Rural Life Notes on 1925 Alabama Farming Trends
Alabama farm life notes cover burning of forest lands in 1925 versus prior years, farm product purchasing power lagging behind nonagricultural goods, Everglades productive use outlook, and crops like sugar cane and rubber. April egg values in Alabama flocks ran 23 cents above feed cost. Clarke county farmers sold four carloads of poultry for 12500, boosting prices. Fire insurance by farmers’ mutuals totals 1 950 carriers with 10 billion in risk. Weevils forecast in cotton amid vigilance and possible poison use.
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Auburn
Alabama Morgan County Board of Revenue Election Bill
Notice: a bill will be introduced during the June 7 1927 Alabama Legislature session to change Morgan County Board of Revenue elections to be by statewide vote abolishing district nomination. It repeals prior local laws including the 1919 act requiring district nominations. John Patterson. Publication dates June 18 25 July 2 9.
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British Society Faces Worry Over Broken Engagements
London psychologists warn of a rising trend in broken engagements among English society. Lady George Alexander notes today’s society girls seek personal freedom, view marriage as restraint, and increasingly end engagements rather than rushing into wedlock.
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Decatur Home Build Plans Amid Queen City Valley Growth
The project outlines building a residence in Decatur with purchase of multiple lots and surrounding acreage as residents prepare to settle in the Queen City of the Valley. Local developers outline coordinated land acquisition and construction steps for a new family home cluster.
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Valley
Alabama DOT announces awards for Courtland Pike project
The Alabama State Highway Department plans to award contracts by August 1 for several Tennessee Valley projects, including No. 187 the Courtland Pike, to complete road improvements.
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Tennessee Valley
Courtland Pike
Road numbers and routes listed in brief
No 171 Athens Huntville road No 151 three miles in Cullmad county No 8 107 top of Mountain to Arab No 8 113 surface Springs to Walker county line
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Arab
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Walker County
All Highways Will Be Marked By Convict Workers
Alabama highways will soon be marked with tags made by convicts working under state prison and highway departments. The program assigns inmates to tagging duties under state supervision and aims to improve roadway guidance across the state.
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Alabama
Finish with DuCo on furniture and woodwork
An advertiser touts DuCo for furniture woodwork floors and walls noting easy brushing quick drying brush marks vanish and a hard lustrous finish that resists chipping peeling cracking or fading. The copy includes exaggerated claims and a lunchtime kitchen project reference.
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