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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1947
Page
7
Classified list of farm equipment livestock and misc items for sale in Brooksville Somerville Decatur and surrounding areas. Mules tractors tires hives pumps lumber fertilizer sacks and old vehicles offered by multiple sellers with contact routes and Route references.
Senator Eastland proposed adding an amendment to the European food bill to stop the U S Army from destroying German nitrogen fertilizer plants. He argued allowing German production could ease Europe and US fertilizer shortages, but the move was blocked by a point of order from Senator Knowland. He vowed to push the measure on another bill.
A mixed notice lists several sale items including a Kof Heat warm morning stove in good condition for 30 dollars, a rust color studio couch for 25 dollars, and various other offerings. Also advertised are white corn at 2 dollars per bushel, meadow hay at 16 dollars per ton, and a 1938 Chevrolet car in good condition for sale after 6 PM. Contacts include Mrs. Hubert Owen Route 1 Decatur Lola Yarbrough Moulton Heights J F Tanner Eva Route 1 Rock Creek Church and Robert Brown Route 2 Hartselle.
Washington dateline reports Rear Adm. Houston L. Maples of Scottsboro Alabama, naval attache at Moscow, returns to the United States for temporary duty in the bureau of naval personnel. Rear Adm. Leslie C. Stevens of Lincoln Nebraska will assume Moscow duties by August as assistant chief of the call of aeronautics for research and development.
Gardeners can accelerate slow germinating perennials by freezing seeds in ice or by burying flats of seeded soil outdoors for winter. The article describes freezing seeds in ice cubes, sowing in flats or pots, protecting from wind, and transplanting when true leaves appear, noting some varieties benefit from freezing.
Decatur Alabama June 2 1947 editor The Daily Dear Editor We have reached another mile post in the training of the young and the large number finishing training must realize they must fall in line and take an active part in that great army that achieves the welfare of the world Education is civilization and whatever business trade or profession may be you be a leader of men.
A 15 month old boy in Memphis Tennessee was hit by a stray .22 bullet while in his grandfather’s arms on the back porch. The bullet lodged in the child's brain but is considered not immediately removable and the child remains described as in satisfactory condition. Sheriff’s homicide squad investigates, noting the bullet entered through a screen.
John W. Spain, 39, chief boatswain's mate, USNR, husband of Sarah Spain of Rogersville, serves aboard the USS Wright, the Navy's newest aircraft carrier acting as a training ship for naval aviators at Pensacola base. Commissioned Feb 9 1947, the Wright replaced USS Saipan for this duty. Most rye bread is made from rye flour diluted with white flour.
Doctors Emanu el M Papper and Emery A Rovenstine of New York City explore non narcotic methods to relieve pain in aging patients. They describe blocking nerve signals with drugs as an alternative to opiates, noting temporary relief for conditions like angina pectoris and bone pain.
Alabama dairy farms show improved herds through better breeding, feeding, sanitation, and disease controls. Dairy cattle value rose from 16.3 million in 1934 to 31.2 million in 1946, with cow numbers increasing to 461 thousand in 1945 and regional consumption above the national average. The Alabama Extension Service and state groups sponsor a junior dairy program to boost production and efficiency.
In Boston on June 4 a patrolman shows understanding after a boy asks clemency for a dog that once was kicked by a man in uniform. Four kinds of palm trees supply the oil used for margarine.
Cotton Council and Extension Service announce a beltwide insect control education campaign to curb boll weevil and other pests. Over 20 years, pests caused about 2 billion in damage, with the boll weevil major contributor.
June 4 report states Charles F. Kettering ends 27 years with General Motors resigning as vice president in charge of the research laboratories. The board names Charles L. McCuen as general manager of the research laboratories division succeeding Kettering.
Nashville May 15 1947 a Swedish army chaplain writes to Mr Layman praising Decatur for leadership during economic recovery after railroad shop closure. He notes TVA support and urges cooperative farming models, suggesting Decatur could lead regional farmer cooperation. A closing line mentions a beer ration history from the Continental Congress.
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