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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 23, 1947

Page

7

Various Rural Classifieds Include Livestock and Furniture Ads

Multiple farm ads list trades and sales from Route 1 and Route 2 per D-16 and D-17. Items include a horse drawn hay press, Barred Rock pullets, cockerels, potatoes, a 1947 Chevrolet, thoroughbred game roosters, maple furniture, a Straightway trailer, a 1939 Billick, and cast iron in good condition with prices and seller names.

Jack Waldrop Mouton Chevrolet Grady Wary Somerville Skidmore Woodland Mill

Plan Bulb Planting to Flower All Next Spring

In selecting spring era bulbs for the home garden flowering dates matter as much as blooms. Snowdrops begin the display followed by scillas chionodoxas and crocuses. Daffodils and tulips build the seasonal sequence with late giant tulips ending the display in May.

Europe

Farm Bureau elects Kline president at Chicago meeting

Allan B. Kline, 52, of near Vinton Iowa, elected president of the American Farm Bureau Federation at the closing session of the 29th annual convention in Chicago. Romeo E. Short of Little Rock Arkansas elected vice president. Registrations reached 3400 with about 5000 farm people from 45 states and Puerto Rico attending.

Allan B. Kline Vinton Iowa American Farm Bureau Federation Chicago Iowa Farm Bureau American Mr. Kline International Federation of Agricultural Producers London AFBF IFAP Hague Netherlands Kline Edward A. O’néal Romeo E. Short Little Rock Arkansas Arkansas Farm Bureau American Farm Bureau Board of Directors Puerto Rico Wilfred Shaw Farm Bureau

Poole Solves Grain Storage Issue in Morgan County

Ted Poole of Route 1 Decatur finds a practical method to store grain by spreading sorghum on top of corn and letting wind and gravity dry it as it sift through the stored corn. He notes mold loss from sorghum سابق and reports the method works well for supplementing dairy rations with crushed grain.

Morgan County Ted Poole Route 1 Decatur Poole

Heyday of damage suits and high verdicts noted

An article summarized from The Saturday Evening Post discusses the rise in personal injury verdicts after 1940. It cites cases where a golfer's drive caused a car to overturn, a deer misidentification led to a $50,000 award, and several other judgments for injuries in shops, homes, or at events. The piece notes average verdicts increasing from $4,686 to $11,707 between 1940 and 1945.

Reader's Digest Saturday Evening Post Hibbard Hoover Los Angeles

Wednesday Peace Plate Pork Chops Bake Menu Plan

The excerpt outlines a pork chop dinner with baked potatoes and a green salad, plus a meat stuffed apple dessert. It provides a dill pork chops recipe with chopped onions and pickles, and a baked method in a moderate oven. Also includes a Thursday breakfast menu with dried apricots, hot cereal, sausage, and hot cinnamon milk.

Artist Doaks Faces Rent Struggle In Cramped Studio

A dialog shows a weary artist Doaks and a hostile landlord over overdue rent in a cramped studio. The exchange touches on discomfort, future fame, and the tension of payment as a warning of potential eviction.

Wealthy man asks about his age and marriage plans

A rich man asks a friend if he should reveal his real age to a prospective wife. The friend quips that seventy five would improve his chances. A tired writer resists his wife as the scene ends with a gag about a twenty two year old heroine and getting to bed.

Good Shape and Female Attitudes Toward Skirt Lengths

The passage notes that most women objecting to longer skirts likely feel they are making a modest assertion about appearance, seeking practicality and comfort in dress standards. It reflects social norms shaping fashion choices during the period.

Card Game Wagers Rise in Greenville Night Scene

In Greenville South Carolina players enjoy social card games, though organizers note costs can escalate with stakes and equipment. The local scene thrives despite rising entry and club fees, drawing enthusiasts to casual matches and community gatherings.

Restaurant notice urges customers to see the manager

In South Carolina a local restaurant warns patrons who view its waitresses as uncivil to approach the manager. The terse notice frames customer conduct as a concern and directs action to the managerial staff.

South Carolina

Chicken Giblets For Stock In Soups And Gravies

The heart gizzard neck and bony back of a chicken may be used to make stock for soups creamed dishes and gravies. They should be thoroughly washed in clear cold water before cooking.

TVA Seedlings Available Now in Morgan County

The TVA Forestry Division and State Department of Forestry offer pine seedlings to Morgan County farmers for reforestation. About 30,000 of 50,000 seedlings are requested. applications from 1 000 to 5 000 seedlings are taken at the County Agent's office with delivery planned for January or February.

TVA Forestry Division State Department of Forestry Morgan County L. T. Wagnon

Potage base simmered with celery onion and carrot

A simple base uses cold water brought to a simmer in a covered saucepan with several cups of water along with a celery stalk a small onion and a carrot for flavor.

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