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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1936
Page
3
The article explains pectin as the jelly forming substance in fruits and how ripeness, acidity, and sugar interact. It notes that some fruits lack pectin or acid and may require lemon juice or added pectin extract, with advice to blend fruits for flavor and proper gelling.
Snipers fired 15 to 25 shots at workmen cutting brush on a mountain slope near a Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad site. Police said rifles from a ridge targeted 400 plus workers mostly Negro, as negotiations to end the ore hills conflict moved forward and a seven man board was proposed to settle pay and work rules.
The article explains selecting fruit blends with lemon for acidity and color, and outlines the jelly making process. It covers testing stages using the spoon sheeting method, notes 219 221 degree tests are not always reliable, and recommends small juice batches for best texture, color, and flavor.
Multiple farm listings and sales notes from Hartselle and surrounding towns. Properties include 62.1 acres with buildings and 32 cultivated acres northwest of Hartselle. 14 acre farm near highway. ten acre plot on Bee Line highway. Also ads for poultry stock, a syrup mill, a mare, potato plants, and miscellaneous items. Readers invited to submit free farm ads through The Daily Farm Editor.
A local ad lists a kitchen cabinet cane chairs two iron beds box stove trunk center table wood heater coal heater porch swing cross-cut saw and other items for sale at Peek's Service Station Bee Line Highway 2 miles north of Decatur. Also advertised is registered male Jersey calves for sale or exchange for yearlings. A two month old Jersey bull is offered at six dollars and fifty cents by Talmadge Arrington Route 1.
APALACHICOLA Fla July 28 Two people were seriously injured when an Apalachicola and Western Railway train broke through a trestle over the Apalachicola River swamp. The engine dropped about 20 feet. Engineer J M Smith of Port St Joe was taken to a Panama City hospital. A child with head injuries was taken to the State hospital at Chattahoochee.
S. H. Dalrymple of Akron Ohio president of the United Rubber Workers charges Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co of Gadsden Alabama with injuring him during a June 6 incident after a union meeting. The suit seeks 600000 dollars and describes severe head and facial injuries and multiple beatings. A campaign fund and organizer presence followed at Akron headquarters and in Gadsden.
The Morgan County Sacred Harp Singing Convention scheduled for August 1 and 2 at the courthouse is postponed due to the infantile paralysis outbreak. Secretary J T Aker announced the cancellation today.
For sale a 1-year-old Jersey bull well marked and good individual. Also a 2-year-old Jersey bull described as a beauty. Will trade for beef type cattle. Contact H. K. Neville in Decatur.
Preliminary reports show 38 496 bushels of pure cotton seed from breeders used in Alabama in about 30 counties for 1936. Morgan county alone used 3 215 bushels in general programs plus 225 by the Resettlement Administration, totaling 3 440. Additionally 75 749 bushels of well preserved seed were saved from gin days and are one or more years from the breeder. The program aims to save at least 350 000 bushels of good seed in fall 1936 and to provide 34 to a million bushels of better planting seed from improved stock. The Rural Resettlement Administration used 11 391 bushels of breeder seed and 46 485 bushels of better seed. Community farm groups in Escambia Butler and Morgan push the program, with state demonstration farms growing improved varieties. The effort emphasizes a one variety community plan with seeds like Stonesville, D P L, Cook 144, Cook 912, Cook 307 6 to complete a reputation for Alabama cotton.
An old time ad touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as relief for malaria and chills. It claims the tonic destroys infection, builds up blood, and fortifies against reinfection with tasteless quinine and iron. It promises safe use for children and urges purchase at drug stores in 50 cent and one dollar sizes.
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