Soil Building Payments Aid Morgan County Farms
Morgan county receives 96 269 of 314 246 000 federal farm aid for 1947 soil building. Payments base 11 cents per cropland acre 25 cents per non crop open pasture acre and 1 50 per acre for commercial orchards with a $20 minimum for farms under 20 cropland acres. Farmers follow 1946 steps obtain prior approval from the county office in Hartselle complete the practice and notify the office after completion. Details cover winter legume seeding rates seed types inoculation fertilizer lime and purchase orders at fair seed prices with limits on purchase order use and 75 percent cap of the 1947 soil building allowance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress For Agriculture
Morgan County
Hartselle
Hartselle Rotary Meets as Caravan Brings Youth Work
The Hartselle Rotary Club held its weekly luncheon on July 24 at the Methodist church basement. Dr. Claude Lavender joined as surgeon member as Luther Roberts and Ross Currier spoke of a Montgomery trip for Rotary District Assembly. A caravan team from Birmingham to Radford Virginia presented a youth program, followed by many local and visiting guests. Public parties at Mrs. Franklin Stewart’s Ivy Street home featured elaborate refreshments and a long guest list. Charlene and Frank Larkin headed to Camp Winnataska for ten days. Beginning August 1 Payne Brothers barn hosts weekly livestock auctions. Six new public drinking fountains were installed in Hartselle, three for whites and three for Negroes, aimed at providing free clear water citywide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartselle
Rotary Club
Methodist Church
Claude Lavender
Luther Roberts
Ross Currier
Montgomery
District Assembly of
Rotary Clubs
Fiwhn Branscomb
W. H. Hawkins
Birmingham
JoAnne Kennedy
Batesburgh
South Carolina
Clare Graybeal
Radford
Virginia
John H. Gibson
Pottsville
Pennsylvania
Kennedy
North
Alabama
Franklin Stewart
Ivy Street
Mesdames
Howard Evans
Roy Newman
Harold Parker
J. W. Henderson
Mrs. Stewart
Mesdames J. P. Simpson
A. D. Sample
J. E. Peck
Estelle White
Wesley Patterson
Howell Long
J. E. Stone, Jr
Earnest Greer
Fred Bennett
John Horton
Max Sobotka
Emmett Bridges
J. E. Freeman, Jr
Clyde Stewart
Morgan County Rock Creek News Brief
Friday is set for cemetery cleanup. Mrs Irene McKee reports her husband Pfc Monroe McKee has landed in Seattle and expects to be home soon. Ida Self of Eva with Ocis Self family hosts Friday visit. Cecil Tanner and Annie Bell Hamilton attend Farm Bureau picnic at Hartsville. Sacred Harp convention at Stringers. Eva singing next July fourth weekend. Ben Capps visits with Walter Oden. Odis Self and daughter Janet join Ruth Sunday singing. Lester Taylor visits Cullman Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene McKee
Monroe McKee
Seattle
Washington
Ida Self
Eva
Ocis Self
Cecil Tanner
Annie Bell Hamilton
Farm Bureau
Hartselle
Sacred Harp
Stringers
Ben Capps
Walter Oden
Odis Self
Janet
Ruth
Lester Taylor
Cullman
Best Jumpers Among Women and Girls in Scott’s Scrap Book
An extract from R J Scott highlights notable women and girls as skilled jumpers in a 44E section. The piece profiles female athletes, praising their agility and record performances within a historical scrapbook context.
Aged couple wed after Sunday courtship in Illinois
In Mattoon and Charleston, Mrs. Mary De Witt Wilson aged 98 and Luther Wilson aged 75 married Saturday afternoon in Charleston by Justice of the Peace Thomas Sanders who also works as a barber. They said they had a three month Sunday afternoon courtship and were honeymooning today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattoon
Ill
Mary de Witt Wilson
Luther Wilson
Charleston
Ruling on rent control details announced for 1946 area
J E Holmes city rent director announced restoration of OPA ceiling rents effective August 1 1946 and eviction controls in the rent control area with Q A guidance on adjustments refunds evictions and interim period violations for tenants and landlords in 1946.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E Holmes
OPA
Crafting a Successful Casserole Dish
To make a casserole a real success, select foods that pair well. Ensure the sauce is smooth and creamy, not too thick nor too thin. Season the mixture well and vary the seasoning with each attempt.
Plaster of Paris Origin Traced to Ancient Egypt
A historical note identifies plaster of Paris as first developed in ancient Egypt marking an early use of gypsum plasters in art and construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
Two Honored on Birthdays in Hampton Standridge Party
A Saturday night birthday gathering honored Roberta Hampton and Jeanette Standridge at Miss Hampton’s home. After games guests enjoyed cake and iced tea, with a long guest list including Wanda Hampton, Charles Sapp, J W Hamilton, Nellie Standridge, Levene Callahan, and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberta Hampton
Jeanette Standridge
Miss Hampton
Wanda Jean Hampton
Charles Sapp
J. W Hamilton
Mildred James
Bryant
Nellie Standridge
Singleton
Levene Callahan
Jene White
Lucille Rhodes
Nancy Standridge
Marcell Beatty
Doris Way
Vernell Beatty
Emma Low Warrick
Wowell Standridge
Beaterice Harris
Eloise Standridge
Katie Glispie
Marie Wade
Betty Joe Brooks
G. W. Sapp
Harold Keenum
Harold Lindsey
Onnis Standridge
Wayne Beatty
James Morgan
Byron Standridge
Arnold Morgan
Frank Couch
William Couch
Truitt Speake
Neal Terry
Hoyt
Doyle Osborn
Bobby Morgan
Robert Jones
Detan Carr
Paul Wayne Foster
Buddy Harris
Bernard —Harris
Rois—Foster
Ernest Brooks
Buford Howell
Rudolph McCulloch
Winford Howell
Joe Miller
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Tootsie
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Jerry
Teriff
Joe Palooka
OSMA
Southeastern States
Mayflower Transit CO
Elliott
OYD
Onus
Decatur Transit
Portland Cement Association
Universal Concrete Pipe CO
Railroad Street
P. O. Box
Decatur, Alabama
Morgan ‘County
Hartselle Hilda
Phil Orr
Guy Roberts
Grady Long
A. G. Howell
Gordon Francis
Tom Stewart
J. E. Aldridge
Bracken Puckett
William Dean
Warren Hyre
Ruth Hartselle
Evelyn Howell
Carolyn Sharpley
Carrie Hutcheson
Washington, D. C
Jay Aldridge
Sally
Mary
Bob Orr
Arwin Draper
E. D. Wilson
Corsicanna
Texas
Sally Wilson
Ennis
Geo. Pettit
Oklahoma City
Okla
H. A. Moore
Decatur
O. T. Coggins
Akron
Ohio
Will Hartselle
Laura Schroeder
Pontiac
Michigan
Alma Fricke
Pink Garner
Mobile
W. Henry Gibson
Frances
Henry Robert Garner
Arthur Holder
Martha
Jane
Clearwater, Fla
Cordie Winton
Frank H. Ellis
Frank Larkin
Charles Terry
Camp Winnataska
Payne Brothers
West Main Street
North Alabama
Rock Creek
Tanner
Attic
Goodyear Tires
Pride Motor Co
Ave
Hudson
Don’s Floor Service
Don Williams
Enolam Blvd
Scott
R.j.scott
U.S.A
Taft
Colorado
Cording
Field & Stream
219 Johnston
Lyons Electric Co
2Nd Ave
WILEY
Pepsi-Cola Company
Long Island City, N.Y
Pepsi-Cola Bottling CO
Belk’s Piece Goods Dept
White Grounds
Norris
Ace Norris
King of All Hell
Congress of Daring
Benson Field
Esler
Decatur High School
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