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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1947
Page
5
Coleman Jones, a member of the Brannon Stand 4-H Club, is cited in a brief HoustonCC Hogs item. The text notes his affiliation and local club involvement within a compact community notice.
James Towns Billy Joe Smith and Robert Brown report boll weevil infestation counts in their communities amid ongoing monitoring. The cooperative extension team notes a 10 present in the counts as a preliminary measure of spread.
J C Ford, garden and orchard specialist, offers fall gardening guidance. He advises selecting moist low spots, light fallow, heavy fertilization, and ready dusting to combat insects and diseases. July crops listed include tomatoes beane peas corn rutabagas collards and kohlrabi with specific fertilizer rates per 100 ft of row.
Bisbee Arizona veteran snake hunter Henry A. Smith recalls the day a rattler faced him eye to eye and vows never to lead with his face again. Since starting in 1938 he has hunted between February and mid May, praising caution and companionship on desert trips. He has killed 116 rattlers, with only five striking, and he keeps a 140-item rattlesnake collection.
Readers in California counties learn how direct markets assist farmers with sales and distribution. Reports note participation by Home Demonstration agents and Houston County figures, with markets listing vegetables dairy and fruit staples. The piece mentions market schedules and a county board event planning and speaker engagements.
CALUMET MICH January U P The Colossus of the North lived up to its title last year. Calumet and Hecla Cooper Mining Co reported blasting used enough fuse to reach from Chicago to New York and an average of two tons of dynamite daily. Over 4 800 000 feet of fuse and 1 500 000 pounds of dynamite were used in Keweenaw mine shafts with no accidents. The firm also noted large totals for timber blasting caps and charcoal and said about 250 000 tons of coal and oil are needed annually for fuel.
CHICAGO A P The way to a man's heart is through his stomach but the way to a woman's heart would be the invention of throw away dishes. Harry A Barth executive of the W T Grant Co New York urged the Society of the Plastics Industry to create cheap plastic dishes for housewives to dispose after meals Washing dishes is the housewives least favorite task Barth said if such dishes could cost no more than a movie price many would be discarded
A perturbed rural advertisement list offers eleven nannies or nearly grown kids plus one tally man in multiple Alabama locales such as Columbia, Wuanefield, Jackson, Ada, Slacemh, and Ozark. Several cattle sales and milking cows are described near Da than, Brannon Stand, and Hartford. Misc items include lumber, pine, and an assortment of farm goods, with contact details like Ward’s Store, J. R. Chapman, and Mrs. J. G Hanes, plus general directions.
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