Winter Farm Effort Urged In Alabama
Alan P. O. Davis of Alabama Polytechnic Institute urges winter farming in Alabama citing drought effects and better safety from hazards. He quotes county agents noting poor crops, reduced pastures, and variable rainfall across Limestone, Cullman, Marshall, Clay, Dale, and surrounding counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
Alan P. O. Davis
Alabama Poly-technic Institute
Alan
Alabama Propoitions
Rkers
Alabama
Davis
G. B. Phillips
Limestone
Cullman
R. M. Lawson
D. R. Harbor
Marshall
Houston Cowen
Doug Theeynason
Dale
Morgan County Notes from Neel and Nearby Hometowns
Mrs Essie Burns of Etowah visits with her brother Virgie Wallace and sisters at Neel. Rev Grady Aldridge preaches at Neel Baptist Church as revival starts August second. Pvt Marshell Garrison from Texas visits Neel with his parents. Szt Clyde Wallace in France and Pfc Lucian Wallace in England report progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Essie Burns
Etowahis Ding
Breer
Virgie Wallace
Neel
Freaser West
A. W. Taylor and
Johnnie Rodgers
Forest Chapel
Mary Higdon
Livinia Roberts
Decature
Lewis Walker
Hartselle
Walker Bynum
Delois Garrnett
Neel Baptist Church
Miller
Clanton
Ala
Bynum
Mullican
Joe Kirby
Clyde Wallace
France
Pfc
Lucian Wallace
England
Mary Long
Florence Rodger
Hopewell
Hollis Sparkman
Chattanooga
Tenn
Imogene
Alyine West
Silous Leeman
Birmingham
Aulton Blankenship
Belle Mina
Marriages and Deeds in Decatur and Nearby Areas
A list of marriages including William Henry Clifton to Vadie Irene Clifton in Decatur and James Royce Sims to Geraldine Ruth Hartselle, plus numerous property transfers. Deeds show exchanges involving Max D. Summerford, Chum McCutcheon, and Decatur Realty Co, with amounts from $1 to $8,000 and parcels across Courtland Danville Moulton Hillsboro and surrounding locales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
William Henry Clifton
Decatur
Vadie Irene Clifton
James Royce Sims
Trinity
Geraldine Ruth Hartselle
Samuel Davis Taylor
Somerville
Annie Ruth
Davis
Okson Curry
Valdermosa Springs
Luzelle Ragland
Curtis Lee Booker
Beulah Powell
William Edward Blair
Cullman
Dessie Hester Stinson
Falkville
Bennie Bynum
Ozerine Griffis
Lynnville
Tenn
John Aster Halbrooks
Hartselle
Beatrice Butler Riggs
Julius Howard Vaughan
Nauvoo
Ala
Louise Griswold
Bruce Woodrow Mitchell
Jessie Mae Hitt
William Franklin Miss
Allie D. Holt
Samuel Rufus Bogle
Eva
Imogene Angle
Danville
Bill Alvin Kelly
McAllen
Texas
Robert Walton Anderson
Jas P. Frederickson
E. D. Bailey
W. C. Bailey
Susie A. Summerford
Max D. Summerford
R. A.summerford
P. A. Vaughn
Will Brooks
Katie Covey
Geo. Dewey Taylor
A. Ora L. Eddins
Mabel Kinnebrew
Chum McCutcheon
Margaret McDaniel
Coease Gill
Lightning's Power Falls Short of Battery Storage Charge
A scientific note states the average electricity in a lightning flash is far less than what a storage battery can hold. The comparison highlights limits of lightning energy versus designed battery capacity.
New Hope Mary Clarke Parker News Briefs
Local notes from Lawrence County mention Pearl Cross visiting ill sister Ruby Moore. Pvt J J Underwood and bride on furlough from North Carolina visit his mother Margaret Underwood. Several attend Old Bethel revival and Liberty revival last week. Arthur Keeves has a broken foot. Odell Hallmark and Emma Lou Oliver stay with Rufus Jackson. Elizabeth Terry from Mt. Moriah visits J T Terry. John F Terry sells his pickup. Tom Lindsay visits Scottsboro relatives. Jonas Cross and families visit E B Cross. Ethel Jean Parker is ill this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Cross
Ruby Moore
J. J. Underwood
Bride
North Carolina
Margaret Underwood
T. J. Underwood
Liberty
Arthur Keeves
Odell Hallmark
Emma Lou Oliver
Rufus Jackson
Henry Terry
Harmony
Emmett Jacobs
Elizabeth Terry
Mt. Merriah
J.T. Terry
John F. Terry
Tom Lindsay
Scottsboro
Jonas Cross
Kermit Cross
Hansel Cross
E. B. Cross
Ethel Jean Parker
WLB Orders Defied as Compliance Slips in War Labor Board Dispute
The Office of Defense Transportation plans to take over Midwest trucking firms to enforce a wage ruling, but Navy and Army reluctance hampers WLB compliance. Several employers accept the decision. others resist, risking white House intervention to avert a drivers strike. AFL machinists face a 48 hour week in San Francisco shops amid broader noncompliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josepl. A. Loftus
Washington
Office of Defense Transportation
ODT
War Labor Board
Army
Navy
WLB
White House
AFL
San Francisco
Uptown
Lansing
Mich
Western Foundry
Chicago
Local Social News From Mt Hope And Nearby Areas
Mrs. Johnnie Jackson of Moulton visited her daughter Mrs. Eldred Elkins. Mr. and Mrs. Dick Roberson and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Tom Roberson. Elbert Stocton and Arthur Hester attended services at Rock Springs Presbyterian Church. Several residents from Courtland Russellville and Courtland-area families shared time with neighbors and relatives this past week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnnie Jackson
Moulton
Eldred Elkins
Ray Mann
Bear Creek
Walter Russell
Earline-Martin
Willie-Sue
Courtland
Arthur Pickens
Dick Roberson
Franklin Roberson
Paul Pickens
Danville
Tom Roberson
Elbert Stocton
Russellville
Arthur Hester
Montgomery
Rock Springs Presbyterian Church
Helen Bishop
Doris Damron
Lola Bridges
Lavada Wooller
Claude Roberson
J. A. Counts
S. ‘E Counts
Ralph Agee
B. M. Counts
Jewelry Cache Recovered From Maya Ceremonial Well
Five thousand pieces of jewelry were recovered by dredging a ceremonial well used by the Maya Indians according to archaeologists who described the find as remarkable and offering insight into ancient Maya craftsmanship and ritual.
Murder charge in fatal Birmingham shooting
Grover Kelley aged 61 was booked on a murder charge and placed in Jefferson county jail after the early morning fatal shooting of Bert Oliver Poole 29 of Birmingham. Deputies Tom Docherty and Earl Cooper reported the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Grover Kelley
Jefferson County
Bert Oliver Poole
Tom Docherty
Earl Cooper
Short Hair Glam Look Switches Advice
A fashion note suggests adding extra hair switches for those who favor short cuts to wear on occasions requiring glamor. The piece emphasizes versatile styling options to elevate everyday or formal looks with removable hair pieces.
Cattle Show Classes and Age Ranges Outline
The document lists livestock classes for a cattle show with age brackets for heifer entries: Class 108 Junior Heifer Calf under six months, Class 109 Senior Heifer Calf six months to one year, Class 110 Junior Yearling Heifer one to eighteen months, Class 112 Senior Yearling Heifer eighteen months to two years, Class 113 Cow two years and up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FFA Club
Also Mentioned on This Page
Miss Ozell MC Nutt
Morgan, Lawrence and
Limestone Counties
A. I. Sherrill
Robert Jefferson
Mattie Thomas
Mary Eva Blan
C. E. Shaneyfelt
City of
Ben F. Martin Sr
Rufus Peerson
Sallie H. Peerson
Ben F. Martin ,Sr
W. D. Prichard
Z. Lee G. Malone
Jennie M. Rouse
J. A. Bishop
H. A. Wyatt
J. A. Love
Frank Tapscott
Percy Sharp
Walter W. Millican
C. Tapscott
H. F. Tapscott
A. Wyatt
Lyle R. Penney
Leo C. Comoe
Claude Batchelor
B. C. Poole
O. C. Marsh
J. W. Clapton
Louise R. Clapton
Decatur Realty Company
Emma Reed
Lawrence County
Leopold Adrien Lachance
Courtland Air Base
Betty Lou Terry
Rachel Reeves
Edith Erline Sandlin
Seldon Tanksley
Eureatha Morgan
James E. Henson
Corine Moore
M. Hope
James Cartee
Hillsborone
Slava Pitt
Hillsboron
Andrew Krinkel
Sarah Nell Deleshaw
Birlingham
Paul L. Steadman
Milla Quay Biggs
Edward T. Muntz
Toledo
Ohio
Anne Eloise Warren
Elizabeth Gray Terry
John Cleveland Terry
Ernest Graham
Theodore Brooks
Joan Wade
Letha Linsdey
Cecil Hill
L. P. Hopkins
Albert F. Mitchell
Loud’s Drug Store
Wesley Vann
Sandra Sue
Irwin W. Phillips
Second Avenue
Lee Carpenter
Austinville
Turner Coal & Grain
Checkerboard
Moulton Street
New Hope
Mary Clarke Parker
Ssgt
Wilburn
L. Vest
Kagere
Pettey
Tennessee Valley
Agricultural Committee
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Governor Sparks
Riverside High School
Jersey
Casto Jarvis
Farmers Gin
FFA
Frank Martin
Hastings Hundred
Ween Vel
John Pennell
Colt Show
Sam Lile
Benson Field
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