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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1945
Page
4
A public service advisory to farmers on proper electrical wiring for farm homes. It warns against cheap drop cords and bare bulb lighting hazards. Recommends multiple circuits for ceiling lights, outlets, refrigerator, and any electric stove. Encourages professional consultation to avoid fire risks and inefficiency.
Alabama farm women report widespread hog slaughter and increased home canning as sugar shortages bite. Interviews with 50 home demonstration club leaders reveal efforts to stockpile meat and lard, use sugar substitutes, and improvise dresses from flour sacks amid limited medical care and rising living costs.
Interviews show Alabama rural women seek improved housing and farms through more amenities and higher living standards. They demand access to agricultural ideas from experiment stations, practical poultry training, and joint farming progress with husbands. Only men attend the Lutheran Evangelical rites in the cited region.
A rural health survey shows farmers urging more public health facilities in farm regions. Findings indicate strong interest in prepaid plans to cover hospital and medical costs, plus potential war surplus medical supplies to attract doctors and modernize clinics.
AUBURN Alan announces CCC payments to sellers of sheep and lambs who sell to authorized slaughters. Payments cover sales from August 5 through June 30, 1846, with county committees issuing rates from $1.40 to $2.50 per hundredweight for lambs and $10 for other sheep and lambs. August rates are $1.50 for 65 to 90 pound lambs and $2.15 for lambs over 90 pounds, plus $100 for all sheep and lambs. Sellers urged to itemize invoices and receipts of pfale.
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