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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 23, 1955

Page

12

Lawrence Loses Health Officer

MOULTON The Lawrence County health officer Dr W R Taylor of Hatton has resigned after the board of revenue eliminated the health officer salary from the general fund due to a money shortage. The health board now supervises the health office while the county nurse sanitation officer and a statistical clerk remain on duty.

Moulton Lawrence County W. R. Taylor Hatton Board of Revenue Board of Health

Beersheba Grows Into City of Twenty Thousand

Biblical Beersheba has grown from a settlement into a city with about 20 000 residents. The milestone reflects rapid urban development and expanding local infrastructure.

Beersheba

Cullman Plans January Surplus Food Handouts

Cullman County announces January surplus food distribution under Gene Deese. New registrants may apply at the warehouse opposite the city hall from 8 a.m. to noon on January 24. Trucks visit Arkadelphia January 3, Crane Hill January 5, Cold Springs January 7, Jones Chapel January 10, Garden City January 11, Hanceville January 11, Baileyton January 13, Holly Pond January 17, and Cullman January 20 with varying delivery hours.

Cullman Cullman County Gene Deese City Hall Arkadelphia Crane Hill Cold Springs Jones Chapel Old County Garden City Hanceville Baileyton Holly Pond

Wesley Parker Earns Engineering Degree

Wesley Parker of 426 Sherman Street earned a B S in Chemical Engineering from Alabama Polytechnic Institute and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U S Army. He belonged to Phi Kappa Phi Tau Beta Pi Phi Lambda Upsilon AIChE Engineering Council and Kappa Mu Epsilon. Parker is a Coffee High School and Florence State Teachers College alum and will work as a chemical engineer at Chemstrand Corp.

Wesley Parker Sherman St Alabama Polytechnic Institute U. S. Army Phi Kappa Phi Tau Beta Pi Phi Lambda Upsilon American Institute of Chemical Engineers The Engineering Council Kappa Mu Epsilon Parker Coffee High School Florence Florence State Teachers College Chemstrand Corp

Cullman Folks Bring St Nick To Children At Childhaven

Cullman residents joined the local telephone company in a holiday party at the Klein Building for Childhaven children and children of employees. Santa distributed toys and fruit, nuts and candies. refreshments followed. The First Methodist Church held Christ's Birthday Party with over 200 attendees and a Christmas story read by Rev. W H Curl after an invocation by Rev. Otis Kirby.

Cullman St. Nick Childhaven Klein Building Santa Claus The First Methodist Church Otis Kirby Decatur District of North Alabama Methodist Church W.H. Curl

Birmingham couple with Robertson for holiday weekend

Mr. and Mrs. James Oliver of Birmingham are spending the holiday weekend with Mrs. M. L. Robertson.

Mrs. James Oliver Birmingham M. L. Robertson

United States Represented in 60 International Bodies

The United States government holds official representation in more than sixty international organizations, spanning diplomacy, development, and security cooperation. This participation underpins U.S. foreign policy, global governance, and multilateral coordination across diverse issues.

United States

Iron mines of Upper Michigan peak output years apart

In 1915 Upper Michigan iron mines produced more than 19 million tons of ore while the 1960 output was about 13 million tons, highlighting a long term decline in mining volume.

Upper Michigan

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Lawrence Fred S. Robinson Morgan County Cattlemen's Assn James E. Peck J. E. Bean John Lile T. A. Culver E. L. Drinkard, Jr Louie Glenn G. M. Braswell R. H. Fuller Southern Engineering CO Birminrhem Sales & Service Decatur Decatur Apothecary Grant St Santa Sterchi 2Nd Ave Uunue Unbeam Radiant Continol Waffle Baker & Grill Titi
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