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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1955
Page
13
NECCHL ELNA Vigorelli sewing machines offered with trade in and service in North Alabama. Lytton C Walker advertises sewing arts for all makes with easy terms and a city bag phone listed as 834.
An old public notice promotes a Christmas sale offering furniture and appliances with layaway and easy terms. The ad encourages customers to visit and select items for their home, mentioning Woodrow Norman as the complainant of record.
Samuel L. McJilton as administrator of the estate of Kady McJilton will sell two shares of Morgan County National Bank stock, certificate No. 818, at public sale on December 23, 1955, at the courthouse in Decatur during legal hours. The sale is by decree dated November 28 1955.
Charles Wesley Dismukes, son of Prichard mayor G V Dismukes, was fined 25 for hunting from a power boat on the Tombigbee River in South Clarke County after being arrested last week by State Game Warden Ben Griffin and reported to Peace Justice E E Graham.
A brief stat notes that about 1.91 tacks per day are used by American citizens.
Falkville events note Howard College Day to be observed at the church Sunday for both services. Rev H M Clements, a ministerial student, will deliver the messages. Dr Burton Shook visited friends Monday en route to Birmingham after completing a two month course on Industrial Medicine in New York City.
Mrs Arthur Lee received a birthday surprise party hosted by friends and relatives Monday night in Danville Morgan County. Other items note Thanksgiving visits to Wildwood Florida and hospital updates for Mrs Clifford Speake in Hartselle.
The study shows faster response times when tasks run during night hours. Researchers cite reduced load and improved efficiency, with potential applications in data processing and operations planning.
Iowa ranks as the leading beef cattle state with an average of 82 head per square mile, reflecting strong livestock farming activity across the state. The data highlight Iowa's prominence in cattle production and agricultural metrics.
A tale about a miserly prince who hoards wealth in a hilltop castle guarded by a glass hill. Princess Alva seeks a husband while milkman Otis quietly earns her love and starts a dairy empire with the line Princess delivered milk. Moral: happiness has its ups and downs.
The Isthmus of Panama has intermittently lay below sea level in geological history, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans at different times and shaping ocean routes and geography.
A newspaper style clue list presents across and down entries including Moham med s birthplace two year old salmon anxious a fool sphere of action comfort gang diffusion of fluids through membrane stripe largest continent cry of pain top body of water gallium symbol wild pig caress pulpy tropical fruit keep descrt complete cavities anat taut religion of the Moslems donkeys supposes hair on horse s neck silkworm Assam of printed matter sticks like ale
The page presents a 4 by ay crossword with clues for body of water warlike and other terms plus a coded quote puzzle using substitution where each day changes. It includes a Longfellow and a Southey quotation as examples.
Grandmother tells granddaughter to wash hands before school. The child replies that she is not one of those kids always raising her hand in class.
A humorous essay contrasts female dull plumage in birds with gendered color norms in humans. It argues birds shield females with plain dress while males wear bright colors, then quips about social expectations and a joke about a cabbaged head.
A boss demands an introduction after finding a long blonde hair in a limousine while noting his wife's hair is black. A chauffeur offers no explanation. A sergeant trains new recruits on a firing range and claims a bullet can penetrate two feet of wood, urging caution.
In historic notes, John D. Rockefeller spent winters in Augusta and attended the colored Baptist church first then the white Episcopal and Methodist services on later Sundays. A joke about church fuel choices follows, ending with a quip about an old maid and a bar joke.
The text notes that although Arabs produced paper by the eighth century, there are few records of its use in Europe before the twelfth century.
Cleveland police report a 17 year old senior from St Ignatius who hitchhiked with three youths. They chained him to a tree in Rocky River Valley near Fairview Park, drenched him with turpentine and set him ablaze. He escaped and reached Fairview Park Hospital with burns over 85 percent of his body. Police search the park for clues as investigators probe motive.
Two elderly women died when a school bus and an automobile collided three miles northwest of Sakpta on Clarke County Highway 1. The victims were Mrs. Nola Lee Pettis 77 and Mrs. Clara James 73 of Jackson Rt. 1. Two other car occupants, Miss Mary Alice Pettis 42 and Mrs. Addie James Pettis 46, were injured while bus driver Eddie York of Salitpa and three children were unharmed.
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