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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 25, 1955

Page

8

For Sale Real Estate and Livestock Listings

Running water and two connected houses on Thiacktop Road midway between Union Hill and Morgan City. Will sell together or separately. Also several ads: 8 pigs nine weeks old. a brown and white pony two years old. a new four room house for sale or rent near Oak Ridge School and church. eight one room and two missing details. seven room house with 13 acres near Brooks ville. Listings include names and routes: W W Owen Route 1 Union Grove. Warren Maddox Route 2 Hart selle. A D Corben Austinville Flint Road. Jimmy Route 2 Ardmore Tenn. Mrs Earl Sparkman Route 2 Hartselle. Fred Robinson Route 2 Decatur. Ed Baners Route 1 Somerville.

Thiacktop Road Union Hill Morgan City W. W. Owen Union Grove Oak Ridge School Earl Sparkman Hartselle

Soil Conservation Notes On Terraces And Feed Crops At Wheeler Refuge

The Wheeler Wildlife Refuge advances conservation with terrace lines run by Steve Walden and Walter Campbell to channel runoff to vegetative outlets. Field observations highlight Casey peas as a winter cover crop on class 2w and 3w land, green manuring of fifteen acres, and diverse plantings including button clover and bahia grass outlets. Local staff and visitors note successful cultivation and ongoing planned rotations to maintain cover crops and soil health.

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Steve Walden Walter Campbell Robert Summerford Falkville Robert O. C. Medlock Soil Conservation Service Auburn Ala SCS Medlock Northwest Alabama Soil Conservation District van Glasscock Hartselle Button M. L. Skidmores C. G. Sharps Priceville Bahia John Lile Trinity

Morgan Dress Revue Set For May 30 At Hartselle Church

Morgan County Home Demonstration Club members will model fifty four cotton dresses at the annual dress revue on Monday May 30 at 1 30 p m at the Hartselle Methodist Church Youth chairman Mrs Orb Penn sponsors with assistance from Mrs Boonie Drinkard The program includes musical selections readings and a 4 H fashion revue featuring winners from local schools A tea hosted by 4 H girls will follow for club leaders and guests Public invited and participants to arrive by 1 30 p m

Morgan County Home Demonstration Club County Home Demonstration Club Hartselle Methodist Orb’ Penn Boonie Drinkard Hartselle Marilyn Bentley Sandra Bennett Nancy Stroup Brenda Aldridge Anita Tankersley Susan Drinkard Carol Creel Carolyn Henderson Beverley Penn Regnie Donnie Sparkman Martha Blankenship Priceville School Betty Judy McKee Anita Oakes Eva School Ann Simmons Lacey

Farm Progress Here and There in a Quiet Rural Evening

Maynard Layman paints a rural vignette of farm life with scenes of home repairs, frog concerts, blackbird swarms, pond-filled landscapes across eight counties, a moonlit night, forges and carping, plus travelers and a highway accident sparking chatter.

Maynard Layman

Two Falkville FFA Members To Receive State Degree

Two Falkville FFA members James Smith and John Knight Jr will receive the State Farmer degree at the Alabama FFA Association Convention in Auburn in June. Selection honors reflect outstanding supervised farming programs scholastic records and leadership in FFA school and community. James Smith serves as chapter president and has strong Beta club involvement while John Knight Jr is chapter reporter and active in Beta drama and student government.

James Smith John Knight, Jr Falkville F.F.A Alabama F.F.A. Association Auburn C. R. Owens Owens W. C. Payne Falkville High School James Smith Beta Club Fred C. Smith John Knight

John Knight Jr. Seeks State Farmer Role in FFA

John Knight Jr., 15, son of Mr and Mrs John E E Knight, serves as County Reporter for next year in FFA and is a candidate for State office. His listed projects include broilers hogs corn and cattle with anticipated income of 297.19 this year. He reports 251.85 net income in the previous year and outlines progress on market hogs, broilers, sow and litter, breeding stock, calves, layers, gilts, and 12 acres of corn.

John John EE. Knight F.F.A John Knight, Jr

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