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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1942
Page
9
On September 8 1825 U S marines presented arms as General Lafayette boarded the Brandywine before sailing for France. The corps also notes its parachutists are known as paramarines and the unit carries knives pistols and sacks of hand grenades.
The best duck shooting days of the season align with the time table. Conservation officers will use this schedule to spot unsportsmanlike gunners who jump the gun in the morning or shoot past legal hours in the evening. Sportsmen should follow the weekly meridian hours for their shooting ground.
Farmers push wartime output with gains across dairy and meat. Milk production rises four percent from last year. American cheese evaporated milk and dry skim milk output up 46, 43 and 69 percent respectively in early 1942. Eggs up 16 percent. pork and lard near targets. beef slaughter up 18 percent. Feed grain output up five percent supports expanding livestock demand.
Citizens urged to vote in the upcoming primary Tuesday as several candidates run unopposed and will likely win. County officials list includes Arthur Johnson and Carl Bauer both Republicans among others with delegates to the County Convention also on the ballot.
King Christian X of Denmark is described as 62 years old and the world's tallest king at six feet six inches. In France he is nicknamed the biggest king of the smallest kingdom and is noted as a fine linguist who speaks five languages.
Otis Hyde a 30 year old illiterate from Arab Route 2 said he did not know the United States was at war. The Oneonta draft board sent a delinquency card and the case was turned to U S Commissioner Luther Owens who planned to decide later on Hyde’s failure to register.
Refugees arriving in Jerusalem say 1200 Greeks die daily from starvation in Greece as Athens cemeteries fill. A landowner provides a burial ground in Kakkinia suburb. Summer worsens the burial problem. Bread and vegetables are scarce and a mountain grass is sold on streets. Germans confiscate olives grapes and figs and ban fishing to stop escapes.
The investigations by Prof. Richard S. McCaffrey and associates from the University of Wisconsin's mining and metallurgy department show methods to improve foundry operation and cast iron quality. Wisconsin principles have been applied to cupola production for better iron and fewer impurities, with an Ohio engineer extending the work to automotive castings. Removing refuse from iron in cupola operation proves crucial to avoid trouble and enhance product quality.
The Clare County War Price and Rationing Board listed August 26 approvals for individuals across Clare and Gladwin counties including Sorrell Curtis Baughan Woods Ackerman Bauman Slater Patton and others. Authorized items include retreaded passenger tires tubes truck tires and obsolete tires for farm and road work plus several bus and dairy company tires.
The text explains that color is often the least important factor in camouflage at high altitude or distance. It notes that distant objects blur to a single hue, with forests appearing olive drab and fields blending to brown or tan. Emphasis is on tonal value matching in photos for important objects.
The North American Diamond Corporation of Indianapolis will start a $1,000,000 development program in the idle Arkansas diamond mines near Hot Springs to obtain stones for war purposes. Full-scale operations have not been attempted since 1920. A Smithsonian Institution report in 1923 estimated 10,000 diamonds valued at $150,000 had been taken from the field, which was discovered in 1907.
A rare albino elephant born to a black mother has been sent from Siam to the Singapore zoo in the Straits Settlements. The animal is distinct from white elephants and represents a notable addition to the zoo’s collection.
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