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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 16, 1950

Page

12

Wreckage and heat reach of a mighty H bomb explosion

A detailed AP analysis outlines how an H bomb, thousand times more powerful than an A-bomb, would unfold. It describes a heat flash scorching up to 100 miles, a vast blast wave flattening cities within 20 to 100 miles, and an enormous fireball billions of degrees hotter than the sun, with far-reaching radioactive dangers.

Howard W. Blakeslee Associated Press New York Japan Nagasaki New York City Broadway 42Nd St LaGuardia Idlewild International Airport Fort Totten North Long Island New York Harbor Staten Island Canyon

All-Day Service To Mark The Closing Of Flint Revival

The Flint Baptist church will host an all-day closing revival on Sunday led by Pastor Rev. M. G. Fields. Evangelist Rev. Edgar E. Weaver will speak at 11:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. with no evening service. The public is invited to attend all-day events.

Flint Flint Baptist Church M. G. Fields Edgar E. Weaver D. P. Doyle M.Y.F Wheeler Dam

Woman's Society meets at Douglas home in Falkville

The Woman's Society of Christian Service met at Mrs. L A Douglas's home on Monday afternoon. Members welcomed with summer flowers as prayers, songs, and a Bible quiz filled the gathering. The M Y F and Lions club held separate events, with local residents and visitors listed among attendees and travelers.

Woman’s Society of Christian Service L. A. Douglas Douglas Doc West Luke Carolyn Douglas Mr. Jones Andrew West W. M. Patterson Arthur Summerford Lions Club Orr’s Grady Speegle Owensboro John Paulckoft

Forty two Eskimo habitation sites found in Alaska

Forty two Nunatagmiut Eskimo habitation sites have been located across Alaska signaling rich ancient occupation. The report highlights discoveries that shed light on early Inuit settlements and regional history. Meanwhile experts note that many current radio engineers began as amateur station owners.

Alaska

Fragments on marriage, money, and sun trends from a humorous page

A collection of quips and dialogue snippets: a highbrow claim that married men pay bills faster. a mother advising a daughter to require a proposal to go through her. a sunbath as a cheap installment plan. a joke about a father’s settlement at marriage. and a classroom exchange about a father’s health.

Beware young man warns the Kitchener Re

A fragment notes warnings issued in Kitchener Ontario Canada as part of a local public safety message. The readable portion references youths and caution from a local authority or notable figure. Further details are incomplete in the fragment.

Kitchener Ontario Canada

Beaux Beaus and the Fifty Cocalated Oysters

A collage of humorous bits from a late page showing a barrage of jokes about spelling cannibal food inspectors and a shellfish shortage. Dialogue riffs include table reservations and a quip about George Washington pitching a dollar across the Rappahannock as a test of memory.

Plaza hotel scene shows brief military tip in dining room

A Marine entered the Plaza hotel dining room and handed the head waiter a dollar bill. The head waiter thanked him, while a vacationing girl in a play suit may be taking business seriously.

Cord Plaza Hotel

Diner Confesses Soda Obsession Haltingly Told

Awed by a diner’s strange appetite a waiter asks if he enjoys meals The diner replies he does not enjoy food he loves bicarbonate of soda revealing a humorous soda obsessed craving in a casual exchange

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