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Kent City Holstein receives food production credits A r e p o r t of m i l k p r o d u c t i o n l e v e l s a t t a i n e d by d a i r y

c o w s in the a r e a h a s b e e n r e c e i v e d f r o m H o l s t e i n - F r i e s i a n A s s o c i a t i o n of A m e r i c a , T h e a c t u a l food p r o d u c t i o n o u t -pu t , r e c o r d e d in t he DHIR p r o g r a m , by t h e s e l o c a l R e g -i s t e r e d H o l s t e i n s i s :

F o b e s G r a p h i c F u l t o n 6230159, a f o u r - y e a r o ld , p roducer ! 17,990 l b s . of m i lk and 685 l b s . of b u t t e r f a t in 305 d a y s ; F r e e l a n d s Bunny R o c k e t 6871438, a t w o - y e a r o l d , had 15,290 l b s . of m i l k and 598 l b s . of b u t t e r f a t in 311 d a y s . Both a r e i nc luded in t he h e r d t e s t e d f o r R o b e r t and B a r t h F r e e l a n d , Ken t C i t y .

T h e s e new p r o d u c t i o n f i g u r e s m a y be c o m p a r e d to the e s t i m a t e d a n n u a l ou tpu t of 8,821 l b s . (4,103 q u a r t s ) of mi lk and 325 l b s . of b u t t e r f a t by the a v e r a g e U.S. d a i r y c o w , n o t e s the Na t iona l H o l s t e i n A s s o c i a t i o n .

P r o d u c t i o n t e s t i n g i s m a d e a v a i l a b l e t h r o u g h the c o -o p e r a t i v e e f f o r t s of the s t a t e and l o c a l t e s t i n g a s s o c i a t i o n s and H o l s t e i n - F r i e s i a n A s s o c i a t i o n of A m e r i c a . D a i r y m e n e n r o l l e d in t he p r o g r a m p a y f o r the s e r v i c e .

Sparta Middle. School PTA elects BOW officers

T h e S p a r t a Midd le School P T A h a s e l e c t e d new o f f i -c e r s f o r the 1971-72 s choo l y e a r . T h e e l e c t i o n took p l a c e a t the P T A m e e t i n g in M a r c h .

J a c k D u f o r t w a s e l e c t e d P r e s i d e n t ; H e r b e r t F a i r -c h i l d , Vice P r e s i d e n t ; M r s . J a m e s B a d g e r o w , M o t h e r Vice P r e s i d e n t ; Duane E l -l i s , T e a c h e r Vice P r e s i d e n t ; M r s . R i c h a r d Snowden , S e c r e t a r y ; and M r s . M a r -ion Denhof , T r e a s u r e r .

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MEN IN THE SERVICE

Marine Pvt. Stephen K Lake

SAN D I E G O , M a r c h 11 - M a r i n e P v t . Stephen F . Lake , son of M r s . Violet J . Lake of P e a c h Ridge , Kent C i ty , Mich , , w a s g radua t ed f r o m r e c r u i t t r a i n i n g at the Mar ine C o r p s R e c r u i t Depot , San Diego ,

S/4 James M. Jacobson

GELNHAUSEN, GERMANY, MARCH 9 — J a m e s M, J a c o b s o n , 21, whose p a r e n t s , M r . and M r s . Edward J a -cobson , l ive a t 758 Hubbard , Grand Rap ids , Michigan, r e c e n t l y was p r o m o t e d to A r m y Spec ia l i s t F o u r n e a r G e l n h a u s e n , G e r m a n y , w h e r e he i s s e r v i n g with the 6th A r t i l l e r y .

Spec . J a c o b s o n i s a p a r t s c l e r k in s e r v i c e b a t t e r y of the A r t i l l e r y ' s 2nd Ba t ta l ion in G e r m a n y .

His wi fe , K r i s t i n e , l i v e s a t 2340 St. C l a r a , Grand Rap ids , Mich igan .

Navy A i rman Douglas F. Babcock Douglas F . Babcock , son of M r . and M r s . Ardi th B a b -cock of 692 10 Mile Road, S p a r t a , Mich . , was graduated f r o m Aviat ion E l e c t r i c i a n Mate " A " School a t the Naval A i r Techn i ca l T r a i n i n g C o m m a n d at J a c k s o n v i l l e , F l a .

Navy Seaman Mark J. Spangenberg

USS BENJAMIN S T O D D E R T , MARCH 17 — Navy Seaman M a r k J . Spangenbe rg , son of M r . and M r s , John J . Spuiigonl)org of 10110 Poach Ridge , S p a r t a , Mich. , i s s e r v i n g aboa rd the guided m i s s i l e d e s t r o y e r USS B e n -j a m i n S todder t in P e a r l H a r b o r .

Marine Lance Corporal Gordon L. Cook

LONG B E A C H , C A L I F . , MARCH 16 — Mar ine Lance C o r p o r a l Gordon L. Cook of 73 N. Union S t r e e t , S p a r t a , Mich . , w a s awarded a M e r i t o r i o u s Mas t while s e r v i n g a t the Mar ine B a r r a c k s at the Naval B a s e , Los Ange les -Long B e a c h , Long B e a c h , C a l i f .

A M e r i t o r i o u s Mas t i s a p e r s o n a l commenda t ion f o r * ou t s t and ing a c h i e v e m e n t in the l ine of du ty .

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I w a s invited to s p e a k to the S p a r t a F a r m Bureau at i t s M a r c h 25 m e e t i n g . The mee t ing w a s held in the home of M r . and M r s . E a r l B a e h r e who l ive at 3825 12 Mile Road . I had r e a d many of the n a m e s of the m e m b e r s in the news c o l u m n s of the Sent inel L e a d e r o v e r the y e a r s , and now the se f r i e n d l y people c a m o a l ive f o r m o .

G e o r g e Klenk p robab ly was the s t a r of tho even ing , a s he told of h i s r e c e n t t r i p to Washington a s a F a r m B u r e a u D e l e g a t e . It was a f a s c i n a t i n g t a le told by a man with a r a r e s e n s e of h u m o r .

He told of s o m e of the i n t r i c a c i e s of the pol i t ick ing that goes on in o u r Cap i to l in a way that d r e w one m e m b e r to c o m m e n t , " G e o r g e , with your sk i l l a t doub le t a lk , you should be In C o n g r e s s . "

It was an oppor tun i ty tha t I would w e l c o m e m o r e of ten -to v i s i t with the people in the Spa r t a a r e a . My p u r p o s e in a t t end ing the m e e t i n g w a s to give a talk on " T h e Role of the Hometown N e w s p a p e r " . I en joyed te l l ing them about the hometown n e w s p a p e r and i t s r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s to the c o m m u n i t y .

One thing wo can s a y f o r f a r m f a m i l i e s , they s u r e l y know how to cook wel l . Wo (my wife accompan ied me) en joyed a d e l i c i o u s s n a c k a f t e r the m e e t i n g .

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