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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1957
Page
7
An extended dinner scene blends piano music and wit with quips from Minnie Pearl, a joke on statistics, family humor about children and chores, and a city visit by an old farmer who experiences a free demonstration ride on a luxury airliner at the airport.
Firefighters battled a blaze that began in a tire buffing room and destroyed a tire and recapping plant for over an hour. Owner Ben M. Wilbanks estimated total damage between $250000 and $300000, with other sections of the service station and appliance shop spared.
A farmer contemplates a new aircraft as he promises to buy it for his wife, even if it means selling every cow. The scene contrasts the expansive blue heavens with the fields below, and a son's curious question prompts the bold pledge.
Passage describes Clarke County Alabama salt works using artesian well water evaporated in iron pots by slave labor to ease the Confederacy’s salt shortage. It includes a political speech line and crowd remark, plus a wife’s interruption joke and a self value remark from J. Whiting.
Public notice concerns legal action involving J N Tanner Jr dated July 29 16. The document references official action, court or filing status, and related procedural deadlines as part of a formal notice. Further particulars are not provided in the readable text available.
Harry E. Anschutz Jr of Chemstrand Corp assumed the 18 month chairmanship of the North Alabama Section of the American Chemical Society succeeding Dr W F Arendale of Thiokol at Redstone Arsenal Huntsville. He is a longtime ACS member since 1942 and holds a bachelor’s in chemistry from Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science and a master’s from the University of Delaware.
Mrs. Wilima White, 46, of Houston, used positive thinking and the 23rd Psalm to endure six days lost in the Big Bend desert south of Alpine Texas. She survived in a cave with a water hole, kept track of days with rocks, and ate few cactus berries while awaiting rescue after her station wagon bogged near the Rio Grande. her husband died attempting to search for her.
James Keith Gibbs 31 perished when a war surplus British Mosquito bomber he piloted crashed into a canyon 30 miles northwest of Los Angeles. The craft exploded after Gibbs released a hatch from which his parachute might have deployed. Gibbs lived in Van Nuys and worked for an aerial photography firm and was to be married this month.
Civil Air Patrol pilot Herbert Ogle flew into a dangerous canyon on impulse to sight a woman stranded after a canyon rescue. He signaled and assisted in the relief operation. Government river riders Jack E and Aaron Green met her after she was dropped supplies. Footprints prolonged the search though hope faded. Her 51-year-old husband Clifford, a fixture store owner, reportedly died from heat and exhaustion.
A monument about ten miles from Quit to, the capital, marks where the equator crosses Ecuador. The sign highlights the geographic line and serves as a travel waypoint for visitors.
Dr. Paul Dudley White, President Eisenhower's specialist, advocates an accelerated effort to build a public bicycle path in Boston. He urges officials to advance the project and promote safer urban cycling.
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