River and Weather Report for Decatur and Vicinity
Reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning shows river at 18.26 feet and sea level 952.56 feet. TVA lake levels include Chickamauga 679.1, Pickwick 410.2, Guntersville 593.8, Whitesburg 553.4, Wheeler 552.2, Wilson 506.4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Reading
Keller Memorial Bridge
TVA
Chickamauga
Pickwick
Guntersville
Whitesburg
Wheeler
Wilson
Who Invented Paper Learnings Across History
The article explains paper is made from cellulose fibers found in plants and describes the papermaking process from pulping to sheets. It traces origins to China around AD 105 with mulberry bark pulp, then spread to Arabia and Europe by the 12th century, replacing parchment for many writings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Baker
Trinity
Alabama
China
Arabia
Europe
Admissions and dismissals listed for Lawrence and Cullman counties
Readable entries show names of individuals admitted or dismissed in Lawrence County including Artie Waldrop and Phyllis Goodlett in Moulton and Danville, with dismissals featuring Wayne Boshell and Ottice Abbott among others. Cullman county listings include numerous patients and staff such as Mrs Ona Tex Cain Garden City and Richard Wesley Lee Hanceville, plus many Cullman entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence County
Artie Waldrop
Moulton
Phyllis Goodlett
Bobby Jackson
Denita Peters
Danville
Wayne Boshell
Ottice Abbott
James Allen
Haxel Riddle
Houston
William Wiley
Elizabeth Sutton
Moriton
Cullman Admissions
Ona Tex Cain
Vinemont
Ace Susan Clem Cole
Garden Iy
Marie. Patterson Collum
Cullman
Jancie Dean’ Foust
Holly Pond
James Edisel Hall
Richard Wesley Lee
Hanceville
George Lercy Parker
Joppa
Billy Ruth Rutledge
Crane Hill
Debra Jan Thomas
Papermaking’s spread from Europe to America over centuries
The text surveys the history of papermaking from 13th century Italy through Germany France and the Netherlands to England in the late 1400s and the first US mill in Philadelphia in 1690. It notes raw materials shift from linen and cotton rags to cheaper wood pulp around the mid-19th century and mentions early mills and fiber sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Germany
France
Netherlands
England
United States
Philadelphia
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dewitt Baker
New Book of Knowledge
Decatur Daily
Jerry
Jhere
Linda Parham
Larry W. Acton
Hayden
Elsie M. Brown
Maude N. Hauk
Rhonda M. Lewis
Wiley N.mcgraw
Glendon M. Middlebrooks
John M. Mooe
Annie P. Strickland
Book of Knowledge
Garrard
Funland Music
Funland Park
Eveready
Kimberly Metal Building
By Kotex
Parker Brothers
Parker Bros. Monopoly
Big K
Oregon Bar
Orlene
Morton
Bankamericard
Oregon
Southland Plaza
Hwy
South Decatur
Oy Ao
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!