Aluminum Use Expands In 1545 Metal Door Knobs
In the summer of 1545 aluminum begins to be used for making door knobs and light sockets. The record notes a large import of andirim pepper totaling 1,782,008 pounds from an unspecified source.
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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1945
Page
4
In the summer of 1545 aluminum begins to be used for making door knobs and light sockets. The record notes a large import of andirim pepper totaling 1,782,008 pounds from an unspecified source.
Auburn Alabama fruit growers advised by extension botanist to prune coppermark grape vines and fruit trees before growth begins in spring. Treat dormant trees with lime sulfur and spray emulsions to control brown rot and peach leaf curl. Burn all pruned debris and follow label directions.
AUBURN Alabama damage from the twig girdler cuts bearing branches of pecan trees and reduces yields yearly. Extension entomologist W A Ruffin advises farmers and nut growers to control by gathering fallen branches and debris under trees.
Mr Austin explains that twig girdlers reduce a tree s fruiting area by girdling tips of branches. He recommends gathering and burning all fallen twigs and those lodged in trees, and destroying twigs from nearby hickory and persimmon trees to protect pecan trees.
Several farm items and livestock offered for sale by different owners. A brown horse mule about 1200 lb and 10 years old with wagon cultivator listed near Slocomb on Union Road by Luna Yeaman. Another listing notes ten shots around pounds by Talmadge Benton of Midland City. A pair of mares aged one and four years is advertised by Mrs L H Ayer of Webb.
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