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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 15, 1968

Page

11

Cotton Board reports near seven million in 1967-68 collections

The Cotton Board chairman Mr. Cortright said receipts reach $6,972,000 as of June 27 and funds in transit push totals well above $7 million. He noted 95 percent of the 7,366,000 upland bales ginned during 1967-68 are represented, with low refunds underscoring farmer support for research and promotion.

Memphis George C. Cortight Jr Cortright Cotton Board Cotton Research and Promotion Act Department of Commerce Cortright Explin Cotton’ Board

Farmers Exchange Ad Offer Gratis Two Inertions

Farmers may place ads in the Daily without charge for two consecutive insertions by writing their notice and sending it to the newspaper. The notice encourages farmer submissions to promote exchange within the community.

Billy Smith

For Sale Classified Listings from Falkville Area

A dense list of ads offers items for sale and rent including seeds 784-5452 353-5309 fences and furniture. Items feature bicycles 12.50 and 3.50, a 1957 Chevy 482-3473, gas stove 5.00, beds and washers 5.00, rough lumber brick 500 gal butane tank and a variety of livestock and equipment. A rental ad notes a furnished two bedroom house with water and lights.

Pridmore Rt. 1 Eva C. D. Roberts Rt. 3 Baker Bros Danville

Rain Revives Pasture as Thunder Strikes Johnson Farm

Rain improves green growth on Mud Tavern meadows and pastures while Bahia and Dallis grasses recover. On the Johnson farm, twenty two Angus cattle were killed by a single lightning bolt near Flint Creek. The piece notes local cattle losses and regional farm activity around Decatur and Trinity with various sale and rental notices.

Flint Creek Johnson Joe Wheeler Scott Place

Mrs Dalrymple 104 Dies Before Relocation of College

Randolph Township New Jersey obituary notes Mrs John Charles Dalrymple aged 104 died yesterday in the cottage she helped establish after arriving as a bride in 1887. Born in Newark in 1864 she married the grandson of a local ice company founder and ran the family business after her husband’s death in 1928.

Randolph — Township M.J John Charles Dalrymple Morris ‘County Community College Dalrymple Newark

Soviet Dispatch From Moscow Details Reuters Report

Reuters reports from Moscow describe a Soviet action or stance as of the latest dates and events. The dispatch covers political or diplomatic developments involving Soviet authorities and a response to Western positions.

Reuters Moscow

Puma soy beverage debuts as high protein drink

Monsanto introduces Puma a gold colored soy bean based beverage marketed as a beverage not a health food initially in Guyana under a franchise with d Aguiar Bros Ltd. The drink aims to expand franchises in Latin America and Asia and is named after the puma.

New York Monsanto Company Guyana South America d’Aguiar Bros., Ltd Monsanto Richard S. Gordon New Enterprise Division

A Fish Story

Auburn wildlife specialist Bart Kennamer explains that hot weather shifts fish to cooler depths, making summer the worst time to fish. Spring and fall are better as fish feed and water stay cooler, and anglers should fish deeper or at dusk or night for bass.

Russia White Sea Archangel Dvina Nedelya Izvestia Don River Karaganda Tashkent Central Asia Andrei Trofimuk Soviet Science Academy N. Fedorenko Soviet Union Sport Fishing Institute Bulletin Bob Chesnutt Auburn Alabama Bart Kennamer Auburn University Kennamer Alabamia

News Quiz Answers Snapshot

A tidy listing of the week’s answer keys across three parts and a symbol quiz. Entries cover multiple choice and true or false items with lettered responses and a final symbol sequence.

Guthion Me Controls Migrating Boll Weevils In Cotton

During the heavy fruiting period boll weevils migrate 20 to 50 miles. Protected cotton earlier does not prevent damage. Guthion M.E. combines Methyl Guthion and Ethyl Guthion for strong control of cotton pests, including chlorinated hydrocarbon resistant strains, with long residual killing power.

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