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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 27, 1962

Page

7

THAT'S EARL BROTHER- 'Show Folks' Said Still Religious

Phyllis McGuire defends enduring religious influence in show business noting peers Perry Como Nat King Cole Jane Russell Pat Boone Elvis Presley and Jayne Mansfield remain deeply rooted in faith. She recalls early days in Miamisburg Ohio church discipline and revivals shaping her career while addressing the single act phase and her sister Chris's personal life. The column mixes industry gossip from New York to Las Vegas with brief quips about Warren Robertson Jayne Mansfield Rita Hayworth and other stars, ending on Earl’s Pearl and a playful joke.

New York Phyllis McGuire Ohio Phyllis Dorothy Chris Perry Como Nat (King) Cole Jane Russell Pat Boone Tennessee Ernie Ford Bob Cummings Elvis Presley Jayne Audrey Meadows Church of God Miamisburg Canton Red Skelton John H. Teeter Damon Runyon Fund Midnight Earl Will Rogers Warren Robertson Rogers Sandy Stewart Kraft Perr Como Perry Jayne Mansfield Enrico Bomba Rome Astor Hollywood N.Y Guy Lombardo Count Basie Nipsy Russell Basin St. East Bosie B.W Johnnie Ray Rita Hayworth Gary Merrill Vaughn Meader Las Vegas Sahara Adrian Myron Kirk Milton Berle Jackie Gleason Gen. Motors Keely Smith Playboy Club Peggy Lee Dewey Martin Bettan Olwaeus Joe DiMaggio Frank Sinatra Acapulco Earl Dick Curtis Tipton Ind New Jersey Brother The Hall Syndicate, Inc

Youth's Arm Restored Hope Faces Another Operation

In Boston, 13 year old Everett Knowles Jr. awaits another surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital to attempt reconnecting a completely severed right arm. Doctors earlier joined bone, arteries, veins and skin, with nerve work advancing inch and a half. outcome hinges on nerve regeneration and possible bypass of damaged fibers.

Boston Everett Knowles Jr Ronald Malt Massachusetts General Hospital Everett Young Knowles Somerville Malt Everett Knowles Knowles

Ingrate Mongrel Rescued From Potomac Ice

Barbara Foster, 20, a University of Illinois junior, swam through icy Potomac waters near the Jefferson Memorial to save a German shepherd clinging to an ice floe as cars passed by in the rush hour. Police quoted the dog as calling it an in grate mongrel. A separate note mentions a four mile milk pipeline to a northern Italian cheese factory.

Washington Potomac River Barbara Foster Jefferson Memorial Miss Foster University of Illinois Italy

Daughter of Prize Winner Is Dead

Mary Sherwood Elms 39 daughter of late Pulitzer prize winner Robert E Sherwood was found dead in her Manhattan apartment. Police said wrists slashed by razor. An autopsy was scheduled for today. Authorities termed the death an illness or accident in earlier reports.

New York Mary Sherwood Elms Robert E. Sherwood Manhattan

LeCroy Withdraws Name From Consideration

Alabama college board member W A LeCroy requested his name be removed from consideration for president of Alabama College at Montevallo. No reason given. The report notes despondency referenced after a divorce and mentions Sherwood, also a writer, who died in 1955.

Croy Alabama College At Montevallo Lege’s Board of Trustees

Alcoholism in Hungary Traced to Heavy Losses

Official estimates place Hungary's annual economic burden from alcoholism at about 87 million dollars. The figure reflects lost productivity medical costs and related social expenses across the nation.

Hungary

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