In Service of Their Country Lt. Bentley and Williams
Promotions and new addresses for servicemen listed. Lt Lyman L Bentley relocates to Greenville South Carolina with EB GAAF. Nelson P Williams moves to Santa Ana California with USNAS. Cpl Wallace Peckinpaugh promoted to sergeant and serving in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyman L. Bentley
Lyman, L. Bentley
G.A.A
Greenville
S. C
Nelson P. Williams
U.S.N.A.S
Santa Ana
Calif
Wallace Peckinpaugh
France
Pfc Frank Allen Cares For Aunt During Fort Custer Convalescence
Pfc Frank Allen convalesces at Percy Jones Hospital Fort Custer and called Tuesday afternoon to contact his aunt Mrs A BE Mack who was with him during the visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Allen
Percy Jones
Fort Custer
Mack
Sutton son promoted to first lieutenant in Corsica
Lt Norman J. Sutton, son of Mr and Mrs Manuel Sutton, has been promoted from second lieutenant to first lieutenant while serving in Corsica Waly. The official notice confirms the rank upgrade and acknowledges the family’s pride in his service and advancement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman J. Sutton
Manuel Sutton
Norman
Corsica
Waly
Leutenant
Major Harriger guest at Rosebush dinner with locals
Major Robert Harriger on furlough visited Rosebush and was a Saturday evening dinner guest of Mr. and Mrs. Norris Blystone at the home of Dr. and Mrs. F. C. Sanford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Harriger
Mrs. C. M. Harriger
Rosebush
Norris Blystone
F. C. Sanford
S/Sgt Jay Sisco Visiting Clare After Duty
Stat Sergeant Sisco of Gladwin is home on a forty five day furlough after thirty three months overseas. He visited Clare friends Tuesday and has earned seven major battle stars and the Presidential Citation badge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Sisco
Sisco
Gladwin
Clare Friends
Ronald Blystone 1/c Welcomes Port Visit Before Sea Duty
Ronald Blystone 1/c has been in port in New Guinea and Leyte Island for three weeks while his ship undergoes repairs. He visited Clare friend Lyle Bond of Los Angeles and attended a broadcast with him. Ronald expects to sail again soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Blystone
Ronald EB
Blystone
New Guinea
Leyte Island
Clare
Lyle Bond
Los Angeles
Lyle
Ronald
Protective Food Eggs as a Vital Nutrient Source
The text notes eggs are a protective food due to vitamin and mineral content. Egg yolk provides high vitamin A and egg white protein offers high quality. These benefits remain in intermediate grades of eggs.
Red Cross Activities in Colonville Unit Meeting
The Colonville Red Cross Unit will meet Thursday April 5 at the home of Mrs Alfred Rutter. There is plenty of work for all and you are urged to assist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonville Red Cross
Alfred Rutter
Jam Session Lieutenant Brings Laughter to Bougainville Front
First Lieut. Harry A. Tyl of Philadelphia leads a regimental special service unit in Bougainville. His troupe The Front-Liners fuels morale with comedy and music, drawing protests from chaplains over double entendre humor. Tyl once wrote Dear Folks letters home and is famed in North Dakota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bougainville
Harry A. Tyl
Philadelphia
Tyl
G. I
Roundhouse
South Pacific
Artie Shaw
North Dakota
Red Cross Workers Meeting Set at Mrs Allen Home
A North Arthur Unit notice announces a business meeting with Mrs Elnora Allen at her residence on Wednesday evening April 4 for all Red Cross workers. Secretary and Treasurer Mrs Bernard Alien urges attendance and welcomes new volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elnora Allen
The
Red Cross
Bernard Alien
Sulfaguanidine Aids Cure For Swine Necro Disease
Evidence links Salmonella group bacteria to infectious enteritis necro in swine. Experimental use of sulfaguanidine shows 80 to 90 percent recovery when paired with improved sanitation. Dose ranges 0.75 to 1.5 grams per 10 pounds daily for 5 to 7 days, administered in mash for eating pigs or by capsule for non eaters.
Letters in 37 Languages Reach War Benefits Office
Brigadier General H. N. Gilbert reveals that soldiers dependents supplied information in 37 languages. The Office of Dependency Benefits has received correspondence in Albanian Arabic Armenian Bulgarian Chinese Croatian Czech Danish Dutch Estonian Finnish Flemish French Gaelic German Greek Hebrew Hungarian Italian Japanese Latin Latvian Lithuanian Montenegrin Norwegian Polish Portuguese Romanian Russian Ruthenian Serbian Slovak Slovenian Spanish Swedish Ukrainian and Welsh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department Office of Dependency Benefits
H. N. Gilbert
USA
ODB
ODE
Dogs of War in World War I
World War I saw dogs play a vital role for Germany and allied nations. About 2500 hospital dogs were used on battlefields to locate wounded men with scent aided by stretcher bearers at night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Black Shank Disease in Tobacco Plants
Black shank kills roots quickly and blacks the lower stalk up to inches above ground. Sore shin keeps roots healthy longer, confining disease to a blackened stalk section. Contaminated spots see nearly all plants die, while sore shin kills scattered plants through the field.
New York Grows Three Cabbage Types in State
The state cultivates three main cabbage types the Danish storage type the kraut domestic type and the market or truck garden type. Annual cabbage crop value ranges from three to four million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Public Gets Army Measles Serum Through Red Cross
Chicago reports the Red Cross will distribute immune serum globulin to the public at actual cost. The serum, drawn from donated blood, provides measles immunity and has been used by the armed forces. Five manufacturers will produce it for health departments nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States
Red Cross
Skipper Saves Warship By Giving It a Bath
Thomas W. Russell a boatswain on the U S Enterprise recounted how a destroyer skipper saved his ship by steering into the Enterprise wake and rocking the vessel to flood and cool the flames. The tactic extinguished the fire and prevented a catastrophic explosion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skipper
Farragut
Idaho
Thomas W. Russell
Bridgeboro
U. S
Enterprise
Russell
Naval Hospital
OPA Ceiling Backfires On Local Office Over Fans
Kansas City report says the OPA faced price pressure when six electronic fans were approved but the dealer demanded above the ceiling. Charles Morphew, secretary, found the six fans but the dealer refused the set ceiling price and kept the fans. The OPA will issue checks periodically to ensure compliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
OPA
Charles Morphew
Morphew
CPA
Clare Odd Fellows Lodge Plans Initiation And Banquet
Thirty members of the Clare I O G F lodge met with Ernest Irwin presiding. An invitation was read from Mt Pleasant lodge for March 27 initiation. Father and Son banquet set for April 2 at 6 30 pm with Harley Holt Ernest Green and Carl Seiter in charge. Degrees conferred on Reginald McBride Alfred Unsworth Sr and Al Purdy. Lunch at close.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare
G.F
Ernest Irwin
Noble Grand
Mt. Pleasant Lodge
Theta Rho
Harley Holt
Ernest Green
Carl Seiter
Rebekahs
Reginald McBride
Alfred Unsworth, Sr
al Purdy
Clara Rebekah Lodge
Eva Schinfley
Pearl Morgan
Carrie Green
Viva Holt
LeDelia Blanchard
Elizabeth McIntosh
Lydia Friz
Rebekah
Marguerite Leonard
Farwell
Gladwin
Margaret Wright
Alice Loomis
Local visits and social gatherings noted in Saginaw area
Mrs Buehl Smith and Dorothy Anné and Walter Flein visited the Garcons in Saginaw Sunday. Fred Wood family and Frank Wood spent the weekend in Flint. Davids also hosted visitors from Lansing Houghton Lake and Cadillac shoppers were seen. Charles Pardue Sr returned from West Virginia. Harry Kantner joined dinner guests and bridge. Hi-Way Tabernacle hosts a brief 11 15 a m Haster program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buehl Smith
Dorothy Anné
Walter Flein
Clare
Otto Garcon
Saginaw
Fred Wood
Frank Wood
Flint
Donald Nulf
Beverly Williams
Lansing
Helen Ford
G. T
Houghton Lake
Jesse Allen
Valera Ferguson
Roberta Roth
Marie Skinner
Charles Pardue
West Virginia
Harry Kantner
Rachel VanBuskirk
Hi-Way Tabernacle
War Spending Slows in First Half of July
Washington reports a slight dip in war expenditures for the first half of July. Treasury figures show spending at 3.338 billion dollars versus 3.574 billion in June, with the comparable July 1943 total at 3.181 billion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
Highway Tabernacle Service Schedule with Rev Clinton Hilton
The notice lists services at Highway Tabernacle led by Pastor Rev Clinton Hilton. Sunday School at 10:00 a m and Church Services at 11:15 a m with Evening Services at 7:30 p m. Special Wednesday services at 7 80 and Young People's meeting each Monday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway Tabernacle
Clinton Hilton
Harold Yost
United Brethren Church Services at Harrison Mission
Harrison mission led by Pastor E. C. Clapp offers Sunday School at 10:00, preaching at 11:00, and evening worship at 7:30. Thursday prayer meeting at 7:30 questions Christian behavior and non Christian conduct regarding drinking beer dancing and cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Brethren Church
Harrison Mission
E. C. Clapp
Latter Day Saints Church Service Times
Elder David Bailey presides with services at 10 30 a m Sunday School at 11 15 a m Oriole and Bluebird groups meet 7 36 p m and Evening Services at 8 00 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Latter Day Saints
David Bailey
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Anderson’s Brug Store
Pfc
Scatn Blowers
White’s Greenhouse & Nursery
Colonville
North Arthur
Army
Clare Odd Fellows
Harrison
Harrison Churches
St. Athanasius
Chas. D. Brophy
Congregational Church
Harold Watson
Peter Oman
Farwell Mills & Elev
Jsfarre Dairy Feed
Anderson
Doherty
Undertakers
Thayers
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