First Grade Students Shine in Spelling and Numbers
The report highlights top performers in spelling and numbers across grades one to five. Mona Rae Johnson and Garth Hall led spelling and math perfection, with several students achieving 100 percent on weekly papers. Industrial Arts notes describe advanced home economics students learning practical repair skills and project work.
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Ohn
Schoonover
Mona
Rae
Phyllis Border
Betty Earley
Billy Chaffee
Mona Rae Johnson
Jan Bicknell
Joan Richard
James Ostrowskey
Gerth Hall
Garth
Garth Hall
Donald Brown
Jan, Bicknell
Billy Hawkins
Alexander Wylie
Jackie Rodabaugh
Jack
Martin Howlett
Ratty Harry
Jimmy Jackson
Richard Koch
Winifred Durham
James Ostrovskey
Hall
Mary Lou Sutton
Ardeth Cleveland
Ardeth
Wags Burn
Russell Foell
Beverly Sowle
Eugenie Busard
Stanley Grum
James Kane
Marjorie Loomis
la Smith
Yvonne Throop
Dale Walters
Michigan farmers urged to follow corn hog contract terms
State administrator Rh J Baldwin warns farmers to plan planting to stay within contract acre limits set by 1932 38 and to avoid pasturing or removing crops from contract plots. The article notes penalties for excess pigs and describes efforts to accelerate first benefit payments from Washington with help from local committees and the Hast Lansing office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Rh. J. Baldwin
Washington
Hast Lansing
Mouthings of Hounds in Fox Hunting Verbal Classifications
Hunters classify fox hound mouthings by descriptive terms such as chop mouth long chop squealing mouth long mouth calking mouth and horn mouth. Each hunter notes distinct vocal tones from dogs with terms like calk calk calk and turkey mouth reflecting different barking styles.
Control Catworms With Poisoned Bran Bait
Extension entomologist advises using bran mixed with paris green to kill cutworms and protect early crops. Apply four pounds of bait per 100 square yards in tobacco beds, or 15 to 20 pounds per acre for other crops, broadcast before or at emergence, preferably in the evening, with care to keep away from children and livestock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HL Braston
North Catowha State College
WNU
Old Style Corn Ears Out of Date In Nebraska Study
A decade of ten acre yield tests in Nebraska shows seed with medium size ears and smooth hard starch yields best production and lowers cost per bushel. Extension agronomist P A Stewart notes the shift from longest ears to this preferred type and improved methods cut labor hours per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
P. A. Stewart
University of Nebraska
Stewart
Buds and Fruits as Extensions of Twig Growth
A Greening Nursery note asserts buds and fruits are extensions of twig growth not identical across a tree variety. It explains buds share cell traits with their parent branch and that branches with consistent genetics yield uniform fruit color, while mixed factors produce varied apples.
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Greening Nursery
How to Calculate Field Areas Circular
University of Maryland extension service issues a circular explaining methods to estimate areas for triangular rectangular and irregular fields. It covers corrections for slope and helps farmers verify acreage under wheat production contracts.
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University of Maryland Extension Service
Preserving Beef by Corning Process
Preserve beef by corning in five to six pound pieces rubbed with salt. Pack in stoneware or hardwood vessel and cover with pickle made from one and a half pounds of salt one ounce of saltpeter one quarter pound sugar and one gallon water. Stand two weeks then smoke lightly or hang.
Habits of Goat Grass A Wild Relative of Wheat
Goat grass is a winter annual wild relative of wheat. Seedlings emerge in fall and mature the next spring as wheat ripens. Young plants resemble wheat, with narrower leaves and hair along the base edge. The grass tilts and crowds out wheat when abundant.
Irrevocable Knot Ends Midnight Farm Wedding
A farmhand calls a minister at midnight to wed a girl. After the ceremony the minister proclaims the union irrevocable and tied fast. The groom laughs off the fate and leads his wife away, declaring he will stand the parson down for his hasty judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parson
Pathfinder Magazine
Businessman's Son Aims To Uphold Family Name
A Vancouver Province excerpt portrays a businessman's son starting at the office with vows to devote his life to the business and keep the family name free from stain. The father responds by sending him to polish the brass nameplate on the main door.
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Vancouver Province
Childrens' Foot Ruler Misunderstanding Spanks
Patty and Jean visit a neighbor with no children and spot a wooden foot ruler. Patty asks its use and learns the ruler is used for measuring things. She concludes that it is what her mother used for spankings, reflecting a child's innocent misinterpretation.
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Patty
Jean
Mamma Spanks
Indianapolis News
Worrying About Bills Causes Different Reactions
A brief exchange notes two views on debt stress. The short person fears unpaid bills while the tall person shifts the burden to creditors, reflecting contrasting attitudes toward financial pressure.
Lodger's Breakfast Sausages Prompt Grim Joke
A man hired his landlady to cook sausages for breakfast. He jokingly asks to ly them like fish. The next morning she serves and remarks there is little to them once cleaned off.
Night-watchman applicant wakes with noise fear
A man enters the foreman's office to answer a night-watchman ad and claims his sole qualification is that even a small noise wakes him. the scene ends with the humorous remark about his sensitivity.
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Tit-Bits Magazine
On Horns of a Dilemma a son and marriage talk
In dialogue styled column humor a father questions a son's plans to marry. The son admits they discussed it but they disagree on living arrangements and finances, noting the girl dislikes his house and his earnings won’t cover cigarettes paint or an apartment.
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Dad
Son
Local families keep up with visits and events
Bay City visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Ralph MacDonald and their son to Rev. and Mrs. A. P. MacDonald. The Owens hosted Sunday dinner with Jim Aaron and Francis Goodenough from Detroit visiting Perry VanSickle. The school held a Friday picnic for pupils and parents. Joan Ramey and family attended hospital checks in Ann Arbor. Mrs. Hart Acker visited Mt Pleasant. Bernard Ramey helped Arthur Shrock with work last week.
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Ralph MacDonald
Bay City
A. P . MacDonald
Jim
Aaron
Vern Owens
Francis Goodenough
Detroit
Perry. VanSickle
Art Shrock
Grand Rapids
Dale Drake
Joan
Ann Arbor
Tom Ramey
Frank Owens
Hart Acker
Mt. Pleasant
Bernard Ramey
Arthur Shrock
Social and church notes from Eagle community
Residents hosted visitors from Detroit Midland and Arbutus as church Revivals begin in Colonville. Family news includes a funeral in Pontiac for Mr. Guest, and local residents report health updates and travel to Saginaw Ann Arbor and Pontiac.
Local residents visit farms and relatives in weekend gatherings
North Arthur W Cornwell and Mrs. Nathan Bicknell of Saginaw spent time at their farm. Several families including Clute Holford Carter Williams Wright Holt Maxwell Gordon Hartman and Spink were seen visiting kin in nearby towns as some plan hospital or travel.
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Cornwell
Nathan Bicknell
Saginaw
Harold Clute
Leroy Holford
Temple
Chris Simpson
Robert Carter
Ann Arbor
Sleepy Hallow Cottage
Wade Cradit
Cadilac
Mercy Hospital
Albert Kanaar
Fort Wayne Bible School
Benjamin Kanaar
Detroit
Russell Williams
Lansing
Milton Wright
Pontiac
Delos Wright
Burton Holt
Higgins
CCC
Art. Maxwell
Glare
Littele Bros
Owosso
Ray Gordon
Grand Rapids
Roy
Glen
Brand
Veterans Hospital
Chicago
Insia Viges
St. Johns
Floyd
Robert Gordon
Chas. Wallace
Harrison
Duties of the Vice President
The vice president holds a largely quiet role as presiding officer of the senate. He becomes a matter of public interest mainly if the president dies or becomes unable to serve.
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Senate
Vernon Hill News Roundup of Local Visits and Events
Community notes from Vernon Hill recount visits by Rev. and Mrs. Lockyer Mrs. Cecil Davison and family Farwell graduation attendees Don Stinchcombe nearby relatives and friends. Neighborhood chatter covers road work laughter at home shifts Betsy Leichti Betty Leichti Carries and social calls across nearby towns with several families visiting relatives and attending events.
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Lockyer
Ernie Stevens
Cecil Davison
Farwell
F. G. Allen
D. Stouzh
Billie D
Lester Stinchcombe
Don Stinchcombe
Lester Stinch
Alice Beemer
Delia Smalley
Floyd Bergey
Doud
Rozena Bronson
Seymour Border
Jim Sherman
Hinkleville
Dorothy Irwin
Vera Hendrie
Winnie Parrish
Carrie Perverse
Chas. Davis
Colonville
C. D. Harvey
No Chance Jud Tunkins Calls Song Sensible as Sun Reverses
Jud Tunkins dismisses the song Turn Backward Oh Time in Thy Flight as silly, likening it to asking the sun to reverse its course. He finds the idea impractical yet witty in tone.
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Betty Ann Sutton
Ruth Marie Schug
Wayne Brown
Calvin Foss
Aetna
Brend
O'Connor Grocery
Papa
Pop
Etting A
Bob
Syndicate
WNU Servien
Andersonville
R. A. Carr
Alvin Krope
E. Kleiner
Robt. Hutchinson
Alfred Raymond
Adam Regar
A. H. Hutchinson
Midland
B. Kleiner
Thos. Hutchinson
Arbutus
Mary Orvis
Clyde Kistler
Ramseyer
the Eagle Church
Rosa Prosser
J. B. Allen
Glenn Poet
Dangler
Visi
Joey
Cal
North Arthur
Rexall
Rexall Drug Stores
E. A. Anderson
Vernon Hill News
Art Schoonover
Asher Knight
Pleasant
Wim. Marlin
Amelia Gardner
Joe Twitchel
Diamondale
Orl Line
North Star
Alma
Clint Richmond
Berthal Jackson
Baby
Ella Ramey
Glen Billsby
Carl Arthur
Glen Leroy
Herb Lenard
Gladwin
Merlin Hamilton
Harold Arrand
Flint
Anna Arrand
Fred Williams
West Branch
Margaret Funnell
Vernon Funnell
Rosebush
Fred Funnell
Ted Bergey
Oliver Becker
Josie Lines
Clare
Vina Horning
Mc- May Farm
Clarence Horning
Jack Gsrren
Andrew Irwin
Delores
Roy Reger
WLS
Century of Progress
A. J. Morgan
Clare Inn
Gambler Store
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