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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1946
Page
8
In San Francisco on May 16, 65 year old Maj Hans Hornbostel urged relocation to the Carville leprosarium to spend his remaining years with his wife. The request, supported by Surgeon General Thomas Parran, faced likely denial after unofficial word from Carville.
An Army engineer and his wife, both ill in a Manila prison camp, plan to join the Carville leper colony after doctors in San Francisco confirm suspected leprosy, noting the long incubation. Major Hornbostel vows not to abandon his wife, envisioning a life together and suggesting roles from kitchen police to missionary in retirement.
The Coast Guard has instituted an intensive educational campaign to prevent oil pollution and its hazards in American ports.
Local events include church gatherings led by Rev. M. G. Fields and Rev. E. L. Hunt with decorations at Mt. Tabor and Center Springs. Miss Lillie McClure moves to town. Bennie Harrison Russell marries Thelma Louise McElroy. Lorene Gordon and W. W. Neely wed in Ypsilanti Michigan. A cemetery cleanup is planned for May 19.
Puzzle page presents across and down clues with entries like Cease Applaud Similar and Roman money, plus a cryptoquote quotation. Includes a note about yesterday’s answer and a King Features Syndicate distribution line.
Mrs R Q Knighten and son David plan El Paso visit to join husband Pfc Knighten. Family and friends attended a dinner at M C Sharps honoring Samuel Sharp recently discharged from the service. Kenny Johnson of Tennessee visited his brother R L Johnson aimlessly. Quinten Houser and Mrs D P Sharp visited and a miscellaneous shower was given in honor of Mrs Quinton Houser nee Margaret Garrison. Ina Dunaway and Jura Mae Winton stayed with Rudolph Sivley family. Mildred Hammick visited sister Mrs Robert Hopkins. Warren McGee of Decatur visited relatives here and at Somerville. James Dunaway and Samuel Sharp hosted visits over the weekend.
In Berlin a young woman named Irma and an American captain meet at a bar in wartime. The atmosphere blends camaraderie and danger as a dart player toys with doughnuts, revealing Irma’s fragile past and the captain’s protective concern. Irma clutches a package of doughnuts, her mother said to have died in bombings, as they leave together.
Mr and Mrs G O Sivley and family of Elkmont along with Seldon Sivley and children of Birmingham visited relatives here Sunday. Samuel Sharp had supper with Mr and Mrs Floyd Sivley Sunday night.
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