William Fox Dies Fade of a Movie Empire Builder
William Fox a famed movie magnate and founder of a vast theater network died at Doctors Hospital at 63. His rise from a New York pants presser to owner of more than 250 theaters valued at over 100 million dollars ended as the studios faced debt and lawsuits. Fox served five months in prison on charges of conspiring to obstruct justice and defraud the government after allegations of bribing a Pennsylvania judge to influence bankruptcy verdicts. His productions featured stars like Theda Bara and Annette Kellerman.
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Doctors Hospital
Fox
Pennsylvania
Theda Bara
Annette Kellerman
Hungary
United States
New York
Lower East Side
Ironing Board
Nickelodeon
Brooklyn
Jac
Soviet Air Force Staging Full Day and Night Maneuvers
Soviet air force in Germany sent fighters on a full day and night schedule with missions from six air fields and night squadrons flying past midnight. It marks the fullest flying schedule posted since last summer.
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Berlin
Germany
Air Safety Center
Rites Held for Mrs. Lula Sandlin Wood
Funeral services for Mrs. Lula Sandlin Wood were conducted at McKendree Church in Hartselle with Rev. Hatchett officiating. Interment followed at Herring Cemetery. She is survived by two daughters Mrs. Jimmy Franklin and Mrs. Lois Nixon of Charlotte SC, two sisters Mrs. R. A. Summerford and Mrs. Addie West, and two brothers Randolph Sandlin and Alan Sandlin, all of Alabama. Janice and Mike were noted to be in Huntsville on business.
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Lula Sandlin Wood
Birmingham
Hatchett
Hartselle
McKendree Church
Herring Cemetery
Jimmy Franklin
Lois Nixon
Charlotte
South Carolina
R. A. Summerford
Addie West
Falkville
Randolph Sandlin
Alan Sandlin
Decatur District Conference at Falkville Methodist Church
The Decatur district conference will be held May 13 and 14 at the Falkville Methodist Church. Highlights include a sermon by Dr. Waites G. Henry on Tuesday at 11 am, and a district wide Methodist Youth Fellowship meeting with Dr. Duncan Hunter at 7 pm. A Wednesday 11 am layman's rally precedes sessions on licensing, recommending young preachers, and pastor reports. Public invited.
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Decatur
Falkville Methodist Church
Waites G. Henry
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Duncan Hunter
North Alabama
North Alabama Conference
Local visitors and family notes from Birmingham area
Mrs Minnie Ola Segars and daughter Jim Archie Walter Powell and others from Birmingham visited here Sunday. Sg t and Mrs William Lundon of Orlando came to see grandfather Adolph Ashwander. Mrs Lundon was Miss Geral dine Cannon prior to regent marriage. Mrs Adolph Ashwander called to Birmingham due to illness of sister Mrs R N Pugh and brother Cicero Gather. Mr and Mrs Sim Orr plan to visit from Fort Worth Texas. Eddie Summerford is improving at Baugh Wiley Clinic after an operation. Mr and Mrs J P Eden spent the weekend with John Runyans family in Ashville. Mr and Mrs J H Johnston visited their mother Mrs Addie West. Mrs G Parker returned home after three weeks with granddaughter Lar kin Yates. Mr and Mrs James Brown and children also featured.
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Minnie Ola Segars
Jim Archie
Walter Powell
J. H. Johnston
Birmingham
T-Sgt
William Lundon
Orlando
Florida
Adolph Ashwander
Ashwander
Lundon
Geraldine Cannon
Falrville
R. N. Pugh
Cicero
Sim Orr
Fort Worth
Texas
Hartselle
Eddie Summerford
Baugh-Wiley Clinic
J. P. Eden
John Runyans
Ashville
Addie West
G. Parker
Larkin Yates
James Brown
Joe Wheeler Co op building rises on Bee Line Highway
Construction advances on the Joe Wheeler Co op building north of Hartselle's business district. The 115 by 159 foot concrete and steel headquarters will feature offices, a lobby, demonstration laundry and kitchen, warehouse, and workshops on a four acre site to be landscaped later.
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Joe Wheeler Co-op
Madonna Circle Hosts May Rotary Service Plan
The Madonna Circle at Decatur Central Methodist Church met at Mrs. Elwood Burks home. They voted to serve the Rotary Club on the fourth Tuesday in May and discussed Acts chapters 12 to 14.
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Madonna
Elwood Burks
W. L. Groover
Robert Street
Rotary Club
R. J. Rea
J. Clifton Draper
Father of Local Pastor Has Role In Virginia Event
W. W. Glass Sr., father of Rev. William W. Glass Jr., pastor of the First Presbyterian church, played a prominent role in the Apple Blossom Festival in Winchester Virginia. The festival marked its 25th annual observance with extensive photo coverage in the Winchester Evening Star.
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Virginia
W. W. Glass Sr
William W. Glass Jr
First Presbyterian Church
Winchester
Hal Boyle
Winchester Evening Star
Soviet Walkout Shifts WHO Book Policy Debate
Geneva reports say the Soviet Union, absent from WHO for three years, again challenges global health book policy as tensions influence leadership and access to medical literature. The move signals broader political influence on scientific cooperation and information sharing.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Soviet Union
World Health Organization
WHO
Dets
Eee
Senior Class Play Slated at Morgan County High
The Morgan County High senior class will stage Our Miss Brooks in Riddle auditorium on May 15 at 8 00 PM. The three act comedy follows a teacher torn between duties and a love affair with the athletic coach. Cast includes Miss Brooks Sue Carol Orr Miss Finch Lane Long Hugo Longacre Budd Puckett and others.
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Morgan County High School
Riddle Auditorium
Miss Brooks
Tyne
Sue Carol Orr
Miss Finch
Lane Long
Hugo Longacre
Buddy Puckett
Wadsworth
Wayne Summerford
Johnnie D. McClanahan
Mrs. Allen
Rhonda
Joyce Thomas
Noted Accordionist, Prison Term Ended, Now Back In Army
Dick Contino, once a top accordionist earning $4,000 weekly, reported for basic training at Fort Ord after serving four and a half months in federal prison for draft evasion following his escape. He had claimed claustrophobia and a fear of being fenced in.
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Los Angeles
Dick Contino
Fort Ord
Calif
Army
Arthur Godfrey's Family Expansion Reported
Arthur Godfrey of radio and television fame is now a grandfather with the birth of an eight pound daughter to Mr and Mrs Richard Godfrey. The couple are juniors at Middlebury College and the announcement was made last night.
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Middlebury, Vt
Arthur Godfrey
Richard Godfrey
Middlebury College
Orpington Bans Jitterbug Dancing in Town Hall
Orpington Town Council banned jitterbug dancing in the town hall after the town engineer reported that dancing loosened floor boards. The decision targets local dancers and the public space use in Orpington.
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Orpington, Eng
Orpington
Ex-bookie Harry Gross testifies on 1949 O'Dwyer graft link
In New York ex-bookie Harry Gross testified that James Moran extorted a 15000 political contribution during William O'Dwyer's 1949 mayoral campaign. He described a protection arrangement with Inspector William O'Brien and outlined graft payments to police for protection as his bookmaking racket was unraveled.
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New York
Harry Gross
James J. Moran
William O’dwyer
Moran
O’dwyer
Sing Sing
Wil‘lem O'Brien
O'Dwyer
O’brien
Grogs
Bill O’brien
U. S
Mexico
Mexico City
Gross
Brooklyn
Mars Close Approach Delights Tokyo Observers
The planet Mars neared Earth at 53 million miles as Uyemo National Science Museum invited Japanese to view Mars through its telescopes during the close approach.
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Tokyo
Mars
Uyemo National Science Museum
Albert McDonald Dies Waiting For Bus In Decatur
Funeral services are set for Albert McDonald, 53, of 707 East Water Street, who died of a heart attack yesterday afternoon while waiting for a bus at Ferry and Wilson Streets. Coroner Joe Morrison reports he collapsed at 1:30 P.M. and died en route to Decatur General Hospital.
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Albert McDonald
East Water Street
Decatur General Hospital
Joe Morrison
Ferry and
Wilson Streets
Snow capped peaks near the equator persist year round
A northern reminder notes that several mountains straddling the equator retain snow throughout the year, surprising readers with their high altitude climate.
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Equator
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