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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 06, 1948

Page

3

Stars and Bars May Wave at Democratic Convention

Columbia South Carolina July 6 The Stars and Bars of the Confederacy likely will wave at the national Democratic convention in Philadelphia next week Joe C Donnelly of Ehrhardt brought 20 miniature Confederate battle flags to state Democratic headquarters and asked they be given to the state convention delegation He said he planned to use them in a James F Byrnes for President boom but Byrnes announced he is not a candidate.

Columbia S. C Stars and Bars of the Confederacy Philadelphia Joe C. Donnelly Ehrhardt

Infant Drowns In Tub At Lacey's Spring Home

Funeral services were held at 2 PM Monday at Lacey's Spring Union Church for Rebecca Fay McCutcheon a year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Cloye McCutcheon who drowned Sunday in a tub of water in the backyard. She is survived by parents a brother and two half brothers and grandparents. Laughlin Service funeral home directed with interment at Houghton Cemetery. Pallbearers were Paul Oakes Billy Gene Morrow J P Elders and Joe Van Morrow.

Lacey’s Spring Church Rebecca Fay McCutcheon Cloye McCutcheon Lacey's Robert McCutcheon Jerry Wayne Cryer Billy Jo McCutcheon B. M. Morrow Lacey's Spring Lacey’s Spring Union Robert Glenn Laughlin-Service Hough Cemetery Paul Oakes Billy Gene Morrow J. P. Elders Joe van Morrow

Two Doctors Sued For False Diagnosis

London July 6 American consulting engineers JF Whiteford sues two London doctors for misdiagnosis in 1942 claiming they told him he had months to live. He alleges breach of warranty and negligence over a bladder ailment diagnosis and improper surgery. He sold his business and returned to the United States to die.

London JF Whiteford Whiteford John Bowman Hunter Seymour R. Gleed United States

STAR GAZER ASTRAL NOTES AND PAGE PUZZLE

The fragment lists zodiac sign Aries and dates March 22 to April 20 with scattered numbers and stray words. It reads like a page jumble from a horoscope section with puzzle-like lines and headings.

Teens discuss glamour, studies, and youth trends in ads

The piece notes college girls chosen for shampoo ads for scholastic standing and hair, naming Betty Rushing Duke Barbara Ann Parron Miami Norma Peterson SMU Ferne Hughes UNC Sue Rose Mounce Kansas Peggy Thompson Iowa. It also mentions George Murphy in New York and teen canteens in Westchester and a sewing contest winner Anita Roddey Johnson City Tennessee. It closes with bubble gum trends including tattoos on wrappers and color blends.

Betty Rushing Duke University Barbara Ann Parron University of Miami Norma Peterson Southern Methodist University Ferne L. Hughes University of North Carolina Sue Rose Mounce University of Kansas Peggy Thompson State University of Iowa Peggy

A Tale From a City Hospital Warehouse Of Raw Misery

A New York hospital ward shelters the ill and misfit where one worker recalls a faded family tragedy. An elderly patient reveals he abandoned four children after his wife died, later discovering a son and daughter who seek their father. The tale ends with the daughter unsure about meeting him.

New York Charles Dickens Leo ‘Cree

Calotabs: A laxative and liver aid for digestive upset

A health pamphlet style piece describes how bile flows from the liver through the gall bladder into the small intestine and outlines symptoms of digestive disturbance. It claims Calotabs provide laxative, intestinal antiseptic, diuretic, and anti bilious effects, suggesting relief from constipation, gas, and indigestion.

Footprint Spurs Child Search Near Somerset

In Somerset Pennsylvania a fresh footprint found northeast of the Collier cabin site renews hope for 23 month old Donald Collier who disappeared Friday. Over 300 volunteers and officers have scoured the area since then after a weekend electrical storm left fresh tracks.

Somerset Collier Donald Collier

Extradition Hearing Delayed for Revel and Allred

In Montgomery Alabama the extradition hearing for Clarence O Revel and Joe Allred kept delaying for two more days. The Georgia murder case prompted this third postponement of the originally scheduled session.

Montgomery Ala Governor's Office Clarence O Revel Joe Allred Georgia

Orphans Speak of Loss and Longing for Family Ties

A widow explains to a reporter that two of her children are missing and she and her brother are all that remain. She laments long years as orphans and doubts exposing her father's address or contacting the old man about what she found.

Tigreee Mam

Crowds in Prague Rally for Eduard Benes Against Gottwald

In Prague on July 6 about 80 000 Sokol marchers protested Communist rule and the removal of Eduard Benes. Chants urged Masaryk and Benes, while Gottwald received silent treatment as Boslavia and other dissidents were denounced. The crowd recalled Masaryk’s role and Benes’s resignation after the recent constitutional changes.

Prague Czechoslovakia Eduard Benes Kelement Gottwald Benes Boslavia Sace T. G. Masaryk Behes Masaryk Jan Masaryk Sokol Gottwald

Georgia authorities arrest Revel and Attrest in 1944 Stringfellow killing

May 20 notes a hearing date set for Thursday with no reason given for delays. Revel and Attrest, tied to the 1944 Stringfellow homicide, were arrested near Phenix City across the Alabama line but released on bonds under 5,000 dollars.

Revel and Attrest Georgia John Frank Stringfellow Phenix City Georgia Line Alabama

Hospital Room and Board Paid Liberal Plan

A new liberal hospital plan offers cash payments for room and meals for any family member, cash for operating room fees medicines X rays esthetics and ambulance service, and cash to help pay surgeon fees. It highlights additional benefits making this Reserve Life Insurance plan one of the most liberal ever devised.

Costs Only a Few Cents a Day for Family Protection

An advertisement claims costs are only a few cents daily for a single family policy covering all immediate members up to age 80 with one monthly premium. The offer emphasizes affordability and broad coverage under one contract.

Old Established Company Insurance Plan Promises Cash for Hospital Expenses

The plan is backed by the Reserve Life Insurance Company rated A plus by Dunne's. It pays cash for hospital expenses whether disability happens at home or work. You are not limited to a specific hospital or doctor. the policy covers you at any hospital and pays directly to you.

Reserve Life Insurance Company Dunne

Liberal plan offers childbirth benefits and free information

This description promotes a liberal program promising childbirth benefits and many other advantages. It invites recipients to mail a coupon for full information at no obligation or cost. The message emphasizes no risk to readers who request details.

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