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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1955
Page
9
A medical column argues that rising hospital costs reflect progress but stresses that insurance spreads illness costs over time. It discusses policies allowing choice of doctors and hospitals, group and individual plans, and catastrophic coverage to cushion prolonged illness costs borne by communities.
Sunday activities at Memorial Drive Methodist include 9:45 a.m. church school led by R. P. Thompson and C. B. Rogers asst. supt. 10:50 a.m. worship with the sermon Door Into Abundant Life. 7:30 p.m. evening service featuring Pay One's Fare To Hell by Rev. Jones. junior to senior fellowships at 6:30. WSCS circles Monday and prayer, choir practice midweek.
A collection of quick wit and prank anecdotes features Easy Brown famed as an easy mark. Family erupts as he claims buying an oil well for 1500 dollars then sells a half share for 2000 dollars and hints the buyer may be himself.
A brief wry remark contrasts a duet finish with a married man’s contentment and the clue that a woman's hat differs from her purse by money. The line hints at social irony and gendered expectations in a clipped, humorous aside.
A Bonita David letter notes Herb Shriner saying the biggest surprise of his life was that he was born. The humor lands between a diner scene with a purse, a collar button in soup, and a bed and board dispute. The writer ponders dreams versus nightmares.
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