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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1957
Page
17
A Brushville traveler misses a bus and riffs with a port er about leisure options. A dejected man orders breakfast with extreme toasts and coffee, then jokes about homesickness. A gag about look alike products ends the piece.
A dense, fragmentary listing compiles daily broadcast timetables for WAIF and numerous affiliates. Entries cover news, religious programs, music blocks, sports events like Birmingham versus Memphis, and late night talk shows across decades and stations.
A collection of wry quips and anecdotes about editors politicians and editors at a Washington reception. The humor hinges on disguises aging and deception with a sharp line about a widow and a young man. Other bits poke fun at self serving virtues and con men.
The W M U and Brotherhood met Friday night with a July 5 meeting upcoming. Rev Floyd O Parker to preach dedication at Providence Baptist, Bro Riley to preach at Hopewell Sunday. Louie Williams honored at birthday dinner with local relatives. Several local residents named, hospital visits noted and family travels mentioned.
About two dozen glaciers are resting on Mount Rainier in Washington state. The article notes their quiet presence amid the mountain’s rugged terrain and the surrounding natural setting.
The State Health Dept orders physicians and hospital staff to record births and deaths on Eastern Standard Time to keep vital statistics uniform across West Virginia despite several cities changing to Eastern Daylight Time.
Two Cleveland men were injured Friday when the car they rode in went out of control near the Morgan Cullman county line on Lacon Mountain. Eddie Aycoff, 26, suffered a compound fracture of the lower jaw and was admitted to Cullman Hospital. Ernest Aycoff, 21, was treated and released after sustaining lacerations and bruises.
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