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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1941
Page
3
El Magnifico Garza aimed to redeem himself after a supreme disgrace but tore his pants when knocked down by a bull. He recovered to kill the bull and two others, drawing mixed cheers from about 20,000 fans as critics debated his next performance and possible penalties.
A jilted Bill Latham and his cousin Joel Randall retreat to a North Carolina mountain cabin to escape heartbreak. Joel champions rugged living while Bill clings to civilization, recalling Uncle John and past hikes as tensions rise on the ascent and in the cabin ahead.
A short notice refers to Farms Lands and City Property Acts with regular listings in the Want section. It signals standard notices or advertisements related to land and property under those acts.
Seven graduates who lived together for three years formed a club in Los Angeles. When the draft arrived, three were conscripted and four volunteered to stay with their project, keeping the goat's nest intact.
In Rome New York on March 10 taxi driver Fred Hert waited three hours for payment after dropping a passenger at a private residence. A housekeeper said the man asked for a free meal and then left by a rear door.
A snow weighted roof collapse during a blaze at the Strand theater in Brockton Massachusetts killed seven firefighters and injured sixteen others. Rescue attempts continued into daylight as missing men were feared dead and four more bodies were recovered. Fire Lieutenant John Buckley survived, conscious after being pulled from the debris.
Frances Langford and Kenny Baker lead a star lineup with Ann Miller Hugh Herbert Patsy Kelly and Sterling Holloway in The Hit Parade of 1941 showing today and Tuesday at the Capitol.
The TVA completed contract dredging from Allens Bar at mile 345.5 to Guntersville Lock at mile 348.9 on March 3 1941. The navigation channel now has 11 feet minimum depth and 300 feet minimum width at Guntersville tailwater Elevation 550.3 with left limits marked by nun buoys. Temporary buoys marking the channel have been removed. O E Walsh Major Corps of Engineers District Engineer.
The health and safety employees of the Tennessee Valley Authority contributed 105 dollars to the Morgan County Tuberculosis Sanatorium for repair purposes. The donation will be used for interior repairs and is gratefully acknowledged by the facility.
Adaptable BLACK-DRAUGHT has been a best selling laxative with four generations in the South. This spicy aromatic powder is easy to take and you regulate the strength to suit your needs. It contains a tonic laxative that helps tone lazy intestinal muscles. That's important. It's economical too: 25 to 40 doses, cost only 25c.
Deputy Sheriff W L McManus said five persons were arrested on gambling devices charges after a raid on a Shelby county roadhouse on the Florida Short Route. Roulette and dice tables and paraphernalia were seized. About 50 guests were in the establishment at the time.
The third organized division of the eighth naval district based in Birmingham has been called to mobilize for departure to Norfolk Virginia this week. The unit of 86 men and 3 officers will train at Norfolk before assignment to a ship. Ensign B H Schuessier of Sylacauga commands the division.
Thirty four members joined the Florence State Teachers College Y M C A after a membership drive. Among the new members are James Holliman and John Paul Sheats of Decatur.
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