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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 18, 1946

Page

7

Wanted to Rent and Numerous For Sale Notices Across Morgan County

Classified brief items list housing and farm needs in Morgan County. Wishing to rent a three or four room house near the school and mail route with pasture and garden. several farm workers needed. Multiple items for sale include a 1038 International truck, Philco table model radio, an apple oil stove, a Cable Nelson LY Grand piano, plenty of Christmas trees, four month old shoats, a four room house with land near Wheeler Lake, and a pair of mules offered for trade or sale. Locations include Parkville, Hartselle, Somerville, Falkville, and Wheeler Lake. contacts include R B Allred, Lewie Rogers, Roy P. Roberts, R E Bryant, Mrs Ollie D Fowler, O Crow, L W Atkins, and M T Shoemaker.

Morgan County R. B. Allred Parkville Cable Nelson LY Grand Ollie D. Fowler Route 2 Somerville

Alabama Public Assistance Totals Rise to 56 386 Cases

Alabama reports 56 386 public assistance cases last month with expenditures of 1 143 836 dollars. The count rose by 1 816 from the prior month and costs increased by 27 619 dollars. Of the total, 43 345 cases received old age assistance.

Montgomery Ala Alabama

California study aims to green pastures for bigger livestock

Davis California farm experts study pasture improvement to boost meat production. They compare California's range with other regions, emphasize reseeding native bunch grasses, and plan releasing native grass seeds next spring. The project reintroduces grasses from around the world, with over a hundred species tested since 1937 to expand green cover on rangeland.

The Wall Street Journal California Charles ST. Peter Wall Street Journal Davis Calif Universit of California College of Agriculture Davis Project R. M. Love Dr. Love Love

Christmas program and community events in Athens

Readable Athens items note Messiah selections by Messiah Christmas program at Athens College with Glee Club led by Mrs. Peck and soloists Flood and Rudder. Jaycee dance at Athens Armory raises funds for the High School Band. Other notices include gatherings at Village Barn, Girl Scout party, college visits, hospital news, and a basketball tourney update.

F. T. Handel Athens College Glee Club Athens College Glee Club Mary Emma Peck Emily Chandler Nick Flood Elizabeth MacMurtrie Lucille Belcher Katherine Rudder Athens Armory Bobby “Dude Nichols Six Scents Athens

Funeral Rites For Speegle Hulgan And Brown In Cullman

Funeral services were held in Cullman for Minnie Glenn Speegle 69 Martha Mary Agnes Hulgan 37 and William Barney Brown 62. Surviving relatives include Elbert C Speegle Mattie Speegle Arthur Speegle Fred Speegle Coy Self Olie Heaton Tucker Self and Mobie Prestidge Brown plus children and siblings. Interment followed at family cemeteries with Mass Service directed and Navy son Fred Speegle attending from Renton Washington.

Minnie Glenn Speegle Cullman Boman’s Chapel Robert Sapp Fred A. Speegle U. S. Navy Renton Washington Elbert C. Speegle Mattie Speegle Arthur L Fred A Grady Jessie Glenn Effie Calvert Mary Agnes Hulgan New Lebanon Church Blount County Mildred William Barney Brown Cullman 1 Valley Springs Mobie Prestidge Brown Carl Willie Olin Brown Judie Brown

Seed Plots Reserve Climate Adapted Grasses and Clovers

Seed from experimental plots is expanding to 45,000 acres across 33 California counties. Notable imports include Domestic ryegrass a long lived hardy perennial from Italy, subterranean clover a winter annual from New Zealand, and a Chilean alfalfa variety.

California Italy New Zealand

Funeral services held for Mose Helms 64

Mose Helms 64 died December 14 after a short illness in Cullman hospital. Funeral services were conducted December 16 at Bethlehem church with Rev. Hicks and Rev. Curl, interment in the adjoining cemetery, Drinkard in charge. Surviving are seven sons Ray Helms Thomas Ga Truman Edgar Helms Zebulon Ga Huey Georgia Herman Helms Molena Ga Harrison Helms Georgia A A Helms Steppville Ala and one daughter Miss Naomi Helms.

Mose Helms Cullman Hospital Bethlehem Church Hicks Curl Drinkard Ray Helms Thomason Truman Edgar Helms Zebulon Huey Georgia Herman Helms Molena Harrison Helms A.A. Helms Steppville Ala Naomi Helms

Insurance man E Brantley Head struck by freight train at Steppville

E Brantley Head a prominent insurance man and father of Dr. W H Head escaped serious injury after being struck by a freight train at the Steppville crossing. His car was wrecked, with a broken jaw, a broken rib and several fractured ribs plus head lacerations. He was transported by Drinkard ambulance to Cullman hospital and then to Highland Baptist hospital in Birmingham where he is reported improving.

E. Brantley’ Head W. H. Head Steppville Ala Cullman Hospital Drinkard Ambulance Highland Baptist Hospital Birmingham

Valley Farms From the Air Showcased Across Alabama

P I Davis reports from a Auburn Athens flight observing Alabama from 1500 to 2000 feet. He notes Tallapoosa and Coosa rivers with TVA power, Tennessee River and Sand Mountain, Limestone County green fields, and legume crops amid strong farming links to Birmingham steel. He urges others to see Alabama’s progress from the air.

P. I. Davis Auburn Athens Alabama Tallapoosa Lake Martin Alabama Power Company Coosa River Sand Mountain Tennessee Tennessee Valley Authority Birmingham G. B. Phillips

Radio audience participations surge on four major networks

More than twenty radio programs across the four leading networks now involve audience participation with gifts. Programs invite listener calls and games to win prizes, reflecting a growing shift toward interactive radio entertainment this season.

Seasonal warmth raises meat spoilage concerns and cattle theft rewards

A warm spell raises concerns over meat spoilage this month as large hams and shoulders spoil in some cases. A $100 reward offer by the North Alabama Cattlemen’s Protective Association seeks information leading to convictions of cattle thieves. contacts include county sheriffs and State Highway Patrol. The note also mentions local marketings, kudzu seed harvest in West Point and Dulles County, Tennessee barley prices, and fertilizer purchases as winter prep continues. Christmas greetings close the item.

North Alabama Cattlemen's Protective Association Morgan Lawrence County West Point Dulles County North Alabama Ollie Huffstuttler

OIC Swine Breeders Plan Second Annual Show and Sale

The show and sale committee of the O. I. C. Swine Breeders Association completed plans for the Second Annual Show and Sale to be held in Decatur Alabama.

OIC Decatur O. I. C. Swine Breeders Association Ala

Cotton goods output doubles from 1900 to 1937

The report estimates that physical production in the cotton goods industry roughly doubled between 1900 and 1937, reflecting significant growth over the period.

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