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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1953
Page
7
Pacific territory Guam faces 75 mph winds for nearly 12 hours as banana trees topple and crops suffer. officials report no serious casualties and businesses promise normal New Year’s Eve activities.
Describes sake as a national Japanese beverage, a drink midway between beer and wine.
Will Brent in Sweethome receives a letter from his half sister Deborah Brent, who left with Paul Bouvais forty years earlier. He worries how to explain to his daughters Nell Susan and Bill that Deborah may return to the old family house near his plant and fears her influence on the girls. The story contrasts Brent’s pride in the family nail business with a town divided by old loyalties and new industry.
An audience enjoyed a Christmas program by four small classes at Gandy's Cove Sunday school on December 21. Gifts were exchanged around a tree and several visitors joined, including Eunice Aldredge and her daughter Linda, and Mrs. Scott Posey. Numerous local families shared festive visits and meals during the holidays.
Alabama farm income reached an estimated 425 million dollars in 1952, the third highest in state history. Peanut cash crops boosted returns while cotton slipped to 170 million, and livestock income stood at 174 million amid a severe drought the worst since 1930. Farmers expect livestock emphasis to rise with potential weather-driven corn yield gains.
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