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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1973
Page
13
Wet weekends fill Wheeler Lake as rain soaks pine forests and soil. The piece notes 18 inches of rain above normal and highlights the new West Morgan water line bringing steady supply to homes. It contrasts pine straw mulch retaining rain with red clay runoff in Cotton Belt creeks.
Hedge planning advice from Millicent Taylor highlights beauty and privacy benefits. Hedges define space, act as windbreaks, screens, and borders, and should fit the home and site. Architectural use can visually connect house and garden, with spring planting as the moment to plan.
A 1924 Southern Railway dining car menu shows a multi course meal offered for $1.50. The article recalls dining car service moving through Decatur and other routes with pride in food and service.
Montgomery junior senator Jim Allen has been selected to receive the Alabama Rural Electric Association Eminent Service Award. He will be presented the honor at a forthcoming ceremony in Montgomery.
AREA announces its 27th Annual Meeting in Montgomery Alabama with Senator Allen to receive a tribute at the January 11 luncheon. Governor George Wallace will address delegates, and D W Brooks of Gold Kist will deliver the keynote on the theme The Future is Now. The report also lists cattle prices and market results from MOultom stockyard, and notes USDA plans to keep 1974 meat import quotas suspended.
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