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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 05, 1949

Page

9

Bergman to seek divorce and retire from films

Ingrid Bergman announced she will divorce Dr. Peter Lindstrom and quit movies. She intends to marry Italian director Roberto Rossellini after the divorce and may file in Italy or Sweden. Bergman plans to finish her current film soon and retire to private life amid rumors of romance with Rossellini.

Rome Ingrid Bergman Peter Lindstrom Joseph Steele Roberto Rosselini Bergman Italy Sweden Steele Rosselini Miss Bergman the Ecelsior Hollywood Lindstrom Ingrid Amalfi Pia Marcelle de Marcheses Budapest

Office Cat. Office Cat. In a brief comic exchange

Junius Hearye presents a playful dialogue about a busy new business. The speakers joke that their growth is so rapid they hire a man to insult new customers, delivering a wry office humor sketch tone. The exchange highlights brisk sales and sharp banter.

Joe Sam

Quip about a proofreading job and bus overheard remark

A terse dialogue shows an applicant agreeing to a proofreading job and accepting blame for mistakes. An editor quizzes the applicant on responsibilities. A bus overheard line mocks a rosy complexion with a thorny disposition.

Elderly Diner and Sweet Young Thing Exchange Quip

A fragmentary dialogue shows an elderly diner patron lamenting total paralysis of his left leg and a younger companion quipping that his own leg is the one being felt. The exchange hints at relief or mutual comfort despite a tense, intimate moment.

Daily Crossword and Cryptoquote Puzzle Challenge

A page presents a dense crossword with clues across and down in mixed spelling variants and a cryptoquote puzzle. It includes a sample decoding example, plus yesterday's quote LET THY HEART CHEER THES IN THE DAYS OF THY YOUTH from ECCLESIASTES, with distribution by King Features Syndicate.

Ecclesiastes King Features Syndicate

No Picture of World War Two Smell Says It All

HAL BOYLE reflects on how to convey the reality of World War II beyond images. He praises memoirs by junior officers and enlisted men and highlights books and a March of Time TV series that reveal the war’s brutal, daily hardships. Soldiersforgettable scents and dangers, he notes, are irreplaceable in true understanding.

Corsica Martin Quigley 12Th Air Force van Praag Praag Normandy Quigley March of Time Eisenhower Europe Abc-Tv Rheims

Snow on distant hills or Greece joke exchange

A traveling dialogue on a steamer from Athens features a passenger asking the captain about white hills. The captain says snow, while a gentleman nearby claims it is Greece. A rooster quips about tiring of chicken dishes.

Athens Greece

City Man and Farmer Banter on Farming and Loans

A witty dialogue unfolds on farm life and finance with ambidextrous jokes about side of bread, a captain irritated by a private letter, and a Nudist quip. A casual concluding quote from F. Marion Crawford ties to life’s world each man carries.

Loning Law Under Fire in Birmingham Case

Birmingham officials face a mandamus hearing on August 22 over granting a building permit for a white residents zone in North Smithfield. Mary Means Monks alleges Building Inspector Hagood denied a permit after initial approval, amid tensions over white and Black neighborhoods and recent dynamite incidents near a Black preacher’s home. City intends to contest the action as a citizens committee seeks a peaceful settlement.

Birmingham Birmingham City J. Edgar Bowron Mary Means Monks H. E. Hagood North Smithfield James W. Morgan W.te Morgan Citizens’ Committee

MVE Class Enjoys Outing at Seneca Springs

The MVE class of Chapel Hill Methodist church held a chicken fry on Thursday evening July 28 at Seneca Springs. Attendees included Lela Plant Patsy Mitchell Charles Maner Mary Catherine Irick Jimmie Ann Plant Louise Hampton Nancy Fave Plant Russell Millwood Jimmie Hill Elaine Millwood and Mr and Mrs F F Plant and Mr and Mrs Grover Mann.

Chapel Hill Methodist Church Seneca Springs Lela Plant Patsy Mitchell Charles Maner Mary Catherine Irick Jimmie Ann Plant Louise Hampton Nancy Fave Plant Russell Millwood Jimmie Hill Elaine Millwood F. F. Plant Grover Mann

Revivals Draw Crowds at Black Ground and Sanderson Chapel

Lawrence county notes public life with attendance at Black Ground Baptist Church and Sanderson Chapel Methodist Church revivals. Local youths and community leaders, including Ferrell Mardis named to Camp Grist, highlight a busy week in Mou ton and surrounding areas.

Black Ground Baptist Church Sanderson Chapel Methodist Church Dolphos Tyler Paris Tennessee Jim Parker Lawrence Olive Irwin and Dyar Mouton Providence Baptist Church L. G. Arnold Flitt Kidd la Grange Ann Kidd Dorothy Sue Parker Garth Parker Ferrell Mardis Theuture Farmers of America Group Lawrence’ County Camp Grist Selma J. M. Stauffer Don C. Royal Forester Miller and Co. Inc

Baseball Schedule for American League Tilt Night Games

In this American League lineup St. Louis visits New York for a night game while Detroit plays Boston, Cleveland meets Philadelphia, and Chicago faces Washington at night. The slate features four key city matchups across prime time.

Associated Press National League Brooklyn Cincinnati New York St. Louis Philadelphia Pittsburgh Boston Chicago St.Louis Detroit Cleveland Washington

Southern Association schedule update in four cities

New Orleans plays Chattanooga and Birmingham faces Little Rock while Atlanta meets Memphis and Mobile travels to Nashville. The matchups reflect a compact regional slate with four games slated across five venues.

Southern Association New Orleans Chattanooga Birmingham Little Rock Atlanta Memphis Mobile Nashville

S. E. Linescores From AP For Coastal League Games

S. E. linescores show Vicksburgh scoring 7 in the seventh, Meridian 5 in the ninth, and Amnison 48 in a 4 inning effort. Gadsden and Pensacola split efforts, while Montgomery tied 2-2 behind Schumacher Lorino and Irons.

Gadsden Meridian Piatnek King Palica Hayward Amnision Pensacola Johnson Delay Sierotko Deal Heffernan Wilson Wecreom Montgomery Schumacher Lorino Irons Coulling Riesgo

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