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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1950
Page
9
Complete line of Atlas tools and accessories showcased for demonstration in the home shop at 654 Grant Street. Atlas and Atlas Power King Tools promoted as ideal Christmas gifts with a note to visit after 4 PM or call 2259-W. Notices reference probate matters in Morgan County Alabama and a state finance hearing in Decatur.
Necessary repairs to the NC and St. L railway drawbridge over the Tennessee River at Bridgeport Alabama mile 414.4 will take four days from 12:01 a.m. December 12 to 12:01 a.m. December 16 1950 delaying operations with a 28 foot vertical clearance at normal pool. Also a public hearing in Montgomery Alabama on Project ALA-48-1 to issue bonds and notes for 145 low rent housing units.
John W. Sherrill Jr as executor filed a verified account for a final settlement of the Evie S. Sherrill estate in Morgan County. The court fixed December 19, 1950, to hear objections and consider passage of the settlement.
The FBI said prisoner Austin Hanna, 40, one of four men who escaped Guntersville Alabama jail last July, was captured near Jasper Tennessee and held in bail of 5000 dollars after arraignment before a United States commissioner. James A. Robey announced Hanna’s capture and federal charge of unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.
Michigan Senator Arthur Vandenberg 66 in poor health after a major lung operation returns to Butterworth Hospital for a checkup. His son says doctors have not deemed his condition serious yet and a Washington return decision will come after physician review.
A readable syndicated puzzle page item listing crossword clues by number and the daily cryptoquote instruction with a sample encoded quotation and yesterday’s answer. It notes code substitution rules and a King Features syndicate credit.
A 1940s column describes three film midgets Jerry Maren Billy Curtis and Tony Boris hired to act in a Christmas toy window for J W Robinson department store They perform in elves costumes wind toys and entertain children while noting pay and ongoing work in movies radio and wrestling careers.
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