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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1956
Page
12
A collection of Dorothy Dix Q A style replies covers a widow facing her son's marriage to a disliked girlfriend, a mother seeking guidance on a troubled teen, a parent advising a daughter about popularity and confidence, and a young woman urged to clarify her fiancé’s reluctance to marry. Dorothy Dix counsels family duty, open discussion, and patient approach.
The community records several family gatherings and marriages over the holidays. Libby Bennett wed Dewitt Crow in Hartselle with Rev. Dewey Crow officiating. Tommie Joyce Curbow married Stanley Butler at the groom's home. Various visits span Decatur Somerville and Indianapolis connections, plus a notable birth of Mickey Ray Blanks ship. The Bolshevik era note recalls Lenin and Stalin's rise to power in Russia.
Claude Barwood, a long‑time Decatur fireman nicknamed Smokey, turned a hobby into a gun repair business. His collection includes a .22 pistol taken from Hitler’s palace and a nickel plated Winchester ’92. he began repairing firearms between blazes.
A dense list of daily and late night program slots across stations WMSL WBRC WABT and Channel 16 notes numerous shows including news segments sports rounds gospel programs music hours and a series of entertainment and children programs with varying start times and repeats across Friday through Sunday.
Decatur Marines home on leave after recruit depot grad at San Diego include Rankin Scott Craig Ledbetter. Also Paul Ricks of the Dixie Hotel on leave after basic training at Parris Island. Ronald Gibson at Camp LeJeune on leave. Arvin E. Brown named Airman of the Month at Indian Springs AFB Nevada, supervising seven airmen. Priceville maple sap yields about a quart per tree.
The AP reports 1956 saw film studios sell old movies to TV while promising better new releases. TV programs leaned on familiar formats amid rising costs and investigations. Broadway boomed with proven formulas as My Fair Lady and Judy Holliday dominated, reviving older Eugene ONeill works.
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