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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1952
Page
3
Decatur residents criticize the banning of football game broadcasts for Red Raiders. Letters by James Storie and Ed Little argue broadcasts serve taxed and ticketless segments, stressing fairness to fans, families, and longtime supporters while urging reconsideration.
An 11 year old Latin American boy was freed after two witnesses to a double fire death changed their stories. The boy had been questioned in the fire deaths of Mary Louise Cunningham and her brother Lindsey. A sister Esther was critically burned trying to help.
The Alabama Association of County Clerks and the Alabama Association of County Engineers chose officers at their annual meetings in Mobile. Clerks elected J. P. Shaffer as president and G. Mac Humphries as vice president with Idella Moore as secretary treasurer. Engineers elected John B. Benson Jr. as president and Lewis G. Debardeleben as secretary treasurer with several directors named. The sessions occurred during the Alabama County Commissioners 24th annual convention where Armisted Selden urged limits on federal power and taxation.
A 1947 Frazer owned by John W. Goforth and a 1951 Plymouth driven by A C Sample were damaged in a collision on Moulton Street at First Avenue at 11 18 A M yesterday. Officers said the Frazer traveled west and the Plymouth east when the Plymouth began to turn left into Skyline Drive-In.
Local readers are reminded that items in want ads yield results as shoppers note unusual delicacies and insect-themed entertainment.
The article states that the American Negro is a new race with ancestors from Africa and admixtures of white and Indian blood. It also notes Neptune’s density at about .24 that of Earth and mentions the first synthetic yarn spun in the United States in 1910.
The Flint branch of the Morgan County Sportsmen's and Conservation Association will host a free barbecue supper at 7 30 P M on Saturday in the Flint school auditorium followed by a meal in the lunch room. A business meeting and officer election precede the supper. Membership dues are 1.00 for adults and .50 for children.
Former dictator Carlos Ibanez del Campo led in Chile's presidential election with a large margin, but still short of the 50 percent threshold as vote counting neared completion. Thanez, a close ally of Argentina's President Peron, held about 7 percent. 3,009 ballots remained. Congress expected to recognize his substantial lead and install him.
King the bloodhound proves his value in Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office work. The dog tracked a suspected shooter, leading to the surrender of John Wesley Mason and the capture of a man wanted for assault with intent to murder. Sheriff Franklin Smith hails King’s worth.
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