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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1950
Page
8
A string of classified sale notices lists an electric range and refrigerator, flower bulbs, and two bulls with ages and registrations. Additional entries seek two renters and a 39 acre farm with house, barns, wells, and routes. Also notes Joe Sewell’s 1925 and 1929 single season strikeouts.
Demopolis furthers agricultural market growth as the city expands its coliseum and livestock market while hosting Alabama’s first Ayshire Sale. The steady progress mirrors Decatur’s development, highlighting ongoing regional competition as farmers face price gaps between giving and asking prices in unprotected versus protected markets.
The Decatur poultry sector moves quickly with a cargo plane delivering baby chicks from the East to the Valley on Tuesday. A second plane will follow in a few days, pushing the section to increase hatching eggs to meet rising demand.
Rep. Walter Huber of Ohio expresses support for a farm price support program, arguing the individual farm family cannot adequately protect itself from market fluctuations and economic pressures. He outlines why a nationwide mechanism is needed to stabilize farm income and safeguard rural livelihoods.
Vice President Barkley names John Sparkman chair of a special committee on small business. In August he becomes a driving Senate voice for price control. President Truman adds Sparkman to a U.S. UN group, highlighting his farm boy success.
After two years of planning by the Junior Chamber of Commerce and Home Demonstration women, the fair at the coliseum is set to open. Best wishes are extended to all involved in this community event.
County Agent L. T. Wagnon announced a soil moving demonstration to be held Thursday on the Suggs place at Brooksville. About 15 acres will be prepared and planted during the day with heavy equipment from the section on hand.
Ardmore continues to expand its economy with a hosiery mill following previous dairy and milk market ventures, signaling ongoing town development and job creation.
Edgar Nave, a young East Limestone High student, built a milk cart using two bicycle wheels and lumber to haul milk cans from the barn to the highway. The Nave family lives near Ardmore Neuray, about five miles north of Athens, and Edgar hauls the milk as part of farm chores.
The Sand Mountain quartet presented at Ryan school Saturday night with an all day singing Sunday drawing many visitors and good singers. The Jewel Knight G A visited Henry Stiles while L W Moon drove the group in his truck. Various locals attended visits, moves, and births, and the Ryan PTA held its first meeting of the season in the school library with officer and committee updates.
A large barn has been built for the community livestock market and will host its first sale around October 1. The occasion marks the leading progressive project in our valley region.
The Falkville high school junior class elected officers led by Seldon Hardin Jr as president and Jimmie Gibbons as vice president Ellen Duncan secretary and Bobby Dumas treasurer Kay Bryant reporter Margie Powell historian Franklin Harrison and Kathleen Holladay as song leaders Mrs J B Elliott is class sponsor.
Canned sweet potatoes provide a quick scalloped dish to accompany cold meats. Slice into a baking dish, season with salt and pepper, add bits of butter or margarine and a touch of brown sugar. Bake in a moderate oven until heated through and lightly bubbly.
The Cotaco FFA program committee met August 30 and outlined a tentative year of talks and events. Topics include junior dairy men contest by Neil Underwood of Carnation Milk in Decatur on September 14 1950 and breeding program guidance by Page of the Artificial Breeding Association in Hartselle on October 12 1950.
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