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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 20, 1955

Page

9

Local Real Estate Listings on Somerville and Nearby Streets

Classified ads list multiple 3 bedroom homes for sale with electric heat carport and fenced yards. Prices range from 9 000 to 20 000 dollars with details on lot sizes room counts and optional assumed loans or VA eligibility. Listings include Johnston Street Grant Street 18th Avenue 1501 Somerville Road and 1043 Grant Street in SE Decatur.

Somerville Rd Johnston St S.E Roa Electric 18Th Ave Grant St Old Decatur

Wright and Son Real Estate Listings in City

Real estate ads show B Wright and Son at 2001 Enolam Blvd with 3 bedroom brick home on corner lot for 14000. Other offerings include 3 bedroom homes on Sherman and Olive Streets with electric fixtures priced around 7800 and 20000 range.

Enolam Blvd Sherman Sthe Canoin Olive St

For Sale Items Include Homes and Tractor in Austinville Area

Several properties listed for sale in the Austinville area. A 3 bedroom brick home on Somerville Road SE with heat by appointment. another 3 bedroom on 1113 10th Ave SE featuring washer, garage and hardwood floors. a 9 room home on an 80 ft lot at 1419 Beech St SE with 100 percent GI loan. small portion may be rented. Also a 2 row Farm All tractor with cultivator and plow priced at $450, viewable at H A Golden's. contact 2372-R.

Somerville Rd S.E 10Th Avenue Beech Street H. A. Golden's Austinville

Television Bargains Hit Treasure Trove of Sets

For sale a 1954 Motorola GE TV with new CRT tubes and cabinet. Model names unclear but priced at 149.95 dollars with a 1954 model year and warranty. Another similar set listed at 199.95 dollars from Spartan, blond cabinet.

Motorola

Office Cat and Wartime Anecdotes Retold by Junius

A compilation of humorous and reflective vignettes from a wartime home front. The pieces recount anecdotes at an Alabama prayer meeting, Turkish prisoners learning baseball, prize fishing finds, Washington crossings of dollars, neighborly gratitude, restless hotel sleep, a K P kitchen mishap, and a sharp witticism on adversity.

Alabama

Waynesburg College Library Moves Up Hill

Waynesburg College completes a campus library move with 500 students carrying about 30 000 volumes three blocks up a steep hill to new quarters.

Waynesburg Waynesburg College

Moon Eclipses Sun Over Asia

In Colombo Ceylon the moon totally eclipsed the sun over South Asia. Heavy clouds obscured most views except central Ceylon where an American team from Harvard University reported full visibility for the four minute total eclipse beginning around 8 10 a m. The event traced across the eastern coast of Africa and Asia as earth rotated.

Colombo Ceylon South Asia Harvard University Indian Ocean Africa Ae Arabia India China Indochinese Malayan Indonesia Australia Philippines

Hidden Beauties Beauty Contest Canceled

A planned Miss America representative beauty contest was called off with no contestants showing up. The event, organized by Hidden Beauties, did not proceed as scheduled.

Foot Ailments Plague Public and Police in City Study

A Mahoning Valley Chiropody Society study in Youngstown shows 68 percent of residents have a foot ailment while 80 percent of American adults share foot trouble. The report notes a smaller share of flat feet among policemen compared with most American men.

Youngstown Ohio Mahoning Valley

Abacus Teaching Gains Ground in American Schools

Schools across the United States are adopting abacuses to teach arithmetic to children. Educators say the method builds mental math skills and number sense, with students using beads to represent numbers during early lessons.

Daily Cryptoquote Puzzle Quick Clues and Quote

Puzzle presents a cryptogram with Mexican dollar fish and Asian river clues. It includes a Longfellow cipher example and a Byron quote as a sample, distributed by King Features Syndicate.

Longfellow King Features Syndicate

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