National Home Demonstration Week Observed in Houston County
National Home Demonstration Week runs May 4 through 11 with Houston County clubs planning extra programs and an especial radio program and exhibits by Home Demonstration Council members. Demonstrations on improving home interiors cover color, furniture, decorations, and homemade furniture. Mrs E J Whiddon will preside at district meetings in Troy on May 8 and Opelika on May 9. County clubs Rehobeth Big Creek Cowarts Webb are slated to meet the week of May 6 and 7 with listed hosts Mulston County clubs.
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Houston County Home
Houston County
May
E. J. Whiddon
Smyrna
Mouston County
Rehobeth
Pearl Martin
Big Creek
Carl Cobb
Cowarts
F. L. White
Webb
David Weat
David
Alabama Extension Agents Report and Agricultural Updates
May 7 notes cover alfalfa field success on J S Nealy’s eight acres with expected four hay cuts and ample grazing. Discusses new insecticides Benzene hexachloride and Toxaphene for boll weevil, flea hopper, and aphids, with caveats. Boll weevil control data from Alabama Experiment Station shows calcium arsenate yields gains in several yield brackets. Mitchell Lawless reports Webb 4H Club sold 41,000 sweet potato plants.
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J. S. Nealy
Mr. Nealy
Alabama Experiment Station
Mitchell Lawles
Webb 4H Club
Family Philosophy of Facing Hard Times Echoed Through Generations
A reflection on a resilient family ethic shows grandparental grit guiding communal duty. Stories cite parents rebuilding business, youths learning responsibility, and 4-H youths like David Weat Bobby Hall and Sonny Cumbie turning hardship into growth. The piece links pioneer courage to modern childrearing and community clubs.
Legless farmer tills 70 acres in southern Illinois
Lester Ogden, 37, a World War II amputee from Herrin, Illinois, farms 70 acres with a tractor rigged for hand control by two mechanics. He uses a wheelchair, drives a car adapted for two hands, and plans an auto service station after harvest while feeding 17 castle.
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Herrin
Ill
Lester Ogden
Southern Illinois
Ogden
Pacific
Howard
Wiregrass Men in Armed Forces Reported
Henry Fedsat Howell of Chancellor Route One serves aboard minesweeper USS Thompson after enlisting July 3, 1946. Three Wiregrass men, David Lamar Smith Guessna McIntosh and Charles Ralph Sallas, completed recruit training at Great Lakes and earned seaman second class ratings. Technical Sergeant Alvin O. Crockett of Dothan awarded Expert Infantryman badge at Fort Sill Oklahoma with 53rd Infantry. Durance E. Ward of Headland promoted to sergeant at Chitose Army Air Base Japan with Fifth Air Force. basic training at Keesler, overseas service began October 1946. Ward a Midland City High School graduate formerly worked at Napier Field Exchange.
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Henry Fedsat Howell
Seiman
USN
Chancellor Route One
Thompson
Navy
Howell
Naval Service
Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
David Lamar Smith
David A. Smith
Slocomb
Guessna McIntosh
Alvie McIntosh
Enterprise
Charles Ralph Sallas
H. C. Sallas
Dothan
Alvin O. Crockett
Fort Sil Okla
53Rd Infantry
Sergeant Crocket
25.4
Southern Pacific
Walter R. Crockett
Donalsonville
Durance E. Ward
Reuben D. Ward
Headland Route One
Chitose Army Air Base
Japan
Fifth Air Force
Sgt. Ward
Keesler Field
Miss
49Th Fighter Group
Midland City High School
Napier Field Exchange
Clement Klink Appointed City Marshal in Sisters Ore
Clement Klink has been named city marshal for Sisters Oregon and will lead the local enforcement effort in the town. The appointment places Klink in charge of public safety duties and related municipal responsibilities.
Atabrine for Sale in San Francisco War Assets
In a Pacific war ending, Uncle Sam held $1,748,000 worth of the malaria drug atabrine in northern California depots, according to the regional War Assets Administration office. The notice outlines disposal plans and authorities overseeing the surplus drug stock.
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San Francisco
Uncle Sam
California
Regional War Assets Administration Office
For Sale Mule at Pearce's Cash Store
Mule for sale gentle and versatile priced at 3250 dollars includes gear and bridle. Contact Seo L. T. Pearce at Pearce's Cash Store located 5 miles east of Cottonwood, Als.
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Seo L. T. Pearce
Pearce’s
Cottonwood
Als
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W. L. Webb
Gordon
Club House
Slagtex
Speigner
MR. Farmer
David Bradford
Sorrells and Bradford Milling Co
Mrg. Hiway
Dothan Milling Company
KE. R. Burget
Harvard
Bobby Hall
Ashford
Tri-State
Bobby
Sonny Cumbie
Wicksburg
Wiregrass
KLINK
Dorothy Schwartz
Kenosha
Wis
Aunior
Dorothy
S. Ivy VY
IPY Duce
Dr. Sinquefield
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St. Andrews
Crawford St
Malone Motor Co
Chiropractic
James D. Grow
Sears
Atabrine
Brewton Engineering CO
Ala
Washington &T
A. J. Eoy
Sinclair
J. B. Davis
Sinclair Refining Co., Agt
Insecticide Headquarters
Derris Dust
Okra
Crookneck Squash
Poyner Seed CO
Solomon Motor Co
N. St. Andrews
the Trading Post
Mra
T.G. Hicks
Sathae
Willie M. Braxton
Headland
Lilliston
G. M. Bowen
Ashford, al
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L. FP
Spivey, Bt
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Esto
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W. A. Clark
Curtis Parrish
Abbeville
Oscar Meadows
J. FE. Granberry
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Noah C. Mills
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Clift Livingston
Rt. 2
Oldsmobile
Will Gall
Cottonwood Highway
Camerons Mill
Julian Hammitt
Ford-Ferguson
D. W. Collins
John F. Collins
Albert Howell
Ardilla
Houston
X-G.i
Johnnie L. Wilkinson
Graceville
Fin
W. H. Temples
Webb, Ala
Kent Buckhart
Taylor, Ala
Max Quattlebaum
Hartford
Vicksburg
Greenwood Products Company
Florida
Alabama
Stauffer Chemical Company
C. Ie Bond
J Dothan
Ford
Covington
J. A. Herring
Wiggins Church
Ash Thomley
Newton
Jackson Co
Fla
Bargin
R.E.A
Marianna
Carl Riley Rt
Newville
Alas
Midland City
Jeff Richards
Midland _City
Jisre
Jackson
Ain St
W. A. Mitchell
Poland
China
R. A. Wright
Hilton, Ga
New Hampshire Flyers
W. J. Clark
Johnnie Ingram, Jr
Enea Church
Joe Hughes
W. H Herring
Grimes
G. Dothan
S. Windham
Memphis Church
Wilson's Mill
Coumbia
D. W. Williams
Brackin
Church
Greenwood Products
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