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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1955
Page
11
Dorothy Dix addresses two letters about a rich but aloof sister-in-law who inherits attention with a big house and stingy habits and about a mother worried over funds for her daughter and son-in-law. The columnist urges humor and warns that silence harms loved ones.
Tulane shows offensive improvement as sophomore quarterback Gene Newton connects for two TD passes in early games. A 31 yard pass to Al Cottrell against VMI and a 24 yard strike to Otis Gilmore versus Texas reflect a rise in the Green Wave offense compared with 1954 when only one TD pass was completed.
The Zambezi River at the boundary of Northern Rhodesia and Southern Rhodesia is 5,580 feet wide where it plunges into the cleft.
The Decatur Rotary Club held its annual Ladies Night at the Decatur Country Club serving roast duck orange potatoes wild rice gravy and lime sherbet to about 200 guests. Entertainment included Buddy Barr and his New York orchestra The Mind Readers Moore and Benne guest vocalist Jacque Lynn and Bob Evans as emcee and Rotarian host. Guests included leaders from Athens Hartselle Civitan Lions Kiwanis Exchange and other clubs with John Power chairing and decorations featuring hunting seasonal themes.
Willie Hartack the Johns town Pa jockey has rode 378 winners into the final three months of 1955 and could join the 400-winner club for a year. The record currently stands with Willie Shoemaker at 485 winners.
The article notes that the average American consumes less than six pounds of rice per year, highlighting its relatively small role in national diets and potential shifts in dietary preferences and agricultural demand.
Moscow officials summoned AP and Times reporters to protest a dispatch claiming Alexander Vlasov was fired and stripped of medals. They said the report was false and warned of measures against the American agencies if such incidents recurred. The Times ran the AP dispatch.
The United States ranks as the world's third biggest exporter of rice, reflecting its growing role in global grain trade and agricultural output.
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