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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1956
Page
20
Employees of a textile mill go to the plant on Sunday to attend church. Management made one floor of the mill available to Sacred Heart Roman Catholic church for services.
The article traces tomato origins from the Americas to Europe with names like apple of the Moors and Love. It notes Peru Ecuador Bolivia as native regions and that early Spanish explorers spread the fruit to Europe in the 16th century with Italians using tomatoes extensively by around 1550.
Dorothy Dix responds with guidance on alcoholism in marriage urging contact with Al-Anon Family Groups for support and understanding. She notes the value of shared help and suggests correspondence options for desperate wives lacking local access.
Seen eee tomatoes. Some 25 years after they became a favorite in New Orleans around 1812 the tomato spread slowly across the U S A. Despite early belief they were poisonous tomatoes grew to be a major food crop and pantry staple due to ample tomato juice supplying about half the daily vitamin needs for home canners.
USS Kearsarge completed a seven month Far East cruise. Parris Island reports two area men, Jack M. Morris and Jake Ledlow Jr., completed recruit training with graduation on May 24 at the Marine Corps Recruit Training Command in Parris Island South Carolina.
Marine Troy Patterson of Cullman Alabama was meritoriously promoted on May 1 while serving with the 42 Mortar Company of the 2nd Division at Camp Lejeune North Carolina. Patterson is the son of Mr and Mrs Clarence Patterson.
August 1954 notes indicate Patterson attended a local affair, with sparse readable details about attendees and the venue. The fragmentary OCR leaves unnamed figures and specific actions unclear.
William F Webster machinist's mate second class USN, son of Mr and Mrs Fred Webster of Decatur, serves aboard escort vessel USS Edmonds with the Pacific Fleet. He reported aboard in May from the destroyer USS Marshall. Prior to Navy service in June 1952 he attended Jordan Vocational High School.
The average selling price of U S farm land reached a record 381 dollars per acre in 1952 and has varied little since.
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