Planting Habits Help Farms Meet Opportunities
The article notes a home demonstration agent urges planting collards now for winter use and staggered crops to ensure continuous supply. It covers tomato pruning and pest sprays, then shifts to a Georgia 1932 credit program aiding 40 000 individuals for Live at Home and farm productivity, urging disciplined use of credit and leadership guidance to maximize benefits and repayment.
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Lenora Anderson
J. A. Johnson
Georgia
Club Girls Enjoy Pajama Picnic at Fort Hawkins
The Crowell 4-H Club girls held a Pajama picnic Saturday April 30 at Fort Hawkins by Flint River. They wore self made beach pajamas, enjoyed nature lessons, timed games, and crafts. Attending were Sara Montgomery Rheba Windham Helen Neisler Sara Lucas Christine Wainwright Mary Neal Montgomery Helene Daniel Clo Wainwright and Lenora Anderson County Home Demonstrator Agent.
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Crowell
Ft. Hawkins
Flint River
Sara Montgomery
Rheba
Odd Statutes Spark Curious Georgia Law Talk
A fragment lists humorous and archaic laws in Georgia covering liquor sales in Avondale Estates, Coca Cola in Dahlonega, marriage to a mother in law, cigars and pipes, cotton transport, modest acts toward women, fraternities, whipping, testimony, and penalties. The piece hints at strict constraints and chain-gang punishments, reflecting old legal curiosities in a bygone era.
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Avondale Estates
Dahlonega
Plow Winter Legumes for Soil Improvement in Georgia
In Georgia sections, winter legume crops grown for soil improvement should be plowed in or disked immediately to stop moisture loss. These crops have supplied ample nitrogen for following crops, but moisture conditions must be reestablished. Cutting with a dis harrow creates mulch to retain moisture and reduce cutworm damage. Plow or disc in when conditions permit, then wait 0 to 2 weeks before planting the next crop to ensure a good stand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Be Interested Sincerely and Appreciative, Shakespeare Quoted
A familiar maxim is praised: show interest in people and things, be sincere and appreciative to build character and earn respect. The speaker cites Shakespeare on ingratitude, urging kindness as a way to improve the world and prevent broken hearts.
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Noedy
Shakespeare
Pellagra Cured By Simple Foods Says Health Note
A movement argues pellagra can be prevented and cured with inexpensive foods rich in vitamin G. Yeast and organ meats lead list. sources include beet greens potato spinach and lean meat. Alaska Chum Salmon and yeast supplements are discussed with cautions on medical supervision.
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Alaska
Georgia
American ‘Red Cross
Living costs and old age values in Alabama tale
An Alabama storyteller recalls a city family struggle with monthly incomes and rent. A son earning 150 dollars a month must cover 35 dollars rent and car costs, while a frugal grandfather values a 70 year home and simple furniture. He contrasts mother and daughter in law spending. The tale ends with reflections on mobility, fashion, and economy.
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Alabama
Local farmers enter Profitable Farming contest in Georgia
Taylor County farmers join the Profitable Farming contest run by the State College of Agriculture with Georgia Power Company prizes totaling 1400 dollars. District winners receive 100 dollars plus 100 dollars for a state winner, others earn 76 50 and 25 dollar prizes. Contest tracks labor use income diversity crops yields and capital investment with strict record keeping. State winner is J K Lee of Carroll County along with district winners A P Winston Clarke County J Daughtry Candler County and A H Jennings Sumter County. The program began in 1980 expanding from 20 to 44 to 147 counties by 1982.
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Taylor County
State College of Agriculture
Georgia Power Company
Power’ Company
State College
The
Hissidiett
the State College
J. K. Lee
Carroll County
A. P. Winston
Clarke County
J. €. Daughtry
Candler County
A. H. Jennings
Sumter County
College of Agriculture
Georgia
Sympathetic Listeners Offer Aid To Daily Aches
A regional feature imagines a new vocation for relief through listening. The concept centers on paid sympathizers who would hear and document the daily pains and rheumatic miseries of clients. The piece frames such listeners as a practical luxury for those seeking company and understanding.
The Pursuit of Happiness
The piece argues happiness comes from inner resources, not money. It notes the unhappiest are those who equate wealth with joy and criticizes advising youth to buy happiness. It praises self-reliance developed in hard times and contrasts spenders with those who never had money to spend, citing Fort Valley Leader Tribune.
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Fort Valley
The Hoarded Talent Parable and Economic Hope
The article reflects on a 20 century view of a parable where a servant hides one talent while two others invest and grow theirs. It argues that reclaiming buried wealth could spark credit and commerce, feeding an economic revival and easing crises. The piece frames the parable as a critique of misused wealth and a call to redirect unproductive funds into productive channels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton Read
Roosevelt Speech Warns of Public Utilities Masters
Roosevelt declares that if farmers starve today the nation will starve tomorrow and urges the people to retain mastery over great aggregations of power. He condemns public utilities as servants, not masters, and criticizes tariff politics tied to eastern industries. He stresses home rule, universal rights, and the legislature’s duty to transfer power to the people at the lowest cost.
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Grundy
Middle West
Welk nostalgia sparks patriotic note on old red white and blue
Wallace Meyer recalls a Wilkes tradition of the red white and blue symbolizing zeal hope and loyalty. He argues the colors embody fighting spirit and steadfast support for causes that uphold American ideals amid present challenges.
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Wallace Meyer
America
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Jean Wetle
Fort Hawkins
Wightman F. Melton
Roosevelt
Clayton Rand
Nitrate Bureau, Inc
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