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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Sep 04, 1950

Page

6

Allen Davis wedding in Iuka Mississippi

Mrs W O Allen Austinville announces the marriage of Mary Alice Allen to Ed Davis of New Boston Missouri. The ceremony was September 2 at Iuka Methodist Church in Iuka Mississippi with Rev W W Stoker officiating. The couple will reside in Augusta Georgia.

W. O Allen Austinville Mary Alice Ed Davis Wade Hampton Davis New Boston Missouri Iuka Methodist Church Iuka Mississippi W. W. Stoker Colleen Moore Jack Allen Austinville High School Southern Bell Telephone Company Mr. Davis Bucklin High School Bucklin Wadsworth Brothers Maresvile Augusta Georgia

Local Society Notes and Weekend Travels

Mrs John Barron and Peggy plan Detroit move with Mr Barron joining in October. Mrs Hoyt Bonner and Mr and Mrs Earl Hodson visited via Eubanks wedding. Miss Betty Jo Johnson and Miss Dolores Desarge guests at Sherman Street home and attended Doris Johnson and Paul Howe Eubanks Jr wedding at Central Methodist. Several relatives travel home from Labor Day weekend and many plan upcoming visits, visits to military institutes, and returns from trips.

John Barron Peggy Hoyt Bonner Birmingham Earl Hodson Louisville Kentucky L M. Eubanks Eubanks-Johnson Betty Jo Johnson Gadsden Dolores Desarge Mobile S. N. Propst Sherman Street Doris Johnson Paul Howe Eubanks, Jr Central Methodist Church

Fat And Funny Aldo Fabrizi Breaks English Barrier In Film Debut

Aldo Fabrizi, famed for Open City and To Live in Peace, stars in Three Steps North, his first English speaking film. He memorized lines phonetically while working the role of a cemetery caretaker alongside Lloyd Bridges, Lea Padovani, Ingrid Bergman, and Roberto Rossellini as extras.

Rome Aldo Fabrizi Aldo Italy Hollywood W. Lee Wilder Lloyd Bridges Lea Padovani Ingrid Bergman Roberto Rossellini Amalfi Wilder Nicolo Maneri

France Faces Enduring Question in Indochina History

The article surveys Indochina as a former French possession, tracing its 18th to 20th century history from Cochin China to Annam Tonkin and Laos Cambodia. It notes colonial administration, economic exploitation, nationalist movements, and the shift of power after World War II with Bao Dai and Viet Minh developments.

Indochina China Sea China Burma Thailand France Cochin China Annam Tonkin Laos Cambodia Siam Angkor Louis XV Cochin Republic of Vietnam Vietminh League For Independence Moscow Indonesia United States Great Britain India U. S Britain Bao Dai Red China Soviet Union

PAWS Sweet Song Campaign in Ozarks Sparks School Law Talk

Sherman Clark of Huntsville Arkansas advocates national and state laws to require musical appreciation in all schools In his Madison County Record column Singings he urges all singers to join a crusade for mandatory arts education and even calls for a felony for those who disrupt musical performances Clark lives in a cabin on Hocks Creek with shelves of manuscripts and song books in his Home on Hock sailing a lifelong passion for quartet singing

Huntsville Ark Sherman Clark Clark Ozarks Arkansas Madison County Record Hock’s Creek Hock

Show Business Legend Will Be Ended By Death

Lou Clayton 63 longtime manager for Jimmie Durante since vaudeville days lay in St. John's hospital with pancreatic cancer and no hope of recovery. Clayton a former top soft shoe dancer joined Durante and Jackson in 1923 and later ran Durante's acts. his friendship with Durante remained strong as he aided in a forthcoming biography.

Santa Monica Calif Lou Clayton Jimmie Durante Clayton Jackson Durante St. John's Hospital Eddie Jackson Gene Fowler Durante and Hollywood Ida

Alaskan Defenses Praised by Military Leader

MEAU Alaska September 14 Lt. Gen. William E Kepner commander of armed forces in Alaska says the territory would be ably and well defended if attacked. He expressed confidence in Alaska's defensive readiness amid wartime concerns.

The American Legion Department of Alaska Alaska Meau William E. Kepner

Campaign for musical appreciation laws prompts swift response

He noted immediate reaction to his push for laws on musical appreciation. State Representative Rolla Fitch and State Senator John Cloer telephoned to say an appropriate bill is being prepared for Arkansas legislature action.

Rolla Fitch John Cloer Arkansas

Mississippi State Ole Miss Rivalry Record Mention

Mississippi State and Ole Miss have met 46 times in football. State has 4 wins, Ole Miss 20, with two ties.

Mississippi State Mississippi

Ribbon-tailed bird of paradise boasts long tail

A ribbon-tailed bird of paradise features a tail three times the length of its body. The species displays striking plumage and is noted for its extraordinary tail extension.

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