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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1946
Page
7
Classified items include a Simms magneto in A-2 condition for four cylinder tractors, a sewing machine repair service by Lytton C Walker at 600 Oak St, and various notices from Hart and Decatur area residents seeking or selling items. Also a lost billfold with currency checks offered for return.
Residents in Morgan County report church notes and social visits. Families from Decatur and Tanner share Sunday meals and weekend stays. The article mentions a funeral notice for Mrs Mamie Tomilison of Danville and a missing pig sighting near Mullcan hole, with a request for information. The all day singing is planned for the second Sunday in May.
Beans rank with carrots and tomatoes as the big three home garden vegetables. Sown in warm soil they germinate quickly and can reach table size in seven weeks. Bush beans yield heavily and come in green and wax types with flat or round pods. Harvest early to keep flavor, and sow successive crops for continuous bearing. DDT and rotenone dust are noted for pest control.
Morgan County notes report multiple family visits including Mr. and Mrs. J.T. Mason with sons Lewis and Warner, Mr. and Mrs. Belton Reeves with daughters Teen and Linda, and others spending Saturday or Thursday evenings with Sivley, Hopkins, Dunaway, Watkins, and Freeze households. Religious services were led by Rev. E L Hunt at Center Springs and Rev. C P Hamby of Millport delivered a sermon.
The instruction outlines dressing up a morning cereal with oatmeal topped by prunes filled with cottage cheese and finished with a cream pour. It presents a simple preparation sequence for a breakfast dish.
Probate Court grants Letters of Administration on the estate of John M. South Jr on April 30 1946 by Judge T C Almon Morgan County. All persons with claims must present them within the time allowed by law or they will be barred by May 1 8 15.
A mixed puzzle page lists across and down clues with exercise in word play. It includes cryptogram quotation WZ GZVY KZWSFQ JZP KTEMBI YWMIXF RP TMWSQ?-CUWTL and notes yesterday's solution MAN PROPOUNDS NEGOTIATIONS, MAN ACCEPTS THE COMPROMISE Kipling.
In Guntersville Alabama two doctors Dr T E Martin and Dr A G Finlay faced a runoff for third place in the city commission on the basis of an unofficial tabulation from yesterday's special election. W D Newman and John Sulzby were first with no runoff in a 1 030 vote eight man race. Moon an election official noted the city had voted March 12 to change from a mayor alderman system.
The city moves toward adopting a commission form of government, replacing the current structure as officials study its implications. Proponents argue simpler operations and clearer accountability, while critics raise concerns about diminished mayoral authority and potential conflicts of interest.
Normal taxicab service was restored in Birmingham today after a weekned strike affecting about 200 drivers and helpers.
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