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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1955
Page
13
The Chatter Box notes local bits from Decatur and beyond. Evelyn Hunt confirms Decatur’s cemetery is named Oakwood while readers asked about a Cheerleader Clinic possibly in Tuscaloosa and observations on space travel jokes and Dutch attitudes toward horror comics.
A Connecticut town reports volunteer firemen angry over stolen pin up photos promoted at company meetings. The chief defends the posters as boosting attendance and morale.
A feature on an outdoor year with families turning yards into living spaces. It highlights grills including built in models and motorized spits, chic coolers and plastic dishware, paper services, and decorative items like wrought iron candelabra and garden lamps.
Billy Roger, an escaped prisoner, was stopped at Mrs. Thomas C. Nixon’s Edenton home after she recognized him and held him at gunpoint with a shotgun until police arrived. The incident occurred as authorities pursue the suspect.
AP News notes that amid new miracle fabrics born in labs designed to resist soil water pests and wear, traditional materials such as cotton wool linen and silk remain evident in fashion and textile choices.
Mrs. Kyle Martin and Mrs. Bradley Jones hosted a gift tea Thursday evening at the Austinville Clubhouse honoring Mrs. Wallace Storey, formerly Shir rent, with remarks on corduroy fashion from grandmother’s day to modern, lightweight versions for dresses and jackets.
In Lexington Kentucky police captured Luther Texan Longhorn aged 55 on a cutting and wounding charge on Corral Street. The report notes the suspect associated with the Army and overseas service and mentions family details of Mrs. Storey. A social tea description follows with Summer flowers and specific attire. A separate Manila item reports Mrs Agatona de Jesus foreclosing a mortgage and finding tenants and the house vanished.
Henry G. Gilmer, born in a southwest Virginia log cabin and longtime Democrat, retires after 14 years as Virginia State Comptroller. He has been active in politics for almost four decades and is known in the Old Dominion for influencing election outcomes.
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