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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 29, 1964

Page

9

THAT'S EARL BROTHER Sex-Film Trend Sparks Capitol Hill Talk

Hollywood faces a 1965 inquiry into on screen nudity as Kim Novak and Carroll Baker may be scrutinized for nude scenes. Dick Van Dyke calls sexier films excessive, citing state censorship and industry overreach while detailing his own film plans and family concerns.

Earl Wilson New York Washington Hollywood Kim Novak Carroll Baker Shirley MacLaine Nat Donet Shirley John Goldfarb

Chinchilla care notes for hobby and small breeding

The article compares keeping chinchillas as pets versus commercial farming. It notes fur appeal but limited interactive behavior, potential allergy risks, and a diet of pellets with hay. It advises consulting a breeder's literature and suggests starting with one male and two females for beginners.

Christmas Programs, WM Schedules Highlight Week

Danville Mae Randolph and Birdie Mae Randolph led a Christmas program at the Baptist Church on December 20 with the choir. The Woman's Missionary Society finished its week of prayer for foreign missions led by Mrs. Odus Jackson. Mrs. J D Puckett tied each devotional, while Mrs. Jess Lindsey organized a prayer calendar. The church plans to present a special offering, aiming for the best total yet. A Christmas program also occurred at the Methodist Church with a film of a Christmas story. Mrs. Thomas Doyle improves after major surgery at Black Chandler Hospital. Ada Davis was discharged from Decatur General Hospital after major surgery on December 17. Carol Hester is visiting relatives in Chicago for the holidays.

the Baptist Church Woman’s Missionary Society Odus Jackson J. D. Puckett Jessi Lindsey W.M.S Methodist Church Thomas Doyle Black Chandler Hospital Ada Davis Decatur General Hospital Carol Hester Chicago

Television Log Highlights A Tuesday Night Schedule

A dense listing of programs across channels with titles, times and featured episodes including Marshal Dillon, The Munsters, Password, Gunsmoke, The Ed Night, and various cartoons. Highlights include drama, comedy, Westerns and news blocks ending with sign offs and late-night news.

National Guard fully desegregated in all states

Major General Winston P. Wilson announced that all 50 states plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico have dropped bans on mixing Negroes and whites in National Guard units. He noted token integration remained in some areas but called the move a milestone. President Johnson and the Equal Opportunity in the Armed Forces committee welcomed progress, with Alabama and Mississippi last to integrate.

Fred S. Hoffman Washington National Guard Alabama Mississippi District of Columbia Puerto Rico Winston P. Wilson Associated Press Wilson National Guard Bureau Air Guard Arkansas Johnson Committee On Francis S. Greenlief Florida Georgia Louisiana North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee Virginia Guard George C. Wallace Paul Johnson

Radio Station Call Letters and Frequencies Noted

A brief listing of radio stations WMSL 1400 WHOS 800 WJOF 104.3 and other call signs with unspecified programs and times. The fragment mentions MC 490 and an entrant named ihond with an unclear association to SWIMW-AM-730.

WMSL Mutual WJOF

Ready To Open His Own Center

Charles McDonald of 2110 Danville Rd faces a street full of eight lawn signs in front of his home this morning. The signs advertise diverse entities including Sims Co stop signs Penney Realty Allied Hertz C & W Cleaners Larkwood Dr Sunnybrook Acres and a mechanic on duty.

Charles McDonald Danville Rd Sims Co Penney Realty Co Allied & Hertz Co Larkwood Dr Sunnybrook Acres

Wars and Cattle in a Texas Border Town

In Brownsville a hospital bond binds Shawan McCord, Abner Parketts, and Tom Dolan two convalescents from differing sides. They form a plan to herd wild cattle owned by no one, amid postwar tensions and Cherokee strife as Linden Parketts is shot and fear grows of further conflict. Joe Varney, an Irish immigrant, ties the trio to a dangerous venture while the war's split lingers over the valley.

Shawan McCord Ireland Abner Parketts Brownsville Hospital Tom Dolan Texas Shawan Arketts’ Range McCord Linden Parketts Joe Varney Dolan Ab. Parketts Linden Parnketts Blue Fork Parketts Ranch Betty Ali Baxter Springs Abby

Desperation Valley Draws Native and Union Conflicts

In a rugged frontier scene the group debates loyalty as Union Cherokees clash with Confederate partisans. Cattle theft and famine threaten survival while McCord Dolan and Shawan decide whether to push toward Baxter Springs or stay. A boy guards the herd as danger looms and the tale ends with a dawn raid.

Stock Registration Delayed by 90 Day Moratorium

Atty. Gen. Richmond Flowers, also Alabama State Securities commissioner, declares a 90 day moratorium on new stock registrations and sales in Alabama. He cites a heavy workload that will keep staff too busy to process new applications for at least the period.

Montgomery Ala Richmond Flowers Alabama Flowers

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