FOR SALE WANTED ADS FROM HARTSELLE AREA
Classified snippets list items for sale including fryers 1 and 2 pounds and 40 Plymouth car for trade late model truck. Appliance ads note Apex electric washing machines and a Coolerator 5 lb capacity. Also a notice seeking twenty pounds of purse goose feathers and contact names and routes in Hartselle Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth
Wayne Stevens
San Somerville
Apex Electric Washing Machines
Hartselle
Rt. 1
Omas Hill
Ala
Cotton Improvement Specialist Appointed at Auburn
O N Andrews named extension cotton improvement specialist by P O Davis to replace J T Belue who resigned for commercial work. Andrews grew up on a Camp Hill farm in Tallapoosa county and graduated from Alabama Polytechnic Institute at Auburn in 1929. He taught agriculture at Southern Industrial Institute Camp Hill and vocational agriculture in Tuscaloosa county before serving as assistant then county agent there since 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
Ala
O. N. Andrews
P. O. Davis
J. T. Belue
Andrews
Camp Hill
Tallapoosa County
Alabama Are Institute
Southern Industrial Institute
Tuscaloosa County
For Sale Plant and Farm Items and Misc Goods
Catalog of farm plants seeds and supplies with prices from Rutgers Marglobe cabbage potato slips and various plant assortments. Also listings for land, a violin, cedar furniture, a sawmill and tractor, scales, fertilizer sacks, mixed plants and a swap offer for a John Deere tractor. Seller names include Mrs Beulah Moore Edgar Callahan Charles Smith Adrian Jones Lyndon Jeffreys and A L Echols. Locations in Steppville Somerville Hartselle Town Creek Decatur and Florette. Prices range from 30 to 60 per acre and 1 to 2 per unit with postpaid options.
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Rutgers
S. C
Beulah Moore
Steppville
Ala
Dairy Month Highlights and Local Dairy Progress
June is national dairy month and the Valley celebrates milk industry progress. Decatur hosts the first North Alabama cheese plant and Morgan County begins an Artificial Breeding Association to boost cow hard work and leadership.
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Alabama
Decatur
Pogram
Morgan County
Bank Nights draw Union Hill leads in farm meeting
Union Hill residents topped the early meetings with over 140 men at the school house while Massey gathered 126. The series is expected to average above 100 attendees, boosting the educational aims of the program and reflecting strong cooperation among farm leaders, business groups, and local farmers.
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Union Hill
Massey
County improvement photos planned for future features
The Daily published Miss Hender presenting Mrs. Dollie McCord’s home pictures last Wednesday. Many county homes have seen improvements in recent years, and as materials costs allow, more work will begin. We hope to feature photos of several such improvements periodically.
Late spring rains slow Valley cotton start despite strong 4-H plans
Moist conditions delay the Valley cotton crop as June to August forecast brings optimism for future gins. The Morgan County 4-H Camp urges timely registrations with Miss Carolyn Henderson and Mr. John Livingston handling entries. Tennessee dairy gains noted with daily milk production over 100,000 pounds in several counties. Decatur to Athens shows growing use of combines. Limestone advances in grain and seed production.
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Morgan County
Carollyn Henderson
Hartselle
John Livingston
Middle Tennessee
Tennessee
Decatur
Athens
Limestone county farmers showcase ten year soil gains ad
A full page ad funded by Limestone county banks highlights a decade of soil improvements from 1936 to 1945. With county agent TVA and the state Experiment Station, farmers terraced 100000 acres and boosted pasture, alfalfa, sericea, and milk cheese plant sales. Lime use rose and phosphate application increased soil protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Limestone County
Alabama
Tennessee Valley Authority
State Experiment Station
Docks Buy First Commercial Property in Mobile Expansion
The Alabama state docks purchased its first commercial property for 25486 dollars at the southern Mobile river frontage as part of a large expansion. Attorney Charles Hoffman said most owners accepted appraisals and agreed to sell. Appraised value of intended expansion properties totals 581874.50 dollars.
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Mobile
Alabama State Docks
Charles Hoffman
Forgery Evidence in Steel Gray Market to Go to Justice
An attorney for the Senate Small Business Committee said today that evidence of forgery and other irregularities in a steel gray market will be turned over to the Department of Justice. De Meredith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Small Business Committee
Department of Justice
de Meredith
Mississippi Joins the Union as State Admittance Highlight
Mississippi advances from territory to statehood, marking its official admission into the United States. The milestone follows long political process and aligns with neighboring status among the early 19th century admissions.
Sparkman Optimistic on South Progress and Growth
Senator John Sparkman of Alabama told the bar association in Washington that the South faces serious problems but has shown progress over the last eighty years. He cited Rural Electrification, Farm Tenant Act gains, and new freight rates as signs of diversification and potential, while stressing a long road ahead with planned, intelligent effort.
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John Sparkman
Alabama
Ee Bar Association
Washington, D. C
South
Sparkman
Supreme Court
Morgan County Farmers Complete Soil and Water Plans
Morgan county farmers Marvin Kent S C Alexandria Algie Mardis Loyd M Fortenberry Dan Cordar Ollis Oden J M Hammond Paul Jones Oscar Smith FE U Blevins prepared complete soil and water conservation plans in May. T R Nabors of the Soil Conservation Service assisted. Nabors notes land prep for permanent pastures in June and ryegrass crimson clover seeding late July and early August. Crimson clover sown late July on firm seedbeds will graze by mid October and ensure a favorable season.
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Marvin Kent
S. C. Alexandria
Algie Mardis
Loyd M. Fortenberry
Dan Cordar
Ollis Oden
J. M. Hammond
Paul Jones
Oscar Smith
FE. U. Blevins
Morgan County
T. R. Nabors
Soil Conservation Service
Mr. Nabors
Explosion injures five at Cyanamid plant near Edinburg
Five people were injured and two missing after an explosion wrecked two buildings at the American Cyanamid and Chemical Corp plant near Edinburg, Pennsylvania. Detective John Moore said one destroyed building housed the jelly house where gelatin dynamite was prepared. Police assisted to clear a traffic jam as ambulances and cars rushed to the scene from nearby communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edinburg
American “ Cyanamid and Chemical Corp
Pennsylvania
John Moore
New Castle
Progressive Alabama Farm trials hybrid corn in St Clair county
Seventeen farmers in St Clair county Alabama set up demonstrations to compare hybrid corn with open-pollinated varieties. On a one acre plot a half acre of each type is planted with 600 pounds of complete fertilizer at planting and 400 pounds of 16 percent nitrogen as a side dressing 35 to 40 days later.
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Pell City
Ala
St. Clair County
Good alfalfa yields in Elmore County Alabama
County agent J E Morriss reports farmers in Elmore county have a strong first cutting of alfalfa hay. R L Martin Ross McQueen B C Mitchell and Lloyd Emfinger produced a ton or more per acre according to the report.
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Wetumpka
Ala
Elmore County
R. L. Martin
Ross McQueen
B. C. Mitchell
Lloyd Emfinger
J. E. Morriss
Women Make Trays in Camden County Demonstration
Alan Camden reports that Wilcox county home demonstration club members, led by Home Agent Margaret Whatley, have completed over 265 handmade aluminum and copper trays since February. Trays vary from 20 inch circular to 12 by 18 inch rectangular sizes, costing 75 cents to $2.
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Camden
Alan
Wilcox County Home Demonstration Club
Margaret Whatley
Zinc Fertilizer Demonstrations Raise Alabama Corn Yields
In Troy Alabama twelve Pike county farmers are testing zinc sulphate fertilizer to boost corn yields this year. Tests cited by H J Carter show yields increasing five to 15 bushels per acre on some soils.
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Troy
Ala
Pike County
H. J. Carter
Carter
Jersey herd sets record high score in Marshall county
In Guntersville Alabama eighty two Jerseys posted an average of 84.3 percent perfect in a Marshall county dairy cattle herd classification. Judge M J Regan used the American Jersey Cattle Club score card. Top listings included Lakeview Jersey Farms Claud Scruggs and others across Arab Albertville Boaz and Mitchell with several animals rated excellent to good.
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Guntersville
Ala
Marshall County
W. L. Martin
M. J. Reagan
Extension Dairyman
University of Missouri
American Jersey Cattle Club
Lakeview Jersey
Claud Scruggs
Neil Luther
Bill Clotfelter
Luther Bobo
A. E
Marshall Tests DDT Guntersville
Alan Marshall county farm families plan 15 meetings to discuss pest control methods for farms and homes. County extension workers will demonstrate a step by step plan with various equipment and DDT sprayed on walls ceilings barns and animals to show pest kill effects. 4 H girls Fayette county report last year’s club projects include canning over 52 thousand quarts of fruits and 66 thousand quarts of vegetables along with brined vegetables meat and various community agriculture efforts.
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Marshall
Guntersville
Alan Marshall
Fayette
Ala
Fayette County
Julia Merrill
Control methods to fight pests in Sumter County
A concerted program to control house flies mosquitoes and farm and household insects is underway in Sumter county Alabama. Every farm family will be required to spray their own livestock barns houses and outhouses or arrange to have it done by a service with proper equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Control House
Livingston
Ala
Sumter County
County Agent W B Story Urges Community Cleanup
County Agent W B Story urges residents to join in cleaning up their own premises to indicate pests and improve local conditions. The call emphasizes collective action and personal responsibility for a healthier environment.
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W. B. Story
Story
Farmers enroll in county corn demonstration project
HEFLIN Ala Eighty four Cleburne county farmers enroll in a whole farm corn demonstration to prove yields of 30 bushels or more per acre are possible and practical County Agent C H Johns will supply the latest experimental information to participating farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heflin
Ala
Cleburne County
C. H. Johns
Farm columnist notes corn growth on his own land
A farmer writer adds experiential detail about corn cultivation on his farm, commenting on soil, weather and management practices observed over the season. The piece blends personal notes with practical observations useful to readers.
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Farmers Exchange
Danville
C. N
C. M. Crow
Moulton
Anne Farm
Miles
Liseler Boo
R. G. Garrison
John L. Bean
Bethel Road
J. W. Dobbs
Rt. 3
Highway 93
Danville Road
Berry
Mee A
Westinghouse Electric
C. C. Berry
Rt. 2
Barveeys
Farmall B
Bene
Allis Chalmers
Shirley Moore
Jack
W. E. Curbos
Austinville
Aes
J. W. Lamon
Chapel Hill Church
McCulloch 7
Poland
China
Dwrocigs
van B. Glasscock
Vaughn Bridge Road
Als
Puerto Rico
Copperskins
Vigero and
Victory Garden Fertilizer
Poe
W. Church
Mercury
Knox McRae
2Nd Ave
BABY
Decatur Hatchery
Bank St
U.S. Royal Air Ride
Joe
Lee
Royal Hagler
al Wy
SUE Lumber CO
Canal Street
Rocky Ford
Hartselle Rt. 2
Edgar Callahan
J-4
David McMineman
Somerville
Charles Smith
Belsin
McCormick-Deering
My Place
Florette
J. Keyes
C. J. Keyes
Decatur-Arab Road
Adrain Jones
B. M. Goff
Lillie Hutchens
P. O
Town Creek
Ata
New Avery
Barbara
Morris, Hartselle
A. Echols
Route 2
Priceville
Mountain
Zinnia
Joseph
Lyndon Jeffreys
Merle Cheatham
Mt. Vernon Church
Por Sale
Tion
Emir Gil B
Glasgow
John
L. A. Tractor
A. L. Echols
Ray Childs
4Th Ave. N
J. R. Daniels
Insurance and Financing
W. Wainat Sr
Deceter
Altay
Mississippi
H.p. Johnson Seahorse
Outboard
Kennedy Motor & Recapping Co
First Ave
Desire
Armstrong
Donaldson Bros
Ween Bank & B. RB
H. P. Briggs & Stratton
Purina
Bit
Purina Weed Killer
Purina Garden
Coal & Grain CO
Checkerboard Store
Moulton Street
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