Lost Hereford bull dies after bogging in swamp on Hart farm
A four year old Polled Hereford weighing about 1400 pounds vanished from A B Hart’s Moultrie road farm and was found near a swamp after days of wandering. It had eaten tree bark and sucked dirt for water, dying within half an hour of veterinary aid. Hart valued the bull at $500 and lamented the animal’s suffering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Hart Farm
A. PB
Berry) Hart
Moultrie Road
Walter
Cand
Mr .Hart
Hart
STATE SHOW AIDS SWINE PROGRAM DECLARES
County Agent Roy Stephens urged participation in the annual state barrow show to boost hog quality and farm income. He said competition educates breeders, improves breeding stock, and increases consumer market understanding, advising producers to seek guidance for selections and balanced nutrition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barrow
Roy Stephens
Thomas County
Stephens
FFA
J. V. Conrath Named Manager of Donalsonville Chamber
Donalsonville announces the appointment of J V Conrath of Winter Park Florida as manager of the Donalsonville Chamber of Commerce. Conrath brings twenty years in chamber work and publicity and has managed several Florida chambers. He envisions industrial development for Seminole County and stresses decentralization to the south west with local raw materials and expanded trade areas. His wife Mrs Conrath accompanies him. a program committee is named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donalsonville
L. V. Conrath
Winter Park
Fife
DeSoto County
Conrath
Southeastern Institute For Chamber Managers
City, College of Law and Finance
Seminole County
D. F. Wurst
Paul E. Shingler
Ellison Jeunn
J. Mosely
A. A. Parker
J. B. Gibson
Notes on County Conservation Efforts and Planting
Conservation notes report dye Hartsfield and Mr Raiford growing fescue on 5 acres seeded in fall 1947. A stock pond dam on Collidge highway will back water over 5 acres when tilled. Hart plans bream and bass fishing and weed mowing for pasture. Denn planted 666 acres Coastal Bermuda hown near Montrecallo Road. Dunn notes Coastal Bermuda runners from a single sprig, six weeks ago. Cooperators include Middle South Georgia Soil Conservation District.
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Hartsfield
Raiford
A. B. Hart
Hart
Bermuda
Mr. Balfour
State Line
Montrecallo
Tony
Dunn
Middle South Georgia Soil Conservation District
Truman plans reorganizing government to unify security and resources
The Nation Today outlines President Truman's push to streamline government in pieces. It notes Hoover commission guidance, expanded State Department staff, potential defense unification, and the role of the National Security Council and National Security Resources Board within the Presidential Office. Ohio is called the Buckeye State.
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James Marlow Washington
Congress
Hoover
Truman
Matey
jAain
Plana
Acheson
Armed Services
Senate
House
Johnson
Army
Navy
Air Force
Secretary of Defense
Defense
James V. Forrestal
Naval Hospital
National Security Council
National Securit
National Security Resources Board
Martha Mays and Winn Robinson to Attend Youth Workshop
Martha Mays and Winn Robinson will represent Thomasville youth at the Fifth Annual Youth Workshop at Wesleyan College in Macon from June 28 to July 2. Sponsored by the Georgia Citizens Council Youth Division, the event aims to inspire community recreation ideas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Mays
Winn Robinson
Thomasville
Talis
Georgia Citizens Council
Wesleyan College
Macon
S. Warren Mays
Winn
A. G. Robinsons
City
City Recreation Board
Stoan
Urge Canning Urged Before Market Building Damaged
The State Department of Agriculture urged immediate action on canning before construction begins at the market grounds. The canning plant is in poor condition with equipment likely to fail, threatening the season.
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Fari-Market
Tom Linder
State Department of Agriculure
Cit
Hander
Rotary Club Hears Falk On Public Health Service
The Rotary Club heard a comprehensive talk on the public health service led by Dr. John Stillwell of the health board for Thomas and adjacent counties. Dr. Cheshire introduced him, outlining Georgia’s health system, state divisions, and local services including vital statistics, dairy and restaurant inspections, water and sanitary checks, and midwife nurse efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Cheshire
Markson
John Stillwell
Health ‘Board
Thomas
Brooks and Colquitt
Georgia
Thomas County
Dewy Norwood
C of
Bill Hospstitter
Albany
Chuck Rhodes
Brenda Hjort
Paul
V. F. McIntyre
Rolling Jones
Henry McRae
May Steyerman
Edwin Pita
Port
Lawrence Steyerman
Sarah Rice
Bill Alexander
Henry Boner
Moultrie
Wesley Baises
Auburndale
Fila
County Agent Ray Stevens General Notes
Tilton experiment station plans a ten day July visit for farmers from this section with July 12 as a key date. Cotton insect control in the next two weeks emphasizes benzene hexachloride, calcium arsenate, nicotine sulfate, and rotenone at specified per acre rates. The Georgia Crop and Fertilizer Conference meets in Tifton on June 30 to review practices and plan with fertilizer industry members, and tobacco market opening dates will be set at the Bright Belt Warehouse Association meeting in Raleigh on June 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tilton
Georgia
Tifton
Board of Governors
The
Bright Belt Warehouse Association
Raleigh
Surfbird’s Hidden Nesting Grounds in Alaska Revealed
The surf bird nests on central Alaska mountain tops and winters in South America. For about 150 years after its scientific name was given, ornithologists could not locate its breeding ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
South America
FHA Farm Achievement Day Set For July 14
State leaders announce FHA Farm Achievement Day on July 14 at the College of Agriculture in Athens. About 200 farmers and wives are to attend, with campus tours in the afternoon. The event kicks off a Leadership Institute July 12 to 15 led by Emily Woodward and Dr. Harry L Brown.
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FHA
College ‘of Agriculture
Athens
Emily Woodward
University
Division of
General Extension
Harry L. Brown
University System of Georgia
Paul W. Chapman
R. LE. Vansant
Farmers Home Administration
W. C. Collings
T. R. Breddlove
Jonathan Clarke Rogers
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Purina
Thomasville Farm
S. Madison St
Thomasville, Ga
St.joseph
Devoe
America
Kes
Alday & Company
Devoe Paints
Bank OF Thomas County
Thomasville’s Friendly Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
J. V. Conrath
Mgr
Antioch Baptist Church
Pavo
Nace Laa
Conservation News Notes
W. W. Johnson
Courtesy Soil Conservation Service
the Nation Today
Ohio
Buckeye State
Falk
Lede
Ray Stevens
Insome
W. Lewis ‘Wilson Certified Public Accountant
Scott
Thomabville, GA
FHA Farm
Pope’s
F. Jackson
United States
Kirby-Evans Lumber O
Thomasville, A
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