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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1950
Page
3
Charles Coburn argues that women reach peak after forty with inner beauty, culture, and cooking skill, while men mature around fifty. He notes women are more advanced and better suited to life, and recalls life began anew after his wife's death as he found happiness in Hollywood.
Montreal 7 0 Jersey City 4 1 Syracuse 10 5 Rochester 8 7 Toronto two games postponed due to rain Springfield at Buffalo postponed due to rain Weather-caused delays affect multiple league matchups including Montreal Jersey City Syracuse Rochester Toronto Springfield Buffalo.
The record table lists American Association teams Columbus 8-1, Toledo 6-2, Louisville 5-4, Indianapolis 4-1, Minneapolis 5-11, Kansas City 2-1, St. Paul 6-9, Milwaukee 3-2 and Pacific Coast League teams Francisco 10-2, Los Angeles -0, Oakland 5-3, Hollywood 3-9.
Birmingham 13 Memphis 11 Chattanooga 5 New Orleans 7 Atlanta 3 Little Rock 5 Nashville 0 Mobile 0. The tally shows team results across the league with mixed outcomes and notable shutouts.
Dr. Cole J. Young will start county rounds to vaccinate dogs for rabies with a yearly Alabama deadline by September 1. A daily schedule for six weeks is published, listing times and stops at Leon Lipscomb Store Hard Thomas Store Lipscomb Store Union Grove church Morgan City and Garrison Farm.
The article notes a broad range in Tibet population estimates from under one million to as high as six million people, reflecting uncertainty in demographic data and measurement methods.
American League scores include New York 15 Boston 9 Philadelphia 7 Washington 4 Detroit 8 3 Cleveland 5 5 Chicago 5 3 St Louis 2 4 second game 11 innings National League games Boston 11 6 New York 5 3 Philadelphia 6 8 Brooklyn 4 8 second game ended after 10th curfew Chicago 16 Cincinnati 0 St Louis 2 Pittsburgh 1
Odd snippets picture a bishop gently scolding an unjustly punished curfew boy while a deacon question sparks a courtroom jab. Other items include a church basement clothing notice and a playful social poem reflecting town gossip.
A Washington reader recalls a store clerk urging fear of imminent rationing to spur shoe purchases. The writer notes no current legal power for nationwide rationing or price controls without new law, though a president could act in a crisis under commander in chief powers. Congress has not granted standby rationing authority.
The text records brief exchanges among students and a teacher. It notes a question about a grandmother, a remark about waiting, and a late night vibe. A stray line mentions sessional investigators contemplating bones in animal crackers.
In Huntsville Alabama the American Legion convention opens with about 1000 Legionnaires present. National commander George N Craig from Brazil Indiana spoke as Senator Sparkman attended along with a memorial service at Huntsville First Methodist Church. Officers and 40 and 8 leaders were elected for several divisions and a 1951 Birmingham convention was endorsed.
An express train carrying 900 children of French coal miners crashed into an excursion bus near Bourg-en-Bresse at a grade crossing. Twenty three bus passengers died, all residents of Foissiat, while one escaped with minor injuries and two others were seriously hurt. The train, speeding toward a vacation colony in the French Alps, split the bus and scattered wreckage for 2000 feet.
HAL BOYLE reports at Valley Forge on 47000 Boy Scouts. A chubby former Scout recalls Eagle Patrol cry "Kreeee" and learns Beaver Patrol signals. He asks a young Scout about his patrol and career, joking that the boy will be a good lawyer after the exchange.
Northside Baptist church will host a Fourth of July picnic at 311 West Wilson Avenue with services by Rev. Ledbetter at 10:30 AM and Rev. Gomes at 2 PM. Families are asked to bring a picnic basket. lemonade and drinks will be provided.
Actress Constance Bennett wins a court ruling to hand over her son Peter Bennett Plant’s trust fund of 123000 dollars, with about 98000 remaining, awarded in 1943 after a court battle proving he was the son of her former husband Philip M. Plant. Plant is now 21 and will receive the funds after formalities.
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