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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1956
Page
9
Classified ad describes a colonial estate on Sherman Street SE with eight rooms four bedrooms three baths a detached garage in excellent condition. Shown by appointment only. Also mentions a newer brick home on 8th Ave SE with three bedrooms two ceramic tile baths den attached garage and near schools.
L. E. Wright and Son advertise a 5 room home at 1817 Enolam Blvd. with an equity purchase plan. The ad promotes taking up payments on a 4 percent loan from Masonic Building.
A sequence of housing offers including 3 to 10 room homes in Somerville and nearby areas. Listings show multiple beds baths floors features and price points from 4 000 to 15 000 with details on贷款 terms and properties on streets such as Somerville Rd SE Jackson St SE Buena Vista Ave Tower St and 8th Ave NW.
Classified notice lists heavy duty and electric sewing machines starting at 59 dollars and up with cabinets and motors. Also offered are a 24 inch Atlas jig saw with stand and a 12 foot band saw with motor. Furniture includes bed room suites, a Philco stove, a Westinghouse refrigerator, living room suite, chairs, glider, marble top tables, television sets, cedar chest, and more. Contact Hendersons Proft Sewing Center or phone numbers 5042 and 2194 with viewing times. Large lot of fresh watermelons advertised by Hubert Crow.
Scout Camp Drake at Rogersville near the Tennessee River launches its 1956 season on July 8 for Boy Scouts divisions. Drake Scout Reservation spans 64 acres, located three miles southwest of Rogersville, Tennessee.
The weather overview notes cooling in the northern tier but heat and humidity from the southern plains to the Atlantic. Scattered thunderstorms occurred overnight with more in prospect, while the Pacific Coast and northern Rockies stay dry. Temperatures ranged from the 40s to the mid 60s with widespread fair weather west of the Rockies.
A Gadsden attorney plans to file suit to halt a Sunday effective city tax on gross income of all workers. Atty J L Kerr represents a labor group contending the levy violates state and federal constitutions. City officials project 750000 to 1000000 dollars annually to bail the city out amid fiscal strain.
Athenian N Bumpus was named to the Farmers Home Administration county committee for Limestone County. The appointment, effective July 1, fills the three-member panel along with John B Hayes and Thomas W Spencer. The committee determines loan eligibility and certifies farm values for FHA loans and makes loan recommendations.
Council camping officials urged continued submission of applications at the Scout Office in Huntsville. Additional camp information is available from Scoutmasters throughout the nine-county area for those pursuing high adventure camping opportunities.
Three North Alabama farms Grady Keller Baileyton W J Daniel Holly Pond and J I Reese Jones Chapel were selected for the Unit Test Demonstration under TVA allocation. TVA provides high analysis phosphate and ammonium nitrate at reduced cost for the program through the Extension Service Cooperative.
J. J. Case Co. officials announce moving the Anniston Alabama tillage tools plant to Burlington and shifting part of the Burlington operations to Bettendorf. Farm combine production will transfer from Anniston to Bettendorf as part of plan consolidation.
The text outlines a farm board with three year terms for each member and one annual appointment. A member cannot succeed themselves after serving a three year term. At least two members must be farmers. It specifies that every year one appointment is made and that incumbents cannot immediately reappoint themselves.
Public hearing to consider rule changes by the State Personnel Board proposed by J. Frazer. He urges dropping Jefferson Davis and Thomas Jefferson birthdays from state holidays and granting three-year veterans 15 days off plus a 1.25 day monthly vacation and sick leave, shifting from 12 vacation days per year.
Police report a burglar entered a city home and pinched the sleeping housewife on the leg before stealing her purse and $13. The woman recalled a vague pinch and then went back to sleep.
A compact crossword style listing of across and down clues including Talk Flower Job Dwarfed things Detested Kind of scarf Metallic rock Amount taken in Eskimo houses Belgian river Sells again Sea eagle Laughing Ferry boat American Indians Sums To exile Bushes Cravat Coat with tin lead alloy Engine Projections as broken branches Fat Narrow aperture The accuser Inns Part of to be.
Crossword clues range from dried grass to metals and poetry themed entries. The daily cryptoquote shows AXYCLBAAXR decodes to LONGFELLOW with a sample cipher and alphabet hints. Yesterday’s cryptoquote reads SOFT PITY ENTERS AT AN IRON GATE by SHAKESPEARE.
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