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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1951

Page

12

Italians Vote Out Commies on Local Elections Returns

In Florence anti-communists led with 113 181 votes while communists had 107 398. Northern Turin showed anti communist gains as Taranto remained in Red hands with 33 878 for communists and 21 196 for Christian Democrats. Genoa Venice and Ancona shifted away from communists in May elections.

Alcide de Gasperi Florence Turin Italy Christian Democrats Taranto Christian Democrat Genoa Venice Ancona Communist Bloc

Beauteous Hedy Lamarr Remarries Hollywood Star

Hedy Lamarr and Ernest Stauffer were married at the home of Superior Judge Stanley Mosk in West Los Angeles after obtaining a license earlier in the evening. Lamarr, 35, and Stauffer, 42, wed following past divorces and plan a Carmel honeymoon with discussions of a potential final film. Lamarr has three children from previous marriages.

Los Angeles Hedy Lamarr Ernest Ted) Stauffer Hollywood Stanley Mosk Stauffer John Loder Faith Domergue Santa Monica la Perla Club Acapulco Mexico Miss Lamarr Carmel Calif

Summer Beauty Rules For Tees We Girls

Summer features emphasize femininity with sun, sea, and fashion transforming city girls. Advice covers grooming, skin care, makeup, hair, and modest playclothes while warning about sunburn, insects, poison ivy, and proper coverage. A brief note from Fontana California reports officers discovering dead chickens in a tossed white sheet package.

Fontana Calif

Abandon Search For Two Jets

The U S Air Force called off a three day search for two F B Thunderjets feared to have crashed in communist Europe after long range aircraft and helicopters scoured Western Germany near the Iron Curtain. The missing planes attached to the 86th fighter bomber wing at Giebelstadt vanished Friday and were armed with guns. Names of the crew were not released.

Frankfurt Germany U. S Europe Iron Curtain Air Force Berlin 86Th Giebelstadt

American women seen as standardized art objects in modern culture

Artist Paul Meltsner laments that American women are becoming factory like and losing individuality. He fears portraits fail to capture true likeness as women adopt abstract, robotic beauty trends and standardized makeup, hairstyles, and fashion.

New York Paul Meltsner Meltsner

Fashion critics clash over modern silhouettes and self image

Artist Meitsner laments wild gazelle figures in Vogue and the pressure on women to fit shifting fashions. He calls models freakish and notes insecurity as women chase foreign styles. He plans portraits of Eisenhower and French celebrities in Paris.

Meltsner Meitsner Paris Eisenhower

Sulphur Sells For About One Cent A Pound

Sulphur is offered at roughly one cent per pound in a simple market note. The item’s price reflects modest demand and small-scale trading activity among local sellers.

Manslaughter Charge For Killing Soldier In Phenix City

A barber Marshall Scroggins, 43, was charged with manslaughter after a New York soldier, Pvt. Ron Fajen of Fort Benning Georgia, was killed when struck by a car on the Phenix City Opelika highway. Fajen and Pvt Eddie Sherman were walking after a motorcycle tire fell flat. The barber’s car was found with a damaged front end, leading to his arrest.

Phenix City Ala New York W. M. Jowers Marshall Scroggins Fort Benning Jowers Ron Fajen Brooklyn Fajen Eddie Sherman Phenix City-Opelika Scroggins Barber

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