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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 13, 1949

Page

5

Irene Returns With Comedy and Star Tidbits

Hollywood notes Irene Dunne returns with Rosalind Russell to pursue a comedy in Come Share My Love singing four songs. Shirley Temple plans future thoughts after divorce, Warner Bros. loan-out at Selznick. Harry James and Betty Grable dream of a film. Kirk Douglas prompts Evelyn Keyes. Prince of Foxes capsule review praises Tyrone Power and Orson Welles. palm tree products listed.

Hollywood Irene Dunne Rosalind Russell Miss Dunne Love Shirley Temple Warners Selznick Harry James 20Th Fox Betty Gable Rockies Evelyn Keyes Kirk Douglas TOF Tyrone Power Orson Welles Hendrix

Census for Western Hemisphere Nations Planned in 1950

All Western Hemisphere nations are expected to conduct a population census in 1950. The move aims to standardize demographic data across the region for better planning and international statistics reporting.

The Barden house design offers five room efficiency

Four rooms with a T shaped living room and natural fireplace replace a separate dining room. The Barden, a National Plan Service design, blends colonial exterior with modern interior. Data show 833 square feet living area, 8 ft ceilings, 15 890 cubic feet, 7 ft basement. blueprint info from local lumber dealer.

Barden National Plan Service, Inc

Causes and treatment of child sex offenses in the U S

Washington psychiatrists outline multiple causes of sexual offenses against children including feeble-mindedness senility brain disease bad early training or a sadistic impulse. They discuss cure prospects and advocate medical custody or isolation for the incurable and treatment or detention for the curable to prevent harm.

Washington District of Columbia Chelf Kentucky J. Edgar Hoover FBI America

Pay Phone Fare Hike Under Study in DC Hearing

Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. asks for funds but not 10 cent rates. John M. Howard testifies at a DC Public Utilities Commission hearing that converting coin boxes would cost about $500,000 and could reduce pay phone business by 25 to 30 percent, resulting in little net gain.

Washington Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co John M. Howard District of Columbia Public Utilities Commission

Woman Claims Husband Stabbing Was Accidental

In Birmingham Alabama on December 13 the widow Gladys Sue Keim 29 said she stabbed her husband William A Keim during a beating before he died at their suburban home on November 23 She testified that she brandished a kitchen knife and his force pushed it into his groin. Keim auto dealer died after a struggle. She was bound over to the grand jury on murder charges with bond reduced from 3500 to 500.

Birmingham Ala Gladys Sue Keim Grand G. C. Boner William A. Keim

Disappearance of England’s aristocracy under heavy taxes

Mackenzies column notes England’s landed aristocracy is shrinking under heavy taxation. The Earl of Harewood, King George’s nephew and Princess Mary’s son, faces selling 24,000 acres to pay taxes on an estate worth over 2.1 million dollars. He still might hold about 1.5 million in property, but many peers are forced to take jobs, ending a centuries old tradition.

England King George Earl of Harewood Mary Princess Royal Earl Britain Harewood Viscount Harewood Grenadier London A. P Westminster Abbey Atlantic

DAR Dean Dies in Montevallo Alabama

Emma Goodwin Bohn 92 oldest Alabama member of the Daughters of the American Revolution died in Montevallo. A native of Pennsylvania, she was a direct descendant of Col John Jenkins, Revolutionary War officer.

Dar Dean Montevallo Ala Emma Goodwin Bohn Alabama The Daughters of the American Revolution Bohn Pennsylvania John Jenkins

Oldest member cited by A. R. officials regarding burbot oil source

Officials claim she ranks among the country’s oldest members. They note liver oils from the burbot, a freshwater fish, provide seven to eight times as many vitamins as cod liver oil.

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