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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1956

Page

3

Politics In 56 Eyes on the Future

Washington analyzes the 1956 election aftermath as Congress shifts focus to the 1958 and 1960 races. Eisenhower's second term margins are noted while ticket splitting hints at GOP and Democratic strategies. Nixon Kefauver Kennedy Clark Muskie and Stevenson are spotlighted as future contenders.

Washington Congress Eisenhower White House Dannannanen Capitol Hill Nixon Sen Estes. Kefauver Tennessee Kefauver Adlai E. Stevenson John F. Kennedy Massachusetts Joseph Clark Pennsylvania Edmund S. Muskie Maine

Probate notice for James A. Sinton estate granted to G. Sicton

Letters of Administration on the estate of James A. Sinton were issued December 14 1956 by Judge T C Almon of Morgan County Probate Court. Creditors must present claims within the legal period or be barred. Published December 17 24 31.

T. C. Almon Probate Morgan County G. Sicton

New Year’s Eve Noise and Cheer Pattern in Town

A lively reminiscence of New Year celebrations featuring dishpans, gong, and bugle sounds. Readers recall community revelry and wish for a year of success health and happiness amid social chatter and light humor.

Dottie Junior Johnny Karl Flaster

New Year Resolutions and Christmas Reflections

A compact meditation on New Year vows and past holidays. The narrator contemplates broken resolutions as December returns, while light anecdotes poke at holiday customs and a quip about Santa Claus timing.

Traffic safety habits for pedestrians and drivers

Dr. W W Bauer urges safer driving during SD Day and December Safe Driving Month. He warns pedestrians jaywalking, newsboys on lanes, and hitchhiking, and urges drivers to reduce speed in winter slush and darkness. He stresses dimming lights, giving pedestrians right of way, avoiding rolling stops, and staying on your side. He notes many accidents occur at night and that headlines tomorrow will show the results.

National Safety Council

Fragmented sobering snippets from a busy 1920s street scene

A collage of vignettes shows a bookstore clerk and a Dickens loving customer, a St Paul man reclaiming a 53 year old unused train ticket refund, a beggar chastised by a millionaire, and a humorous exchange between Coolidge and Senator Borah as a horse passes.

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Politics In By Doug Cornell James A. Sinton Junius Dorothy Arnold Meinert Santa Claus W. W. Bauer M. D American Medical Association United States Canada John Fischbach St. Paul, Minn Chicago Northwest Ern Railroad Adeline E. Cohen Coolidge Senator Borah High Secretary Savings and Loan Association of Decatur First Federal Davidson Coal & Feed Co. Gas—Oil—Coal
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