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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 14, 1972

Page

11

Fog Shrouds Roads as Weather Echoes Snows of Kilimanjaro

A reflective column recalls pea soup fog over Decatur area roads and the mind turning to snows of Kilimanjaro. The writer weaves farm life memories with reading about Kenya, 20th century history, and a favorite breakfast memory of pork tenderloin and hot biscuits.

Uncle Jim James E. Counterman Mud Tavern Kitchens Mill Flat Creek Kilimanjaro Uncle Jim Swann Creek Highway 31 Decatur Hatfield Tanner Murphy and Williamson Pryor Home Tennessee River Moulton Road Belle View Church Mud Tavern Creek Curtis Well Klimanjaro Howard Burns Kenya Kena East Africa Church Withers Peebles

Meadowdale the fading rural heart of Meadowdale's memory

Meadowdale once lay as farmland and orchards beneath cliffs and hills with a railroad station now vanished from history. The piece laments urban sprawl erasing rural names while preserving its poetic essence in memory and the lingering beauty of fields and birds.

Meadowdale Helderbergs Lansing Christman The Christian Science Monitor

Beef Barbecue For 15 000 Sparks Editor Debate

A New Mexico barbecue tale describes a 35 foot pit cooking tew pounds of beef for 24 hours. Former Gov Bolack oversees as 15 000 attend a free political barbecue at John F Kennedy Junior High School grounds near Espanola.

New Mexico Alabama Anthony Ripley New York Times Espanola N. M Thomas F. Bolack John F. Kennedy Junior High School Taos Pete V. Domenici United States Senate Domenici Albuquerque Bolack Farmington Washington, D.C

Lawn Renovation and Reseeding Time Picks

Millicent Taylor notes lawn renovation is near for northern regions. Bluegrass and fescue thrive with warm days and cool nights. Fall rains help thickening while warm weather annuals like crabgrass finish their cycle.

Christian Science Monitor Millicent Taylor Havig

Cotton Insect Surge Prompts Early Control Plan

Fields in all sections show a rapid boll weevil increase due to hatch expected late July. Start insecticide program now with three applications at five day intervals to target adults, then later life stages, and pause after the third application until weevils rebuild.

Sand, Mountain Experiment Station Crossville Alabma

News Quiz Answers Summary

A compact record of quiz answers listing Part I through III and symbol and challenge lines. The prompt provides mappings like Democratic National Convention, True, and lettered choices, plus a final no for the challenge.

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