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Decatur Daily in Decatur, Alabama

01 Dec 1957

Page 31

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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 01, 1957

Page

31

Fayette Couple Builds Home for 1600 Five Room House

Jimmy and Betty Higgins completed a five room home on their Mt. Vernon farm in Fayette County for 1600 using salvaged lumber and pay as you go. The 30 by 34 foot house features asbestos shingles, hardwood floors, tiled kitchen and bath, a carport and twin fireplaces with salvaged brick. The couple plans further upgrades such as a den and screened porch.

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Jimmy Betty Higgins Mt. Vernon Fayette County Higginses Higgins Annie Mary Hester Mt. Vernon Community Club
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Pickens County Dairy Family Turns Quick Progresses

The O D Bonner family in Pickens County has built a strong dairy operation from 1953 to 1957, milking 31 cows with high daily yields. Gail Bonner, 14, is Grand Champion Jersey exhibitor and Dairy Maid, while O D Jr. works as artificial insemination technician. The family emphasizes grazing, coastal bermuda crimson clover pastures, alfalfa hay, and careful records under County Agent Cecil Davis praise.

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O. D Ollie) Bonner Pickens County Bonner County Dairy Association QO. D. Jr Gail Pickens Cecil Davis Bonners Alabama Bermuda Davis O. D. Jr Auburn Dairy Foods American Breeders Service O. D. Bonners Reform Rt. 1 Mr. Bonner
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Fayette Wallace Burgess Fay Ette Vernon Community Betty
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