Community Notes From Morgan County Gather Weekends Events
Families from Priceville Hartselle Union and Nashville visited relatives in the Morgan County area. Funeral attendance at New Friendship and a Center Springs decoration drew large crowds.
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Tim Sharp
Priceville
Tomimie Breeding
Earl Dean
Union
Hue
Sharp
Vestor Winton
Vaughn
O. T. Sharp
Harts@le
Bruce Lemmond
Edward Holmes
J. D. Moody
Gertrude Sivley
Rudolph Sivley
Hollis Breeding
Nashville
Claud Blankenship
New Friendship
Center Springs
Barnam Sharp
Henry—Williams
Florette
M._C. Sharp
Milton Sharp
Hartseller
Jean -Vice
Floyd
Livley
Howard Dobbs
Baby
Aaron Maze
Wagen
Esley Champion
Lester Whitten
Chance X Roads Farming Delayed by Rain at Chance Cross Roads
Community notes from Chance Cross Roads record rain delaying farming. Mr and Mrs Marvin Persall and family attend worship and decoration at Jones Chapel. Persall family visits, meals, and social visits with neighbors. Mrs Raymond Persall seeks treatment in Decatur. Bible study and preaching schedule noted for Lord's Day.
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Chance Cross Roads
Marvin Persall
Jones Chapel
Raymond Persall
Sam Fain
Walter Persall
Bill Hopper
Claude Hathcote
Ronnie
Meelvin White
James Nichols
Orin
Raymond Persalll
Decatur
Willie Bee
Roberson
Oscar
Maud Dean Ponder
Mavis— Persall
Rainfall Short of Normal in Tennessee Basin April
April rainfall across the Tennessee river basin ran below normal with 4.0 inches in Chattanooga 0.88 of a normal and 3.4 inches under the April normal for Chattanooga. The report notes weaker than average precipitation across the region.
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Tennessee
Tennessee River
Chattanooga
Gillie Orr Horse Advocate Dies in Columbia
Sorrow fills the Valley as Gillie Orr, author of many horse articles and longtime Lions Club helper at local horse shows, dies yesterday at his Columbia home. The piece recalls his call to "Rack your horses please" at Benson Field and notes ongoing rose garden stories on Sherman Street, including a notable Peace rose.
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Gillie’ Orr
Columbia
Lions Club
Benson Field
Sherman Street
Edgar Henson
Rochester
Star of
Holland
Mrs. Henson
Newspaper visitors discuss winter grazing program visit
Sunday and Monday visitors from The Herald Williston North Carolina and Everett Winters of the Mississippi Valley Association toured the A D Sample farm Morgan County and John Lile farm Colbert with H N Tucker of Soil Conservation. Polk comments highlight wheat planting and grazing math for cattle herds.
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Harry E. Polk
The
Herald
Williston
N. C
Everett Winters
Mississippi Valley Association
A. D. Sample
Morgan County
John Lile
Colbert
H. N. Tucker
Soil Conservation
Polk
Mr. Polk
Tractor Harvest Opens Early Cash Crop On Varn Cotton
In Morgan County on Joe Wheeler Highway west of Decatur, John B. Sewell began cutting the first field crop Tuesday morning. The initial cut is on varn cotton in the neighboring field, with prospects the crop will be integrated into farming programs to provide early spring cash income.
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Morgan County
Joe Wheeler
Decatur
John B. Sewell
Alfalfa Dehydrator Expands in Belle Mina Valley
Report notes growing alfalfa acreage in the valley with a dehydration plant at Belle Mina operating long hours. Observers in Mooresville section saw helicopters at work in fields as acreage increase signals greater production potential.
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Belle Mina
Mooresville
Cotton Chopping Starts in 1949 South Limestone Area
Yesterday morning the crew was along the Jom Wheeler highway to Town Creek when rains halted field work. By noon Tuesday Bob Bibb said a few were chopping cotton on higher spots in South Limestone, marking the first chopped cotton in the area this year.
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Town Creek
Bob Bibb
South Limestone
Toney Farmer Reaps 78 Bales From 50 Acres of Cotton
A Huntsville Times report details a Toney area farmer harvesting 78 bales of cotton from 50 acres. The piece highlights efficient yields and provides context on local farming practices and prosperity.
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Huntsville Times
Toney
Madison County
McClanahan and Lee Expand to Rabbit Farming
McClanahan and Lee, longtime Decatur locksmiths, have diversified to rabbit farming on Priceville Mountain. The firm reports over 300 rabbits at their place and more than 80 marketed last week, with Mac pleased by the venture. The Montgomery Advertiser notes Madison County farmers forming 112 corn clubs this season for contests.
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Mecclanahan and Lee
McClanahan
Decatur
Price- Ville Mountain
McClanahan and Lee
Mac
Madison
Madison County
Madison county corn and cotton yields rise with expanded contest
County agents report test demonstration yields across Madison and neighboring counties show significant gains over county averages. DeKalb, Cullman, Marshall, Jackson, Limestone, Lawrence, and Madison counties posted higher whole farm yields per acre, with Madison leading in corn and cotton output as the corn club expands to more entrants.
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Madison
Alabama
Corn Club
Auburn
Little
Madison County
Jackson County
Limestone County
Lawrence County
Soil Conservation Crews Survey Terrace Lines Statewide
County Soil Conservation Service workers saw a surge in requests this spring for terrace lines and waterway staking. In March and April two to three crews surveyed and staked terraces for farmers allied with the Northwest Alabama Soil Conservation District.
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Soil Conservation Service
Northwest Alabama’ Soil Conservation District
Te Morris
Lee Simpson
R. H Flack
Zee
Lauderdale County Farmer Diversifies Cropping and Livestock
Florence Alabama Homer R Abernathy a Lauderdale county farmer pursues diversification. He started with alfalfa sericea hybrid corn cotton and terracing then added fescue crimson clover sericea mix crimson clover and wheat. A small dairy herd and hens supply milk and eggs for local sale as pasture improves profitability.
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Florence
Ala
Homer R. Abernathy
G. L
Lauderdale County
Homer
Praying Mantises Report Female Consumes Males in Mating
A historical note describes a female praying mantis known to devour as many as eight enamored males during mating, illustrating extreme postures in natural behavior with a focus on the female predator.
Eva Classes Plant Shrubs At Eva High School
Sr II Agriculture and Home Economics classes supervised by L G McDonald and Miss Jo Hamilton conducted a three year landscaping project. They grew 563 plants from 5000 cuttings and valued the stock at 342 dollars 15 cents. Plants were placed around the New Teachers Home on the Eva High School campus and shared with class members for home landscaping.
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Eva
L. G McDonald
Jo Hamilton
Jr. III
Mr. McDonald
Eva High School
Voc
Agri
Darrell Childers
G. C. Childers
Grady Duskin
Willie Bee Frost Levi George
J. L. Hopper
Jimmie Latham
Bobby Ozbolt
Joe Ozbolt
Faye Adams
Fewel-Alexander
Evelyn Brown
Ella Dean Bryan
Eunice Elrod
Wilma’ Evans
Rabel Graham
Elnor Pearl Hal
Wanda Lee Holmes
Virginia Lee
Carolyn Murphree
Jean Oden
Oreda Ryan
Juanita Ryan
Margaret Weaver
Dorothy Homes
Odom Hawkins
Cotton Choppers Seek Farm Labor Through Employment Office
The Alabama State Employment Service urges interest in cotton chopper work as farms prepare for a busy season. The Farm Unit already has orders and offers placement help, transportation arrangements, and quick signup at the Decatur office located at 1010 Ferry Street. Call 167 for details.
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Alabama State Employment Service
Ferry Street
Decatur
Alabama
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