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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1965
Page
8
A jumble of items lists for sale including livestock dogs screens windows fans and heaters plus a tobacco export update. Names contact numbers and locations in Alabama appear throughout with several A-26 ad notices for Decatur Danville Elkmont and Valdosta Springs. The report blends personal ads and a brief AP tobacco export stat.
Fragmented notes describe a 900 International tract for sale near Progress Css wat Gar Gar eee See with references to May and Mud Tavern. The piece blends garden and bird observations with spring imagery and local pastimes in Kentucky Derby weekend context. It shifts to Alabama agriculture, detailing herbicide adoption by Auburn University experts and progress in weed control across cotton crops in Limestone and related counties.
Extension economist Paul C. Bunce forecasts tighter pork supplies in 1965, likely lifting prices above 1964 levels.
Nutritionists with the Cooperative Extension Service suggest using cucumbers with skins on to brighten a relish tray. The tip emphasizes adding color and texture through edible vegetables.
Arthur Cantor, Broadway producer, plans a musical about the frenetic TV business for next season. It will be based on the Merle Miller Evan Rhodes novel Only You Dick Daring or How to Write One Television Script and Make $50,000,000 with Cantor still deciding a marquee abbreviation.
The data show total consumer food expenditures reaching 84 billion dollars in the past year across households and dining establishments. Analysts note shifts toward grocery buying and away from eating out.
Practical guide to converting an attached garage into living space with wood windows and insulation. Replacing doors with windows and sliding patio doors, adding bow windows, and using double glazing to improve energy efficiency and resale value.
Howard G Winton of Hartselle plans coastal bermuda planting next spring after fall liming based on soil tests. SCS notes many farmers starting terracing and drainage work with grass waterways seeded to prevent erosion. Herbicide use remains a major Alabama farm input, with millions spent on weed control.
Advice from the County Agent on choosing trees for landscape value and year round shading. Focus on branch structure flowers foliage and permanence to the home lot. Consider size form season of visibility and aim for beauty plus shade while noting soil erosion and land conservation themes.
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