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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 19, 1932

Page

3

Funeral interlude seals tangled fates in Glendale

Kane attends the service for Richard Bailey as Nanette and Rudolf Holmes wrestle with a joint plan. Dorotha Deane watches, Lucy Wilbur trembles at the grave, and Nanette and Nanette’s ally face a potential double betrayal in a tense post funeral moment.

Kane Nanette Acress Dorotha Rudolf Holmes Kate Holmes Glendale Nanette LeRoi Larry Weldon Lucy Wilbur Dorotha Deane Rudolf Lucy Weldon Dorothy Bailey Richard Bailey Jere Kane Richard Baile LeRoi

Make Home in Texas

Mr and Mrs 8 J Ramey and Mrs J T Price mother of Mr Ramey will move to Houston Texas in the future Mrs Ramey will visit her mother in Poplarville Mississippi during the Christmas holidays en route to Texas

J. Ramey J. T. Price Mr. Ramey Houston Texas

Temperature Low Reported Across 24 Hours

The 24 hour period ended at seven this morning recorded a high of 36 degrees and a low of 18 degrees.

Dinka Tribe Home Regions Along the White Nile

The Dinka are the largest negro tribe in the Egyptian Sudan, inhabiting areas on both banks of the White Nile.

Sudan White Nile

Prices on farm produce and meats from local market

Market list shows mixed Egas sweet potatoes priced per pound and per ton, fresh country butter at 40 to 50 cents, Trish potatoes at 1.15 to 1.25, turnips per bushel and per dozen, dressed veal and beef prices per pound, hogs and pork cuts ranging 5 to 8 cents, and poultry prices for hens fryers turkeys geese ducks per pound.

Market notes and price quotes for hay, grain, and livestock

Receipts list carrots today with quantities for hay corn oats cotton potatoes oranges apples. Carload hay prices delivered Birmingham show ranges by grade and crop. Grain prices in bulk No 2 white corn and yellow corn 40c, No 2 white oats 26 27c, with market comments noting steadiness. Prime cotton seed 10 per ton f o b Alabama shipping. Eggs and poultry prices move with hens and fryers up a cent or two. other quotes unchanged. Fruit and vegetable prices paid to producers include sweet potatoes 65c cwt and Irish potatoes 1.15 cwt plus mustard and turnips 50c per dozen bundles.

Birmingham Johnson Hay U. 8 Timothy F.o.b Alabama Shipping

Somerville School News Recaps Local Visits and Travel

Mrs Myrtis Lyle and daughter Helen left Sunday to visit her parents in Decatur. C L Peck of Decatur visited his brother Dr C F Peck here. After 26 years rural mail service the route one carrier failed to make Friday trip due to frozen roads. Blanche Winton left Tuesday for a few days with Mrs W M Kyle near Hartselle. J O Guyer was in Decatur Wednesday. Richard Willis of Lawrenceburg Tenn left Tuesday for Woodland Mills to visit relatives. Prof and Mrs Ernie Gurley were in Decatur Wednesday. Mrs W T Wade and son Walter were Decatur shoppers Wednesday. William Ransom of Hartselle was a visitor here Thursday.

Blanche Winton W. M. Kyle Hartselle J. O. Guyer Decatur Richard Willis Lawrenceburg Tenn Woodland Mills Ernie Gurley W. T. Wade Walter William Ransom

Dairymen Add Hogs and Poultry for Extra Cash

A farmer quoted says small dairymen add hogs and poultry to dairying, gaining income from cream and milk while using skim milk as feed. Reports from 125 farmers indicate hog sales totaled 13,500 this year, with home-grown feeds like corn and cottonseed meal supporting operations.

Hay and Pasture as Basis for Profitable Dairying

The text notes soybean hay, cowpea hay, and a good pasture forming the foundation for profitable dairying, highlighting forage quality as essential for dairy profitability.

The Great Duties of Life in a Sunbeam Quote

A compact quotation attributed to Jortin notes that the great duties of life are written with a sunbeam, reflecting a moral reflection on light and responsibility.

Jortin

Cream sales top thirty five thousand in Cullman county

In Cullman Alabama 359 farmers earned 35000 this year from cream sales linked to general farming. Most cream went to the local creamery with some shipped to Birmingham. About 140 farmers started dairying in 1932 following County Agent R M Reaves guidance and many began with existing cows, adding a few more cows over time. Jersey cattle are favored and seven Jersey bulls are bought for cooperative use across communities.

Cullman, Ala Cullman County Birmingham R. M. Reaves Reaves Jersey

Union Hill School News Praises Attendance and Plans Holiday Program

Attendance remained strong last week despite influenza outbreaks as Miss Masterson from the Child Welfare department praised the school. The snappy Union Hill basketball team beat Florette 15 to 6. Absent with flu were Hugo Eddy Ruth Bray Grady Irving Evames Whisenant R Owen Arthur and Ona wood. The school plans a Christmas treat and program to close the year.

P T. A Florette Miss Masterson Hugo Eddy Ruth Bray Grady Irving Evames Whisenant R. Owen Arthur Ona Wood

Births in Greek myth Silenus as companion to Dionysus

In Greek myth Silenus described as a silent sprite of springs streams and marshy meadows, a companion of Dionysus.

Silenus Dionysus

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