14 Feb 1944
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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1944
Page
1
The text outlines wartime controls on civilian consumption and industrial output, detailing percent quotas for food and edible provisions, with losses and supply estimates. It notes a plan for overall allocation across sectors and references civilian and military requirements.
Geneva reports two week period of achievement activities by Geneva County 4 girls and 4 boys clubs. Members earned project records and charters with costs above 70 percent, 37 boys earning certificates for club work, 39 leaders recognized for yearly effort. A sequence from Soldiers of the Soil offered short comedies to members.
Alabama farmers could lift per acre cotton yields by planting about a week earlier, according to five year time-of-planting experiments across multiple Alabama locations. Key fields show April planting often outperforms late March to May plantings, with delays reducing yields by hundreds of pounds per acre. J T Williamson, Station Agronomist, notes no extra cost required to gain higher returns.
In Largo Florida a Home Makers Club member pulled a pistol and shot a black bear on a country road patrol car after the bear was taken by the club. The bear meat weighed 83 quarts and was distributed among members. Medical officials note mumps parotitis is an inflamed parotid gland condition.
A Chinese ginkgo stands as the sole survivor of a primitive tree lineage dating to the early Mesozoic era, the age when reptiles dominated. The species persists as a living fossil, bridging ancient forests and modern gardens.
Auburn area farmers are urged to liberalize fertilization of feed crops for 144 by applying basic slag or superphosphate and potassium. Recommendations cover clovers peas, grasses, small grains, corn, sorgum, and silage, with timing and rates for top-dressing and lime.
Auburn experts report year by year growth in hatcheries and flocks joining the National Poultry Improvement Plan. Last year hatchery capacity rose about 10 percent across four states, totaling over 148 million eggs. chick production under the plan increased about 2 percent. States leading participation include North Dakota Alabama Arizona Louisiana and Maine as the program expands nationwide with poultry producers buying approved pullorum tested or higher quality chicks.
OZARK Syble Deena a Date County 4H Club girl enters her sixth year of club work. She canned 600 quarts solo and helped can 300 more this past summer, totaling 800 quarts for her family. Her canning spanned fruits and vegetables and she teaches neighbors to use a pressure cooker. The Simplon tunnel between Switzerland and Italy, about 12 miles long, is the world’s longest tunnel.
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