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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 22, 1952

Page

7

Five Are Hurt In Collision Near Moulton

Five people were hospitalized after a head on crash between a car driven by Marcus Carroll and a pickup driven by Olan Carroll, both brothers returning from a funeral on Clebie Springs road five miles north of Moulton. Olea Carroll suffered a broken nose. Marcus Carroll a fractured rib. Damages were about 1300 dollars. Patrolman Roy Thomas led the investigation with Wilburn Craft assisting.

Lawrence County Roy Thomas Marcus W. Carroll Hillsboro Olan Carroll Moulton Olea D. Carroll Gladys Grimes Moulton Hospital Olea Carroll Marcus Carroll Thomas Clebie Springs Wilburn Craft

Stars Bushed by Alaska Snow Instead of Hawaii Sunshine

A group of Hollywood entertainers arrived in Anchorage amid unexpected Alaskan snow yesterday, mistaken for Honolulu sunshine en route to Korea. Their C-54 flight plan was altered by high winds in the Pacific, and the star group hoped to retry the Korea leg today.

Anchorage Alaska Honolulu Korea Pacific

Mother and four children die in Chicopee fire

A mother Dorothy Hoitt 32 and her four children Walter 13 Charlene 10 Betty Ann 7 and Rosemary 3 were killed in a home fire and explosion in Chicopee Massachusetts. The father Charles Hoitt 34 was seriously burned and hospitalized after leaping from a second story window as a gas main caused the blast.

Chicopee Mass Charles Hoitt Frank Cavanaugh Dorothy Hoitt Walter Charlene Betty Ann Rosemary

Crabmeat and Cheese Toast Recipe

A toasted sandwich topped with mayonnaise layered with flaked crabmeat and grated yellow cheese. Bake in a moderate oven until the crabmeat is heated through and the cheese melts.

Party Crasher Held For Arson in Pasadena Clubhouse Fire

A party crasher was jailed in Pasadena on arson suspicion after a $1 million blaze destroyed the Annandale Country Club clubhouse yesterday. Club manager Eugene J. Seeber said a man tried to set fire to a table cloth and struggled with him. James Bunting, 26, an office worker, was arrested after being traced from a rooming house in Los Angeles. Investigators note he had crashed a party for an insurance company employee and had two prior arson convictions.

Pasadena Calif Annandale Country Club Eugene J. Seeber James Bunting Los Angeles

Catholic Church in Manchester Burns

Fire destroyed St. George's Catholic Church in Manchester with an estimated loss in the hundreds of thousands. Protestant ministers urged parishioners to support a fund drive to restore the church. The article also notes 1952 estimates of 200000 American tourists in Germany.

Manchester N. Y St. George’s Catholic Germany

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