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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1955
Page
7
Michigan State College operates international educational programs in the Ryukyu Islands, Brazil, and Colombia, reflecting broader global outreach by the university.
Dr. R. C. Kedzie, named professor of chemistry at Michigan State College in 1863, imported the first sugar beets into Michigan, marking a milestone in the state's agricultural history.
Illinois geologic survey chief John C. Frye reported oil production in 1954 exceeded the peak years of 1939 to 1941 as exploration continued statewide. Michigan State College noted as a model for land grant schools, with 1954 agricultural output about ten percent above 1953 and poised for a high on record. A separate note from Excelsior Springs, Missouri, recounts a college football publicist praising a missed field goal as the first miss by a player who had made one prior attempt.
The report shows team standings for Bennett's Recreation with Bridgewater Tavern and Saline Variety leading. Doris Cammet rolled a turkey while doubles were achieved by Oglesbee Graf Jordan Leidher Martin Hunt Dell Lambarth and others. A 5 7 split by Donna and a 5 10 by Pat Swanson are noted with Ramblers on lanes 1 and 2 and A M Chevrolet Walker's on lanes 3 and 4.
Wheat and soybean prices were higher in 1954 than a year earlier with farmers storing much of these crops for government loans. Corn and oats were little changed and rye fell most of 1954 but rose late as losses in Canada and Europe rose.
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