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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 06, 1954

Page

15

Invitation to celebrate new State Department job

Pamela and Tom invite Joan and Todd to celebrate Tom's near appointment in Washington. Tom explains he will enter a training period in the State Department, may become a translator, and could be posted overseas. The four share optimism about his clearance after FBI checks and possible future assignments.

Pamela New York Tom Washington Pam Joan Todd Betty Jones Beach Mapleton Paris Diplomatic Service Europe State Department FBI Uncle Sam

Town Creek FFA Elects Officers for New Year

The Town Creek FFA Chapter elected officers for the coming year at a recent meeting. New president Paul Long will attend state FFA in Auburn with Roger Hill receiving the former degree. Officers installed include Long, Wayne Bryant, Henry Smith, Douglas Hill, Roger Hill, Bobby Lee, and Ussery Etheredge with John L. Yates as advisor.

Town Creek F.F.A Auburn Roger Hill F.F.A Paul Long Wayne Bryant Henry Smith Douglas Hill Bobby Lee Terry Ussery Etheredge John L. Yates

That Backbone of Yours

George Matthew Adams extols the spine as humanitys crucial support and center of health noting its life sustaining role when intact and its danger when broken urging care and discipline to preserve the body and mind for lasting strength. The piece references a Toledo Blade publication and mentions a clinical study and street address.

George Matthew Adams Toledo, Ohio

Domestication of Sheep and Goats Traced to Ancient Afghanistan

Archaeologist Dr. Carlton Stevens Coon analyzes Afghan ruins to locate the birthplace of animal domestication. He cites 6500 to 6000 BC as the period goats and sheep were first tamed, based on bone-age ratios from Iran expeditions and early human hunter signals reflected in deposits.

Kabul Afghanistan Philadelphia Carlton Stevens Coon Coon Iran

From hunting to farming changes in animal age ratio

Dr Coon notes a shift in ancient societies from hunting to herding and then to cereal farming. He explains young animals comprised about 25 percent during herding and rose to roughly 50 percent with early cereal agriculture.

Dr. Coon

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