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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1946
Page
7
Notice seeks four 19 inch tires and tubes in good condition with no breaks. State price in first letter. Contact H. L. Garrison Route 1 Somerville. D
Hulaco community leaders Barney Nunnelley and Earl Strong expand on Brindlee mountain farms with crotalaria crops. They plan three and 10 acre plantings to boost seed production and future sales to local farmers. This fall they planted one acre of wild winter peas to seed a dual summer and winter legume system for soil nitrogen and ground cover. Ewell Smith of Hulace and Jake Stephenson of Hartselle also plant wild winter pea patches to support the reseeding program.
General Jacob L. Devers, commander of the Army ground forces, refused to change plans to move the infantry officers candidate school from Fort Benning to Fort Riley. He said Fort Benning facilities will be used to capacity in peace, and Georgia’s post will suffer less cut than other camps.
Multiple notices include items for sale and trade. John Deere tractor model B with cultivator and plow offered at 1300 dollars. 1934 Plymouth four door sedan with three new tires listed at 300 dollars. Four yearlings around 200 pounds each priced cheap. A. L. Echols advertises F-12 tractor for sale or trade. Route 2 Decatur and Priceville Mountain area.
Farmers 4 H Club and FFA members plan a trip to Birmingham on Monday December 16. L T Wagnon County Agent Hartselle asks interested youths to contact by December 14 to arrange transportation. Cattle costs range 125 to 250 dollars each but no purchase obligation for trip participants. Community chairmen named across Danville and surrounding areas.
The Tennessee Valley Authority Forestry Department offers Morgan County farmers a limited supply of pine and locust seedlings to reforest eroding land. Morgan County has 50 000 seedlings with 10 000 already claimed, leaving 40 000. Applications must be filed at the County Agents office in Hartselle Alabama before January 1 1947. No charge and a 5000 seedling limit per farm.
Morgan County Agricultural Conservation Association released the 1947 community committeemen elected in the county wide vote held December 3. The list includes Trinity Claude D McBride Lacey's Spring Robert Atkinson Somerville W G Humphrey Hartselle R F Foote Russell Simmons R A Johnson Falkville Ellis Murphy Earl McCaig John Knight Massey Stanton Morris Grady Bailey Eva Geo E Beall Geo Pirkle Isaac B Hardin Gum Pond D J Dye.
Auburn readers learn home management tips to extend soap. Mary E Cole man advises using water softeners like washing soda carefully as hardness of water affects amounts. She lists alternatives such as trisodium phosphate borax ammonia and commercial softeners with proper use.
Albert S. Faunce 31 admitted escape from a Georgia draft fence and pleaded guilty in federal court to failing to register for the draft. He was sentenced in Portland on December 11.
Memphis report outlines research aims for the Agricultural Research Act. Nine experiment station coordinators will oversee regional cotton projects including breeding, mechanization, seed grading, insecticides, and cost analyses. Leaders from Mississippi, North Carolina, and Arizona named to coordinate efforts.
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