This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1948
Page
3
A statewide gathering of about 300 Elks opened its three day meeting in Huntsville Alabama with memorial services for deceased members and a banquet planned for tonight. Officers will be elected tomorrow.
Peter Gibbs, superintendent of the Brighton zoo, endured a rough day with a goat escaping at feeding time and a porcupine wounding his leg with quills requiring hospital care. A monkey caused him to pass out as Mitch sat on his chest and twirled his 15 inch mustache.
Crossword clues cover titles names weapons and verbs with down clues including uttered in speech electrify bitter vetch tear frozen water beams offer and more. The cryptogram quotes Shakespeare twice and invites solving beauty itself doth persuade the eyes of men without an orator.
Women show greater interest than men in fighting cancer through early detection and treatment. The American Cancer Society reports 135000 information requests since September, about 85 percent from women, seeking nearby examination centers among 200 nationwide clinics.
Former Governor Frank M. Dixon of Birmingham and Robert T. Goodwyn Jr. of Montgomery are named as Alabama members of the campaign committee of states' rights democrats. They were selected by state Democratic Chairman Gessner T. McCorvey with two members to be named from each Southern state.
The royal couple enjoyed a late night outing in Paris with Edith Piaf singing a command performance. Photographers reporters and detectives kept watch as they relaxed outside official duties during their France visit.
The committee will meet at the call of Gov. Ben Laney to plan aims from the conference of states rights democrats in Jackson Mississippi. If the national convention fails to name an acceptable candidate in the South a July meeting is planned, McCorvey said.
A fragment from a humorous column recalls bank misreads and a no funds check joke. A fan dancer is mentioned with no gauze, an attorney question lingers after an acquittal, and a quip about sponsors listening to their own commercials closes the excerpt.
A collection of humorous vignettes about work, routines, and small-town life. Zeb negotiates a dull job with a worn brush while a Squire jokes about better tools. A telephone bell confusion ends with a dog shocked by a short circuit as the mistress’s number rings.
Madge Irwin Boulware petitions the Morgan County Probate Court to admit Maggie Boyd deceased's last will and testament to probate. Hearing set for June 2, 1948, with notice to William Hayes of Nashville Tennessee and all interested parties. Judge T C Almon signs the notice. publication dates May 10 17 and 24, 1948.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.