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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jan 17, 1972

Page

11

Mud Tavern and Decatur Heritage in North Alabama

Long reminiscence recounts Mud Tavern hunter C T Doc Bailey praised as Helping Hand. Mentions 1954 water witching search, farm markets in Decatur, and vast local memories amid winter skies and a Lawrence County Sunday School Association program from 1898 at Rock Spring Church near Mt Hope Alabama.

Pleasant Hill Curtis Well Decatur Herman Free North Alabama C.T Doc’ Bailey Doc Arctic Cullman Athens Pryor Spring Swann Creek Harris Spring Higway 65 Lacon Tennessee Boat Harbor Cedar Cove Road George Royer Moulton Lawrence County Sunday School Association Rock Spring Mt. Hope Lawrence County Sunday School Lawrence Co. Sunday School Association Presbyterian Church Ala

Starling to Aid Substation Researchers as Brogien Retires

Dr Philpott notes Starling covers all crop and livestock research phases and can step in when Mr Brogien retires. He is fully acquainted with Wiregrass agriculture and will assist Experiment Station scientists at the Substation. J D Harwood.

Starling Brogien Philpott J.D. Harwood

Gladiolus Winners and County School Convention Notes

The article lists Gladiolus All America selections Cameo and Miss America with details on blooms, origins, and bloom times. It notes Auburn University hosting a soil research sabbatical by Parviz Soltanpour studying Auburn's soil fertility technique.

Science Monitor Swift Glad Cameo United States Canada AAGS

New Appointment at Auburn Alabama James G Starling Named

Auburn Alabama announces a new appointment page noting James G Starling as a long time assistant in the role. The brief item highlights Starling’s tenure and the organizational change.

Auburn Ala James G. Starling

Auburn Substation appoints new superintendent

The Superintendent of Auburn University Agricultural Experiment Station's Wiregrass Substation is named Substation Superintendent by AU President Harry M. Philpott. Starling succeeds Clarence A. Brogden who retired at end of 1971. Starling, from Haleburg Alabama, is Auburn alumnus with a 1948 B S in Agricultural Science and joined the Substation staff in September 1948.

Auburn University Agricultural Experiment Station Harry M.philpott Starling Clarence A. Brogden Haleburg Ala Auburn

MOULTON LIVESTOCK REPORTS PRICES BY ALA AND U S DEPARTMENTS

The MOULTON LIVESTOCK listing shows Alabama and U.S. Department of Agriculture data for Friday noting cattle and calves Activity. Slaughter heifers are scarce for trend cows down 50 cents bulls and calves steady feeder steers up to 200 pounds rise while over 300 pounds fall. Prices cover slaughter classes and feeder classes with ranges for steers and heifers by weight plus cow replacement values.

Moulton Livestock Alabama U.S Departments OF Agriculture Choice

Wild and cultivated corn dated in Tehuacan Valley find

Archaeologists report wild corn in Tehuacan Valley dating 5200 to 3400 B.C. Wild cobs establish presence before cultivation. Cultivated maize cobs in the same region date 3400 to 2300 B.C. indicating early domestication.

Mexico Tehuacan Valley

Sweet corn varieties introduced in mid 19th century

Present day varieties of sweet corn were introduced between 1850 and 1880 as corn varieties underwent rapid development during this period.

Louis R. Bruce News Quiz Challenge

Louis R Bruce appears in a composite quiz entry listing answers by section. The piece shows mixed lettered responses for News Quiz Parts I II III and a Symbol Quiz with a final name.

Louis R. Bruce

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Joplin Decatura Midwest Association Pickens Mollie Sneed J.C. McClung W. Gernam Minnie Morrison G. W Roberson Lamsie Roberts J. L. Lyndon Annie Irwin Rome Pickins Lenna Stockton Ab Roberts Sue Kumpe Cora Almon Nancy C. Cunningham Union of Believers In Christ Lula Kitchens J. S. Burk Mattie Roberson Sallie Barnes the Sunday School G. A. Sneed Joseph Carthel Anniston C. B. Roberson N. H. Olmstead Morgan County State Gorman Braswell Soybean Committee Decatur, Ala Danville Road West Decatur Gary Wilhite J. T. Fulks Lawrence County Ministers of the Gospel A. A. McGregor J. H. Roberson J. Alexander A. E. Ashford J.B. Love Gladiolus Millicent Taylor Garden Carl Fischer St. Charles Minn Alantic J. R C. T. Larus Avon Gladiolus Society Cascade Colorado State University Parviz Soltanpour Auburn University Agricultural Experiment Station Soltanpour Fred Adams Auburn Experiment Station Colorado Adams~ and Associates Adams Solanpour American University of Beirut Lebanon University of Nebraska Colorado State National Meat Packers Training Atlanta, Ga Call Valley Stockyard Commission Valley Stockyard New Moulton Road Decatur, Alabama
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