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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1952
Page
17
Dorothy Dix counsels a married woman to join Navy mothers groups, PTA, and host lonely sailors to combat isolation while balancing family needs. A teen warns against delaying dating, while another teen questions paying board, with Dix urging family discussion and responsibility.
Two young Navy storekeepers Roy Tanksley 20 and James T Boatwright 17 are jailed in Escambia County charged with stealing and selling three airplane propellers and 10 landing gear struts. They waived preliminary hearings at arraignment before U S Commissioner George P Wentworth with bonds set at 1000 each. Three civilians say they arranged to buy the parts. two civilians bound over to the federal grand jury, the third case held under advisement.
A light year is the distance light travels in one year at about 186000 miles per second, establishing a practical measure for vast interstellar separations and astronomical calculations.
S Sgt D W Hamilton Jr returns home on furlough visiting parents and relatives in Pine Grove Lawrence County. A stream of visits travels through Decatur Kalamazoo and local homes as families gather including Shelton Tucker Parker and Compton.
Moss Point Mississippi residents and Pascagoula residents expect a Birmingham laboratory to explain why smog stains their homes. The report lists local families visiting relatives and several Saturday and Sunday gatherings among the Hamilton, Heaps, Tucker, and Shelton families.
Alabama reports a drop in polio cases with 13 in the week versus 17 prior, while national totals rise to 1,047 from 621. Mayor cites a Birmingham lab investigation into paint discolorations caused by fumes, with a report due in two weeks.
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