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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 14, 1955

Page

10

Hillsboro Student To Receive Pharmacy Degree From API

B. H. Corum of Hillsboro will earn a B S in Pharmacy from Alabama Polytechnic Institute in August and receive a commission as second lieutenant in the Air Force. During college he served on the ROTC Wing Staff as lieutenant colonel and was intra mural athletic director of Auburn BSA while maintaining a high academic average.

B. H. Corum Buford Corum Hillsboro Alabama Polytechnic Institute Air Force Auburn B.S.A APHA

Groundhog Foray Ends With Big Patches Damage

George Kirchner of Illinois trapped and killed 104 groundhogs in his watermelon patch and collected a county bounty of 25 cents per animal. He recalled losing 20 watermelons to one large groundhog last year and noted the pests cause more damage than a crowd of children.

Groundhog Foray George Kirchner Kirchner

Roads Needed Detroit Faces 1980 Traffic Boom

Dr. J Douglas Carroll Jr of the University of Michigan warns a two year study shows Metropolitan Detroit will require 200 miles of expressways by 1980 to handle rising traffic. The project would cost about one billion dollars.

Detroit J. Douglas Carroll Jr University of Michigan

Radio TV Logs Reflect Blocky Day's Wide Schedule

A long scanned listing outlines a dense Sunday through Monday broadcast schedule across stations WBRO and WABT. It details show times, titles, hosts, and religious to entertainment programming from morning through late night, including gospel, news, wife-based programs, classics, and sports segments.

Bob Jones Frank and Ernest Central Baptist Church A. P. News Mausie Ade Seren Shumake Quartet Rinim Tin Bob Considine Harry Wismer Richard Hayes Fulton Lewis WMSL Robert F G Hurleigh Cedric Bruce Ana Das the Wax Works Glenn Wbro-Tv

Homicide Rate Comparisons Across Countries and Alps Signal

The United States shows a homicide rate more than double Canada and Australia, about triple Scotland, and six times England. Swiss alphorns signaling between mountain peaks reach lengths up to 18 feet.

United States Canada Australia Scotland England

Mops Missing in Hotel Lobby Mystery

A janitor explains he saw mops in an office and assumed the customer wanted floors mopped. The mops reportedly worked fine, suggesting a misunderstanding rather than disappearance.

Goats Interrupt Service At Ebenezer Church

In Greensburg Kentucky two goats wandered the Ebenezer Presbyterian church aisle during a service causing snickers in the choir. The pastor and congregation escorted the animals from the sanctuary as services were halted briefly.

Greensburg Ebenezer Presbyterian Church

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