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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1952
Page
10
State Education Superintendent J Terry notes a jump in public school enrollments as Alabama plans for September openings. He ties the trend to a postwar baby boom with 1946 births totaling 78,966 vs 70,144 in 1945, signaling growing student numbers.
A 10-year-old from Fultondale died after his bicycle collided with a car yesterday. Calvin Dowda, son of Dr and Mrs Calvin O Dell Dowda, died en route to a hospital in Birmingham.
The Texas heat wave has claimed five more lives, with Mexia reporting two deaths and Vernon one. Dallas tallies ten fatalities after 21 days. Scattered showers reached the Southeast Gulf coast as Seymour notes enrollment climbs and the legislature allocates funds for schools and facilities.
Internal revenue collections for the 1952 fiscal year ending June 30 totaled 385 915 373 39 in Alabama compared with 296 027 754 in 1951. Florida Georgia and Tennessee show increases as well with totals across districts reflecting individual income and employment taxes corporate profits and miscellaneous revenue.
The area logged 20 straight days of 100 plus degree heat with highs of 109 in Ed yesterday and 107 in Quanah. Mineral Wells Wichita Falls reached 105, while Abilene and Fort Worth topped 103 as Dallas Fort Worth Wichita Falls endured the long heat spell.
In fog six miles east of Anacapa Island Stratus and Coos Bay collided off Ventura California. No casualties were reported though Coos Bay sustained a 15 foot hole and flooded engine room. Both vessels, cargo ships of about 3100 and 3500 tons, had crews of around 20.
Sullivan resident Byrd Squire, a coal mine hoisting engineer, says his pond lure draws hundreds of catfish when he calls them with the phrase fishie fishie. Charles Brown reports that over a hundred observers, including a Sullivan news reporter, have seen the act.
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