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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1939

Page

3

Parachute jump saves life amid storm and flood romance

In a dramatic rescue during a flood, Sarah Anne Melton parachutes onto a factory roof to deliver a pneumonia drug to a dying woman. She teams with Robert Kennedy to reach safety as waters rise, then contemplates marriage amid relief and news of a personal offer to return to teaching.

Robert Kennedy Sarah Anne Bob College Robert Jack Sarah Miss Anne Corrinne Perryville Indiana Sarah Anne Melton Anne

Daily Cross Word Puzzle Clues Mixed ForSeptember

Puzzle clues list with numbered across and down items. Includes topics from cheese rounds to Gaelic and Dravidian languages and various body parts and objects. Contains mismatched spacing and fragments typical of OCR crossword page.

Holland

Federal agent chases liquor violator in Indianapolis

Eugene B. Gale, a federal alcohol tax investigator, pursued a suspect in a liquor law violation. The man escaped but left behind two shoes a car and five gallons of alcohol, as police in Indianapolis continued to search.

Indianapolis Eugene B. Gale

Family Reunion Enjoys Dinner at Boger Home

A large family gathering at Homer and Boger home in Hartselle Rt 2 on Friday August 4 featured a noon dinner. Attendees included D C Boger and daughter Elsie, numerous Boger relatives, Singles, King, Palmer, Ellis and Brad ford families among others with friends Buddy, Sonny and Dee Wee Benningfield also present.

Homer Boger Hartselle Rt. 2 D. C. Boger Elsie Ima Alma Stella Mae Jack Hewlett Claudie Boger Forie Albert Elmer Norman Alton J. G James Kitchens Woodrow Tompson Mable Cressie Segars Carrie Smith Alvie Roberts Alvilene Buddy Sonny and Dee Wee Benningfield

Woman Fends Off 500-Pound Bull With Stone

In Grandview Washington on a hot afternoon Mrs Dewey Harris confronted a 500 pound bull. She hurled a four ounce stone at the animal striking its forehead. Her husband and several neighbors helped drag away the carcass.

Grandview Wash Dewey Harris

War price scare factors in market outlook and industry

The article notes a war scare dampening security markets as August nears September. It compares current conditions with pre Munich strains, citing cautious Wall Street sentiment and mixed trade data. Steel rebounded from losses while motor production shifted toward 1940 models. industrial activity index rose to 932, the highest since last December.

Europe Washington Wall Street Munich Associated Press

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