Meets at Mary Seiter’s July 24
The Herring 4-H Club gathered at Mary Seiter’s on July 24 with fourteen members present. The girls discussed afcannig and the boys learned to make rope halters. Games followed, then ice cream and cookies. Dale McAlvey will show India pictures at Herring School Friday night August 2, with a free will offering to aid 4-H buildings at Mt. Pleasant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Seiter
Af Cannig
Dale McAlvey
India
Herring School
Mt. Pleasant
Clare Townsend Club Holds Meeting At Mrs Harvey Home
The Clare Townsend Club met at the home of Mrs Lola Rulapaugh Friday evening with past president Mrs GC D Harvey presiding. They planned to meet Aug 9 at the Harvey home to conduct important business and closed with a pot luck supper.
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Clare Townsend Club
Lola Rulapaugh
GC. D. Harvey
America
Chemical Center Auxiliary Meets in Midland Hall
The Chemical Center Auxiliary met in the I.C.C.F. Hall at Midland with Clare members present. Plans include mustering in candidates on August 7 and a September gathering. Captain Ray Kent and Major Josiah McLaughlin visited, urging consideration of auxiliary and canton work. Ice cream and wafers will replace pot luck at next meeting. A 1945 rabies report cites 10 540 U S cases, mainly in Louisiana Texas California Pennsylvania Georgia Tennessee, with 53 human cases and large animal counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chemical Center
I.C.C.F. Hall
Midland
Clare
Earldine Evans
Vassar
Leila Cardott
Helen Taldry
Billa Munger
Osa Munger
Ray Kent
Josiah McLaughlin
Canton
United States
Louisiana
Texas
California
Pennsylvania
Georgia
Tennessee
Minnesota
Pacific Coast
Potato Chips Demand Surges in 1945 Output
Potatoes used in 1945 reach 649 million 535 thousand 789 pounds to produce well over one million pounds of chips. The figure highlights wartime food processing demand and scale of chip manufacturing.
Bell Labs and Western Electric Boosted Talkies
Warner Brothers released Don Juan and The Jazz Singer introducing synchronized sound. Bell Telephone Laboratories and Western Electric developed the equipment enabling lip sync and sound in movies, with ongoing Bell System efforts improving theater sound.
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Warner Brothers
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Western Electric Company
Bell System
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Auto Insurers Safety Association
Michigan
Turkey
American Foundation For Animal Health
Bureau
George QO. Parent
Arthur Center
Rsday
Ered Eee
Ween
Gabey Sun Tan
Jenalt
Elkay's
Foxall
Anderson’s Drug Store
Rexall
Yourl
Joxii
John Barrymore
Bell
Bell Telephone
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