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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1940
Page
3
Roy Gardner once famed for daring escapes ended his life in a hotel bathroom as he used a self built lethal chamber. After leaving Leavenworth in 1938 he tried film work writing and lecturing before the long ex convict stigma doomed his efforts.
A public notice discusses FASTEETH powder for denture comfort and mocks ex convicts. It also recounts Gardner's surrender on Alcatraz and his final plea to journalists to spare his daughter's name while lamenting the lasting stigma of crime.
The article notes a separated couple for 15 years after prison sentences. Mrs Dollie Parks, widow of a state hospital employee, plans to travel to claim the body for burial after learning of Gardner's death at her Napa home.
Fabienne and Bill prepare an autumn dinner while Ellen and Nicky grow closer in talk of work and family duties. Ellen worries about Nicky's future, and Fabienne flashes with jealousy and hopeful longing as they face a moonlit road home and uncertain hearts.
Mr and Mrs Marvin Patton spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Albert Cobb. Decatur visitors included Mr and Mrs Boyd Puryear and Mrs Lola Lindler. Thelma Lindler and Brooks Lindler joined Mrs Albert Cobb for a Sunday evening visit. Monta Rhea Sindler visited the Sindlers Friday. Comner Livingston stayed with Greg Livingston in Lawrence Cove. Rev A H Walden hosted J D Walden and his parents. Gerald Dean Turner and Ceaphus Turner’s baby were guests.
A Daily Want Ad promotes convenient buying and trading across items. It invites readers to use the classified service by phone to place ads and reach buyers and sellers efficiently.
The Associated Press notes a busy day with Senate tasks at noon EST and a 10:30 a.m. investment banking study by the Monopoly committee. The Judiciary subcommittee weighs Attorney General Murphy for the Supreme Court. The House debates a 267 million defense neutrality bill and opens hearings on reciprocal trade pacts. Naval questions on the fleet expansion continue, and a special committee probes the NLRB review section. Yesterday the House passed an anti lynching bill and the Senate backed Harrison’s congressional budget inquiry proposal.
Mr and Mrs J Earl Gurley and daughter Betty Earl and Miss Verne Roden spent Saturday in Hartselle. Mrs G C Vincent returned home from Decatur after visiting her daughter Mrs Harold Waugh. Eral Peck and Arnold Palmer were in Decatur. G Vincent, Bart Gurley and Floyd Quinn were in Center Point on Sunday. Several locals attended the Cotaco basketball game Friday and Saturday nights. Herbert Palmer stayed Friday night with Payne Peck. Friends of Mr and Mrs Howe Brisco are ill with the flu. Betty visited Mr and Mrs Ellis Mason Sunday afternoon. Mrs Floyd Quinn and Melba Ann visited Mrs core Covey. Miss Obie Jones and Be Ann Scurlock returned home to Sheffield Monday after holidays with their mother Mrs W R Jones.
A dream sequence shows a Maryland mansion dining hall lit by flickering tapers. The narrator envisions a graceful, aging face across from her own, one marked by a life of usefulness. She sighs, relinquishes the vision, and the scene ends with a promise to continue.
The people of Morgan County express sorrow for an evening bridge accident that claimed two young lives. Sympathy is extended to the families involved. The notice also lists multiple local social visits and weekend gatherings across Lacey Springs Decatur and nearby areas.
A quiz item explains disposal of a faded flag by private burning or respectful method, notes flag display from sunrise to sunset when flown from a halyard, and credits Captain William Driver with naming Old Glory.
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