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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1951
Page
4
A Town Hall wedding shower honors My and Mrs. Lloyd Battle with many gifts. Lloyd plans to leave for Army service this week. Attendees include family from Clare, Detroit, and nearby towns. dinners and visits follow across several households.
The Hunters Ball will be held Saturday November 17 at the Community Hall to raise funds for the baseball program and the Women’s Social Club. Mrs Vira Luce hosted a birthday dinner with Mr and Mrs Don Luce and others in attendance.
Percy Bunting and son Larry visited Bert and Lena Bunting in Loomis on Saturday. Families from Coleman, including John Powers and son Bill, called on Anna Burns Sunday afternoon. Neil Bergey underwent appendicitis surgery and is expected home soon. Local police patrolled, Hormographic hospital visits connected to the Bergey family and neighbors.
Long pieces of Douglas fir up to 99 feet in length were shipped from Seattle to Alaska for use in fish traps. The timber is described as suitable for construction of fish traps and related tidal works.
Farmers build their own freezers using cinder blocks insulation and surplus labor. The article describes a homemade unit sheltering cherries strawberries lima beans and other produce for storage and meal prep. It warns freezing does not improve quality and stresses proper packaging and heat sealing for long term use.
Veterinary groups report thousands of pigs affected by a gastroenteritis like illness, severe vomiting and dehydration. Farms warn the disease could devastate hog crops until strict isolation and healthy breeding stock are maintained.
A kneeling rest designed to reduce strain during gardening. The wide base prevents sinking into soft ground and the rounded edges add comfort. Canvas cover provides a cushioned knee rest for kneeling tasks.
Prof Charles J Chapman of the University of Wisconsin extension reports side-dressing corn with nitrogen in late June added about 4 percent more corn silage per acre on a Dane County farm last year. Nitrogen rate depends on soil fertility, with 40 pounds per acre as a general guide and potential higher rates under some conditions.
To renew window shades lay them flat and apply flat nail paint in your chosen color. One side may be light cream or yellow while the opposite side is forest green.
Mary Lou, Evelyn, and Margaret Ann won watches from the Carnation Company for top dairy foods demonstrations in Michigan as part of the National Committee on Boys and Girls Club Work program. The winners were honored for demonstrations on milk drinks and dairy foods, with the Huron County team named state champion dairy foods demonstrators.
Dan Balog reports from Isabella County on soil and water conservation plans including crop rotations, a pasture program for high producing cattle, woodland and wildlife management, and a request to district directors for high priority funding. The piece notes timing for a soil map before freeze and urges growers to plant quality seeds and plan fertilizer and seed for next year with cooperation from local soil conservation officials.
The county plans permanent practices and standard requirements for major soil conservation. A winter planning schedule is set with about four meetings weekly. eighty meetings are planned from December 1 to April 1. Group readers are urged to contact within the next two weeks to start winter sessions.
The Phini sey Willing Workers 4-H club held a meeting on Thursday November 8 at the school. President Francis Northon led the session. Members voted to use last year’s surplus to buy tools for the boys and set annual dues. Meetings are Tuesdays. business meetings on the first Wednesday monthly. Reporter Gail Samborn. Firewood?
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