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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1939
Page
7
Alabama's poultry and egg value increased by 5.66 million dollars from 1933 to 1937, with eggs from farm flocks valued at 9.004 million in 1937. Agriculture Commissioner Haygood Paterson credited the rise to expanded home flocks, livestock development, and better marketing.
Dock Bowlin visited his brother in Somerville on Saturday. Mrs Lemon Bentley of Decatur visited her sister Mrs Annie McGhee on Sunday. Mrs David Fairbanks and daughter ill with flu. Annie McGhee ill with flu. Mrs Walter McGhee and Mrs Eagleen Alexander visited Mrs Walter Clemons Saturday. Mrs Robert Blankenship and son spent weekend with her mother Mrs Walter Clemons. Mr and Mrs Lon McConce were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs Marvin McGhee. Mrs John McKay obituary note and condolences. Crow visited Annie McGhee Sunday. Miss Annie B Bishop and Gordon Bishop were Sunday dinner guests of Miss Louise and Walter M Clemons. Effie Bishop and son Robbie ill with flu. Mr and Mrs Hubert Blankenship motored to Decatur. Mr and Mrs Jimmie Collier were in Decatur Sunday. Wanted good blacksmith. Will pay...
Little Joe Robinson is on the sick list. Mrs J M Smith visited her daughter Mrs Hubert Robinson. Miss Gladys Vinson visits Aunt Mrs Willie Boyd and called on Miss Annette Hodges. Zera Smith and children visit Arch Smith family near Pineale. Born to Lewis Worthy a boy Elmer and a girl Velma. Mother and babies doing well. Zera Smith and children visit George Griffin family. Reuben Green visits. Women and children visit Hodges and Griffin households.
Puzzle items include entries such as 1 Wreath of flowers to Portugal 21 Succession of sovereigns of same family 23 Chinese measure 256 Emitted blood 26 Not sufficient abbr 31 Ineffective actor slang 32 Epoch 33 Sweet potato sneer of Indian madder Answer to previous puzzle Copyright 1959 King Features Syndicate
Dozens of residents in Enon Lawrence County have suffered influenza and pneumonia in recent weeks. Names include Robert Myers James Hensley Arthur Jones R J Hensley and family members with several visits noted among neighbors and at local homes.
Officers and directors of the Decatur National Farm Loan Association met with Federal Land Bank officials in New Orleans on March 10, 1939 to review the association’s business. The Decatur association serves long term mortgage needs in Lawrence and Morgan counties, with 160 loans totaling $251,200 over 17 years. Directors include B. P. Collier, Ran Lyle, T. B. Thomp, and J. F. Osborne with J. F. Osborne serving as secretary treasurer.
Miss Mary Lee and Melba Black leave for Florence 4 Teachers College to enroll this semester. Beatrice Carroll stayed Thursday night with Helen Sue McCullough in Moulton. Ed Burch transacted business in Moulton Friday. Joe Clark Young, formerly of here, is at Five Points. Mrs Thompson, mother of Alfred Thompson, ill with pneumonia. Twin infants of Mr and Mrs Boyd Taylor died Friday and were buried at Owens Chapel cemetery Saturday. William Young ill with flu. Alfred Thompson to preach Church of Christ here next Sunday at 11. Everyone invited.
Limestone County update notes anxious farmers awaiting Ole Sol's arrival to begin spring turning. Social items include Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Craig and baby visiting from Toney, Mrs. Wm. Gill moving to Athens Route one, Anerton family visiting the Gills, Hazel Thornton visiting Ardmore friends, and Ida Williamson's Wooley Springs trip with her son.
Donald Gill of Athens visited relatives here Saturday night. Mrs. Anna Brock of Holland's Gin visited her son Ernest and family for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Carrol celebrate the arrival of a baby girl on February 27.
Auburn researcher Dr. A M Pearson outlines steps to aid native quail populations. Plan includes mapping coveys, census to decide restocking, preserving food and cover plants, and planting specialized crops like browntop millet and lespedeza across farms.
A calf reported on farmer C. A. Gus Poole’s Flint farm is believed to be Morgan County’s first registered male Guernsey. The calf descends from stock imported from Ferrisberg Vermont as Alabama farmers push to improve north state livestock and bolster cotton production.
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