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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1956
Page
7
Allied Sales Co announces electric refrigerators and ranges for sale at discounted prices. Ad lists model details and prices and invites inquiries, with contact information obscured in the OCR.
Morgan County Somerville residents and visitors are highlighted in a series of social updates. Local families including the Winton and Johnston households join relatives in Birmingham and Decatur for visits and medical care. A long list of arrivals, departures, travel to Alabama College and Fort Jackson, and holiday gatherings illustrates community ties and everyday life.
Gov. Hugh White addressed a joint session of the Mississippi Legislature reflecting on four years in office as his term nears expiry. The report covers his summary before lawmakers focusing on his administration and the shift to Gov. elect Coleman. It notes parliamentary maneuvers as Sillers becomes speaker and expands the rules committee to 15 members.
Notice to creditors in gan County with claims to estate must be presented by law or barred. Sealed bids for Federal Aid Projects F-187(4) A-187(3 in Morgan County Alabama) for crushing rock aggregate and for grading drainage and bituminous pavement on Ala 20 from Chemstrand to Bonk Street are due January 6, 1956 at 10:00 A.M. in Montgomery. Each bid requires a $10,000 bid bond or certified check to the Alabama State Highway Department.
Two masked men slugged and robbed Old woman storekeeper Mrs Mary L Pepper in Selma taking about 300 dollars. She received six stitches to her scalp. Earlier the same pair failed to pry open a cash drawer at the Wood store before fleeing.
Section 12 of Act No 492 of 1947 informs that proposals will be issued only to qualified contractors or their authorized representatives received before 10:00 A.M. on bid opening day. The right to reject any or all bids is reserved. H L Nelson Highway Director Dec 22-29 Jan 5.
The estate of granted on December 31 1955 by Judge T C Almon of Morgan County Probate Court invites all creditors to present their claims within the legally allowed time or be barred. Dorothy Lee January 12 19
Montgomery city commissioners approved an emergency fare increase for the public bus line. Beginning Monday January 9 adult fares rise from 10 to 16 cents and school children fares from 5 to 8 cents, with 5 cent transfers except for students. The decision followed a special closed meeting in Mayor Gayle’s office.
United States Air Force for the first time in six months invites voluntary enlistments. Local recruiter Sgt. Elton D. Cox says 18 new recruits can be enlisted in January, up from December's ten. The push supports meeting the 37 Wing goal set by the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Congress.
Mrs. George Jackson, about 48, was shot to death at her Selma home yesterday. Coroner Bailey Green said she took her own life after months of illness. Her husband, an automobile dealer, was away on a business trip with no children in the home.
Mitchell of Atlanta is named to head the bank board in a move tied to the Reserve Bank for 1956. The announcement places emphasis on leadership changes at the financial oversight body and signals a shift in policy direction.
Daily crossword clues and cryptogram guidance unfold with a Longfellow quote example. A simple substitution cipher shows how one letter stands for another and how word lengths hint at solutions. Yesterday’s Cryptoquote presents the line Nature's unchanging.
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