How Old Is The Game Of Billiards Today
A reader asks about billiards age and Britannica prize details. The article traces billiards origins from ancient Egypt and Greece to medieval Europe, noting mentions by St Augustine and Shakespeare, with a 17th century English description and a shift toward the modern form around 1800 and a key English book in 1807.
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Elizabeth of
England
Egypt
Christ
Ireland
Cathire More
St. Augustine
Shakespeare
Antony and Cleopatra
Cleopatra
Mary
Compleat Gamester
Charles Cotton
Forum invites reader letters on questions of the day
The Decatur Daily encourages readers to send views for publication with names withheld upon request. Writers’ identities and addresses must be known to the editor, and manuscripts will not be returned.
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Decatur Daily
Doctor Defends Medical Honor Over Cartoons
In a letter from Athens dated June 2 1962 Dr W S Pennington refutes a cartoon in the Decatur Daily. He says New Jersey doctors did not refuse to treat patients but would not bill the government and would treat indigent patients free of charge, asserting American doctors’ duty to provide care.
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Athens
Alabama
Decatur Daily
Decatur
New Jersey
Conrad
White Box
Graduation of Pastor Perry From Nashville College
Morgan County Cedar Creek notes many church members attended the graduation of Pastor Louis Perry from Nashville College. Homer Hill was dismissed from Black Chandler Hospital. The Holmes and Turrentine couples plan weekend travel to Ft Hood Texas to visit Mr and Mrs Louis Depreast, now with the National Guard. Mrs Katherine Foote shows slow recovery after illness. Bro Louis Perry and wife Kathlene moved into the parsonage. Amner Devine to visit from California. National Guard members from the area depart for camp at Ft McClellan Alabama.
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Bro
Louis Perry
Nashville College
Homer Hill
Black Chandler Hospital
Coleman Holmes
Ottis Turrentine
Ft. Hood
Tex
Louis Depreast
Depreast
National Guard
Katherine Foote
Kathlene
Nashville
Amner Devine
California
Ft. McClellan
Ala
Pravda World’s highest daily circulation noted
The article states Pravda remains the world’s highest circulation daily paper with a vast Russian audience. It is published in Moscow and five other major cities by the Communist Party Central Committee of the U S S R, circulating widely across the Soviet Union.
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Pravda
Truth
Moscow
U.S.S
Doctor jokes and coat care riddle set
A comic Q and A about when a doctor is most annoyed and best times to lose your temper. The second riddle asks for the missing answer to a punchline about coat longevity.
Guinness cites 5.65 million a day record in May 1958
A May 1958 entry in the Guinness Book of World Records lists 5,650,000 as a daily benchmark.
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Guinness Book of World Records
Why do we eat ducks not swans in history quiz
The article explains swans were once prized at royal banquets and still hunted in the far north for food and plumage. In America two wild swan species exist, but many are protected, while the Mute Swan in parks is valued for beauty and not eaten. It also invites readers to send watercolor drawings and notes Debbie Calvo wins $10.
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America
Drawing contest prompt offering Britannica prizes
A playful note invites readers to draw missing parts and submit riddles or jokes for a chance to win a Britannica World Atlas or Yearbook. Entrants must address items to Drawing, Tell Me Why, and include name, age, and address. Today's winner is Paulette Hunter, 10, Norfolk, Virginia.
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Paulette Hunter
Norfolk, Va
Legal Notice Estate of Anna Canty Deceased
Probate Court grants Letters of Administration to Melvin Sykes on May 26 1962. All persons with claims against the estate must present them within the statute of limitations or be barred. Notice dated May 29 to June 5 1962.
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Anna Canty
T. C. Almon
Probate Court
Morgan County
Melvin Sykes
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