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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 15, 1957

Page

9

Upgrading a Rundown Farm Takes Time and Investment

A Limestone County farmer, A. M. Christopher, has steadily improved his Lester I place over 34 years. Terracing 85 open acres, planting vetch, and adopting TVA Extension Service programs boosted yields. Cotton now clears about 500 pounds of lint per acre and corn averages 40 bushels, enabling investment in poultry and better livestock.

A. M. Christopher Limestone County Christopher F. K. Agee Tennessee Valley Authority Extension Service Agee

Ted Pooles Profit From Cage Layers

Mrs Ted Poole plans switching the family laying flock to cage operation to reduce work and improve egg quality. The couple expects higher production from a 30 by 60 foot house for 500 birds with room to double to 1,000 cages, funded by culling timber removed from their Flint community farm.

Ted Poole Poole

Fats in the Diet Warned Against Elimination

Health writer outlines that fats are a mixed nutrient essential for energy and vitamins and urges avoiding total fat removal. Distinguishes between saturated animal fats and unsaturated vegetable fats while noting incomplete knowledge and need for medical guidance. NWCYCLE SAFETY.

Doctor May

Hartselle Civitan Plans Citizenship Week and Awards

Hartselle Civitan Club asks Mayor Burleson to proclaim May 2027 as Citizenship Week. The club will honor an outstanding citizen and Morgan County High School student at a May 20 dinner at 6 15 p m.

Hartselle Civitan Club John Q. Burleson Morgan County High School

Eisenhower once coached Third Corps Army football team

The excerpt notes President Eisenhower served as a coach for the Third Corps army football squad. It also mentions four women cadets attending Turkey's Military Academy, the Turkish counterpart of West Point.

Eisenhower Third Corps Army The Military Academy of Turkey U.S. West Point

Medical science eyed 125 to 150 year life span says AMA

Dr. Bortz of Lankenau Hospital predicts a fantastic future where aging barriers are conquered and tissue death issues resolved. He told invited guests of the American Psychiatric Assn at a Devereau Foundation dinner that life span could resemble sixfold growth after maturity at 25. He urges a radical shift in national view of the aging population. National Guard units took part in eleven campaigns and 34 assault landings in World War 2.

American Medical Assn Bortz Lankenau Hospital Philadelphia Devereau Foundation American Psychiatric Assn National Guard

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