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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 14, 1941

Page

3

Local farm for sale and plant offerings advertisement

Several farm items advertised for sale including loose meadow hay at eight dollars per ton and baled hay at ten dollars. Porto Rico sweet potato plants offered at one dollar fifty cents per thousand. Jersey heifer expected to freshen in July priced thirty six dollars. Tomato plants cabbage plants pear plants and cottonseed listed with small unit prices. Contact J F Tanner Route 1 Eva A 30 R C McWhorter Route 3 Decatur A 30 and Wim Powell Route 3 Decatur A 30. Phone 351 W.

J. F. Tanner Eva Rock Creek Church Porto Rico W. R. C. McWhorter Decatur Nive Jersey Route 1 Charleston Stoneville R. C. McWhorter

Local observers share visits across Moran County families

Moran County residents report frequent weekend and Sunday visits among relatives and friends. Names include Green of Logan, Sherrod of Decatur, Puryear, Adams, Childers, Holmes, Lindler, and many others visiting in Decatur, Birmingham, Hartsville, and nearby towns.

Mother's Day program delights Morgan County audience

The Morgan County Forrest Chapel program led by local youths Sunday night charmed attendees. Residents and visitors from Decatur Lawrence County Rocky Ford Oak Ridge and Eva joined family and friends for a social afternoon and evening of community fellowship with numerous local names noted.

Shrubs From Woods Aid Morgan County 4 H Club Planting

D. D. Marshall reports Collins 4 H Club in Morgan county is excelling in landscape gardening. The group studied how shrubs grow in the woods and how to use native plants around homes and schools. They plan to return in winter to collect suitable plants for the community landscape under Homer Fisher and Mr. Higdon supervision.

D. D. Marshall Collins 4-H Club Morgan County Homer 8. Fisher Auburn Higdon

Carey area notes illness visits and family movements

Mrs Ophelia Rogers of Carey remains seriously ill with flu and rheumatism. Neighbors and relatives visit Carey residents. Several families travel from Athens Decatur Ardmore Birmingham to visit or attend funerals and assist with crops.

Ophelia Rogers Carey Mifinie Bailey Lewis Worthy Emmett Black LeRoy Dick Tunatill Della Black Athens Walter Christopher Arizona Duthher Hughes Magadaline Taylor Masles Buster Hamilton Lee Hardy Hartselle Wales Hartselle Powers Hospital P. C. Goforth Decatur Will Broadway Atha Hargroves Ardmore Lawrence Moore Birmingham R. C. Allen

Southeastern Area Cattle Market Report Shows Mixed Tone

Thomasville Ga reports uneven trading in the Southeastern markets with steadier to mildly higher prices for common and lower grades while medium to choice steers were mostly steady to weak. receipts at seven large plants totaled 1,284 cattle and 1,443 calves, with veal and calves scarce and sale prices cited across weight ranges.

Thomasville Agricultural Marketing Service

Hopewell Home Demonstration Club Meets for May Session

The Hopewell Home Demonstration Club met at Mrs. J. D. Hammond's home on May 12. Officers led the program with songs and creed, members discussed Mother's Day crafting, a British garment project, and a picture hanging demonstration. plans were made for a canned fruit exhibit for a five person family. Refreshments were served to thirteen members and two visitors.

Hopewell Home Demonstration Club J. D. Hammond

W. C. Warrick Draws First in Five of Seven Meetings

In Smithfield North Carolina on May 14 a civic club faces a possible halt to prize drawings after W C Warrick’s name has been drawn first in five of the last seven meetings.

Smithfield N. C Tate W. C. Warrick

Decatur Visits Byron Bridges and Relatives Sunday

Decatur residents visited Byron Bridges and family on Sunday afternoon. Mrs. J. R. Bolan spent Sunday night with her daughter Mrs. S. J. Curtis and family. Roy Gibson of Ashville is visiting his sister Mrs. M. M. Kyle and Mr. Kyle.

Sheffield Dave Daniels Gill Giles Murray Kentucky L. H. Merrell Eva Darrell Funderburk Peggy Merrell Cullman H. G. Self John Halecombe George Bell Brooks Lindler Decatur Mra. Conner Livingston Dorthy Jean R. A. Ryan Greg Livingston Terril Wallace Mra. Ervin Story Erby Tompson Harold Dee Jones Neel Ben Moore Oak Ridge Rewis Ward Ward W. D. Bullard Marie Caddo Adele Sims Edd Maddox Wallace Sima Virginia Dare Mis Thervil Wallace Ben Roberts White Buron Bridges Othello Margaret Rodgers WA. Sharpton Quiller Knight Ernie Bolan Birmingham J. Curtis Maverine McDonald Byron Bridges J. R. Bolan S. J. Curtis Roy Gibson Ashville M. M. Kyle Kyle

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