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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1958
Page
7
An attorney questioned a witness about the deceased man in a case. The witness described him as blameless, beloved, and virtuous, claiming this came from reading it on the tombstone. The exchange highlights courtroom humor and fatalism in a brief scene.
William C Guthrie gunner's mate first class USN son of Doss Guthrie Decatur Alabama and Margaret Lang Decatur Alabama aboard the destroyer Twin ing took part in Strikex a First Fleet striking force exercise off Southern California May 5 9 James F Brakeman Fairman USN son of Frank Brakeman Hartsville Alabama and Jane Corum Decatur Alabama aboard the attack aircraft carrier Bennington participated in Strikex off Southern California May 5 9
An all male jury sits in the Catoosa County Superior Court as William Jennings Bryan delivered his famous Cross of Gold speech before the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in 1896.
The writer names places along Route 40 in Missouri as saints ridden towns including St Louis St Johns St Anns St Charles and St Peters. The note is attributed to Mrs Leslie Smith of Foristell Missouri and mentions Munchausen McGee, uncle of Fibber McGee, recounting adventures in Canada during a hunting trip. The fragment ends with a partial line about landing a boat on.
A readable crossword list with Across and Down hints covering varied topics from minerals to geography and myth, including entries like ruby spinel variety, Norse god, seaport Jap, and pepper species. The grid references and clue wording suggest a standard puzzle layout for a newspaper page across multiple rows and columns.
Cryptogram puzzle and brief local items including patient status at Baugh Wiley Smith Clinic names of residents in Georgia trip plans a class trip to Florida a broken arm incident and a new birth in Morgan County Falkville and surrounding area totals provided without sensational detail.
A lone traveler recalls landing on an island to gather wood for a fire and encountering a large grizzly. He grabs a high limb but falls later, recounting a comic escape. Interwoven are snippets of office trouble, free speech pride, and Cockney banter.
Two local characters discuss rumors of a man moving to a new place and marrying a sister of a named acquaintance. One speaker confirms hearing something previously, while the other bets there are no details until now.
The National Geographic Society notes two U.S. manuals are endangered the key deer of Florida and the black footed ferret. The eastern goldfinch is named the state bird of New Jersey.
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