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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 26, 1955

Page

7

Star of India ruby theft ends in fatal hit and run

In New York Sara Dacre buys the Star of India ruby amid a murder near Fifth Avenue. Gerry Howe helps her. he is later missing, and Sara worries as a pursuing crowd and a mysterious Oriental figure appear. The dash of pursuit ends with Howe dead under the wheels and Dacre fleeing.

Moxon Fifth Avenue New York Ten Cent Te Street Sara Dacre Ruby Gerry Howe Hone Miss Dacre Sara

Strike At Huntsville Mill After Deferred Walkout

A strike began at Lincoln Mills in Huntsville after Gov. James E. Folsom had postponed it to allow an investigation. J. D. Brooks of the Textile Workers Union says only five of 300 ballots opposed a strike over union dues checkoff and workload arbitration. The mill operated on a limited basis as picket lines formed. The piece then shifts to a fiction excerpt involving Judith Jenkins and Gerry, with escalating tension and a missing message.

O.K New York Fifth East 52Nd Sara Judith Jenkins Gerry Huntsville James E.folsom Lincoln Mills J. D. Brooks Textile Workers Union of America Gov Folsom Folsom John W. O'Neal

Crooner May Stay In U S

Justice Department drops deportation effort against singer Dick Haymes born in Argentina. He entered the United States in 1937 and was deemed ineligible for citizenship during World War II for neutral status and no military service. A 1953 Hawaii trip and reentry prompted liability allegations. A judge ruled Hawaii is part of the U S and the dept. will not appeal.

Washington Dick Haymes Argentina Uni Justice Department Haymes United States U.S Hawaii Rita Hayworth

Design B-263-C floor plan noted for efficient layout

The floor plan of this house features well distributed closets and a small hall serving all rooms with a compact grouping of the bathroom, kitchen and laundry. Exterior walls are concrete blocks with stucco finish and stone veneer in front, framed gable ends and asphalt shingles.

Gen Isaac D White Arrives In Korea for Far East HQ

Gen Isaac D White arrived in Seoul to establish new Armed Forces Far East and 8th Army headquarters on the eve of the second anniversary of the Korean armistice. He was greeted at the airport by Far East and UN commander Gen Lyman Lemnitzer and former Korean War comrades. Lemnitzer announced the transfer of headquarters from Camp Zama Japan to Seoul. White will decide staff size for the new command setup.

Seoul Isaac D. White Far East 8Th Army White U. N Lyman L. Lemnitzer Camp Zama Japan Lemnitzer

Plant Reemploys About 1200 Workers in Production Line

The facility runs a production operation with roughly 1,200 workers employed in manufacturing roles.

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Navy promotes 39 captains to rear admiral

Two Alabama officers are among 39 Navy captains promoted to rear admiral. Leonard B. Southerland of Fort Payne, chief of staff of the Air Training Command in Pensacola, and William R. Sheeley of Dadeville, a law officer in the office of the judge advocate general, are named in the announcement.

Washington Navy Leonard B. Southerland Fort Payne Ala Air Training Command Pensacola Fla William R. Sheeley Dadeville

Korea Debates Seoul Arrival of Dependent Families

The article discusses whether dependent families will be allowed to come to Seoul as part of ongoing policy considerations. It notes the issue remains unresolved and under review by authorities.

Korea Seoul

Heatwave Grips Wide U S with 90s and Thunderstorms

Heat and high humidity blanket the mid continent and south with temperatures in the 90s to over 100 across South Dakota Kansas and the Southwest. A moist air mass brings thunderstorms across many regions as a wet belt stretches from the Northern Plains through the central Rockies to Arizona and New Mexico.

Associated Press Mid-Continent Midwest Minnesota North Dakota Canada South Dakota Kansas Southwest Desert Southwest Tebys Northern Plains Central Rockies Arizona New Mexico Pacific Northwest

Funeral for Logan C. Urquhart in Mobile

Funeral services are held today for Logan C. Urquhart 58 a Prichard banker who died of a heart attack at his home. Urquhart had served as president of the Prichard National Bank since 1949 and was general manager and treasurer of an automobile company. He was a native of Ontario Canada and formerly lived in Lansing Michigan and Birmingham Alabama.

Logan C. Urquhart Prichard Urquhart Prichard National Bank Ontario Canada Lansing Mich Birmingham Ala

Six Youngsters Draw Coonskin David at Sunday School

Eastside Terrace Methodist Church pupils drew their impression of King David of Israel led by Sunday School teacher Ethel Gillespie. Six sketches depict David wearing a coonskin cap as part of the lesson.

Paterson N. J Ethel Gillespie Eastside Terrace Methodist Church David Israel

Possum Protest Shocks Andarko Resident

Vera Jones heard a squeak in her bed in Andarko Oklahoma and summoned her brother Billy Nievar who discovered an opossum in the bed springs in a rare domestic incident.

Okla Vera Jones Billy Nievar

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