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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1957
Page
24
In Dayton Ohio buses serving Englewood students display a Disney character on each door. Each rider holds a matching picture so two Plutos together ensure the correct bus is boarded, preventing mixups.
Southern cattle calf and hog prices advanced this week with hogs gaining $1 to $1.50 per hundredweight, cattle and calves up 50 cents to $1. Market arrivals were smaller due to extreme cold. Vegetable wholesale prices climbed as cold damaged Florida crops, with turnips, celery, beans, and squash showing sharp rises.
Emerson P. Schmidt of the U S Chamber of Commerce warned the 1958 economy could match or exceed the 1949 and 1954 downturns with unemployment near five to six percent. He cited survey data from 14 industries and noted potential tax relief and expanding defense spending as key countervailing forces.
Postage stamps use a glue mix of cassava and hybrid corn. The blend is described as tasty and nutritious.
The article notes Detroit's origins as a fur trading hub established by French explorers in 1701, marking the city's early commercial role in the region.
U S government bonds fell for the week, ending a six week climb while corporate securities rose for a fifth straight week. Investment quality issues led gains, up 1.7 on the AP index. rails, industrials and utilities also advanced. Victory 2 1/2s of December 1972 67 fell 12 42 at 92 16 32 bid.
Arthur Skewes of Plymouth at age 84 opens a new tailoring business. He started his first shop in 1899, which was destroyed in an air raid in 1941, marking a long career comeback.
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