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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1950
Page
8
A vintage classified-style listing promotes fresh flowers in bold colors such as gladioli and daisies, plus cushions, radios, and beds. It also advertises used plumbing fixtures, sewing machines, and repair services with prices and contact details for Lytton C. Walker at 609 Oak St and D Manning Co. with phone numbers.
Listing of sales including a 10 inch four sided planer at 1200 dollars a pair of complete cotton gins with or without power and galvanized well casing in multiple sizes from Jervis Foundry and Machine Co Also advertised domestic rabbit fryers dressed and frozen at 65 cents per pound with details for contact numbers.
Alabama Legionnaires select a new commander with George Huddleston Jr. of Birmingham and J. Allen Tucker of Union Springs as contenders. The convention's Independence Day trade highlighted sessions. officers to be elected at the final business session amid speeches by Senator Lister Hill.
A three week old bus strike in Mobile ended without progress after a conference between labor and management. About 225 AFL drivers and mechanics walked out on June 15. The dispute centers on how drivers for extra runs are selected with the union seeking seniority and the company preferring a rotating system.
In Santa Ana California police replace citations with greeting cards for out of state traffic violators. Police Chief Hershey arranged orange cards printed with a street map of points of interest on the back and a legend signaling the motorist may have broken the law on the front. A parade of political figures and events is referenced in the surrounding text.
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