Harrison Mission notes and local social calendar
Church notices report Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. and services at 11:00 a.m. plus a 1:30 p.m. Wednesday prayer session. The Misses Anna Vett and Donna Shumway are listed among residents returning or visiting relatives. Dozens of local residents from Harrison and nearby towns are noted as guests, visitors, or travelers staying with family or attending events over New Year and holidays.
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United Brethern IN Christ
Harrison Mission
PF. E. Drummond
Anna Vett
Harrison
Temple
Miss Vott
Elmer Clute
iMr
Richard i McCartney
Thomas McCartney
Albert ‘Archambault
Lettie Hill
Richard Cann
Near
Gladwin
Don Schast
Six ‘Lakes
Wesley Gestigan
Saginaw
Samuel Bruncée
Donna Shumway
Harper
Detroit
Allan Jharmard
Juansing
Ben
Henry Gardiner
M. M. van Every
Fhil
Lansing
Bingham
McArthur Strange Hospital
Mt. Pleasant
Janet Hughes
Business College
Leon Hosier
Lansdng
Nita Hill
Boyd McLaughin
William Hill
Jane Hibbard
L . Leonard
Floyd Allen
Dover
William Henderson
Olive Hallett
Howard Stimpson
Harry Campbell
Ionia
Briney Breeze Camp
Morida
Roy Eaton
Ray Rule
Jay
Green
Clare
Harold Hughes
Bertha Hughes
Morrell Clare
Francis Thomas
Farwell
Hudson Jones
Greenwood
Joseph Newbound
Carl Brown
Independents Hold High Record Three Out of Four
The Harrison Independent basketball team went to Gladwin on December 30 for a return game. Harrison won the main game 32 to 19 with Harper scoring 12 of Harrison’s 19 points. Gladwin’s Coombe led with 10. Harrison’s second team lost 27 to 26. Mead led Gladwin with 10 points. Next, Independents host Marion on January 5, then travel to Cadillac to play YMCA teams. Through four games this season the Indies have three wins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison
Gladwin
Harper
Coombe
Mead
Price
Fortnn
Kinne
Marion Independents
Cadillac
Annual Meeting Promised by Harrison Congregational Church
The Harrison Congregational Church will hold its annual meeting in the church parlors on Tuesday evening January 11 at eight o'clock. Members and friends are invited to attend.
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Harrison Congregational Church
De Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery Promoted in Madison Ad
A Madison reader touts De Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for herself and her children. The citizen claims it stimulates appetite, increases gastric juice flow, aids digestion, and helps you feel better. Patron advises asking a druggist for the product in liquid or tablet form.
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Madison
Wis
Charles A. Smith
Williamson St
de Pierce
State shifts surplus potatoes to welfare use
B R Haton of The Plymouth Mail and Wayne county representative urges diverting Michigan surplus potatoes from destruction to welfare distribution. The state agricultural department says the Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation will buy potatoes for welfare, after initial plans to destroy or feed to livestock were opposed.
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B. R. Haton
Plymouth Mail
Wayne County
Michigan
State Agricultural Commissioner
Federal Surplus Commodities ‘Corporation
State Agriculture Department
Haton
State Commissioner of Agriculture
Eaton
Selecting corn varieties for Michigan regions
The Crops Department at Michigan State College urges farmers to choose corn hybrids and commercial varieties carefully by region. Trials show Minnesota Hybrids 401 and 402 excel in Wexford County for grain and silage, with 401 better for silage but later. Golden Glow performs well in Clare County, while Pickett s yellow dent and white cap dent are common silage choices.
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Michigan
Michigan State College
Ohio
Lake Superior
A. R. Marston
Wexford County
Clare County
Wexford
Minnesota
Pickett
Local Couple Hosts Holiday Weekend Guests
New Year weekend visits tied residents to Flint Lansing Clare Barryton Bay City and Grand Rapids. Guests included Mr and Mrs Godfrey Beck and Mr and Mrs Calvin Tryon with Anna Scott Velma Scott and Hazel Scott visiting relatives. Community groups held watch parties and dinner gatherings.
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Godfrey Beck
Flint
Calvin Tryon
Anna Scott
Lansing
George Scott
James
Hatel Brooks
Cleo Tryon
Velma Scott
F. E. Smalley
Clare
H. C. Hilliker
Othel Hilliker
Barryton
Everett Richter
Hazel Scott
Hi. Smalley
F. H. Smalley
Anna May
Rita Giroux
Bay City
Wm. Duncan
Grangers
Gleaner Hall
Glaze
Ghas
Cook
William McKey
Heith Peru
Dowaginc
Don Peru
Detroit
Albert Vivian
Boon
H.W. McKey and Son
Grand Rapids
Vivian Sanborn
Hubbardston, Mich
Tri County Health Unit Aims at Syphilis Campaign
The Michigan health system expands free arsenical and bismuth treatment via state county and city departments. Detroit Grand Rapids Flint Saginaw Pontiac Lansing Jackson Kalamazoo Battle Creek and Marquette distribute drugs with 34 counties also included. State plans spend up to 60000 dollars on the campaign, expand labs, enforce reporting and launch a new syphilis control division.
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Thomas Parran
United States Public Health Service
Michigan
Health Department
Detroit
Grand Rapids
Flint
Saginaw
Pontiac
Lansing
Jackson
Kalamazoo
Battlé ‘Creek
Marquette
Michigan Department of Health
State Department of Health
H. V. Thiehoff
M. D
1938 Soils Program Outlined By Chairman Kleiner
Robert Kleiner, chairman of the Clare County Agricultural Conservation Committee, outlines the 1938 soils program designed to conserve soil fertility and balance farm production. The plan requires each farm to set depleting crop, corn and potato, and soil building goals with a maximum payment possible if all goals are met. Deductions apply if goals are unmet, with payments shared by landlord and renter. Information on specific farm goals will be provided before Spring planting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Kleiner
Clare County Agricultural Conservation Committee
Mr. Kleiner
January Was for Janus God of New Adventures
The month of January is named for Janus the Roman god of beginnings. He presided over new adventures and year openings. Romans adopted January under King Numa Pompilius who reigned until 672 B C. Universal adoption varied by country and era.
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Janus
God of
Numa Pompilius
England
Sweden
France
Holland
Germany
Russia
First New Year Reception Held at President's Palace
The John Adams family became the first presidents to occupy the White House though not completed in their lifetimes. The inaugural New Year drawing room reception occurred at the so called President's palace on New Year’s Day.
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White House
John Adamses
Doo to Farmers Stars New Radio Farm Show This Farming Business
Lloyd Burlingham known as Doo begins a weekly radio feature on January 3 sponsored by Clare Elevator Company and Case dealers. The program This Farming Business airs on WLS Chicago at 12:45 to 1:00 p m Monday Wednesday and Friday with agricultural news and developments.
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Lloyd Burlingham
Doo
Clare Elevator Company
Case
J. I. Case Co
WLS
Chicago
America
Burlingham
Iowa
Iowa State College
University of Missouri
U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
Uoard’s Dairyman
Breeder’s Gazette
Ayrshire Breeder’s Association
Columbus
Ohio
Crude Price Cut Won’t Lift Local Oil Fields Say Operators
Arenae and Ogeman operators will take any steps to boost prices above 80 cents a barrel, possibly shutting in production. Weber of Bay City hints near 100 percent shut in before sales, while independents protested to buyers and Lansing. Dr. Smith studies price factors amid refinery demand and pipeline tensions. Michigan fields produced about 52,400 barrels daily in November.
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Arenae
Ogeman
Alvin H. Weber
Bay City
Ogemaw
Arenac
Weber
Lansing
The
Conservation Commission
R. A. Smith
Michigan
Smith
Pennsylvania
Clayton
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Hayes
William Anderson
Estella Fosgett
Wayne Fosgett
Sinclair
Fosgett
Henry Prate
Paul Weatherhead
Betty Wilder
Fred Weatherhead
George McKeever
A. B. Lucas
Rex Carey
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Ruth Haton
Ida Marie Hill
Gerald Price
Eilis Henry Hughes
McBain
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Plymouth
Lake News
Tri-County
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Schaeffer’s Dairy
Fred M. Morgan North Star Grocery
E. S. Chaffee Farmers Ind. Produce
Ernest Beale
J. J. Hanley
CAI
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Ee Pictoriel Rev
Amer
American Girl
American Magazine
Better Homes & Gardens
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Child Life
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Colliers Country Home
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Modern Mechanix
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