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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1957
Page
7
Board chairman C. C. McWhorter announced a special session of the Lawrence County Board of Revenue for Monday to decide on action regarding right-of-way appraisal estimates the officials have labeled too high. The session aims to reach a conclusion on the estimates.
A county board reports damages for rights of way along two proposed routes. Cullman Tri-Cities segment seeks 113 489 dollars for 48 tracts over 10.5 miles with the county to bear costs. Highway 20 four-lane project seeks 46 025 dollars for 12 tracts with state paying expenses and appealing most estimates.
Victor Riesel surveys John L. Lewis opposing anti racketeering laws and critiques AFL CIO leadership. He notes Meany seeks government help and subpoenas to root out corruption, while Maloney leads Operating Engineers with secrecy and high pay. The piece contrasts union democracy with calls for oversight amid a broader anti racketeering push.
PORT AU PRINCE women push campaigns for Haiti's Senate and deputies seats as 400000 female voters gain the right to vote. Madeleine Sylvain Boucherau, a Bryn Mawr PhD holder, leads efforts to improve education and civil rights for women amid uncertainty over election dates.
Take notice that on July 3 1957 at 10 a m at Trimble Service Station 6th Avenue in Decatur the undersigned will sell at public auction for cash a 1956 Plymouth Savoy 4 door special sedan Serial No 16005366 and equipment as is. Said vehicle was retaken from Nora and Dennis O Laughlin for default under a conditional sale contract.
A collage of quips and anecdotes recounts a beggar seeking a penny to measure weight lost in a three day fast, jokes about train and wolf whistles, marital misunderstandings, and a Standard Oil representative in Shanghai who relies on the Number One Boy Ling to run the household.
A tract is assigned to Commercial Credit Corp. The vehicle may be seen at the above address. Attorneys Green and Yanoff located at 17 Academy Street Newark New Jersey handle the matter.
Elise May Bell Grosvenor is the daughter of Alexander Graham Bell inventor of the telephone and married to Dr. Gilbert Grosvenor chairman of the National Geographic Society.
More than 160000 National Guardsmen were activated for service amid the Korean emergency, extending the United States' military readiness and homeland defense efforts.
An Allstate advertisement urges readers to compare Allstate before renewing auto insurance. It references agents listed in the Yellow Pages and highlights rising costs, urging consumers to seek Allstate facts to gain complete information before renewing policies.
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