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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1955
Page
11
Advertisement for NECCHI ELNA and VIGORELLI sewing machines plus industrial sew machines. Mentions sale price of $10.00 arts for all makes and easy terms. Address 612 Oak St with phone 834. impractical readable fragment from the era.
Bargains advertise furniture items including dresser robes cabinets washers and modern bedroom suites at low down payments. The ad touts prices such as 17.50 for a cabinet 29.00 for a washer 89.00 for a bed set and lists several living room pieces including a mahogany sofa chair and walnut chest with matching tables and dressers.
Notice is given that all persons with claims against the estate of Cled Benich and Leo Benich must present them within the legal period. The grant was issued June 14 1955 by Judge T C Almon of the Morgan County Probate Court. June 15 22 29.
Estate of Carl T Jones seeks claims from all persons with possible interests. Letters Testamentary on the last will issued June 10 1955 by Judge T C Almon of Morgan County Probate Court. Claims must be presented within the legally prescribed period or be forever barred. Bryan Jones
State of Alabama Morgan County mortgage sale notice against Herbert C. Bridges to Bet tie Burleson dated June 8 1953 recorded Book 524 page 71. On July 25 1955 during regular hours of sale in front of the Courthouse Decatur the property described as Part of Lot 449 Decatur Alabama to be sold for cash. Corner description begins at the south corner at Vine and Alabama intersection.
Sale of described parcel to satisfy the indebtedness secured by the mortgage. The property lies along Alabama Street and Vine Street with boundaries given. Attorneys for the mortgagee Peach Caddell and Shanks announce the sale dates June 22 to July 6.
Notice of intent to enact a local law to extend Decatur's boundary in Morgan County Alabama at the current session. The measure adds parts of Sections 28 33 and 34 in Township 5 South Range 4 West east of the present city line and north of Stratford Road.
A collection of brief jokes and anecdotes about journalism, readers, and everyday mischief. Quick quips include a Southern town reporter told to write six hundred words, a child asking what the others are for, waiters on sardines and menus, and everyday wisdom about labor and life.
The text records a fragmentary mix of a Pearl M Redman quote about ants and uncles and a government notice from 1955 mentioning the National Broadcasting ship 5 South Range 4 West. It lists a governor action date and Joe Calvin as a state senator with scattered dates June 29 to July 20.
A church scene includes an archbishop delivering a sermon on married life and its beauties while two elderly Irish women leave the church, reflecting community life and daily reflections.
A mother asks about Velma planning a second marriage while caring for her son. The columnist supports the mother’s view, urging Velma to keep the child involved, limit the wedding, and avoid shifting burdens. A reader asks about a correspondence club for the physically handicapped and is directed to potential readers.
A reader asks how to repair a broken romance with a pen pal soldier. The reply urges a sincere apology letter detailing the lapse, stressing personal attention and accountability, noting the girlfriend deserves effort and may respond, making the writer fortunate if she replies.
The column invites requests for a free leaflet titled Mothers in Law. Readers are asked to enclose a stamped self addressed envelope and send the request to Dorothy Dix care of the newspaper for mailing instructions and content details.
A bipartisan effort aims to depoliticize the Communist in government issue in the 1956 campaign. The Senate approved a Humphrey bill for a 12 member special commission to study the security program and sends it to the House where a similar plan passed the Judiciary Committee. Humphrey says the study should take the issue out of politics.
A brief garbled note critiques a sermon and a reverend figure, with hints of contrasting opinions. The fragmentary lines mention a desire for knowledge about the matter and reflect on the preacher’s handling of the topic.
A Tuesday fire swept ten stories of the Pitt Schools of Health and Professions building near Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh. Six alarms sounded as explosions from flammable liquids shook the structure. 225 Presbyterian Hospital patients were evacuated safely to adjacent facilities with no injuries reported.
Alabama political leaders and national Legion officials will speak at the annual state American Legion convention in Huntsville beginning Sunday. Gov. James E. Folsom Sen Sparkman and other members of the state's congressional delegation have accepted invitations to appear. Alabama Adj. Gen. W. D. Partlow Jr. and C. C. Horton, state veterans affairs director, also will be on hand.
Descriptions note steel beams glowing red from heat and interlaced reinforcing rods on lower floors sagging in the middle like loaded fish nets, indicating severe structural distress.
A mixed page features a fill in crossword with clues numbered across and down and a Daily Cryptogram puzzle using a shift cipher with a Henry Longfellow quotation as the solution. It notes how to solve and mentions yesterday's cryptogram quotation about a daughter of the gods.
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