McKennie Model K Green Pea and Butterbean Sheller
Frank McKennie of Ashford has invented the McKennie Model K green pea and butterbean sheller after decades of farming and a failed eyesight desk job. The aluminum machine shells five to eight bushels of peas per hour, with Emmett Hartley to operate it in Ashford as it begins its southern production surge.
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Ashford
Houston
Frank McKennie
McKennie
Emmett Hartley
Birmingham
Bookleeper
South
Garden and crop notes from Houston County agents
Houston County extension agents outline timing and practices for garden and field crops. Mulch shrubs and beds, plant gladiolus late, prune sprawling growth. For grain sorghum, plant around June 15 after winter crops. Strawberries should be thinned and fertilized post harvest, alfalfa sowing prepared for fall, pigs with worm signs to be treated with sodium fluoride.
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Shepe
Geneva Schools To Close Friday
Geneva County public schools will start summer vacations Friday May 28. Five senior classes graduating at Geneva Hartford Slocomb Samson and Coffee Springs total 180 diplomas with Hartford at 53 graduates the largest. About 25 negro graduates are expected countywide. Superintendent J J Collins will speak at graduating exercises in Bellwood Black Fadette Geneva High School and the veterans ceremony Friday night after seniors’ ceremonies.
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Geneva
J. J. Collins
Geneva County
Hartford
Slocomb
Samson
Coffee Springs
Collins
Bellwood
Fadette
Geneva High School
Desserts Demonstration at Area Home Demonstrations
The demonstration Desserts will be presented at Houston County Home Demonstration club meetings this week. Union Will and Moon day both host events on May 24 with lunches at 2 pm. Mt Enon and New Providence host May 25 meetings at 2 pm led by Mrs. Roy Harris and Mrs. Docie Clark.
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Houston County Home Demonstration Club
Union Will
Louise Mosley Wicksburs
Mt. Enon
Roy Harris
New Providence
Docie Clark
Baptist Convention Closes With Outdoor Memphis Service
About 10 000 messengers attended the Southern Baptist Convention in Memphis for a five day session ending with an outdoor service at Crump Stadium. Dr Robert Gee was elected president and presided over the service. Dr Louie Newton delivered the sermon. The meeting urged passage of an amendment to defund sectarian schools and called for Commitment Day May 30. It selected Oklahoma City for the 1919 gathering and adopted a tithing system for members. Leaders elected included Dr Lee as president and Porter Bailes Maxey Jarman and Dr Duke K. McCall as officers.
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William J. Fox
Memphis
Tenn
Southern Baptist Convention
Crump Stadium
Robert Gee
Louie DD. Newton
Atlanta
Oklahoma City
Israel
Truman
United Nations
South
St. Louis
Norman W. Cox
Meridian Miss
Stanley L Blanton
Wake Forest
N. C
Lee
Porter Bailes
Tyler
Tex
Maxey Jarman
Nashville, Tenn
Duke K. McCall
Nashville
Geneva Kindergarten Graduation Planned in High School Auditorium
Ten children from Geneva Kindergarten will graduate at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Geneva High School auditorium. The program titled A Trip Through Mother Goose and Story Land will be directed by Mrs. J Clyde Lewis.
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Geneva
J. Clyde Lewis
Flood Bill Increase Might Cause Freezing Flood control funds at risk
Washington AP reports Rep. Engel warns that large increases over the House approved 538,875,300 for waterways could freeze flood control funding. Senate bill totals 640,253,200 with conference to start soon. Engel links higher totals to pork requests and stalled construction.
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Washington
Engel
R-Mich
House
Senate
House Senate
House Appropriations
Fingerl
Kindergarten Graduation Marks First for Geneva
Mrs. Lewis announced Geneva will stage its first kindergarten graduation with children in white caps and gowns receiving certificates of promotion to first grade. Jimmy Brown serves as valedictorian and Sue Lacy as salutatorian for the occasion.
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Lewis
Geneva
Jimmy Brown
Sue Lacy
Mrs Lucy Parker Dies in Haleburg Community
Mrs Lucy Jane Parker of Haleburg route one died Saturday night while at church service at Haleburg Holiness Church. Survived by three daughters, a sister, four brothers, and burial followed at Haleburg Cemetery after a 11 oclock funeral at Haleburg Methodist Church conducted by Rev J L Rice. Headland Mortuary in charge.
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Meadland Geccial
Lucy Jane Parker
Sulyok
Haleburg
Haleburg Methodist Church
J. L. Rice
Headland Mortuary
Presbyterian Assembly in Atlanta Seeks Union and Council Exit
Southern Presbyterians gather in Atlanta to revisit a possible union with the Northern Presbyterian church and discuss withdrawing from the Federal Council of Churches. The 88th General Assembly will run to June 2, drawing about 400 ministers and ruling elders from 3,500 churches and 625,000 members across 17 states.
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Atlanta
Southern Presbyterians
Northern Presbyterian Church
Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America
88Th General Assembly
Voted to Remain in Union Talks Mixed Votes Reported
The record notes 23 voting for a walkout and two with no report while several suggestions favor and oppose uniting the two regional churches and withdrawing from the Federal Council have been submitted.
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Federal Council
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