Alabama farm bureau gains 5,000 in November drive
More than 5,000 farmers joined the Alabama Farm Bureau during November. Edward A. O Neal reports 1,034 new members in a month amid bad weather and impassable roads. County totals include Madison 60, Jefferson not listed, Montgomery 30, Shelby 94, Limestone 122, Walker 102, and Morgan County adding five new members to grow the bureau ranks.
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Alabama Farm Bureau Association
Montgomery
Edward A. O'Neal
Farm Bureau
Farm Buyeau
Mr. O'Neal
Autauga
Blount
Bullock
Butler
Calhoun
Chambers
Chilton
Choctaw
Clarke
Clay
Cleburne
Coffee
Coosa
Colbert
Conecuh
Coosa-Tallapoosa
Covington
Dale
Dallas
Deb
Elmore
Etowah
Faytte
Franklin
Greene
Henry
Jackson
Orson
Lamar
Lauderdale
Lawrence
Limestone
Lee Lowndes
Madison
Marion
Marshall
Ontgomery
Monroe
Morgen
Perry
Pickens
Pike
Morgan County Farm Bureau Push Delayed By Staffing
Cullman county reports 902 new members in a month, a possible state or national record, as Limestone adds 122 and Lawrence 61. Sixty farmers join Madison county cooperatives while Morgan waits for trained leaders after other counties finish campaigns.
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Cullman County
Morgan County
Limestone
Lawrence County
Morgan
Madison County
Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau Association
Decaturgins Open Modern Cotton Handling Facilities
Five Decaturgins unveil new modern facilities to process and store Tennessee Valley cotton. The upgrades aim to improve throughput, quality control, and shipping efficiency for local growers and regional markets.
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Five Decaturgins
Tennessee Valley
Trade in Decatur: North Alabama’s Agricultural Hub
Decatur serves as the focal point of the North Alabama agricultural belt with its markets, services, and shipping routes supporting regional farming communities. Local growers, merchants, and officials coordinate to move crops and livestock efficiently through the city.
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Decatur
North Alabama
American Songs on Radio Offer
An unusual program of Ethelbert Nevin works will air on the Radio Victor Corporation Hour Thursday at 10 pm EST from Station WEAF on NBC with Radiola as sponsor. Singers Olive Kline Elsie Baker Edna Kellogg and Robert Simmons perform Nevin songs while the Victor Salon Orchestra led by Nathaniel Shilkret plays orchestral numbers.
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America
Radio Victor Corporation
WEAF
NBC
Radiola Division
Ethelbert Nevin
Venice
Pittsburgh
Europe
Nevin
Nathaniel Shilkret
Olive Kline
Elsie Baker
Edna Kellogg
Robert Simmons
Victor Salon Orchestra
Mr. Shilkret
November Report of Dr. A. J. Perolio
Dr. A J Perolio reports November totals of 6457 examinations at the state laboratory. Detailed counts include diphtheria cultures 60 with 16 positive, typhoid blood tests 83 with 3 positive and urine 3 with 0, malaria 176 with 14, intestinal parasites 230 with 39, syphilis 1030 with 280, gonorrhea 235 with 45, tuberculosis 56 with 8, rabies 45 with 3, and 932 milk, 192 water, plus other analyses.
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A. J. Perolio
State Laboratory
Vincents Angina
Widal
Decatur Students Await Holiday Break Amid Early Closure
Annual Christmas holidays in the Decatur school system start on December 19 evening, making December 20 the first holiday date for about 3,000 students. Classes resume December 30, with no New Year holiday. students continue the 1929-1930 routine without notice of date changes.
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Decatur
Farm Leader May Accept GM Post at Farmers' National Grain
Charles W. Lonsdale a Kansas City grain dealer may take the general manager role at the Farmers' National Grain corporation organized under the federal farm board. The move would place Lonsdale in a key leadership position within the national grain effort.
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Charles W. Lonsdale
Kansas City
Farmers’ National ‘Grain, Corporation
Federal Farm Board
Local Socials and Visits Highlight Ardmore Weekend
Community members from Ardmore and nearby towns hosted and visited friends. Notables include Mr. and Mrs. Hulbutt guests of Mrs. Mayfield, multiple Braswell gatherings, and several visits among Lamon and Southern families. Other items mention church society meetings and weekend trips to Nashville Huntsville and Union All.
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Hulbutt
F. G. Mayfield
Ruth
Billie Lamon
Allene
Tiber Braswell
B. E. Braswell
Mary Means
Chuckle Southern
Ed Wallace
Smith
Austinville
B. W. Braswell
Vicatle Braswell
Annie Southern
Lois Braswell
Edith Braswell
Velma Braswell
Chuckie Southern
Katie Braswell
Annie
Ruby Southern
Lucile Braswell
Christine Lamon
Arlie
Johnnie Penn
Paskle
George Malcom Ratliff
Paul Hampton
Clyde Ponder
Elkin Lamon
Bernard Jones
Murray Braswell
Wallace Martin
Well Bayne
J. D. Judson
Union All
UT Students Visit Ardmore Over Weekend
Howard Marshall and Eugene McDaniel, UT students, spent the weekend with McDaniel’s relatives in Ardmore. Bunyon Brock from Murfreesboro State Teacher’s College stayed with his parents. Allen McCormick of Tracy City observed Thanksgiving with local friends. Miss Lucille Whitt and Mr. John R. Arnett were quietly married on (text cuts).
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Howard Marshall
Eugene McDaniel
University of Tennessee
Bunyon Brock
State Teacher's College
Murpheesboro
Tenn
Allen McCormick
Tracy City
Ten
Lucille Whitt
John R. Arnett
Thanksgiving Socials and Visits in Union Hill Community
Union Hill residents hosted and visited neighbors during Thanksgiving week with numerous gatherings. Decatur visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Bud Sheats and Mrs. Fannie Lamon. Mrs. Lesle Plant and Mrs. Ethel Plant. Irene Sheats held a party with pals including Pauline, Irene, Lola Beams, Vera Lamon, Evelyn Lamon, and other local youths.
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Pauline
Irene
Lola Beams
Vera
Evelyn Lamon
Wilma Sue
Josephine Sheats
Tennis
Clarence Royer
Urban Hames
Hoye Martin
Hollis Sheats
Austin Sims
Joe Beams
Loyd Tapscott
Singing at Ninth Street Methodist Church Draws Austinville Crowd
A large Austinville audience attended a Sunday afternoon singing at the Ninth Street Methodist church in Decatur. Mrs. Herman Roberts is ill at home. Miss Marie Thompson of Indiana has returned home after visiting grandparents Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Stroup. Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Robertsen-
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Austinville
Ninth Street Methodist Church
Decatur
Herman Roberts
Marie Thompson
Indiana
A. J. Stroup
Reuben Robertsen
Thanksgiving Supper Noted In Caddo Community
Readable fragments show local social gathering mentions in Caddo with families visiting relatives and hosting neighbors. Names include Simpson Parker Oscar Parker Irvin Sheats Decatur and Esther Mae Fuller, with church attendance and weekend visits noted.
Lydia E Pinkham Remedies Help Gretna Mother Recover
Mrs E F Wicknatt of 329 Hancock Street Gretna La writes she was too weak to walk after her first child birth. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Herbal Medicine Pills and other products for restoring strength enabling her to resume housework.
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Gretna, la
Lydia E. Pinkham
Tim
Lydia KE
Pink _ham
E. F. Wicknatt
Hancock Street
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