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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Mar 03, 1944

Page

3

Youth Views on Delinquency From Federal Officer

Monte Sandlin Federal Probation Officer North Alabama spoke to the Decatur Kiwanis at Hotel Lyons, arguing juvenile delinquency is adult inertia and is worsened by wartime conditions. He cited local cases involving girls and urged home church and school roles plus civic club recreation efforts to curb youth crime.

Monte Sandlin North Alabama Mr. Sandlin Decatur Kiwanis Club Hotel Lyons R. B. Bagley Kermit Pitt Warren Sherrow H. M. Stevenson Butler Hine Decatur Raymond

Oscars Awarded in Hollywood for 1943 Performances

Hungarians Paul Lukas and Jennifer Jones won the best actor and actress Oscars as Casablanca topped multiple categories. Michael Curtiz earned best director for Casablanca, Irving Thalberg prize went to Hal Wallis, and Katina Paxinou won best supporting actress for For Whom the Bell Tolls. Warner Brothers led with eight wins. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer had three.

James Lindsley Hollywood Paul Lukas Jennifer Jones Casablanca Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Grauman Miss Jones Bernadette Lukas Hal B. Wallis Irving Thalberg Warner Brothers Twentieth Century-Fox Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer William Saroyan

Alabama unemployment fund tops $50 million

Montgomery authorities report Alabama's unemployment compensation trust fund has surpassed the $50,000,000 mark as a hedge against postwar reconversion dislocations. Industrial Relations Director Frank Broadway announced the milestone today.

Montgomery Ala Alabama Frank Broadway

Over 100 Seek May 2 Alabama Democratic Primary

More than 100 candidates qualified for the May 2 Alabama Democratic primary per a list from the Secretary of State. Several incumbents face opponents, while four incumbents have no opposition. The list names candidates for U.S. Senate, state supreme court, the Democratic National Committee, delegates, and district congressmen, with races across nine districts and various statewide posts.

Montgomery Alabama Secretary of State Frank Boykin George Grant Pete Jarman John Sparkman Sam Hobbs Joe Starnes Carter Manasco John Newsome U. S. Senate Lister Hill James A. Simpson Gessner T. McCorvey Democrat Executive Committee United States Birmingham Lister Hull Supreme Court Menza B. Grace William H. Thomas J. Alex Huey Enterprise Joel B. Brown E. M. Creel Robert T. Simpson Ala. Pub. Service Com Gordon Persons Marion Rushton Washington, D. C Guy W. Hanna Mobile A. D. Wilkerson Columbia Thomas H. Maxwell Tuscaloosa Mark Hode W. F Frank) Covington, Jr Headland Ben Bloodworth Decatur Walter F. Miller Tuscumbia Forrest

Morgan County Lebanon News Roundup

Sunday school attendance rises as a large crowd gathers. visits to relatives occur in Neel and Blytheville. a local sale of the old Lebanon school building nets 610 dollars to Lonnie Holiway of Hartsville. Events include prayers day, funeral attendance, army departure, hospital update, and a Sunday talk by Auston Garnett.

Homer Bogar Neel Mack Parnell Ruth Shaneyfelt Hartselle H. D. Shaneyfelt Blytheville Ark Old Lebanon Lonnie Holiway Annie Shaneyfelt Decatur Stella Laurence Lacon Judy Trimm Falkville Bud Summerford J. H. Call Auston Garnett

Negro Admits Role in Death at Washington Cathedral

Julius Fisher, a 34 year old Negro handyman, confessed to fatally beating and choking Catherine Cooper Reardon, a 37 year old Washington cathedral librarian. He said he attacked her after she complained he had not swept dust beneath her desk, later dragging the body into a steampipe pit. Reardon, from a prominent Virginia family, was found clothed only in a slip and had not been ravished. She was killed around 6 pm Wednesday, in a city already shocked by a recent sensational murder.

Jackson Elliott Washington Catherine Cooper Reardon Washington Cathedral Woodrow Wilson Julius Fisher Washington Edward J. Kelly Fisher Miss Reardon Kelly Virginia Cathedral

Washington Attorney Indicted Over Fatal Shooting Slayings

A Washington attorney faces indictment after witnesses testified he fired the fatal shots over his wife’s shoulder as she stood beside the psychiatrist’s car. The case centers on the slaying of a noted psychiatrist, with prosecutors alleging a calculated act amid tense motives.

Washington

Housewife Walks Over 3000 Miles Inside Home Yearly

A housewife reports accumulating more than 3,000 miles of walking within her own home each year. She tracks daily steps and movements, noting routine chores and activities that require substantial indoor locomotion. The account highlights surprising daily activity levels without leaving the home.

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