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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1950
Page
3
HAL BOYLE details Butte Montana’s vast underground copper mines and historic resilience. The piece notes the 7,000 miles of workings reaching a mile deep, a town that has risen from near death, and a massive copper reserve that could sustain mining for decades.
In Montgomery Alabama three groups meet to reduce highway accidents and boost driver training in schools. The Alabama Automobile Dealers Association sponsors the statewide session with officials from Public Safety and Education Departments. A traffic safety parade closes the program featuring bands from Tuskegee Institute and local high schools.
Hollywood gossip column notes Shelley Winters denies temperamental claims and says press agents exaggerated stories. She recalls a dispute on the set of Frenchie with director Louis King over being photographed on a preferred side, calling the incident blown up for front-page impact.
Rural carriers enjoyed a banquet at the Athens Cafe. Options are being taken for sixty housing units allocated by the housing authority with twelve options already taken for build ing sites. Veterans at Athens College plan to erect a flag pole and flag with dedication May 30. Several residents report moves, illnesses, and visits, including Mrs. R. M. Rawls improving after a fall, and Joe Wood and Roy Clem at Jackson’s Clinic. National Honor Society members at the high school are Ann Kennemer, Martha Easter, Joyce Newby, Patsy Mobley, Linda Calvin, and Freddie Martin.
An Anniston couple, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hodson, won the mixed pair title in the Alabama state bridge tournament held weekend. They edged out Mr. and Mrs. Julius Rosenblum of New Orleans by a half point with expert praise and 11 states represented. Hudson, president of an Anniston department store, was lauded for precise play. Other winners included Claude Sawyer Jr. of Anniston in singles and E. E. Daniel with J. P. Hodges of Birmingham in the Men's Pair.
Funeral services for Mrs Louis Finney wife of former major league baseball player were scheduled for 2 p m CST in Lafayette Ala. She died after a several months illness. She is survived by her husband who manages the Temple Texas club in the Big State League.
Mollie Wilson Finney daughter of Mrs Rea Schuessler of Tuscaloosa Ala is named along with two sisters Mrs Dan Clark of West Point Ga and Mrs Tom Warren of Jackson Ala and three brothers Howard Schuessler of Rome Ga and Rea and Bill Schuessler of Tuscaloosa in the notice.
A woman angrily denies owning knee-length slacks and French heels amid a vocal rant. She continues listing perceived inaccuracies until, with a change of mood, Shelley prompts a departure.
A Sheffield fisherman died after being swept away by a swift current. Emergency crews responded to the incident on a day in May with details limited to the fatal accident near Sheffield.
Eyewitnesses report John C. Conaway fell from his boat while fishing alone in a lake below a dam. Officers were notified and began an investigation into the incident.
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