Haunting romance at the Flowering Vine appears in new novel
In Frances Dean Hancock's 1964 Avalon Books release The Flowering Vine Cecily Pinchon, a restaurant hostess in New Orleans, meets Dr. Cheney a handsome psychiatrist bent on a ghost hunt at the Bondurant mansion. Their uneasy attraction deepens as Cheney hints at hypnotic séances and a possible supernatural link across old houses and a Lalaurie era intrigue.
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Lew Yor
Theodore Ney
Cheney
New Orleans
Louisiana
Simon
Cecily Pinchon
Cecily
Ily
Bondurant
Vincent Leary
Paul Dane
Frances Dean Hancock
Avalon Books
King Features Syndicate
Madame Blanchard
Beause
Adis
Bondurant Plantation House
Vincent
Lalaurie House
Blindness Seen as National Concern by Foundation
The American Foundation for the Blind warns that blindness is rapidly becoming a nationwide issue, with older people most at risk and needing attention.
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The
American Foundation For the Blind
Nine Die In Alabama Weekend Auto Accidents
The Associated Press reports nine fatalities in Alabama traffic wrecks over the weekend from 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Sunday. Victims include Willie Garth of Decatur, James Donald Solomon of Muscle Shoals, and Thomas L. Parker of Leighton among others in single-vehicle and collision incidents across Jefferson County, Sheffield, Grand Bay, Anniston, and Birmingham areas.
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Associated Press
Alabama
Willie Garth
Decatur Wied
Theennessee
James Donald Solomon
Muscle Shoals
Sheffield
Thomas L. Parker
Newell Lee Dawson
Leighton
The
Curious Cookery: Chicken Fritters Fried to Crisp
A playful note asks if one can dip cooked chicken pieces in fritter batter and deep fry. It hints at a method for turning leftovers into a hot snack with a crispy crust.
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Kadett
Judgment
Motor Division
Opel
Buick
Jefferson County
James Alexander
Grand Bay
Roxie Mae Golsby
W. J. McIntyre
Doug Kirby
Anniston
R. R. Brooks
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Bie Happs
Ria
Kredit Sc Opticians
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Shumake’s
Santa’s
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