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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1957

Page

8

Mystery of Nora Pendleton and the Connecticut inn case

Nora Pendleton fears for her life after the murder case of Candy Kendrick and an accused fiancé Stuart Young. Detective Mr. Potter grows curious, phones police contacts, and travels toward the Connecticut inn as Nora seeks help amid a storm and threatening notes.

Nora Pendleton Stuart Young Stuart Candy Kendrick Nora Charles Deming Connecticut Bert Hazel Huger Charles Frank Howard Ives Tom Jones Hiram Potter Mr. Potter Gramercy Park Massachusetts Potter Candy Kendrick O'Toole Captain Foote Martha’s Kitchen Stanleyville Foote Poe

Lawrence County Red Hill Jessie McCaghren Notes

A fragment from a local column recalls Jessie McCaghren and a troubling, foreboding mood amid a community gossiping circle. The piece hints at personal dynamics and midcentury small town life with extended family mentions and a closing note on natural gas rising to sixth in U.S. industry.

Lawrence County Red Hill Jessie McCaghren

Mumps Not a Laughing Matter Says Health Expert

Health for Today notes mumps can be serious, especially for adults, and may cause prolonged gland swelling, fever, and headaches. The piece warns against trivializing the disease and describes its spread, gland targets, and potential complications.

Mumps risks and pediatric to adult progression

The article explains mumps causes and symptoms, notes the severe risks in adults including testicular and pancreatic involvement, emphasizes bed rest and rest after fever, and warns about transmission via nasal and oral secretions while urging caution with young groups. It also comments on the inevitability of infection in youth and previews tomorrow’s topic ill advised kindness.

Local ties shown in Somerville area notes

A long list of visits and gatherings across Decatur Hartselle and surrounding areas. Families such as Key Ransom Cook Lyle and Windsor share Sunday dinners visits hospital checkups and decoration events at Blue Springs Antioch Center Springs and Mt Tabor. Several trips to Decatur and Birmingham are noted with relatives and friends from route areas and Peoria to Priceville.

Cade and Johnson Chapel Clyde Callahan Hartselle Pruitt Callahan J. W. McCaghren M. A. McCaghren Jeanette Wilburn Aldridge Grove Jack Key F. D. Hensley Pearl Crow Five Points Elmer McCaghren Redding Dorothy McCaghren Enon Wilbur Jackson John A. Crow Leo Sanderson Biddie Johnson Malcom McCaghren Wesley Curtis Fred Williams Decatur Harold Key Bates Travis Key Buddy Ransom W. T. Ransom Rebecca Floyd Wiggington Blue Springs Bessie B. Cook Baby Maxwell Air Force Base Elbert Tudor Don Mikell Jimmie Watkins API Auburn Helen J. Lyle Jack W.S. Johnston Johnston W. P. Gilchrist Atley Grantland W. G. Henderson Skippy Eliza Grantland Lacey Springs Roy Wray Herman Windsor Mike Francine Annetle Mason Lloyd Sharp Route One R. H. Maples Robert Shafer Veterans Hospital Birmingham Gilbert Lemmond Vandon Windsor H. R. Windsor Decatur General Hospital Ellis Mason Ollie Finerty Arthur Snader Roy Evans A. T. Tyler Ola Tyler E. M. Day Johnson Chapel W. D. Campbell Mack Hurst Church of God Antioch C. M. McClurkin Dell Russell Pearl McClure L. B. Blevins Route Two Percy. West Curtis Sharp C. E. Maples Center Springs Mt. Tabor E. Greene Gene Norman Priceville Smokies Hildon Woods Peoria Ill Leroy Lyle Charlene Earl Charest Denise Glen Watkins D. Ida Tanner J. M. Hughes Brenda Jacobs G. Wade Jacobs R. C. Miller Robert Maples Thomas Ransom W. T. Wade, Jr W. T. Wade Samuel McGee Atlanta Veasey McGee Tennessee Lois McGee Howard Smith Sons Jo Ann Gilchrist Skeggs Gilchrist G. P. Nor

Great Wall of China Length Reaches 1400 Miles

The Great Wall of China extends about 1400 miles across northern China. Constructed in various periods, it served defensive purposes and became a landmark of ancient engineering.

China

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