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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1961
Page
2
The State Highway Department sold eleven parcels of surplus property last week. Leon Dull of Clare purchased a vacant lot on US 27 between First and Second streets in Clare for the minimum bid of 25 dollars. Total receipts from the eleven parcels were not disclosed.
Research on Pickford clay near Sault Ste. Marie shows tiled plots outperform bedding and conventional lands. E H Ridder of Michigan State University reports seven drainage treatments in wheat oats and hay rotations with tiling yielding 11 bushels more winter wheat, 19 more oats, and hay gains of 600 to 1,000 pounds per acre.
A novel method by Bell System researchers uses pauses in telephone conversations to place extra calls, effectively doubling the capacity of undersea cables and lowering phone costs while improving service.
Michigan farmers produced about two percent of U S chickens and eggs in 1959 yet poultry and egg production was a 73 million dollar business in the state. Southern Lower Peninsula counties account for over 40 percent of output with Allegan Ottawa and Kent alone over one fifth. MSU bulletin Marketing Handbook for Michigan Poultry Meat and Eggs outlines production trends marketing agencies and grading.
Prices listed for cattle calves and hogs at Clare Livestock Auction on August 14 1961 across categories including slaughter steers heifers cows bulls and calves with ranges for prime good choice utility and other grades. Feeder pigs lambs and ewes also shown with weight-based pricing and occasional notes on special categories.
Dairmen across Central Michigan anticipate the 2nd Annual Central Michigan Holstein Sale to be held Saturday August 19 at 12 30 p m at the Isabella County Fairgrounds. Entry includes heifers and cows from herds on official test meeting 450 milk butterfat minimum. Aims to supply foundation cows or add proven stock to herds.
Rural families from Warren Olmstead Falls Findlay and Clare join kin at Wilson State Park Harrison Five Lakes and at homes of Rockey Frisby Newman and Coats. Guests include Williams Reed Sonders Allen Donahue and Fitzpatrick clans with birthday celebrations and dinners plus trailer stays and lake outings.
Arley D Waldo of Michigan State University argues property owners pay most local costs and inequities persist. His study in the May 1961 Quarterly Bulletin finds wide variation in assessments within and between property classes, urging county equalization reform and stronger state appraisal methods to achieve fairness.
Home economists at Michigan State University say processed cheese yields a smoother freezer sauce than natural cheese. The texture of cheese sauce can become rough when frozen, so choosing processed cheese helps maintain creaminess.
Rev Robert H Harper reflects on love for home over worldly fame. He writes about leaving Paris to a garret and composing Home Sweet Home. The piece urges building a storehouse of good works and goodwill during productive years to value the golden age.
An aged reflection recalls an Irish immigrant who celebrated America as the land of the free only to clash with a passerby when his freedom injured another. The tale warns that one man’s liberty ends where another’s nose begins, urging restraint and respect.
The Rev. Van Parker of First Congregational Church Clare received a scholarship to the Michigan Clergy Economic Education Conference announced by Howard R. Sommer of Central Michigan University Field Services. The Clergy Economic Foundation funds the scholarships for a Beaver Island center event September 10 to 14 with leaders in economic education and clergy from across the state.
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