Pioneer Cagers Lose To Midland Quintet Friday
The Glare High School Pioneers led 28 15 at half but Midland rallied to win 43 36. Ernie Bryant scored 13 for Pioneer while Cooke led Midland with 18. The reserves also fell 32 22 as W Samborn led them.
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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1940
Page
2
The Glare High School Pioneers led 28 15 at half but Midland rallied to win 43 36. Ernie Bryant scored 13 for Pioneer while Cooke led Midland with 18. The reserves also fell 32 22 as W Samborn led them.
Mrs Edna Laverty hosted the North Gilmore Extension Club on January 3 with fourteen members present and visitors Mrs Olive Laverty and Miss Hazel Shilling. A luncheon followed and a lesson on Care of Clothing led by Mrs Ethel Torush. New members Miss Blanch Owens and Miss Ella June Shilling joined. next meeting February 21 at Mrs Viola Warner’s home with a Valentine party.
Farmers are urged to study the 1940 Agricultural Program and note a special payment for planting additional forest trees. A $30.00 bonus is offered for planting 650 trees per acre, with $7.50 paid per acre, based on soil types.
The article explains farmers may receive a $36.00 soil building payment by planting forest trees under the farm conservation program. It notes erosion prevention, turning unprofitable land into timber, and urges early orders as state nursery supplies are limited. County agents supply price lists and order blanks.
Farwell Eagles defeated Harrison 28 to 18 on Friday with a strong fourth period and comeback after a slow start. Renner and Campbell were sidelined for Farwell. In prelims, the Little Eagles edged Harrison reserves 16 to 14.
Miss Verla Bagley hosted the South Wise Home Economic group for a January 5 session with thirteen members. Visitors Mrs Joe Jones and Mrs Florence Hubble of Coleman attended. Leaders Mrs Hva Joy Anderson and Mrs Ethel Acker presented a lesson on Care of Clothing with demonstrations on pressing materials and men’s suits, stain removal from silks and woolens.
A county health unit warns scarlet fever is rising after a relatively mild previous year. It urges immediate doctor calls, home isolation, and quarantine, with three to four weeks of isolation and school bans for exposed children. Emphasizes prevention and hand scrubbing, especially for children under fifteen.
Women accompanying their dairy farming husbands attended Clare City Hall for the first in a dairy series. Extension Dairyman Jim Hayes spoke on balancing feeds, calcium, phosphorus, and the value of home grown seeds and legume hay for cow health and milk quality. He recommended proper barn temperatures, water access, and alfalfa silage as key factors for butterfat and milk production. The next meeting at Farwell High School will discuss pastures, with Mr Harrison of the Crops Department to speak.
Movements and events in Rosebush include the Caszatts moving to Mt. Pleasant and the Glasser house being vacated by the Simmer family. Illnesses, fire losses, parish activities, and neighborhood visits are reported along with a 92nd birthday celebration for Joseph Horan and local church group meetings.
Reading notes recount that enslaved Africans were first brought to English America in 1619 at Jamestown Virginia marking the origin of slavery in the present United States. The event is noted as a foundational moment in American history and the slave trade.
Clare County sugar beet growers are assured a sugar program in 1940 under AAA guidance. The plan, approved by President, sets steps to implement in all sugar producing areas. Payment for the 1946 crop depends on Congress funding. Growers must meet conditions including no child labor, fair wages, erosion prevention, soil fertility, and proportional shares.
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