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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1952
Page
3
The Rotary club board held its first monthly meeting of the year at the Country club. Directors reviewed plans for a new program to be started soon. All members attended except one who was out of town.
In the early 1700s the majority of world paper relied on rags as a primary or partial fiber source, shaping production, trade, and technology of the period.
U S officials reportedly reject a British idea to form a political guidance team for Gen. Mark Clark in Korea. The State Department favors closer liaison with Japanese and Korean ambassadors to prevent decisions with world wide repercussions. Selwyn Lloyd proposed the group to keep Clark aware of international implications after alarm over bombing North Korean power plants.
William Garth a 17 year old Priceville boy drowned yesterday while swimming with four companions near Pisgah cemetery. He fatigued crossing the creek and disappeared. rescuers located his body about 6:30 PM in 15 feet of water, ten feet from where he went under, after heavy rain hampered the search.
Richmond California reports a 60 year old woman Dolly Clingenpeel died in hospital from heart trouble. Police say three men claimed she was their wife: James Clingenpeel 63, Thomas Powers 60, and W H Grist of Oakland who later said divorce was filed in 1923. Powers insists the woman was his wife, Clingenpeel’s body was found after a man’s suicide, and the case reveals a tangle of past marriages dating back to 1908.
Bloodhounds assisted deputies in pursuing a 22 year old Black man accused of abducting a 50 year old white woman. The victim was found on a dirt road north of town near Highway 43, clothes torn and she was incoherent. An exam was planned to check for assault. The suspect was unnamed and believed to have been a passenger in a pickup with the couple. Police said the husband stopped the vehicle briefly before the alleged escape. Bloodhounds from Atmore Prison were used at the scene.
A historical notice outlines a woman’s marriages to Powers in 1914 and Grist in 1916 with Grist filing for divorce in 1923. It also notes she began living with Clingenpeel in 1923 and no record of a subsequent marriage. The item reflects divorce actions and changes in cohabitation.
The Lawrence County Singing Convention will meet October 5 at Caddo after an Union Grove gathering. A. B. Clark opened the session at 11 AM, Elmer Smith was elected president, and a long list of officers and directors was named for the coming year. Tasmania was first in 1642 when two Dutch ships under Abel Tasman were driven ashore.
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