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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 14, 1956

Page

3

Passport To Happiness Aboard A Caribbean Ship

In a tense cabin scene Dirk Hanson faces arrest talk after Dr Harridan hesitates to sign a death certificate for Mrs Featherstone. The Captain cautions, Bruce defends duty, and a overheard quarrel about a will hints at motive. Dirk plans to contact his solicitors Maggs and Forman.

Wal Bruce Dirk Aunt May Mr. Hanson Alison Val Darling Harridan Val

Radio and TV Logs for Decatur Daily Broadcast Schedule

Radio television listings show daily programming blocks with local news, music, drama, soap operas, children's shows, and religious programming across channels WBRC TV 6 and WABT Channel 13. Entries include Birmingham Barons vs Nashville, Sign Off times, and day parts from morning to late night with shows like Queen For A Day and Mickey Mouse Club.

WABT Faraddy Arlene Star Studio E Holleverett Life

Gunman snatches cash from theater cage

A gunman demanded $102 from Saenger Theater cashier Beatrice Phillips at the colored entrance. He fled as the cashier and manager collided in the doorway during the escape. police searched the area with no success.

Saenger Theater Beatrice Phillips Harry Broussard Brussard

To Be Continued fragment with troubled conscience

Dialogue hints at a strained relationship as a man questions another’s real beliefs versus bias. The female speaker pleads, and the man weighs whether a conscience has developed, suggesting ongoing tension and unresolved motives.

Searcy Inmate Indicted in Watchman Slaying

Edward Arrington, an inmate at Searcy Hospital in Mt. Vernon Mobile County, was indicted for murder and grand larceny in the Oct 26 death of MIT Linford Chapman, a hospital watchman, and theft of his truck. Arrington was arrested in Birmingham the next day.

Mobile Searcy Hospital Mobile County Carl M. Booth Edward Arrington Linford Chapman Birmingham Mt. Vernon

Milk River Crash Drains Tanker After Collision

A car struck a milk truck in Tuscaloosa spilling about 1,500 gallons of milk from a 3,000 gallon load. The truck driven by Robert Sidney Wilson 39 Uniontown Alabama overturned in a ditch. C K Cummings 47 of Birmingham drove the car. both drivers escaped serious injury. Patrol Officer Bob Thacker reported.

Tuscaloosa Aos Bob Thacker Robert Sidney Wilson Uniontown Ala C. K. Cummings Birmingham

Alabama Lions Meet In Biloxi

Alabama Lions Clubs gather in Biloxi for annual convention with Roy Keaton of Chicago as secretary general. District governors to be elected tomorrow. committee reports and banquet on agenda. Nearly 600 delegates hear of record growth and a 6000 member state. Sight conservation spent 116000 aiding 6426 in need.

Biloxi Miss Alabama Lions Clubs Roy Keaton Chicago Sight Conservation Group

Low Rent Housing Loans Backed For Four Communities

The Public Housing Administration announced four communities in Alabama Louisiana Texas and Puerto Rico are ready to sign loan contracts to build 650 new low rent homes. The deals with local housing authorities call for 100 units at a total cost of 1 161 377 for Demopolis Alabama.

Washington Public Housing Administration Alabama Louisiana Texas Puerto Rico PHA Demypolis Ala

The Jordan River Route Between Sea of Galilee and Dead Sea

The Jordan River runs about 65 miles from the Sea of Galilee to the Dead Sea covering a roughly 200 mile path in historical geography.

Jordan River Sea of Galilee Dead Sea

Immigrants to America from 1771 to 1773

In two years, 1771 to 1773, about 30,000 people immigrated to America from the source region. The note highlights a substantial late colonial migration influenced by economic and social factors of the period.

America

Gadsden Woman Crowned Alabama Wheelchair Queen

Miss Vanda Frost of Gadsden, a sales lady who has used a wheelchair since age three, was crowned the first queen of the Alabama Wheelchair Society. She won 33,890 votes at the convention amid hundreds of attendees, with Betty Lawley as runner up and Lynn Hambright of Jasper finishing third.

Birmingham Vanda Frost Gadsden Alabama Wheelchair Society Forrest Ave. Baptist Church Society Betty Lawley Montevallo Lynn Hambright Jasper Miss Frost

New Pain Relief Method Shrinks Hemorrhoids Without Surgery

A new healing substance Bio-Dyne, marketed as Preparation H, promises to shrink hemorrhoids and relieve pain without surgery. Reports claim case after case show distress relief and actual reduction, with a money back guarantee and availability in suppository or ointment form at druggists.

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