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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1943
Page
2
Farmers guide to pest control outlines common garden insects such as aphids cabbage worm Mexican bean beetle and tomato frost worm. It details remedies including nicotine sulphur paste arsenates and Bordeaux spray with warnings on timing and effectiveness.
AUBURN Alabama reports farmers can plant more peanuts with no feared market trouble this year. Last year some growers shipped pears uts to distant warehouses but now each peanut goal area will have a receiving point. Farmers will sell their peanuts directly to cooperatives and handlers when shellers or oil mills lack facilities.
Farmers delivering peanuts to the warehouse will be paid in cash or by check at the door, with settlement processed through a local bank.
Farmers in AUSURN Alabama have boosted interest in soybeans as an oil crop due to lighter labor demands than cotton or peanuts. Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station tests favor Ogden for oil yield and resistance, with Mam-Joxi and Clemson as other options. Planting guidance covers varieties, seeding rates from 30 to 60 pounds per acre, fertilization with 24-10 or superphosphate, and timely harvest to avoid shattering and heating.
Auburn Alabama farmers are urged to plant sweet potatoes this spring as a low effort way to boost food supply for next fall and winter. The crop can substitute for melons cucumbers and short staple cotton, with favorable prices supporting a solid return for the 1945 season. Sponging dark material with a water ether solution is suggested for cleaning seeds.
Auburn experts say yellow corn is superior to white for all livestock, especially chickens, due to vitamin A. It supports laying, hatch, and faster chick growth while preventing xerophthalmia. An estimate shows 45 bushels yellow corn plus ingredients to brood 300 chicks and raise 100 pullets, with one bushel per hen yearly.
Auburn Alabama reports a dramatic statement on the global food shortage with figures describing enormous supplies of eggs cattle milk hogs peanuts and sheep. The piece emphasizes unprecedented demand and vast quantities to meet world needs.
Retailers were reminded they must keep a weekly record of all meats cheese and fats sold and file an inventory with the county War Price and Rationing Board on May 1. The record covers canned meats cheese butter and other fat with a May 1 through May 14 period for registration of allotments.
Farmers can turn wood from woodland into fuel wood and other products like sawings, poles, and piling. Charles Ross of the Extension service notes growing demand for fuel wood due to fuel shortages and outlines methods, tools, and markets. County agents and the state extension office offer guidance on cutting, hauling, grading logs, splitting, piling, and avoiding defects to maximize returns.
Chinese communique reports Japan used scores of bombers in its largest recent offensive in the Taihang mountains on the Henan Shansi border. About 4000 Japanese aim to dislodge Chinese forces from mountain passes near the Pinghan Kow railway, with heavy fighting reported at multiple passes. Chinese forces say they broke into a small town near Kinhwa causing heavy enemy casualties and destroying barracks, as eight Japanese planes raided Klenow river center.
In Alabama, a week end operation led to about 15 arrests in Phenix City and Montgomery seizure of 225 to 250 slot machines. Raids targeted seven establishments with more sites under scrutiny as authorities pursued gambling device charges.
Governor Chauncey Sparks of Alabama and Governor Kilis Arnal of Georgia were invited to meet Under Secretary of War Robert Patterson in Atlanta to discuss wartime industry conditions. Industrial leaders from the two states planned an off the record discussion after a national radio broadcast, with tours of Bethlehem plant and local military facilities lined up.
Guidance from nutritionist Miss Bimmoe on farm homemaking urges households to grow year round gardens, store produce, and stretch dollars. Advice covers buying staple, whole grain items, cooking at home, packing lunches, and avoiding waste while engaging home demonstration agents for production and conservation plans.
AP reported two leaders of a 25-prisoner escape from White Marble prison Beldevile were captured near Macon Georgia. Leland Harvey and D C Black were seized after officers spotted a car and later surrounded the occupants. Firearm ammunition was found in the vehicle. Harvey and Black planned to ride north after nightfall and were held in Bibb County jail pending return to the state prison. Four escapees remain at large: Hubert Dickinson Robert Proszptwz R B Meeke and George Mike.
Washington lawmakers back a civilian supply bill that would strip authority from the War Production Board and place key control with James Byrnes. Taft and Maloney push the measure toward House approval, though objections from Nelson threaten delays. Byrnes would arbitrate disputes among civilian agencies, Army, and Navy, expanding home front powers.
A trainer plane crashed during a routine training flight near Meadland killing Second Lieutenant Raymond G. Spencer and Cadet Jack Howell. The aviation training base at Negiet Field announced the fatalities and said officers will investigate the crash cause. Raymond G. Spencer was from Pelham New Hampshire and attended school in Lowell Massachusetts. Jack Howell was son of Mr and Mrs Chester Roberts of Asheville North Carolina and was married to Mary Louise McSMehan of Coleman Avenue Asheville.
Houston County farmers show rapid growth in peanut production per the latest census by the Department of Commerce. In the year, county acreage rose from 24 to 34 acres with a total yield of 14,038,391 pounds, ranking 20th among 100 counties. Wars and rising demand boost forecast to about 80,000 acres this year.
A Montgomery federal grand jury returned twenty indictments last week in the Middle District of Alabama Southern Division. Fourteen defendants are out on bond, others await arraignment. Seven indictments allege violations of the Internal Revenue Act. Named defendants include Johnson Blackshear Henry County Jacob E Pearce Walter Graham Rosie Johnson Willie Tindal James Martin Bill Martin J C Lewis Joe Paw Johnny Fred Spang Charlie Chitty Tee Palmer Elton Forrester Alva Joseph Early Geneva County for Narcotic Act violation.
The United States Civil Service Commission seeks registered nurses for general staff duty in federal hospitals treating veterans, injured seamen, and servicemen. Entrance salary is $1800 per year with overtime for over 40 hours weekly. Applications from federal offices and sent to the Civil Service Commission in Washington, DC.
Wholesalers from Lothan and Houston County are invited to a night session to learn rationing rules. Representatives from the State OPA office in Montgomery will lead both gatherings. The meeting for wholesalers is set at the Houston Memories Library at 7:30 pm tomorrow, while shoe dealers meet at the county courthouse at 3 pm Wednesday. The official says rationing rules remain the least understood part of the program.
Newport News Va AP. The Intrepid, third aviation carrier built at Newport News shipyard since Pearl Harbor, was christened and launched after a brief ceremony. Keel laid December 3841. the ship moved to her first berth as tugs assisted.
Washington AP reports Republicans formed a 33 member postwar study committee to scrutinize domestic issues expected after the war. Joseph W. Martin Jr. leads the effort with Rep. Charles A. Wolverton and Sen. Dirksen among initial appointees. They warn of major domestic dislocations affecting industry mining agriculture and employment.
Deputies in Dothan and Houston County report a quiet weekend with multiple arrests. The sheriff’s force led with 19 defendants charged mainly with gambling, all allegedly African American. City police rounded up 28 suspects for prohibition violations, drunkenness, disorderly conduct, vagrancy, and related offenses.
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