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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 29, 1950

Page

9

Eight Alabamians Injured In Head On Wreck Near Greenville

Eight people were badly injured in a head on collision 22 miles south of Greenville. Five Birmingham residents were among the injured, including Thomas J. Stockard Jr and Mrs Stockard and two Boldings. The crash occurred after a tire blowout caused one car to swerve into the other.

Greenville Ala Birmingham L. E. Towery Towery Thomas J. Stockard, Jr Gertha Bolding Marjorie Bolding Thomas Stockard Marion Earwood Joppa Floyd D. Knight Allen Guest McKenzie

Mobile imports slip in June but stay above last year

Mobile district imports totaled 3,280,878 dollars for June, down from May’s record 5,888,607 but above June 1949’s 2,793,739. Malcolm H. Laws, Mobile district commerce official, noted the district covers Mobile and Gulfport. The article adds a note about rainfall in India’s Khasi hills reaching 805 inches in a year.

Mobile Ala Mobile Customs District Malcolm H. Laws U. S. Department of Commerce Gulfport Miss Khasi Hills Northeast India

Daily Crossword and Cryptoquote Puzzle Summary

The page presents a large crossword with across and down clues, plus a daily cryptogram puzzle. It lists numerous numbered clues for both across and down and includes a sample cryptogram quotation with a provided key and yesterday’s quote.

MacArthur controversy widens as Asia weighs U S stance

Mackenzie's column notes the furor over General MacArthur's Formosa statement and the White House withdrawal order. It reports how Asian observers fear damage to U S prestige if MacArthur is seen as rebuked and cites policy tensions with Formosa neutrality and Korea.

General MacArthur Chicago MacArthur America Far East White House Truman Formosa United States Reds Pacific U. S. Navy Matthews Boston American State Department Britain France Washington

Social Security changes open coverage to millions in 1951

An editor's note explains Congress expanding the old age and survivors insurance to about 10 million formerly uncovered workers starting Jan 1 1951. It details who must join including self employed farm workers domestic workers and nonprofit employees and notes the self employed pay taxes starting in 1952 with tax forms in 1952.

Congress Washington Puerto Rico Virgin Islands

The Audubon House Plan From Small House Bureau

A compact 26 by 40 foot basementless home named The Audubon features a living dining room kitchen bath two bedrooms and an utility room for heating and laundry equipment. It includes a vestibule dining alcove and two-wall kitchen cabinets with a central corner sink and space for range and refrigerator.

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Misplaced Hundred Sparks Round of Payments in Hotel

A traveling salesman entrusts a $100 bill to a hotel cashier who pays multiple creditors with it. The money circles through butcher, landlord, lawyer, doctor, and hotel, then returns to the safe. The drummer later proclaims the cash as stage money to a city friend and uses it to light a cigar, leaving who really paid whom unclear.

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