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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1957
Page
9
In Wilmington Ohio the 459th Troop Carrier Wing shows internal resilience. A sergeant outmaneuvers a million dollar corporation and another has a son who is a full colonel, underscoring strong internal leadership.
A dense OCR of daily radio and television listings across stations WMSL AM FM and WRC Channel 6. It catalogs program blocks from dawn to sign off, naming shows like Rise and Shine Morning Melodies Decatur Bandstand Cowboys Playhouse Dragnet I Love Lucy and Truth or Consequences, with times and sequence across multiple days.
Sailor George Jacobs lost a $400 wallet in Waikiki sand. A young blonde diver found it at 7 a.m. and, after calling Pearl Harbor, timed his ship the Renville’s 8:30 a.m. departure. She returned the wallet by dropping it from a bucket as the vessel cast off lines.
Spices functioned beyond flavor in many eras serving as wealth storage and medium of exchange. Vendors and traders valued aromatic goods for trade, prestige, and barter when coin or bullion were scarce.
Airman Second Class James P. McAlister has returned from a 2% month tour of duty at Pepperell AFB and is assigned to the 2011th Airways and Air Communications Service Squadron at Vance AFB Enid Oklahoma. Parents Mr and Mrs W W McAlister live at 1417 Grant St Decatur. Airman McAlister and wife Mary Norma reside at 1801 East Maple Enid. Hensley Field Texas second Lt Harold L Jennings son of Cornal Jennings of Valdermosa Springs assigned to the 2577th Air Reserve Flying Center transportation section.
The Boys Club of Decatur announces a December 22 Christmas party at 2 p.m. with movies, gifts, and programs after a year highlighted by regional sports titles, educational trips, camps, and community support from Kiwanis Jaycees Civitan and local clubs. Membership details and the club’s active schedule are provided for ages seven to 18.
Mrs Evelyn Haynes works at an Allentown department store to sample and market unusual foods such as French fried worms larks stuffed with truffled goose liver and chocolate covered ants. She recalls convincing housewives to try them after she tasted them publicly.
In Butte Montana Judge John Seton dismissed a drunkenness charge against a man aged 64 or older who has lived in the city all his life and has never been jailed. He is entitled to a "little spree" under the judge’s statement.
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