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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 02, 1956

Page

20

Small Venom by William Mole at the Club Blackmail Case

Casson Duker, amateur detective, investigates banker Henry Lockyer blackmailed by John Perry alias Bagot. He trails Perry through Montpelier Square, photographs him in disguise, and plans to trap the blackmailer with help from George Strutt and Nigel Willington while tracking potential victims and targets.

Casson Duker Henry Lockyer Casson Lockyer Bagot Lockyer House George Strutt Strutt Nigel Willington Shepley Arms John Perry Perry Jim Macfarlane Gamman’s Bank Bickersteth Street Mount Street Montpelier Square Chiswick Knightsbridge Trevor Place

Radio and TV Listings Across Decatur Area

A dense schedule listing day and night programs across multiple stations. The guide names shows, times, and hosts including gospel, news, church services, music, and variety programs for Decatur area stations WMSL WABT WBRO and others.

Gene Lanier Jack Belew Baptist Church Wmsl-Am Bob Jones Frank Ernest Central Baptist Church Alabama WMSI Josh Gabriel Heatter Decatur Hollywood Fulton Lewis Jr Grancer MBS Wmsl-Tv Bill Corum Renfro Valley Christian Science Athens College Church of Christ Roy Rogers James Mason Jack Benny Ed Sullivan Alcoa Showtime Showtime Wbro-Tv Oral Roberts

Police Pause as Casson Seeks South Side Residents

Casson asks Strutt to list all residents on the south side of the Square and plans to dine together tomorrow with the names. He warns they cannot act yet due to lack of evidence and fears possibly arresting the wrong man.

Strutt Putney Bridge Thamestown Casson Tomor

Methodists Plan Christmas Drive For Children Home

The White Christmas drive by Methodist Churches in Alabama and West Florida aims to raise funds for the Selma Children's Home and to establish a Jefferson County Home for the Aging. The first 175000 goes to the Selma home, with plans led by K E Cooper and church leaders in Birmingham and Decatur.

Selma Jefferson County Methodists Alabama West Florida North Alabama Florida K. E. Cooper Birmingham Home For the Aging Board of Trustees Minor L. Triplett First Methodist Church Decatur L. R. Nash Children’s Home Board

Van Driver Casson Plans Forgeries In Montpelier Square

Casson parks a delivery van near Perry as Perry prepares for a meeting. Later Casson hides in the van to prepare a forged photo, signaling a planned criminal move at Montpelier Square.

Home for the Aging board includes Triplett and Dr Otis Kirby

Decatur residents Triplett and Dr Otis Kirby join the Home for the Aging board. The piece notes national PTA membership exceeding 10 million members.

Triplett Dr. Otis Kirby Decatur Home For the Aging Board Parent Teachers Assn

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