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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 04, 1950

Page

3

Crommelin Attacks State Editors As Hickory-Headed

Retired Rear Admiral John G. Crommelin blasted Alabama newspaper editors as hickory headed in his independent Senate campaign. He told the Chamber of Commerce and Veterans of Foreign Wars that the government controls most of the press and warned of a national emergency before November elections.

Bay Minette Ala John G. Crommelin Senate Crommelin Alabama Chamber of Commerce Veterans of Foreign Wars Birmingham

Lincoln NM courthouse becomes state monument

The old Lincoln courthouse, from which Billy the Kid escaped in 1881, is now designated a New Mexico State Monument. Lincoln is a small frontier town in New Mexico. In ancient times hyacinths were all reddish purple in color.

Billy the Kid New Mexico Lincoln, N. M

Warning to Tweet-Out Grown-ups about noisy children

Mrs. C. M. Henry of Rogersville Tennessee explains how Scalf's Indian River Medicine helped her after two years of stomach gas and sleepless nights. She reports improved appetite weight gain and better energy within days and endorses the product with a money back guarantee after a 48 year history.

C. M. Henry Young Rogersville, Tenn Scalt Mrs. Henry Scalf Scarf

Mackenzies Column Warns On Soviet Ignorance Of the West

Wes Gallagher argues that Soviet leaders are ignorant of Western realities, fueling misjudgments and aggressive rhetoric. He cites Stalin Molotov and the Kremlin inner circle, plus failed propaganda like the Annie Get Your Gun note and Soviet protests in Berlin. He warns this ignorance risks a dangerous misinterpretation of Western intentions.

Wes Gallagher DeWitt Mackenzie Frankfurt Moscow Berlin Stalin Europe Hitler Germany New London Ribbentrop Soviet Union Russia Varga Lysenko Molotov Kremlin United States Betty Hutton

Red joke draws crowd in Berlin occupied zone

An anti Communist comedian in Wittenberge staged a prank during a newsreel showing East Germany's Wilhelm Pieck with Russian officers. He shouted Wilhelm, hold on to your watch, provoking laughter and then fled as police searched the theater crowd. The piece notes Russians and watches as a common target since 1945. Hilo is noted as Hawaii’s largest island community.

Berlin Wittenberge East Germany Wilhelm Pieck Wilhelm Germany Reda

Dauphin Island Deep Sea Rodeo Opens Monday

Alabama's 18th annual deep sea fishing rodeo begins Monday at Fort Gaines on Dauphin Island. About 2,600 fishermen are expected to participate with 200 boats heading into the Gulf of Mexico and Mobile Bay. Prizes total 5000 dollars for tarpon and 1000 points for sailfish, with a bars contest, movies, boxing, acrobatic shows, and medical aid stations provided for competitors.

Dauphin Island Ala Alabama Fort Gaines Gulf of Mexico Mobile Bay Civil Air Patrol

Unbaked Rolls Risk Poor Results When Frozen

Some rolls freeze well when baked but unbaked dough often yields poor results. Bakers note texture and rising quality vary with freezing.

International team ends TB survey in Tel Aviv

An international medical team working with UNICEF winds up in Tel Aviv after examining nearly 300000 Israelis for tuberculosis and other diseases. Dr Olle Horwitz of Copenhagen heads the effort which has vaccinated 177000 Israelis against tuberculosis since it began November 1, 1949.

ANTI Tel Aviv Israel United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund Olle Horwitz Copenhagen Denmark

Won't Take the Cake St. Ann Turner Trial

A fragment from a report mentions E. E. Ather ton Jr., a farmer, with a note of a stalled or contentious situation connected to St. Ann. The readable text hints at a local dispute or legal matter involving the individual.

ST. Ann E. E. Atherton, Jr

Reprieve Granted For Alberson Mental Exam

Sixty three year old Henry Alberson received a reprieve from Gov. James E. Folsom to allow psychiatrists at Bryce Hospital to examine him for insanity. The condemned killer who killed early Stokes at Enterprise on Oct. 31, 1948 had been saved previously for a board evaluation.

Montgomery Ala Henry Alberson Kilby James E. Folsom Alberson Bryce Hospital Defense Attess Arly Stokes Enterprise J. A. Carnley

Quads Christened Matthew Mark Luke and John in Gulfport

In Gulfport Mississippi on August 4 the Martin quads were given the names Matthew Mark Luke and John by their parents Gertrude and Sancil Martin. The newborns still need two incubators for warmth and protection and were baptized by Rev George Strype of St Philomena's church Pass Christian.

Gulfport Miss Martin Matthew Mark Luke John Gertrude Sancil Martin Pass Christian George Strype St. Philomena’s

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