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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1957
Page
11
Across clues list definitions for a standard crossword puzzle with numbered entries and wordplay. Down clues run parallel with cross letters from across, covering common terms and abbreviations. The grid includes familiar puzzle words such as seat, not wind ward, and large artery, among others.
A collage of cryptograms jokes and local social notes from Morgan County includes a Henry Longfellow style cryptoquote sample, a Plato quote, court humor about a blind horse, a minister’s gift scene, wedding and visit snippets, pastor election news, and family visits across the county.
The text satirizes domestic tech fantasies and social attitudes with quick quips. It contrasts taxation with representation and mocks fashionable devices like electric dryers and ovens that joke about their functions. It ends noting shock at scandal alongside a warning about legal ignorance.
For sale: African violet plant in bloom call EL 3 0907 after 6 PM. Public notice of sale for a 1955 Chevrolet 4 door on December 13 1957 in Decatur Alabama at Kennedy Motor Company 9 AM inspection available. Auction reserved and General Motors Acceptance Corp. South Bend Indiana Account 37995 D 2 Bec 11 12-
Kitty asks Matt to marry him and he jokes about women as elephants. The gag reflects old humor on language and cross-cultural missteps, including a quirky line about a Chineman gardener selling a horse to a farmer.
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