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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 01, 1962

Page

6

That’s Earl Brother Never Swallow Bolt Is Janes Advice

A breezy late 1950s style column cites singer Jane Morgan in hospital after swallowing a bolt, joking about remedies and her taste, while weaving in pop culture notes on Eddie Fisher, Rob ert Sherwood, Continental Airlines, Gene Bayles, Billy Rose, Ben Hecht, Irving Berlin, Eddie Fisher, Paul Anka, Joe E Lewis, and other stars. The piece blends celebrity anecdotes, insurance news, theater updates, and Paris and Las Vegas sightings.

New York Jane Morgan Doctors’ Hospital

Television and Appliance Sales and Service ad

CALL MCCULLOCH EL 5-1090 WE SERVICE ANY MAKE TV OR APPLIANCE 215 FERRY ST.

Call McCulloch Ferry ST

Radio Stations List With Operational Hours

A listing of local radio stations including WMSL Mutual 1400 WHOS AM 800 WHOS FM 102.1 MC WHRT 860 WAJF 1490 WIJIMW AM 730 4 55 AM to Midnight and JOF FM 104 3 with guidance to tune to 640 or 1240 in case of enemy attack and sunrise to sunset hours.

Whos-Fm Wjof-Fm

TV stars clash with fall comeback bets

New York AP reports television faces a stern test as fall lineups feature Lucille Ball, Jackie Gleason, Sid Caesar, Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, and Jack Paar. The piece weighs each star's chances for success under fickle audience tastes and shifting formats.

New York Lucille Ball Jackie Gleason Sid Caesar Roy Rogers Dale Evans Jack Paar Imogene Coca Caesar ABC Roy and Dale

Entertainers Struggle for Readable TV Shows in 1950s

A survey notes Milton Berle and Steve Allen failing to find steady reads while George Gobel lacks a new show. Richard Boone moves from Medic to Have Gun, Will Travel. Weekend views include Dinah Shore on NBC and The Roman Kid on CBS, with D Day film on NBC. Want ads get results.

Milton Berle Steve Allen George Gobel Richard Boone Have Gun Will Dinah Shore NBC the Roman Kid CBS Paul Gallico Gene Barry

Sailor Drowns While Swimming In Surf

In Pensacola Florida two Navy enlisted men found a missing swimmer, Johnny L. Van Court, dead in the Gulf near Gulf Beach after rough water. He was the son of Herman L. Van Court of Stockton California. Two women were rescued as surf turned dangerous.

Pensacola Fla Gulf of Mexico Pensacola Naval Air Station Johnny L. van Court Herman L. van Court Stockton Calif Gulf Beach

AF Secretary Cancels Visit To State Bases

Secretary Eugene M. Zuckert wore a cast after an ankle strain from squash with Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara. The injury, three days old, led to the cancellation of a speaking engagement at Maxwell Air Force Base Alabama and a planned Craig Air Force Base visit in Selma Alabama.

Washington (Ap Air Force Eugene M. Zuckert Robert S. McNamara Zuckert Maxwell Air Force Base Ala Craig Air Force Base Selma

Moulton store sold this week to McCullough Furniture

McCullough Furniture and Appliance bought Lit trell Hardware Co on the west side of the courthouse square in Moulton this week. The new owners are Price and Tom McCullough.

Moulton— McCullough Furniture and Appliance Littrell Hardware Co McCullough Furniture and Price and Tom

Student Pilot Escapes Plane Crash Near Milton

Ensign Marshall L. Burgess of Hickory Virginia escaped uninjured after his T28 trainer suffered engine trouble and crashed in woods near Milton Florida while attempting an emergency landing at an auxiliary field twelve miles south southeast of the town. The crash occurred about a half mile from the field.

Milton Fla Here Marshall L. Burgess Hickory

Tuscaloosa Grand Jury Sets Special Session Date

Tuscaloosa County Grand Jury will meet in a special session on June 13 to discuss matters described as of great urgency. Circuit Judge Reuben Wright set the date at juror request after they closed out their regular session on Wednesday.

Tuscaloosa, Ala Tuscaloosa County Reuben Wright

Integration Demand For Tuskegee Hospital

Alabama congressman Rep. George Andrews demands immediate investigation of the Veterans Hospital at Tuskegee and calls for at least 50 percent of the staff to be replaced by white workers. He says the hospital runs a “Negro empire” and vows to break it up while signaling support for federal integration. Andrews has represented the 3rd District for nearly two decades.

B'way Gene Bayles Hollywood Mandy the Croupier Sunset Strip Screen Actors Guild Montgomery Alabama George Andrews D-Ala Veterans’ Hospital Tuskegee Andrews

Littrell firm owner plans sale and expansion

Tom McCullough said hardware stock will be sold and the Littrell firm owned by Kelly Littrell will expand the furniture store. Both companies have long operated in the area.

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