Agricultural Outlook Mixed as Prices Weigh on Farmers
Washington reports generally favorable production prospects for American agriculture in early May while price and income outlooks remain weak. Farmers plan to limit planting under federal programs to curb surpluses, with cotton facing a record surplus and wheat acreage trimmed to ease supplies. Hog production expansion and dairy excesses threaten markets, while drought or war could shift conditions.
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Revival Praise Spreads as Council Reports Wide Attendance
Decatur churches report a citywide revival with strong moral gains and churchgoer turnout. Services at Ninth Street Methodist Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Memorial Drive Methodist and others drew packed crowds, extra chairs used, and renewed fellowship across congregations.
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Ninth Street Methodist
Butter Market Prices and Fresh Graded Goods Report
Butter prices in Chicago May 8 show steady quotes with creamery grade scores mostly in the low 90s and around 22 pounds per unit. Fresh graded extras and local firsts appear with prices near 16 to 17 dollars per unit as receipts and packed goods figures are listed.
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Poultry Prices Reported in Chicago Market
Chicago May 8 Poultry live numbers show steady demand with 1 car and 26 trucks. Hens over 5 lbs 16 and under 18. Jeghorn hens 15. broilers 21 1 2 lbs and under 16. colored 16. Plymouth Rock 18. leghorn broilers 2 lbs up 17 1 2. under 2 lbs 17. springs 3 1 2 lbs up colored 18 1 2. Plymouth Rock 20 1 2. fryers over 2 1 2 lbs colored 16. Plymouth Rock 18. roosters 12. ducks 4 1 2 lbs up 12. geese 8. turkeys toms 16, hens 19.
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Plymouth Rock
Classified Advertising The Practical Way to Buy and Sell
Classified notice notes the practical method to trade goods and services via ads with contact phone 46.
Yates Drawn Into British Amateur Championship Bracket
Charley Yates the popular U S golfer in Britain is placed in a bracket of champions for the British amateur championship at Hoylake May 22 to 27. Defending champion and four former titleholders share a quarter of the draw. Dr Ernest Fremond Tittle urged the Methodist church to recognize workers rights to organize and to set up a pension fund.
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Classified Ads As Household Advertising Medium
The note describes classified ads as a housewife friendly medium inviting readers to call phone number 46 and ask for the Ad Taker to place or inquire about ads.
Decatur News Briefs highlights and social notes
Decatur people attend family bereavement and social visits. Mrs Pattie Ferguson's passing prompts Cortner relatives to Tuscumbia. Katherine Timberlake visits Helen Turpen in Sheffield. Local church groups plan midweek services at Memorial Drive and First Ward school hosts a mothers and fathers musical at 7 30 pm.
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British envoy to Moscow to present response to alliance talks
The British ambassador in Moscow is instructed to formally present a British reply to Soviet proposals for a British French Russian military alliance. Pope Pius XII renews calls for peace and a crusade of prayer in May. Japanese warplanes strike along the South China coast causing new casualties and property damage as Chinese authorities order closures and inland relocation.
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