Wheat loan rate up seven cents per bushel in 1944
The War Food Administration raised the 1944 crop wheat loan rate to $1.44 per bushel for eligible wheat stored on farms, up from $1.37, with an extra seven cent farm storage allowance. Farmers may repay loans next April retaining the storage allowance amid expectations of high demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Food Administration
Clare County
Robert GC. Kleiner
Clare County Aaa
Commodity Credit Corporation
Cleaning Milking Machines and Separators Cut Cleaning Time
J M Jensen dairy extension specialist at Michigan State College demonstrates a wetting cleaning compound combined with a neutral softener to reduce cleaning time for about 35 000 milking machines and 50 000 cream separators in Michigan counties. Cleaner utensils and longer equipment life are claimed outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jensen
Michigan
J. M. Jensen
Michigan State College
Prevent Grain Loss From Weevils in Farm Storage Bins
Clare county farmers should plan to protect part of their 1944 wheat crop from weevils. Michigan State expert Ray Hutson notes U S grain losses due to weevils reach 300 million dollars annually, stressing careful storage. Recommendations include tight bins, proper fumigation, and bins sealed to prevent seepage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare County
Ray Hutson
Michigan State College
Michigan
United States
Hutson
Harrison
Fumigation Guidelines For Grain Bins In Michigan
The text describes building a temporary tarpaulin cover over grain to reduce fumigation space and conserve fumigant. It cites ethylene dichloride as a safe general-use fumigant in Michigan and provides dosing: about 2 pounds per 100 cubic feet at 65 F, with distribution methods for grain depths under and over four feet, followed by sealing for 48 hours and airing before use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
In Service of Their Country
A roster of service members lists ranks and new addresses for Pvt. A. L. Oden Sgt. Wm. H. Hilyard Pvt. Ralph Leposky Pvt. Kenneth B. Lakies Millard F. Scott Phillip Hochstetler with updated postings at Camp Robin son Fort Ord Camp Shelby Camp Wolters Gulfport and New York authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. H. Hilyard
Co. A
Fort Ord
Calif
Kenneth B. Lakies
Co. B
Inf
Camp Wolters
Texas
Service Members Connected By Family News
Sgt Ray Calkins reports from Russia to Maple street family as many men military notices include Pvt Chester Richard at Camp Reynolds. Benny Tomaski on leave from Coast Guard. Cpl Jay Haring furlough from Fort Leonard Wood. Clare Waite returns to Navy duties after leave in Sheridan township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Calkins
B. J. Calkins
Maple Street
Sgt
Russia
Cpl
Jay Haring
Haring
Fort Leonard Wood
Missouri
Sharon
Clare Lyle Waite
Navy Service
Lyle Waite
Sheridan Township
Local Servicemen Return and Earn Honors in WWII
Sgt Franklin Peck of Camp Phillips Kansas spent a ten day furlough in Clare with family before returning to camp. Seaman Eber H Brown of Great Lakes IL spent a nine day furlough with his wife and children and awaits call to Electricians Service School. GM2c John M Howlett of Detroit formerly Clare returned home after twenty eight months service including submarine patrols in the South Pacific earning the Presidential Unit Citation and Submarine Combat Pins with stars plus a commendation. Chester R Grant of Clare earned wings as a glider pilot and as a flight officer at Lub bock Texas after intensive Army Air Forces training with the Winged Commandos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Sutton
D.B.M.L
Manuel Sutton
Clare
Attu Island
Aleutians
Stanley
Astoria
Oregon
Austin Company
Seims Drake Contracting
Kodiak
Alaska
Army
Franklin Peck
Camp Phillips
Kansas
Seaman Brown
Great Lakes Naval Training School
Great Lakes
Virginia Brown
East Fifth St
Electricians Service School
John Martin Howlett
Howlett
U. S. Navy
John Daniel Howlett
Detroit
South Pacific
Pacific Fleet
John Schaaf
M. R. Howlett
Chester R. Grant
Robert Grant
Winged Commandos
Lubbock
Texas
Army Air Forces Training Command
Glider Pilot Grant Trained In Texas Before Invasion
Flight Officer Grant, trained at South Plains Texas under Army Air Weld, helped spearhead the invasion by landing airborne troops in France. He attended Coleman High School in Michigan and the University of Detroit where he lettered in baseball and basketball. His wife is Agnes Nicholas of Kalamazoo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
South Plains
Texas
Army Air Weld
France
Grant
Coleman
Michigan
University of Detroit
Agnes Nicholas
Kalamazoo
Gilmore Center Gilmore Church of Christ Services
Pastor Howard L Krause leads devotional song service at 10:00 a m and communion with preaching at 10:15 a m. Bible school at 11:00 a m. Evening service at 8:00 p m. Choir meets Friday 8:30 p m Mrs Wm Philipps leads songs. Visitors include Mr Crewdson formerly a Gilmore minister and a foreign missionary worker. Owen Jarman left for Fort Bliss Texas after furlough. Mrs Douglas McDonald returned from North Carolina as husband moves quarters. Norman Wilson family from Pontiac visit parents Mr Mrs Dave Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilmore Church OF Christ
Howard L. Krause
Bible School
Wm. Philipps
Crewdson
Iowa
McAlvey
Owen Jarman
Fort Bliss
Texas
W. i. Jarman
Douglas McDonald
North Carolina
Norman Wilson
Pontiac
Dave Wilson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Thayers
Mt. Pleasant
Pvt. A. L. Oden
EF. A. Bn
Camp Robinson
Ark
Ralph Leposky
F. A
Shelby, Miss
Millard F. Scott
Co. Bl. Bks
U.S.N.T.C
Gulfport
Miss
Phillip Hochstetler
C. P. Hochstetler
U.S.N.T.S
Pier 88
West 48Th St
New York
N. Y
Chester A. Richard, Jr
Co. F
A.S.F
Camp Reynolds
Greenville
Benny F. Tomaski
U. S. Coast Guard
Cleveland
Ohio
Joe Tomaski
Thomas Presley
Walter Presley
Durham
N. C
Pvt
Harold Underwood
John Underwood
Cherbourg
Robert White
White
Alva White
Sampson
Wm. J. Archambault
Archambault
Jennings Archambault
Eber H. Brown
Cilmore Center
Peter A. Oman
Sentinel
U.S
Freestone
California
Pkg
Ibi
Suicy — Fresh
Marvel Bread
Ibs
Doz
Jane Parker Dohkuts
Sultana
RED
Ann Page
Lge
KARO
PENN
Sunnyfield
Boston Beans
Birdseye
Insect Spray
Jar
Toiley
TH Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea CO
White House
Poeta Board
Boston
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