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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1955
Page
11
The Decatur Alabama City Council adopts an ordinance for pavement improvements on a street section with a total cost of 25487.03 dollars. The council will hold a hearing July 5 1955 at City Hall to hear objections and will publish notices in The Decatur Daily for two weeks.
Still in crate, RCA air conditioner of 3 to 4 ton capacity offered for sale and available for trade for a freezer. Contact phone 3440-R.
A classified rail yard salvage ad promotes items from Railroad Salvage Furniture Co. at 23 Church St NW with phone 1073. It features a breakfast suite in brass and black, a cedar chest in mahogany, a solid mahogany bedroom suite, a utility cabinet, and a top table with assorted prices and sale offers.
Estate of Charles Freddie Langley deceased with Letters of Administration granted May 28 1955 by Judge T C Almon. Creditors must present claims within legal time or be barred. Helen Marion Langley June 1815. Improvement Ordinance No 774 City of Decatur Alabama outlines street improvements on Eighth Street SE between Fourth Avenue SE and Somerville Road with exceptions noted.
The record fixes the grade of Eighth Street S E from Fourth Avenue S E to West Somerville Road S E and the curb heights as per city blueprints. The notice is dated June 6 1955 and signed by the Mayor. In Morgan County Alabama the probate court handles the matter of the lost will of S P ForD Dana Hyde Ophelia Browthom Draper and others.
Judge T Cy Almon sets hearing on the petition to probate the will of the deceased P. Dra on June 28 1955 at 10 a.m. at the probate court. Notice invites any interested party to appear and contest if proper. Document dated June 7 1955 with publication June 8 15 22 1955.
An ordinance amends Ordinance No 399 and related amendments to alter the Decatur zoning map. It designates a 40 acre tract near Austinville Road for Residence A zoning and updates the Decatur zoning map dated May 23 1945. City Clerk Yor Pettey attests adoption and effective date.
Air Vice Marshal J L Plant, chief of the Royal Canadian Air Force Technical Services, was removed after saying another world war seemed likely andCanada would beat the Russians. He was made head of the RCAF Air Materiel Command to keep him from policy matters. The defense minister and Prime Minister stated steps will curb officers from public statements.
A Decatur man recounts the moment he parked with his companion and endured a barber shop embarrassment. A witty friend notes the fear of overdue honesty and warns to tell a wife before someone else does.
A scrambled dialogue sketch features a handyman wife Ned Wadlinger and a humorous exchange about thrift and competence. The text hints at a stage scene with customers, waiters, and a scene of a woman filling out an application, but the passage is incomplete.
Montgomery attorney T B Hill aged 52 won unanimous backing from the County Republican Executive Committee to fill the federal judgeship vacancy caused by the death of S. Dist Judge C B Claude. Birmingham’s C Vardaman, chairman of Alabama Republicans, will likely make the final recommendation.
In a small, decisive moment a girl labeled her age as Atomic. The square headed Age field showed a stark, humorous response reflecting a playful exchange. The line captures a quirky, era specific tone in a compact vignette.
A word puzzle grid with across and down clues including Price Pile Detest and Elevate enum encoded within a daily ash themed crossword. The list includes clues for familiar terms like Indefinite article After and regal power along with a shortened Elevated train and a girl's name.
Yesterday's cryptogram reads PATRONS OF PLEASURE, POST ING INTO PAIN. The quote is attributed to YOUNG and supplied by King Features Syndicate for daily puzzle fans.
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