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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jan 16, 1963

Page

8

Hornblower near crisis as Hotspur remains at sea

In a relentless Atlantic passage Captain Hornblower, aboard the Hotspur, maintains course toward Naiad while facing dwindling water supplies. Signals swap with Naiad reveal eight days of water requested and four days more to remain, heightening the risk of thirst and exhaustion for the crew.

Cargill Hornblower Bush Windward Hotspur Naiad Doris Huffnell Simmonds Huff Nell Wallis Foreman

Morgan County Pines Community News Highlights

Local residents report flu and cold illnesses with several family visits noted. Mrs. W. E. Keyes visited her son John in At hens after time with Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Keyes. Frank Jones family returns from hospital. Mullins family travels to Talladega to see three children. Joe Entrekin recovered from the flu. A nationwide study notes about 28 percent of U S school children have vision difficulties.

W. E. Keyes Athens John Keyes C. J. Keyes Frank Lee Shoal Creek Johnson Frank Jones Morgan Mullins Talladega Joe Entrekin

Study on Emphysema Planned in Athens Week of Feb 48

Athens residents will be invited to participate in a lung research program sponsored by Marjorie M. Association and supported by the Alabama Tuberculosis Association the Medical College of Alabama the U S Public Health Service and Limestone County Health Department. Families will be selected to undergo breathing tests and housing blocks will be sampled for the study to aid detection of emphysema.

Athens Marjorie M. Association Cording Alabama Tuberculosis Association The Medical College of Alabama U.S. Public Health Service Limestone County Health Department Peebles Alabama Ivy Cliff Weldon L. R. Murphree Limestone County Charles Clem

Bright Lighthouse at Hillsboro Inlet Aids Coast Guard

A Florida beacon at Hillsboro Inlet is described as the brightest lighthouse in the United States. Its beam reportedly has a power of about 5.5 million candlepower and serves as a crucial aid to navigation along the coast.

United States Hillsboro Inlet Florida

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