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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1947
Page
7
Mrs. D. F. Ready advertises 50 white leghorn roosters weighing about 1 to 1½ pounds at 50 cents each for sale at her home along Route ity. Also offers white field peas at the same place and price per pound. Contact 1-25.
The article suggests using blue flowering plants to hide an eyesore like a garbage can behind a floral screen. Heavenly Blue morning glory and blue bachelor's button provide a sky blue background while ageratum adds a compact blue filler. Cleome pink queen and Rosy morn petunia form a tall and ground-covering combination for screening back porches.
WANTED Someone with sawmill to cut 40 acres of timber See Roy Grizzard Route 3 Decatur J-18 Also fenced property five miles south of Decatur on Highway 31 for 10500 with contact 860 J 1 Baren Grant J-18 For rent three large rooms near Cotaco high school Route 2 Somerville making three shifts to Decatur Mills see Mrs Owen Murphy J-18 For sale cedar chests and cedar wardrobes Charles Smith Route 1 Somerville 10 miles on Decatur Somerville highway Brooksville J-18
Mrs Junior Singleton and Carolyn Marylon of Austinville visited Elbert Self and family. Calvin McNutt of Anniston vacationed with Gaines McNutt and R L and Ozelle. Miss Sue Stephenson of Decatur spent the weekend with her parents. Rev Marie Rich of Monkville NC stayed with the Matthews. Opal McCormick of Georgia visited the McCormick family. The McKay and McNutt families spent time with relatives in Danville and Double Springs. Louisville visitors Alford and Mrs McDougle call on their son. Kathryn Edwards of Florence spent the weekend at home. The Hard family spent Sunday in Double Springs.
Dwight Holland L R Hitt Rol and McWhorter Neal Williams Burns Counts and Lincoln Counts with the Northwest Alabama Soil Conservation District prepared soil conservation plans for their farms last week. Merrill Sibley turned five acres from which he harvested Crimson Clover seed. Farmers growing winter grazing crops find land turning after harvest pays. Guy Montgomery R B Young John Hardin R H Reed Burns Counts Odell Vinson J W Dutton S A Lovelady R M Byars and Phil Boyles prepare land for seeding to alfalfa in September and disk it to control weeds and conserve moisture. They all plan to apply lime and fertilizer and disk into the soil at least thirty days before seeding.
In Fayette Alabama P. R. Pettis reports the first cutting on 28 demonstration acres yielded more than expected. Farmers averaged over 1.12 tons per acre and many expect two to three more cuts this year with some forecasts of up to five harvests.
About 400 Alabama boys and girls from across the state will attend the state 4 H club camp at Auburn's Alabama Polytechnic Institute campus this summer. A week long program of educational and recreational activities is planned.
Tuscumbia Ala Fourteen demonstration farms join the test demonstration initiative across Colbert County to showcase improved farming techniques. Owners include Homer Amos and W W Masterson Old Bethel R E Hallmark New Hope Kermit Timbs Auburn Witt LeGrange R B Hurston Tuscumbia W H Lindsey New Bethel Odes Pounders Red Rock Paul Keeton Cherokee W R Johnson Lester Lockwell Barton Otis Abernathy George Jackson Mt Pleasant and J H Thorne Rock Creek.
In Anderson Community Lauderdale County Alabama twenty eight 4-H members form a tractor maintenance club with Dalton Roden as president Lowell Hammond as vice president and Edward McCracy as secretary treasurer County Agent T E Whatley notes the club will teach leadership thrift and helpfulness and improve tractor operations.
A busy daily crossword lists across and down clues ending with a cryptoquote puzzle. A separate cryptoquote reads Yesterday's line about vengeance spoken like a bloodhound at his heels.
July corn futures reached a record high as export demand and Midwestern rains spurred supply concerns. Prices faded later as traders took quick profits, with July closing down from Thursday. Officials linked high corn prices to pig feed use and rising meat costs in coming weeks.
Attendees from Limestone County and nearby areas joined the Womanless Wedding at Athens High School Friday night. Dwight Glaze, son of Mr and Mrs James Glaze, is ill with scarlet fever. Round Island church plans homecoming on Sunday June 29 to celebrate its 130th birthday with past pastors and singers invited.
The Farm Page recalls mountain pastures used by pioneers and farmers from May 15 to September 15. It describes water sources, upland fields, cool highland air, and wildlife like wild roses and birches. The piece emphasizes the enduring value of mountain grazing in the Northeast.
The notice lists revival meetings beginning July 13 and August 3 at Limestone Church. Rev Raymond Kennedy and Rev C D Patterson will preach and visit. The Hornbuckles, living in the pastor's home near Athens, are welcomed to the community.
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