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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 21, 1954

Page

9

Bargains At Allied Sales Offer Used Goods and Appliances

Bargains at Allied Sales advertise drink boxes, wet or dry, used outboard motors, air conditioners Majestic and Chrysler Airtemp, electric fans, washing machines from 35.00, Majestic and Capehart televisions, meat slicer 7.50, used radios, lawn mowers and garden tractors, cate equipment booths, steam table, meat display counter 10 ft, cash registers, scales, various bath products, serviced by stores. Used bedroom suites from 35.00 and sewing machines from 15.00.

Maiestic Chrysler Capehart el Pe

Anthony Wayne nickname traced to deserter’s remark

In Anthony Wayne, trouble shooter of the American Revolution, Junius notes a 1781 nickname given by a private deserter known as the Commodore Jemmy the Rover. The panel includes a word puzzle with clues across and down from 4 to 41 across to 1 down.

Anthony Wayne Harry Emerson Wildes Wayne Pennsylvania Commodore Jemmy Rover Anthony

Crossword answers and a humorous note from Phillips and Wisconsin

A biweekly crossword lists clues from Biblical mount to decorative valor and more. The puzzle includes slang terms like vehicle nae and garment needs, interwoven with a humorous aside about flowers and a quip about love and city life.

Daily Cryptoquote and Daffynitions Snippets

A collage of cryptogram quotes jokes and captions with varied topics and humor. It references Longfellow Massinger and Anthony Wayne among scattered lines and cartoonish exchanges. The piece blends wordplay proverbs and stray remarks without a single cohesive news angle.

For Sale of Sewing Machines and Legal Notice Summary

For sale NECCHI ELNA and VIGORELLI sewing machines with repairs and easy terms. Also selling a baby carriage and car bed. In legal notice, General Finance Company of Decatur, Inc. will sell Lot 5 in Block 59 of Addition 1 of Decatur Land Improvement to satisfy mortgage debt. sale at Decatur Courthouse July 15 1954.

Necchi Elna & Vigorelli World's Finest North Alabama Lytton C. Walker Oak St Alabama Morgan John H. Raybon Maude Bernice Raybon J. C. Smith American Insulation Company Morgan County First American National Bank General Finance Company of Decatur, Inc Decatur Decatur Land Improvement and Calvin & Bloodworth Attorneys

Lawrence County Notes Mention Local Visits and Church Events

Mrs Charles Speake hosts visitors including Mr and Mrs Manco White and Calvin from Decatur. Decatur guests Wiley Free and son Larry see Pruitt Free family. Rev Enos Cross preached at the Baptist Church. George Burchill of Danville visits, and Willis Sapp family plus Mrs George Sapp stop by. Vacation Bible School dates to be announced and will be held at the Baptist Church. Mrs Walter Alexander returns from Birmingham after a week with daughter Mrs Culton Counts.

Manco White Calvin Will White Decatur Wiley Free Larry Pruitt Free Enos Cross Baptist Church George Burchill Danville Willis Sapp George Sapp Jessie Lindsey Sandy Dunlap Charles Walter Alexander Birmingham Culton Counts

Immigrant Quips and Turkey Egg Bet in West Virginia

In Shady Springs West Virginia E C Simms wins two four legged turkeys from a setting of turkey eggs while a humorous exchange about Paris immigration and America surfaces. David Greenlief of Forest Hill West Virginia is noted in the same snippet.

E. C. Simms Shady Springs W. Va David Greenlief Forest Hill

American Girl Dances in German Opera in Frankfurt

Carol Fontaine, 11, American girl from Worchester Massachusetts, performs in Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp with the Frankfurt Opera Co. She earned 22 marks for the first show and 12 marks per performance after, speaks German fluently, and attends an Army-run school in Darmstadt.

Carol Frankfurt Germany Carol Fontaine Fontaine Worcester Mass Frankfurt Opera Co Darmstadt Stars and Stripes U.S. Army Blue Jeans

Couple Marries On Mountaintop During Festival

Miss Edith Belle Cunningham of Maryville and Thomas D Woods wed atop a 6300 foot peak in Tennessee during the Rhododendron Festival. The ceremony drew about 20000 onlookers as 500 acres of crimson blossoms bathed the summit.

Road Mountain Tenn.n.c Edith Belle Cunningham Maryville Tenn Thomas.d. Woods

Farmers blamed birds for crop damage in early Tennessee

In Greenback Tennessee, the belief that birds caused crop losses persisted before the 19th century. Farmers thought birds harmed crops by eating pests, not realizing the birds were following the bugs.

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Philco Allied Sales Allied Sales CO Bargain House of North Alabama ANL Jervis Foundry and Machine Company Vine St Red Ace Station Frigidaire Murdock Furniture CO Banks& Church Sts Westinghouse Sth Ave N.W E. Harris Mgr Decatur Discount CO 2Nd Ave Junius Jacob Capital Cuba Tibet Rocky Hill Conn George Zierer Phillips Wis Son of the Piper’s Son Phil Bill You Longfellow Sue Kitty Zan Gas Johnny Vpjtaq Cedopkj Massinger King Features Syndicate Mad Anthony Wayne Wildes Bob Richard Bulldog Pinky Harry Hayes Champs Elysees Paris England Russia Lawly Netherland Canyon Col. Canyon Jolly Stevi Dave Lily Mars Anders Rising Sun Lodge Masonic Temple D. L. Allen, Sec'y Call Miss Herrick Pierce and Pierce Chiropractic Second Ave Lawrence County America AP Newsfeatures Furniture Tide Finance CO Hagerty Drugs Greenback, Tenn Black Finance CO
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