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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1956
Page
12
Friday at 3 p.m. the Chamber of Commerce hosts a downtown shower of gifts with about 50 merchants offering items. Each store registers entrants and boxes are moved to a central point for drawings conducted by Mayor John O Burleson.
Merrill W. Doss, local lawyer, accepts a city retainer to serve as city attorney for a trial period after meeting with the mayor. The arrangement positions Doss to advise on municipal matters during the interim.
The council convened for the first time at last week’s regular city council meeting, addressing initial agenda items and setting the stage for upcoming votes and discussions.
A special meeting of the mayor and city council will be held tonight to enact the 1957 privilege license code with a review of the code and anticipated revisions. The Wesleyan Service Guild hosted a Christmas party at Mrs. S. E. Stewart Jr.'s home and exchanged gifts. The Thursday Afternoon Club, Culture Club and Current Review Club held Luncheons and programs at the First Methodist Church with guest speakers and Christmas decor. Local residents and Auburn students are noted in brief personal items.
A dense schedule lists hourly radio and television programs across stations and times, detailing News, Music, Dramas, Sports, and syndicated shows. The log captures daily lineups including local and national broadcasts.
Montgomery Alabama reports that W F Turner a 65 year old retiree left the Democratic Party to cast a lone electoral vote for Judge Walter B Jones in 1956. The national result had Eisenhower 457 Stevenson 73 and Jones one vote. Turner cited love for the nation and his obligation card as reasons.
A 42 year old mother Elsie Lee Price was hurrying to meet her daughter for Christmas shopping when she walked into the path of a Birmingham city bus. Det. C E Harris said the bus knocked her 14 feet and then ran over her.
Circuit Clerk John Russell reports a cat in Effingham feeds mice to a snake. The cat drops prey at the snake hole entrance, then observes the snake pull it in and retreats to fetch another mouse.
The Sea of Galilee accounts for about three quarters of Israel’s fish supply, supporting commercial fisheries and local markets across the country.
A historical ad touts LONAID as a bulk laxative that remoistens dry waste and stretches the colon to trigger a normal urge to purge. It claims safety in pregnancy, superiority to other laxatives, and dosing at 98 cents for a 60 tablet package.
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