Dixie Diversifies To Replace Cotton In Dixie Farms
Atlanta datelined report surveys efforts across the South to curb cotton dependence and boost diversified crops. It cites reduced cotton value, rising dairy, hay, and poultry production, year-round hog and beef farming, cooperative marketing, and rural credit schemes in Georgia, North Carolina, Florida, and nearby states as key factors shaping a shift from cotton to diversified outputs.
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W. J. Davis
Atlanta
King Cotton
Dixie Farms
South
United States
United States Department of Commerce
Georgia
Mississippi
VC. McClain
United States Department of, Agriculture
Tennessee
University of Lousiana
Florida
Bankers
North Caroliyn
Local Residents III Health Stricken By Flu Wave
In Blevins the winter has been unusually healthy until a flu wave struck. Several residents including P. C. Stephens Jr., Willie Stone, Clyde Selph, K. B. Spears Jr., Katie Delaney, Kathleen Brown, Elvin Bruce Jr., and Marcia Stephens were sidelined from duties while illness circulated among seniors and workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blevins
P. C. Stephens
Willie Stone
Clyde Selph
K. B. Spears
Katie Delaney
Kathleen Brown
Elvin Bruce, Jr
Marcia Stephens
Foreign talkies aid language students at Carolina Theater
Chapel Hill NC daily program expands to foreign language cinema. E Carrington-Smith oversees weekly foreign language pictures filmed abroad. UNC language professors back the plan as Spanish French and German films are shown to students.
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Chapel Will
N. C
U.P
E. Carrington-Smith
Carolina Theater
University of North Carolina
Sweet Home News Church and Community Roundup
Elder McClure preached a 1 o'clock Sunday sermon. Bro. Stell passed through toward Blevins to preach. Mrs. Spears and Sue from China return soon. Spears employed in Navy. Bonds and Jordan Lee visited Mrs. Montgomery. Willie Stone improving after illness. Bet ter Homes meeting at Present court house. Sweet Home band invited to play at Nol residence. Bellie Jo Spears visited Letha Beth McDougald.
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McClure
Rex McClure
Hope
Broks Stell
T' Blevins
Forest Spears
Sue
Willie
China
Spears
Roy Bonds
Jordan Lee
Mawnt
Montgomery
Willie Stone
Wil Spears
Court House
Sweet Home Band
Church Completes Its Cultivation Period Program
The local Methodist church concluded its cultivation program led by Lay Leader Tl W Timberlake with speakers H Beauchamp H M Stephens Jr F C Stephens Jr and Glen Coker. A Sunday collection totaled 25.00 in cash plus pledges. The note mentions Chicago records showing eighty percent of divorces in 10 1 couples last year were childless.
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Kingdon
Tl. W. Timberlake
Beauchamp
H.M. Stephens, Jr
F. C. Stephens, Jr
Glen Coker
Chicago
Subplots of Crime and Romance Stir a Turbulent Night
In a web of family secrets and moral choices, Ginger contemplates marriage to Bard as Angelo returns to Chicago and Benito faces deportation plans. Giovanni and Benito move toward consequences, while Eddy and Ginger weave future plans around Bard’s artistic life and a possible ransom scheme.
Veterans Wade and Stone Offer Loan Notes
Local veterans may obtain blank notes for loans against adjusted compensation certificates from A. K. Wade or Sidney Stone. They are outpost commanders of the Leslie Huddleston Post American Legion serving Blevins and McCaskill communities. Veterans should contact local representatives promptly due to county rush.
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A. K. Wade
Sidney Stone
Ware
Stone
Leslie Huddleston
American Legion
Blevins
McCaskill
County Unis
Red Cross Relief Is Discontinued In Wallaceburg
A. H. Wade, Red Cross Relief director, visited Hope to close out local operations. He notes 59 families aided in Wallaceburg township, including 4 white and 35 colored. Most can subsist without aid as spring credit opens, but a few cases with disabled men or widows with young children may receive limited assistance for a few more weeks.
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A. H. Wade
Red Cross Relief
Hope
Dave Thompson
Wade
Wallaceburg
Red Cross
Blevins Personal News Highlights Local Visitors
Glen Coker and parents of Glenwood visited Sunday. Miss Daisie Stephens from Laneburg visited home folks last weekend. Edward Bonda, Magnalia A and M College student, was home over the weekend. Troy Wade of Wichita Falls Texas visited his parents last week. Glenn Coker Harace Lay Coy Cummings and W J Whiteside were Arkadelphia visitors Thursday. Too Brooks Overseer made a business trip to Hope Monday. Mary Kathryn and Lucille Lee of Blevins returned from Shreveport where they sang on KWEA for a week with Mrs. P Lee and children visiting relatives afterwards.
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Blevins
Glen Coker
Glenwood
Hin
Daisie Stephens
Laneburg
Edward Bonda
Magnalia A
M. College
Troy Wade
Wichita Falla
Texas
J. A. Wade
Glenn Coker
Harace Lay
Coy Cummings
W.J
Nevada Proud of Frontier State Moral Laws
Reno boasts wide open freedoms and low crime with the legislature weighing liberalizing laws. Nevada may legalize gambling and gambling debts, issue licenses for operators, ease divorce, and simplify court procedure. Officials note Ely shut down all gambling casinos costing about 19000 yearly. The state emphasizes swift justice and minimal licensing.
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Reno
U.P
Nevada
Union
State Highway Patrol
Ialso
Wilkins Under Ice Cruise Conceived In Ancestor Link
Philadelphia report says explorer George Hubert Wilkins credited his ancestor John Wilkins Bishop of Chester England with first imagining under ice travel. Wilkins cited a 1623 book Mathematical Magic arguing undersea routes avoid harsh winters and ice barriers by burrowing beneath the surface. Louisiana law bans vehicles over 43 feet on highways.
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Philadelphia
George Hubert Wilkins
John Wilkins
Cheste
England
Penn Athletic Club
Louisiana
Fragmentary excerpt hints at agricultural costs and feeds
The readable fragments reference feeds for cattle and beans, cowpeas, and a price mention of $27.00 and $395.00. The passage appears to note college education derivations and a feed cost context without clear persons, dates, or places.
Local planter readies first crop for market week
Fragmentary notes describe a planter named Jake Menta preparing an early crop for sale in a nearby plantation area. Neighbors, including a Mr Ausbur, anticipate market activity in a few days as preparations begin for the first harvest.
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Mr. Ausbur
Jake Menta
Prohibition Enforcement Debate Sparks Duquesne Study
Pittsburgh report on Wickersham findings cites Duquesne University experts led by A B Wright. The piece argues local governments are key to enforcement and that the nation must find a binding solution beyond national policies. Wright notes the era began as a drinking nation and calls for practical local action.
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Pittsburgh
U.P
Wickersham
A. B. Wright
Duquesne Universi
Wright
Wickersham Sury
Cal
High Priced Cigarettes Hit Rome Trade Shifts
In Rome the government tobacco monopoly reports a drop in cigar sales and a rise in cigarette trade as higher prices deter some smokers while others switch. General Manager Boselli notes overall volume declines but cigarettes gain share, with prices tightening impact on consumer choices.
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Rome
Boselli
Honey output rises with glass bottom hive experiments
Escondido Cal. John E Yarnell reports higher honey yields from experiments with glass bottom bee hives. A 10 by 25 inch pane placed beneath the hive reflects light into the combs and keeps the queen inside, reducing the need for a queen excluder. Electric trolley cars have been abandoned for motor busses in several Alabama towns.
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Escondido
Cal
John E. Yarnell
Bungie
Selma
Gadsden
Alabama
Attalla
Ala
Gulf Supreme Motor Oil claims to improve engine performance
An advertisement states Gulf Supreme Motor Oil will make your motor run better, promising smoother operation and boosted reliability. It emphasizes product quality and brand visibility to persuade consumers.
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