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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 05, 1955

Page

10

Report Awaited In Three Deaths In Alabama

In Reform Alabama investigators seek a cause for the deaths of three Tuscaloosa youths found in a tourist court room. Officials consider carbon monoxide or food poisoning as possible causes. The men were returning from Columbus Mississippi with Mrs. W I Lee visiting. a gas heater ran full blast and several symptoms suggested illness. The report on cause of death may be ready Monday.

Reform Ala C. C. Brooks James Roscoe Abernathy William Earl Clay Tusaloosa John R. Lee Imer Bob Shields

No Antarctic territorial claims despite U S exploration

The article notes that despite millions spent by the United States on Antarctic exploration no move has been made to claim any part of Antarctica. It also cites a rise in first admissions to mental hospitals from 106000 in 1931 to 171000 in 1951.

U. S Antarctic Antarctica United States Alabama Hollywood Lili Gentle Birmingham William Buell The Birmingham News New York

Dear Miss Dix column excerpts on marriage advice

A reader asks about marrying a jobless suitor and a second letter urges leaving a good husband for a younger lover. Dorothy Dix cautions against rushing into marriage and advises care with companions and parental approval. The page also discusses politics with security dismissals and employee terminations under an Eisenhower era program.

Radio TV Listings Chronicle Night Schedule

A dense grid of daily radio and television program listings with times from early morning to late night across multiple stations and networks. The schedule includes news, music, dramas, variety shows, children's programs, religious segments, and special holiday offerings.

Jefferson Moves To Stop Disease In Jefferson County

Health authorities in Birmingham announce emergency inoculation clinics opening Monday as Jefferson County reports its fourth diphtheria death since Nov 1. Walter Gray, 7, dies at University Hospital amid a 23-case outbreak. the disease heavily affects ages 5 to 14. Clinics aim to manage a flood of parental vaccination requests.

Birmingham Jefferson Walter Gray University Hospital Health Department

Security risk term debated in 1956 campaign

The article notes Philip Young and the Civil Service Commission faced questions over the meaning of security risk as Republicans and Democrats spar over government firings under Eisenhower. Young testified he did not know the formal definition while figures on fired workers circulated since 1953.

Young Washington Philip Young Senate Civil Service Commission Eisenhower Land

Health for Today Answers from Dr Bauer on Wrinkles and Constipation

A health column offers guidance on managing wrinkles with modest cosmetics and noting plastic surgery as a option. It discusses normal gas in children, emotional causes, and when to see a doctor, plus uses of laxatives and causes of constipation and a caution about weight control and emotional factors in marriages.

Unclear Careers and Paper History Mentioned

The text discusses alleged drinking making individuals unsuitable for government work and questions whether firings were due to a security program. It notes many did not know about derogatory material in their files. It also asserts Arabs produced paper in the eighth century, with Europe’s use beginning in the twelfth century.

Sagebrush Troops End Trench War Games Before Christmas

In FT Polk Louisiana the nations first atomic war games concluded as U S troops halted an aggressor invasion. Over three weeks 110000 Army and 30000 Air Force personnel simulated atomic warfare across seven million acres in the largest drill since World War II.

FT. Polk United States Louisiana

Zenith Kap TV at The Radio Shack Decatur

The Kensington introduces a 24 inch Zenith TV with Cinebeam picture tube and Cine-Lens for sharp images. Zenith chassis delivers 20 volts of picture power and tuning, offered at competitive prices with easy terms. Call day or night for service. See at The Radio Shack 717 6th Ave NE.

Zenith Zenith W. M. Reithmaier Radio Shack 6Th Ave Decatur Zenith TV Adv

Sanatorium Student Wins Lion Oil Scholarship in 1955 contest

Thomas Shields Mays, a sanatorium patient and junior at In-Sanatorium School, Clarksdale, Miss., wins a $1,000 Lion Oil College Scholarship for the essay "My Definition Of Good Citizenship." Zone prizes and Merit Awards are listed, with judges from the University of Mississippi. The second contest opens with a $1,000 prize and a $1,200 graduate scholarship top prize for teachers.

EL Dorado Ark Thomas Shields Mays Sanatorium Miss Lion Oil Thomas Clarksdale Leathie Ann Mays Lorge Rogers Arkansas Phyllis Ann Feeney Earle High School Earle Evelyn Marie Sanders Trenton High School Trenton Kentucky Betty Jane Farmer Benoit Consolidated High School Martha Ann Huddleston Tchula High School Robert Eugene McArthur Forest Hill School Jackson Jackie Seale East Neshoba High School Cleveland Vocational High School DeKalb Yvonne Johnson J. Z. George High School North Carrollton Buck Munn Beulah Hubbard School Little Rock John A. Murfee, Jr Amory High School Annie Loys Pierce Mathiston High School Karen Williamson Grenada High School Charles Henry Wilson, Jr Tougaloo W. A. Bryant W. A. Coulter School of Liberal Arts James W. Webb University of Mississippi Oxford Mississippi Gion Gion Oil Dorado

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