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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1950
Page
9
Weaver Lumber Co advertises lumber and building supplies from Highway 31 South phone 2787-J for local customers seeking framing, decking, and home improvement materials.
Hollywood star Bob Hope takes on two state fairs this summer with Aug 19-20 in Springfield Illinois and Aug 31-Sept 3 in Indianapolis Indiana. He also stars in The Lemon Drop Kid and tops a $40 000 TV payday on Sept 10, then plans Honolulu vacation with his wife and four children.
Mackenzie argues Americans panic and hoard commodities amid war fears, boosting prices and harming supply. He cites Moscow's strategy to create economic stress, urges civilians to oppose hoarding, and echoes President Truman condemning selfish shortages. He stresses civilian effort as part of national defense.
Alabama State Docks Director E Morgan predicted a rising war era traffic at the Mobile port as shipping tonnage and profits show a steady climb in the first eight months of the fiscal year ending May 31. The report was to Gov. Folsom. Cubs players remaining with the team include Phil Cavarretta and Andy Pafko.
Falkville churches announce calendar details. Methodist Church lists school at 10 and worship at 11 led by Reverend Doyle. youth fellowship at 6 45 p m and story hour at 7. Doyle to preach at Moss Chapel revival next week. American Legion Auxiliary elects officers. attendees shared at Huntsville convention and Hatfield Lake picnic. Born Anita Jo to Bennie Joe Thomas and wife.
Mrs. Percy Lenthicum and two children of Sullivan Missouri visit their mother Mrs D W Stringer and grandmother Mrs Hollis Monk. J Q Trimm suffers a severe heart attack after surgery at Baptist Highland Hospital in Birmingham. Multiple visits, trips, baptist hospital notes, and community activities including rallies and parties are summarized with names and places in Cullman Addison Austinville Foley Hartselle and Birmingham.
A letter from J. D. Cloud of Alabama praises U S hospitals for their vital role and deems health a form of wealth while noting the nine hospitals mentioned are highly valued. The message appears in The Daily Decatur Alabama on July 25, 1950.
Clark Hanover, a 10-year-old gelding with a recent record of one win in 26 starts, became the first winner at Yonkers Raceway after its spring opening in Yonkers New York.
A dense list of crossword clues and partial phrases from a newspaper page. Includes across and down hints with wordplay and partial entries, plus location indicators and fragmented terms.
A cryptogram puzzle presents a coded quotation with one letter substitution. The example decodes LONGFELLOW by mapping A to L and X to O among others. The daily quote is VIVANLRVY EBXBP LAULI Px PMRIK EAULHTPB XR BPU EBLAVI RUPUGXMP, with yesterday’s solved line SAUL AND JONATHAN WERE LOVEIN AND PLEASANT IN THEIR LIVES.
The Civitan Club met at the Methodist church and backed county blood tests and X rays while proposing an annual citizenship pin for Hazelwood High School graduates. The Wesleyan Guild hosted a church supper and program with multiple members present. A Blackground cemetery committee was to be formed July 29 to oversee upkeep as two new land parcels near the cemetery were acquired.
The Girl's Auxiliary met at counselor Mrs Bob Neal home on Monday evening for a program on Nigeria Reverend Harold King led the devotional Attending were Gail Crisler Faye Burch Bobbie and Betty Bryant Carolyn and Betty Berryman Abel and Lettie Lynn Barbara Givens Zelmiline Simmons Shelby Tidwell Shelba Gipson Peggy Norton Sharon Thrasher Anne Gibson Betty Ryker Betty Sue Garrett Joyce Ann Terry Sara Jane Brackin Bobbie Joe Key Annie Mae Craft Sandra Neal and visitor Opal
L L Abrams and L W Roberts visited Tuscaloosa on Thursday. Seattle couple Mr. and Mrs. Lee Terry visited Mrs. Maggie Terry and Mr. and Mrs. W J Terry. Majorie Del Crisler accompanied her Aunt to visit Donald Hughes at Sheppard Air Base. Edna Nell Kyle and Marie Nethery visiting Floyd Thompson family. Church of Christ gathering begins July 23 led by evangelist Howard Parker, through August 1.
An elephant halted traffic on the road to Khor Ong bridge in Upper Nile Province as a wild animal gave birth on the roadway. The report notes related local notices and community events such as church services and a Baptist church singing school with classes totaling 56 enrolled.
In Birmingham on July 25, police conducted a raid under a new anti communist law but returned empty handed. Police Commissioner Eugene Connor said the search would continue and outlined penalties of six months in jail or a $100 fine for party membership with prima facie evidence of affiliation. No arrests yet as court tests are anticipated.
New 42 story tower at 1407 Broadway New York changes from 24 floors with full land coverage to a narrower base of 65 percent. S. M. Hirsch reports tenants pay premium rents for light and air in tower floors. Also mentions an African tufted ember bird with a three room nest.
Sam J. Hall Jr. an Alabama Communist Party member was arrested and convicted recently on a vagrancy charge. He appealed his sentence as Connor noted the vagrancy ordinance did not go far enough.
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