Small Farms Disappearing From Dixie Countryside
Mississippi and Georgia show large declines in farm counts from the 1930s to 1970 with farm sizes growing as mechanization and capital costs rise. Experts cite labor costs, equipment demands, and consolidation driving many small, fulltime farmers from the land while efficiency lowers food prices.
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Ron Harrist Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Georgia
Asuouth
South
Rupert Johnston
Mississippi Cooperative Extension Service
Johnston
McGregor
John Dorrill Jr
Alabama Farm Bureau
Alabama
Williams
Georgia Crop Reporting Service
North Carolina
Dan Tucker
Agriculture Department
United States
Hays Released From Hospital After Overdose Rescue
Rep Wayne L Hays who faced a payroll scandal over a relation with Elizabeth Ray was discharged from hospital after nine days unconscious from sleeping pill overdose He will rest three to four weeks at Red Gate Farm and later seek re election, claiming he may regain the House Administration Committee chairmanship in the future.
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Barnesville
Ohio
Wayne L. Hays
Elizabeth Ray
Richard Phillips
Hays
Red Gate
Phillips
House Administration Committee
Congress
Belmont
Miss Ray
Pet adoption ad featuring Mrs Sherry Marine list
Mrs Sherry Marine a volunteer member of the Morgan County Humane Society is shown with a pet available for adoption. For adoption information call Mrs Margaret Compton at 353-4591. Advertising courtesy of Edie Imberry and Chery Lynn Hartselie AL.
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Sherry Marine
Morgan County Humane Society
Margaret Compton
Edie Imberry
Chery Lynn
Hartselie
220 Black Women Holding Offices in the South
AP reports 220 black women hold public office across 11 southern states per a Voter Education Project study. Mississippi leads with 44 officeholders. Alabama 25. Georgia and North Carolina 24. Louisiana 20. Arkansas and Texas 16. Tennessee 15. South Carolina 14. Florida and Virginia 11. The study counts one Congress member, 11 state reps, 19 county supervisors, 15 other county officials, two mayors, 69 city officials, 19 other city officials, 23 law enforcement officials, and 62 school board members. The Atlanta based Voter Education Project operates voter registration and education programs in the region.
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United States
John Lewis
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
North Carolina
Louisiana
Arkansas
Texas
Tennessee
South Carolina
Florida
Virginia
Congress
Voter Education Project
Atlanta
Couple's turreted home wins preservation award in NC
Charlotte couple Bill and Frances Gay, both in their 30s, spent five years and about $10,000 on their 80 year old turreted home nicknamed Victoria. They received an Award of Merit for Historical Preservation and Recreation from the North Carolina chapter of the American Institute of Architects. The Gays bought the house for under $30,000.
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Charlotte
N.C
Bill Gay
Frances
Victoria
North Carolina
American Institute of Architects
Gays
Mother's Day Becomes Public Holiday in 1914
The text notes that Mother's Day became a public holiday on May 9, 1914, marking a formal recognition. It highlights the date and the shift to an official observance.
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Dixie
Robert McGregor
Dorrill
Bob Williams
Mississippi Extension Service
Southland Plaza
Decatur
Ala
Tylenol
Cologne
Musk Cologne
Thermos
Jergens
Wilk Chocolate
OUR
Dial's Denim Shop
E. Moulton St
Liberty Jeans
WHAMO
Isie
Dri
Radiete
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