Classifieds Bulky Estate and Farm Listings
M-30 FOR SALE bleached sugar sacks 20¢ each and guano sacks 124 sc each listed by Mrs. R. M. Penn Rt 1 Danville. Electric chicken brooder wagon harness barrel churn and fence never opened listed by Mrs. Henry Cook Rt 2 Decatur. Sage and daffodil bulbs and rooted plants offered by Sallie Hovater 668 Norton St Russellville. Shell pecan halves mammoth size from Jones Farm Rt 1 Decatur 2972-M. LOST OR STRAYED white OIC pig 50 lbs reported by Mrs Rosie Higdon Rt 2 Decatur ross road from Ligon store 3355 or 2741. FOR RENT two room house on Highway 31 between Hartselle and Decatur contact Hartselle 4377 or Mrs W P Evans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. M. Penn
Rt. 1
Danville
Henry Cook
Rt. 2
Decatur
Jones Farm
Rosie Higdon
Ross Road
Ligon’s
Highway 31
Hartselle
W. P. Evans
Local Lad Ronnie Lee Affects Boys State Polls
Ronnie Lee of Decatur drew attention at Boys State as predictions centered on his influence in the gubernatorial race. Geoffrey Birt of the Alabama Journal noted Lee’s political maneuvering and a failed effort to swing the slate and force a candidate out, with a compromise emerging in the caucus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronnie Lee
Decatur
Boys State
Geoffrey Birt
Alabama Journal
Montgomery
Milan Turner
Birt
Lee
Selma
the Journal
Turner
Kelly
Spotted Hound in Danville Needs Owner To Claim
notice posted by J. Sims asks owner to claim a spotted hound found at a Danville location three weeks ago. Also listed is a for sale item a 1947 four door Chevrolet in excellent condition with directions to Mrs. 8 at Rt. 3 in Decatur. A separate notice advertises permanents cold waves and beauty services with free demonstrations by Mrs. Erwin Crow at Rt. 2 Moulton and a local phone number.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chevrolet
R. F. A. Johnson
Rt. 3
Decatur
Danville
J. Sims
Erwin Crow
Rt. 2
Moulton
NOW Philosophy Becomes Call to Action in Daily Life
An editorial extols living in the NOW to cope with present conditions and reject past fixations or future worries. It opposes slow socialist drift and urges focus on today’s realities, citing saints and sinners who preached living in the moment. A joke about a wife surprising her husband at work and a sign on a Pontiac farm add local light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Santa Claus
Free Country
Ronnie Lee lands editor post in Boys' State election
Turner touts capture of Decatur boy Ronnie Lee who won the Boys' State newspaper editor job on the first ballot amid a campaign run through the 400 yard long Boys' State corridor. Lee racks up about 50 commitments as Turner rallies supporters and files signatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turner
Decatur
Tennessee Line
Ronnie Lee
Robert E. Lee
Lee
Auburn FFA Convention Opens With Vocational Talent
About 1000 farm boys gather in Auburn for the 22nd annual FFA Convention. Highlights include beef and dairy judging by multiple chapters, string band finals, and awards in chapter contests, livestock judging, farm mechanics, electrification, soil and water management, forestry, and safety. Dr Ralph Craughon welcomes attendees. Hal Davis, national FFA VP, also appears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
Ala
FFA
Susan Moore
Grant
Phil Campbell
East Limestone
Atmore
Beatrice
Troy
Eufaula
Clanton
Billingsley
Riverton
Ft. Payne
Red Bay
Millport
Sweetwater
Orrville
Abbeville
Sidney Lanier
Milltown
Roanoke
Odenville
Winfield
Jasper
Flomaton
Ramer
Highland Home
Greensboro
Ralph B. Craughon
Hal Davis
National Ffa
Quincy
Florida
Star Ffa
Star Dairy Farmer
Confederate Veteran Receives UA Diploma at Commencement
At the University of Alabama commencement 855 graduates earned degrees. A great grandson of a Confederate soldier also received a diploma for the long-dead veteran, with Ernest Campbell receiving an honorary degree for John Curtis Allen who left school in 1863 to fight Union forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuscaloosa
Ala
University of Alabama
Ernest Campbell
John Curtis Allen
1914 Diploma Conferment for Civil War Veterans
In 1914 a ceremony confers diplomas on former students who interrupted their studies to fight in the Civil War and could not return due to their military service.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Farmers Exchange
J. Robinson
Phone Inn
Shires Bee
Eaton, Dae
Jay Maddox
Mont
J. Glatk
Deceter
Wevery Eaton Stephenson
Dan
Wil
Moulton Baptist Church
East Street
Mary Burden
Moneey
W. Sims
Deeur
Ike
B. Moebes
Priceville
River Road
Walter Moebes
Austin
Ville
Jersey
R. B. Roberts
Moulton and Decatur
Bethel Road
William Hartselle
Susie Lee Gray
Route 7
Athens
Harley Davison Motor
Homer Childers
Parkle
J. G. Stone
Oneonta
J. Grady
Route 1
Falkville
Sugar Crowder
Rock Road
Annie Behols
W. M. Thompson
Lee W
FP. White
Aera
Coesa
Alvin Ellenburg
Hartselle Mountain
R. T. Williams
Mia
Gurnie Glasgow
Rine
Kim
Murphree's
Malone St
White Face Bull
J. C. Roberts
A. & Roberta
Teor Malone
J. Atas
Launcheer
DIXIE
Bele Mina
Mosby
Neal
Thom
Jarvis
Ogden
Sudan
Paul C. Davis
Mr. Farmer
B. H.C
Aee
Coal & Grain CO
Checkerboard Store
Moulten Street
Mitchell's
Decatur Hatchery
Morgan County Exchange
Previt Simms & Son
Turner Coal & Grain Co
Morgan
W. J. Matkin
Woodland Mills
R. M. Champan
Hartselle Rotary
Kelly Littrell
Lawrence County Cattlemen’s Association
S. P. McClendon
C. W. Glover
Glover
Littrell
Mr. Glover
Cattlemen’s Association
Mr. Littrell
Archi
John L. Bean
OFC
Donald Locke
Redbone Hound
Limestone Creek Bridge
Mooresville
T. J. Hudson
Etsel Poole
East Main Street
Edwin Puckett
John Deere
P. B. Lowery
Rutgers
Earl Sioux
California
Florence Moore
Steppville
B. H. Blevins
Hampshire
H. Blevins
Sallie Hovater
Norton St
Russellville
Norman Sparks
Trinity
Nice
T. B. Moebes
Jones Dairy
Rt.1
Joe Wheeler
C. A. Poole
Murra
Hillsboro
L. L
John Knight
Highway
J. T. Wood
B. F. Jones
Wheeler Highway
P. PD
Guy Walker
Somerville
Dewey Miller
Mitchell
West Church St
Decatur Truck & Sedent Eee Is
International Alka i Sales & Service
Laurel ST
Pontiac
J. P. Bowman
Wooster
Purina
State Association of the Future Farmers of America
Winford Collier
Wetumpka
John Sherrer
Reuben Finney
Five Points
Paul Copeland
Arab
Kenneth Landers
Leighton
Alabama
DPL
Empire
White Gold
Stoneville
Kore
Lespedera
RED Tanner
the Checkerboard Store
LDA
Paeptica
Wales
Nya Ua Roataer
Ryan & Tractor & Imps CO
E. Moulton
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