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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1952
Page
7
The friend who constantly corrects your appearance can be both a nuisance and a potential aid to self improvement. If her scrutiny becomes a crusade, reduce contact and seek more tolerant companions while maintaining polite boundaries.
A teenager asks about a mother who dates multiple men, fearing colleagues in the home. The advisor questions the plausibility, warns a youth may struggle to handle the matter, and urges keeping the issue within the family with a trusted adult.
In Japan nearly every reporter is a newspaper man as press corps mobilizes for events. A crowd at Tokyo crowds Emperor Hirohito during a goodwill tour revealing the intense competition among media, highlighted by Nihon Keizai reporter Yoshio Nirasawa who fights through rivals to deliver a statement after a brutal hand to hand scramble.
A reader asserts that the minister serves as the most logical person to trust for family matters. The note emphasizes reliance on spiritual guidance and personal confidence in church leadership.
A reader argues that an 18 year old working woman should have later weekend curfew. The respondent agrees, saying she is entitled to more liberal hours and suggests eleven or twelve.
Dorothy Dix outlines qualities sought in a mate in leaflet D-17. Readers are invited to obtain a copy by sending a 3 cent stamped self addressed envelope to Miss Dix at the office.
City of Decatur Alabama enacts Improvement Ordinance No. 604 B to levy local assessments for street work completed under preliminary Ordinance 604. Hearing held August 4 1952 with Carrie L Harrison Pro 604 57 singled for an assessment of 1879 18 amended to 1540 00 after review. Assessments bear 6 percent interest if unpaid after 30 days.
In Epes Alabama Sheriff investigators weigh scant clues after Albert Hillman a 58 year old bachelor is found bound to his bed with his hands tied and feet lashed to the bed. Bloodhounds fail to track a trail and only a pistol and billfold are missing. A doctor says death may be from heart failure though mouth injuries are noted. Hillman had long heart trouble. Chief Deputy Tommy Robinson reports the scene and ongoing search.
Mrs. Margaret Beale aged 32 was driving with her three children on Route 29 when slick pavement caused a skid into a bridge abutment. The collision sent her car into the path of an oncoming vehicle driven by Samuel H L Sylvester, 34, who is her brother and survived after the crash.
A wealthy cattleman was not believed to carry large sums in his possession and paid most obligations by check. An yesterday investigation shed little light on possible identities of the robbers.
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