Ziegler Urges Cooperation for Michigan Roads
Highway Commissioner Charles M. Ziegler spoke to Southern Michigan Road Commissioners urging continued close cooperation among the Highway Department city and county road commissions to keep 106000 miles of trunklines and local roads efficient. He noted postwar construction delays due to labor and materials and hopeful federal funding under the 1944 act, with a 50 50 federal state match and $16600000 yearly for three years.
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Southern Michigan Road Commissioners
St. Joseph
Charles M. Ziegler
Highway Department
Michigan
Ziegler
Soap Scraps Turned into Shampoo and Chips
Use melted toilet soap with water as a rinse for shampoo and store in a bottle. Grate or chop laundry soap scraps into chips for use in washing machines or tubs.
Community Club Meeting Schedule For Clare Area
Local clubs list planned events and meeting times across Clare with groups like Farwell Townsene Club Clare Rebekah Lodge Kiwanis Club Red Cross Rotary Club and Boy Scouts plus town hall rubbish collection and Masonic meetings. Watches for announcements.
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Farwell Townsene Club
Clara Rebekah Lodge No. 167
Clare Kiwanis Club
Hotel Doherty
Farwell Rebekah Lodge No
Farwell
Lodge No. 210
Clare Study Club
Clare Knights of Columbus
Clare Common Council
Clare Lodge No. 333
1.C.C.F
The
Red Cross
Clare Rotary Club
Barnes Cafe
Clare
Loomis Townsend Club
Advance Grange No. 1014
O.H.S
Vernon Township
Clara Theta Rho
Walter H. Larman
American Legion
Clare Masonic Lodge
Clare P.T.A
Lemon Juice and Soda Hair Rinse Instructions
A hair care tip suggests using lemon juice and baking soda as a final rinse to maintain blond hair brightness. Mix two tablespoonfuls of juice and one third teaspoon soda per quart of water after shampoo for best results.
Michigan Honey Shortage Despite Record 1945 Crop Demand Surges
Michigan reports a 1945 honey crop about 82 percent higher than the previous year totaling 8,910,000 pounds but demand outstrips supply. Bees faced sugar limits and cold spring, yet much of the North sends extra honey to market while canning uses much of the light honey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Charles Figg
State Department of Agriculture
Don P. Barrett
North-Central States
Yanks in Japan Hear Pet Radio Programs
American troops in Japan hear favorite radio programs via mobile stations broadcasting in Tokyo Nagasaki Osaka and Aomori with Keijo Korea and 12 more stations planned to begin operation providing homeentertainment to servicemen.
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Japan
Los Angeles
Radio Service
Tokyo
Nagasaki
Osaka
Aomori
Keijo
Korea
War boosts U.S. per capita income during World War II
The Commerce Department reports per capita income in the United States nearly doubled from 575 dollars in 1940 to 1117 dollars in 1944 amid World War II. The rise was larger in low income states, narrowing regional gaps as war activities boosted earnings across the Southeast Southwest and West toward Eastern and Midwestern levels.
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Washington
United States
Commerce Department
Department
Ae Nat
East
Midwest
Navy fire fighting methods may aid postwar civilians
Postwar civilian fire services could benefit from navy techniques developed during wartime. Navy says its equipment and methods, including fog nozzles foam portable cutting gear and oxygen rescue systems, will be shared with civil fire departments and insurers. Boston firefighters already trained in these methods.
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Washington, D. C
Navy
Franklin
Bunker Hill
Saratoga
Ticonderoga
Boston Fire Department
Saving Scissors Waxed Paper Tip
A short tip notes wrapping scissors in waxed paper to prevent rusting in hot humid weather and guides readers to keep tool blades dry and protected.
Progress of World and Paper Links to Freedom
A reflection on historical oppression and progress tied to literacy and the spread of paper. It notes earlier limits on education and access to the Bible, and frames human dignity as growing from knowledge and civic participation. The discussion links freedom to literacy and information access.
Paper fuels human progress and jobs in pulp industry
The piece asserts paper's role in education, religion, news, and science, stressing that pulpwood mills must receive full wood supplies. It endorses a joint recruitment campaign by the pulp and paper industry and the U S Employment Service to secure new woods and mill jobs.
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Pulp and Paper Industry
U. S
Clare High School Basketball Schedule
Clare High School lists games with opponents including Coleman Harrison Beaverton St. Louis and Gladwin at home and away from December to February plus district regional tournament dates March 7 8 9 and March 14 15 16.
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Clare High School
Coleman
Ewvart
St. Louis
Beaverton
Harrison
Hvart
Gladwin
Reed City
Shepherd
Tying a Parcel Tight When Wet
Instructions advise soaking the string in water before tying. As the string dries it shrinks, making the parcel secured with a snug final bind.
Bell Telephone Rate Investigation Reopened in Michigan
The Michigan Public Service Commission granted Michigan Bell Telephone’s petition to reopen the rate investigation. Arguments were heard in Detroit on November 27 regarding wartime to peacetime cost pressures, wage expectations, and tax reforms. George M. Welch noted rising construction costs and plant investments, warning that rate reductions would shift a large share of costs to net income.
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Michigan Public Service Commission
Michigan Bell Telephone Company
Detroit
George M. Welch
Welch
Michigan Bell
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Randolph Scott
Four Square Club
Masonic Temple
Clare Townsend Club No. 2
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Pat O'Brien
Ellen Drew
Baden
Kirby Grant
Fuzzy Knight
Dana Andrews
Alice Faye
U.S
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Eric Blore
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Edward S, Brophy
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