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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1948

Page

11

Bogart Calls Some Crime Films Unworthy and Stupid

Hollywood reports Humphrey Bogart denounces certain crime pictures as unnecessary and lacking entertainment or moral value. He cites Canon City Brute Force and urges focus on environment and family life as crime influences. He also notes censorship can backfire and promotes working actors who started in crime roles.

Hollywood Humphrey Bogart Johnston Bogie San Quentin Billy High Sierra Bogart John Derek Gable Tracy Cagney Robinson Raft Ladd

Betrayal of Canine Hero Haunts His Owners

Sgt. Standby a decorated World War II dog died after being poisoned and chained to a house in the Strother yard. Owners E W Strother Jr and Kenneth Strother mourn the loss and condemn dog poisoners while recalling the dog's service with the 15th Air Force aboard a four engine bomber.

Sgt. Standby E. W. Strother Jr E. W Kenneth C. W. Strother E. W. Strother, Jr Kenneth Strother U.S California Atlantic Forida Maine Newfoundland North Atlantic Azore Island North Africa Yugoslavia Austria Italy 15Th Air Force Foggs 779Th

Mixed price picture as farm values slip while livestock holds

Inflation signals show farm prices retreating below February levels as crops rise. Wheat and corn shift, steel billets jump, lead and zinc edge higher, cotton drops. The AP weekly index sits around 189 with wide swings, signaling uneven costs ahead while meat prices remain strong.

New York Associated Press

Farm Industry Meeting to Be Held in Auburn

More than 100 Alabama industrialists and agriculturists will gather in Auburn for a joint meeting sponsored by the Associated Industries of Alabama. Harold V. Miller will speak at a luncheon at Alabama Polytechnic Institute on regional development. John B. Turner of Birmingham is AIA president guiding a 600-member statewide group.

Auburn Ala Alabama Associated Industries of Alabama Harold V. Miller Good Government Group Knoxville John B. Turner Birmingham AIA

Record Seizure Of Marihuana Made In El Paso

U S customs agents seized 69 pounds of marihuana described as a large Texas Mexico border haul. If rolled into cigarettes it would yield 70 000 at eastern and pacific coast points. Rogers Burton 42 of San Francisco was charged with smuggling narcotics and case continued to Aug. 20.

EL Paso Tex U. S Texas-Mexico Rogers Burton San Francisco

Court Appeal Seeks To Halt Town Incorporation Vote

Residents of Bayou La Batre prepare for a town incorporation election as opponents Stephen Overstreet and Gussie Bosarge appeal to the Alabama Supreme Court to overrule Circuit Judge Cecil F. Bates who ruled the Mobile County circuit court lacked authority to intervene in a purely political election. The appeal questions whether petition signers own the required 60 percent of the proposed municipality area.

Bayou LA Batre Ala Stephen Overstreet Gussie Bosarge Alabama Supreme Court Cecil F. Bates Bates Mobile County Mobile County Circuit Court Overstreet Bosargé

Christ of the Andes Statue Erected to Mark Border Peace

The bronze Christ of the Andes stands on the Chile Argentina border, erected in 1902 to commemorate the peaceful settlement of a long running boundary dispute between the two nations.

Chile Argentina

All Tickets Gone To Auburn's Games

Auburn officials report all seating for upcoming games against Louisiana Tech Georgia Tech Georgia and Alabama is sold out. Athletic business manager Jeff Beard said students alumni and faculty members have secured the tickets.

Auburn Ala Louisiana Tech Georgia Tech Georgia Alabama Jeff Beard

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