Valentino Of Legend Recalled
Aug 23 Rudolph Valentino died 23 years ago today. Hollywood figures recall the Latin lover’s rise The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse director Rex Ingram discusses missed casting and Valentino’s appeal and timing. Alan Hale Stuart Holmes and Mack Sennett share anecdotes about his talent and notoriety.
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Thomas Hollywood
Rudolph Valentino
Hollywood
Rex Ingram
Valentino
Antonio Moreno
Ingram
Universal
Eteran
Alan Hale
Minno
Hale
Stuart Holmes
Holmes
Mack Sennett
Long Island
County spring revival under way with local clergy
Bro. McClusky from Decatur filled Bro. Claud Baugher’s appointment Sunday morning. Baugher is recovering from an operation. The Methodist revival continues this week as Rev. Thelma Vaughn of Madison leads the services.
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McClusky
Decatur
Claud Baugher
Bro. Baugher
Thelma Vaughn
Madison
The Beekman House Plan Details
The Beekman is a 850 square foot two bedroom plan with attached garage and front drive in. It features a vestibule entry with coat closet rear vestibule closet and a liberal dining space. The kitchen uses efficient cabinets with a storage cabinet and swing and sliding doors. Exterior walls shown in frame with optional concrete blocks siding or shingles. Roof is low pitched asphalt shingles with no space for extra bedrooms. The design is 34 by 28 feet and 16 740 cubic feet. Written by Small House Planning Bureau St Cloud Minn.
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Beekman
Small House Planning Bureau
St. Cloud
Minn
Farewell Party for Cedric Beddingfield at Flint Church
The Flint Church of Christ hosted a farewell party Friday night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Howard honoring Cedric Beddingfield who is leaving the community. Games led by Mrs. Enoch Poole. weiners roasted over a fire. ice cream served. class presented Cedric with luggage. Attendees included Helen Poole Buster Poole Patsy McClellan Betty Motes Jerry Motes Don Poole Joel Sandlin Carolyn Howard Ben Poole Cornelius Young Mildred Foster Margaret Sims Jean Poole Walter Spain Ernest Chandler Dorothy Howard Hugh McClellan Franklin Young Frankie Blankenship Billy Aselton and others.
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Flint Church of Christ
T. E. Howard
Cedric Beddingfield
Enoch Poole
Weiners
Cedric
Helen Poole
Buster Poole
Patsy McClellan
Betty
Jerry Motes
Don Poole
Joel Sandlin
Carolyn Howard
Ben Poole
Cornelius Young
Mildred Foster
Margaret Sims
Jean Poole
Walter Spain
Ernest Chandler
Dorothy Howard
Hugh McClellan
Franklin Young
Frankie Blankenship
Billy Aselton
Local Gossip From Haleyville And Nearby Areas
Mrs James McCutcheon teaches school at Haleyville. Mr and Mrs Robert Short of Bynum Ala visit here. Everett Stidger returns from Newport Tenn where he worked the summer. Elbert Stidger visited relatives in Florida. Daughters of Mrs Lester Lipscomb, who stayed with grandmother Mrs Zera Lipscomb, will return to Hattiesburg Miss Sunday.
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James McCutcheon
Haleyville
Robert Short
Bynum
Ala
Everett Stidger
Newport
Tenn
Elbert Stidger
Florida
Lester Lipscomb
Zera Lipscomb
Hattisburg
Miss
Just an American and the Spirit of Liberty
A traveling man rejects roast beef and declares his core identity in a poem about national labels. He insists that in this land of Liberty his essence is that he is simply American. The piece contrasts ethnicity and national origin with the broader claim of a shared American identity. A lighthearted joke about a Decatur son seeking money ends with a fatherly response.
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Decatur
How to Escape Playing Canasta Explained in One Easy Lesson
A humorous UPI column recounts Ed Creagh as he scrambles to learn canasta after his new rule book is ruined and his finances strain. He and his wife seek help from the Larsen family while a television he hopes to own becomes the lure, painting the quirks of the game and their daydreams.
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Canesta
New York
Larsens
Bill
Edith Larsen
Cans for Americans rise in daily and annual output
Americans now open more than 75 million cans daily and 28 billion standard cans yearly, according to the American Can Do group citing government reports on fruit and vegetable can production.
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New York
Phrase play and quips from a 1920s humor page
A brief gag spread features Maud and Mamie discussing an ulti matum said to mean to be continued in the next issue. It then mockingly redefines a harp as a piano in the nude and delivers witty banter between a prospective customer and a Bright New Clerk about fountain pens.
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Maud
Mamie
Weight, Wills, and Waffles in a Tiny Town Romance
In a comical tale Alonzo Tubbs weighs over 200 pounds yet loves Sally Slatt who is 98. He vows to slim down to win her and she plans to fatten up, but both end up recognizing they love each other as they are. A closing joke shows a Decatur business man seeking a daughter’s suitor with only a name and address.
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Alonzo Tubbs
Sally Slatt
Sally
Tubbs
Sal
Alonzo
Golly
Kar
Decatur
Botanist Develops Sil Ent Soup Solution in Ont Can
In Ont Can a botanist unveils a sil ent soup paradox, noting the problem remains unsolved. The Waterloo Record details ongoing efforts and unresolved questions facing researchers in this field.
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Waterloo
Meld and Mayhem Overcards a Broken Home Card Game
A man recalls a heated night with his wife Edith amid a torn rulebook and a missing headache remedy. He contemplates a peace offering by ordering a television through Bill's firm, while the couple's tension eases as laughter returns and the crisis subsides.
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Bill
L. H. Brady Birthday Dinner Honored at Moulton Road Home
A birthday supper was hosted for L. H. Brady on his 57th birthday at his Moulton Road home by his wife and daughter Mrs. Herman Sybert. Attending were numerous family members and friends including Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Brady, the Syberts, Brads, Moses, Robinsons, and others, plus Reverend Pepper and Misses Kitchens and Montgomery.
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L. H. Brady
Moulton Road
Herman Sybert
Virginia
Pegsey and
Charles
Herman Brady
Wayne and
Dwight
Claude Brady
Wilma
Scarlet and
Louis
Hoyit Holt
Spencer
Jack
Orvil
William Moses
Pat and
Paula
A. B. Moses
Stella
Roosevelt Pepper
Joan Paul
Jerry
Vina
Henry Hiebert
Allyn
Doroies
J. T. Robinson
Irene
J.T. Russell
Robert
Buford
Fred Jones
O’harold
Imogene
Martha
Clifton
Nelson
McCoy Brown
Alvis
Fannie
Addie Kitchens
Sarah Montgomery
Robert Kitchens
Canasta Play Guide Preview Planned for Today
A planned feature announces a detailed lesson on how to play canasta. It promises steps, strategies, and tips for beginners, with emphasis on building melds, calculating points, and general gameplay flow.
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Augusta
Winfrey
Statts Laboratories
Florence
Alabama
B. Frank Chenault
MALY
Eee
Guidel’s Drug Store
Beddingfield
Gene Aker
Yas
Scotland
ED Creagh
Hal Boyle
Stratford
Beacon Herald
Edith
Poe
Rue Morgue
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America
Blackwell Motors, Inc
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