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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1946
Page
4
Houston CC and Home Miss Kathryn Adam lead Boys 4 H Clubs in Hobeth Wicksburg Cottonwood with about 200 members across three clubs. Clubs report strong project work and the end of year winner on higher per cent participation is awaited.
The report notes Asch U2 TV and extension agents praising 4-H members for completing projects and submitting records. Webb Alabama leaders C Jackson and Sid Forrester advocate pure-bred hogs, planning to buy pure-bred black Poland China boars to improve market hog quality. Ray Cunningham, 11, president of the Brannon 4-H Club, led the first meeting amid strong club leadership.
Auburn farmers who missed September plantings are urged to sow winter legumes in October by W B Crawley state PMA committee chairman. He says legumes prevent soil erosion provide winter grazing and boost yields of subsequent crops. Seed and fertilizer are available through county PMA offices while supplies last.
In hot and waterless areas, researchers use above ground cisterns to capture condensed vapor formed by diurnal temperature differences. The system relies on nightly cooling to drive condensation and store collected water for drought relief.
County officer Jesse A. Colbreth announced October lime deliveries begin October 21 for Houston County farms. Lime is spread by vendor and may be obtained as conservation material through PEMA. Home Demonstration Clubs schedule meetings this week with pest control demonstrations. Taylor Elementary 4-H elects officers and lists weekly meetings. Vicksburg and Ashford 4-H clubs outline officers and activities for upcoming sessions.
Washington dispatch reports the National Committee on Newcastle disease finds a practical remedy possible short of mass culling. Isolating infected areas and avoiding diseased shipment are urged, with emphasis on sterile handling of feed and crates. The virus, similar to distemper agents, affects chickens and other birds, and diagnosis requires skilled lab tests.
Headline urges trying St. Joseph Aspirin for fast relief from simple headaches and inorganic pain. It touts economy, claiming the 100 tab bottle costs 35 cents and yields about three tablets per cent. The ad stresses the product’s quality guarantee and notes St. Joseph is the world’s largest aspirin seller.
In Montgomery the state imposes Oct 15 as the end of re filling whisky miniatures. The Alcoholic Beverage Control Board reports a shipment of 1700 cases of miniatures and 120 bottles per case. Supplies are limited for 300 licensees and six cases weekly are to be rationed to dealers along with existing half pint and quart stock.
A fragmentary report notes that among items looted in the Sidney area years ago were a brick wall 30 feet long and six feet high, all except frames of 20 railway locomotives, and part of a church.
Census data show three-fourths of U S gainful workers were in agriculture in 1820, dropping to less than one-fifth by 1940, illustrating a dramatic shift toward nonagricultural employment over the period.
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