Shorter Planter Enjoys Hearing Popcorn Sacks Rustle in Movies
BURNG BENNETT SHORTER Ala UP J T Martin Sr of Shorter and his son run what is said to be the nation’s only seed to sack popcorn operation on their Macon County plantation They plant 200 acres for a third year producing about 2000 pounds per acre with a hybrid Purdue corn they claim resists the weevil They aim to expand to 1 000 000 pounds of raw corn this year Georgia Alabama and Florida are main markets and a single chain moved 600 000 worth of popcorn in 1947 They also tout air deliveries by Young Martin a Navy trained operator and note their corn expands 31 times when cooked and yields large sacks from kernels
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burng Bennett Shorter
Ala
J. T. Martin, Sr
Shorter
South
Martin
J. T. Martin, Jr
Macon County
Purdue University
Atlanta
Georgia
Alabama
Florida
Young Martin
Southwest Pacific
Martin’s Peanut Oil Popcorn Process Advances
A dressing using peanut oil base replaces coconut oil with a secret blend of peanut oil butter flavor and coloring, baffling pure food experts. The former mining engineer Martin mechanizes production from plant to popper, sorts grain into three grades, outputs pop corn and caramel corn, and plans bulk shipments in waterproof fibre drums. A new noiseless transparent tube container is introduced to deter sack rustlers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin
Martin's
Pearson
Print Cloth Prices Slip as Cotton Textile Market Eases
Prices of print cloths for prompt delivery and some sheeting eased in the cotton textile market last week. Buyers expect a downward revision across the price structure while second hand goods volume rose. The Textile Workers Union CIO said wage boost talks will resume in spring amid steady rayon prices and tight supply on selvedge serge and fine woolens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Textile Workers Union
CIO
Cpl Charles R Waters Promoted In Canal
Corporal Charles R Waters, son of Mr and Mrs Fred M Waters of New Brockton, has been promoted in the canal service. The promotion reflects steady service and commitment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles R. Waters
Fred M. Waters
New Brockton
Expert Discusses Proposed Public Hospital In Dothan
Miss Dorothy Huskey outlined Alabama master hospital plan and a proposed regional hospital in Dothan at a Houston County Social and Professional Workers Council meeting. She noted federal funds, county infant death rates, and costs around one million dollars for a 100 bed facility, with one third funded federally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston County Hospital Committee
Dorothy Husky
Public Hospitals
Alabama
Dothan
Huskey
Houston County Social and Professional Workers Council
W. T. Burkett
Miss Huskey
Houston County
Coxtx
Miss Husky
Harry Scott
E. Tipton Carroll
Board of Directors
Geneva Auto stunt show headlines local dare devil
Geneva Special reports the Ge neva Baseball Club sponsors an automobile stunt show at Geneva stadium at 2 30 this afternoon with Johnny Hand as the feature attraction. The piece notes global telephone growth totaling around 12 million new lines in seven years, including 10 8 million added in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Gepeva Baseball Club
Johnny Hand
United States
Sergeant Waters Assigned to 20th Troop Carrier Squadron
Waters has been promoted to sergeant and is a classification specialist with the 20th Troop Carrier Squadron at Albrook Air Force Base Headquarters in the Canal Zone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Set. Waters
Altrook Air Force Base
Canal Zone
Mathisen Family Faces Social Security Eligibility Dilemma
James M Mathisen of Abbde ville and his wife face mixed news as they learn they qualify for 40.44 monthly Social Security benefits but owe 2312.82 for late claims. Harry N Scott of the Dothan office notes Mathisen turned 65 in March 1930, before benefits began in 1940, with work history spanning a county office until 1942 and his wife’s eligibility tied to her 65th birthday in March 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Mathisen
Abbdeville
Henry County Register
Harry N. Scott
Dothan Social Security Office
Mathison
Scott
Unclear Entry On Agricultural Work Types
Fragmentary text mentions general work types not covered, farming, and social under it with contact note and scattered terms. No clear event, person, or organization identifiable.
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Shorter Planter
Praive
Acvarice
Brewton Engineering
Tan Panis Ing CO
Toy
Buick
Kbeps
Pee Lee
Dothan Buick Company
West Main
Dothan, Alabama
Alvin Nikki
Sammy Crockett
A. O. Crockett
Lawton
Okla
P. S. Watford
Cottonwood
W. R. Crockett
Donalsonville
Johnny Piotrowski
Fort Sill
Cpl. C. R. Waters
Dothart
Martin I. Hinchin
Billy Mullen
Manelle McPeake
Gardless
Rimson Furniture. CO
Rimson
Summer Onrimson
Gibraltar
Rimson Furniture C
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