One-Variety Cotton Boosts Southern Farmers Profits
Atlanta reports farmers profit through cooperative one-variety cotton improvement programs amid a cotton surplus. Cotton specialists credit uniform quality, easier price bargaining, and stronger buyer demand as Alabama leads in participation with 229 groups and 465,122 acres classed.
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Atlanta
King Cotton
Jesse F. Giles
North Carolina State College
Giles
E. C. Westbrook
Georgia Agricultural Extension Service
Walton County
Alabama
Milk Bar Plans For Susan Farmer Interview
Irene Carter mobilizes a publicity set up for Susan Farmer with a milk bar and a party in her Manhattan suite. Roy Leonard and Irene scheme to craft homey rural stories to gain newspaper space while reporters mingle with Dainty Diana Dairies milk and cigars.
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Roy
Irene
Mama
Papa
Susan
Irene Carter
Manhattan
Susan Farmer
Ardendale
Fred Mosher
Magnolia Lane
Sara
Roy Leonard
Farmer
Stockholders meet in Decatur for multiple corporate notices
Several notices invite Decatur stockholders to meetings and hearings. Decatur Coca Cola Bottling Company calls a Jan 20 1942 meeting to elect directors and discuss amendments to the charter. Mutual Savings Life Insurance announces a Jan 22 1942 stockholders meeting to approve issuance of 100000 shares preferred stock and increase common stock. Probate Court sets Jan 7 1942 for final settlement in Nick Brown estate.
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Decatur
Ala
Decatur Coca Bottling Company
Alabama
Decatur Coca Cola Bottling Company
Ruby A. Nash
Chas. H. Buster
Legal Reserve Life Insurance Company
Board of Directors
Morgan County
Nick Brown
Gertrude Brown
T. C. Almon
Mutual Savings Life Insurance Company
The
Mutual Savings Life Building
Vine and
Bank Streets
Fingerprint Cards Proposed For All U S Citizens
Washington lawmakers push HR 6256 requiring every citizen aged sixteen and over to be fingerprinted and carry identification cards. The measure, sponsored by Representative Manso (D Ala), aims to expand personal identification nationwide.
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Washington
United States
Manasco
D.-Ala
White Christmas Program Planned by Local Church
The choir of the First Methodist Church in Hartselle will present the annual White Christmas program on Sunday evening December 21 at 7 o'clock. A motion panor shows the activities of the Methodist Children's Home at Selma. Public invited.
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First Methodist Church
Hartselle
Selma
Syrup Harvest Highlights Local Farmer’s Record
Rev. W. J. Williams of Ocilla is a stout farmer. On three eighths of an acre planted to sugar cane this season he harvested 261 gallons of syrup in Glenwood Georgia.
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Glenwood
W. J. Williams
Ocilla
Cotton Industry Operates At 120 Percent Capacity in November
Detailed survey shows the cotton spinning industry ran at 120.4 per cent capacity in November on an 80 hour week basis, down from 125.8 per cent in October and 106.9 per cent a year earlier. Spindles in place totaled 24,210,808 with 23,060,146 active during the month, and active spindle hours reached 9,901,350,642. State breakdown lists Alabama, Georgia, New York,North Carolina, and others with varying hours per spindle and activity levels.
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Sycamacene
TRAE
New England
Alabama
Connecticut
Georgia
Maine
Massachusetts
Mississippi
New Hampshire
New York
North Carolina
Rhode Island
Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
States
Turkey car planned by Bullock County Farm Association
The Bullock County Farm Association will sponsor a turkey car to help growers market birds for Christmas. The car will be in Union Springs on December 22 and in Fitzpatrick the next day.
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Union Springs
Ala
Bullock County Farm Association
Fitzpatrick
Alabama engineers offer services for home front war effort
Members of the Alabama section of the American Society of Civil Engineers have offered their services for use during the present war.
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Ferred
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
American Society of Civil Engineers
Health Board Upholds Dismissal Of County Health Officer
Montgomery Alabama December 18 The ten member health board affirmed the dismissal of Dr J N Baker former state health officer after a hearing that ran past midnight Dowling presented witnesses and Baker testified that the Jefferson official was removed for the best interest of the department The board then named Dr George Denison acting health officer.
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Montgomery
Ala
Attac Board of Health
Npig
Ciamisgal
Jdc
Iefereeg
J. N. Baker
Dowling
Jefferson
Department
Health Board
George Denison
Montgomery Plans Blackout Precautions For City
Montgomery officials and county defense council leaders said they are studying plans to darken the city as a blackout precaution. A Coleman the blackout chairman stated measures would ensure power for hospitals and essential services while preparing for potential civilian scare.
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Montgomery
Ala
A. Coleman
County Defense Council
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Cleo
Hill
Royal Blend
Idaho
Hershey’s
Mayfair
Xmas
Hill’s
Magic City
Woodbury
Stewart
Calif
Melvin Hutson
N. F. Hodges
NCW
Florida
Monarch Food Store
Moulton Street
Turkey
Harmon
Pecans, IK
Hens
Fryers
J.M. Harmon & Son
Montevallo
PIPER
RED Ash
Cahaba
Empire
Black Creek
A & P Foods
Turkeys
A & Pt
Fresh Oysters
White House
Marvel
Nutley
Ann Page
America
Ar Art. A&p
del May
Sun Maid
Jona Bartlett
Sunnyfield
Pure Fruit
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