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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 05, 1952

Page

9

Dorothy Dix Advice Column Exposes Dishonesty in Fiance

Dorothy Dix answers letters about a fiancé who lies for vanity and small gains, urging Lora to confront him or risk a lifetime of deception. She counsels moral reform, a firm stand, and suggests reading on values.

Miss DIX Muriel Nissen Lora

Daily Crossword Clues and Cryptoquote Puzzle

A reader crossword lists across clues from distant to mountain and down clues from unit to island plus a daily cryptoquote puzzle with a quotation attributed to Longfellow and a note on King Features Syndicate distribution.

Longfellow King Features Syndicate

Cement Rediscovered After Medieval Era

The text notes that cement was common in ancient times, its secret faded during the Middle Ages, and a rediscovery occurred in the 18th century.

Hog market quarantined over vesicular exanthem disease

Chicago officials declare a partial quarantine at the Union Stock Yards as 13 000 hogs in yards must be slaughtered. No shipping allowed yet though embargo plans loom. The disease has spread to 16 states, chiefly in garbage fed hogs, with virus surviving in refrigerated meat and spread via trim min gs. affects swine only.

Chicago Bureau of Animal Industry Today Union California American Veterinary Medical Association

Two Pilots and Two Boys Die In Plane Crash

Four people died when a C-46 twin engine plane dived 200 feet at Miami International Airport. The victims were Captain Robert E. Smith 29 pilot Resort Air Lines Inc of Miami copilot John Norman Goodman 26 of Vincennes Indiana. Thomas Slaughter 15 and brother Glenn 13 of Orlando Florida. The pilot reported elevator control failure as it neared the runway at 1121 p.m. Ambu lances and fire crews lined the runway as the craft crashed nose first.

Miami Miami International Robert E. Smith John Norman Goodman Vincennes Ind Thomas Slaughter Glenn Orlando Fla Smith Goodman Resort Air Lines, Inc

New York Central Strike Averted After Peace Talks

Talks between the New York Central, railroad management, and four independent brotherhoods ended the walkout threat east of Buffalo. Wilbert L. Reed, assistant to the president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, said no strike is imminent and negotiations will continue.

New York New York Central Buffalo Wilbert L. Reed Brotherhood of Railroad

Noses Get Attention in Munich Plastic Surgery Ads

Plastic surgeons in Munich advertise nose jobs at about $60 promising makeover looks like Gary Cooper or Ingrid Bergman. Many clients seek cheaper beauty corrections, often via salons, fueling ongoing demand for nose overhaul procedures.

Munich Germany Gary Cooper Ingrid Bergman

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