States Eye Michigan Dutch Elm Program Model
Interest grows as Illinois Wisconsin Ohio and Minnesota request copies of Michigan's Dutch elm law to draft similar measures. Michigan's program pairs state and local action with a lab for elm wood testing and enforcement of burning infected trees. Elm disease, spread by bark beetles, destroys trees if unchecked. control hinges on removing diseased wood and beetle elimination. Detroit proves early success but funding limits hamper broader municipal cooperation.
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Michigan
Michigan Department of Agriculture
Illinois
Wisconsin
Ohio
Minnesota
Department
Detroit
Signs of Spring Noted by Lake Residents
Mrs. Glen Kinkling spotted two robins in an apple tree on February 12, signaling early spring. Various local families and visitors traveled between Lansing Reed City and Clare, with church events and family visits described.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Kinkling
Myr
Richard Bell
Clare Baptist Church
Williamsworth
Luther
Godfrey Beck
George Holtzapple
John Muller
Myrjory Miller
Winter Weather Impacts School and Local Visits
Snowy conditions halt Monday morning school bus service as Mrs. Cook notes real winter weather. Community updates include visits among residents, a newborn Cheryl Denice on February 6 in Mt. Pleasant Hospital, and various social calls, meals, and family gatherings across Cadillac and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Haven Lodge
Cook Rooaa
Colonville Missionary Society Meets at G Bradley Home
The Colonville Missionary Society met with Mrs. Nancy Bradley Tuesday of last week, fourteen members attended. Hilda Strouse led scripture, Carla Kistler gave the lesson, and plans were made for a near future fish supper. Mrs. Ella Neville received a birthday cake as the group sang. The next meeting, hosted by Mrs. Hilda Strouse, is set for March 14 with a hats theme reflecting husbands’ occupations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonville Missionary Society
Nancy Bradley
Hilda Strouse
Carla Kistler
Weekend Visits and Local Gatherings Reported
Mr and Mrs Edward Magnus and family stayed with Mr and Mrs Charles Strouse in Lansing and attended a Youth Rally. Helen Town and Beulah Bodkins took a business trip to Harrison and visited Mrs Ethel Rutter. Mrs Pearl Clute visits relatives in Midland Rochester and Bay City. Isla Nevill and Ronnie celebrated a birthday at the James Nevill home in Midland on Sunday February 11. The Nevill family hosted a dinner for Mrs Nevill the following Wednesday and they later dined with Mr and Mrs Loren Nevill. The Ladies Aid met Thursday with Mrs Erma Rutter. weekly meetings continue through bad weather, and they invite helpers for quilting on Thursdays.
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Edward Magnus
Charles Strouse
Lansing
Helen Town
Beulah Bodkins
Harrison
Ethel Rutter
Pearl Clute
Midland
Rochester
Bay City
Isla Nevill
Ronnie
James Nevill
Southwest Farwell Mrs Thomas McCormick Fortyth Anniversary Call
Mrs Thomas McCormick receives congratulations from her brother and sister in law Mr and Mrs Dewey Collard of Lansing on the fortieth anniversary. Irvin Hilyard learns his Florida based sister in law suffered a heart attack last week and is hospitalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas McCormick
Dewey Collard
Lansing
Irvin Hilyard
Florida
W. L. Hilyard
Pacaret Springs
Campaign For States To Adopt Uniform Highway Signs
The U S Bureau of Public Roads campaigns to unify highway signs signals and markings across states. Michigan already uses the uniform code since 1952 with Grand Rapids adopting it since 1949. Cost and regional variation hinder widespread adoption and Congress may need urging to achieve full compliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Bureau of Public Roads
Corvallis
Ore
Michigan
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Wisconsin
Chicago
Secretary of Commerce
Luther H. Hodges
Congress
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Ala
Ale
State Agricultural Department
Michigan Consolidated Gas Company
Hills Bros. Or
Chase & Sanborn Coffee
Heinz Catsup
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Witbeck
Lake News
Winterfield
Mrs
Peter Cook
Ray Dillenback
Pam Blackledge
Hew
Dorothy VanderWoude
Othel Hartzog
Dorothy Berkompas
Susie Pifer
Hickory Corners
Neil Pifer
Vergil Blackledge
Cadillac
Zoie Landers
Parl
Ruby Wyman
Arid
Roberta
Lloyd Irwin
Brtran Lanners
Colonville
Society
G. Bradleys
Mrs. Beulah Bodkins
Farwell
Ethel Thrush
Mable Campbell
Pfc
Bruce Campbell
Friendly
Plymouth
Riverside
Calif
Andy Granatelli
Las Vegas
Granatelli
Ill
Mich
Mass
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Brucgkart Motor Sales
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