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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1948

Page

5

Polio Cases Rise Across Alabama Statewide

Eighteen new infantile paralysis cases were reported in Alabama last week with ten in Jefferson county and six in Tuscaloosa. Health officials say the disease is not near epidemic levels and some counties reported new cases while others had previously recorded totals.

Montgomery Ala Alabama State Health Department Tuscaloosa County Board of Health Health Department Jefferson County Hale, Lee Marion Mobie Shelby Sumter Jefferson Mobile Etowah Cherokee Russell Calhoun Covington Elmore Franklin Talladega Butler Crenshaw Escambia Greene Hale Lamar, Lee Limestone Lowndes Morgan Tallapoosa Washington

Daily Crossword and Cryptoquote Puzzle List

Daily crossword clues spanning across and down with standard fill in, plus a cryptogram quotation puzzle. Includes clue lists for both directions, a note on cipher rules, and yesterday's example quotation.

Athens News Briefs Reflect Local Goings On and Services

Athens items report Mrs A J DuPuy and daughters Jane and Joan returning from a three week trip to New York City and other eastern points. Senator Patton and wife visited Talladega after attending the Alabama Bar Association meeting in Montgomery. W W Malone Sr. ill at home, plans to return to work. Limestone county jury commission met to refresh the juror list. Local farmers note good cotton and corn, peach crop losses from rain. Kay Kennemer and Mary Elizabeth Booth to Camp Gertrude Coleman near Trussville. Religious movie at First Presbyterian church due to pastor's vacation. Local ministers on vacation. Divorces rise to near record highs this month. Mr. and Mrs. Kirby Smith and son vacationing in Jacksonville Beach, Fla. Mrs. W I Dobbins and daughter earned master’s degrees at Alabama and return home. Dobbins will teach at East Limestone High. daughter at Ardmore High. Funeral for Trudie Bullington Patterson. burial in New Salem cemetery. Survivors listed. Athens swimming pool attendance light as season ends with cooler weather.

A. J DuPuy Jane Joan New York City Washington, D. C David A. Patton Talladega Alabama Bar Association Montgomery W. W. Malone Sr Limestone County Jury Commission Henderson, Legg Dock McMunn George Swanner Kay Kennemer Mary Elizabeth Booth Gertrude Coleman Trussville Ala First Presbyterian Church Athens R. B. Lavender Methodist Church Hughston Peyton Presbyterian Church Robert Simpson Christian Church Kirby Smith Larry Jacksonville Beach Florida Erline University of Alabama Dobbins East Limestone High Ardmore Salem Methodist Church Trudie Bullington Patterson Cullen Christopher Elkmont Houston Gilbert

India's Gaekwar Faces Abdication Amid American Jewels Scandal

DeWitt Mackenzie outlines Baroda Maharajah Pratapsinha Gaekwad accused of misusing nearly 10 million dollars in six weeks while famine shadows parts of Baroda. The prince, famed for wealth and U.S. visits, rides a political push to abdicate as calls rise. The piece contrasts past philanthropist Gaekwar with the current ruler and notes AP reports on the scandal.

India England Baroda Maharajah Pratapsinna Gaekwar Annie Nizam of Hyderabad Rolls Royce Jaisingh Gaekwar Europe Harvard Paisingh Maharajah of Associated Press

Room and Board OK By Gene Ahern

Gene Ahern comments on India’s transition from princely rule to independence noting princes fade from history. He recalls meeting numerous rulers and recognizes that many of the 600 princely states were not beneficial to their people, while some did good works.

Nature Georgia Gul & Pone Baroda India Khow Britain

Death of Little Rebec Tilley Prompts Community Sympathy

The community mourns the death of Miss Sarah Brown and Mittie Tilley’s younger sister Rebec Tilley. Family and relatives extend deepest sympathy as visitors and locals note recent arrivals and moves including Ochs Higgins family, Beatrice Hulsey’s return from Mississippi, and the Waters visit from Lawrenceburg Tennessee. Rev Loyd Rodgers will preach Sunday at the Baptist church.

Rebec Tilley Sarah Brown Mittie Opal Skinner Ochs Higgins Beatrice Hulsey Carl Reese Cullman William White Sandra Gail Decatur Martin Waters Lawrenceburg Tenn Loyd Rodgers The Baptist Church

Crats Rule over Humble Folk with Life and Death Power

A fragment recalls rulers wielding life and death authority over common people seated on gem-studded thrones, highlighting the weight of coercive power in a draped hierarchy.

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