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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1950
Page
9
Includes a themed crossword with numbered clues and a cryptoquote puzzle. Provides clues for across and down entries, a Saturday answer, and a quotation attributed to Newman. Also notes a cryptogram where A maps to L letters in LONGFELLOW.
Classified ads list a sofa bed, a $300 chest robe suite for $169.50, mahogany nightstands at $895, two Lawson sofas at $139.50, and a 9‑piece waterfall dining set at $249. Also advertised are tools, a Chevrolet pickup, and a 1946 Jaeger portable air compressor with hose. Warehouse Robinson Furniture Co. 402 Bank St. Phones 934 and 2717‑M. Also court notices from Morgan County Alabama announce sales of old cars to satisfy decrees and a land possession suit against Lizzie and Ivory Humphrey in Decatur. The U. S. Bureau of Mines reports a quartz grain detection method.
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