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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1955
Page
3
HAL BOYLE argues women should embrace imperfections not endless charm. He compares flawless beauty to statues, saying men admire but do not marry perfection. Instead, men marry lively women with freckles and warts, noting women are often stronger than men.
TV and radio lineup lists daytime and evening programs across stations WABT Channel 18 and WERC TV including Hillbitty Highlights Blue Baron Presents Country Jamboree and Tonight With Steve Allen. Notable shows include Cliff's Clubhouse Star Studio and It Pays To Be Married with sign offs and short news segments sprinkled through the day.
Rites for O A Webb 64 a Birmingham railroad worker were held at Hopewell Baptist Church Hanceville. Webb died Saturday evening in a train wreck near Cullman when he fell from a wrecker. Interment followed at the adjacent cemetery Moss Service Funeral Home directed. He survived by his wife three daughters and three sons and three sons listed with their locations.
In the Greenbrier area yesterday, State and County officers destroyed four illicit stills with a total capacity of 3,200 gallons. Sheriff Clyde Snnihh said two stills held about 600 gallons each and the other two about 1,000 gallons each, as Deputies Dennis Brown and Terry Bottom and ABC Officer Carlos Nelson assisted.
A satirical piece weighs traits in women and men with quips on beauty, facial expression, romance, and sarcasm. It notes men prefer laughable moments and a ticking sense of humor over constant formality, while humor and subtlety drive courtship. It closes by noting five years before 1954 U.S. harvesting combines reached half a million produced.
Senator H B Allen presented a bill before the Welfare Correction Institute Committee in Montgomery to separate young prisoners under 21 from older inmates and create a schooling and training program so upon release they have a trade to enter. The sponsor hopes to have the measure cleared this week.
C. Arnold and Son Inc celebrated 75 years with an all day picnic at St. Bernard College. About 500 employees and guests attended as J. W. Arnold received a commemorative plaque from Dr. R. Williford. Speakers included J. H. Smith Mayor J. W. NeSmith and Probate Judge Kenneth Griffith. Games and a noon meal complemented the event.
U S railroad safety figures show a passenger fatality rate of .07 per 100 million passenger miles in 1954. The metric highlights the era's comparative risk level for travelers on rail lines nationwide.
William R. Pope of the Danville Community has been confirmed by the U S Senate as Danville postmaster. Born in Hackleburg Alabama in 1914, he lived in Hartselle and Florette before settling in Danville in 1933. Married to Irene Dutton with four children, he has farmed for two decades and has served as acting postmaster since Leonard Heflin’s death 14 months ago. Pope aims to serve patrons well.
The number of married men in the United States increased by 470000 in 1954, a decline from 614000 in 1951, indicating slower growth in the postwar period.
In a special session at city hall the council passed ordinance 778 authorizing opening grading and paving in Green Acres subdivision and approved a loan of 92 298 69 dollars for the improvements. No objections were raised at yesterday’s meeting and a Vernon Avenue half block was struck.
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