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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 30, 1941

Page

3

Three Veteran Actors Die Within A Day In Hollywood

Eddie Leonard 70 a New York hotel death is reported along with Charlie Murray 69 and English actor James Stephenson 52. Leonard rose in vaudeville then Biograph star in Cohen and Kelly comedies before film work into 1939. Stephenson left cotton brokerage for films and was to start King Row this week.

Hollywood Eddie Leonard New York Charlie Murray Amonia James Stephenson Santa Monica Leonard Imperial Ida Ollie Mack Biograph Company Cohen and Kelly George Sidney Beatrice Hamilton Stephenson Pictures Bette Davis

Baby born with four teeth at Clarence McDonald home

Head Start council Bluffs report notes a baby born to the McDonalds with four teeth already in the lower jaw. This unusual birth surprises family and neighbors as they welcome the new member of the household.

Council Bluffs Clarence McDonald McDonalds

Model Railroad Club Murder Twist at Wildwood Lodge

Henry joins a village model railroad meeting to identify the killer of Ives. Jones arranges a staged scene with the sheriff and a taxi driver. Suspicion narrows to four men as Henry bets on a locomotive test connected to Ives’s death.

Henry Model Railroad Club Jones Wildwood Lodge Clark Pete Simmons Pete Ives Sheriff McBride McBride Mr. Jones Adiven Stanley King Louis Spinelli Laurence Harkness Professor Bisbee Hans Svens m Bisbee John Ives

Bullet plant near Milan proves labor harmony during war

The Wolf Creek Ordnance Plant in Milan Tennessee dubbed the bullet plant is nearly finished at 28 million dollars. It will employ about 10 000 workers and expects to begin loading shells within 90 days. The project is cited as proof that negotiation and arbitration resolve labor disputes quickly.

United States Wolf Creek Milan Tennessee American Federation of Labor America Army

Patrol will fill Alabama highway patrol from eligible list

Montgomery August 30 report says Highway Patrol Chief J F Brawner will add to the patrol under Governor Dixon's expansion from an existing eligibles list. No new applications are being acted upon while a special training school will train recruits who have passed other examination phases.

Montgomery Ala Highway Patrol J. F. Brawner Dixon Brawner

Escape Recaptured: Mathis Returned to Alabama Prison

Department of Corrections reports M C Mathis who escaped from Atmore prison with five others on July 18 has been recaptured in Columbia Tennessee. Mathis, sentenced May 30 in Montgomery County for assault to rob, now leaves two escapees still at large while authorities piece together the incident.

Montgomery Ala Department of Corrections M. C. Mathis Atmore Columbia Tenn Mathis Montgomery County

Community Notes From Lawrence County Flower Hill

Social news from Flower Hill Lawrence County lists guests and visits among local families. Households mentioned include Peebles Terry Hill Rush Moore and Cottingham with several Sunday and Saturday gatherings. Activities include 4-H member Robert Moore planning a camp trip and relatives visiting at Sheats Chapel.

Dave Peebles Jesse Terry Betz Place Hermone Hill Odessa Rush Jesse Moore Childersburg Roy Tipper Johnny Tennis Dawson Cottingham James Moore Nancy Rush Willard Cottingham Jesse Jeisses Loretta Audie B. Hill Evelyn Katie Pear Moore Harvey Moore Decatur Robert Moore Kenlock Junior Rusbon F. P N. G. Olinger Sheats Chapel Thomas Moore Buford Tolbert Andrs. Will Cottingham Roman Cottingham Wheeler

Man Bound Over on Narcotics Mail Charge

Rufus H. Watts of Selma and Montgomery was bound over to the U S grand jury by Commissioner Wallace M Sloane on a narcotics mail threat charge in Montgomery Alabama.

Montgomery Ala Rufus H. Watts Selma U. S. Grand Jury Wallace M. Sloane

Rookies at Camp Robinson Win Army Trial

Soldiers at Camp Robinson Nebraska 110th Regiment take the army nutrition contest lead as recruits prepare for free soft drinks. Officers report two dozen troops stood in line for the prize and the event drew crowd interest in the Arkansas camp.

Camp Robinson Ark 110Th Nebraska

Hopkins to View Visit in Moscow With UK Aid Ties

London reports Hopkins, coordinator of Jean-Aid-To-Britain, flew to Moscow with two U S officers Brig Gen J McNarney and Lt R Alison. The embassy could not confirm the king’s arrival but said he was in Moscow. Discussions focused on Russian provision matters under the lease bill amid mixed signals.

London Hopkins Jean-Aid-To Britain Moscow Exo Graph United State King Red Army United Army J McNarney R. Alison Air Corps Russia

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