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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 13, 1956

Page

13

Letters To Santa from Alabama Children and New Zealand News

A collection of Santa requests from young readers in Tanner and Hartselle Alabama and a brief New Zealand factoid. Children seek dolls, watches, records, toy vehicles, and gifts, while one entry requests a machine gun and army toys. parents and siblings are repeatedly mentioned. The New Zealand note cites national newspaper counts and population.

Hartselle Ala Santa Claus Janet George Alan Summerford

Health for Today Nutritional Needs of Senior Citizens

An article by Dr. W. W. Bauer stresses that seniors require proper nutrition despite belief that older people need less care. It covers reduced metabolism, appetite changes, and the need for balanced protein, dairy, fruits, vegetables, and multiple small meals when appetite is low.

Comic Fragments and Courtroom Banter From Old Page

A mixed collection of comic vignettes and a brief courtroom quip. A singer misreads while the pianist reveals smoke on his pipe. A mock trial ends with a dismissed case as witnesses clash. Jests about pasteurization and a tramp, plus quick wit at a convention, fill the page.

Births and visits in Morgan County and Union Grove news

John and Mrs Tucker announce birth of daughter Sandra on December 2. Harold and Darleen Brooks birth announcements. Local funeral, hospital report, and visiting relatives including Sgt Buford Brooks, Mr and Mrs Homer Brooks, Gene Lemons loss sympathy. Bermuda lily note and Gen Russell Hastings mentioned.

Morgan County Union Grove MR. Brooks John Tucker Sandra Gene Lemons Buford Brooks Ft. Benning Oval Berry Ira Brooks Arab Homer Brooks Charles Wigginton Hartselle Clarence Whisenant Harold C. Brooks Darleen Mary Wood Billy Chattanooga Sandra Lemmons Harold Tyler Huntsville Hospital Walter Boles Bessemer Harold Brooks

Air Force weighs mothballs to deter seagulls on runways

The U S Air Force studies mothballing coastal airstrips to guard against seagull strikes. Seagull collisions have damaged aircraft and endangered crews, while Britain's RAF reports mothballs repel gulls.

U.S

Local Social Clips and Coal Mining Note

Lawrence County harmony news recalls Mrs Ellie Gillespie and local visits by Ford Hill and Thrasher families. It mentions serious illness of Rev Prater near Tuscumbia. A note adds North Dakota lignite mines annual coal output and the first US Post Office opening in New York City on November 28, 1783.

U.S New York City

Also Mentioned on This Page

Tanner Riverside School Charlotte Moore Nancy Delores Moore P. S New Zealand W. W. Bauer M. D Edi Kialeka Sendicas Qapanetion Decatur 2Nd Ave N.E Janine Chastek Cass Lake Minn Sherman Shirley Sharon Sheryl Sherwin Shurwood Thelma McGuire P. T. Barnum Dexter Fellows Barnum Louis Pasteur Snaaine Serarice Gift of RNING Hungary Olympic Village Melbourne Australia Miler Laszlo Tabori Gyorgy Karpati Ervin Zador Zador Bermuda Gen Russell Hastings Lawrence County Harmony Ellie Gillespie Ford Hill Rupert Thrasher Fannie Mills John Henson North Dakota Buschs Westinghouse Eer The Core-Cola Company Coca-Cola Company Decatur Coca-Cola Bottling CO
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