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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1955

Page

8

Morgan group members tour Birmingham and state capitol

H D C Women Of Morgan visited Birmingham and the Alabama state capitol during National Home Demonstration Week May 17. The trip included sites in Belle Mina and the Tenn Valley substation. An assortment of local classifieds followed with livestock plants and sale notices from Decatur Hartselle Danville and other nearby towns.

Alabama Morgan County Law

County Home Demonstration Tour Heads Through Historic Alabama Sites

Lawrence County women toured state institutions on a one day educational trip led by W. D. Whitfield leaving Hartselle at 8:00 a m May 10. Stops included Kilby Prison capitol Jefferson Davis Home History of Archives Vulcan Gardens Julia Tutwiler Prison and Bryce Hospital with lodging at the Jefferson Davis Hotel in Montgomery.

Rence County Home Demonstration Club W. D. Whitfield Huntsville Alabama Hartselle Kilby State Capitol Jefferson Davis History of Archives Montgomery Vulcan Gardens Birmingham Julia Tutwiler Wetumpka Bryce Hospital University of Alabama Tuscaloosa Jasper Jefferson Davis Hotel Emma Sparkman Austinville J. F. England Claudie Scott Massey Sebren Garner Harry Wiggins Hopewell Comfort Willis Carnal Jennings Theo Burrell Valdermosa O. C. Couch G. W. Walters Phillip Walters Union Hill W. D. Shadix Gum Pond Coy Atkins Roman Neel H. R. Livingston Lonnie Oden Eva Fred Summerford Round Top George Collins Royce Sims Trinity Carl Stockton Raymond Clark Pleasant Hill W. A. Cramer T. B. Stanford Southeast Decatur Lucille Hawkins Martha Faye Pettus Hugh L. Hawkins Collinsville Neel Austin Lorene Holland

Soil Conservation District News Terracing Efforts Highlighted in Cullman County

Cullman County farmers surveyed over 45 miles of terrace lines on district farms in February through April, with nearly half the work in April. Officials warn that delaying terracing reduces time to finish quality builds before planting. Poorly built terraces risk ineffective water management and potential harm.

Cullman— Whew Scs Cullman County Soil Conservation District

Painted dog spotted in Pottstown after orchard spray

A dog in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, wandered the street in a yellow hue after a nearby orchard was treated with copper sulfate spray. Workmen noted the chemical clung to the animal for days following the spraying.

Pottstown

McWhorter and McMillan Mentioned in Moulton Notice

C. C. McWhorter and Mrs. Nelda McMillan are identified in a Moulton area notice, listing names linked to a local matter. Further details remain unread in the fragment.

C. C. McWhorter Nelda McMillan Moulton

Izaac Walton League Plan Aims at Crop Reduction

The Izaac Walton League proposes USDA leases to remove cultivated land from production to restore demand balance. Leases run five to twenty years with conditions for conditioning and planting, land eligibility, and a sliding rental based on parity and restoration need.

USDA Department of Agriculture Secretary of Agriculture

4 H Club Meeting on Egg Production

Mr Charles D Rutledge Assistant County Agent met Gum Pond 4 H Club on May 5 with Kenneth Holmes presiding Travis Vides giving the devotional and members leading the flag pledge and songs Sing A Song and Three Fishermen Gary Ryan reading last meeting minutes The group presented a program on Produce High Quality Eggs Rutledge summarized the meeting and noted additional egg production facts The meeting adjourned until next year

Charles D. Rutledge Gum Pond Kenneth Holmes Travis Vides Gary Ryan Rutledge

Swedish Log Houses Introduced to America in 1638

Swedish settlers introduced log houses to America in 1638 in what is now Wilmington Delaware. The note places early colonial housing innovations with Nordic influence in the mid 17th century.

America Wilmington, del

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