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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Oct 05, 1973

Page

6

Athens Woman Breaks Ground as Only Female Phone Installer

Nelda McBride of Athens, the five county North Alabama district's only female installer for South Central Bell since August, was briefly grounded by a fall from a pole but returns to climb 15 to 20 feet to splice cables. She trained in Birmingham, earned praise from foreman J. R. Ray, and juggles work with homemaking and sewing for her two children.

Nelda McBride Athens South Central Bell Telephone, Co North Alabama Decatur South Central Bell McBride Birmingham Billy other _ telephone company Telephone’ Company Power Company J. R. Ray Angela Douglas Meadow Gold Dairies

Bird's Eye View Prominent Farm Life Inspires Bold Flyover

Mrs. McBride describes her high altitude view from the terminal and recalls growing up on a Pisgah farm where she gained experience leaping from barn roots and trees. Daily photos by Tony Estes.

Personal notes from Bushy Pond and Jones Chapel communities

Mr and Mrs Ernest Graves of Bushy Pond visited relatives in Jones Chapel. Mrs Beatrice McElroy, six weeks after surgery, returned to work. Mrs Sue Rodgers of Jones Chapel visited aunt Annie Duncan of Cullman. Mr and Mrs Drake and Mr and Mrs J R Fleming of Mrs Bessie Drake in Decatur visited. Floyd Marsh of Hillsboro. Mr and Mrs Larry Tucker and Eugenia Veitch with Teddy White returned home to Bessemer after a Lynn Community visit.

Ernest Graves Bushy Pond Jones Chapel Beatrice McElroy Sue Rodgers Annie Duncan Cullman Drake J. R. Fleming Bessie Drake Decatur Larry Tucker Eugenia Veitch _ has Teddy White Bessemer Lynn Community

Horoscope for Saturday. personal guidance and weekend cautions

The Chicago Tribune forecasts a quiet year ahead with goals of simplicity and free expression. Aries to Pisces receive daily impulses encouraging changes, planning, energy management, and careful behavior, urging steady effort and thoughtful decisions this weekend.

Nitrite Use Questioned by U S Panel Appointed

Secretary Earl L. Butz announced an expert six member panel to review nitrite safety in foods curing ham bacon and sausage. The panel will study evidence on botulism inhibition and potential nitrosamine formation and make action recommendations for USDA and public safety.

Butz Food and Drug Administration USDA Cecile H. Edwards Department of Home Economics Howard University Washington, D.C Leo Friedman Bureau of Foods, Food and Drug Administration Richard A. Greenberg Swift and Co Oak Brook Ill James P. Keating St. Louis Children’s Hospital St. Louis Aaron E. Wasserman Agricultural Research Service USS. Department of Agriculture Philadelphia John H. Weisburger American Health Foundation New York N.Y

Mrs Avery Calvert Undergoes Surgery at Carraway Methodist

Mrs Avery Calvert of Jones Chapel underwent surgery at Carraway Methodist Hospital. The report notes a routine procedure with expected recovery.

Avery Calvert Jones Chapel Carraway Methodist Hospital

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