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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 01, 1940

Page

2

Room and Board and War News for Farmers

A Decatur cheese plant seeks surplus milk from nearby farms with route delivery and plant contact details. The Breeders Gazette discusses war impacts on farming, noting Britain’s pork and dairy imports from Denmark, disrupted by the German occupation, and potential shifts to Iowa as a new meat supplier.

Decatur Middle Tennessee Tennessee Breeders Gazette Great Britain Denmark United Kingdom Wiltshire England Copenhagen Washington Ottawa Iowa Jutland

Home Demonstration Clubs Meet and Welcome New Members

The Home Demonstration Clubs held meetings with refreshments and greetings for visitors Mrs. Sparkman Miss Alle Childers and Mrs. J T White. Two new members enrolled and plans outlined for May events including a dressmaking contest and Better Homes Week activities.

Sparkman Alle Childers J. T. White Lola Boger Eva Home Demonstration Club H. G. Self Miss Rowe Truman Ryan Better Homes

Tongues and Good Pine Lumber Sale Notice

G W Benich Route 2 announces sale of tongues and good pine lumber with details for Decathr A-17 including quantities and pickup information.

Perm Florence Stee Geet CC Berry Bacwele Ml Jersey R. F. Sewell Hillsboro M-1 D. H. Fowler Somerville Mel Jack H. G. Dyar Danville Enon School Lawrence County Dick Westgin Annie Smith T. Murphree G. W. Benich

Chicago milk strike halts home deliveries citywide

Several hundred thousand Chicago and suburbs faced breakfast without milk as a drivers union strike halted nearly all home deliveries. The dispute with Associated Milk Dealers of Chicago centers on a wage scale. union seeks the old rate of 48 dollars with commissions, while dealers offer 30 dollars plus commissions.

Chicago Chicago and Suburban Milk Wagon Drivers Union Associated Milk Dealers of

Is Epilepsy Inherited What Causes It

A booklet presenting views of famous doctors on epilepsy is offered free to readers who write to the Educational Division at 535 Fifth Ave New York NY Dept TM. The notice invites interest in the hereditary aspects and causes of epilepsy.

Farmers Exchange Fifth Ave New York N. Y Dept

Early crops emerge in Limestone and surrounding counties

Reports note cotton just breaking on the Thurman Murphree place in Limestone and corn starting in many areas. Declared delays in Cullman county crops contrast with hopes for summer ensilage in trench silos near Decatur, aided by farmers and county agents to boost cow feed.

Thurman Murphree Limestone Cullman County Cullman Decatur Ensil

Farley Support Continues From Massachusetts Primaries

An unstable Republican delegation and a Democratic state line up to back Postmaster General James A. Farley as MA voters deliver a mixed result in the presidential primary.

Boston James A. Farley Massachusetts

Natchel Chilean Soda Promoted for All Crops

A promotional note touts Chilean Soda as a natural nitrate ideal for any crop stages including before planting and after. It highlights benefits for sidedressing and topdressing and positions Natchel as unique in its natural nitrate content.

Mars Natchel

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