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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 07, 1956

Page

7

Gobel Says Fame Has A Price And Keeps On Plugging

George Gobel recalls paying the price of fame from his early radio days to television. He details his rise from Midwest barn dances to top comedian and notes less freedom after becoming a TV star while remaining focused on steady work and future gigs.

New York George Gobel Watloff Gobel George NBC Chicago Eden Combat Agate Cela

Morris tops Grant to win Anniston Net Tourney title

Allen Morris, Presbyterian College No 1, defeated veteran Bitsy Grant of Atlanta 6 3 3 6 2 6 to claim the Anniston tournament. Frank Willett and Howard McCall won the doubles title with a 6 3 8 6 1 win over Longshore and partner. The Willett-McCall team repeated as doubles champions.

Bitsy Grant Atlanta Morris Presbyterian College Frank Willett Howard McCall Terenes Longshore Anniston Ene Seggerme Willett McCall Stee Sm Beemer Eames

Bon Pole Ragaigh lg Re ni was twice the number killed

A fragment notes that the number killed in work accidents was stated as twice a referenced figure. It preserves no clear names, places, or dates due to incomplete text. The item functions as a short clipping on casualty statistics from occupational incidents.

Bon Pole Ragaigh Lg Reni

Radio and TV Schedule Highlights Across Days

A scrambled listing shows radio and television programs with times ranging from early morning to late night. Entries include News, Weather, Music, Talk, Bible Study, and various entertainment slots across stations WMSL and WABT Channel 13, with shows like Morning Melodies, Baptist Meditation, The Kraft Newscast, and The Wise.

Alabama W.M.S.L WMSL Paul Ford

India Expands Irrigation Across 17 Million Acres

In five years India has brought 17 million acres under irrigation. The report notes gains in agricultural infrastructure and water management.

India

Tuberculosis of the Skin Treatment Outcomes

W W Bauer discusses a 1952 program treating 16 skin tuberculosis patients with bovine bacillus source reduced via milk. Biopsies confirmed diagnoses, X rays checked lungs, tuberculin skin tests were positive, and eight material inoculations into guinea pigs yielded three positives. One patient had nausea on high dose but tolerated smaller dose.

Passport to Happiness, Maysie Greig

Val attends a carnival night aboard a ship where Dirk flirts and Bruce holds sway. Aware of Mrs Featherstone’s drinking and Val’s uneasy romance, she faces jealousy as the Paul Jones dance provocar disrupts partner choices and she seeks Bruce’s attention. The evening ends unsettled as Val longs for clarity and friendship.

Val May Dirk Mrs. Featherstone Bruce Ona Paul Jones

Tragic houseboat sinking claims three lives in Hughes

A 20 foot steel houseboat sank near Hughes Arkansas after a faulty bathroom plumbing flood. Eleven aboard a family fishing party. The dead include Mr. and Mrs. B L Akin of Proctor and Robert E Cunningham 33. Survivor J C Williams of West Memphis reported steak fry prior to the incident.

Hughes, Ark B. L. Akin Proctor, Ark Robert E. Cunningham Hughes

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