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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1943
Page
5
C M Ling discusses harvest timing and storage for onions and potatoes. Onions should be pulled when tops fall, bundled and dried in a dry place with tops tied, then hung or stored in dry barns or smoke houses. Potatoes are dug promptly, cured in shade, stored in dry cool conditions in crates or dark cellars, keeping them off sunlit surfaces.
Five members of the Enterprise Chapter of Future Farmers of America were awarded the title of State Farmer at the Auburn FFA session. Recipients are Jack Helms John Fidwie Byrd T S Byrd Ernest Penuel and Edwin Johnson. Helms prepared the 1943 44 State FFA Acting Program presented at the meeting. Carl Barley won ribbons for local and district Coffee County FFA public speaking contests.
Washington AP reports the Army develops a pocket size machine gun to be carried in a handbag, intended as a light weight but deadly weapon. Col. Rene Studler described it as a principal answer to air and ground combat needs.
Stadler displayed a small briefcase carrying a new 243 caliber submachine gun, lighter than nine pounds and priced under $20. The War Department notes high rate of fire up to 450 rounds per minute and quick production, with accuracy lasting for thousands of rounds. In Macon, Spokes blanked fliers 13-0 and 5-0 in two early games. later, they loaded the bases but could only score once. Radio programs listed with a Tuesday lineup and various shows, news, and music segments.
An old radio network schedule lists programs from Fred Waring to Dancing Music and War commentary with times like 6:15, 7:45, and 10:30. It notes Alaska cost the United States less than two cents an acre, selling 600,000 square miles for $7,200,000 from Russia.
Napier Field Grauffies overcome a 2 1 deficit with a five run ninth inning to defeat the Spokes 7 1 in yesterday’s Camp Wheeler Stakes. The win was Grauffies fourth straight start but followed a 12 4 loss to Camp Wheeler on Saturday in the home and away series.
Alabama extension notes boll weevils and cotton leaf worms threaten crops amid wet June outlook. Reports show winter survival high in Florence South Carolina and varying levels across Georgia Mississippi and Louisiana. Advice emphasizes calcium arsenate dusting, timing by percent of punctured squares, 5–10 pounds per acre per application, and multiple sprays through the season to control boll weevils flea hoppers aphids and boll worms.
A river with a current of six miles per hour has greater transporting power than a river flowing at two miles per hour. In 1942 dried egg production reached 439 million pounds.
Alabama housewives urged to curb waste and boost home canning and freezing as crops and garden produce surge this summer. Lavada Curtis warns of abundant beans greens peaches and tomatoes with canning drying and preserving advised for future use. Bob Crosby 47 of Roswell wins rodeo prize money after insurance policy mishap.
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