Alabama extension workers to meet in Birmingham May 12
P O Davis announces all county extension agents and AAA leaders will gather in Birmingham for a two day meeting beginning May 12 to discuss Alabama agricultural work and to attend Vulkan dedication ceremonies May 13 with Senator John H Bankhead expected to speak Randolph former AAA officer will lead farm program discussion in Birmingham schedule starts 8 p m Saturday night and continues Sunday night
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Auburn
Ala
P. O. Davis
Alabama Extension Service
AAA
Birmingham
John H. Bankhead
Washington
Davis
Alabama
Measles in Lawrence County and Local Social Notes
Measles illness reported in the community with several visits from relatives and neighbors. Social notes recount visits by Mrs. Orabell Moeland Kate McKay and families plus a birthday gathering for Leon Butler. 春 planting weather and illness of Mrs. Mattie Muston are mentioned alongside multiple visits among Decatur and local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orabell Moeland
Lawrenceburg
Tenn
Kate McKay
E. M. Posey
Carmen
Ethel
Hilda Taylor
Decatur
Little Helen
Carl
Phil Butler
Leon
Mattie Muston
Flora Bradford
Lucille Ray
Nolan Flannigan
Henry Terry
Alabama marks 25th anniversary of Smith Lever Act
Auburn May 10 observers across Alabama join more than 350 State Extension Service workers to mark 25 years since the Smith Lever Act created federal funds for agricultural extension. Director P. O. Davis notes extension as essential education and highlights gains in cotton yields, livestock, soil management, and winter legume planting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
Ala
Alabama
P. O. Davis
Davis
Auction List of Goods for Sale by Maggie Akin
A listing offers items priced low for quick sale or trade. Terms include $32 purchase, asking $10 or hens, a farm dinner bell for $1.50, a new mail box for $1.25, and a brace for $2.00. View at W. E. McAnear, Rt. 1, Falkville or by calling 4541.
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W. M. Morris
Rt. 1
Falkville
Bell
W. E. McAnear
Maggie Akin
West Point High School
Battleground
Ollie M. Rodgers
Vinemont
Alabama Extension Work Shows Farmers Embrace Diversified Farms
The display highlights cotton fields with high yields after fertilization and boll weevil control, a dairy herd for extra income, a 4-H club hog project, and women applying home guidance from a crippled chair clinic.
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Alabama
Fuller Talks in Two Towns in Alabama
Luther Fuller agricultural agent for Tennessee Coal Iron and Rail Road Company spoke in Courtland and Moulton on state marketing better farm yields and improved livestock and poultry. John D. McKibben Decatur Chamber of Commerce secretary urged regional support while local figures organized meetings for Barrett Shelton and Tennessee Valley Bank and Moulton Hardware to host sessions. Lawrence County members commit to a 250 dollar chamber quota to fund statewide chamber efforts.
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Luther Fuller
Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Company
Lawrence County
Alabama State Chamber of Commerce
Courtland
Moulton
Mr. Fuller
State Chamber of Commercce
Bill Diffenbach
Alabama
Armour's
John DD. McKibben
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Decatur
R. H. Tweedy, Jr
Tennessee Valley Bank
Harold Doss
Moulton Hardware Company
Barrett Shelton
State Chamber
Morgan County Pines social notes from Decatur area
Marvin Smith and Carl Redding of Decatur visited T. C. Smith Sunday afternoon. Several from this place attended a party at the home of G. C. Vincent Saturday night. Miss Catherine Peck of Decatur spent the weekend with her parents and returned home with Miss Joe Peck. Mrs. Will Roden and daughter Vernie visited the Garrisons Saturday. 4-H Club members attended a rally in Decatur.
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Marvin Smith
Carl Redding
Decatur
T. C. Smith
Alva Johnson
Anna Lee
Louise
Vera Nell
Lucile Vice
Arkansas
Catherine Peck
M. G. Peck
Joe Peck
Dolphus Arrington
Birmingham
Charlie Vick
G. C. Vincent
Will Roden
Vernie
Arthur Garrison
Myrtle Old
Mary Nell Edmondson
C*aco
Egg sale notice from Mrs. Eliza Drinkard Eva
Bronze eggs offered at 15 cents each or 1.75 per dozen postpaid in zones 1 and 2. Outside zone add 2 cents per egg. Order now to receive eggs early. Address Mrs. Eliza Drinkard Rt. 1 Eva. A-26
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Eliza Drinkard
Rt. 1
Eva
Around The 5 Counties In The Decatur Area Weather Update
A Decatur area farmer labels the past week as working weather with cotton ready to plow and sweet potato planting underway. Tractors move berries citywide and interest in milk rises as two Alabama agricultural leaders Luther Fuller and Bill Diffenbeck visit to contact local farmers.
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Decatur
Cullman
Alabama
Luther Fuller
T.C. I
Bill Diffenbeck
Armour’s
Morgan County Registers First O. I. C. Herd
Walter Clopton has established the county's first registered O. I. C. herd. Drive south on the line to view Raymond Mathews's potato and cabbage crops thriving in Morgan County.
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Walter Clopton
Morgan County
Raymond Mathews
Prewar beef value vs today in farm economy
The piece compares 1909 to the present, noting beef on the hoof now yields 16 percent more buying power than grain or general farm products. It argues meat cattle profits exceed other farm outputs, and claims fewer meat cattle remain on U S farms today, with buyers unable to secure the same purchasing power from grain.
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U. S
Fund Sought for Evangelism Crusade By Presbytery
The Presbyterian Church U.S. seeks a 10000 dollar appropriation for a denomination wide evangelistic crusade. The request will be considered at the general assembly in Montreal North Carolina later this month. The committee also backs Bible teaching in public schools for full credit where possible and urges an evangelism body in each of 17 synods and 86 presbyteries without such a committee.
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Atlanta
Presbyterian Church
U. S
Permanent Committee On
General Assembly
Montreal
N. C
Hailstorm Kills Thousands of Chickens in Georgia
A severe hailstorm struck Macon Georgia killing 700 fryer chickens inside pens and another 2000 birds outside pens. Roy H Thompson reported the loss as the storm battered the city for about an hour early today.
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Macon
Georgia
Roy H. Thompson
Berg named chairman of Tennessee Tombigbee canal committee
H A Berg Birmingham industrialist was selected as chairman of Governor Dixon's citizens' committee promoting construction of a Tennessee Tombigbee canal via the Warrior river in Alabama with May 10 report.
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Montgomery
H. A. Berg
Birmingham
Dixon
Citizens’ Committee
Warrior River
Beef cattle balance in 1934 headcount vs meat supply
In 1934 population and banked wealth rose while beef herds fell by about 10 million since 1918. The Breeder's Gazette notes more money per person and 28 million more mouths to feed, prompting questions about the beef cattle industry’s future.
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Breeder's Gazette
Four Alabama 4-H Leaders Selected for National Camp
Auburn May 10 Four Alabama 4-H club members two boys and two girls have been chosen to represent Alabama at the thirteenth National 4-H Club Camp in Washington D C June 15 21 announced T A Sims state 4 H club leader of the Alabama Extension Service. The winners Annette Jones Newton Dale County Mary Guarisco Daphne Baldwin County Thomas Howard Johnson Jr Tallapoosa County and James Jerome Scott Ider DeKalb County were selected from more than 10 000 white club members for leadership and all around 4-H club work rather than project success.
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Auburn
Ala
Alabama
Washington
D. C
T. A. Sims
Alabama Extension Service
Annette Jones
Newton
Dale County
Mary Guarisco
Daphne
Baldwin County
Thomas Howard Johnson
Tallapoosa
James Jerome Scott
Ider
DeKalb County
Sims
All Tied Up Philadelphia Liquor Store Holdup
A group of six patrons pounded a locked state liquor store door ten minutes before closing. The robber, who had locked the door and drawn the shades, bound the three clerks with rope, then escaped through a rear door after taking 172 dollars from the registers.
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Philadelphia
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Holly St
Decatur, Ala
Farmers Exchange
D. P. & L. Cottonseed
L. C. Neely
Fairview
Farmall
C. C. Berry
Hartselle
Rt. 2
Bi. Co
A. Chambers
W. R. C. McWhorter
Rt. 3
Trinity, M-10
Lee Hornbuckle
Union Grove
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Hillsboro
M-3
J. L. McGhee
Priceville
McGhee
Raymon Matthews
McGrathery
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Flint
M. E. Bushly
Poland
Bushly
Lee
Jersey
J. M. Hartman
Somerville
Porto Rico
W. M. West
Hoyt Butler
Town Creek
C. C. Glenn
Guntersville Highway
H. Floyd Johnson
Reg. O. I. C. Boar
Clyde I. Montgomery
M-10
D. W. Thaxton
Black Jersey
Trinity
Tanner
W. T. Murphree
Murphree
Bee Line Highway
Walter Murphree
McCormack New
Clop‘ton Farm
Wheeler Highway
A. G. Cartee
I. C
Clapton Farm
E. D. Fennell
Paul C. Davis
Farmer's Gin Co
Mattie L. Sapp
Moulton Heights
Freeman Leeth
East Pike
William Preston
Frank Haney
E. E. Brown
Danville
T. R. Owen
W. C. Moses
Brooksville
Dilog
S. L. Plant
My Place
Five Points
M. Crow
John Deere
Robert L. Stephenson
Pidgeons
Express
McCormick-Deering Planters
McCormick-Deering Corn
Neal’s Auto Parts CO
First Avenue
Southern States Flour Co
Hi-Light
Sam P. Lyle
D. H. Fowler
Somerville Road
S. E. Owen
Fuller
Morgan County Pines
Grant’s For Values
W. T. Grant CO
Alf
Corews
YMAC
Alabama Motor CO
Tae
Alabama Business Institute
Purina
Startena
Turner Coal & Grain Co
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