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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jan 09, 1946

Page

6

FOR SALE AND LOST NOTICE PAGE ITEM

Sears air cooled engine small electric welder and Mrs Claudie Murphree listed. Three eight week old pigs seen at Mrs Olinger's Route 1 Trinity. One nanny goat and kid taken up identified by owner Mrs J. Lost 1937 Chevrolet wheel with three on it. Notify Robt C Childers Route 1 Danville.

Sears Elecey Claudie Murphree Tanner C. Childers Danville Jersey W. 8. Watkins Route 2

For Sale Hog Covering 250 Pounds by Stringer

Auction style classifieds list a 250 pound hog dress weight offered by B. W. Stringer Route 1 ee ville. Also a Chevrolet truck in good condition with tires and bed listed by W. G. Peebles Mooresville. Pair bay horse mules six years old about 2600 pounds with harness and Weber wagon offered.

B. W Stringer Falkville J-9 B. W. Stringer Route 1 Ee Ville W. G. Peebles Mooresville John Julian Route LL Joppa

Conservation in 1946 urged in Alabama

Alabama agricultural leaders urge farmers to begin the 1946 farm conservation program. Government payments cover about 80 percent of approved practices, including terraces ponds drainage ditches and land prep for kudzu lespedeza sericea and pastures. Farmers should contact county AAA committees for approvals and use purchase orders for seeds fertilizers and custom work.

Auburn Ala AAA W. B. Crawley Ittee Crawley

For Sale and Notices From Rural Listings

Rural auction list offers Oliver cultivator Moline disc barrow John Deere disc plow Oliver turning plow stalk cutter Harria vibrator fertilizer distributor Farmall tractor with planter harrow and trailer L L Alexander Route 3 Moulton J9. price and contact details. Also wanted sharecropper veteran 30 or 40 acres Earl E Glover Route 2 Hartselle. lost hound near Deer Springs Ed T Sharp Route 1 Decatur. for sale electric drink box box at Johnsteys Crete store.

Oliver John Deere Oliver Steel L. L. Alexander Moulton Wan Ted Earl E. Glover Hartselle

Will Sell or Trade Little Girl’s Dress Size 3

A red check dress size 3 described as good as new is offered for sale or trade for hens. Contact Mrs. Howard Johnson route 1 Decatur phone 973 J.

Howard Johnson Decatur J. J Windsor Decatura

Daily Crossword Across and Down Clues Mixed With Cryptogram

A readable crossword page lists Across and Down clues with items like Cry asa dog, Male sheep, Mine entrance, Island off Scotland, and various others. A cryptogram quote occupies the bottom area, labeled CRYPTOQUOTE. Ireland is cited among the clues, with a final note Evening (noet) and scattered numbers across entries.

Asa Dog Island Scotland

Mc Caghren and Steel Report Odd Rural Spot

A fragment notes Robert D. Mc Caghren near Five- along with John B. Steel on Route 1 in Danville. A reference to an oil refrigerator in first class audition and a Saturday J-2 entry appears in the damaged text.

John B. Steel Danville Sats

For Sale and Trade Classifieds Featuring Farms and Vehicles

A mixed wartime era classifieds column lists numerous for sale and trade items including a 16 hand mare, a 1937 V eight pickup, a four room house with barn and water, a cow producing two gallons daily, and multiple jacks and mules. Also noted are farm tools and furniture and requests for fencing posts. Listings show contact details like Route and town names.

Air-Scouts Hold Jan 2 Meeting. Leaders Appointed

The Air Scouts held their weekly meeting on Monday January 2 and registered the squadron. Bill Stone and Sam Evans were appointed leaders. Several guests attended and members discussed upcoming advancement program with no meeting planned for January 14 due to mid term exams.

Bill Stone Sam Evans Necthaeeesie McRight Emmet. McClary Mr Scoggins Bruce’ Spencer Sim Price Clifford Strother Bill Appling Paul Eubanks Carol Smith Sammy Blackwell John Arantz John Wilks Richard Smith Bob Stinson John Braswell Audrey Free Claud Aycock Robert Schaffer

Rain records and market notes from farm column

The column reports six inches of rain in the first seven days of 1946, compares past wet and dry records, notes flood effects on roads and fields, and discusses OPA and parity policy implications for cotton. It also covers livestock prices, dairy farming details, and disrupted milk and cheese collection routes in Ardmore, Elkmont, Harvest, and Decatur areas.

TVA Ernest Beaty Moulton-Decatur D. C. Patterson Lacon Flint Creek AAA Friends Homes Decatur Ardmore Harvest Elkmont

Machinery Shortage Persists for Alabama Farms in 1946

Auburn Alabama—A P I extension agricultural engineer J B Wilson warned that farm machinery shortages will not ease this year. Farmers should repair and properly use on hand equipment, source parts, grease, and oil, and choose new machines carefully to fit their farms and operations. Dealers pledge to match machinery to actual need.

Auburn Ala Alabama J. B. Wilson Wilson

New Wool Maggot Remedy Cuts Shearing Need

The Bureau of Entomology reports a new treatment to control wool maggots without shearing infested sheep. The discovery promises easier protection for flocks and could ease farm labor in affected regions.

The Bureau of Entomology

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