Fire and conservation departments warn against grass fires
Local fire departments and the Conservation Department urge extreme caution in building grass and rubbish fires amid unusual dryness. 15 grass fire alarms this month in the township. permits required from fire departments to avoid fines up to 100 dollars and 90 days imprisonment. March saw 93 grass and rubbish fire complaints. officials warn dry conditions may worsen. City Fire Chief Gerald Kelly notes few vacant lots remain but cautions burning near tall weeds. fires can be carried by wind causing damage. County Conservation Officer Brushaber urges not to burn until the area’s fire department is notified and permits issued. fires threaten wildlife habitat and bird cover.
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Conservation Department
Robert Fuller
Fulier
Gerald Kelly
Ypsilanti City
Kelly
Keratolytic T-4-L Promoted at Keveling Drug Store
An ad promotes T-4-L as a keratolytic treatment for athlete's foot that peels infected skin to expose germs to the antiseptic action. It claims instant drying and a 46 percent refund if not pleased, offered today at Keveling Drug Store.
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Keveling
Wheat surplus cut by exports in latest marketing year
The Agriculture Department reports record wheat exports reduced the national surplus to 905 million bushels as of July 1. The year ending June 30 saw exports totaling 547 million bushels, with the surplus 128 million bushels below the previous year’s near record. A further decline is expected by July 1 with the 1957 harvest under 1956 and exports remaining strong.
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Washington, D.C
Agriculture Department
Department
Autumn's color fades as highways erase Michigan shrubs
A native plant decline blamed on highway expansion and faster travel. The piece laments reduced autumn color in southern Michigan, noting sumach cherry dogwood oaks and other species vanish due to brush dumping and road projects. It urges preserving Michigan’s own beauty at home.
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Zngland
Michigan
Vermont
Maine
Florida
Outlook Good On Farm Prices Still Favored
The Agriculture Department reports a generally good outlook for farm prices with livestock and poultry improving. Crop prices declined slightly due to feed grains and potatoes, while total exports rose about 25 percent year over year. Farm income from marketings in early 1957 surpassed the prior year by about 1.5 billion dollars as meat receipts rose nearly five percent.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Georgia-Florida
Barefoot Flight from Alabama Teens Recaptured
Ray Waters and Lavon Hayes both 15 from Alabama fled Crawford County jail where held on burglary charge. They were captured 45 minutes later and placed in solitary confinement.
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Barefoot Flight Robinson
Ray Waters
Lavon Hayes
Alabama
Barefoot
Crawford County
Joe Pye Weed in the Landscape and Its History
A regional piece explores the Joe Pye Weed Eupatorium purpureum in moist lowland spots and along roadsides. It notes flowers magenta pink with reddish stems, discusses related species Boneset and Mist flower, and offers gardening tips for marsh plantings and fall transplantation.
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Joe Pye
Joe- Pye
Massachusetts
Skunk Freed From Bottle Breaks Expectation
Frank D. Law of Bristol Connecticut freed a skunk whose head was stuck in a bottle and anticipated a spray. The animal merely ambled away, showing nature sometimes defies fears.
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Bristol
Conn
Frank D. Law
Law
Bridgeport Gunman Steals $480 From Quick Service Owner
William Berds, 53, owner of a Bridgeport quick service restaurant, reported losing $480 when a gunman waited nearby and snatched cash as he opened his shop. Police seeking leads on the armed robbery.
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Bridgeport
Conn
William Berds
Townships Seek Millage Hearings On 15 Mill Cap
Three townships Ypsilanti Manchester and Salem appeal for millage within the 15 mill limit. Hearing before the State Tax Commission follows a County Tax Allocation Board decision that gave 9.9 mills to schools and 5.1 to the county.
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Ypsilanti
Manchester
Salem
State Tax Commission
R. Jerald Barr
Sheldon Markle
County Tax Allocation Board
Ypsilanti Township
Douglas Reading
William Scheel
Reading
Clayton Parr
Henry Conlin
Ann Arbor
Franklin Shepherd
Ralph Anderson
Joseph Swope
Peoples Hospital Authority
Robert Marsh
Board of Supervisors
Ways and Means
Marsh
Couny
William F. Verner
State
Sion
Ewart Ardis
Donald Porter
Frederick Peters
Arnold Brown
Paul Jackson
Walking Stick and Praying Mantis Notes
The article compares the walking stick insect and the praying mantis, noting their appearance habitats and life cycles. Walking sticks are wingless leaf eaters reaching three to four inches. mantises have wings vary by region and prey on a range of insects with females sometimes consuming their mates.
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Europe
China
Pictures From Western Trip Shown At St Pauls Church
Rev. Alvin Siemsen displayed photos of his family's western trip taken this summer during a Wednesday gathering at St. Pauls Evangelical and Reformed Church.
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Alvin Siemsen
St. Paul’s Evangelical and Reformed Church
Great Plains drought program aims for long term farm plans
The Agriculture Department launches the Great Plains program to aid farms in 10 drought-hit states. It targets longtime conservation plans spanning three to 19 years with up to 80 percent cost sharing and no overall cap, focusing on windbreaks, contour farming, dams, wells, and shelterbelts.
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Washington
Great Plains
Agriculture Department
Soil Bank
Congress
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