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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 27, 1938

Page

5

Cerbere Braces for Air Attacks as Anti Aircraft Guns Arrive

Cerbere villagers rushed to safety after Spanish insurgent planes bombed the railway terminal. Eight planes struck the town while 2 000 residents hid in tunnels and refuges. French authorities ordered investigation as border defenses were bolstered and Port Bou was spared.

Cerbere France Daldier Paris Navy Cesar Campinchi Foreign Office Port Bou International Railway Station

Fiesta sry Oren Arnold released by Central Press

A melodramatic prospect finds Bill Baron and Ellen Dale stranded at Montoya ranch near the Mexican border after a cattle drive. They become embroiled with Yaqui Indians holding hostage two locals while Ellen fears snake danger and contemplates love amid peril and rugged outdoors.

Fiesta Sry Oren Arnold Central Press Associa Bill Baron Ellen Dale Molly Montoya Baron Uring Storm Ellen Bilan Panola Old Mexico Bil Don Julio Montoya Felix Pease Bill Panola Bill Lara Convict Panola Dians Senora Montoya Gace Yaqui Senora Montoya Mexico Billen Eillen Serpiente Millen California da Montoya Ellen Daggs Dale

Scene snippets of flirtation and fashion talk

A collage of playful exchanges shows a woman rejecting ink driven declarations and a man proposing sweet or jewelry as alternatives. Banter about fashion gossip, clinging gowns, and a joke about an alarm clock scented with fry bacon and coffee wraps the piece.

Harold Gerald

Definitions of honesty fear of being caught

A compact glossary-style piece defines terms such as Honesty Fear of being caught Moron and Good Sport with brief phrases. It contrasts Coach as a fellow who will lay down his life for the school and Conscience as the voice urging restraint. Navy Bill questions about preferred what-ifs and Hollywood Katie begins a list of those who are incomplete.

Navy Bill Hollywood

Fragmentary OCR Review for Local Notice

The readable text presents a fragmentary line with unclear context about payment or a financial action. No identifiable names, dates, or organizations are determined from the snippet.

A Whispered Longing

A Lyla Myers poem expresses a dream of a future child with eyes like a loved one and the idea of making tiny dresses and clothing. The voice imagines soft curls and delicate maids while wishing for joy beyond other worldly gains. The excerpt ends with a note about fat girls and their dispositions.

Heaven Earth Lyla Myers

Six Women in Congress and a Pocketful of Quotables

A montage of quips on politics and civics. Jokes about a perfect crime and a coal dealer’s weights mingle with wartime era patter. A colored man in 1918 faces a marching camp with a blunt reply. A playful line about romance labels charm as super salesmanship.

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Decatur Poppy Day Observance Honors World War Dead

Decatur plans a Poppy Day to honor World War I dead with wearing poppies from Flanders Fields. American Legion Auxiliary and volunteers distribute the flowers, free of charge, with contributions aiding disabled veterans and families. Mrs. Rice notes 10 million poppies will be worn and about one million dollars raised.

France Belgium American Legion Auxiliary Legion Bach Flower

Lincoln man sues power firm over medicine beer costs

Hl mer Swenson of Lincoln sues Iowa Nebraska Light and Power for 454.50 claiming beer and alcohol costs were required medicine after an eight year old fall at the plant. A 1933 judgment ordered the utility to pay all reasonable expenses.

Lincoln, Neb Hlmer Swenson Lincoln Swenson Iowa-Nebraska Light and Power Company

Jeffersons Inventions Include The Swivel Chair

A historical note highlights Thomas Jefferson not only drafting the Declaration of Independence and serving as president but also contributing inventions such as the swivel chair.

United States Thomas Jefferson

Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues Mixed

The listed across and down clues include entreat for flowers banter astonished smudge wither sharp taste length walking save melodious auction strips of wood used bulges for gliding inside snow the printing the boss in surface of the center of type a shield previously devours archaic chopping tools receptacle money gran der drawer snow assent to as per end of a legislative lacier the common construct locust tree relish a flowing culmina baction debuts sums up to refuse form and answer to previous puzzle appear in a jumble with partial letters and stray capitals

Baby Bobby Kravate Dies at Five Weeks

Five week old Bobby Joe Kravate son of Mr and Mrs J L Kravate died at eight last night at his grandparents home in Somerville Route three after three weeks of colitis. Survived by parents and brother William Frank. Services held today at 11 at Blue Springs with Rev Deweltt Prince. interment at Blue Springs. Drinkard Howell directing.

Bobby Joe Kravate J. L. Kravate W. H. Roden Somerville William Frank Blue Springs Deweltt Prince Drinkard-Howell

Piano Wires Use Carbon Steel for High Tension

Carbon steel piano wires boast tremendous tensile strength enabling tight tuning. High-carbon alloys resist breaking under stress, supporting precise pitch stability and durability in instrument strings.

Night Marshal In Kennett Reports Stolen Car

Law enforcement note from Kennett Missouri dated May 27 describes Night Marshal Robert Johnson patrolling the business district then returning to the parking area to find his car stolen. The report records the incident and pursuit of the missing vehicle.

Kennett Marshall Robert Johnson

Senior grade exercise honors at Riverside auditorium

About 130 pupils from La Fayette Fairview and Gordon Bibb Junior Highs received promotion certificates Friday morning at ten o'clock in Riverside auditorium. Rev Edward V Ramage gave the address, Supt W W Benson distributed certificates, and the program included songs readings piano solos and honors announcements.

Lafayette Fairview Gordon-Bibb Riverside Edward V. Ramage First Presbyterian Church W. W. Benson Imogene Bryant Bonnie Lee Murphree Chopin Poldini Alda Goidel Supt Clam

Sally Rand Delights Kansas City Campus Crowd

Sally Rand swept down the aisle to address University of Kansas City students. The crowd cheered loudly then sang a chorus about her, and Miss Rand remarked she has never received such a vociferous welcome with her clothes on.

Kansas City Sally Rand University of Kansas City Sally Miss Rand

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