Soil conservation boosts potato yields in Michigan
Gene Alleman notes Michigan farmers can raise yields by contour plowing and moisture retention. Neil Morrison setzte 100 additional bushels per acre without new inputs, while irrigation and erosion control projects expand land protection. The network of soil conservation districts now covers about half the state's farm land, with benefits seen in pastures, crop yields, and tree planting programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neil Morrison
Grand Traverse
Neil
Russell G. Hill
Michigan Soil Conservation Committee
Hill
Michigan
Morrison
Michigan Food Council
Carl Carad
Michigan State
Lake City
Michigan State College
Washington
G. V. Jacks
R. O. Whyte
Athens
Rome
Italy
Spain
North Africa
General Smuts
South Africa
Plato
Attica
Federal Soil Conservation Service
Soil Conservation District
Livingston County
Tuscola County
Ottawa County
Jong
Vows Tie Lindemann and Walker in Christmas Eve Ceremony
Laura Lindemann and Billie H Walker wed at Trinity Lutheran parsonage on Christmas Eve with Rev H L Engel officiating. Attendants included Mrs William Vidman and best man Mr Vidman. The couple, from Pleasant Lake and Browns Station, plan to live at 433 Hamilton Place Ann Arbor after January 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Lutheran Parsonage
Laura Lindemann
Billie H. Walker
H. L. Engel
William Vidman
Vidman
Miss Lindemann
Joseph Lindemann
Pleasant Lake
Mr. Walker
Huston Walker
Browns Station
Gaeta Soil Conservation Prospect Promotes Future
A optimistic note on soil conservation progress, highlighting Gaeta Sound and the belief that conservation efforts will grow and benefit the region. The text suggests steady development and self-sustaining growth in environmental actions.
Rural Progress Caravan Opens Three Month Tour
The Michigan State College Rural Progress Caravan launches its 1947 three month tour starting Friday January 3 with a premier in Mason Ingham County. The exhibit features 400 feet of panel displays and working models, with extension specialists traveling to towns to meet visitors. It will also show in Saline on Monday January 27 from 10 a.m. to 3 30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan State College Extension
Lower Peninsula
Michigan State College Rural Progress
Ingham County
Mason
Salize
Reports of Association Women Meeting and Delegates Elected
The Southwest Farm Bureau group met at the Klumpps on December 19 to plan future meetings. Mrs. David Pastor reported on Washtenaw County Association Women and the Michigan Farm Bureau Women's convention at East Lansing in November. Emerson Haeussler was elected delegate to the 8.W.L.G. term succeeding Ferman Clements. A gift was given to the newlyweds Emerson and Mrs. Haeussler. January meeting set for the Guenther home on the 16th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest Farm Bureau Group
Oscar Klumpp
David Pastor
Associated Women
Washtenaw County
Theron Wanty
Michigan Farm Bureau Women’s
East Lansing
Emerson Haeussler
W.L.G. He
Ferman Clements
Laurence Guenther
Currie to Speak at Saline Woman's Club
A Saline Woman's Club meeting will be held at 2 30 PM on Tuesday January 7 at the home of Mrs Alvin Siemsen. Donald M Currie former Ford school supervisor will deliver an address. Each member is requested to bring a guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saline Woman’s Club
Alvin Siemsen
Donald M. Currie
Ford
Rotary Contributes to Bugle Corps
Members of the Saline Rotary club voted the sum of 200 for the benefit of the school girls drum and bugle corps Thursday. Rev Alvin Siemsen gave a vocational talk, impressing the group with his sincerity. He read a magazine article on Christmas and discussed its meaning, commercialization, and hopeful future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saline Rotary Club
Alvin Siemsen
Ed's Grocery to Remodel Interior on West Michigan
Ed's Grocery on West Michigan avenue will close its grocery department for a week starting January 1 to install an asphalt tile floor, ceiling paneling, and tube lighting. The changes promise a more attractive, convenient space with a semi self serve selection for shoppers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed’s Grocery
West Michigan Avenue
Ypsilanti Couple Wed at Christmas Eve Ceremony
Joseph B. Kuhns Jr and Dorothy Visel Van Giesen of Ypsilanti joined in marriage by Rev Alvin Siemsen at St Pauls church on Christmas Eve. Mrs Visel Kuhns is daughter of Reuben Visel of Saline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph B. Kuhns, Jr
Dorothy Visel van Giesen
Ypsilanti
Alvin Siemsen
St. Paul’s Church
Kuhns
Reuben Visel
Saline
Santa Claus Visits the Hack Home on Christmas Night
Mrs Fred Hack thanks Santa as he distributed gifts at the Hack home on December 25 at nine o clock to 56 guests for the annual Christmas family reunion. A new Saline pastor holds open house January 1 at Federated church manse from 5 to 9 pm with Rev Henry McKenzie and family. The Saline Community Fair Association sponsors Farmers Day Caravan visiting Saline on Monday January 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gussie
Fred Hack
Santa Claus
Hack
Federated Church
S. Ann Arbor Street
Henry McKenzie
The
Saline Community Fair Association
Saline
Davis Earnhardt Rites Read December 14
Announcement of the marriage of Miss Mary Francis Earnhardt of Flat Rock North Carolina to Robert Lee Davis of Saline Indiana. They wed December 14 in Angola Indiana. Attendants were Mr and Mrs Glen Conner and Mrs Davis will reside in Saline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Francis
Earnhardt
Flat Rock
North Carolina
Robert Lee
William Davis
Saline
Angola
Ind
Glen Conoer
Davis
Willing Workers at Rhoades Home Christmas Party
Forty two members and guests gathered at the Rhoades home in Macon on December 19 for a Christmas party. The hostess served dinner, with Mrs Ida Mehler presiding. Omnibus program included readings by Grace Holcomb and Genevieve Holcomb and carols by six Macon schoolgirls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhoades
Macon
Ida Mehler
Jessie Forsythe
Grace Holcomb
Genevieve Holcomb
Olga Graf
Winnie Boyd
Haynes Home Destroyed by Lake City Fire
Fire destroyed the Lake City home of Mr and Mrs Garnet Haynes and all contents Monday before Christmas. Haynes is the son of Mr and Mrs Ben Haynes and a former Saline resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake City
Garnet Haynes
Haynes
Ben Haynes
Saline
A Winner at the International Livestock Exposition
Clayton Ernst placed third in the 4 H Club sheep shearing contest at the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago earning a $50 prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton Ernst
Chicago
Waste and wealth in a young nation 1947 outlook
A lengthy critique questions Americas use of natural resources and fiscal policy. It laments past waste, urges restraint, and warns against rising taxes and expansive public building. It notes Michigan voters saved purse strings and calls for responsible government and budgeting to protect future generations.
Generational Delay in Bill Payments Cited
A remark notes that current borrowers pay later than previous generations and suggests payment timing shifts with the month. The quote implies cyclical behavior in debt repayment without specifying individuals or institutions.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gene Alleman
Michigan Press Association
Michigan Mirror
Thomas Shurtz
Ann Arbor Street
New York City
Berlin
Martha Lehmann
Hildegarde Eichler
Eben Krause
Ursula Jablonski
Ursula Greunke
Heide von Strosch
Edith Quabeck
Rural Progress Caravan
Currie
Woman’s Club
Rotary
America
Mid-West
Europe
Asia
Africa
Stone Cee
Tony
Conservation Commission
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