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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jan 17, 1941

Page

3

Wheat Exports Pinch Echoes Across Western Farms

Washington reports warn western farmers that curbed export markets for wheat and some fruits will depress values. Officials urge cautious production shifts toward feed crops and livestock, with adjustments to manage demand, prices, and distribution amid wartime defense needs.

Ovid A. Martin Washington Plains Northwest Pacific Northwest Great Plains

Murder Makes a Hero a Central Press Novel Plot

Nancy Deane enters Cary Essex II's household as secretary to the seafarer's heir and uncovers family feuds tied to a hidden genealogy. Aunt Althea seeks to destroy incriminating papers while local tensions over a troubled father and his son Johnny drive suspense and danger at Purple Beeches.

Nancy Deane Cary Essex II Cary Essex I V Cary Althea Young Cary Randson Horace Rand Johnny Wing's Carll’s Carl Jim Bert Bill Wing Marie Avery Marie Purple Beeches Bill

Plans shaped for research institute in Alabama

A 12 member Alabama Chamber of Commerce committee will study financing and setup of a proposed industrial research institute led by Dr. Stewart J. Lloyd. He urged a 50 000 dollar annual appropriation for five years, with Birmingham as a potential site and Alabama power company pledging substantial support. The panel will seek a self sustaining facility directing by the state chamber with educational aid, focusing on alumina extraction, new uses for cotton, slag applications, wood pulp from scrub oak, and phosphorus removal from iron ore.

Montgomery Ala State Chamber of Commerce Stewart J. Lloyd University of Alabama School of Chemistry Lloyd W. A. Steadman Birmingham Center of Industry Alabama Slte Wie Aisbems Power Company Benjamin Russell Alexander City Hugh Agricola Gadsden Donald Comer D. R. Dunlap Mobile Robert Gregg Thomas W. Martin Walker Reynolds Anniston W. D. Moore A. C. Michaels H. D. Warner Tuscaloosa Milton Fies L. H. Session Enterprise

Grady Infant Claimed by Death at Lacey Springs

L C Grady infant son of Mr and Mrs Andy Grady of Lacey Springs route one died at 4 45 AM at home. Survived by parents a brother Billy Owen two sisters Helen Aileen and Alta Pauline paternal grandfather Will Grady and maternal grandmother Mrs L C Cryer. Funeral services set for two this afternoon at Waldermose with Rev Fletcher Turney. interment Peck directing.

L. C. Grady Andy Grady Lacey Springs Billy Owen Helen Aileen Alta Pauline Will Grady L. C. Cryer Waldermose Fletcher Turney Peck

His Own Fault Lincoln Governor Griswold

Governor Dwight Griswold, newly inaugurated in Lincoln, Nebraska, faced a visitor’s sympathy that was politely rejected by Mrs. Griswold. She remarked he sought the hardship after years of political runs in 1932 1934 and 1936.

Lincoln, Neb Dwight Griswold

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