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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Mar 04, 1968

Page

11

Meadowlarks Compete With Robins Over Food at The Green Glades

Observers note robins chase the same ground food as meadowlarks at The Green Glades. Meadowlarks feed mainly on the ground while one bird alights at feeders, scanning conditions and displaying pride in its ascent.

Green iGlades

Apple butter tale from a Northampton kitchen memory

A reminiscence from Daily Hampshire Gazette recounts a Saturday apple butter scene at a rural New England home. A family uses Baldwin and Northern Spy apples, monitors a steady simmer, and blends spices as a father approves the batch for another year.

Day Daily Hampshire Gazette Northampton Mass

Local Farm Exchange Ads Open To Farmers Free

Farmers Exchange offers free ad space for farmers to sell or trade farm goods. Listings include pigs tractors saddle horses hay and timber with contact names and phone numbers from Decatur Somerville Falkville Hartselle Eva and other towns.

Economist Dr Earl Hamilton Promotes Gladiolus Worldwide

University of Chicago economist Dr Earl J. Hamilton champion of gladiolus grows the flower through his global reach. He speaks six languages fluently and holds numerous awards for gladiolus competition.

Earl J. Hamilton University of Chicago Hamilton

Woodpecker Visits Mud Tavern Amid Snowy Week

A local bird watcher at Mud Tavern reports a first pileated woodpecker sighting checking a Virginia creeper covered pole. Robins appeared with other songbirds during a cold, windy spell, feeding near a fence row and orchard as meadowlarks chased them from the feeders.

Bonnie Hill Mud Tavern Jim Virginia Creeper Robins

Water mill work request for Wallace Meadows friend

A friend named Wallace Meadows asks for help on a project related to the last water run grist mill of our section. The note indicates local history interest and a community task but lacks specific location or scope details.

Decatur Daily Moulton Wallace L and N TVA Kitchens and Arks Robinson Peek Mill Rex Finley Mr. Finley Tennessee River Pryor Finley Geo Roger Salt Lake Tribune Wallace Meadows

Copper Strike Box Score

A summary table outlines the economic impact of a Copper Strike in Utah. It includes wages owed to striking workers, daily payroll cost, and hours and time required to recover lost earnings under various wage assumptions.

Utah

Cattle Herds Follow Feed Buckets and Purring Animals

A tale from West Virginia compares two farms where a farmer’s wife and five children guide cattle by voice, while another farmer uses a feed pail to lead the herd. The story notes animals respond to gentle handling and that animals show preference for people who love them.

W Va

Cigarette Sales Rise While Smoking Tobacco Declines

Cigarette sales increased by 2 percent last year compared with 1966 while overall cigarette consumption rose and smoking tobacco usage fell about 4.2 percent.

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