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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Mar 08, 1949

Page

5

Studios Racing For Jet Picture

Paramount pushes Jet Fighter to the screen with Alan Ladd, while Jet Pilot at Warners has no start date. Clark Gable's project under Preston Sturges mirrors a tycoon’s breakdown and town rest. Sennett biography in planning, John Lund to star, Betty Hutton as Mabel Normand. Martin and Lewis radio show soon. NBC aims to regain listenership with Bob Hope and Fibber McGee as marquee acts.

Bob Thomas Hollywood Paramount Alan Ladd Warners Clark Gable Preston Sturges King Clark Mack Sennett John Lund Sennett Betty Hutton Mabel Normand Dean Martin Jerry Lewis NBC CBS Bob Hope Fibber eGee

The Clinton small house plan with flexible rear room

The Clinton offers a rear bedroom that can serve as a den or nursery and a potential living room dining room conversion via a partition. It features generous closets, a kitchen broom and bathroom linen storage, a front view from the kitchen window, stone exterior optional brick, 42 by 28 feet, 1068 square feet, and 21 573 cubic feet including the basement. For more details contact the Small House Planning Bureau in St. Cloud Minnesota.

Clinton

Negro to Stand Trial For Sex Slaying In Elmore County

In Wetumpka Alabama on March 16 a black suspect J C Winters 20 an ex convict faces trial for the sex slaying of 14 year old Clyde Peak whose body was recovered from the Coosa River Feb 14 A special grand jury indicted Winters two weeks prior He reportedly forced the victim to yield to a sex offense then killed him and disposed of the body Winters pleaded not guilty at arraignment and had been released from prison only about a month earlier

Wetumpka Ala Elmore County J. C. Winters Clyde Peak Winters Peak Coosa River Lester Holley

Max Gordon the Man of Few Words in Conversation

A profile of Max Gordon the famed theatrical producer. The piece notes his frugality with talk, his storied career from burlesque to producing works like Dodsworth and My Sister Eileen, and his habit of surprising visitors with selective remarks. The interview fixtures a sharp, concise temperament.

Max Gordon Man of Few Words Roberta Design For Living Abe Lincoln Illinois Dodsworth Eileen

Miner Grady Rasberry Killed at Boothton Mine

Grady Rasberry a coal miner from West Blocton was fatally shocked while moving conveyor equipment at a Boothton mine when it contacted a live cable. A company official confirmed the accident occurred yesterday.

Boothton Ala Grady Rasberry Rasberry West Blocton

Sensational French killer tale from Devil's Island ends

DeWitt Mackenzie recounts a visit to Devils Island and Royale in French Guiana. He details prison life, the murder doctor, and Joseph Philipponet who sought a new life in America before dying of heart failure. The piece closes noting Ian now produces over 500000 barrels of crude oil daily.

France Devil's Island Guiana South America St. Joseph Royal Devil's Devil’s Island Royale St Joseph Joseph Philipponet Philippenet America Salvation Army French Guiana Philipponet Canada United States Ian

DAILY CROSSWORD 19 Across and Down Clues

Mixed crossword clues and a cryptoquote puzzle listing across and down entries with many cryptic hints and a sample code alphabet. Includes Mega cryptogram line and a previous day quote puzzle by Horace with standard syndicated format.

Two Kinds Of Optimism In Life And Business

The passage contrasts shallow surface optimism with deep optimism rooted in courage and faith. It highlights that true optimism accepts limits, focuses on responses, and seeks serenity to cooperate with unchangeable things while changing what one can. A sales encounter with a blonde illustrates social humor.

Off Again On Again Expensive Beauty Treatments

Milady seeks vanity fixes while husband frets over wrinkles in a dialogue about marriage and deception. Characters Faun M Sigler Helen Gladys He and She appear in a fragmented scene about self perception and courtship.

Milady M. Sigler

Opinion on idle people and a misleading lesson

The piece muses that idle individuals would be productive if they sought work as much as they critique others. It suggests donating blood at a clinic could curb pests, and notes a teacher explaining that words ending in ous convey fullness.

Vera Palatt

Goodman Family Plans Concert Tour in Kentucky and Alabama

The Goodman family of Mayfield Kentucky announced concerts this week at Oak Ridge Thursday 7:30 pm Cotaco church Friday 7:30 pm Cedar Creek Saturday 7:30 pm and at Shkitoh church near Hartselle Sunday night. Jeni Grizzard of Hartselle invites the public to attend these well known singers.

Goodman Mayfield Oak Ridge Cotaco Church Cedar Creek Shkitoh

Education and the value of a child’s schooling

A fragment discusses vigor from a word and asks for another example. Soy with a dirty face raises his hands while Pious Mary, in third grade, longs for more teaching from her former teacher Miss Jones. The piece stresses the education of the child as vital to individual, family, church, and state.

Mary

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