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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1949
Page
3
The fragment mentions a character who knows nothing and is dismissed as overly curious. It hints that officials plan to recruit tough men to assist, signaling a shift to action and potential trouble ahead. Details remain sparse.
Alabama Court of Appeals refused rehearing in a dispute over a Mobile auto dealer resale pact with customers. The panel upheld a $250 verdict against Mrs. Ruby Summers for violating the six month resale restriction to the dealer, ruling the contract did not violate public policy or antitrust laws. The decision said the arrangement was not price fixing and merely limited resale to the dealer within six months at not more than the then reasonable market value. The court also upheld a 10 year sentence for Rosa Lee Williams in a separate murder case in Anniston.
Washington March 9 A lone senator Harry Cain of Washington held a six hour and forty five minute speech aimed at Democrat Mon Wallgren. The chamber fell silent with only a few listening as Cain delivered a lengthy address.
Governor James E. Folsom accepted the resignation of Etowah Sheriff Ballard who quit Feb. 28 after a grand jury began a probe into his office. Ballard had sent two letters. the first complained of lack of cooperation among agencies, the second was submitted without qualification. The governor ordered an investigation into the first letter and found the charges unfounded. No successor was named.
Records show she knifed her husband Walter Williams during a dispute and received sentencing in the Calhoun County circuit court.
Leonard Wade of Chicago saved six thousand dollars over twenty nine years to pay for Ivie Lee Wadet on Long Island to have his cataract removed and an artificial pupil and contacts installed restoring Ivie’s sight. Ivie later ran a store in Sand Mountain Alabama.
The Lemmond home hosted a reunion and birthday dinner honoring Joe M. Lemmond. The house was decorated with early spring flowers and a large dining room menu featured a feast for the family, including his children and grandchildren.
The Alabama court of appeals issued decisions on rehearing and affirmations across multiple circuits. Cases include Elmore Green v State and James Braxton v State overruling applications, with Harwood and Carr presiding on various dockets. Some judgments, like Crescent Amusement Co. Inc. v Scott, were reversed and remanded.
After a dinner, Mr and Mrs Tom Lyle and a group including Miss Lou Lemond and families gathered with him around a large open fire to reminisce. The younger group provided piano solos and singing during the entertainment.
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