Fall Gardens Guide to High Yields and Wide Varieties
W. H. Gregory Farm Agent urges planting a broad fall garden to offset cotton losses from rain. Recommendations cover tomatoes beans potatoes cabbage collards turnips carrots beets lettuce celery and other vegetables with notes on varieties quantities and growth tips. Emphasizes wilt resistant tomatoes and proper use of ethylene chloride to sprout seed potatoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston Wakefield
Golden Acre
Jersey
Wakefield
Savoy
W. H. Gregory
TVA Contract Ends After Norris Dam Activation
The Tennessee Valley Authority announced Norris Dam and powerhouse are in operation and notified Alabama Power Georgia Power Mississippi Power and other subsidiaries that the contract would expire three months after completion or by December 31 1998. Interchange arrangements may continue for up to eighteen months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee Valley Authority
Norris
Commonwealth and Southern Corporation
Alabama Power Company
Teriéssée Electric Power Company
Georgia Power Company
Mississippi Power Company
Mortgage sale notice in Morgan County Alabama
Mortgage sale under a 1934 deed to Home Owners' Loan Corporation. Property described as Lot 1 Block 2 Lampkins and Thomason addition in Decatur. Auction set for August 24 1936 at Morgan County Courthouse to pay debt and costs. Peach and Caddell attorneys for mortgagee. July 21-28 Aug 4-11. Estate notice for Cordeliah Stubbs. Administratrix Etta Smith appointed July 27 1936. claims must be filed by law or be barred. July 26 Aug 4-11.
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State of Alabama
Morgan County
C. N. Fletcher
Anna Fletcher
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
Alabama
Court House
Decatur
Lampkins & Thomason
Cordeliah Stubbs
B. L. Malone
Etta Smith
For Sale Classified Farm Ads From Decatur Area
Multiple listings for farm animals crops and household items across Decatur Hartselle Somerville and Falkville Alabama. Notable entries include a three year old black horse priced at 100 a Jersey calf and a milk cow with calf for sale or trade, 60 acres near Hartselle and various poultry and seed offers with farm equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. English
Decatur
D. L. Grigzard
Ala
Flint
H. K. Neville
Decatur R
A. H. Peck
Somerville R
Somerville-Decatur Pike
Timely Farm Facts on Canning Beans and Pox Vaccination
Directions for preparing string beans lima beans and black eyed peas for canning including washing trimming grading boiling times and pressure canning. Vaccination guidelines for fowl pox in pullets with advisory circular No. 126 from ERIEN ROWE home agent.
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Erien Rowe
Work to Start on Choctawatchee West Bay Link Project
Construction will begin in September on the Choctawatchee West Bay link of the Intracoastal Canal improving waterway facilities from Florida to Texas. Alabama officials say the project will enhance navigation and trade corridors along the coast.
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Mobile
Ala
Alabama
Florida
Texas
Wife Slayer Goes to Chair in Massachusetts
Newell P. Sherman, 27, convicted of drowning his wife over love for another woman, was executed in the electric chair at the state prison. He died seven minutes after entering the chamber as his parents pleaded for a commutation. Sherman had been a Sutton farm boy and scoutmaster, with last attempt for a stay denied by Chief Justice Rigg. The crime was committed on July 20, 1935, at Lake Singletary near Worcester, against Alice Sherman, mother of two.
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Boston
Newell P. Sherman
Sutton
Vagy
Theodore Dreiser
Lewis Sherman
James M. Curley
Sutton Farm
Norman Ester Magill
Whittinsville
Sherman
Arthur P. Rigg
State Supreme Court
J. Pred Humes
William Buckley
Louis D. Brandies
United States Supreme Court of Chatham
Brandeis
Alice
Lake Singletary
Worcester
Miss Magill
Thomas Answers Gov Landon Again
Norman Thomas wrote Alf Landon to say the governor’s record concerns workers. He accused lack of health and safety protections in the lead belt and living conditions, calling the situation a blot on Kansas Missouri and Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Norman Thomas
Alf. M. Landon
Goldttes Carthidate
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Man seeks return to life sentence parole revoked
Tallahassee Florida August 4 The pardon board revoked the parole of Mann a negro who had been paroled in April this year after a life sentence for an Osceola county murder in 1926 He had asked to resume service at a Taft prison camp but the board left the decision to prison officials Pending the Orange county shooting the attorney said Mann fired in self defense and was believed likely to be acquitted if tried but the board signaled a return to prison life is sought.
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Tallahassee
Fila
Mann
Osceola County
Orange County
G. B. Fishback
Orlando
Taft
Fishback
Striking Philadelphia Mill Workers Halt Train On Tracks
A group of strike workers at a Philadelphia mill sat on the railroad track blocking a train to prevent loading finished products. The engine started and stopped, the crew returned, and darkness sent the locomotive away. A night crew remained on duty to deter further attempts to move goods.
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Philadelphia
Aug
Royal yacht squadron challenges NYYC for America's Cup race
The royal yacht squadron sent a challenge to the New York Yacht Club proposing the first race of the series be sailed July 24, 1937. The challenger is Tom Sopwiths New Endeavour 2nd sailing for Cowes.
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Cowes
Beng
Royal Yacht Squadron Today
New York Yacht Club
Tom Sopwith
Endeavour
Rewards posted in Ozark slaying case
An investigation into the death of Jack Harder of St Petersburg Florida was renewed today with rewards totaling $200 for the slayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Jack Harder
St. Petersburg
Fla
Ozark
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Baltimore
Kentucky
Rome
Italy
Orbetello
McRae
R.R
Kelvinator
Thomas
Carload OF
New
Morgan County Motor CO
LEE Street
TVA
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation, Mortgagee
Peach & Caddell
Mortgagee
Caddo
Lawrence County
J. N. Sheets
Conway
Lawrence
Aanesty Tucker
Route 2
Moultana
Oo Bussey
Route 3
Daily
Hartselle
Moss, Hartselle, Rt
L. S. Moss
Rt. 2
Bee Line
Ada Moss
R. 1
N. R. Nichols
Tanner R. 1
Poar
Glenn, Decatur
SELIL
Talmadge Arrington
Eva
F. Alexander
Danville
Hampshire
H. L. St. John
Somerville
Hartselle High School
Washburn
Decature
Direct Hanson
U. S
F. O. B. Palkville
A. Ashwander
Falkville
Chattanooga
E. D. Stover
Hillsboro
W. M. Stover
Hillsboro R
E. C. Bottcher
Pineview Park
Hanceville
Ola Tucker
Hartselle R.1
Bva
Frick
Geo. L. Jones
Hazel Calloway
Trinity R. 1
Peek
Peck
Bee Cag Ata
Supreme Court
Standard Accident Ins. CO
Tennessee Valley Company
General Insurance—Bonds
J. R. Daniels
Sec-Treas
Gov. Landon
DEA
Dillehay Bros
Grant
MR. Farmer
Decaturice& Coalco
Peagler
Purina
Turner Coal & Grain Co
West Moulton Street
Penney’s
Ize
Port_Wool
Hudson Bay
England
SILK
Prerey Company
Taveer
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