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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1942
Page
9
The food chain president explains increased distribution of fresh fruits and vegetables through A. and P. stores across states. He notes better crop quality, higher farm returns, and reduced costs since 1937, with trucks and direct-from-grower shipments boosting efficiency during wartime.
Gentral Michigan College of Education announces an office practice course for high school commercial graduates. The two year program combines alternating on the job and college based instruction, with trainees gaining real experience on modern office equipment. Contact J. D. Marcus at Mt. Pleasant for details.
U S Department of Agriculture reports ninety seven thousand fewer farm workers this year than last. Wage rates up 28 percent amid weather delays and late spring planting. Women increasingly employed on farms, especially in the South Atlantic West North Central and Pacific Coast, as wives and daughters shift to field work.
Despite baseball being labeled the national pastime bowling alleys and billiard parlors report three times higher business volumes, highlighting a surprising local activity trend.
The piece recalls the Doolittle raid on Tokyo as retaliation for Pearl Harbor. It notes the bombing of docks and munitions, the ensuing fires, and Tojo’s propaganda efforts. It also mentions Roosevelt awarding the Medal of Honor to General Doolittle and the Distinguished Service Cross to the airmen, framing the raid as historic aviation valor and a pledge of vengeance.
A USDA study shows garlic exposure affects milk flavor whether cows eat it or merely inhale it. Inhaling garlic for 10 minutes imparts strong garlic odor within two minutes, fading to clear milk after about 90 minutes. Feeding half a pound yields detectable flavor in one minute, intensifying over ten minutes and lingering for hours.
In a report to the American Chemical Society Dr H L Haller of the U S Bureau of Entomology notes ancient insecticides. Sulphur appears in Homer around 1000 B C and Chinese arsenic sulphides date to 900 A D. Many substances such as hot water brine lye whitewash soap suds vinegar petroleum turpentine fish oil and plant extracts have long been used. Arsenic honey mixtures ant control over 250 years ago tobacco dust in 1690 pyrethrum common insect powder and derris have been used for over a century.
The survey notes near consensus that shamrock plants share three leaflets and symbolize the Trinity, though some dispute this with claims tied to water cress and love valor wit. Critics highlight trefoil sacredness in Iran and Arabic terms shamrock and shamrakh.
Safflower, an oil seed from the thistle family, has long been grown in India Egypt and Europe and was introduced to the Northern Great Plains about 15 years ago. Though yields were satisfactory the crop has not become commercially important. Safflower oil from the seed is used for edible and technical purposes and has good drying properties suitable for paints garnishes and linoleums.
Kidney brains heart and liver offer distinctive flavor and appearance when cooked properly. These organs, aside from Oliver, are not expensive, making them affordable nutritious options at the butcher.
A London Sunday Observer correspondent reports the Ligue Française d Action d Art organized a plebiscite to name Paris’s five ugliest statues. An exhibition in a gallery aided voters, with Gambetta Memorial winning first prize followed by Clemenceau on the Champs Elysees and Sainte Genevieve on Pont de la Tournelle.
University of Oklahoma psychologist L. B. Hoisington urges Americans to maintain mental balance through regular recreation and steady work. He warns against lopsided views and inflaming rallies and calls for confidence in national leaders to prevent moody thinking.
Engineers from the North Carolina Highway Commission measure curves to set safer speeds as Governor Broughton urges speed zoning. He plans to ask the 1948 legislature to cut the 60 mph limit. North Carolina has about 600 million dollars invested in highways.
Tri County Health Unit notes a shift in polio understanding from respiratory to gastrointestinal transmission. Fly control and sanitation now key to prevention, with emphasis on screening homes and protecting children’s food as researchers pursue better prevention methods. Helen Lanting MD, Acting Director Health Dist. Seven.
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