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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1949
Page
4
Alabama farmers push a state wide winter grazing effort to balance livestock needs. Agronomist C Lowery forecasts up to 2 million acres in grazing crops like crimson clover ryegrass oats and vetch as planting wraps up across regions.
Miriam Harris of Rehobeth High School earns county recognition for a renovated bedroom project detailed with white woodwork ivory walls refurbished furniture and floral rug. The report notes her long 4H involvement since 1943, family help, and additional sewing and pig-raising roles.
Enterprise special report covers Dr J G Blair from the State Department of Education addressing the Enterprise Rotary Club on Promising Trends in International Relationships. He cites UN voting power and police control as issues, urges U N funding for self sufficiency, and notes his New York visit and UN building plans. Introduced by J Royce Snellgrove with guests Thad Kendrick Oscar Bird Jr Frank Gaines.
Thomas N. Brownlow, a Navy veteran discharged after 21 years, settles in Lameton's Mill community Houston area. He trained on farm methods, terraced land, planted cover crops, and built a barn. Brownlow grows truck crops, cotton, peanuts, and corn, and plans to expand, rent more land, and buy additional equipment.
Donalsonville Lions Club approves Fat Cattle Show to be held next March 28 with exhibition open to Seminole and nearby counties 4 H and FFA members. Exhibitors must own and show halter-broken cattle, with prizes for junior and adult entrants and awards for pens of three. Organizers urge early signups and cattle lists to the county agent.
Norman Woolworth, heir to the Woolworth chain, gave his 34,000,000 dollar town house near Central Park to the New York Academy of Sciences for its headquarters. The 32-room mansion, with 14 bathrooms and large fireplaces from European buildings, will relocate the academy from cramped space at the American Museum of Natural History. Founded in 1817 as the Lyceum of Natural History, the academy has grown to 48,000 members from 48 states and 28 foreign countries, counting scientists like Sir Alexander Fleming and Selman Waksman among its members.
DONALSONVILLE Special Seminole county farmers are invited to a one day pasture short course at the Cuast a Plain Experiment Station in Titton next Tuesday. On the Abraham Baldwin College campus the program covers preparing fertilizing tana for lowland and upland, Crimson clover seeding in pastur fog, seeding grass lupine before Coastal Bermuda, and the application of An hydrally Amonis. Delegation leaves courthouse at 1 40 p m. program starts at 10 30 a m with farmer Q and A.
The article explains that artificial legs are not made of cork but of wood metal leather or strong canvas and that the term cork legs derives from their inventor Dr Cork.
The Marianna Chapter of Future Farmers of America welcomed twenty eight new members and awarded the Green Hand degree. Charles Thomas, chapter president, will attend the National Convention in Kansas City in October 2014. The group plans monthly meetings on the third Wednesday. Officers include Wilton Miller vice president Bob Byrd secretary Vitgil Peacock treasurer and Bart Carroll reporter.
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