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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1964
Page
1
Extension Director George MacQueen cites severe dry conditions in Clare county with spittle bug infestations harming alfalfa. Farmers fear reduced second cuttings unless rainfall arrives. he advises early cutting and topdressing fertilizer after the first cut to maintain hay quality.
Michigan retailers will start collecting sales tax under a new bracket formula signed by Governor Rom ney after May legislative approval. The August 28 effective date implements a tiered schedule where tax rises with sale amounts and increases by one cent for each 25 cent increment. The Michigan Retailers Association says the plan is fairer than the old system and will limit losses for many businesses.
Donald E. Holbrook Jr. of the Clare Kiwanis Club will represent his club at Kiwanis International's 49th annual convention in Los Angeles June 28 to July 2. More than 16 000 Kiwanis and families are expected from around the world for the annual conclave. Resolutions for the 1964 65 community service program will be one of the main items.
Upstate Michigan voters face major shifts as new district maps increase district sizes and dilute voice in the Senate. The plan groups Clare Osceola Mecosta and Newago, enlarges the old Isabella area, and places rural regions under tighter statewide influence, prompting criticism that urban areas gain control at rural expense.
An American Kennel Club sanctioned Retriever Field Trial will be held at the Tobacco River Club in Clare Michigan on June 27 and 28. Admission is free and spectators can view all tests from behind the line as retrievers from seven states and Canada compete on land and water. Trial chair Jack Marks of the Flat River Retriever Club can provide more information.
State Police provisional records show sixty-six drownings and seventeen injuries in Michigan water incidents through June 17. The fatalities include six swimmers, eight boat passengers, seven who fell through ice, and others from bridges, docks, boats, a caisson, and a rescue attempt.
A series of rural fallout shelter analysis workshops hosted by Michigan State University Extension Service and the Michigan Office of Civil Defense will be held July 16 and 17 in the Agricultural Engineering building on campus. The first program of its kind in the state aims to equip rural residents with knowledge to build or evaluate radiation shelters. Attendance is open to professionals but limited to 30 per session. Information available from Vic Stine at MSU East Lansing.
Michigan conservation officials approved a master plan to boost angling productivity by 15 to 30 percent while holding spending. The plan trims 250000 in trout hatchery operations shifting focus to maintenance stocking, lakes, and access sites, with 650 high priority fishing sites sought and 50 new southern state fishing lakes proposed over ten years. It also envisions inventorying waters, single species lakes, and looser rules including year round black bass and walleyed pike seasons, and a later trout opener to mid October to maximize growth.
Michigan State University agricultural economists report dairy herds are expanding and farmers are increasing corn silage use to feed larger dairy herds.
The 23rd annual Chesaning Showboat runs Monday July 13 to Saturday July 18 with reserved seats selling from July 1. The Chamber of Commerce production expects to draw large crowds with professional acts a 75 to 25 chorus amateur acts a Showboat queen and court and many town mayors aboard a night river voyage. Free parking and ushers are provided as the Showboat winds along the Shiawassee River at dusk.
Clare county 4-H youths Kenneth Russell and Sharon Gordon join Barbara Baumer on Camp Shaw near Chatham for advanced conservation training June 22 to 26. MSU hosts a first of its kind Older Youth Conference June 19 to 23, with delegates John Streeter and Joan Baumer.
Clare Chamber of Commerce sponsors the ninth annual Sidewalk Bargains event with hundreds of displays inside and out. If weather cooperates the sale will occur Saturday with the slogan Out in Front. Robert Cimmerer chairs arrangements and lists participating stores and a white footsteps map. A-8 features merchant list and coupon blanks for a live pony drawing for two youngsters. Entertainment includes Television's Jumpin Cowboy Kenny Roberts and Hank The Ranch Hand with music and stunts for all ages.
Mrs. Stanley Grigg and Robert Rowley urge Clare County residents to donate blood at Clare Congregational Church today June 25 from 12:00 noon to 6:00 p.m. The county Red Cross reports a 200 pint overdraw and every pint helps save lives, possibly your own.
A crash program will recruit and train 2,000 counselor aides and youth advisors to staff youth programs within the public employment service. Examinations are set for June 27 at the Alma Public Employment Service Office, where applications and information are available.
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