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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Sep 18, 1950

Page

9

Morgan County Alabama Mortgage Sale Notice

Public sale of real estate in Morgan County Alabama under a 1948 mortgage by John J A Smith and wife Charlsie Ann Smith to Lonnie E Oden. Auction at Decatur courthouse on October 19 1950 during legal hours. Property includes multiple lots in Sections 21 22 and 15 in Tate 8 Range 2 West totaling 3534 acres, described by metes and bounds and deed record 392 page 449. Attorney Harris & Harris represents mortgagee.

State OF Alabama Morgan John J. A. Smith Charlsie Ann Smith Lonnie E. Oden Morgan County Decatur Tate 8 Wiley Stewart L. E. Oden

Father Admits He Is The Slayer Of Infant Daughter

Paterson New Jersey, September 18. Fred Goodell Jr., 22, will be arraigned today for the murder of his infant daughter after hours of questioning. He admitted in a temper that he struck the child with a chair tray, then found her dead, wrapped her in a towel, and carried her in a shopping bag through city streets. He later showed police where the body was buried in a shallow crevice on Garrett Mountain overlooking Paterson. The story notes a historical aside about St. Francis Xavier dying near China in 1552.

Paterson N. J Fred Goodell Jr James Walker Goodell Nancy Garrett Mountain

Publication Notice In Morgan County Alabama

The court orders weekly publication for four weeks in the Decatur Daily Morgan County Alabama, requiring the defendant to plead answer or demur to the bill by October 20 1950 or within thirty days after, or the bill may be confessed. September 18 1950. Bryan McAfee Register. 9-18 9-25 10-2 10-9.

Moses H. Hooks Mattie B. Hooks Morgan County Court Morgan County Alabama Register Decatur Daily Bryan McAfee

Washington eyes long delayed Japanese peace treaty

Mackenzie's column notes relief at moves to inaugurate preliminary negotiations for a lasting peace with Japan after five years of occupation. It discusses Western and Asian reactions, nationalist awakenings, and potential terms including no reparations, gradual rearmament, and UN integration under a soft peace. Major powers debate whether to include Russia in drafting.

Washington Asia Nippon Far East Moscow Japan Britain France America New York United States Russia China Soviet Union General MacArthur United Nations Formosa Okinawa

Dame in the room and board office gaggle

A brief quoted humor exchange shows a traveler receiving wrong change at a ticket window. The traveler notices the excess and the agent declines correction, noting it cannot be fixed after purchase. The piece ends with a quip about wearing tight shoes.

Molasses Flood Roared Through Boston in 1919

In Boston a historic flood struck when a storage tank failed releasing about 2.3 million gallons of molasses. The sugary wave filled streets, carriages, and affected nearby homes, causing injuries and deaths as residents fled the sticky surge.

Boston

Tide of molasses floods town causing 17 deaths

The narrative describes a 50 foot tidal wave of molasses that flooded areas up to six feet deep, killing 17 and destroying multiple buildings. The rest includes assorted jokes, quips, and a Decatur girl’s remark about marriage, plus marginal trivia about rivers and burlesque, all framed in a clipped newspaper voice.

Decatur Man Waits for Crossing as Traffic Surges By

A Decatur man stood on a street corner waiting to cross as traffic streamed by swiftly and continuously after a long wait.

Decatur Man and the Farm Referenced in Street Quip

An impatient man refrains from crossing traffic and calls to a peer across the street. The other man jokes about being born on the far side and comments that a girl’s dance was not original. A quip targets Wall Street men returning to the farm, urging efficient stock watering and sheep shearing.

Decatur Wall Street

Sensible Sue declines marriage proposal in old quarrel

A comic dialogue shows Fritter urging mail coal and freight bill while Sue resists marriage, insisting she remains as sensible as she appears. The exchange riffs on practicality and courting manners in a vintage newspaper snippet.

Ford House at Morristown Park Shelter Washington Winter 1779-80

Morristown New Jersey National Historical Park features the Ford House where George Washington and his officers endured the winter of 1779 80. The site preserves colonial quarters and historic rooms reflecting the Continental Army camp.

Morristown N. J.) National Historical Park Ford George Washington

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