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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 04, 1960

Page

6

The Plunderers at Bowline Theater in Trail City

The Plunderers starring Jeff Chandler and John Saxon opens at Bowline Theater tonight. Chandler must relearn courage after losing use of his arm while four young interlopers invade Trail City, with strong performances by Saxon Stricklyn Hunt and others and music by Leonard Rosenman.

Cow Country Bowline Theater Jeff Chandler John Saxon Pesca Way Trail City Chandler Miss Hart Rondo Saxon Ray Stricklyn Jeb Stricklyn Marsha Hunt Jay C. Flippen James Westerfield Roger Torrey Dee Pollock Joseph Hamilton Harvey Stephens Vaughn Taylor Bob Barbash Leonard Rosenman Eugene Polito Barbash Jess Rand August Productions Allied Artists Scott R. Dunlap Dolores Hart Bowline Drive-In Ray Sticklyn

Mules Bringing Big Prices At Alabama Auction

In Birmingham vendors sold about 200 mules this week with prices from 40 to 50 dollars for older animals and about 125 dollars for healthy young work mules. Some buyers sought higher sums for pairs, while traders noted strong fall business led by truck farmers and tobacco regions. Tennessee mules favored for size and Georgia Carolinas buyers dominate the market.

Birmingham Tennessee Dick Lenox Bennettsville S.C Georgia Carolinas H.O. Gibbs Oneonta Ala Gibbs C.S. Finch Henderson N.C Missouri Finch

WWI Vets Told to Meet Thursday in Morgan County Courthouse

J Leonard Harris state commander of World War I Veterans Inc calls all area WWI veterans and widows to attend a 7 pm Thursday meeting at Morgan County Courthouse. He urges bringing veterans who cannot drive at night as time runs out. Average veteran age is 67.

J. Leonard Harris

Halifax Junior Chamber Sends Trees to Trinidad

The Halifax Junior Chamber of Commerce shipped 35 Christmas trees to Port of Spain Trinidad to help decorate the British West Indies city for the Yuletide season.

Halifax N. S

Smaller, smarter animals cited in section on size and intelligence

The article discusses smaller animals being favored for their size and higher intelligence. It notes observers' opinions that compact creatures can be more capable and adaptable, reflecting on how these traits influence comparisons with larger species.

Bookmobile Schedule for Wheeler and Reid Areas

Bookmobile routes listed with times: Wheeler Community 8:45 to 9:10, Wheeler School 9:15 to 9:50, Reid School 10:15 to 11:15, Hogan's Store Reid Community 11:20 to 11:40, Bates' Store 11:50 to 12:15, Ripley School 12:??, Ripley Community 2:05 to 2:25, Technical School Community 2:50 to 3:10.

Wheeler Reid Hogan’s Reid Community Bates Ripley Technical School

Cherokees Topic of History Talk

Mrs. Sidney Ruskin, noted for Cherokee history research, will address the North Alabama Historical Association. Her talk titled Sequoya marks the 200th anniversary of Sequoyah's birth, at 3 p.m. in the Russell Erskine Hotel ballroom.

Huntsville Sidney Ruskin North Alabama Historical Association Russell Sequoya Russel Erskine Hotel

Grocery thief woes plague Ohio shopkeeper over decade

Gahanna Ohio, AP Herbert Mahr, a grocer, has seen his store burglarized ten times and robbed once in the past ten years highlighting persistent crime challenges for small businesses.

Gahanna, Ohio Herbert Mahr

Unpledged Elector Sees Southern Block Reversing Result

Ed Blair, one of Alabama's six unpledged electors, urged Southern electors to weigh the chance of overturning Sen. John Kennedy's victory without Illinois recount. He criticized Kennedy appointees Governor Abraham Ribicoff and Governor G. Mennen Williams as extreme leftists unfriendly to the South.

Birmingham Ed Blair Alabama John Kennedy Illinois Blair Kennedy Abraham Rubicoff Connecticut Health, Education and Welfare G. Mennen Williams Michigan

Car Found With Whisky Confiscated in Athens

Athens police seized an automobile after eight gallons of wildcat whisky were found inside a 1952 Pontiac parked on Browns Ferry Street Friday night. No arrests were reported.

Athens ABC Browns Ferry St

Placard Refuses Repeat Burglars and Robber Requests

A storefront window displays a note thanking visitors but denying contact with “the 10 burglars and one robber” who have previously called. The quip highlights recurring crime-related visitors and a firm boundary.

Strangers When We Meet Brings Infidelity to the Screen

Kirk Douglas and Kim Novak star in Strangers When We Meet a Cinema Scope drama about suburban neighbors whose secret affair threatens two families. Barbara Rush Ernie Kovacs Walter Matthau Kent Smith Helen Gallagher co star in the Richard Quine production based on Evan Hunter's bestseller.

Kirk Douglas Kim Novak Columbia Pictures Ernie Kovacs Barbara Rush Richard Quine Walter Matthau Virginia Bruce Kent Smith Helen Gallagher Princess Theatre Princess Theater Columbia Hollywood Kovacs Douglas Miss Rush Miss Novak Matthau Evan Hunter Walter” Matthau Bryna-Quine Richard Quin

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