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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 25, 1927

Page

7

Cotton farmers in South diversify to grain, peanuts

In the South farmers move beyond cotton to grow wheat and grain, oats and poultry. Peanuts prove especially profitable, sometimes yielding twice cotton income, with easy cultivation on suitable land and strong demand for the Spanish variety. Flooded Mississippi Valley prospects and Governor Wellborn anticipate higher cotton prices as exports may exceed previous years.

South International News Service Atlanta Virginia Cece Act Season: Rust the Seer M. B Federal Reserve Bank Wellborn

Kiwanis to Meet at Decatur YMCA Thursday

Decatur Kiwanis Club will gather at 12 15 PM on Thursday at the Y M C A Secretary Rankin announced today for the weekly meeting and planning session.

Kiwanis Decatur Kiwanis Club Rankin

Weather Update From Decatur It Cools Gloomily

Decatur records a high of 76 and a low of 656 as cooling breezes sweep the day. The Daily offers second sheets at 80 cents per thousand.

Mercury Decatur A. Hi

Rural Life Club Reorganizes for 1927 Work

Ruth Benson reports the Rural Life section notes the sewing club's reorganization for 1927 with officers Lucille McDaniel president Ruthinson vice president Ruby McDaniel secretary treasurer Hilda Roberta song leader and Gertrude Bowen assistant leader. Members buy materials, Miss Hamilton leads sewing lessons and community service guidance to raise living standards and club loyalty for the year.

Ruth Benson Gir Lucille McDaniel Ruthinson Ruby McDaniel Treasury Hilda Roberta Gertrude Bowen Cice Cleere Tomlison

Equitable Life to Sell Decatur Lot at Public Outcry

Default on a mortgage from Ervin W. Phillips and Jennie Linda Phillips dated May 1 1922 leads Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States to offer Lot 15 Block 26 Addition 2 Decatur Land Improvement & Furnace Co to Decatur Alabama at public sale in Decatur Morgan County on June 6 1927 to satisfy the debt and charges.

Ervin W. Phillips Jennie Linda Phillips Morgan County Alabama Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States Decatur Decatur Land Improvement & Furnace Company Equitable Life Assurance Society OF the JU A. J. Harris

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