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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 14, 1956

Page

10

Public auction of Morgan County tax sale parcels announced

The Morgan County Alabama Probate Court schedules a June 12 1956 tax sale at the courthouse for delinquent 1955 taxes on numerous parcels. Listings detail owner names lot and block, descriptions, and totals of state county and city taxes.

Morgan County Alabama Court House Silas McCartney St Decatur City of Decatur William F. Barnes Lawrence County Decatur-Moulton Hiway Decatur-Moulton Hi-way Dli&f Co Anthony Faulkner Annie Garner Hartselle Izora Gibson King’s Estate William Davis Lois D. ‘Harper Block Luther Hill Dm&l Co City of John Wesley Hurt Henry Jones Leslie Key L&t City ‘of Kate I. Kirby Vere & George Lewis Tab Hateie Mae Peebles Robert J. Powell Littlejohn Deot John H. Ray Decatur Str Mary G. Roper Market St Washington St Frankie Reynolds D. W. Moseley H. T. Sammons DLIF Steve Sharpley City of Hartselle David Smith Kings Estate Tom Smith Point Township James A. Stinson Cain-Stovall Bee Line Roy L. Sullivan Walter E. Tanner Rountree Short St L & N Railroad Mabel Turner C” Dli&f Co William Vaughn Kings Ella Jordan B. J. Brown Erline B James OC. Wade Eileen W. Walling W. J. Walling TVA Vaughans Said Road Bessie Georgia Nathan Washington Snider Bessie McGinnis Ely Sidney Lowe Wilburn Dlief Co Hattie Williams Dligf Co City of Deadur Gradison Woodall Moulton-Decatur

Bread and nutrition in the modern diet

In this Health for Today feature physician W W Bauer discusses bread as a major food source, noting shifts from home baking to bakery production, varying consumption patterns, and the rise of enriched bread to restore key nutrients. The piece covers white versus enriched flours, dietary trends, and the nutritional value of bread within a balanced diet.

United States Fea Bac Arcane

New Car Inventories Mount Despite April Production Cuts

May 1 dealer inventories reach 902,270 cars as stocks stay high despite April production cuts. April output 547,600 versus March 575,500. year-to-date factory production 2,291,000. Analysts say sales sag is larger than thought and inventories remain elevated.

Detroit Automotive News

Dear Dorothy Dix Dear Dorothy Dix Gambling and marriage ethics

A reader asks how to repair a marriage after gambling debts and a wife who changes the locks. Dorothy Dix urges sincere reform, shared support, and trustworthy promises to win back her partner, not just plead for entry. A second letter shows a woman misreading a coworker’s friendliness, with Myra advising it may be a persecution complex and noting misread signals.

Dorothy DIX Cen Muriel Nissen W. R

Auto Industry Output For 1956 Seen Near Record Levels

Year to date production runs total 754,077 as experts split on annual volume. Some say 1956 will approach 6,666,000 units, close to 1950’s second best. Last year’s assemblies topped 7,920,000. retail deliveries reached 7,200,000 aided by price cuts during model cleanup.

Dear Stuart a caution on engagement amid family objections

A reader asks how to persuade family to accept an engagement to Anne, who is eight years older while the writer still attends school. The adviser suggests delaying the engagement until the writer progresses further in school.

Dorothy DIX Anne Stuart

Robbery at Bar as Customer Flashes Revolver

A robber held up a bar taking 176 dollars from the bartender then fled in a car after leaving four patrons stunned. The suspect, described as calm, claimed the act, and authorities investigated the scene.

Washam

Objections Highlight Age Gap in Youth Dating Dialog

The text notes that education and family ties shape acceptance while age differences remain a point of contention. It frames the issue as a candid discussion about youth, maturity, and social expectations, signaling tension around relationships and consent.

Anne

The Ideal Wife Dorothy Dix Request

Readers are invited to send queries to Dorothy Dix for a free leaf let D-16. Include a stamped self addressed envelope and mail to her care of this newspaper for assistance with relationship questions.

Dorothy Dix

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