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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 08, 1968

Page

19

Darling Darla Now Just Moms To Fraternity

In the 1920s she was a silent film darling later initiated as a house mother to Tau Dela Phi at Pennsylvania State University. Now 51, Shirley Cherrington says being a fraternity house mom is rewarding while she sews, shares beers, and helps with school and girl problems.

Shirley Cherrington Darling Darla Lee Linder Associated Press University Park, Pa Our Gang Tau Dela Phi Fraternity Pennsylvania State University Darla Spanky Spot Hollywood

Joe DiMaggio Still Sends Flowers To Marilyn Grave

Six years after Marilyn Monroe's death Joe DiMaggio continues sending six red roses to her crypt at Westwood Memorial Park three times weekly. He covers about $500 a year for the florist. Attendants report fans still leave notes and Marilyn would have been 42 this June. The piece also notes Monroe's funeral and lasting Hollywood tributes.

Earl Wilson Hollywood Marilyn Monroe Joe DiMaggio Westwood Memorial Park Cemetery Joe Marilyn DiMaggio

Boy names pet rabbit after question from father

Five year old Albert Rodgers received a pet rabbit and his father asked him what he planned to name it prompting a brief exchange.

Lexington Albert Rodgers Louis Rodgers

Have You Stunned Bully With Karate

AP reports a reflective column about daydreams that sustain people. The piece lists humorous personal ambitions from karate stunts to romantic meetings, ending with a prompt asking readers what their own unachieved dreams are.

New York Kim Novak Ritz Paris F. Scott Fitzgerald Ernest Hemingway P.T.A

Parliament urged to speed up inquiry commissions

United Party member Samuel Emdin urged Parliament to set up an inquiry into the delays of government inquiry commissions in Cape Town.

Cape Town United Party Samuel Emdin

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