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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1946

Page

3

Sally Rand Fans Way to Jail in San Francisco

Sally Rand was jailed on indecency charges after a fan and bubble dance in San Francisco. She was booked as Helen Beck, age 42, posted $300 bail, and to appear in court. Manager L S Belling defended the act, calling it Miss Rand’s long running act but officials objected to the performance.

San Francisco Sally Rand City Prison Helen Beck Chicago L.s.“Belling Miss Rand Nnie Belling San Francisco Bay Area Bay

Memphis Address and Phone Lines

255 257 Union Ave Memphis Tenn Phone 5 7424 Nights 4 1495 listing appears as contact details for a local business or residence with two phone numbers and a street address. The OCR fragment provides no event context or names to identify a specific entity or action.

Union Ave Memphis Tenn

Five Alabama Delegation Back Bill Price Control Measure

Five members of the Alabama congressional delegation voted for the compromise price control bill which the House approved 265 to 105. The voting names listed are George Andrews Sam Hobbs Carter Manasco and Albert Rains with Frank Boykin paired for the measure.

Bill Washington Alabama House George Andrews Sam Hobbs Carter Manasco Albert Rains Frank Boykin

Southern Railway adjustments to Decatur departures 1946

Effective Sunday June 30 1946 trains from Decatur will shift departure times. Train 36 bound for Huntsville Chattanooga moves to 3 20 PM from 2 15 PM. Train 7 to Sheffield Tuscaloosa departs 8 40 PM instead of 8 42 PM. Train 45 to Sheffield Memphis leaves 3 20 AM instead of 3 26 AM.

Decatur Southern Railway System Huntsville Chattanooga Sheffield Tuscumbia Memphis

New Decatur Agency To Have Formal Opening Here

H B Rowzee manages Rowzee Motors at 915 Bank Street with a formal opening planned tomorrow. The remodeled building houses De Soto Plymouth sales with show room parts service and a one stop service station. Rowzee, a Huntsville native and Vanderbilt graduate, is a 32nd degree Mason and Shriners member.

H. B. Rowzee Decatur Rowzee Motors Bank Street DeSoto-Plymouth Bowzee Huntsville Nashville Vanderbilt University Decatur Civitan Club

Notice of Suit to Quiet Title in Morgan County

J P Orr R W Orr and R E Orr filed in the Morgan County Circuit Court a bill to quiet title to lands in Decatur Alabama described by metes and bounds. Defendants include Fannie Tiller Johnnie Luter and Hermal Luter and others with possible claims. The lands lie in City of Decatur within Section 17 Township 5 South Range 4 West.

J. P. Orr Fannie Tiller Circuit Court Morgan County Alabama R. W. Orr R. E. Orr Circuit Court of Johnnie Luter Hermal Luter Alabama Street Church Street J. B. Leeman Decatur

Taxicab Driver George West Receives Reward

June 26 reward of 25 dollars to George West for turning in a small brown package left by a fare containing 1889 dollars and 78 cents in coins and bills.

Mobile George West

Notice of Claim to Lands in Morgan County Alabama

The notice states that title to lands described is in the Probate Judge of Morgan County Alabama in the names of J P Orr, R W Orr, and R E Orr and that the State of Alabama and the City of Decatur hold taxes and possession within ten years before June 6 1946. Any person asserting right title lien or interest must present a claim in the Morgan County Circuit Court in Equity within sixty days of this notice dated June 26 1946.

Decatur Alabama Morgan County J. P. Orr R. W. Orr R. E. Orr State of Circuit Court

Alabama Baptists Urge End to Racial Hatred in Senate Campaign

At a state convention in Montgomery delegates urged candidates for the Bankhead senate seat to reject appeals to racial hatred and incitement. A survey committee proposed a joint campaign with Alabama Methodists to raise 1.8 million for Howard and Birmingham Southern Colleges with 600 thousand from Rockefeller Foundation hopes. funds to be split with the Methodists, pending Memphis conference decisions.

Montgomery U. S John H. Bankhead Alabama Baptist Convention Alabama Methodists Howard Birmingham Southern Birmingham Judson College Marion L. E. Creel Baptist State Convention Rockefeller Foundation Methodists Birmingham-Southern Memphis Frank Tripp Alabama Ce Baptist Convention

New Clothes Line Softens After Brief Boil in Soap

A short boil in soapy water before use makes a new clothes line softer and more durable. This quick prep can reduce stiffness and improve handling during laundry days.

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