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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 10, 1947

Page

8

Local Classified Ads From Hartselle And Danville Area

Variety listings include household items and vehicles for sale. Meadows electric washing machine priced at 85 dollars, coal hot water heater at 10, plus second hand lace screen wanted. Also 42 Ford truck for sale near Hartselle with new tires and paint. Other ads offer rabbits, Oliver 60 tractor with equipment, a horse mule and wagon. Contact Mrs G L Long, Route addresses in Hartselle and Danville.

Meadows G. L. Long Nance Ford Road Hartselle G. Long Nancord Road Padke Arthur Anders Route 1 Robert McCaghren Danville Oliver Gtate J. Hargett Hargett's D-10 Earl M. Outlaw

Long Staple Cotton Shipped to Greenville South Carolina

Cotton men of the Valley report a shipment of long staple cotton from Decatur to E M Montgomery Co of Greenville South Carolina. Four bales sold at 47 cents per pound, with 1 1 2 inch staple and strong fiber, signaling potential profitability if the market and production prove viable.

Decatur Vailey South Carolina Calvin Speers Paul Davis Place E.M. Montgomery Co Greenville S. C Borge Egypt

Classified ads page items for sale and rental

A long list of classified notices from C J Keyes and others offering items for sale including fence wire poultry wire and a freezer, dogs and puppies, timber, pigs, cedar trees, a John Deere tractor implement, washing services, a piano, a house and lots for rent and sale, chickens and hens, and requests for fence posts and farming work all in Decatur Hartselle and surrounding areas with several Route addresses and contact names.

D. A. Roper Hartselle B. F. Jones Decatur Joe Wheeler

4-H Star Claire Frazier Clinches National Clothing Award

Chicago reports Alabama 4-H Club girl Claire Frazier rose from Elmore County roots to win the national 4-H clothing achievement contest in 1947. A leader since 1941, she has served as secretary, vice-president, and president of local clubs and heads the Alabama State Council of 4-H Clubs this year. Her wide program spans clothing canning gardening poultry and calves with early sewing inspiration from a Santa sewing kit.

Chicago Ill Csite Claire Frazier Alabama Claire Elmore County Kent School Tallassee Alabama State Council Santa Claus

Alabama 4 H State Award Winners Named for 1947

Six Alabama 4 H club members are named state winners for Dairy Foods Demonstrations Leadership and Meat Animal activities. Thomas Hester of Russellville leads with a top state record in meat animals and a five year 4 H history. Eugene Allred Lincoln and Margaret Anne McGowin Brewton win leadership honors. Dorothy Pierce Bolling and Helen Woodfin Ella Yarbrough Mountain Creek win dairy foods demonstrations.

Alabama Club Thomas Hester Russellville Thomas E. Wilson Chicago Thomas Eugene Allred Lincoln Margaret Anne McGowin Brewton Edward Foss Wilson Eugene Margaret Anne Alabama Dorothy Pierce Bolling Helen Woodfin Deatsville Ella Yarbrough Mountain Creek U. S Kraft Foods Co Dorothy

Proper Feeds for Profits Hogs and Self Balancing Rations

G B Phillips an API extension specialist urges farmers to let hogs choose feeds. Free choice corn water and protein supplement can meet 100 pounds gain with less corn use. A 100 pounds protein supplement mix saves 500 to 600 pounds of corn. Legume grazing can replace protein. Fatten faster under sanitary conditions. mud feeding raises costs.

G. B. Phillips API Phillips

Forest Farms Reopened by Alabama Forest Project

The Tombigbee Forest Farming Project in western Alabama has been reopened by the Division of Forestry. Project Forester Denton H. Bloomer, a Cornell graduate and former TVA forestry worker, leads the effort headquartered in Grove Hill. The program covers about 2 million acres across Clarke Washington and Choctaw counties, operating with U S Forest Service under Norris Doxey provisions to assist landowners in woodland management.

Montgomery Ala Tombigbee Alabama Division of Forrestry J. M. Stauffer Alabama Department of Conservation Denton H. Bloomer Division of Forestry Bloomer Tennessee Valley Authority Cornell University Civilian Conservation Corps Tennessee Project Clarence Kaden Grove Hill Clarke Washington Choctaw U. S. Forest Service

Angus Meet in Chicago Brings North American Breeders

North American farmers and business men gathered at Chicago for the American Aberdeen Angus Breeders Association annual meeting on December 3, 1947. A public auction sold the one millionth registration in the herdbooks, with Sam Fullerton of Miami Oklahoma winning the prize and presenting the trophy to Master Prince of Sunbeam the grand champion Angus bull. Delegates elected J Milt Tudor as president and named Dr J J Hendgen vice president, with E M Tipton appointed to fill an unexpired term on the board. 81,992 registrations and 69,574 transfers were reported for 1947, notes Secretary Frank Richards.

North America Chicago Douglass Sydney Austral Roy Johnson Belton Missouri L. R. Morford Iowa City Robert E. Green Oaktown Indiana Sam Fullerton Miami Oklahoma Fullerton Freeman Keyes Danville Kentucky Prince of Sunbeam Angus J. Milt Tudor Olin Iowa W.A. Rafferty Morocco J. J. Hendgen Fowlerville Michigan E. M. Tipton Jefferson City James E. Nugent Kansas City W. A. Hopley Atlantic Norman H. Smith Larkspur Colorado J.P. Walker Tulsa Fy . Davis, Jr Yemassee South Carolina Frank Richards

Claire’s 1947 district win highlights home sewing ethic

In seven years Claire produced 110 garments and notes the difficulty of finding well fitting ready made clothing. She says sewing is more economical and satisfying, adds that her clothing project has been very profitable, and that what she learned will be useful in the future.

Claire

Mineral Mix Accelerates Pig Growth In Dry Regions

A station report shows pigs given a mineral mixture in a dry place gaining faster than those without. Salt-fed pigs gained about 2.5 times the rate, with 45 extra pounds of gain per pound of salt, while each pound of salt saved 147 pounds of corn and 60 pounds of supplement.

Tomato sauce flavor notes from pantry staples

Garlic salt and basil mark tomato sauce baselines while bay leaves oregano marjoram and allspice offer pop. Celery salt and cloves appear as common pairings to enhance the sauce’s depth.

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