Building Enlarged to Serve Public in Hartnelle
Morgan county farmers exten t workers and AAA employees celebrate an enlarging project at Hartnelle city building. The extension by the city county and WPA adds space to house Farm Security Administration and other agencies. Total cost 14248 dollars with sponsors contributing 6959 and WPA 7289. Project aims to nearly double usable floor area for visitors and workers.
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Morgan County
AAA
City of
Hartnelle
Hartselle
Works Progress Administration
WPA
Farm Security Administration
Addi
Notable Project Progress Report at Local Extension Site
The project employs about 40 workers actively contributing to an outstanding effort with highly satisfactory progress.
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Tion
AAA
Weather Aids Cotton Crop Across Alabama
In Alabama the cooperative cropping bulletin reports generally favorable conditions for fast opening cotton and maturing hay despite some moisture shortages. Cotton blooms in northern counties with slow weevil activity. southern cotton ranges from poor to fair, central and northern areas fair. Hay outlook fair to good. pastures satisfactory, late corn stressed by low rainfall, early corn largely immune. Peanuts fair to good, sweet potatoes mostly poor to fair. anticipated grain shortage easing with new harvest feed needs.
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Montgomery
Ala
Cooperative Crop Reporting Service
Bombless Night Term Erupts In Berlin Populace
Berlin residents adopt the phrase bolona meaning bomben lose nacht amid a witty incident. The term spreads after a Berlin wit coins it, turning a somber mood into a slang expression for a night without bombs.
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Berlin
Hartselle City Race Narrows After Qualifying Deadline
The Hartselle mayoral race condenses to three contenders after Joe W. Burleson withdraws due to National Guard mobilization. Incumbent J. P. Hodges competes with H. Nelson and W. V. Pattillo for mayor while five alderman posts are filled by lists of candidates. Election set for September 16 with Sim Howell Phil Orr Gordon Groover as inspectors and clerks named.
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EF. Floyd Pence
R. BE. Hardwick
John Burleson
Sim Howell
Phil Orr
Gordon Groover
R. T. Puckett
Prednett
T. M. McCutcheon
Special Meeting on Conversion to First Federal in Decatur
Notice of a special meeting of members and shareholders of North Alabama Building and Loan Association now converting to First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Decatur Alabama. Meeting set for Sept 10 1940 at 3 30 PM at 524 Bank Street Decatur to approve federal charter bylaws board elections and other steps of conversion.
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North Alabama Building and Loan Association
First Federal Savings and Loan Association
Decatur
Alabama
Bank Street
Federal Savings and Loan System
Federal Savings and Loan Association
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Federal Savings and Loan Association of
A. T. Hanson
City OF Secatur
City Council
Council
City of
Missing a Bet If Sheep Not Put in Farm Program
Dr W M Booth of Hartselle Alabama urges county farmers to include more sheep in livestock programs. He runs thirty five ewes near Priceville with higher profits from sheep than other livestock. Lamb and wool income partly covers ewe upkeep. 1940 lamb income was about 250 dollars. Other county sheep growers listed include Caperton Danville Thompson Hartselle Gandy Palkville Francis Breedlove Cooper Joppa Wasson.
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Morgan County
W. M. Booth
Hartselle
Alabama
Somerville
Dr. Crawford
Joppa
Dee Wasson
Danville
Seagull Strikes Airliner At La Guardia In Rain
A seagull hit a left windshield as a Boston bound airliner prepared for takeoff at La Guardia in a heavy rainstorm. The bird flew away unharmed while the plane moved to a hangar for repairs after transferring its 12 passengers to another ship.
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New York
la Guardia Field
Morgan County 4-H Club Members Grow Diverse Projects
Morgan County 4 H Club members carry corn cotton calves colts awine pastures orchard hotbed truck poultry and flowers. Outstanding efforts include purebred swine permanent pasture colt hotbed and flowers with about 80 purebred registered gilts expected by November reports. Billie Murphree and Christine Edwards featured for hotbed and flower production. County Extension Service guides 4 H members from enrollment to annual certificates. Morgan counts 879 4 H boys and aims to enroll every farm boy aged ten to twenty during the school year after November.
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Morgan County
4-H Club
4-H
Trinity
Joe Emmett Osborne
Danville
Billy Mack Fergerson
Billie Murphree
Austinville
Billie
Christine Edwards
Falkville
Route 1
Gandy's Cove
Extension Service Force
Hartselle
Ala
Guild House Being Moved For Church Renovation
The guild house of St John’s Episcopal church is relocated south to allow the church auditorium to be brought closer to the Gor don Drive and Jackson Street corner. The moving and renovation work should finish in about 60 days.
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Guild House
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Gordon Drive
Jackson Street
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