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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1955
Page
9
Local ad from R. J. Ray Credit Dept offers a spinet piano with bench for quick sale. Written for a return customer, terms to a reliable party. P. O. Box 1065 Decatur AL.
A humor piece presents two debt collection letters, a workplace interview gag, a Maine court anecdote, a twist on a laundry mishap, and a probate plat mention. It ends with a Prudential Insurance ad snippet and dates.
Ahern sketches a line at the complaint desk with napkins to match the set. A barber gag and typographical slip show newspapers misprinting Roosevelt headlines, with the president procuring copies for friends. A family exchange hints at marriage timing as a daughter awaits the right husband.
Notice is hereby given that under the power contained in a mortgage executed November 16, 1954 by Frank Dolphus Casey Jr and Alice Clark Casey to The Prudential Insurance Company of America, the mortgage may be foreclosed or property repossessed under applicable Alabama law.
Probate records list a Morgan County Alabama notice involving mortgaged property. The advertisement references a lot in Enolam Ocks Addition and Noble Subdivision, with proceeds to satisfy a default. The salvage item details include white ash and mahogany bedroom sets with multiple pieces listed.
Letters Testamentary on the estate of D H Daniell were granted May 12 1955 by Judge T C Almon. Creditors must present claims within law or be barred. Geneva G Brown petitions to probate Frank Brown's will with hearing set June 18 1955 at 10 AM. Lucy Brown and others are notified to appear. Court hand dated June 19 1955.
Notice to creditors and interested parties that on May 13 1955 Guardian Samuel L McJilton filed final account for the estate of Kady Sarah Catherine McJilton a person of unsound mind. The court fixed June 7 1955 for hearing to approve or disallow the settlement. C Almon signed.
A concise clue set listing daily crossword prompts with entries for HEAL, THICK, ASSEMBLY, COBRA, SMITH, DAVID COPPERFIELD, RUG, and BRIDGE. Includes references to a governor and character names, offering a snapshot of puzzle style and era.
The excerpt describes a cryptoquote puzzle with a sample mapping of letters in LONGFELLOW and gives hints about solving by substituting letters. It mentions a Saturday cryptoquote and credits distribution by King Features Syndicate.
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