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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 31, 1955

Page

10

For Sale Items Include Wagon and Heater

Classified notice lists a John Deere horse drawn wagon in A-1 condition priced at 50 dollars from A L Way Route 2 Danville near Speake school. Also offered is a Le Duro Thermoil heater with seven gallon tank and 50 gallon oil drum, in perfect condition priced cheap, viewable at Leo Pettit's ace near Plainview school or call 3248 artselle Richard A Driver Route 3 Hartselle.

John Deere A. L. Way Danville Speake School Leo Pettit Ace Plainview School Artselle Richard A. Driver Route 3 Hartselle

Rubber machine sparks Fort Worth check fraud bust

In Fort Worth Texas police arrest a man suspected of using a check writing machine to emit fraudulent rubber checks. Authorities say the suspect was immobilized soon after the device was used in the transaction. The report notes the storm energy comparison to the first atomic bomb.

Fort Worth Tex

Federal Land Bank Expands Loan Program Under 1955 Act

Y. V. Hughes of the Tennessee Valley National Farm Loan Association says the 1955 Farm Credit Act raises loan limits from 100 000 to 200 000 and caps loans at 65 percent of appraised farm value. It widens eligible borrowers including farming corporations and part time farmers with off farm income and broadens loan purposes.

Federal Land Bank Y. V. Hughes Tennessee Valley National Farm Loan Association Hughes Land Bank Mr. Hughes

Soil Conservation Notes From Hartselle Farm Pond Project

George Woodruff of Hartselle is building an acre sized pond for livestock water with potential for fish, recreation, or fire suppression. Soil Conservation Service surveyors supported the plan, part of a district program that maps land use and treatment.

George Woodruff Hartselle Personel Soil Conservation Service Woodruff

Madison Supervisor Sees Brighter Dairy Outlook This Year

Madison County Supervisor-Appraiser for FHA Guy R. Lynn says dairymen face a much brighter outlook. He notes each dairyman will start winter with one ton of hay per cow and access to silage and grain. Last year beef producers and dairymen bought 6,637,980 lbs grain and 1,84614 tons hay through the emergency feed program. He cites strong harvesting of feed and plans for small grains to boost winter grazing.

Guy R. Lynn Madison County FHA Lynn

Italics harder to read than roman type says institute

The Better Vision Institute reports italics are about 2.7 per cent more difficult to read than roman type, noting higher reading effort for italic text in typical documents. The finding may influence typography choices in publishing and accessibility practices.

The Better Vision Institute

Conservation note from New Mexico contest sparks debate

State Senator I N Curtis cites an essay by an Indian boy claiming soil conservation requires native methods. The piece contrasts traditional practices with modern farming, noting economic hardship and shifts away from hunting and plains survival.

Quemado N.M I. N. Curtis

How to Save Sericea Seed in Culman County

A farmer from Brooklyn notes a good grass year with ample grazing and hay. He saved sericea seed instead of a second hay cut, advising others to do the same if their sericea lacks dodder, which must be separated from seed.

H. G. Higgins Brooklyn Mr. Higgins

Expensive Ride Ends When Car Hits Pole

Wayne, a four year old, started his mother's parked car and engaged the drive lever. The car moved into a parked vehicle and then sped backward into a utility pole, snapping it. He was not hurt in the crash and the ride cost $600.

Jacksonville Flaw Wayne Densbeer Wayne

Spirit make grass and Indian no waste anything

A brief, fragmentary quotation notes Indigenous practices and attitudes toward work and resources, contrasting with a white man described as insane. The text appears as a clipped statement lacking broader context or attribution.

Housewife dumps garbage pail at city hall in protest

An irate Niles Michigan housewife dumped her overloaded garbage pail at the city hall after a four week delay in awarding a trash removal contract. She left without the pail.

Niles, Mich

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