Snow Flakes As Nature's Hexagonal Art Work
University of Michigan mineralogy professor Lewis S. Ramsell notes snowflakes form directly from water vapor and crystallize in the hexagonal system. He says countless designs exist and no two snowflakes are exactly alike, with large fluffy flakes forming when temperatures hover just below freezing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis S. Ramsdell
University of Michigan
Lewis S. Ramsell
Department of Mineralogy
Ramsdell
MSC Sets First High School Radio-TV Day
Michigan State College will hold a one day conference on radio and television for educators and for Michigan high school and college students on Saturday March 12 1955. The event is sponsored by the Department of Speech and co operated with MSC radio and television Lane WKAR AM FM and WKAR TV. Educators attend the tenth annual Michigan State College Radio and Television Conference while students attend the first annual High School Radio and Television Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan State College
Michigan
Michigan States Department of Speech
M.S.C. Radio and Television
Wkar-Am
Wkar-Tv
Michigan State College High
Splake Trout Hatching At Marquette Hatchery
More than 90 percent of Michigan splake trout eggs at Marquette hatchery have reached the eyed stage and are expected to hatch into fry. About 960 eggs from two lake trout raised in hatchery ponds for seven years were fertilized by a male speckled trout, with roughly 900 eyed. The department plans to develop brood stock at Marquette to guard against lampry losses in Lake Superior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Marquette Hatchery
Department
Marquette
Lake Superior
Michigan and MSC ranking in national college enrollment
The annual enrollment survey by Dr. Raymond Walter places Michigan eighth nationwide in total enrollment with 22 000 students and Wayne University fifteenth with 17 296. MSC moves to sixteenth with 16 234, while Michigan State College holds eighth in full time enrollment at 13 780.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Raymond Walter
University of Cincinnati
Wayne University
Wallers
M.S.C
Wayne
Sentinel issues correction on Ivan Feighner obituary
The Sentinel expresses regret for a mistake in Ivan Feighner's obituary. It confirms Mr. Feighner was born in 1886, not 1880 as previously stated, and submits this correction to the record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Sentinel
Ivan Feighner
Feighner
Crafty deer outwit seven hunters in fenced field study
In a one square mile upper peninsula enclosure at a conservation station seven woodsmen with permits hunted deer for four days. They saw nine deer taken from the herd eight of them does and fawns and only one buck. Weather favored the hunt but the deer remained inside the fenced area. S. C. Whitlock notes the experiment shows how elusive deer can be and why hunting can be difficult.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conservation Department
Casino Wildlife Station
Upper Peninsula
S. C. Whitlock
May Increase Blue Gill Take Limit In Michigan
Michigan anglers may see a future limit increase to 25 bluegills per day. Current law caps at 15, but fisheries chief Fred A. Westerman notes studies suggest the limit could be unnecessary. The bluegill is a dominant panfish in Michigan waters and populations are highly productive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Conservation Department
Fred A. Westerman
Meeting Postponed to February 7 by Chamber of Commerce
The Late George Chamber of Commerce has postponed its regular meeting due to nearby holidays and will hold it on February 7. Members are advised to note the new date and attend as scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Chamber of Commerce
King Snakes Use Scent and Touch to Mate
The male king snake follows his mate by a keen sense of smell while the female detects his approach with a forked tongue and heightened sensitivity to scent and touch.
Teachers Conference at Central Michigan College
A conference for first year teachers will be held at Central Michigan College on January 8. Dr Kenneth Bordine, director of teacher education, announces open participation for all first year teachers including alumni. Key questions focus on early success and common difficulties with general session speaker Dr G J Anspach president and Muskegon superintendent W Bemer listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Michigan College
Kenneth ™. Bordine
Central Michigan
G. J. Anspach
W. Bemer
Muskegon
Bordine
Game Meat Deadline Draws Near
The 60 day limit to keep game meat ends for some species soon. Hunters may retain meat 60 days after season close. post deadline requires a permit for indefinite retention. Permits available via conservation department or local officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conservation Department
The
January Skies Feature Stars That Wander Brightly
On January 4 the Earth sits about two million miles closer to the Sun than typical, marking the year's nearest approach. Mars glows in the southwest at dusk while Jupiter rises earlier, Venus shines as the morning star, Saturn nears Venus in Libra, and Mercury appears late in January after sunset. Orion and its hunting dogs dominate the midwinter sky as bright stars reach peak visibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel M. Logh
University of Michigan
Losh
Mars
Jupiter
Gemini
Castor
Pollux
Venus
Saturn
Libra
Mercury
Orion
Evans Family Mourns Flora Evans of Oakland
Miss Olive Evans learned Friday morning that her mother Flora Evans of Oakland Iowa died suddenly in her sleep. Miss Evans left that afternoon to attend services. Flora Evans was a Clare Public School teacher planning to visit during vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olive Evans
Flora Evans
Oakland
Iowa
Clare
Miss Evans
Grain and Feed Prices and Market Quotes
Prices quoted Wednesday show wheat at 49.08 per bushel with various grades listed. Barley 44 lbs at 2.06 and other grains noted. meats include hogs dressed 18 to 38, beef dressed 18 to 38, and prime veal dressed 42. Spring lambs dressed 38. to 42. Prime hides and egg market details from the Retebuch Elevator Grading Station are also provided with grade listings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnston Etevaturo
In & S
Ls W. Dagknow
Bowling News Fraternal League Scores
Mason No 2 Mason No 1 K of C No 1 K of G No 4 and others show weekly line scores. High series earners include 8B Collins 575 J Perrine 557 G Thayer 549. High games list B Goodwin 216 B Case 211 and J Walker 211.
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Wrednenday
Eek
Mason
Ofc
BBY
Collins
J. Perrine
G. Thayer
B. Goodwin
B.aes
B. Case
J. Wallker
Merchant League
Schaeffer's Dairy
Eli’s Sinclair
Clare Mfg. Co
Loomis Welders
Loomis Rite Hites If Clare: Biers
E Scott Drilling Co
Community News Rounds Up Christmas Visits and Illnesses
Judy Ann Haley returns home from Clare Hospital after three weeks with pneumonia. Local families hosted or visited relatives across Colemian Skeets Rose City Beaver ton Midland Saginaw Gladwin and Osie during Christmas weekend and week. Grandma Fischer remains critical at Irene Myers Convalescent Home as multiple relatives call on her.
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Judy Ann Haley
Clare Hospital
Bruce McGregor
Bruce McGregor, Jr
Colemian
Ernest Roth
Lawson Rogers
Grand Rapids
Ray
Saginaw
Douglas Shaw
Skeets
John Beardsley
Midland
William Miller
Pontiac
Richard McCartney
Marion Roth
Donald
Maynard Johnson
Flint
Vern McCrory
Nancy
Carl Burkhalter
Francis McKenna
Dennis
Willard Schaaf
Flavia Schaaf
Jacl
David Cowell
Vern Stone
Gladwin
Hattie Ross
Don
Beaverton
George Nash
Luke Hart
Hiram Rose
Willard
Doug
Abbie Rose
Rose City
Grandma Fischer
Irene Myers
Neil Kinne
Philip
Millard
Pete Leutzinger
Detroit
Ben Carpenter
Moddersville
Seaver Amble
Willard Wells
Ed Wells
Elmer Amble
Vic
Bob Murphy
Russell Bauder
Gerald Engle
Ray Amble
Sault Ste Marie
Nellie
Sharo
Russell
Griffith
Timmy
Clifford Griffith
Olsie
E. M. Bucholz
Clifford
Chicago
Wayne
GMA
ME. Pleasant
Irs
Glenn Bucholz
Glenda Jane
Marty
Dican
Christmas Guests Fill Homes Across Local Area
Numerous families from Midland and nearby towns shared holiday dinners and visits with relatives. The Richards Burns Burns families joined Robert Burns and Benny. Eaton, Abbott, Bruce, Dye, Bringman, and many others hosted relatives or traveled to Lansing, Perrinton, Beulah, and Marion for Christmas Day and weekend gatherings. A grave injury relative was brought home from St. Lawrence Hospital in Lansing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bud Richards
Bobby Burns
Midland
Robert
Burns
Benny
Bobby
Wm. Griffin
Warren Lindsay
Ewart
Charles Eaton
Fal Abbott
Ralph Eatons
David
Bringman
B. I. Landers
Marion
Leslie Bringman
Edgars
Albert Bruce
Norman Bruce
Lansing
DeWayne Nash
Grand Rapids
Henry Brink
Carson City
Aaron Brink
Myrtle Miller
Brinks
Patricia Elaine
J. S. Graham
Clenden
West Virginia
A. Bird
Bernard Greathouse
Beverly
Albert “Bruce
John Young
Bill Yount
Rena Roth
Ed .Bruce
Bob- Roth
Greenwood
Russel Allen
Patsy
Walter Howe
Lagina
Conservation Awards Announced for Youth Projects
The Percy J Hoffmaster Memorial Fund Board will give 10 cash awards up to 25 each in May 1955 for outstanding conservation projects by youth groups. Awards aim to promote conservation interest among lower grade classes, scout groups, and others. Teachers and group leaders should contact Bernard Ansley secretary at 419 Ni Capitol Lansing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy J. Hoffmaster
Christmas gatherings spread through Elk Lake and surrounding towns
Mr and Mrs Archie McKillop of Elk Lake spent Christmas eve with neighbors and traveled to North Branch to visit his parents. Numerous families shared Christmas dinners across Elk Lake Bodkins Town Browns Corners and nearby areas including Strouse Clute Rutter and Magnus households. Several relatives visited Midland and Wise township for festive meals including the Geible Ward Morse and Hampton families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie McKillop
Elk Lake
Jay Clure
Ruby Thompson
North Branch
Mr. McKillop
Thompson
Strouse-Geible
Russell Strouse
Butternut
Willis Strouse
Vernon
Edward Magnus Jr
Browns Corners
Marvin Rouch
Ewart
Lewis Rutter
Henry Walters
Angola
Indiana
Bodkins
Dale Davis
Flint
Melvin Willett
Wellington Davis
Donald Tryon
Pontiac
Alfred Roe
Jay Clute
Wm. Randle
Winnegrove
Kentucky
Ray Strouse
Dean Vanderveen
Owosso
Strouse
Patricia Prescott
Detroit
Stanley Courser
Blanchard
Brown's Corners
Fred Geible
Midland
Robert Ward
Robert Clute
Rex Morse
Wise Township
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Old
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Peter Murphy
Frank
Lillian Fitzpatrick
MSC
Citizens State Bank
Retebuch
White Browz
Tninma L. Ad
Bowling News
Citizens State Bank Auto Loan Service
Citizens Bank
J. Stuart Bicknell
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation F.d.lc
Gateway Men’s League
First Ria
Sylvania TV
Lewis Market
Gateway Lanes
Marsh Grain Co
Denton Block Co
Kraft Foods Co
Mogeys
Auto Biec
White’s Jewslers
Aq Borden's
Santi-Seal
N DeMolay
R Musser
Pudvay
S. Mott
R. Musser
Harrison
Roy Ashcraft
Casey
Illinois
Charles Ashcraft
Robert Brown
Willard .Wells
Clarkston
Seaver
Amble
Charles S
Wilard Dancer
Saiark
Jay*Wood
Clarence Rogers
Martha Allen
Walter Glowe
Winnebago
Russell Allen
Charles Amble
Harold McClain
Eddie
Margaret
Oliver
Mary Bulman
Bill Amle
Dale Brandon
Mike
Clyde Brandon
Marvin Heintz
Paul Gibson
Jean Gibson
Chi- Caazo
John Williams
Newaygo
Ed Modder
Anna Joes
Williams
Jean
Ralph Eaton
Dwight Allen
McClure Ohio
Howard Eaton
Dick Hilemian
Charles Eatons
Allen
Gene Carpenter
Ralph Carpenter
Thomas Ritter
David Miller
Hidon Witkovsky
Colenia
John
Herman Brink
Jansing
Mir
Ray Brink
Fint
Charles Titebey
Conservation Awards
Colonville
Seulah Bodkins
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