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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 19, 1957

Page

10

Santa Claus Calif Town Challenges Indiana Name Monpoly

Santa Claus Calif a rural post office branch uses the Santa Claus postmark creating a competition with Santa Claus Ind once a century old. Frank Simpkins runs the operation while Gene Augur started the scheme in 1948. Each December thousands of letters flow through this tiny station, with children awaiting hopeful replies and shops forming around the famous name.

Santa Claus Calif Indiana Congress United States California United States Post Office Santa Claus Tral Station Carpinteria Frank Simpkins Santa Barbara College Gene Augur Simpkins

Train Magic Returns In Boyle Appreciation

Hal Boyle writes Pascagoula about the romance of train travel versus cars and planes. He praises steam era echoes, defends passenger trains, and recounts a 35 hour New York to travel experience with vivid scenery and reflections on travel culture.

Hal Boyle Pascagoula Miss A. E. Stoddard Union Pacific America New York

Benson to Cut Dairy Price Supports by April

Secretary Benson announced dairy price supports will be reduced to the minimum starting next month. The move aims to lower retail prices by about 2 percent for butter and cheese and a half cent per quart for fluid milk. The new minimum supports would be 75 percent of parity for milk and butterfat.

Benson Life

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