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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 25, 1955

Page

11

Sewing machines and factory stock at Lytton Co annex

NECCHI ELNA and VIGORELLI sewing machines on display at the Railroad Factory Salvages Furniture Co New Annex. Industrial machines and feed repairs for all makes with easy terms Ten dollars trade in on your machine. Serving North Alabama over 14 years. Walker 612 Oak St phone 834.

Necchi, Elna & Vigorelli T. Industrial Machines North Alabama Lytton Co Walker Oak St

Bargains At Allied Sales Cast from Orainboard Sink

Bargains at Allied Sales list cast from orainboard sink with sizes 4% and 5 fr, priced from 15.00 to 2500 and 3995 up. Includes Lovetores electric water heaters.

Allied Sales Orainboard Lovetores Columbia Circle

Revival ends as Hillsboro preacher leads Valley Grove service

Local notes show visits across Alabama including Mrs Charles Speake and family in Lawrence County. Ulric Speake plans Birmingham hospital stay while Rev Gilbert Speake visits Cullman. Cotton growers attack boll weevils as farming shifts occur in the area.

Henry Hembree Lola Hood Norman Christian and Son Columbus Ulric Birmingham Baptist Hospital Anne Sandlin Floyd Linderman Detroit Lawrence Lowery Corbin Smith Decatur Shirley Smith J. E. Stephenson Dan Lowery

Hutchinson Contractor Notice on Cotaco High School Additions

Homer B. Hutchinson Jr. completes contract with Morgan County Board of Education for Cotaco High School addition. All claims must be filed within the legally prescribed period. Box 1547 Decatur Alabama August 25 September 18 15.

Alabama State Highway Department Board of Revenue and Control Morgan County Homer B. Hutchinson, Jr Morgan County Board of Education Ala Cotaco High School Decatur

Revival services close as four join church in Morgan County

The Morgan County Union Grove revival ended Friday with four additions to the church. Local families and visitors including Alvie Thomas and Mary Lawrence joined during the service.

Revival Ends at Baptist Church in Morgan County

Sunday services marked the revival’s close at the Morgan County Baptist Church. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Hoyt Briscoe Huntsville Mr and Mrs Homer Bagwell Rex Arab Pfc Frank Wright Ga Mrs Wilma Walker Judy Mobile and others from Birmingham.

The Baptist Church Joe Anglin Mt. Zion Hoyt Briscoe Huntsville Homer Bagwell Rex Arab Pfc Frank Wright Wilma Walker Judy Mobile Samuel Brown John Wright McCain Donald Brown Birmingham Delano Densmore Fort Worth Texas Elijah Densmore Norman Roberts

Revival ends with two additions at Hamby’s Chapel

In Cullman County Hamby’s Chapel completed revival services with two new members joining. Rev. Ray Shubert of Valley Head led the event and an all night singing was planned for Saturday September 3 with refreshments to follow. Local visits included Harold Sanders relatives from Huntsville and Cal Smith family from Cullman with guests Lanny Clemons and Winford Griffin from Decatur.

Ray Shubert Valley Head Harold Sanders Huntsville John H. Holmes Alberta Neel Cullman Lanny Clemons Decatur Clifford Smith Winford Griffin Walter Griffin

Man Suggests Stamp Free Mail At Camp

A Houston Post Office worker told a Boy Scout troop how to mail letters without stamps by using a home address as the return address. The letter would then be delivered with a 3 cent postage due stamp.

Houston Tex

Hawk Birth Marks First Hatch at New SC Medical Center

The first birth at the South Carolina Medical College’s 11 million dollar teaching hospital in Charleston was a baby hawk hatched on the roof.

Hospital For Birds Charleston S. C South Carolina Medical College

Taxes Rise In Virginia Gasoline Levy Over Three Decades

Virginia began a gasoline tax 32 years ago at three cents per gallon. The first year revenue was 3,198,000 dollars. Now at six cents per gallon, the tax raises 61,181,000 dollars, about eighteen times the original take.

Richmond Virginia

Iowa Harvest Study Reports Grim Human Losses

A study on torn crop harvesting in Iowa links the activity to 3 deaths and extensive injuries including 326 fingers 63 hands and 14 arms and legs lost or damaged. The report notes the hazardous nature of the work and underscores severe human costs.

Iowa

DAILY CROSSWORD and CRYPTOQUOTE Puzzle Snippet

A reader sees a crossword clue list with numbers 34 35 36 37 40 and a cryptogram puzzle titled DAILY CRYPTOQUOTE. The note explains a substitution cipher where one letter stands for another and shows an example using the word LONGFELLOW. The cryptogram line is given and suggests a daily code-based quotation.

Axydlbaake

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