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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 06, 1956

Page

3

Couple Plea Help Locate Lost Baby Clothes Suitcase

Mr and Mrs Don Piper of Cleveland appeal to the Highway Patrol for the return of a suitcase containing all their babies clothes lost between Jasper and Decatur Saturday. They were traveling in a baggage car when the wind blew it away and offered a reward for its return.

Cleveland Highway Patrol Jasper Decatur Don Piper

Moulton FFA tops Alabama in state membership honors

Moulton FFA Chapter leads 265 Alabama chapters with 119 members, earning a place on the State FFA Honor Roll alongside ten other high chapters. Mike Alexander is elected president and will receive a chapter room award at the State Convention in Auburn. The chapter will send a Poultry Judging team to Auburn, with Tommy Wayne McCullough Waymon Potter and Harold Hazle, among 32 teams, competing for a $250 prize.

Moulton Alabama Mike Alexander Auburn FFA Tommy Wayne McCullough Waymon Potter Harold Hazle S. L. Canerday Vo-Ag Decatur Alabama Flour Mills Canerday

Lacey's Spring Club Debates Price Props

Lacey's Spring local club held its monthly meeting with a debate on cotton acreage control and price support. The affirmative team Hobson Mahan Jack Kay and James Oakes won by one point over Walter Vann Hough East and Everett Stidger. Georgia Dunn served refreshments for 23 members and several children.

Lacey Ding George Rowe Hobson Mahan Jack Kay James Oakes Walter Vann Hough East Everett Stidger R. A. Gamble Karl Hough Hershel King Georgia Dunn

How Children Grow and What Guides It

In this health education article, Dr. W W Bauer discusses why tracking child growth matters and how measurements are gathered. It contrasts median, mode, and mean, notes the value of regular health examinations, and urges careful, equitable evaluation to guide each child’s development.

Howard V. Meredith State University of Iowa Mittee National Education Association American Medical Association Nic Alcoholism

Suitcase Found. Cleveland Police Seek Return Clothes

A suitcase recovered contains baby clothes and undeveloped film. The Piper is mainly interested in the clothing. If you found the suitcase, call Cleveland ME 12739 collect or write to 1880 West 57th Street, Cleveland, Ohio.

Cleveland W 57Th St Cleveland, O

Speake FFA boys compete for honors in cotton contest

Speake High School FFA members will vie to show applied school training by growing a cotton crop under their own control. Led by vocational agriculture teacher J. B Maddox the competition uses the Efficient Cotton Production Program. Eligible are active members attending regular classes and able to grow at least one acre.

J. B Maddox FFA Speake

Alaskan Bear Feeds On See Nana Marmets

An incident involving a 1500 pound Alaskan bear reportedly consumes ee See nana and marmets in a northern region, drawing wildlife officials to investigate the unusual feeding behavior and assess safety measures.

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Pela H. Ryan Price W. W. Bauer M. D al Grews Speake High School Anderson Business College Decetur, Alabama Second Ave Holly Street Silvertowns Sciadh Belek Relow Aerchase Emmett McClary Mgr B.F. Goodrich Lee Street Decatur, Ala
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