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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1958
Page
3
London gossip column notes Julie Wilson recounts being pinched on a crowded Rome bus before a rise to fame in The Bell Are Ringing. It mentions her mother, conductor mix up, and other show business anecdotes from 1958.
Low bid on 428000 dollars of Decatur public improvement bonds was 2.5385 percent. Bids came in at city hall with five syndicates competing led by Trust Co of Georgia and Robinson Humphrey. Proceeds fund 13 projects including lat eral sewers in Brookhaven and Western Gardens and paving city streets. Council set July 15 for final assessments on ordinance 1042 paving 13th Ave SE from Eighth St to Ninth St extended.
Phillip Horwitz, blinded by a brain operation, uses a Braille-marked ham radio to cope with his crisis. He talks daily to operators in 41 states and 17 countries, passed his operator test with high grades, and plans to graduate eighth grade next week. His mother Mildred notes his upbeat spirit and resilience.
Moscow printed 10,000 copies of the Russian Bible using mats supplied by the American Bible Society, marking a notable religious publishing effort during the year.
Former Gov Ellis Arnall says he will not reenter state politics this year, clearing the field for Lt. Gov Vandiver and Rep Bodenhamer in the September 10 Democratic primary. He cites lack of time to organize across 159 counties before the election.
Tennessee Valley Flight Service, based in Decatur, will operate Muscle Shoals Airport under a lease. John Howell now serves as manager, and the firm expands to two airfields, Pryor Field in Limestone County and Muscle Shoals. The contract covers airport operation, instruction, crop dusting, charter, rental, and repairs. Julian Case previously managed the airport.
A dense list of daily radio and TV time slots, program names, hosts, and station notes across multiple channels. Includes logs for News in Brief, Tops in Pops, Dinner Date, Morning Melodies, and various regional shows with scattered times and performers.
An ad touts Stainless Pazo suppositories and ointment claiming immediate relief from swelling and itching, reduced tissue congestion, and healing of inflamed piles without surgery. It markets fast comfort, doctor tested results, and a money back guarantee.
Sylvia Porter reports that starting July 1 1958 banks and savings institutions nationwide will reduce interest paid on passbook sav ings and thrift accounts. The shift follows easing monetary policy and rising loan costs, with the effect likely to lower savers returns and push some toward U S savings bonds for longer term gains.
Mitchell Decatur Hatchery advertises day old and fresher eggs for retail and wholesale at 24 W Church with phone EL 3 8856.
The first major league baseball game televised aired on August 26, 1939, featuring the Brooklyn Dodgers against the Boston Braves at Ebbets Field.
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