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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1948
Page
7
Morgan County farmers are urged to shallow plow and avoid root disturbance to protect corn yields. The county agent advises sorghum planting, mid June sowing, and proper fertilization. A worm problem in corn can be controlled with 10 percent DDT dust or cryolite and careful dusting.
Morgan County farmers may buy about 50 good Jersey bred and unbred registered heifers at the Home Oil Mill in Decatur next Saturday June 19 starting at noon. The stock was carefully selected by an expert in Jersey cattle, ensuring solid quality for buyers from the South and beyond.
A newspaper page notes a seasonal display of books including novels and history with a witty take on sentiment. It also includes brief humorous lines about love and social quirks featuring characters Thomas Gaskell Harry and Jerry in light dialogue.
The Christian Science Monitor recounts a tale of President McKinley turning down a request for a favor. When pressed, he asked if the requester was married and, upon his answer, offered a carnation from his boutonniere to give to the man’s wife with compliments. The gesture left the man silent and moved by the act.
County Agent L T Wagnon advises planning now for a fall garden and preparing unfarmed land with fertilizer. Crops like beans peas okra sweet corn and tomatoes can be planted now. Use All Purpose Garden Dust to control most insects and diseases while Cryolite tackles blister beetles. obtain both from stores.
A humorous exchange features a president praising a flower over a refused favor. Doolittle asks if any garden work has begun and Billfuzz replies with a witty list including a watch, fountain pen, lodge pin and two pencils.
A rural reminiscence ends with a worm joke about marriage and a churchman offering hospitality to service men as sailors enter church. The tone recalls small town life and World War II era values. The passage frames simple pleasures and neighborly interaction in a barbed humorous light.
Alan John Weeks is appointed poultry marketing specialist for the Alabama Extension Service by Director P. O. Davis. He will work with farmers and county agents statewide to improve egg and poultry marketing methods including collecting grading packing storing and merchandising eggs and delivering broilers to plants. Weeks, born near Beaverton Lamar County, graduated from the Alabama Polytechnic Institute in 1940 with a poultry major and has taught vocational agriculture and served as a federal inspector before joining the Extension Service in 1944 and serving in Jefferson and Tuscaloosa counties until June.
Two men criticized a haggard passerby who produced a nickel from his coat. One observer quipped the old man looked well dressed for a panhandler, as the pair walked away.
A reflective block of epigrams about wealth, mortality, public life, and power. The author critiques money as a driver of politics and suggests some men are born great while others enter politics, with imagery of stages and shirtsleeve ethics.
A compact collection of summer friendly potato recipes including Lyonnaise potatoes with onions and parsley, potato cakes, potato cheeseburgers with cheese and breadcrumbs, and a potato pudding with tomato sauce. Also provides a tomato sauce using butter margarine, flour, and tomato juice.
Soil conservation notes record K N Tucker and R E Henry harvesting Kentucky 31 fescue for winter pasture. H F Allen of Gum Pond prepares land for fall seeding and moisture preservation. I B Hardin of Eva reports a good sericea hay crop with borders fully planted.
The recipe instructs to remove from heat, gradually blend in tomato juice with stirring until smooth, return to medium heat and stir constantly until thickened and boiling. Boil one to two minutes longer to cook flour completely, then serve over potatoes cheeseburgers.
Roy Patterson on Route 1a reports a good stand and growth of nuallespedeza guarding terraces. Borders are used for field turn rows to prevent wa at terrace ends.
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