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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1940
Page
17
Linda and Ronald race through a night of change as Sarah elopes with a band saxophonist. Linda confronts past love while pursuing the wedding, debating commitment and truth as they near a swift marriage minister in Connecticut.
For sale items include yellow gs product at 18 dollars, country cured hams at per pound and middlings at 12 1 2 cents. Also rental: three room house for four dollars monthly. Wanted: Used Vetch planter. 9 miles west to Flint farm with log cabin and 6 acres corn, 5 acres cotton. Listings show W E Bean and A B Wear Route 1 2 Decatur Ala.
The Daily is asked to report results from Farm Exchange ads and inform readers once the desired outcomes are achieved. The note requests that ads not run when the advertiser has already obtained the intended results and thanks the recipient.
L. D. Moore of Somerville on Route 2 surveys his prize herd bull with landlord J. E. Peck Hartssel. The bull and other cattle on the farm are jointly owned by the landlord and tenant.
W H Gregory Auburn Extension livestock specialist notes one cotton crop out of ten replaces worn workstock. County farmers build a homegrown program saving about a million dollars annually. AAA data show 1181 brood mares 672 colts eight jacks six stallions. Local fairs and shows since 1933 spur rapid growth and farm anecdotes underscore project viability.
Jas Peck and L D Moore solved the landlord tenant livestock arrangement on their Florette farm starting 1933 with a pure bred white faced bull and 15 to 20 native cows costing 190. They shared pastures feed cattle and labor and divide income equally. Now about 70 head of Herefords valued at 3000, with roughly 3500 worth sold over the years. A Birmingham businessman praised the low cash start required.
Postmaster R B E Fenton negotiates with a dog nuisance by arming carriers with dog food to ensure mail delivery. The tactic follows a 10 day delay at a specific address and signals future use against similar incidents. Also listed are several rural ads for rentals and goods, including a four room house near Hartsville and Cedar posts for sale.
H D Humphrey of Hartselle Route 3 reports farm income rising from 327 in 1936 to an average of 306 for 1936 to 1939. The gain stems from Morgan County Soil Conservation Association and Extension Service aligned with a five-year plan. Open land under cover increased from 6 percent in 1935 to 58 percent in 1939. winter legume acreage rose from 5 percent in 1936 to 34 percent in 1939. Cotton yield rose from 375 to 407 pounds per acre while fertilizer cost fell from 11.83 to 2.27 dollars per harvested acre. Nitrogen application dropped from 44 to 2.3 pounds per acre 1936–39. Row-crop land declined from 79 to 62 percent. Hay yields improved with alfalfa sericea and lespedera. grain yields also rose with fertilization and cover crops. Livestock increased from 2 to 9 percent of total farm. Other demonstration farmers listed include Long Falkville Penn Danville Bennett Decatur Thompson brothers Somerville Childers Bibb J Sharpley Jones Burt Clark. The program aims to spread benefits to neighboring farms through balanced practices.
Governor Frank M. Dixon considered a report from state examiners detailing mismanagement of public funds by Crenshaw county court of commissions. The document described the county’s financial condition as bad and cited evidence of carelessness or neglect by officers involved.
In an oral order Judge W B Thomas of Valdosta permanently enjoined Columbus from levying a chain store tax. The court ruled the Columbus tax ordinance appears to be unreasonable and discriminatory in a case brought by the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company.
During August and September 1940 navigation limits apply at Chickamauga Lock to one lockage per hour from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Government craft and tonnage are exempt. Wilson Dam Lock No. 2 closes on September 4, 1940 for upper guard gate replacement 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and removal of the upper service gate 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Workman cleaning a fish in encirclement New York Aug 2 reports a mackerel with a rubber ring around its backbone. Market men speculate the fish was banded when young and grew up with the ring intact, though no explanation is given.
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