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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 07, 1939

Page

3

Prehistoric Cave Yields Evidence Of Early Racial Variation

Palo Alto Calif Aug 7 F R Weidenreich reports bones of seven people from a North China cave show family linkage and wide racial variation 20 000 to 100 000 years ago. Old man skull resembles European upper Paleolithic and bears Asiatic traits. one female skull resembles Eskimo. another resembles Melanesians.

Rennie Taylor Palo Alto Calif China Franz Weidenreich Weidenreich Pacific Science Congress Europe Pacific Australia New World North China Cave Weidenreicth Choukoutien

A Night in a City Hotel with Corrinne and Bob

Robert Kennedy era figure Corrinne and Bob dine in a dim city hotel dining room after a hurried marriage scene. Corrinne laments lost favor and hints at personal hurt while they discuss brick bats and potential peace. Bob tries gentle questions, Corrinne grinds through a melon.

Robert Kennedy Jack Judith Corrinne Sarah Anne City Bob Sarah Annie Lynn Rhodes

Corrinne and Bob confront trust and faith in love

In a tension filled scene Corrinne challenges Bob Ransom about letters and Sarah Anne. He wrestles with faith in love and presses Corrinne for a hopeful plan while pondering Sarah Anne’s motives and their broken trust.

Bob Sarah Anne Corrinne Dorothy Dix Bob Ransom Robert Kennedy

Mississippi Democrats Prepare for Tuesday Primary Race

About 300000 Mississippi Democrats will cast ballots in a statewide and county primary vote. The key contest is a seven candidate race for governor whose result could influence the state's direction in 1940 national politics.

Jackson Miss Mississippi

Benevolent Society Hospital Thanks Donors and Helpers

The Benevolent Society Hospital expresses deep gratitude to H. B. Beard of the American Oak Leather Co for supplying gravel for the s iovenay and to J. M. Pettey street missioner for hauling and dusting the gravel. The contribution greatly aided patient welfare and was warmly appreciated by the hospital staff.

The Benevolent Society Hospital H. B. Beard American Oak Leather Co J. M. Pettey

Night Tom Tom Stirs Wisconsin Lodge Visitors

A vacationing youth in BASE IN THE WOODS WARE NO Wis is startled by rhythmic Indian tom toms as he enters a lodge at dusk. A lodge guide dismisses the intrusion as a jam session, noting the eerie drumbeat that swelled and faded.

Wis North Woods

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