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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1949
Page
9
The ad page lists used cars including a 1947 Chevrolet two door at 1395 and a 1946 Ford four door at 1295 along with numerous 1940s models and a 1948 trailer. It also outlines hundreds of real estate offerings in Somerville and nearby towns with price points and financing notes from L. L. Bates Real Estate and B. Frank Chenault, highlighting FHA and GI loan options.
A page includes a large crossword with clues listed by number and category plus a Daily Cryptoquote puzzle. The cryptogram reveals mapping hints and a quotation, with the previous day's solution noted. The page also mentions a Frnz Red action and references Longfellow.
1909 Buena Vista offers a 5 room house on Lot 70 by 165 with $400 down and transferable G I F H A loans. Also a furnished 4 room house for rent with bath and garden for $50 per month. Other 4 room house features include hardwood floors venetian blinds oil circulator hot water heater and financing. Phone numbers 267 day and 2197 A night.
Mortgagee The First National Bank in Tuscumbia will sell Lot 14 Block 1 Burch Addition to Austinville Morgan County Alabama at public sale 11:30 A M June 8 1949 to satisfy debt costs and foreclosure expenses. In Probate Court Lucy Mae Pates Administratrix seeks final settlement of Robert Pates estate hearing May 26 1949.
The Probate Court announces letters of administration on the estate of J D Whisenant deceased. The undersigned has begun administration. Notice is given to all interested persons to appear or file claims by specified dates in May 1949.
Ordinance establishes Decatur Harbor Board to supervise the TVA built harbor on the Tennessee River west of U.S. Highway 31. Board handles maintenance, income use, and reports to City Council, with three-year terms for members George LaBoon Gerald Neher and John White and annual May appointments. Special meetings permitted by chair or two members.
Notices record that on May 6 1949 Charles Kirkpatrick filed for wage earner bankruptcy in the Northern District of Alabama with a creditors meeting set for May 20 1949 in Decatur. The court will hear objections to the proposed extension and composition of debts and invites creditors to attend and present claims. Berthany Livingston probate notices require claimants to present properly within allowed time.
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