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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Mar 29, 1944

Page

8

For Sale or Trade Notices in Vinemont

Two sale notices list items offered by local residents. Raymond Fuller seeks sale or trade of a smooth mouth work brood mare with saddle gaits, Route 1. D W Meadows offers a Ford Model B pickup in good running order, Route 3 Vinemont, Ala, 3 miles north of Westpoint or 12 miles northwest of Cullman.

Eldred Elkins Mt. Hope Ala O. A. Terry Alton Parker Culman Raymond Fuller Westpoint Cullman D. W. Meadows Vinemont

Prison Breaker Surrenders After Trying to Reach Daughter

James Anderson a 35 year old man who escaped Kilby prison to see his 12 year old daughter turned himself in at Mobile police headquarters claiming he ran out of money on the way back to Kilby He said his daughter faced orphanage and that his mind is at rest now and he can face punishment.

Mobile Kilby Ed J. Powers James Anderson Montgomery County Anderson New Orleans

Alabama draws up short term oil leases for postwar surveys

Alabama plans a program to govern short term oil field leases at prevailing prices to boost exploration of potential fields. State conservation director Ben C. Morgan said the policy aims to encourage development and expanded surveys in the postwar period.

Montgomery Ala API Alabama Ben C. Morgan

Production push as town boys aid farms in 1944

Gene Ahern reports Morgan county farmers must use all labor and machinery to hit 1944 goals. County Agent B G Hall notes hundreds of Alabama town boys want to work summers on farms to boost food production, following 1943 gains. J C Lowery advises seed production from winter legumes and home seed sources to counter west coast shortages. Sam McAbee showcases hand harvesting as proof that savings without a binder are possible.

Morgan County B. G. Hall Alabama Sumer United States Hall J. C. Lowery Extension Agronomist Auburn West Coast Sam McAbee Hartseller

Turning winter legumes at 15 to 18 pounds per square

D. D. Marshall assistant county agent advises farmers to turn winter legumes when the green weight hits 15 to 18 pounds in a 10 by 10 foot square. He warns that more growth worsens turning and does not raise corn yield, urging timely turning when weather allows.

D. D. Marshall

Farmers See Color Change After Nitrogen Top-Dress

Demonstration plots in Penns area show yellowing in unfertilized checks within three days of applying ammonium nitrate at 100 pounds per acre. Result supports top-dressing small grains with nitrogen in March to boost growth.

Penns

Dobbs Plans Kudzu Grazing Boost for 1944 Farm

Walter C. Dobbs of Hartseller Mt. Tabor area joins several Morgan county farmers in using kudzu in 1944. He will supplement his permanent grazing with an acre and a half of kudzu, believing it will provide more grazing than his five acres of existing pasture. He aims to sell milk to a cheese plant this fall, growing his cows and feeding program with the livestock.

Walter C. Dobbs Hartseller Mt. Tabor Morgan County Mr. Dobbs

Farm Machinery Painted in Preparation for 1944 Crop

County agents B G Hall and B K Thompson report Hart seller residents have used rainy weather to ready farm equipment for the 1944 crop. Cultivators and other gear have received fresh coats of paint as part of the preparations.

B. G. Hall B. K. Thompson Hartseller

Farmer E O Moon Plans Terraces To Curb Erosion

E O Moon, a young farmer from Hartselle 3, bought a farm in March 1944 and believes soil is the most valuable natural resource. He plans a water disposal system and will terrace every cultivated acre, clearing unwanted timber like black jack to prepare for terracing. His approach reflects essential soil-building practices through terracing and contour farming.

E. O. Moon Hartselle 3 Moon

Hopkins Undergoes Operation at Mayo Clinic

Rochester Minn March 29 Harry Hopkins a presidential adviser underwent an operation at St Marys hospital the Mayo clinic said The nature of the operation was not disclosed and a bulletin may be issued later Hopkins has been in Rochester for several weeks under Mayo physicians observing him for a nutritional disturbance

Hopkins Rochester Minn Harry Hopkins St. Mary's Hospital Mayo Clinic

Pay Increase Granted by Jefferson County Commission

Birmingham March 29 More than 1 000 employees of Jefferson county will receive pay increases of 10 per month under a resolution adopted today by the county commission The blanket raise does not affect day rate employees and employees of the city county health department and would cost the county 120 000 annually

Birmingham Jefferson County County Commission

Plans Board Convenes To Discuss Decatur Waterfront

Quince Eddens chairs Decatur City Planning Commission meeting set for Thursday at 7:30 PM in city hall. Topics include waterfront development and other items with TVA representatives Howard Emerson Bar ker D A Johnston H A Smith to attend.

Quince Eddens Decatur H. R. Speake A. R. Frahn J. P. Orr Robert Harris Floyd Elkins TVA Howard P. Emerson C. T. Barker Commerce Department D. A. Johnston Department of Regional Studies H. A. Smith Guntersville - Wheeler Properties

Alabama federation of music clubs elects officers in Birmingham

Mrs. J. A. Alexander of Florence was elected president of the Alabama federation of music clubs at the 28th annual convention held here. Other officers named include Mrs. Philip V. Speir Greenville first vice president Mrs. Percy Pitts Clanton second vice president Mrs. Marcus Gern Loxley third vice president Mrs. Laura Jackson Davids Birmingham treasurer and Mrs. E. E. Hale Montgomery recording secretary.

Birmingham J. A. Alexander Florence Alabama Federation of Music Clubs Philip V. Speir Greenville Percy Pitts Clanton Marcus Gern Loxley Laura Jackson Davids E. E. Hale Montgomery George E. Jackson Sam

Laxative advertisement touts Black-Draught best seller

The ad asks which laxative balances thoroughness promptness and satisfaction and answers Black-Draught as the product. It claims 25 to 40 doses for 25 cents and urges following directions, with caution to use only as directed.

Bean crop estimate noted for 1944 in United States

The article lists names Wiesel in Tuscaloosa auditor Mrs Kirby Wharton Fairhope parliamentarian Mrs Bertha Loys Gilbert Montgomery editor and Mrs Stella Harris Tuscaloosa historian. It is estimated that the 1944 bean crop in the United States will be about 242,500,000 bushels.

United States

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Farmers Exchange Moulton Highway Joe Wheeler Hagood Town Creek Grady Ricks Dock Gras Athens 1. C Pate C. M. Crow Five Points Moulton M Black Jersey John W. Campbell Union Grove Pine Ridge Church Farmall Tractor Planter Charles A Mallox Route 1 Trinity D. W. Thaxton W. F. Ford Eva Startena Turner Coal & Grain CO Checkerboard Store Moulton Street Alan Linderman Cate Goodyear Goodfyear Service Sinclair LEE and Line Sts Little Bone Poland China J K. Neville Route Omer Woodrow Lawrence Charles Ruehl J. F. Luker Hartselle Jersey R. C. Bibb Belle Mine S. V. Bethany Route 8 Captain Kiddisc W. A. Long Moulton Bates Store Fred Murphree Danville Route 3 Nice Stalf. R Ferguson Farm Exchange 2Nd Street Hartselle High School Cleveland Tucker M-2 Edward Poteet, Jr Somerville D. P. Hen-drix Hartsilie G. J. Gage Hartcelle J. N Clinger Union Hill Mark N. Flack Thomas Ransom Guy Fower Center Grove Jim McKay Ed Almon Falkville M. A. Winkles John D. Foote Cee Reece Gil Mill Decatur, Ala the Daily Linimen OWL Drug CO Federal Victory Garden Paul C. Davis Hatton Town Creek Parkville C. P. Smith Roy Grizzard Decatur-Moulton Rd Hartseile Pike Joe Lemonds Leiden W. D. Murphy Bob Gordon Washington Charter Oak N. R. Nichols Glendale Farm Wheeler Highway Loyal Hogan A. M Red Land Carl Murphy Will Tanner Gibson Guitar Leonard Wallace Wiley Hardwick Z D. Parker Cedar Cove Road B F. Jones Allen Stock J. W. Roberts J. E. Williams Sam P. Lyle Texas Sam Pyne Bill L. Roberts James Watson Kitchens Mill Route 2 I. C. Mele Cc. J. Potter McCormick-Deering C. J. Potter Mt Hope O. C Sanders Box F. Luker Andrew Edwards Market St G. S. Hefner L. H. Holladay Danville Pike M. E Busby Flint Rock Road Harvey Hogan Russell Peck Pines School T. EB. Kyle Fox Hound Swann Creek Brad E. A. Williamson Joppa Trouble Whitney Earwood EB. A. Williamson H. W. Shaw Gene Ahern Morgan County Agricultural Council England John W Sandlin Plans Board U. S Baby State Department of Agriculture Decatur Hatchery Bank ST Murdock’s Georgia Experiment Station Ceresan Delinted Acre Stoneville COKER Scoco Fertilizer Fred Hunt John D. Davis 2Nd St 1St Ave. West
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