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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1950
Page
7
Morgan County Day will be held Friday at the Tennessee Valley substation in Belle Mina. County agent L T Wagnon says the program starts promptly at 9:00 a.m. inviting all farmers to attend and learn about grazing feed and seed crops, livestock management and boll weevil control.
The article notes multiple English attempts to build steam powered vehicles in the 1700s, including a design with legs instead of wheels. It emphasizes innovation and experimental propulsion of the era.
President Truman ordered tighter government housing credit terms to curb inflation and free materials for defense. FHA down payment increases and VA guarantees for veterans will tighten, affecting buyers sellers and builders nationwide. The move aims to slow a booming market and redirect resources to military needs.
Rain covered central regions with wet, cloudy conditions extending from the Western Great Lakes to Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle. Heaviest falls occurred in Western Iowa Northwestern Missouri and Northeastern Kansas with cooler midwest temperatures and normal readings in the South.
A revival will start Sunday July 23 at Sanderson's Chapel Methodist church in Hatton. Morning worship is at 11 o clock and evening worship at 730. Rev. E. L. is listed as the speaker.
A brief note states government agencies handle somewhat less than half of all mortgage loans, while the private mortgage market is expected to tighten.
In Birmingham the city commission passed an ordinance making membership in the Communist party a misdemeanor punishable by up to six days in jail and a fine. Communists were given 24 hours to leave town. The measure, introduced by Police Commissioner Eugene Bull Connor, follows a two week anti Communist campaign highlighted by the Sam All arrest and a city court conviction later appealed.
McFee of Goodwater formerly connected with Courtland Methodist church will deliver the sermon. Rev. Clayton Phillips serves as pastor. A moisture proof plastic wrap aids propagation of rhododendrons. Due to farm workers moving to oil fields, Venezuela relied on imports for most food during World War II.
The Austinville Baptist church hosts a Bible School opening Saturday at two o'clock in the afternoon titled Preparation Day. Children of all denominations are invited to enroll with many workers secured to assist in acting. A faculty meeting for all workers is set for Thursday afternoon at two o'clock.
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