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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1957

Page

28

Public Letters on Amendment No 18 and Local Politics

Letters from Morgan County voters urge yes on Amendment No 3 to fund mental health facilities and warn of I 87 87 percent black population control. Evelyn Dickinson argues against abolition of Macon County and urges yes on Amendment No 18, while a Decatur reader recalls a community concert and notes chaotic performance by a Tuskegee Italian orchestra.

Mr. Shelton Morgan County Bryce and Seroy Partlow State School Macon County Alabama Birmingham News Birmingham Tuskegee Montgomery United States South Macon Sum Friends of Ours Decatur Italy Yourope

Hazlewood High Names Who's Who for 1957 58

Town Creek Alabama selection lists Hazlewood High School students honored as most intelligent most athletic most likely to succeed and best personality. Names include Bobbie Sue Waldrop Gary Parker Lillian Harlow Larry Dillard Bobby Joe Terry Emma Armstrong Judy Bolling Cynthia Streater Jimmy Conner Noris Smith Barbara Sexton Erwin Norwood Girlie Terry Evelyn Flannagin Leon Bell Elaine Lansdell Billy Jack Brackin Hilda Todd Benny Logston and others in junior and senior classes.

Town Creek Ala Hazlewood High School Bobbie Sue Waldrop Gary Parker Lillian Harlow Larry Dillard Bobby Joe Terry Emma Armstrong Shelva Gipson Eme Ma Armstrong Judy Bolling Jack Kimbrell Bobby Walldrop Marlin Greene Kay Hensley Shelva Gibson Jimmy Conner Cynthia Streater Noris Smith Barbara Sexton Jerry Saint Erwin Norwood Girlie Terry Evelyn Flannagin Leon Bell Elaine Lansdell Billy Jack Brackin Hilda Todd Benny Logston

Garlic ban law once barred street cafés for four hours

A note recalls a historic ordinance that made it illegal to linger at street cafés for four hours after eating garlic. The quirky rule reflected past public health or etiquette norms and sparked curiosity about local customs.

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