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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1954
Page
18
AP Newsfeatures notes American hiking trails vary from short landscaped paths to the 2000 mile Appalachian Trail. It advises proper footwear for adults and sturdy boots for children, carry water, and enjoy learning about nature while keeping safety in mind.
An early American public clock dating to 1727 was installed at the First Congregational Church in Guilford Connecticut and remained in service through three successive churches until 1892.
The article describes canoes from recreational canvas models to modern aluminum crafts with motors and masts. It notes unsinkable designs, portability, and use for inland sailing, with rig costs near five hundred dollars. It advises basic loading rules and cautions for staying dry and safe.
Mr and Mrs Thomas Etheredge hosted a fish supper at the dam with guests including Leroy Lawrence Stevie Buckley IL Robert Fritz Jeri Jay Peoria IL Theron Etheredge Lexington KY Wallace Montgomery family Auburn IL and E E Etheredge. Sunday School social lists Junior boys and chaperones at Baptist Church recreation hall with attendees including Tommy Roberts Barbara Weems Justine Smith Pat LeMay Sharon Booth Judy Davis Billy Hogeland Neysan Maddox Butch Woodall Mickey Maddox. Additional visits noted from Owens family of Pascagoula MS Sgt W L Bowers and Mikey Selma and relatives of Mrs Addie Owens. Visitors Watley Holly Pond and daughter Mrs John Yates. Mary Conner Yvonne Effie Jane Jeffreys Detroit trip referenced. Joe Hollenbeck hosts Richard Norton Jackson as weekend guest. Leonard Etheredge returned to Washington DC with Miss Francis Miller who joined F B I duties.
A collection of social updates lists Mrs Mary Parsons of Red Bay as a guest of Miss Lucy Greenhaw and visits by Mr and Mrs Frank Waldrop of Anniston and others to Lula Brackin. Guests include Mr and Mrs W T Allen of Florence to Gladys Roberts and family, and more attendance at Decatur Days and the Howard Plyler wedding near Siluria.
Bacteria preserved in mud on the ocean floor may be the oldest surviving life forms. Researchers report the organisms were found in a state implying suspended animation, suggesting remarkable ancient resilience.
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