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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 01, 1961

Page

13

Humorous Tales and Jokes From Everyday Life

A collection of light anecdotes and one liners. A minister’s child calls a woman ugly, a mother corrects with a counter joke, a country grocer reminds a girl to pay, ballgame fans rejected for not leaving the stand, a comic about lawyers and bills, and a riddle about mystery solved by hand and lap.

Jokes and anecdotes from a bygone crowd

A collection of quips and tall tales about marriage, birds and worms, mothers in law, a hotel fire joke, and a Chicago revivalist scene. The humor centers on social quirks, wit about age and reform, and a barber shop style exchange.

Lizard Species Count Grows to About 2500

Scientists note that current estimates place around 2,500 recognized lizard species worldwide. Researchers highlight ongoing classification work and undiscovered diversity in tropical regions.

Leftover Lamb Shepherds Pie from 1865 cookbook tale

Feature notes on using cold mutton for shepherds pie with a vintage recipe. Omits few uncertain details while highlighting the method with onion, lamb, carrots, peas and mashed potato crust baked at 425 degrees for 40 minutes yielding six servings.

The Wic kedest PLC Ab Donald Barr Chidsey Novel

Captain Miles Standish plans an exploratory voyage from the Mayflower to New Plymouth as Sal Boyd, left aboard, secretly drinks Hollands gin from a storage straw. Sal clashes with John Alden when confronted in the dim hold, bloodied and humiliated as the scene ends aboard ship.

Donald Barr Chidsey New Historical Entertainment the Wickedest PLC AB Miles Standish Sal Boyd John Smith New Plymouth Sal Boyd Plymouth John Alden Alden Aiden

Morgan County Pine Ridge Community News

Attendance was good at church Sunday with several visitors. Local residents and visitors from Decatur Union Hill Huntsville and Huntsville areas joined relatives and friends. WMU will meet at Mrs. Lutherene Greenhaw’s home for the next gathering.

Harrison Hill Decatur Kathy Wood Union Hill Teresia Parker Grace Young Huntsville Maggie Wilson Janet Thomas Eldridge Criscoe Arthur Criscoe WMU Lutherene Greenhaw

Sal Boyd Faces Down Pirate Prestige On Mayflower

Sal Boyd avoids apologizing after knocking down the surly copper aboard the Mayflower while Sald, with piracy prestige from the Sallee rovers, looms. He plans a public drop of the matter and fears another tougher test tomorrow.

Taler Sald Sallee Rovers Sal John Alden

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