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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1955
Page
7
Fans see the actor known for clean cut roles moving into darker territory with A Kiss Before Dying. The 25 year old star discusses maturing his image to appeal to an older audience while maintaining teen appeal. He cites Frank Sinatra as a model for changing personas.
Total volume at the Valley Stockyard reached 48 041.60 with 790 head of livestock sold. Top veal calves weighed 235 and 210 pounds and sold to Pearl Packing Co. for 21.50. Baby beef weighed 420 pounds and sold for 20.80 to Neuhoff Co. in Nashville. A 1 470 pound Tees bull sold for 14.60 to George Collins in Trinidad. Top cow calf brought 137 and top steer 20.10 for 830 pounds. Hogs sold at 18.50 in Nashville.
Salina Public Library patrons note a theft as a patron left a pair of uppers on a shelf among books. Lincoln Dr. Willard Emmons on leave from Korea and Japan reported $80 stolen from his pants while swimming.
Falkville area four year old Mike Hardin survived a severe polio attack after August treatment in Birmingham. Now home and mostly off the iron lung he can move a hand and slowly flex a wrist while his aunt Mrs Perry Howse reports his hopeful progress awaiting full recovery.
The Lawrence County board of education set August 9 as the election date for three four year term trustees. Nominations open at 2 30 p m at various county schools with vacancies to be filled from the nominees on file until exhausted. Superintendent C G Horton urged patrons to attend meetings and participate in the nomination process.
A large Georgia Alabama posse captured three military prisoners who escaped Ft McPherson Atlanta Wednesday. They were tracked to a wooded area near Centre Alabama and taken to Floyd County jail Rome. They face robbery charges in Floyd and Coweta counties and will be held for grand jury action. Names listed: W Junior Jacobs 28 Cedartown James E Layne 18 Atlanta Cleveland Tenn Ralph Spurlin 21 Atlanta.
Robert Earl Hughes, claiming to be the world’s fattest man, travels in a pickup truck designed for heavy load and plans a Texas tour with a circus.
Those who will serve as trustees hold responsibility and control of the buildings, guiding maintenance, budgeting, and policy for the facility.
Police installed a stop sign upside down as an experiment to gauge driver response amid widespread disregard for stop signs in Bloomsburg Pennsylvania.
A small white parakeet visits the Diggs residence in East Moline daily, seen among sparrows and other wild birds lingering in the yard of Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Diggs.
The AP average of 60 stocks rose 40 cents for the week to 174.00 despite a midweek dip as the market entered the second half of 1955. Gains were aided by U.S. Steel price strength and General Motors stock split plans while the Fetzer trophy is awarded in ACC indoor games.
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