Acute alfalfa seed shortage amid plentiful brome grass
Michigan faces an alfalfa seed shortfall with about 15 000 bushels thresher run, only 63 percent of last year, risking 1944 seeding for a half million acres. Nationally yields rise 10 percent from 1942 but stay below the ten year average. farmers advised to avoid good neighbor seed from South America and seek Michigan grown seed, with suggested mixes of alfalfa red clover and brome grass to offset shortages. Michigan expects about one million pounds of brome grass seed in 1943.
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Michigan
South America
Michigan Crop Improvement Association
Howard
Ment
Michigan State College
Farm Account Book Eases Income Tax for Farmers
County agent offers Michigan farm account books to Harrison residents. The books help classify expenses and receipts, simplify depreciation calculations, and prepare tax figures. Reading the records often prompts farmers to adjust practices after yearly reviews.
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Michigan
Harrison
Michigan State Radio Highlights at WKAR
The “They Go to Work” program on WKAR 870 KC 5000 Watts outlines training of over 400000 Michigan residents for war plant and food production since the war began. Eldon Robbins leads the weekly 4 30 p m program sponsored by the Board of Control for Vocational Education with state board coordination.
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Michigan
WKAR
Board of Control For Vocational Education
Eldon Robbins
State Board
Monsterti War Time Daily Schedule Highlights
Radio program list shows a January lineup with farm service hours markets and various segments. Notable items include Heroes of the Navy They Dared to Live and college news. Schedule features daily farm broadcasts and regional department updates across January 14 to 18.
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Monsterti
Heroes of the Navy
Homemakers
Michigan
School For Blind
lListen
Let
College News
State Agricultural Department
Letters From Boys in Service
Grant township parents share wartime letters from Gordon Smith in New Guinea on December 26 1943 recounting Christmas dinner sickness natives dances a ball game and a lucky ration draw plus news of relatives and the Brockport area paper. A second note from Vane LeRoy Mickle in the South Pacific dated December 21 1943 describes daily life and outlook for continued war in far distant theaters through two years of anticipated fighting including Rabaul Bougainville and Tokyo road battles.
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Ivan Smith
Grant Township
Gordon
New Guinea
Dad
Aunt Besse
Clare
Glenn Gordon
Vane LeRoy Mickle
Vernell
U. S. Navy
South Pacific
Longing for news and home on a uncertain leave
A weary letter laments delayed communication from Vernell and the Holsons, hopes for a safe return to the States, and longs for hometown gossip. The writer wonders about Kenny and Bobby’s growth, fears reintegration, and ends with a promise to write again soon.
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Vernell
States
Holsons
Kenny
Bobby
Pfannes Family Visits and Local Red Cross Activities
Wm Pfannes returned from furlough in Detroit en route to a California camp after visiting relatives here last week. His sister Mrs August Huskey accompanied him to Detroit. Nick Pfannes of Ypsilanti spent a few days with relatives. Local Red Cross hosts met with Mrs C Krocker and later with Mrs Leo Heintz. Neighbors with teams saws and axes prepared wood for Emil Gters on Tuesday.
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Wm. Pfannes
Detroit
California
August Huskey
Nick Pfannes
Ypsilanti
The
Red Cross
C. Krocker
Leo Heintz
Emil Gters
Pleasant Valley Social News Visitors Lists
Pfc Donald Kleiner of Fort Miles Delaware visits his parents Mr and Mrs Henry Kleiner and other relatives this week. Mr and Mrs Orville Sanders Alma were Sunday visitors at the Burton Bay home. Mrs Jennie Bates Mrs Mayme Bunyan and Hugh Alen were Sunday dinner guests at Mr and Mrs Norman Hutchinson. Mr and Mrs Ernest Penrose and Myrna spent Sunday evening at Mr and Mrs Owen Spink. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Roe Pontiac were recent callers in this neighborhood. Mr and Mrs Forrest Leeth and baby spent Sunday with her parents Mr and Mrs Wm Kistler at Colville.
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Pfc
Donald Kleiner
Fort Miles
Delaware
Henry Kleiner
Orville Sanders
Alma
Burton Bay
Jennie Bates
Mayme Bunyan
Hugh Alen
Norman Hutchinson
Ernest Penrose
Myrna
Owen Spink
Kenneth Roe
Pontiac
Forrest Leeth
Baby
Wm. Kistler
Colonville
Maple Grove Community Notes Move and Visits
Maple Grove records show neighbors relocating to lake road and families sharing weekend visits. The Coffells moved away while the Smedleys hosted Walter and family, with further calls from Lansing visitors and care visits by Betty Stayler near Flint.
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Arthur Coffells
Lake Road
Ed. Smedley and Sons
Lansing
Walter Smedleys
Larry Rulapaugh
Joe Dupeze
Dale Rulapaugh
Betty Stayler
Flint
Violet Kazan
Milton Rodgers
Saginaw
Homer Rodgers
Leila Rodgers
Geo. Liddell
Gilmore Center Gilmore Church of Christ program
The January 16 schedule at Gilmore Church of Christ lists morning worship at 10:00 with Bible school at 11:00 led by Alvin Wood as superintendent. Lesson centers on Jesus Answers His Critics from Mark 2 23 36 and children’s classes run by experienced teachers. The morning theme is The Question of the Ages with a cordial welcome extended. Next Sunday a guest Prohibition speaker is invited to speak. evening service revival is proposed subject to member input.
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Gilmore Center
Gilmore Church OF Christ
W. .H. Beil
Bible School
Alvin. Wood
Jesus
Weekend visits update from Flint town
The article notes Harford and his wife visiting in Flint over the weekend. Hunie Kent is slowly improving after severe burns suffered weeks earlier. Mrs. Dale McAlvey, who stayed with Mr. and Mrs. M. L. McAlvey, returned to Petoskey last week.
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Harford
Flint
Hunie Kent
Dale McAlvey
M. L. McAlvey
Petoskey
Elm Grove Church News and Local Illness Updates
The Elm Grove column reports Sunday services at 8 00 and a mid week prayer session. It notes many ill including the pastor and extends sympathy to Mrs Jar vis Mott of Beaverton who died after flu and pneumonia and a diabetic coma in Flint hospital.
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ELM Grove Church News
Jarvis Mott
Beaverton
Township
Gladwin
Flint
Mt. Morris
Wesley
O. D. Robison
Gladwin Hospital
Edith Raymond
Robison
Charlotte (Pendell) Kistler
St. Louis
Otto Hildebrandt
Kistler
Doris Woodworth
Loomis
Robisons
Raymond
von Walters
Pat Welters
Pat
Roy Schaar
Chester
Carl Cotton
Doris Cotton
Colonville Ladies Aid
Clarence Cotton
John Haring
Detroit
Ethard Walters
McClung
Harry Bradley
James
Hatton
John Presley
Wise
Tom Bradley
Carroll Ann
Early Landing Barges in Leathernecks Florida Skirmish
The forerunner of modern marine landing craft were the Mesquito fleet boats used by the Leathernecks in Florida against the Seminoe Indians in 1885.
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Florida
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Clare County
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Clare County Aaa
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Michigan Department of Health
American Red Cross
Rabaul
Bougainville
Tokyo
Eleay
Pleasant Valley
Maple Grove
Union Sunday School
Clara Hosington
Chas
Kent
Herbert Shilling
Herbert
Richard Fields
Rickels
Walter
Elm Grove
Vernon Bennett
Ted Bennett
Glad
Vernon
Bert Hess
Parsons
Schmidt
Reee EL Ad
Rexall
Anderson’s Drug Store
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Rexake
Shier
Foxalg
Evan
Michigan Bell Telephone Company
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