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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1957
Page
14
J. B. King of Tri Cities Bell Telephone System demonstrates current communications equipment to Kiwanian members led by Walter Clapton. King notes the telephone’s 80 year history and the early problem of transmitting sound over long distances, solved in 1907 with the vacuum tube discovery.
A daily puzzle page presents a themed crossword with across and down clues plus a cryptogram. It includes a credited quotation and hints, with a sample code explaining letter substitution and a noted yesterday’s Cryptoquote.
The article traces progress from large vacuum tubes to the 1947 transistor enabling compact, low power operation including solar battery use. It notes coaxial cables carrying 1,800 messages, then highlights the micro-wave system that transmits data through the air via towers.
Army Specialist Second Class Joe A Fagan, 26, son of Mr and Mrs Andrew D Fagan of Dade City Florida, and wife Jessie of Decatur, recently completed a 14 week construction drafting course at The Engineer School Fort Belvoir Virginia.
Army Pvt. James A. Smith Jr 18 from Fort Campbell Ky participates as a mock enemy soldier in a 16 day combat maneuver at Fort Bragg N C The exercise ends Dec 18 He is assigned as a rifleman in Company C 501st Infantry Fort Campbell Ky Smith entered the Army last July and completed basic training.
A congressional subcommittee backs shifting funded programs to state control in return for federal tax credits. The panel, formed after Eisenhower asked for a study, urges states to take full responsibility for vocational education and funding waste treatment facilities.
A brief note records basic training at Fort Gordon in Georgia and attendance at Morgan County Training School in Hartselle. The concise account highlights early military preparation and education as foundational steps in the subject’s background.
A new rule in West Virginia mandates a hunting license for bow and arrow fishing. The rule applies to anglers using archery gear in waterways across the state.
The Philippines were granted full independence by the United States in 1946, marking a formal end to American colonial rule and establishing the republic as a sovereign nation.
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