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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1955
Page
11
Classified notice offers used venetian blind tape in various widths with prices and a contact number after 4. Also listed are a 20 ft Deepfreeze one ton air conditioner window unit a Singer portable sewing machine in cabinet and a Mercury outboard motor in excellent condition with a phone contact after 7 PM.
A humor sketch about a bellhop named Shorty who rushes to the manager after a COD package incident. The joke includes rapid stammering exchanges and a punch line about a guest hanging himself on a chandelier, delivered in light newspaper humor style.
This page presents a crossword with clues across and down and a cryptoquote puzzle. An example cryptogram decodes AXYDLBAAKXR to LONGFELLOW and includes a daily quotation puzzle with a hint about letter substitution and a note about yesterday's quote.
Former President Harry S Truman has been invited as guest of honor at the AFL all day barbecue in Legion Field Birmingham with a banquet to follow. A university of Illinois study notes children learn the grammar they will use by ages two to three. Local maid jokes about eggs as the landlady complains. Wildlife note says Australian dingo can be tamed as a pet. Gasoline sales peak for U.S. motorists between 4 and 7 p.m.
A jumble of quips and gags unfolds from a street scene with a salesman, a donkey listed as a burro on a freight bill, and a revivalist encounter. The banter touches on love, hell, poetry, and a British Museum exhibit of Gray drafts as analysts and bystanders riff on everyday absurdities.
A reader asks how to handle boarders who overstep boundaries in a shared home. Dorothy Dix recommends clear rules, privacy, and a designated guest living space with a TV and reading materials to restore harmony. She notes meals and access must be agreed in advance, and prefers a separate living area for guests.
The passage discusses arranging a meeting between two girls and their parents. It mentions parental approval for a boy to be an escort for one girl and weighing better to follow the original plan of calling for her father. It warns against relying on an unsafe transportation option and ends with a note that a comet's tail can reach 150 million miles.
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