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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1950
Page
22
At New Delhi a Moslem saint said to have died 750 years ago is linked to pot luck charms. Sheikh Syed Ali Bakr Rahim Tusi Wahidri Wakala Shah is said to have aided Muhammad of Ghur in reaching Delhi’s throne in 1192. Worshippers still bring painted pots to trees or the royal fort tomb for blessings.
Delphia Sprinkle leaves for Birmingham after visiting relatives in Salem and here. Larry Holloway and family from Hartselle spent weekend with Edmond Holloway family. Frances Sellers returns to Bessemer after visiting her daughter Hill. Albert and E W Henrys dine with Talmadge Knoxs. Farmers poison cotton for boll weevils. B W Holmes of Piney Grove visits relatives. Frances Fay Foote visit Betty Foote. Buck Powell of Salem visits. Services planned Saturday night and Sunday. welcome extended to all.
Reverend Claude Baugher delivered a semi monthly sermon here based on Acts and Luke with accompaniment by B F Key of Farley Alabama. Will Owen preaches Sunday and King of Huntsville Park church opens revival this week.
Hollywood producer Gene Markey plans a million dollar technicolor film in Egypt starting late this year. The historical drama centers on Mohamed Ali Pasha the Great and Egypt’s early 9th century dynasty founder. Markey praises Egypt’s year round sun as ideal for production.
One five year old, Donna Turner, kept her head in an emergency when she found smoke filling a house. She unplugged an iron left on cloth, poured water on the cloth, and then called for help.
Henry Gargan, an amiable Irish actor, is named the week’s most popular star in Hollywood. He discusses his steady work on TV and radio, his rise from B pictures to featured billing, and the shift toward television as studios turn to new media. He recalls years of work before a long break and plans to continue acting across media.
Arab workers in Jaffa port sign a wage agreement with the port authority raising daily pay from a British era ceiling of 4 to 7.70 dollars, matching 240 Jewish dock workers and nearly doubling prior earnings. The 110 member Jaffa Portworkers Union notes the new rate reflects post mandate conditions following May 15, 1948.
Gargan arrives in New York on St Patrick's Day and stays to line up radio and TV deals. He takes his first vacation in 18 months.
Dr C E Eddy director of the Commonwealth X ray and radius laboratories says risk from radioactive exposure is no greater than crossing a street. He comments on a British medical journal warning that scientists in British atom plants should not marry each other.
Vienna reports Salz burg completed a three story apartment building last year to ease a housing shortage but the units remain vacant as the contractor forgot to install any staircases.
In Kengtung Shan States a Burmese army fatigue squad digging a gun emplacement uncovered four gold containers three 206 pricks and emerald studded gold Buddha images. The treasure, buried during the Japanese occupation, was sent to the local chieftain who ordered it kept in a pagoda.
Advances in modern medicine markedly reduce deaths from stomach and duodenal ulcer rupture. Early surgery closes the perforation and post operative care prevents lung complications, with penicillin and sulfonamides aiding recovery. The article also cites personal health questions about gall bladder symptoms and urges professional evaluation.
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