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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1956
Page
7
Decatur increases parking fines beginning Monday. Overparking tickets will be issued in envelopes placed at curb caps, with a 50 cent minimum fine and a 1 dollar maximum if unpaid within 48 hours.
Dorothy Dix laments the rise of calorie counting in home cooking and imagines a humorous sequel to the traditional two person cookbook. She jokes about streamlined menus suited to leaner meals and urges publishers to produce a witty calorie counter cookbook for couples.
Meters will be checked on Thursday afternoons in December as stores stay open later.
Decatur teachers outline a Christmas program at West Decatur Elementary School auditorium. The program features The Christmas Story devotion, soloists Mrs. Cecil Timberlake and Eddie Self, pianist Dr. Julian Hirshfeld, and a closing White Christmas. Miss Joann Harrison presides, with Mary Louise Garrett reporting on a Birmingham press conference and City Superintendent H. R. Leeman speaking.
The Health Insurance Council reports about 7.4 million Californians are covered by health or hospital insurance. This figure highlights broad access to coverage across the state.
Lawrence surplus food administrator L. W. Reed announced that all recipients must file new February applications to continue receiving commodities after March 1. Applications will be distributed at centers during February and must be completed in full, including net income for all household members.
The New York Air National Guard swore in Capt. Norma Parsons of Waterville Maine as the first woman member after 300 years waiting. A nurse veteran of Korea and African campaigns, she marks a historic milestone.
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