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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1955
Page
16
A correspondent writes about marriage, two young children, and a wife named Dorothy Dix. The author asks whether to reveal knowledge about her husband, noting six years of marriage and undercover awareness of her actions. The tone suggests a personal advice column inquiry.
A reader questions marrying a 38 year old woman due to family expectations and a mother eager to see a grandchild. The reply asks whether happiness or paternal prestige drives the choice, noting decades of dutiful sonship and urging reflection on love against family demands.
A 13 year old asks whether to date Tom or try to rekindle Bruce. The answer urges fairness, warns that serious dating is premature, and advises keeping them as friends while widening her social circle. It suggests requesting Dorothy Dix leaflet D-30 with a stamped envelope.
Iron ore shipped down the Great Lakes could form a mound as tall as a 52 story building, spanning a city block wide and three quarters of a mile long.
Atlas Auto Finance Co. announces Stanley Hardy Laird of Charleston South Carolina will serve as vice president branch office supervision. President Robert R Snodgrass cites rapid Southeast expansion with offices in Florida Alabama South Carolina and Georgia and plans for more offices next year. Decatur branch at 225 Fourth Ave SE is managed by Jack Newman.
An oil boom disrupts Torrington Wyoming air operations. The airport was relocated to a new field in June after being found in the heart of an oil field. Before completion, planners discovered it lay within another oil development and another move is possible.
In Bradenton Florida a driver, distracted by inspecting a planned new bridge site over the Manatee River, collided with a car stopped ahead. The incident underscores dangers of rubbernecking at construction without observing traffic.
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