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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1955
Page
2
Larry Meyer outlines key safety rules for rural electricity users. He stresses grounding, proper wiring, use of fuses, and avoiding frayed cords to prevent shocks and fires while promoting responsible habits around stoves, heaters, and tools.
An organizational meeting of the National Farmers' Union is set for Friday evening February 18 at 8 p m in the Gladwin Community Building. Gladwin County Farmers' Union will be formed and officers elected for the coming year. Michigan Farm Union president Simeon Martin will speak and farmers from surrounding areas are invited to attend.
Presley cultivates corn and wheat on 60 acres at Vandewarker Farm. The Vandewarkers have two daughters Kathleen and Mrs. Kenneth Martz. Kathleen lives on the Skull Ranch, and Orval bought the farm from Mrs. Val Empey.
Isabella County Farm Planner Bob Sweeny with iBweeney Seed Company proposes oat trials on about 300 acres to test high yielding varieties. County Agent Mellencamp and the planner invite interested growers to compare their oats with Sweeny seed at cost. Other notes cover seedbed prep at Tony Bunman's muckland, plans for ladine clover and brome grass, and marl bed testing with 96.4 percent calcium carbonate to aid pasture expansion under ACP.
The Clothing Meeting is planned for February 22 at 8:00 pm at the Michigan Consolidated Gas Office. Miss Ruth McIlwa y Home Demonstration will demonstrate finishing clothing projects. Plans for Achievement Days and new report usage will be explained. Mrs A H Albay will discuss standards for judging clothing exhibits. Service Club meets this week Thursday evening February 17 at Deerfield Center Hall. Members who attended Junior Leadership School at Caro will present a program for other clubs. New members will be welcomed. a three year club history and being 15 years or older are required.
Mrs Stella Prager and others return Miss Leona Van Buskirk from hospital in Cadillac. Clarence Van Buskirk drives his sister to Gladwin for convalescence with her mother Vasie Mulligan. Several couples visit and move, weddings observed, and congratulations extend to Mr and Mrs Lyman Benjamin now in Saginaw.
The stockyards in Chicago welcomed its billionth arrival since opening in 1865 a 1180 pound Hereford steer owned by Bert Fevolt of Humboldt Indiana. The animal fetched $1.00 per pound or more than four times the market average at purchase.
A Clare County Soil Conservation District report notes Lansing discussions on nine million residents by 1975 and the need to use land efficiently. The district thanks local Clare businesses such as Vanderwalker Hardware, Brewer’s Hardware, Lehr’s Implement, Firestone Store, Johnston Elevator, and Kraft Foods for annual meeting support.
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