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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1955
Page
3
Washington reports a five billion dollar surplus of cotton and other commodities, stored at twenty thousand dollars per hour. The piece explains parity and farm support aims to stabilize prices while avoiding domestic and global fallout.
A chiropractor recounts a year old case where a patient with tumors on female organs was advised surgery. The patient later had the tumors removed and accused the doctor of taking fees. The letter hints at patient uncertainty and financial disputes, urging readers to send questions for personal replies.
A House subcommittee led by Rep. Rains plans hearings on housing problems in Birmingham, Atlanta, and New Orleans with an initial session in New York around Oct. 3. Topics include rural housing, slum clearance, mortgage credit, and Federal National Mortgage Assn. operations, with December sessions possible in the South. The panel is studying farm housing and housing policy amid a government tightening of home loans.
St Ann's Catholic School will open Thursday morning from 9 to 12 for registration. Children will receive book lists and be assigned to classrooms. Regular classes start Friday with a full day. The school will teach first through fourth grades this year.
Funeral services for Mrs. Eunice Graves 36 who died at 4 p m Sunday at Fairhope will be held at Bethany Church Trade members of the Graves family and Baptist community attend services acknowledging her passing and arranging burial arrangements
Theodore M. Easley, a 33 year old convicted slayer, was to be returned to Kilby Prison after a Mobile County sheriff alleged he received special privileges while under sheriff Ray Bridges custody. The move follows a Mobile Press Register report detailing outside access and use of vehicles.
The Rev Clyde Sharpton officiated Saturday service. Interment followed at Bethany Cemetery with Moss Funeral Directors in charge. Mrs Graves of Silver Hill is survived by her husband F A Graves, two daughters and four sons. Louisiana has 4048 miles of railroad.
Alabama CIO representative William E. McKenzie age 27 was killed near Montgomery when his car hit a parked trailer truck. His Birmingham office had made him state CIO representative after Maurice Allen’s promotion. McKenzie, formerly of Warrensburg Missouri and Ashland Kentucky, died instantly as investigators charged Birmingham truck driver Calvin Chambers with improper lighting.
Eyeglass lenses made from nonshatterable plastic resist breaking but scratch easily and remain bulky for high power prescriptions. Such materials face practicality issues in everyday wear and strong magnification.
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