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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1935
Page
7
The article discusses the Stick Method vaccination for fowl pox in poultry, detailing the procedure, instruments, and ideal conditions, with vaccination age, cross age considerations, and precautions. It also covers nicotine sulphate treatment to control chicken lice by spraying perches before roosting, noting effectiveness, timing, and ventilation considerations.
The annual 4 H Club camp for boys in the county is scheduled for August. Activities include athletics led by a supervisor, a shoe pitching tournament, and a softball tournament with prizes for winners. A free picture show about home life will be shown on August 7. Transportation will be provided from school pickup points.
Work is being rushed on TVA projects to replace old Elk River bridges at Elk River Mills and the Athene Florence highway. The new steel and concrete spans will be much longer, with new approaches and road rerouting as several hundred workers build to withstand waters from Joe Wheeler Dam.
An article discusses dieting by cutting portions in half to shed pounds and improve silhouette. It promotes halving servings at breakfast, lunch, and dinner as a simple method to drop five to six extra pounds and improve harmony in appearance.
The guide explains timing for soybean hay to maximize quality, noting wilted swath curing and windrow drying to store hay. It covers grazing use, seed shattering risks, drying methods, threshing practices, and notes on varieties like Otootan, with Alabama practices of harvesting soybeans intergrown with corn and the need to dry seeds thoroughly to prevent spoilage.
Blakemore strawberry plants free to any one who will collect within ten days. Mrs J L Patterson Feikville July 16. For sale Jersey cow seven year calf good dairy potential. Also for sale AAA Hollywood white.
Home sewing pattern 9355 offers a satin slip with a built in pantie for smooth lines and shadow proof panel. Available sizes 14 through 46 with 3 3 4 yards fabric for size 16. Illustrated steps and instruction included, send 15 cents.
The text discusses shade recommendations for a person, describes shaping of thighs and calves, and gives a weight suggestion for a five feet three inches tall person aged years, referencing an article on care of the feet and weight by Amelia.
Leghorn cockerels march hatched 250 egg strain for sale purebred OF0 pigs also purebred Poland China crosses $3 each at Goad Decatur R. Jersey cow fresh 930.00 Marvin Pettit Hartnelle R. Stray bay mule lame in fore shoulder 800 to 900 pounds left pasture Sunday night return to P P Gilchrist Moulton street Deostur or owner G M Gilchrist Jeray cow second calf will give 4 gallons milk Stephart Trinity R. Wanted to perta of woodworking lathe small and metal parts for larger lathe Leghorn or Minorca hens for what have you One new Wilson se used but very mite to exchange for Leghorn or Minorca hens Taken vacation Athens July 7 Louis Taft liquidator Bank of Athens offices closed to Aug 1st. notes on missing driver and other items
Fragmentary notes describe a monkey escape at a Topeka venue with witnesses recalling cages and fruit as potential triggers. No clear outcomes or authorities are specified in readable text.
Athens Alabama leads Tupelo Mississippi in home TVA power use for January through June 1945. HM F Clark notes Athens average June use 111.9 kwh vs Tupelo 111.7 kwh. Growth stems from more appliances like ranges refrigerators and water heaters as residents seek summer comfort under TVA rates.
Members plan to place the Lub on a cooperative sporting Basie, signaling a communal effort around a local cultural figure and shared activity. The move reflects collective engagement in arts and community sport.
A Tuesday evening program at the TVA recreational hall will include an agricultural discussion led by Miss Simon Rowe, home demonstration agent of a district, about food preservation. Attendees were encouraged to come.
A worker suffered a fatal injury after falling from a structure while on a construction job. Authorities investigated the incident and said the fall occurred a few hours into the shift at the site.
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