Noted farm leaders to speak at Morgan County rally
Morgan County farmers will hear P. D. Avis director of Extension Service and Walter L. Randolph president of Alabama Farm Bureau Federation at the Tabernacle near Versailles tomorrow August 28. The pair are noted as top southern agricultural authorities discussing farm problems and Farm Bureau goals.
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Quergan County
P. D. Avis
Walter L. Randolph
Alabama Farm Bureau Lideration
South
Ate Tabernacle
Artselle
Morin County Farm Bureau Federaon
Davis
Theennessee
East Limestone Sun
Alabama
Alabama Extension Service Hs
O. Davis
Walter Randolph
Fayette County
Aining
School of Agriculure
Auburn
Southern Divi
AAA
Washington
Uplabama Farm Bureau Federation
Randolph
Morgan County
Lecturer Under Bond in Grand Larceny Case
James B. Schafer head of the Church of the Royal Fraternity of J Metaphysicians pleaded innocent in general sessions on grand larceny charges for allegedly defrauding Miss Minna Schmidt of 9000. Witness intimidation and savings tied to a supposed $75 000 inheritance were cited. Schafer was jailed in $5000 bail. his followers allegedly pressured witnesses and he claimed to have power to de materialize those he interfered with. He previously ran a Long Island haven and attacked ideas of immortality with a four month old baby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James B. Schafer
Church of the Royal Fraternity of
J. Metaphysicians
Minna Schmidt
Ge John J. Sullivan
Schafer
Tombs
Edward W. Schully
Sulli
Scully
Misschmidt
Inna
Schmidt
Oman
Long Island
Nam K. Vanderbilt
Plantation pipeline route nears completion with eminent domain
Ralph K. Davies said a new use of eminent domain will speed a 1200 mile petroleum conduit from Baton Rouge to Greensboro. The line serves Baton Rouge Meridian Helena Birmingham Montgomery Atlanta Macon Chattanooga Knoxville Columbus Athens Belton Spartanburg Charlotte Salisbury and Greensboro with Army posts and bases along the way to ease oil shortages in the East.
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Washington
Ralph K. Davies
Plantation
Louisiana
North Carolina
Davies
South Atlantic
North Atlantic
Baton Rouge
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
South Carolina
Greensboro
Birmingham
Montgomery
Chattanooga
Knoxville
Atlanta
Macon
Charlotte
Camp Stewart
Savannah Air Base
Fort Screven
Camp Davis
Fort Bragg
Pope Field
Camp Croft
Fort Moultrie
Meridian
Miss
Moundsville
Ala
Helenia
Athens
Belton
S. C
Spartanburg
Salisbury
N. C
County Canning On Upgrade Across Morgan County
Morgan County home demonstration club members increase canning activity and quality while operating on the budget system. Eighteen communities sustain a community pantry store demonstration with annual open houses in October for a three year cycle.
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Morgan County Home Demonstration Club
Erien Rowe
Miss Rowe
Fighteen
Miss Rowe Leads Cotton Mattress Work in Morgan County
Miss Ericn Rowe home demonstration agent reports that since years two, Morgan County produced 5,215 mattresses and 2,616 comforters. Photos show completed inner spring mattresses at the county mattress center in Hartselle used in an agricultural parade. 4-H Club girls and home demonstration women aided by promoting cotton use in dress revues, upholstery, ottomans, and studio couches. winners and district entrants are named.
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Ericn Rowe
Morgan Co
Morgan County
Hartselle
Miss Rowe
Morris
Massey Club
Hardwick
Robinson
Owen
Massey
Wallace
Danville
Fowler
Cotaco
Girl Rescued After 12 Hours From Bisected Plane Crash
Dorothy Schinele, 22, of Billings Ontario, lay beside wreckage for 12 hours after a crash on Bullion Butte in North Dakota. Pilot C O Moore, 27, also Billings, crawled 4.5 miles to reach help with a fractured ankle. Both were treated for injuries. Moore crawled to Skye ranch through the badlands after a takeoff from Dickinson en route to Billings. A physician and 20 volunteers reached the pair and evacuated them by stretcher around 10 p.m. Monday.
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Bismarck
N. D
North Dakota
Billings
Ont
Dorothy Schinele
C. O. Moore
Moore
Bullion Butte
Little Missouri River
Badlands
Dickinson
Skye Ranch
Missouri
Bicycle Gadgets to Disappear for Defense Needs
Twelve leading bicycle makers agreed with parts suppliers and defense officials to cut bike weight by about 10 percent, reduce models, and remove unneeded decorations to save materials. Juvenile and racing models likely cut, each firm to offer only 10 models instead of 20 to 40.
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Washington
Office of Production Management
Oats Boosted in AAA Program Say Alabama Agent
Morgan County farmers are urged to grow oats and other small grains under the AAA program. County Agent B G Hall notes acreage rose from negligible in 1939 to 5 000 in 1940 and 9 000 in 1941. He cites feed value of oats and labor efficiency and predicts further acreage gains to meet soil conservation requirements.
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Morgan County
AAA
B. G. Hall
Pig disease controllable through nicotinic acid rich rations
Reports from Auburn connect necrotic enteritis in young pigs to vitamin B nicotinic acid deficiency. England and Michigan studies show swine under low nicotinic acid rations are more susceptible. seeds high in the vitamin and foods like barley and liver help treat and prevent outbreak. Morgan county farms urged to adjust hog rations to meet vitamin and mineral needs.
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Auburn
England
Michigan Experiment Station
Wickard
Morgan County
B. G. Hall
New Zealand PM Fraser Says Far East Very Critical
Prime Minister Peter Fraser described the far eastern situation as very critical and said New Zealand would agree to any mutual defense arrangement with the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Peter Fraser
New Zealand
United States
Higher hog prices boost county agriculture and peanut fed hogs
With hog prices near a 1937 peak farmers in Morgan County shift to hogs as a market for surplus feeds. Peanut fed hogs yield about 500 pounds per acre, making hog peanuts returns comparable to cotton. A fattening plan uses green oats, Otoptan soybeans, and permanent pasture, or legume pasture with corn. A mineral mix of charcoal lime and salt is advised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
Sabotage Death Penalty Enforced in Occupied France
French civilian guards placed on Paris railways will face death for sabotage as a special summary court for the seven occupied departments begins work. The court, created by Vichy decree, operates with military tribunal status and coordinates with German authorities to root out communists and anarchists.
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Vichy
France
Paris
Occupied
Trinity Colts Show Draws Big Crowd in 87th Annual Event
Trinity held its eighth annual colt show on August 14 at the high school grounds with about 350 spectators. Twenty one prize winners shared nearly 75 dollars in prizes. Sam P. Lile chaired, Gus Burt led the ring, and judges included Eric Howell Frank Martin and Buck Rogers.
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Trinity
Sam P. Lile
Gus Burt
Herbert Siviey
J. M. Beams
Eric Howell
Frank Martin
Buck Rogers
Good Ginning Reduces Losses for Cotton Producers
County Agent B G Hall of Morgan estimates rough ginning and gin cuts can cost producers five to ten dollars per bale. He says high loan levels may raise losses further, and urges growers to deliver clean cotton and ginners to maintain first class equipment and loose seed rolls to cut waste.
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B. G. Hall
Morgan
Hall
Alabama
Corp
Farm Bureau meeting at Tabernacle to draw farmers
Morgan County Farm Bureau plans an August 28 gathering at Tabernacle one mile from Hartselle. Free stew and lemonade for members and guests, basket lunches welcome. Program includes talks by P O Davis and W L Randolph, contests, a battle of the sexes, a playlet, and prizes for largest family and ugliest man.
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R. L. McDonald
Morgan County Farm Bureau
Tabernacle
Hartselle
Wea
Gan County
Chers
P. O. Davis
Alabama Extension 8Ei
Walter L. Randolph
Alabama Farm Federation
A. C. Sample
Cy Prince
John B. Sewell
Jace H. Meadows
M. D. Dobbs
Clyde Maples
E. D. Ray
Bureau Tonic
Mt. Tabor
D. Prince
Secrtary
W. L. Randolph
More Flocks Added in Morgan County Farms
D. D. Marshall notes Morgan County farmers expanding backyard poultry as a paying farm enterprise. Poultry markets corn at 2.86 per bushel with a daily income of 1.09 per hundred hens, aiding year round income and soil building under the AAA program.
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D. D. Marshall
Morgan County
Cost of White Shirts Rising in New York
Manhattan Shirt Co announces a 25 cent price increase on white shirts due to higher manufacturing costs and more expensive raw materials. Haberdashery shops in New York prepare new price tags reflecting the change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Manhattan Shirt Co
Manhattan
Roosevelt Leaves London After Week in British Capital
Captain Eliott Roosevelt departs London after a week in the Empire capital. United States embassy staff said they could not confirm whether he had left Britain.
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London
Eliott Roosevelt
London Horel
Empire Capital
United States
Britain
County Sets New Record in Water Shed Test Demonstration
Morgan County reports an all time high use of triple superphosphate in two watershed test areas. Six Mile Area covers 3 744 acres with 63 acres winter legumes 42 acres permanent pasture and 200 oats to be planted this fall. Penns Area to plant winter legumes permanent pasture and oats across 37 farms with full cooperation under TVA demonstration.
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Morgan County
John H. Livings
Six Mile
TVA
Penns
Botely
3RD SET OF TEETH John Taylor Tip of Feet
Fragmentary OCR yields a brief note about John Taylor and a phrase about feet. No clear event, date, or context to confirm a full news item or provide concrete entities beyond the names.
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Avis
Morgan County Home Demonstration Unit
County
Canning
Girl
J. N. Jones
Falkville
Route 2
Mr. Jones
Overneys
Elliott
John
Taylor
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