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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1957
Page
10
In a question from A W a reader over 36 seeks to adopt an unwanted teenage mother to adopt a child from overseas. Dorothea Dix notes adoption is arduous with many interviews and long delays.
The Decater Daily prints a comprehensive daily rundown of radio and television programs across stations including 1490 Club WMSL AM and WMSL TV. The log lists show times for news, music, dramas, game shows, religious programs, and children's segments with frequent sign offs and channel notices.
Mrs. Milton Kistler of Wescosville Pennsylvania touts Black-Draught as a combined laxative and stomach sweetener that relieves constipation overnight. The ad claims it sweetens the stomach, improves mood, and comes in powder granules and new tablets with a honey like taste.
The piece urges adoption of infants or older children and suggests overseas adoption via International Social Service in New York. It notes the agency has placed over 6,000 European and Asian orphans with U.S. couples since World War II and advises contacting Dorothy Dix for guidance, including a free leaflet.
A collage of small ads and anecdotes appears with items such as WANTED: a couple seeking a small apartment by May 1, LOST: a dark blue suit with white chalk stripe in an inside coat pocket, and FOR SALE: used clothing from Plumb Creek School. Includes jokes on tipping and perfumes with dated newspaper voice.
Letters of Administration on the estate of the deceased were granted April 1, 1957 by Judge J. C. Alm of Morgan County Probate Court. All persons with claims against the estate must present them within the legally allowed time or be barred. F. G. Dinkins April 22, 29-May 6
New York special reports science has found a healing substance that shrinks hemorrhoids while relieving pain without surgery. In many cases pain relief accompanied actual shrinkage, with results so thorough that sufferers showed marked improvement.
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