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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1931
Page
8
A long stream of visits and greetings fills the week as residents from Fitzgerald, Dothan, Bowling Green, and nearby towns drop by. Families like Black, McLendon, and Odom are detailed among those hosting or traveling, with a Florida tour, university term, and multiple shop and social outings noted.
Headland residents Headland Miss Mattle Hunt George Hunt and Jim Hunt of Cilo spent Sunday with their sister Mrs Lou Govington. Mrs J B Adams and children of Morgan Ga were guests last week of Mr and Mrs Alto McClenny. Mrs T W Howell in High Point Fla several days. Lola Barber of Ashford visited here Monday. D F Odoms and family of Co. Tham visited relatives Friday. Miss Owie Meadows and Lucile Peters of Ashford were visitors here Wednesday. A moving picture on Health was shown at the Baptist Church Thursday night. AW M A social was given at Mina Minerva Cook's Wednesday afternoon. Misses Robbie Dorothy and Doris Godfrey were visitors to Dothan Wednesday. J D Allen and Lelouch Allen visited Mr and Mrs Godfrey this week. Capt John T Brown fell at his home here.
Auburn August 23 AP The extension clothing specialists advise a budgeted approach to fall wardrobes. Miss Dorothy Ngan and Miss Desa urge allocating 15 to 20 percent of yearly income for clothing, inventory before buying, and choosing what to buy ready made versus homemade. They stress durable materials and home sewing where appropriate, listing steps to plan, compare shops, and renovate existing garments.
Auburn reports a program to plant 1,000,000 bushels of pure planting cotton seed for 1932, aiming to raise yield per acre and improve staple quality. In 1931, 125,749 bushels were saved in a standardization effort across 128 gin days, with seed stored and replanted in the same fields. Four goals include better seed supply, keeping seed value in state, higher quality staple, and stronger Alabama cotton reputation to boost outside demand.
The census reports 1 666 874 active cotton spindles in Alabama during July 1943 as part of a national tally. Alabama ranked sixth among states with 286 spindle hours per active spindle, while North Carolina Massachusetts South Carolina Georgia and Rhodesia led in overall activity. National totals show 32 676 178 spindles in place and 6 591 745 aggregate active spindle hours for July with an average of about 200 hours per spindle.
Alabama forester Colage S Bunker urges planting Osage orange in the state’s pigiria section as inexpensive fence post material. He notes the tree is hardy, drought tolerant, and seeds germinate readily. Harvest the large fruit in fall, extract pulp, and sow seeds in rich soil for nursery use. Seedlings can be planted after one season’s growth in fall, winter, or spring. Also from Hollywood, Pat Somerset admits he married Mira Barbara Todd in Riverside, California, months ago.
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