Iranberry strawberry shipping sets new car record in 1927
The 1927 Iranberry strawberry season broke car shipping records with total 239 cars, surpassing the 1973 high. A seven week season saw near daily shipping, including a new single day record of 29 cars, amid cold weather and lower per acre yields. Nearby markets in Mobile Birmingham Atlanta Pensacola and Nash also received fruit.
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Berry
Als
Castleberry
Midwest
Mobile
Birmingham
Atlanta
Pensacola
Nash- Phish
Alabama
Éear
Oak Ridge Residents Visit Families in Birmingham and Neel
Oak Ridge notes report Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Sparkman returning to their Birmingham home after visits with parents. The Sparkman family and Zelma McGee and Mattie Huckaba spent Tuesday night with Ruba and Oler Sybert. Mrs. Willie Smith visited Mrs. W. L. Sparkman, and Bernice Chasteen of Neel is staying with her uncle and aunt Grady Chasteen.
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Leonard Sparkman
Birmingham
Mrs
Will Sparkman
Zelma McGee
Mattie Huckaba
Ruba
Oler Sybert
Bernice Chasteen of
Neel
Mr. and
Mrs.Grady
School Visitors Report These Local Visits
Chanteen records Miss Mozelle and Miss Stephenson visiting the school on Wednesday. Mrs Ida Parker and Mrs Mary Atkins visited the home of Mrs Ellen McClusky on Monday afternoon. Miss Vera Legg spent Tuesday with Vera and Stella Sparkman. Mrs Vinnien spent Wednesday with Mrs Lou Owens.
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Ida Parker
Mary Atkins
Ellen McClusky
Vera Legg
Vera
Stella Sparkman
Vinnien
Lou Owens
Conceit May Puff Two Men Up, Not Help Them Up
A concise thought on vanity inflating ego while not aiding real progress or advancement. The quote contrasts self inflated pride with practical steps to improve and rise.
Exports Show Slight Decrease in Alabama in 1923 and 1925
Alabama export values fell from 42 995 463 in 1923 to 249 027 031 in 1925 a decline of 3 031 563 according to a United States Commerce Department report. Major shipped items included unmanufactured cotton worth 20 652 236 boards planks and accessories 4 613 491 steel rails 4 179 005 and cotton cloth 2 920 342.
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United States Commerce Department
U S Exports 1926 Peak Driven by Prices, States Lead Trade
Exports from the United States in 1926 totaled a large value with a decline of 105 million dollars from the previous year. Lower prices for staple exports like cotton largely influenced trade, and New York led with 761 million dollars followed by Texas and Pennsylvania as top contributors.
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Ae Sea
New York
Texas
Pennsylvania
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State-by-State Funds Still Hitched to Revenue Totals
In a fragmented snippet the figures show California with 287.6 million dollars Michigan 262.5 million Louisiana 243.4 million New Jersey 220.5 million Illinois 211.9 million Ohio 171.5 million and Virginia 142.6 million in unspecified revenue allocations.
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Michigan
Louisiana
New Jersey
Finois
Ohio
Virginia
Daily Classifieds Page Seven Reader Share
Ninety percent of Daily readers engage the classified columns on page seven. The note highlights reader interest in the classifieds section and its prominence in the newspaper.
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Dixie Market
J. R. Doss
Oak Ridge News
Willie Smith
W. L. Sparkman
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Lula Stephenson
Arthur Sapp
Huntington
Ind
Ernational Rotary
Walter Goldberg
Anna Harris
Shoo Chum
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Southern Railway
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Memphis
Southern Railway System
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