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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1956
Page
7
Harold Joseph Johnson of Hartselle is among 106 candidates for degrees at Anderson College thirty-eighth commencement on Monday night June 18. He will receive the bachelor of theology degree in Bible and ministry.
Dr. Jay M Arena reports that about 14 000 children ages 1 to 14 die yearly from accidents with poisons yet many cases lack diagnosis and official tabulation. Household substances and medicines account for most deaths with toddlers the most affected group. British and US data show similar patterns.
Morgan High School alumnus and second largest graduating class member joins the Ministerial Fellowship. Noting South West Africa's Atlantic coast as Skel ton Coast, the fragment references regional geography and local names without clear context.
Several from here attended decoration services at Morris Chapel Sunday. R. F. Clark remains ill at Hartselle Hospital with visits from Mrs. Woodie Wilson and Mrs. James Ray. Nearby families including the Copelands, Gray, Lanier, Rose, Huey, Voss, and Clark kin visited over the weekend.
Harold Dedman reports an irate owl dive bombed a family picnic at Chickamauga Lake in Chattanooga Tennessee. The bird struck the group repeatedly causing head scratches and prompting everyone to leave the scene in a hurry.
Global fertilizer consumption more than doubles from 1938 to 1953 with world total rising from 8.4 million to 17.9 million metric tons. The United States sees a fourfold rise from 1.31 million to 5.47 million tons while New Zealand records the highest per acre usage.
The religions Judaism Christianity and Islam all trace their roots to the Middle East region. This shared geographic origin highlights the ancient cultural and religious crossroads of the area.
A large crowd attended the baptismal service at Shady Grove Baptist Church in Neel Sunday night with Rev Harold Wright of West Hartselle presiding. Families visiting relatives and updates on illnesses and local decorations were noted, including Jerry Self with measles and David Summerford in Hartselle Hospital.
A two year old girl from the Solitude Community in Gunterville Alabama was killed when a relative backed a car from the driveway striking Connie Faye Segers daughter of Mr and Mrs J R Segers. The death occurred yesterday and was ruled an accidental car collision.
In 1900 about 194 Americans per 100000 died of tuberculosis compared to 10 per 100000 in 1954.
A man spent the weekend with his sister Mrs Norman Rogers and their family in Georgia, enjoying time together and family hospitality.
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