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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1950
Page
7
Hollywood reports Charlie Chaplin is working late on a new film script and has canceled social engagements to finish it for early production. Jimmy Stewart discusses his Pennsylvania drawl and stutter as a potential hindrance to rapid delivery.
Members of the Flint chapter of Morgan County Sportsmen and Conservation Association plan to serve buffalo meat at the fall barbecue. The group met at Flint school, heard a fishing rodeo progress report, and discussed fish tagging. They authorized buying half a buffalo carcass for the banquet and planned a July fish fry.
A rear living room with garden view and front entry hall access. Kitchen layout features compact cabinets with dining space, windows above sink, and a stove and refrigerator on either side. Storage includes multiple closets and a storage wall. Plans show concrete floor slab on fill, frame construction, corner living room windows, fireplace, siding, and asphalt shingles. Overall 34 by 26 feet, 965 square feet, 12 022 cubic feet, garage optional. For more information contact the Small House Planning Bureau, St. Cloud, Minn.
A June Washington analysis notes justices avoid broad constitutional rulings, preferring narrow, cautious decisions. It contrasts 1896 segregation precedent with yesterday's rulings in Sweatt and McLaurin, ordering Texas to admit Sweatt to the white law school and desegregate McLaurin while leaving other Oklahoma schools unresolved.
The Eighth District Republicans meet at the Lyons Hotel at ten o'clock Wednesday. The state convention opens at eleven o'clock Thursday at the Tutwiler Hotel in Birmingham. All interested are invited to attend both meetings, local leaders said.
The Liberty Bell symbol of the savings bonds independence drive will tour Decatur on June 21 as part of a nationwide campaign to promote thrift. Fifty-two exact replicas, donated by copper industry volunteers and cast in Annecy France, will be loaned to states for display through July 4 to spur public participation.
Several nations proposed standard nautical mile lengths from 6,076.1 feet to 6,085.95 feet as international alignment discussion continues. The topic affects maritime navigation, cartography, and aviation references used by ships and air routes worldwide.
The quarrel escalated when a son attempted to enter his mother’s house as belongings were loaded. Cole fired at Lashley after a warning to leave the premises was ignored, and Lashley died from a stomach wound.
In Lafayette Alabama a 33 year old farmer Dewey Lashley is jailed on a murder charge after his stepson 26 year old Lashley was slain at his foster father's home during a dispute between John D. Cole and Lashley's mother Lashley intervened in the quarrel and was killed by his stepfather according to Sheriff J B Abney
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