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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1934
Page
7
Sentinel readers are urged to express brief opinions on the daily question. Submissions are limited to five hundred words and must be signed with the writer’s name and address. Personal data should be provided by respondents for verification.
Central Standard Time table shows South No. 6 047 Alma North No. 51 12 45 PM Pere Marquette West 719 AM East 2 00 PM Harris 545 OD Tuesdays only Mrs Wilma Achard visits Alma this week New Mother’s Day greetings Sternaman Studio Mr and Mrs Howard Brown visit Detroit Clare Isabella county Mac cabes association meeting at Shepherd Clare wins honor banner for most insurance writings
A local feature muses on contentment through farm life with the old farmer and his cow. The piece shifts to a public health note on Clare dentists visiting rural schools, detailing vitamin A and milk’s role in reducing tooth decay based on University of Michigan studies and a rat experiment at Mussell Drug Store.
Daily and Monday bus service from Hotel Doherty to Mt. Pleasant Midland and Saginaw operates at 5 00 p m with Monday service at 8 20 a m east. Local visits include Mrs Josephine Long returning from Florida and Rev Sam Kelly visiting in Ovid. Community residents travel, guests stay with relatives, an orchestra ends a long engagement in Cincinnati, and a fire scare at the A P store caused minor damage.
The Vernon Home Economics Extension Group met for an all day session on April 25 to study homemade supplies. Eleven members and eleven visitors attended. Officers were elected: Chairman Olive Irwin See, Treasurer Julia McMillen, readers Frances Funnell and Beatrice Seiter. Achievement Day is set for May 17 at Mt Pleasant Methodist Church.
More than 21 000 people attended the spring smelt run at Cold Creek Beulah with over 20 000 pounds of smelt taken during 12 nights. Catches peaked on April 5 and 6 while officials urged drivers to watch for wildlife on highways. More than 50 amateur radio operators volunteered to assist in emergency forest fire duties and other state needs.
Article urges Michigan to modernize rural schools echoing worries that farm children lack books, lighting, ventilation and facilities available in city schools. It argues progress in agriculture and industry should match educational quality and pace, noting a shift since 1860 and predicting a future where country students gain equal opportunities.
A reader from Adrian Michigan comments on the recent bond election results in Lenawee County. The writer argues that the 38 million dollar bond measure should not pass to burden future generations and criticizes delayed action on pressing issues. He fantasizes about bridges from Mackinac Strait and Benton Harbor to Chicago, noting costs and regional benefits, signed G. M. Bierly.
A cautionary note warns that careless behavior in wooded areas risks triggering fires that threaten vacation areas and wildlife cover. It urges prudent use of fire and vigilance to prevent widespread damage and suffering from forest fires.
Raccoons and gray squirrels endure only the coldest period of winter before resuming activity. Chipmunk wakes briefly for meals while red squirrel retreats into seclusion only if necessary, otherwise remaining active.
Temple Floyd Davis visited Lansing after sparing time with his wife and daughters. Oil men leased land at 50c an acre while a large timber fire near the Baluss farm burned about 300 acres with 80 volunteers including CCC crews battling the blaze.
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