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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 14, 1946

Page

7

For Sale Items and Rural Property Listings

FOR SALE 30 or 40 bushels of good white corn, also one Jersey male calf 10 weeks old L V Burns Route 3 Danville A-7 FOR SALE 74 acres land three miles east of Somerville 3-4 mile off Decatur and H C Turney Route 3 Somerville A1 FOR SALE One grist mill mill and motor can be seen at Terry Garage one block out of city limit on Joe Wheeler Be

Rock Road Jersey L. V. Burns Route 3 Danville Somerville Decatur H.C. _ Turney Terry Garage Joe Wheeler Ford. C. T Hartselle Highway 31 H. P. McDonald

Cotton Men Plan Future for Cotton Industry

Oscar Johnston president of the National Cotton Council urged Morgan County and surrounding areas to support a unified research and promotion program. He warned artificial fibers and cheap foreign goods threaten cotton, but noted significant gains in markets, fashion use, insulation products, and overseas trade with steady funding from a dime per bale.

Memphis Tenn Oscar Johnston The Nation Cotton Council Morgan County Johnston Congress Council Cincinnati United States Louisiana Sweet Potato House- America Yanis Louisiana Detroit Cleveland Milwaukee St. Louis Minneapolis St. Paul Des Moines Omaha Denver Chicago Pittsburgh Salt Lake Portland Seattle Kansas Alabama New Jersey Decatur Sparks State Markets Board Markets Board Big Jim Haygood Paterson Fruit and Vegetable Market News Service Production and Marketing Administration U. S. Department of Agriculture Folsom Paterson

Slip covers and footstools from Needlecraft Catalogue 1946

Instructions 841 shows how to make chair slip covers and four footstools. Send twenty cents, fifteen more buys the Needlecraft Catalogue 1946 edition with 112 illustrations of crochet knitting quilts embroidery toys and more plus a free cuddle toy pattern.

Farm patches feed Decatur families in summer

R J Roberts of Kitchen’s Mill Lawrence county has long planted small truck patches supplying several Decatur families with fresh vegetables each summer. Morgan county reports the first cotton boll from W G Ethridge on the Joe Wheeler highway, planted in April with 600 pounds of 6 8 4 fertilizer. Weevils and drought hindered early yields. rainfall complicates boll weevil control.

R. J. Roberts Kitchen Lawrence Morgan County W. G. Ethridge J. L. Shumate Joe Wheeler Lem. Edmondson Montgomery Associated Press Edmondson

Farm Wages and Cotton Prices Discussed in Congress

On the Farmers Exchange page a speech by E McKenzie of Louisiana argues farm wages are far below industrial pay and urges higher cotton prices. McKenzie cites chair Bowles, notes cotton rose from 22 to 34 cents per pound, and predicts further shortages and price increases amid farmer departures.

Farmers Exchange Congress E McKenzie Louisiana McKenzie Speaker Chester Bowles OPA

Cotton price talk from Senator Thomas fuels farmers' concerns

Chairman Elmer Thomas of the Senate Agriculture Committee said that 50 cents a pound for cotton wouldn't be too much given labor and supply costs. He warned that cotton farmers are going out of business due to prices failing to cover costs.

Thomas New York Okatanoma Kamas Oklahoma Washington Elmer Thomas D-Okla Senate Agriculture Committee

Commission Opens Its Hearings Today On Livestock Coliseum Site

A five man committee begins hearings on August 14 to pick a site for a proposed $500,000 state livestock coliseum. Birmingham and Montgomery bid for the project while Denver, Polis has been mentioned as a possible location.

Ae Ee Birmingham Montgomery Demopolis

Birmingham to Present Case at Committee Hearing

Birmingham will send its case to the committee at a hearing there Thursday. The committee will make its recommendation to the state building commission. Members include W. W. Garrett Uriah State Agriculture Commissioner Joe Poole Thomas P. McCord Birmingham Irvin Jackson Birmingham and Maynard Layman Decatur.

Birmingham State Building Commission W. W. Garrett Uriah Joe Poole Thomas P. McCord Irvin Jackson Biham Maynard Layman Decatur

Potatoes as a Tasty Flour Saver Strategy

A feature notes baked or mashed potatoes as versatile vessels to reduce flour use. It suggests serving meats in baked potatoes or mashed varieties, offering a practical method to stretch ingredients and provide a satisfying meal option.

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