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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1955
Page
9
A dealer advertises various vintage autos including a 1954 Buick Riviera a 1953 Oldsmobile Super a 1953 Chevrolet Bel Air Sport Coupe one owner and loaded along with 1951 Buick and Ford models. Other parcels include 1950s Chevrolets Pontiacs Desotos and a 1949 Plymouth.
A reader adds several real estate notices listing farms and homes for sale near Marion Junction and Decatur Alabama. Properties include a 320 acre Holman cattle farm with dairy facilities on Harrells Cross Road and multiple smaller homes with various features and price points along Somerville Road Johnston Street Carridale Street and 8th Street South East.
Real estate listings from L B Wright and Son outline properties for sale in Pensacola. Listings include brick home on Austinville Road at 18 500, 1523 Sherman Street at 5 800, 1519 Olive Street at 7 800, and other homes near 20 000 pricing. Also a lot at Woodland and 20th near a new school priced at 2 800. Contact 415 Calhoun.
Multiple residential properties offered for sale include a 3-bedroom at 413 Memorial Dr. S.W. with 2-car garage and porch, an ideal 3-bedroom near schools with FHA/VA financing notes, a 2-bedroom-plus-den at 1413 I Ave. S.E. with washer, and a 4-room home at 226 Grant St. with paved lot and year round cooler. Contact details listed for each listing.
Local dealer announces a truckload of living room furniture arriving with attractive prices and in store selection. Customers invited to come in and choose pieces as sale continues.
For sale all sizes of electric motors and pumps by Jervis Foundry and Machine Company. NECCHI ELNA VIGORELLI sewing machines world’s finest. Sewing machines sold and bought. Industrial sewing machines guaranteed repair in all makes. Easy terms. $100 trade in on your cates. Serving North Alabama over 14 years. Lytton C Walker 612 Oak St. Phone 834.
Bargains list various air conditioners with prices from 34 ton to 1 ton models. Promotions include new warranty items and trade in window fans. A trade in for a 1 ton unit and a display of $1.00 specials are advertised along with service capability.
Classified note offers a first class used refrigerator at a very reasonable price with contact Russell Speake at phone 1062. Also mentions Hector and Hannah related rug cleaning by Fina Foom through H and H Drug Wellgreen Agency.
Classified ad from Allied Sales Co offers baby accessories metal goods furniture appliances and outdoor items with prices including beds bathware linoleum lawn chairs meat display case and outboard motors plus payment plan option 5 weekly payments and contact number 1640.
The page shows a cryptic style crossword with numbered clues across and down. It includes a Daily Cryptoquote puzzle instruction with a sample code AXYDLBAAXKE mapping to LONGFELLOW and a cipher key A to B mapping. It ends with a quote and attribution from Carlyle.
Legal notice reports a default on redemption of pledged personal property including tires radios rifles watches shotguns and tools. The listing runs through numerous item numbers with wardrobes swords and other secured goods the action tied to a public sale or similar collection process.
The undersigned by virtue of the power of the sale contained in said contract between the pledger and pledgee sale at public auction for cash to the highest bidder thereon for the above described pledges at the front door of the premises known as 10 bank St. N.E. in the city of Decatur Alabama on July 5th 1955. The above sale is made in pursuance of section No. 9411 of the Code of Alabama of 1923. Witey- Loan & Sales Company June 24 1955.
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