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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 27, 1950

Page

7

Multiple farm items and rooms for sale in local ads

Several thousand timber and various farm items for sale include a three room house two row tractor and equipment. Listings feature saw mill with good saws and a motor pig pony tractors and plows and a fertilizer of sorts. Also offered is rental land a four room house and an automatic rifle. Additional classified notes invite help wanted and real estate sale listings across Hartselle Danville Moulton Russellville and nearby areas.

Warren B. McGee Somerville Winton

Merger of Mills Is Under Consideration

Greensboro report states Dwight Manufacturing Company of Alabama City Alabama may merge into Cone Mills Corporation. Directors have tentatively approved the plan and the stockholders will vote at special sessions soon with dates not set. Cone Mills runs 15 000 looms and 500 000 spindles. Dwight mill makes 60 to 70 million yards of cotton army cloth yearly and has 2 340 looms and 66 000 spindles.

Greensboro N. C Dwight Manufacturing Company Alabama City Ala Cone Mills Corporation Cone Dwight

Sergeant Hogan Promoted to Staff Sergeant at Bermuda Air Base

Vermont Hogan of Vinemont has been promoted to Staff Sergeant while serving with the 1604th Medical Squadron at Kindley AFB Bermuda. He arrived from Maxwell AFB in May 1950 as a hospital attendant. his wife Ora and four children reside in Vinemont.

Vermont Hogan Vinemont S Sgt. Hogan Kindley Afb Bermuda Atlantic Military Air Transport Service Maxwell Afb 1604Th Medical Squadron Ora Ronald Brenda Carrol Dewaine

Amusing Fragments Hover in a Patchwork Page

A jumble of dialogue snippets and oddball observations fills a page. Quips about liquor, legal fees, apples, dancing, Russia, and a bank run mix with stray lines about a baby born on a trans Atlantic plane and a new novel described by critics.

First Hampshire Sale For State At Decatur

The Alabama Hampshire Breeders Association will hold its first sale at the Livestock Coliseum in Decatur on Thursday January 25 1951 at 1 00 PM. Fifty head of top quality Hampshires will be offered including bred gilts open gilts boars and fall pigs with an educational program starting at 10 00 AM featuring a show by a National Hampshire Association representative and a possible carcass demonstration. Awards funded by Jim Nance and Lawrence Steadman will honor 4H and F F A work. consignors include Jim Nance Lawrence Steadman John A Lile Clifford Zehner George E Dryden W L Vaughn Carl Vaughn R E Vaughn Jr Ronald Gray Vaughn A E Chiles Joe Thomas Campbell M T McPherson & Sons R E Copeland Ralph Leeth and Dr J P Mesaros. The Hampshire breed is expanding across Alabama and the South as a meat type breed.

Alabama Hampshire Breeders Association Livestock Coliseum Decatur Alabama National Hampshire Association F.F.A Jim Nance Alamo Tennessee Lawrence Steadman Madison South John A. Lile Clifford Zehner Athens George E. Dryden Marianna Florida W. L. Vaughn Carl Vaughn Huntsville R. E. Vaughn, Jr Ronald Gray Vaughn A. E. Chiles Albertville Joe Thomas Campbell Boaz M. T. McPherson & Sons R. E. Copeland Ralph Leeth J. P. Meszaros Citronelle Hampshires

Unclear dialogue excerpt with billing joke and names

The fragment shows a conversation with Mr Lamb and Mr Fox about codfish balls and a joke about a bill from a skin doctor. It references Mr Smith and Mr Jones and a throat doctor in a humorous billing context.

Mr. Lamb Mr. Fox Mr. Smith Doctor Mr. Jones

Road Traffic Sides Vary by Country

The text notes that Great Britain drives on the left, while Sweden Ireland and India use opposite traffic orientations. It contrasts regional driving norms and implies wide variation in road rules.

Great Britain Sweden Ireland India

You're the nicest girl I ever kissed says Rod

A playful exchange about nerves and charm seeds a comic moment. The dialogue touches on drunkenness a sophisticated man mispronounces a word and a chorus of social expectations about Christmas shopping and marriage.

Sue Rod

Rainfall in TVA Area Above Normal Despite Lower Runoff

Rain over the Tennessee Valley Authority region averaged 3.7 inches for the month, about 15 percent above the median. Runoff in the upper basin was below normal, allowing continued drawdown of tributary reservoirs for the January 1 flood season without wastage. Fontana and Kentucky are already at the January 1 level.

TVA Fontana Kentucky

Andy Phillip Married to Dorothy De Wolf

Andy Phillip of the Philadelphia Warriors NBA team is married to Dorothy De Wolf from the Sonja Henie Ice Show. The couple has two children.

Andy Phillip Ace Philadelphia Warriors National Basketball Association Dorothy de Wolf Sonja Henie Ice Show

Suit Seeks Action in Times-Picayune Anti Trust Case

The U S government and The Times Picayune Publishing Co of New Orleans face a civil anti trust motion asking a court to cancel combination advertising contracts. The Item newspaper joins in the filing alleging loss of 398 352 since 1950 due to the advertising practices. No hearing date has been set.

New Orleans Times-Picayune Publishing Co New Orleans Item U. S. District Court Times- Picayune Times-Picayune New Orleans States Times- Picayune Publishing Co Item David Stern George Nelson Curt

Officer dies at Maxwell Field Hospital

Capt. John A. Brizinski of Pennsylvania, an Army officer stationed in Birmingham, died yesterday two hours after admission to Maxwell Air Force Base Hospital. He is believed to have died of a heart attack.

Montgomery Ala John A. Brizinski Pennsylvania Birmingham Maxwell Air Force Base Hospital

1951 Community Committeemen Production And Marketing Admin

List of county and town committee members with chairmen, vice chairs, and alternates across centers including Danville Eva Falkville Somerville and Surplus districts. Names and designations shown for multiple precincts and roles.

Will Cotton Bring This Fall Factors To Consider

New Orleans traders weigh the 1951 outlook amid war fears and inflation. Questions include world conflict risk, price controls, production goals of 16 million bales, seed quality, costs, and weevil damage. Market volatility centers on export prospects, government loan levels, and potential price ceilings shaping plantings.

New Orleans Far East New Orleans Cotton Exchange Korea

County urged to convert waste land to forest for profit

The county urges farmers to plant trees on unused land to halt erosion and boost income. Pine plantations reach thinning at 12 to 15 years with about five cords per acre first thinning, while fire protection can triple land values in a decade. Seedlings are provided at no cost through county offices. planting window runs November 15 to March 15.

Soil Conservation Forest Ranger

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