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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 15, 1956

Page

12

Morgan County Schools Map 1956 Commencement Plans

Eleven Morgan County schools released graduation plans with 190 seniors at six county high schools. Hartselle leads with 67 graduates. Cotaco 36. Eva 31. Priceville 20. Trinity 15. Morgan County Training School 21. Junior highs tally 60 graduates across Moulton Heights Flint and Union Hill. Events span May 17 to June 1 with baccalaureates, class nights, and commencement across Austinville Cotaco Eva Morgan County High Priceville Trinity Union Hill and MT S. Domain.

Morgan Morgan County High Hartselle Cotaco Eva Priceville Trinity Morgan County Training School Cotaco High School Donald W .Frantz First Christian Church Decatur E. B. Norton Florence State Teachers College Aera G. M. Bynum Silas B. Cross Trinity High School Thelma Ann Hameson Faye Dean Couch Caroline Price Shirley Norton M. A. Owen Ray Walker Charles Wallace Trinity Methodist Church All- States Union Hill Union Hill High School Billy Davis Arab Methodist Church Paustin Athens College County Training School N.F.A Tuskegee Alabama State Teachers Association Flint D. Whitten John Phares Flint Methodist Church Kimbrel Hatfield Lake Moulton Heights Moul

Martha Scott Seeks New Dramatic Roles Beyond Angel Parts

HAL BOYLE notes actress Martha Scott tired of sweet angel roles as she considers a grittier persona. The piece references her career from radio with Orson Welles to Broadway origins, her Miss Bishop image, and desire to shed the "little girl next door" stereotype while pursuing a tougher character. The article also lists local high school events including Heights Junior High and Plainview graduation plans with dates and speakers.

Martha Miss Scott Kansas City Missouri Gee’s Creek Orson Welles

Radio TV Logs Show Dense, Erratic Decatur Schedule

The page catalogs a sprawling Decatur daily radio and television log with time slots for news, music, dramas, and variety shows. Entries include multiple news briefs, musical programs, kids segments, and late hour features across stations, with program shifts and sign offs noted.

Actress Martha Tells How She Chooses Roles and Takes Chances

The actress argues money is not security and urges choosing roles by hours of life. She notes producers fear audience rejection but says she enjoys risk, citing her role as Moses' mother in The Ten Commandments and a salacious plantation owner’s wife on Robert Montgomery’s TV show.

Martha Moses Robert Montgomery

Martha Bishop Faces Fresh Offers After Breakthrough

The actress received three major TV bids a Broadway play offer and two movie invitations, signaling a shift from goody-goody roles. She jokes about being mistaken for Marilyn Monroe or Mother Mahree and asks not to be called Miss Bishop as she has moved on.

Martha Marilyn Monroe Mother Mahree Miss Bishop

Noisy male crickets drive a quiet South Dakota soundscape

The text notes that only male crickets make noise, cites 1850 U.S. farm land per person as 12 12 acres compared with 5 acres today, and states about 10 percent of hunting gun accidents involve men mistaken for game.

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