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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 16, 1948

Page

3

Just What the Doc Ordered But Who Follows the Orders

Hal Boyle recounts Wilbur Peeble’s comic portrait of psychiatry as he reluctantly sees Dr Phineas Brainpan. The wife’s plan for separate vacations backfires as Wilbur experiences loneliness food chores and a postcard missive from Trellis Mae revealing a twist. The doctor eventually joins the couple on vacation, exposing irony in marital therapy.

Hal Boyle New York Wilbur Peeble Trellie Mao Anna Stenawy Aateceae YY Wytera Bleelis Phineas Brainpan Wilbur Dr. Brainpan Trellis Mae Wildwoode Dude Ranch Brainpan

Wallace to Speak in South to Mixed Audiences Tour

Henry A. Wallace, candidate for the Progressive Party, will begin a seven state Southern tour August 29. He will address mixed audiences of white and Negro residents in more than 20 cities across Virginia North Carolina Alabama Mississippi Louisiana Arkansas and Tennessee.

New York Henry A. Wallace Progressive Party Virginia North Carolina Alabama Mississippi Louisiana Arkansas Tennessee

Russian teachers seek asylum amid Soviet demand for surrender

The drama centers on Michael I and Samarine two Russian teachers who fled to asylum with their families to avoid return to the Soviet Union. The State Department promises asylum if they choose to stay in America while American police guard them. Mrs Kosenkina is gravely injured but likely to recover.

Michael I Samarine Soviet Union Molotov Rose New York Britain Moscow America Bolshevists Canada United States O.K Europe Washington State Department Kosenkina

Star Gazer Horoscope and Birth Sign Codes

The page lists zodiac signs with date ranges and numeric codes, followed by an astrology oriented message mapping words to numbers for Aries to Jan. 20 and Sept. 23 to Oct. 23. It includes instructions for interpreting birth signs and a series of scattered terms and figures.

Five Die and One Missing in Reno Explosion and Fire

A devastating Reno blast and ensuing fire in a false-fronted building killed five people including a nearby fire chief and left one missing. About 137 spectators were injured as a panicked crowd fled amid smoke and debris near Lake Street. Authorities found no dynamite and began a wide investigation into the cause, with property damage estimated at 100000 to 300000 dollars.

Reno John Sanford Reno Gazzette Lake Street Taber Truckee Calif Here

Fresh apples spark doctor fees debate in Ontario town

The St. Thomas Ontario Times notes rising doctor fees as prices for apples soar. A local butcher quips about reviving the dead with a respirator while residents joke that eating apples today rivals the cost of a doctor's visit.

St. Thomas

Accused Extortionist Nabbed Near Birmingham

Readus Morrison a 38 year old shoe clerk from Bessemer Alabama sits in a U S marshal car after arrest on charges of trying to extort fifteen thousand dollars from a department store owner. FBI said Morrison was captured in a cornfield near Birmingham after directing Levi Becker to deliver the ransom. An FBI agent said Morrison threatened Becker s family in four letters demanding the money.

Readus Morrison Bessemer, Ala U. S Birmingham FBI Morrison Levi Becker George King Becker

Case of Mrs Oksana Kosenkina At Soviet Consulate

A sensational report describes Russian schoolmistress Mrs Oksana S Kosenkina allegedly escaping Soviet diplomats in New York City. She claims to have been imprisoned and injured after a third story window incident at the Soviet consulate.

America New York City Conan Doyle Oksana S. Kosenkina

Estate of Dorawn Holland Deceased Probate Notice

Letters testamentary on the last will and testament of Dorawn Holland were granted August 13 1948 by Judge T C Almon of Morgan County Probate Court. All persons with claims against the estate must present them within the legal time or be barred. Edna Holland. Aug 16 23 30.

T. C. Almon Probate Court Morgan County

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