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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1973
Page
3
A reader contest winner shares a child friendly explanation of lichens. Lichens are two organisms a green alga and a fungus living together as one. The alga makes food with sunlight while the fungus provides moisture and acids to anchor to surfaces. There are about 15 000 kinds and they grow in many climates including very cold areas.
The puzzle describes a friend giving four numbers: birth year plus an important life event year plus age at next birthday plus years since that event. The sum equals 3946 and always equals twice the current year. A call for riddles and jokes to a mailbox.
River readings at Keller Memorial Bridge show 21.90 river level with sea level at 556.20. Sunday high 72F at 3 PM, low 49F at 5 AM. Forecast mostly sunny today and Tuesday with near 70F highs and mid 40s lows. Zip code 44854. Today's winner is RAD LEWIS 10 Lodi Ohio.
A lengthy broadcast schedule excerpt blends day and night programs with a foreclosure notice affecting Morgan County Alabama. The notice details a public sale of Mountain Oaks property and surrounding parcels, scheduled for June 15, 1973, at the county courthouse, under a mortgage dated January 4, 1971 from Recreational Planners, Inc. to James H Neely.
The article explains that each spouse can earn up to 2100 per year without losing benefits. It notes earnings above 2100 reduce only the beneficiary's benefits, while the husband’s earnings can affect both. It also states automatic enrollment in Medicare Part A and B when turning 65 if already receiving Social Security, with option to decline.
The Alabama Water Improvement Commission will hold a public hearing in Room 200 of the State Office Building Montgomery on May 21, 1973 at 9:00 a.m. The session seeks testimony on the Section 106 submission for Fiscal Year 1974 covering planned activities, water reach segmentation, priority lists and grant funds inventories.
Under a legal notice the Decatur Transfer & Storage auctiones unpaid goods of Walter McClellan Jon L Hall Tommy Allen and Joe King at 161 First Avenue NE Decatur Alabama on Wednesday May 23 1973 at 1 00 PM The list includes appliances furniture cartons beds etc and identifies multiple lot numbers and owners for sale to satisfy charges.
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