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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jan 05, 1938

Page

10

Dairy-Livestock Bloc Denounces Amendment Fight Looms

Dairy-Livestock members denounce efforts to change provisions in center committee on a corn bill. Senator McNary and Rep Belleau warn amendments would bar land taken out of corn cotton rice or tobacco for dairying or stock. Pope notes conferees may alter the provision since it attached to different sections of two bills.

Center Committee Mcol Oregon Belleau Senate Agriculture Department Boileau House Center McNary Congress Pope Idaho

Tenants Pack Up Atlanta Area For Move To New Farms

Migrant farm tenants prepare to relocate within the region for the 1987 crop season. Some take cars livestock and household goods, while others follow the clothing they wore as they depart. Farm agent H. A. Loodle notes farmers report varied harvests, with one man describing 75 bales of cotton as a lost year. Similar exoduses are reported in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi.

Atlanta Hunor Bouthern H. A. Loodle Aiken Ree Arkansas Louisiana Mississippi

WEW Officers Named for German Club 1938

Harvey Pride was elected president of the German Club for 1938 at a club session last night. Joe Woodruff was elected vice president, Tom Burch named secretary, and Atlee Hoff to a post. The group looks ahead to a new year after a lively 1937.

Harvey Pride Joe Woodruff Tom Burch Atlee Hoff

Upstate Chevrolet hires Hollis Hastings from Birmingham

Hollis Hastings of Birmingham joins the Upstate Chevrolet Co sales force. He previously spent 30 years with Wood Co. of Birmingham, working under P. D. Fosser, the former sales manager there, before recently taking the Deca dealership. Hastings has moved his family to the area.

Hollis Hastings Birmingham Upstate Chevrolet Co Hastings Wood Co P. D. Fossier

Property with timber and water along Pike Road for sale

Property includes two houses two barns two wells with good water on Pike Road near Ghureli mile to the town. Contains 200000 feet of pine timber at 30 dollars per acre. Come and look it over. J A Garner Route 2 Falkville D

Pike Road Ghureli J. A. Garner Falkville

Planning for 1938 Best For Farmers

County Agent Bb. G. Hall urges Morgan County farmers to plan for the 1938 crop including financing terracing repairing fences buildings machinery pruning and spraying fruit trees seed selection planting and storage. The State Department of Agriculture offers free seed testing and recommends L. N. Allen as seed analyst in Montgomery for germination and purity tests. Good Stoneville No 5 cotton seed is in demand due to late rains and seed shortages.

Bb. G. Hall Morgan County L. N. Allen Montgomery State Lawa State Department of Agriculture Stoneville

Gubernatorial Prospects After Jackson Day Dinner

If Gov Herbert H. Lehman skips re election New York may nominate Senator Robert F Wagner Postmaster General James A Farley Assistant U S Attorney General Robert H Jackson Controller Morris Tremaine or Bronx DA Samuel J Foley Wagner is favored and Jackson could replace him if he withdraws Both are strong New Dealers

Herbert H. Lehman New York Robert F. Wagner James A. Farley U 8 Robert H. Jackson Morris Tremaine Samuel J. Foley Bronx County Wagner

Seed tests and planting quotas urged for varieties

The note advises testers to run trials on this and other good varieties and to preserve a maximum amount for planting purposes to ensure adequate distribution and responsible use.

Beck to quit using phone after four holdups

Gust Beck, operator of a Minneapolis liquor store, vows to quit using the telephone after four robberies. He bought a pistol but hid it under a counter, out of reach, as two men robbed him while he spoke to his wife.

Minneapolis Minn Gust Beck Beck

Candidates Offered Sunday at St Pauls Lutheran Church

The annual meeting at St Pauls Lutheran Church presents a slate of officers for election. President R F Nebrig and W Pricke are named. Recording secretary Louis Nebrig and Henry Seibert. Financial secretary E H Lie ner and Louis Seibert. Treasurer W Seibert and W Mitwede. Trustee and Elder C B Waite and Ernest Seibert. Sunday school superintendent Ernest Seibert and Louis Seibert. Installation to occur during morning service on Sunday.

St. Paul's Lutheran Church R F. Nebrig W. Pricke Louis Nebrig Henry Seibert E. H. Liener Louis Seibert W. Seibert W. Mitwede C. B. Waite Ernest Seibert Suny

Kiwanis Decatur Meeting to Assign Yearly Roles

At the Decatur Kiwanis club meeting this week committee assignments for the year will be made. The gathering occurs at 12 10 PM at the Tennessee Valley Hotel.

Decatur Kiwanis Club Tennessee Valley Hotel

Cotton Exports Rise As Domestic Plant Growers Push Trade

Washington reports farm leaders said this season's cotton exports from August 1 to January 1 reached 3 227 000 bales, up 281 000 from a year ago, helped by growth in European and Asian markets. A D Bredman urged restraint on export affecting cotton and wheat prices to protect foreign markets. Stedman noted top priority for a domestic processing tax to fund grower benefits, though current legislation lacks such a tax.

Washington A. D. Bredman House Senate Conference Committee

Club selects program for coming year under Winston Alston

The club has decided on its program for the coming year and will operate under the direction of Winston Alston, who serves as president for 1938.

Winston Alston

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