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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 28, 1948

Page

6

For Sale Or Trade Items Listing In J-21 Section

Several classified notices offer a Grunow refrigerator for trade for a used bathtub with fittings. Also a Maytag gas motor in good condition and a baby bed in good condition. A 32 volt lighting system with batteries and plant nearly new. Locations include Decatur and Danville Road near Austinville. An extra good pasture with water for 10 to 15 cows is for rent at Clopton Farm.

LeMay Route Decatur Maytag Gas Motor J. E. Williams Danville Road Austinville J.E. Williams Vaughn Bros. Lacey J. M. Slaton Clopton Farm

Peach Themed Salad And Desserts From Fresh Peaches

Fresh peach ice cream and peach fold overs are featured with a peach and cream cheese salad. The recipe lists ingredients for ice cream including peaches eggs milk cream and almond extract, and fold overs with flour shortening milk peaches jam sugar and spices.

Better & Gardens

Ore Arrives at Mobile on Italian Freighter

The first shipload of Russian manganese ore to reach Mobile arrived aboard the Italian freighter Monresa from the Black Sea port of Poti. The 10,000 ton cargo marks the only trade between Mobile and the Soviet Union reported by the Department of Commerce.

Mobile Monresa Black Sea Poti Department of Commerce Soviet Union

GI Farm Training and Local Crop Notes

Union Hill growers Lewis G Cornett and Herman Tyler report profits from spring crops. Cornett earned 180 dollars on two acres of potatoes while Tyler sold 70 dollars worth of green beans from 1 4 acre. Morgan City’s Robert P Steadham stores pork and keeps a hog on rotation. Danville 2’s Percy Kirby readies four acres for alfalfa and Mt Olive’s Babe Ruth King prepares land for fall crops.

Lewis G. Cornett Union Hill Herman Tyler Percy Kirby Danville 2

Front Yard Terrace Planting for Modern Homes

A modern front yard terrace design centers a small tree of hawthorn or crabapple type for spring bloom and year round shade. House walls feature broad borders of dwarf annuals with a suggested ribbon of dwarf agecratum edging. The piece details color harmonies with wall tones and offers plant pairings for grey cream or white exteriors. Chrysanthemums provide seasonal variety with single and double forms and a range of colors. annuals like zinnias celesta petunias scarlet salvia pompoms asters pinks and miniature petunias are discussed for contrasting beds.

Winter Legumes and Terracing Push on Morgan County Farms

Morgan County Agricultural Conservation Association outlines payments for winter legumes under the 1948 program and key steps to succeed. Extension officials warn nitrogen shortages for 1949 and urge early planting, inoculation, fertilization, and proper soil management to protect topsoil through terracing standards and county allotments. The Aberdeen Angus herd of Sim L. Howell is highlighted, describing lineage, sale history, and ongoing improvement on the Falkville farm with visitors welcome.

D. R. Harbor Extension Agronomist Extension Service and Production and Marketing Administration Morgan County J. B. Wilson Extension Service Alabama Morgan County Agricultural Conservation Program PMA Ridgefield Sim L. Howell Hartselle Falkville Keefauver Bros Jonesboro Tennessee Maquoketa Iowa Pleasant Plains Illinois

Veterans Agriculture Program boosts beef cattle progress

A. B. Sharp of Decatur reports progress in his six month Veterans Agriculture Program engagement. Starting with farm-bred Hereford heifers, he now has four calves two of which are heifers. He has emasculated a bull calf and plans crimson clover sowing around July 20 to expand pasture for beef cattle.

A. B. Sharp Decature Veterans Agriculture Program Mr. Sharp

Home Demonstration Club July Meetings Show Plans and Demonstrations

The Center Point and Hopewell Home Demonstration Clubs held July meetings with demonstrations on refinishing furniture and flower arrangements. Members discussed upcoming picnics at Cave Springs near Priceville and a family ice cream party at Mrs. Sebren Gardner’s home on August 4. New food preservation books were distributed and plans for the October County Fair were shared.

Center Point H. D. Humphrey Chas. Wiggington Willis Morrow Will Pence Jean Simmons Cave Springs Priceville Floyd Johnson Lizzie Stephenson Hopewell Home Bert Allen Miss Simmons America Sebren Gardner Cordie Smith John Garner Gordon Battles Wallace Sims Florence Rodgers H. C. Prince Sebren Garner Bill Stephenson

Church Ladies Meeting Plans Camp and Picnic

The president Mrs. Robert Glenn called the meeting to order with group singing and a devotional by Mrs. Wooten. Plans to hold camp at Cole Spring on August first. Annual picnic set for August 17 at Hatfield Lake. A three member fair committee was appointed and welcomed Mrs. Rogers as a new member.

Ter Wooten Robert Glenn Orader Wooten Cole Spring Hatfield Lake Lester Wooten Leon Chann Ruby. Jennings Norton

Appointment Made Birmingham Hospital Service Corp Manager

Horace F. Singleton of the state Department of Health appointed manager of the Hospital Service Corp to succeed retiring Ed S. Moore. July 28.

Birmingham Horace F. Singleton State Department of Health Hospital Service Corp Ed S. Moore

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