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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1962
Page
9
A humorous office scene features a man ordering cockroaches for a move, a clerk reacting to odd lease terms, and a copy desk joke about a bearable sign change. A man pitches aftershave that supposedly attracts the girls and smells like money, while a friend comments on the car’s fate.
A new form of instant debt linked to credit cards marks a historic first for U S financial practices. Analysts note rapid borrowing through card networks accelerates consumer leverage and may influence lending standards and interest dynamics.
The fragmentary OCR mentions Ollie Skidder at fifty miles an hour colliding with a train and a timid wife addressing her sleeping husband. A Washington garage sign asks a playful phrase about dents. A teacher calls Johnny to present his mouthful, revealing a toothache amid disjointed business narration.
The famous English knighthood began around 1349 at a court ball when the Countess of Salisbury lost her garter. The King picked it up and declared its importance, adding the motto Evil be to him who evil thinks in French. The tale may be apocryphal but the order remains highly esteemed.
Reading banners saying Do it Now the owner says the plan backfired. A cashier fled with thirty thousand dollars the head bookkeeper eloped with the private secretary three clerks asked for raises and the office boy planned a robbery. A humorous collage of old time mischief and street humor closes with a quirky moral about daily bread and hunger strike banter.
In Pittsford New York the high school will honor all seniors with averages of 90 percent or higher as class top distinctions are not limited to a valedictorian and salutatorian. Arnold Carlson the school principal notes debates over the selection of two top students persist among educators and parents. Also noting baseball, manager Bob Scheffing led the 1961 Detroit Tigers to the greatest improvement in the American League, winning 3% more games and losing 22 fewer than 1960.
A brief reflective piece contrasts divine will with personal choice, noting gratitude for family ties and the freedom to select friends, highlighting ethics and community values in a Christian context.
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