Announcement upends Linda and Ronalds quiet life
Linda Avery discovers a gossip column announcing her engagement to Ronnie Stafford, a swing era crooner, while Sarah Markley, the show producer’s daughter, publicizes the pair. Linda contemplates the shock and the risk of Sarah’s interference as she leaves the corner newsstand.
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Linda
Ronnie
Ronald
Sarah
Ronnie Stafford
Sarah Markley
Stafford Horn
Linda Avery
Bagley
Nighttime Shadows at the Bagley Models Agency
Linda plans a theater finale with Ronald and Mina while Caroline waits at home. She grapples with guilt over Caroline, Terry, and her own ambitions in a tense night in a bustling city office corridor before a dramatic cliffhanger.
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Grand Central Palace
Ronald
Mr. Bag
Caroline
Linda
Ronnie
Markley
Terry
Mina
Sam
Bagley Models’ Agency
Clarabell
Birthday Dinner Honor for Jim McClellan and Docie Turrentine
Mrs. Vesta Johnston hosted a birthday dinner Sunday for her father Jim McClellan and Docie Turrentine who are both 68. Relatives and friends attended as gifts were exchanged and local visitors were noted including Texana Price from Temple Georgia and Harvey Cooper from Dallas Texas. The community heard of a ransom incident at Wallace McClellan’s saw mill in Sardis with no arrests made. Rev Spurgeon Morgan aided with the revival at Andrew's Chapel.
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Vesta Johnston
Jim McClellan
Docie Turrentine
Texana Price
Temple
Harvey Cooper
Dallas
Tex
J. H. Rigby
Gene Kearns
Gary
Indiana
Illinois
Irene Kennedy
Lavada Rigby
Corinth
Jim Segars
Randolph Seagars
Woodrow Guthrie
M. W. Aldredge
Wallace McClellan
Sardis
David Seagars
Spurgeon Morgan
T. P. Carter
Cecil Carter
Near Andrews’ Chapel
Olvit Owens
Death of Miss Alzace Sandlin in Lawrence County
The community mourns the death of Alzace Sandlin daughter of Will Sandlin after eight days at Benevolent Hospital from spinal meningitis. Deep sympathy is extended to her father, brothers and sisters as efforts to save her are noted.
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Alzace Sandlin
Will Sandlin
Benevolent Hospital
Margaret
Opal Johnson
Wilbur Jacks
Ava
Mary Ella Stephenson
Local Folks Share Weekend Visits Across Communities
Morgan County notes capture a flurry of weekend visits as Sherman Briscoe and Cullmen guests call on friends, Ella Johnson spends Sunday with Nancy Covey, and travelers from Somerville Charleston and Center Grove mingle with local families. Ed Morrow Alex Dunn head to Hartselle for business while Katie Blevins and Norma Kate share time with Bral Peck family.
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Sherman Briscoe
Cullmen
Ella Johnson
Pines
Nancy Covey
Cecil Weaver
Somerville
G. C. Vincent
Benny Barcliff
Charlston
South Carolina
Bral Peck
Ed Morrow
Alex Dunn
Hartselle
Katie Blevins
Norma Kate
Nancy D
Bruce Dunn
Center Grove
Pastor W E Waterhouse to Return for Sunday Services
Rev W E Waterhouse pastor of the First Baptist church is expected to return Saturday morning from Mt Zion Madison county after a successful two weeks revival. He will lead both morning and evening services with the evening topic The Sixth Commandment.
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W. E. Waterhouse
First Baptist Church
Mt. Zion
Madison County
Local Notes From Hartselle Area Churches and Families
Mr and Mrs Edd Stephenson near Hartselle host church events as a Baptist revival begins with several members already. Rev Parker preaches strong sermons. Miss Nannie Lee Kelsoe visits aunt Mrs Ike Johnson in Moulton. Will McHampton guests of Luther Hampton after working in Cullman County. Mrs Mattie Wallace visits Mrs T K Hogan and attends services. A Stephenson is ill. Cool spell brings relief after heat. Miss Letson and Miss Redding of Courtland stay with Miss Gene and Wilda Burder.
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Edd Stephenson
Hartselle
Parker
Nannie Lee Kelsoe
Ike Johnson
Moulton
Will McHampton
Luther Hampton
Leonard
Cullman County
Mattie Wallace
T. K. Hogan
Stephenson
Hollywood Denials Over Red Scare Grand Jury Testimony
Portland born ex house painter John Lewis Leech testified before a grand jury in Los Angeles accusing Hollywood figures of Communist ties. Fred eric March Humphrey Bogart Lionel Stander James Cagney and Sam Ornitz deny any party membership or funding and criticize District Attorney Baron Fitts amid related murder indictments and campaign politics.
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Los Angeles
Communist Party
John Lewis Leech
Portland
Oregon
Leech
Frederic March
Francis Lederer
Jean Muir
Humphrey Bogart
Ard
March
Ornitz
Baron Fitts
Fitts
Stander
Fayette County Commissioner Hopes for Visitors at Home
Fayette County Commissioner Arthur Higginbothem, confined by a broken leg, looks forward to a visit from three friends at his Uniontown home. The Aug 15 scene shows local supporters gathering as he recovers.
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Uniontown
Fayette County
Arthur Higginbothem
Community notices from Limestone County church gatherings and visits
Round Island Baptist church invites all to hear Rev. Wright of Russellville Alabama on Sunday August 18. The column lists numerous local residents visiting relatives and sharing meals, with continual updates on family dinners and weekend hostings in Pulaski and Sardis Springs.
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Round Island Baptist Church
Wright
Russellville
Ala
Ray Smith
Maurice
Mt. Pleasant
Tenn
Maude West
Elmer Parker
Clifford Zehner
Naomi Barker
Pulaski
Wilburn Evans
Richard Grubba
Monroe Blackburn
Sardis Springs
Wilbur Evans
Doris Baugh
John Evanea
Walter Evans
Red Boiling Springs
Ruth Grubbs
Mildred White
Jewel Black
Athens
John Evans
Ila Hagood
Lota Williams Sun
Bears No Ill Omen Amid Trio of Odd Roles
A minister, an undertaker, and a tombstone agent were noted together in a quirky item, with no ill omen attached. The unusual trio drew attention in the brief of local happenings.
Many Never Suspect Kidney Cause Of Backaches
Sufferers relieve nagging backache after discovering kidneys are not filtering waste. When kidney function falters waste remains in blood causing swelling, fatigue, and puffiness under eyes. Dean's Pills are suggested by druggists to help remove waste and relieve symptoms.
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Nature
Dean
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Helen
Morgan County
J.R. Daniels
Nsurance and Financing
W. Walnut
Decatur
Lawrence County
Rising Sun Lodge
Masonic Hall
Benjamin E. Dupont
E. L. Jones, W. M
J. D. Bush
Sec
Florette
George Raft
Ann Sheridan
Limestone County
Blackburn
John Blackburn
Edward Blackburn
Letha Barger
Richard Grubbs
Anna
Ruth Brown
Oliver Allen
Mra
Lester Evans
Wilburn Byrana
Letha Barker
Naomi
Tens
Woolworth
Supreme Court of the United States
T. R. Harrison
Aesdes
Sommesuits
Credit Clothing
Second Avenue
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