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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1946
Page
7
Auburn Alabama John Ivey extension poultryman urges rigid culling to save grain for starving people and boost farmer income through organized sales. He cites last year’s results and USDA figures on culling impact and meat supply.
Five white inmates escaped from a Florida prison camp and were chased across South Alabama into Baldwin County. Inspector C. T. Barrett reports they abandoned a dump truck and then took a second car near Atmore as authorities continued the pursuit.
Guidance on planting strategies to extend sweet corn harvests, including multiple sowings, use of hybrid varieties, and timing to outwit the European corn borer. Practical tips cover field layout, spacing, fertilization, shallow cultivation, and dusting with DDT for pest control.
Mrs. Olga White visited Mrs. T K Hogan on Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Emmet Miller hosted relatives from Decatur. Ambers Hill and Mrs. James Bolan visited here while Seldon Kelsoe family spent time with J B Weaver. Lemine McGemore and Dessie Lamon from Decatur joined Emmet Miller’s family.
Crossword clues list undivided Greek letter rock etc with many numbered items and a cryptoquote line ending with a quotation from Sidney. The page also shows yesterday's answer and a note about a cryptoquote sentence.
Associate Farm Security supervisors from seventeen North Alabama counties met May 28 and 29 at Riverside High School Decatur. Miss Juliet Miller of Auburn led demonstrations on canning vegetables and poultry. A DDT spraying demonstration occurred May 29 on A D Landers’ Austinville farm. An educational program on DDT use for home and farm spraying runs statewide in Alabama. Demonstrations are held for Morgan County FSA families led by Elaine Goodwyn and Clermont Cash.
Mrs Fate Hughes spent last week with relatives in Jefferson county. Mrs Emma Stephenson of Decatur visited Mrs Edd Stephenson here last week. Mrs S L Hampton and Miss Marie Hampton were Decatur shoppers on Saturday. Mrs Chas Speake was in Decatur and Flint on Saturday. Mr and Mrs J S Pearce and son of Cullman County visited Mrs Pearce's mother Mrs S L Hampton then went to Mississippi. Mr and Mrs Dave MecMillian were in Hartselle on Saturday.
The Morris chair is named after William Morris an English poet artist and decorator who lived from 1834 to 1896.
Drought tales fade as Georgia livestock and crop notes highlight plentiful rainfall aiding pastures and chicken feeds while tobacco patches appear around Ardmore. DDT grazing studies suggest cattle gains with continued spraying and May rainfall in East Tennessee exceeds normal, signaling possible drought later. Milk and butter prices are expected to rise due to higher grain costs and dairy subsidy changes.
A newly developed black raspberry variety is being grown in West Virginia. The plant is vigorous and naturalized like the red raspberry. The fruit measures about three quarters of an inch in diameter and is described as of fair size and good quality in favorable seasons.
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