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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1968
Page
10
The piece traces books from papyrus rolls in Egypt to early carded boards in Rome and Anglo-Saxon England. It explains beech wood boc roots, parchment and vellum use, and the shift to codex format with movable type culminating in Gutenberg’s 1456 Bible.
Father quips about son’s marks being under water as he explains they are below C level. Teacher asks about 17th century chemists and student replies they are all dead.
Create eating related words using the letters shown only as many times as they appear. Words like lunch bite snack and dine may be formed from the available letters. Include riddles or jokes but limit to valid letter usage.
In the United States as many as 30 million cases of canned tomatoes, 36 million cases of tomato juice and 48 million cases of catsup pulp paste and sauce are processed annually.
Sylvia Porter notes 1.5 million cards reported stolen yearly with 50 to 100 million dollars in losses. Banks curb mailings while legislation and new technologies including coded IDs and biometric checks are explored to combat theft and liability shifts to holders.
The State National Charge offers a way to outfit students for the new school year with clothes books and supplies. Merchants across North Alabama honor the Charge card with payments as low as ten dollars monthly and options to charge cash for school fees and urgent needs.
Walk into any State National Bank office, show your Charge card, and your loan will be approved in seconds. If you lack a card, apply now at any State National office.
The 1964 U.S. adult population includes 9.1 percent who are college graduates. This reflects the share of educated adults during the year and indicates growth in higher education participation within the population.
Oak Ridge Sr UMYF members attend a Monday night social at the Kirby home. Visitors include Rev Gladney and Joyce of Gainsville Georgia. Several relatives and friends from Lawrenceburg, Birmingham, Bessemer and Kalkaska visit or tour local residents and Six Flags over Georgia trips are noted.
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