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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 17, 1952

Page

12

Local Residents Honored At Pioneer Christmas Banquet

Mr and Mrs Paul C Davis of 627 Johnston St were guests of honor at a Monday dinner in Horsley Albertville Alabama. Pioneer Corn Company Inc of Indiana conducts yearly Christmas banquet for salesmen and wives in the state. Colonel Kellems USAF spoke about his trip to Korea India and the Far East.

Paul C. Davis Johnston St Horsley Albertville Ala Pioneer Corn Company Inc. of Indiana

Battle Helps Deliver Mail in Jonesboro Route

Rep. Laurie Battle walks a 10 mile mail route with Postman Newton Carmichael in Jonesboro to inspect requests for a local post office. Washington refused the change but Battle aims to judge postal conditions firsthand. Carmichael warns of occasional dog encounters along the route.

Bessemer Laurie Battle D-Ala Birmingham Newton Carmichael Jonesboro Washington Battle Carmichael

General Officers to Leave Ozark Parade

Thousands of steel-helmeted GI s will march past a reviewing stand in Ozark Alabama for a farewell to two departing 47th Infantry Division generals Maj Gen Norman E Hendrickson and Brig Gen Philip Bettenburg Both plan to return to civilian life in Minnesota later this month Also expected are Lt Gen Alexander R Bolling Minnesota adjutant general Joseph E Nelson Majors Douglas Brown and Fred Taylor of Enterprise and Ozark respectively.

Ozark Ala 47Th Infantry Division Norman E. Hendrickson Philip Bettenburg Minnesota Alexander R. Bolling Third Army Joseph E. Nelson Douglas Brown Fred Taylor Enterprise

Dear Miss Dix on Marriage Finances and Independence

A wife writes of a ten year marriage with money clashes and no allowance. Dorothy Dix urges settling finances before marriage, encourages the wife to take a part time job, and to spend earned money on herself to gain independence and leverage.

Miss DIX Muriel Nissen Doris D Santa Claus Scrooge

Navy Will Get Another Carrier

The Navy began construction Tuesday on the 60,000 ton carrier Saratoga, sister ship to USS Forrestal, with Secretary Kimball urging Congress to allow building a 10 ship fleet. He said at the Brooklyn yard the Navy aims to build at least one carrier per year to handle jet fighters and bombers, praising the new class’s speed and capacity.

New York Navy Congress Secretary of the Navy Kimball Saratoga Forrestal Brooklyn Air

The Way to a Boy's Heart by Dorothy Dix leaflet

Dorothy Dix explains how to be popular in a leaflet titled The Way to a Boy's Heart. To obtain a copy, readers must send a 3 cent stamped self addressed envelope to Miss Dix at the newspaper.

Dorothy DIX Miss Dix

Daily Crossword and Cryptoquote Puzzle Challenge

A full page of crossword clues across and down with solutions hinted by yesterday’s answer plus a cryptoquote puzzle daily. Readers tackle word fits from stern to Saturn, then decipher the quotation using a letter substitution code.

Body Of State Man Drowned Nov 29 Is Found On Beach

The body of Lewis Brown 30 of Lanett was found on a beach near Bartlett's Ferry close to where his wife’s body was found Nov 30 Coroner Joe Liles said Brown drowned Nov 29 The group had rented a boat near Riverview Ala Nov 29 and planned to fish near Bartletts Ferry as more searchers looked for Alvin Eugene White 24 of Atlanta and no trace was found for him.

Opelika Lewis Brown Lanett Bartlett’s Ferry Cose Joe Liles Brown Mary Jim Brown Bessie Barwick Alvin Eugene White Atlanta Chattahoochee River Halawaka Creek Barwick J. G. Thompson Liles Thompson White Riverview Ala Bartlett's Ferry

Climate uniformity in Cretaceous Greenland

During the Cretaceous era the Earth's temperature is described as remarkably uniform with life typical of tropical and temperate zones present up to Greenland.

Greenland

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