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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jan 16, 1946

Page

2

For Sale Farm Livestock and Equipment Listings

Several good metal white face bulls meet at my barn owned by W. T. Murphree. A Birban rea tom weighs 18 to 20 pounds listed with W. L. McCutcheon Route Hartselie phone 3497. Pred Murphree Route I Murphree's s eplace J-16 ha poar All kinds of horse acee tools wagons etc. See Pred Murphree Route I Murphree's place J-16. Acreage near Murphree place Limestone county suitable for en cultivator Pred Murphree Route Tanner J-16.

W. T.murphree Tanner J Hartselie Murphree Limestone County Danville Fred Murphree Tanner Decatur HM. Smith Somerville I-16 J. Y. Moultrie Chalybeate School Hilsboro

AAA Office Signs 1945 Farm Program Applications

Morgan County Alabama officials report about 22300 applications for the 1945 AAA farm program with total payments near $109000. H. E. Orr notes wide soil conservation efforts and urges qualified producers to sign at the county AAA office in Hartselle. Notices with farm serial numbers are sent to farmers to bring when signing.

H. E. Orr AAA Morgan ‘County Morgan County Mr. Orr Hartselle Alabama Morgan

DAILY CROSSWORD ACROSS AND DOWN CHALLENGE

Puzzle clues and a cryptogram appear in this page segment with across and down entries, including a list of numbered hints for words such as Seaboard appendage and river in Italian, plus a cryptoquote attributed to Montgomery.

Two Markets Now Sought By State Board

Montgomery January 16 The markets board held recommendations for two new state markets and received bids on another facility. No action on Albertville perishables plant bids. Poole to meet Albertville interests. Hackett to confer with local producers. Delegations seek cooperative marketing funds of 59000. poultry egg turkey plant at 60000 urged. Cullman market reports 200000 in first year. Blount County Truck Growers assn shows 191000 in business.

Montgomery Markets Board Joe N. Poole Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries Allbertville Poole W. J. Hackett Albertville Mobile County Alabama Lee Peck Cullman

Travel Show Highlights Homeward Journey From Sapporo Letter

Mrs. Roy Roberts of Danville reports a letter from her brother Sgt. Johnnie Ray Washburn, stationed in Sapporo, Japan. He describes travelling with fifteen men who shipped home as “Koreans” and recalls crowded cars and lessons about appreciating home. Sgt. Washburn was promoted from private first class to sergeant before Christmas. Mrs. Washburn, formerly Mildred Lang, lives at 308 8th Ave West, Decatur.

Roy Roberts Danville 3 Sai Johnnie Ray Washburn Sapporo Japan Sgt. Washburn Washburn Mildred Lang 8Th Ave. West Decatur

Farm Progress Here and There Cotton Market Update

Cotton closed 24.50 cents a pound, with 15 cents per bale up, and a 30 market day average of 24.24. Corn and wheat steady to higher, hogs at 14.85, cattle to 18. Rain and road conditions hurt roads. calls for Farm to Market Roads and notes on county bus routes. Leaders in agriculture named from the Valley and Decatur Chamber meeting, plus a note on soilless farming trends and tank farming concepts.

Alabama State Market Board Decatur TVA Morgan County Limestone County Lawrence County Cullman County Decatur Champer of Commerce C. W. Bailey First National Bank Clarksville Southern Railway T.D. Aldridge Soil Conservation N. W. Alabama B. E. Braswell Morgan County Farm Bureau Macks County Farm Buréau John Hardin Lawrence County Farm Bureau L. T. Wagnon G. B. Phillips J. E. Carter

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