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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1942
Page
8
Garden advice warns of cucumber beetles squash vine borers and squash bugs. It recommends gypsum calcium arsenate dust calium cyanide potato spray and other methods with care to avoid leaving chemicals on plants. It also mentions pasture management and dipping for ticks and lice to protect wool.
Michigan sheep producers report rising worm infestations in 1942 affecting breeding stock and lambs. EB L Benton outlines five treatments including copper sulphate nicotine sulphate for stomach and tape worms, Ka mila for tapeworms, and phenothiazine for nodular and round worms, with emphasis on regular care.
A farming note explains how alfalfa or clover pasture plus water shade and modest grain yield pork economically. Fall pig gains surpass spring and a simple insulated shade with burlap and motor oil keeps pigs comfortable. Pigs enjoy rubbing posts, with well-kept paddocks offering better outcomes than barren lots.
Gottlieb J. Nass, 70, of Grant township, active in the civilian army, operates a sixty acre homestead. He planted 4000 cabbage, 800 tomato, and one acre of sweet corn for a victory garden, maintains 65 bee colonies and five cows, rents remaining fields, and serves as AAA community committeeman and salvage committee member for the Community Club.
The Seabees insignia shows a flying bee with a sailor hat and tools. The Navy seeks men aged 17 to 50 with construction and mechanical trades to join Construction Battalions to build bases worldwide. Petty officer ratings up to $126 monthly are available on enlistment. Navy Recruiting Stations provide information without obligation.
The passage portrays Nass as a constant contributor to wartime support. He buys stamps and bonds regularly and encourages others to do their part. Nass is noted for wit and humor and for aiding his community during trouble or death by sharing services and offering consolation. He emphasizes his people's pursuit of freedom in America.
A garden county report notes 367 Vic tory Gardens registered in Isabella County out of a 1500 quota with many unregistered. A14 year old Dorothy Williams learns tractor use from 13 year old Arthur Swagger on an 80 acre farm rented on shares. The piece covers hog ration questions, pasture feeding, and planned plowing demonstrations in August across four localities to teach tractor plow adjustment.
Michigan State College entomologists outline a borax method to curb powder post beetles in timber structures. They advise ten pounds of borax per 100 gallons of water and high pressure spraying to reach beetle canals joints and mortises, noting lime sulfur should not be used in homes.
Michigan State radio program highlights war efforts with brief news, music, and community updates. The schedule lists daily shows from 9:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. across July and August including Farm Service Hour, Geography in the News, and You Cant Do Business With Hitler. Readers urged to buy War Bonds as Japanese papers flood Tokio.
Mt Vernon Grange announces a meeting next Monday night August 3 with Mr Hubbard of Alma showing pictures on rubber conservation. An open lecture hour will be followed by ice cream and cake. Ladies to bring cake or fried cakes. A collection will help pay for ice cream. All invited. Jennings Archambault Master.
West Branch locals and visitors share weekend gatherings across Michigan towns. Families from Detroit Lansing Bay City Metamora and East Lansing visit relatives in the area while Coloma takes exams at Michigan State College and misses work due to an acid burn incident. A Shingle Lake picnic draws sixty five attendees and a storm causes a brief electrical scare.
Sunday evening at the home of Rev. and Mrs. Charles Kleinhardt Rev. Richard Carter called at several homes in this community Sunday.
Rosebush Methodist Church and Center Methodist Church announce Sunday School at 10:45 and preaching at 11:45 with Epworth League at 8:00. Community visits include Mr and Mrs Bus Warriner of Midland in Detroit and Mr and Mrs Leo Spates of Ohio. Families welcome new baby girl to Spates, Rosebush moves and local visits to Detroit and Island Park.
The message urges rapid destroyer construction by every Navy shipyard to support a two ocean Navy. It calls for increased War Bond purchases, urging citizens to invest at least ten percent of their income to ensure full production, backed by the U S Treasury Department.
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