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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1945
Page
3
The government announces a plan to supply electric power to 3,055,000 rural homes under a postwar initiative. The program, issued by the Postwar Planning Summary of the United States Department of Agriculture, aims to extend rural electrification in the coming years.
A historic Rural Electrification Administration proposal envisions 2 750 000 man years of work for veterans and war workers. It highlights pre laid wire pole and transformer assets and urges rapid, widespread service to sparsely populated regions with strong cooperation from rural residents and groups.
Australian housewives prize variety meats for value and nutrition, says extension nutritionist Marie Amos. Perishable but rich in iron and vitamins, these cuts include liver heart kidney brains and sweetbreads, with cooking tips to retain flavor and moisture.
Miss Mary Lou Renfrow announces county 4-H Dress Revue Health Clothing Achievement Food Preparation and Best Record winners. Winners include Jimmy Lou Renfrow, Luciene Coe, Mary Frank Martin, Mary Frances Hudspeth, Mary Evelyn Byrd, Juanita Killingsworth. Coe and Renfrow earned trips to State Contests in Montgomery. Killingsworth received a gold wrist watch from the Dothan Rotary Club as Houston County s most outstanding 4-H girl.
Auburn experts note spineless Boysenberries and Youngberries boost home fruit growing despite shipment softness. Straw mulches boost yield and allow hillside planting. new grapes like a vigorous Champane variety show promise for arbors and screens. Ruffin urges Alabama farmers to keep muscadines and scuppernongs in focus.
At least one phase of soil conservation looks bright for 1945 with better supplies of seed and limestone. These improvements point to better conditions for establishing new pastures and improving existing ones.
Auburn researchers say a seven year breeding program using 200 White Leghorns selected and crossed hens laying good shells with those laying weak shells. The result is a line of hens that consistently lay larger eggs with tougher shells. The study indicates shell quality is heritable and can improve reduce breakage.
A garbled excerpt describes eggs cracking and seed planting activities with scattered phrases about breakage, ingestion, and a person named Brean or Brean bad Ness. The text is fragmented and contains numerous typos, hindering clear meaning.
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