4H Camp for Rural People at Cole Springs Features
The 4-H Club camp near Falkville Morgan County built by WPA offers eight cabins a dining hall recreation hall and swimming pool on 36 acres with TVA power. Camp draws rural youth women and girls from surrounding counties for life skills fields and civic activities with modest fees and daily picnics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cole Springs
Falkville
WPA
County Board of Revenue
Morgan County
TVA
Home Demonstration
Blount County
Limestone 4-H
Girl Scouts of
Hanceville
Hartselle
Cold Springs
Merchants of
Morgan County Farm Bureau
Morgan County Macedonia church notes social and missions
The Friday 3:30 gathering aims to organize a Missionary Society at the church. Attendees include Miss Johnson a missionary worker and several from Austinville Decatur and Central Baptist. Many visitors and baptisms are noted across the community with families visiting and hosting neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Basham
Miss Johnson
Hendon
Austinville
Malone
Sandlin
Central Baptist
Decatur
Plinia Washburn
Harvey Rhodes
Maudie McClesky
Neal Stephenson
Carson Sue
Jian Linderman
Roy McDougal
Jean Damon
Annual singing draw gathers singers from several counties
The Sunday singing in Cullman County drew singers from multiple counties. Local residents Mrs Irene Kennedy of De Kalb and Mrs Gene Kearns of Michigan City Indiana visited J H Rigby family. Birthday party for Mrs Irene Kennedy followed gift opening and refreshments. Other notes mention visits and relatives in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene Kennedy
DeKalb
Ilinois
Gene Kearns
Michigan City
Indiana
J. H. Rigby
Zettie Edmondson
Ebeneser
Leona McClellan
A. W. Hogan
Louisiana
Grace Evans
J. H. Seat
Liddy Jean
Drenon Cooper
Memphis
Lou
Preparing Pastures for Livestock in Morgan County
County agent R L Carlson outlines the value of pasture as the basis for a livestock program. He advises selecting fertile land, using phosphate and lime, and seeding with Dallis grass, orchard grass, Kentucky blue grass, common lespedeza, and White Dutch clover. He warns against overgrazing, notes weed control, and estimates two acres per cow with pasture valued at 29 dollars per acre yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
Kentucky
T. 8
Hall
Danville
Dan Hurst
Trinity
M. M. Runge
Falkville
Route
O. C. Smith
Gum Pond
D. A Sharp
Decatur
Community Social Notes From Morgan County Mills Area
Woodland Mills and surrounding residents share weekend visits in Louisville Stevenson Stevenson area guests include the Rudder Tate and Bailey families. Opal Grantland Sweetser visits Mobile relatives. Decatur and Somerville connections appear with McCutcheon and Russell families. Continuous social rounds mention church and singing events and recovering Mr. Mitchell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Grantland
CC. Sweetser, Jr
Louisville
Mack Tate
Stevenson
William Rudder
Pauline Tate
Robert Willis
Pate
Pauline
Hugh Lemming
Manchester
Tenn
Pryor McRee
Decatur
T. J. Russell
Reuben Thomas
Decatur Iron and Steel Company
O. C. Sweetser, Jr
Opal Grantland
Mobile
Carl Walker
Somerville
Bernice Bailey
Lula
Floyd Dean
Benson McCutcheon
Dotter
Avis Mee Cutcheon
Lyle
Leon McCutch
Eon
James Baker
William Sunday
Mary Virginia
John Cristopher
Ruth Russell
Fall 1933 H. D. Club reports extensive home projects
Miss Ebien Rowe organized a home demonstration club at Florette School. By year end the 43 members reported 18 mattresses made, 605 meat cans, 139 vegetable canning, 2160 chickens bought, 70 turkeys hatched, home refinishing and remodeling projects, quilts and linens crafted, and furniture rearranged to standards. Social events included monthly socials and seasonal gatherings with husbands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ebien Rowe
Florette School
Gewn
Auburn
Cold Springs
Household Guests Visit Family and Tour Local Moutains
Operation guests included Mr and Mrs Owen Lyle and a daughter of Mari Selle, Frank and Una Turner and Lucius Breeding who visited Sunday with Mr and Mrs William Turney. The party motored to Gunterville and Monte Sano mountain the afternoon. Dr Hugo Russell and son Hugo Jr of Huntsville were in the community Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen Lyle
Mariselle
Frank
Una Turner
Lucius Breeding
William Turney
Gunteraville
Monte Sano Mountain
Hugo Russell
Hugo Jr
Huntsville
Crowds attend Sunday singing and community notes from Morgan County
A large local crowd attended the Sunday singing at Corinth. Residents are busy with harvest. Friends of Mollie Moody wish her a speedy recovery after an accident. Dorothy Millsap visited Christine Crowe. Denesey Holladay spent Sunday with Ruth and Ruby Doss. Lonnie Morris called on J W Hunter. Jim Doss visited Mollie Moody. Andrew's Chapel singing scheduled for the first Sunday in September. Howell Morris visited Olene Morris in Decatur. Huston and Eugene Rogers from near Forest Chapel joined visitors Sunday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corinth
Mollie Moody
Dorothy Millsap
Christine Crowe
Denesey Holladay
Ruth
Ruby Doss
Lonnie Morris
J. W. Hunter
Jim Doss
Andrew's Chapel
Howell Morris
Miss Olene Morris
Decatur
Huston
Eugene Rogers
Near Forest Chapel
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tennessee Valley Fertilizer
Cooperative
Tennessee River
Purina
Tennessee Valley Fertilizer Cooperative
Onw
AGRES
Macedonia
Neel
Lewis Linderman
Horace Standridge
Ruby Washburn
Alan Linderman
Walter Ryan
Eva
Ernest Stephen
Jean
L. G. Linderman
Herman Linderman
Leslie Wood
Lillie Wood
Cullman County
L. L. Self
North
Alabama
R. L. Carlson
Asst
Woodland Mills
North Alabama
Moulton Street
Bailey Motor Co
Avenue
H. D
James Gurley, JR
Florette Home Demonstration Club
Penn’s
Ernest
Cotton Oil CO
T. M. Harvey, Mer
Humphrey
Moulton ST
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