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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1939
Page
5
County Agent Paul D. Gibson notes severe late potato blight across Michigan after heavy rains and warm weather. J. H. Muncie from Michigan State College warns of widespread damage, advises digging on dry days, drying potatoes, then storing in disinfected bins with formaldehyde solution and thorough drying.
Michigan State College researchers report a five year trial of a nicotine sulphate bentonite spray that reduces codling moth and wormy fruit while leaving minimal arsenic residue. Nearly 500 orchards used the mix in 1939 aiding tests predicting an eight million bushel Michigan harvest. The clay helps retain needed nicotine without excessive residue, lowering washing needs for popular varieties like McIntosh and Spy.
The Isabella-Clare Dairy Herd Improvement Association reports 23 herds testing 307 cows in August with 25 dry. Average production 823 pounds milk and 31.9 pounds butterfat. Highest producers include A D MacRae and Anthony Vogel, with pasturing notes and feeding details for various classes and herd sizes.
Residue spots force uneven coloring and burnt leaves linger as a byproduct of the outdated argenic process. This chemical aging worsens plant appearance and may affect long-term health.
A recent Census Bureau report estimates a year's output of walking sticks valued at 95 000 dollars noting that some American males still sport canes in daily life.
A 1939 report outlines tuberculosis control advances and urges broader testing. It stresses tuberculin testing, chest X-rays, and education, urging public health cooperation to detect early infection and reduce mortality and costs.
Railroad and bus schedules show Eastern Standard Time for lines to Ann Arbor Clare Mt. Pleasant and Saginaw with connections at Clare. Court filing in Clare County Chancery lists Methodist Foundation of Michigan as plaintiff and multiple Mead and Watson heirs and devisees in the estate of Edgar L. Gray with the case set for July 29, 1939.
Creditors of Herman Krienke deceased must file claims with the probate court in Harrison City by January 19, 1940 for examination and adjustment. The hearing will be held January 26, 1940 at ten oclock in the forenoon. Dated September 15, 1939. Alexander E. Wylie Judge of Probate.
The court orders John Porterfield and numerous defendants and unknown heirs to appear within three months to a suit to quiet title on a Clare County Michigan parcel. Publication of this order runs weekly for six weeks in Clars Sentinel. The parcel is the east half of the southeast quarter and Lot 1 of Section 3, Town 19 N, Range 6 W, Clare County, containing about 105.56 acres per government survey.
Final administration account of Don R. Luce as administrator for the estate of Deceased is presented for approval and distribution. Judge Alexander B. Wylie sets September 23 for examination and hearing at the probate office, with publication to occur in the Clare Sentinel.
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