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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 25, 1949

Page

13

Films For Kids Is Kelly's Goal

Hollwood August 2 Gene Kelly wants to make movies for children inspired by his own family experiences. He recalls taking his daughter to see The Three Musketeers and Wizard of Oz, which frightened her. He criticizes adult oriented pictures and hopes to create fairy tales for youngsters. Capsule Review Madame Bovary with Jennifer Jones, Van Heflin, Louis Jourdan, Christopher Kent is ornate yet overlong but powerful. James Mason narrates as Flaubert.

Hollwood Jene Kelly Miss Kelly Gene Kelly MGM Jennifer Jones van Heflin Louis Jourdan Christopher Kent James Mason Flaubert

FASTEETH promises denture grip without slide or slip

An ad touts FASTEETH as a fast improving powder to sprinkle on upper or lower plates to hold false teeth firmly. It claims an alkaline non acidic formula with no gummy taste and reduces denture odor. Available at drug stores.

Livestock Population in Italy Surpasses Prewar Levels

Rome reports Italy’s cattle population at 7,923,000 head by end of 1948, up from 7,667,000 a decade earlier. Pigs total 800,000 more than 1938 figures, sheep match prewar levels, and goats rise to 2,174,000 from 1,828,000 in 1938, per the Central Statistics Office.

Rome Italy Central Statistics Office

Oil prospects eyed in Latin America Montana zone

The Petroleum Information Bureau in London issued a memo noting vast oil bearing lands in Latin America remain unexplored. It highlights the Montana zone spanning Peru, Ecuador and Colombia at the Andes foothills as one of the most promising regions now being explored.

London Petroleum Information Bureau Latin America Montana Peru Ecuador Colombia Andes

Morgan County Somerville Obits and Local Socials

A local Somerville area roundup notes R G McCarley returning home from Block's Clinic in Hartselle after treatment. The column lists visits, trips, and social events including relatives in Decatur Birmingham Pensacola and New York with multiple Maxwell Winton and Lemley family mentions and a death in the area.

R. G. McCarley Hartselle Donald Roberts Pensacola, Fla Robt. Shafer W. T. Wade E. A. Harris Decatur Route Two Almon Walker Birmingham Mollie Rose Robert Shafer Pensacola Fla G. Mikell Don J Joe Winton Wid Lewis Huntsville Mae Sisk John Almon Dorsey Howle Hariselle Coliseum A. M. Peck Somerville-Decatur Highway R. C. Miller Myrtle Miller Hartseile Durward Maxwell Joe Ramey DeWitt Maxwell Grady Maxwell Brenda Guy Walker Wayne Maxwell Linda Herbert Maxwell Bobby Maxwell L. B. Blevins Hmariselle Decaturriday Charlie Clemons Route One T. J. Baldwin L. O. Couey Faye Couey Florette Carolyn Mary Joe Baldwin L. L. Clemons Mayo Barclift Ab Lemley Block Gale New York J. A. Garrison Barrett Garrison Austin Texas James A. Garrison Westover Field Mr. Garrison Vienna Austria Wesley Smith H. D. Club Cole Springs William Mooneyham St. Louis Essie Cook Pauline L. Lyle Jerry Pem Lyle Gilbert Lemmond Aline Lemmond Patsey Jerry Lyle Mise Aline Lemmond Moulton

Dreaming Driver Averts School Bus Trouble

Melbourne a school bus driver J C Doherty dreamed a rear wheel fell off his bus. He checked all four wheels before driving to pick up pupils. Next day another school bus had a rear wheel fall off but no injuries were reported.

Melbourne J. C. Doherty Dreamer Doherty

Mrs Sallie Cole Leads Devotional of WSCS Meeting

Mrs Sallie Cole conducts the devotional at the Salem Woman's Society of Christian Service meeting after the president Mrs Grady Chasteen called the session to order. The group sings There Is A Fountain, with prayers from Mrs J R Foote and closing by Mrs Lamon. The secretary Mrs Edd Bodley records minutes.

Woman's Society of Christian Service of Salem Grady Chasteen Woodrow Lamon J .R. Foote Edd Bodley Laslie Cole

Your Health overview of epilepsy and myths debunked

This Health column explains epilepsy facts and misconceptions. It covers prevalence in the United States, age of onset, seizure types grand mal petit mal and psychomotor, and notes treatment approaches and public understanding. It lists famous historical epileptics and states that intelligence among epileptics is comparable to the general population.

United States Julius Caesar Peter the Great Louis XII France Caligula Alexander the Great Mahomet Lord Byron Flaubert Swinburne

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