Spraying Cattle and Poultry Advice From 1918 Club Bulletin
An old bulletin urges spraying cattle for horn flies stable flies and mosquitoes with 50 percent DDT powder mixed in water using various sprayers. It also advises vaccinating pullets against fowlpox at 8 to 10 weeks and promoting green feed to improve pullet quality and reduce costs. Houston County 4 H Club members are told to bring beef calves to Ramsey and Sons Stock Yard on April 14 between 1:00 and 4:00 pm for the Tri-States Fat Stock Show preparation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston County
Tri-States
Ramsey and Sons
Houston County 4-H and Extension Agents Talk
The Houston County extension program reports a bug making demonstration at club meetings this week led by four 4-H girls and notes on thinning peaches in May to size fruit. It warns flies are thick around barns and homes and recommends spraying outbuildings with DDT to reduce pests and disease risk.
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Houston County Home Demonstration Club
Dupree
Silas Sellers
Center
W. E. Buie
Curtis Casey
Kinsey
M. C. Nowell
Taylor
Maxine Jones
Juliette Lisenby
Coward
Lovene Crowley
Dorothy Mack
Ardilla
Dorothy Howell
Betty Joyce Holmes
Madrid
Fat Stock Show Draws 4 H Club to April 14
All 4 H Club members are urged to attend the Tri States Fat Stock Show on April 14, 1948, with planned activities and demonstrations for youth involvement and livestock judging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
4-H Club
Tri-States
Tractor Drawn Balers Transform Farming Methods
One of the greatest revolutions in farming in the last decade is the tractor drawn hay baler. About 32 percent of last year's hay crop was baled in the field, signaling growing field efficiency and reduced handling.
Night of Fire and Looting Destroys Capital Center
A reporter describes mobs surrounding the capital, burning the cathedral area, demolishing council rooms, and looting downtown shops. Soldiers arrive as rioters torch buildings while gunfire and a heavy rain fail to halt the mayhem. Fire, destruction, and emptiness mark the aftermath in the plaza and Seventh Avenue shopping district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean LaGrange
Agence France Presse
LaGrange
Plaza San Vietorio
Seventh Avenue
General Electric
Elizabeth 9
Arden
Pythagoras Lodge Announces Tuesday Masonic Temple Meeting
Pythagoras Lodge will hold its regular business and work meeting Tuesday at T pom at the Masonic Temple. On Thursday a Dothan Commandery brief session will be held at 7 p.m. The Commandery regular meeting is postponed due to other special meetings that day. A team from the Montgomery Lodge of Perfection attends.
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Pythagoras Lodge
T Pom
Masonic Temple
Dothan Commandery
Commandery
Montgomery Lodge of Perfection
Agriculture Leaders Preview Alabama State Fair Tour
About two percent of the state's agriculture leaders gather in Birmingham for a preview of the Alabama State Fair and Birmingham Stock Show and Rodeo. Chamber officials outline plans for both events and lead a tour of the fairgrounds ahead of the stock show's May 3 start and the fall fair date.
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Birmingham
Chamber of Commerce
James C Roland 54 Dies in Hodgesville
James Claude Roland fifty four of Cottonwood route two was found dead in Mixon Store Hodgesville at 9 30 p m Sunday He was a lifelong resident of Houston County Surviving include widow four daughters son two sisters a brother and seven grandchildren Funeral held 10 a m today Mount Enon Church with Rev C C Balcom officiating Burial in church cemetery Johnson Funeral Home in charge pallbearers listed.
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James Claude Roland
Cottonwood
Mixon
Hodgesville
Roland
Houston County
W. C. Johnson
Dothan
D. QO. Tucker
Graceville
G. L. McCord
Berbie Roland
James D. Roland
J. A. Heath
G. G. Dunn
Panama City
M. M. Roland
Mount Enon Church
C. C Balcom
Church
Johnson Funeral Home
Charlie McCarthy Quips Dummy Run on NBC Broadcast
Hollywood AP reports Charlie McCarthy's quips on Edgar Bergen's radio show failed to reach a nationwide NBC audience due to a telephone relay slip. The $25,000 program was a rehearsal with Bergen's troupe and piano music, originating from Claremont.
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Hollywood
Charlie McCarthy
Edgar Bergen
Charlie
National Broadcasting Company
Bergen
Claremont
Here
NBC
Parker Rites Held for Mrs C M Parker in Niceville Florida
Mrs C M Parker age 53 died after a long illness at her Niceville home. Native of Houston County she moved to Niceville 20 years ago. She belonged to Mt Ararat Baptist Church and is survived by a daughter Annie Jewell Simpler of Niceville two sons Edward R Parker and Henry Floyd Parker both of Niceville five sisters three brothers and three grandchildren. Funeral was at Union Hill Church with Rev Albert Davis officiating burial in church cemetery Ward Wilson handled arrangements pallbearers were her nephews.
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Stern Parker
Niceville
Fla
Houston County
Parker
Mt. Ararat
Dothan
Edna Adams
Ashford
Clio Spiller
Columbus
Magdeline Bury
Ohio
Sam Maddox
Fred Maddox
Johnny Maddox
Cottonwood
Union Hill Church
Albert Davis
Ward-Wilson
Guardian's Settlement Notice in Houston County Alabama
Multiple probate notices from Houston County Alabama appear. Guardian George Henry Jordan seeks final settlement for Cornelia Jordan a non compos mentia with disability removed. Court sets April 24 1948 for settlement and contest. Also notice of administration for Frances C Kirkland deceased with claims due by law and administratrix Pearlie Maddox to notify creditors. Also a local ad note about gold lingerie clasps returning with spring fashion.
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George Henry Jordan
Cornelia Jordan
At Fe
Houston County
Alabama
Frances C. Kirkland
J. A. Tacie
Pearlie Maddox
Franden C. Kirkland
NBC to decide who bears 25000 bill after line trouble
NBC is checking to determine who will have to foot the $25,000 bill but the sponsors are protected against such an eventuality. Line trouble briefly blacked out the Jack Benny program. Benny was off the air for two and a half minutes as the Palm Springs origin and Hollywood connection faltered.
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NBC
Jack Benny
Benny
Palm Springs
Calif
Hollywood
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Marian Clark
Vonette Johnson
Jean Meredith
Louise Brunner
Wanda Jean Napier
Cottonwood High
Eliza Mae Sellers
Dorothy Pierce
Opaline
J. B. Davis
Sinclair Refining Co., Agt
Dr.r.l. Tindell
Optometrist
Main Street
Blumberg’s
F.F. A
Ramsey’s Stockyard
Sherman Lumber CO
Cherry ST
THE
BAY Line
Biveiaves
James C. Roland
C. M. Parker
Guardian's
State OF
J. A. Tacue
Ers
Hayden and
Jack Brayer
South Oates
For All
Sorrells and
Bradford Milling Company
High School
the Trading Post
Oliver
D. R. Hannera
Enterprise Highway
E. H W. Pierce
Rt. 2
Pleasant Grove Church
Bobby Watson
Headland
Ala
D. T. Dean
Sanitary Dairy
H. Farmall Tractor
Alford Granberry, Rt. 1
Webb, Ala
John Deere
Bermuda
F. E. Thomley
Newton
Henry Smith
Slocomb
B. Nelson
Campbellton
Campbellton - Marianna
French M. Mixson
Herman Mercer
Rt. 1
Columbia
Floyd Armatrong
Rt. 3
Hartford
Hartford-Bonifay Highway
Fadette
Mra
A. R. Holloway
F. Whitaker
Grover Smith
Daleville
Robert F. Sandlen
Keyton
Holland
Sam J. Varich
Mia
Lee Merritt
Airport Road
Jimmie D. Cobb
Hartford Highway
Chevrolet
N. H. Armstrong
Memphis Church
Mae Hollis
Route 3
Box 214
Delco
H. PriUine
Greenwood
Sazae
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