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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Sep 04, 1952

Page

5

Teen curfews and married men in Dix’s advice

Dorothy Dix analyzes three letters on teen home curfews and a woman's troubled marriage. She argues late curfews risk sleep, health, and family unity, urges parental consistency, and warns against chasing peers. She also advises on responding to a husband’s fidelity with cautious patience.

Anne Polly Mary Miss DIX D. W

Several Decatur Teachers Earn Additional Degrees

In Decatur city schools several teachers added degrees this summer. H L Ogle William H Isbell and Charles Smith earned M A degrees from Peabody. Mrs Mabell B Hanson earned a bachelor’s from the University of Alabama and others earned degrees from Florence State Teachers College and Montevallo. Of 108 teachers surveyed, 33 held master’s degrees 68 held bachelor’s degrees and 7 had no college degree.

Decatur H. L. Ogle William H. Isbell Charles Smith Peabody Mabell B. Hanson University of Alabama Annabel J. Wright Florence State Teachers College Frances Screws Montevallo

Lobsters and Neptune Densities Declared

A note states true lobsters occur only along the North Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts. It also reports Neptune’s density at roughly 0.24 times Earth's density.

North Atlantic Mediterranean Neptune Earth

Social Security Checks Increase Across Old Age Benefits

October 5 marks the first with higher payments for most recipients after July law changes. In Morgan County 1 018 people received September checks under old rates. October checks will total about 32 171 dollars for the same group. Increases range from 5 to 8 60 dollars for retirees, with dependents and survivors up modest gains. No action required. automatic adjustments appear on early October checks.

Morgan County Ware Foster Decatur Social Security Office

Grass In Streets Report Marks Annapolis Condition

Annapolis city engineer cites annual report noting widespread grass and weeds growing in gutters in front of homes as street conditions worsen in Maryland capital. Residents blamed for neglect allowing vegetation to thrive along road edges.

Annapolis Maryland

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