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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 27, 1956

Page

8

Southern Baptists to ease growing pains with expansion plan

The Southern Baptist Convention faces growth, planning to boost its cooperative program budget to 11 million dollars and establish a take over operation of a Kentucky missions school. About 15 000 messengers are expected at the biennial meetings in the coming week with fraternal representatives from international Baptist groups, led by Dr. Casper C. Warren.

Women’s Missionary Union Twstey SBC United States Kentucky Missions School Resdelty Sweekeperean Arene Id Southern Baptists Northern Baptists Casper C. Warren Charlotte N. C

Fall-Out Reaches U. S. From Eniwetok

Eniwetok blast fallout detected on the West Coast. California Health Department reports readings up to 2.4 milliroentgens per hour, the highest since background monitoring began in April. Officials say no damage to living things is expected and fall-out arrival is consistent with prevailing winds from the Pacific proving area.

Berkeley Calif Eniwetok West Coast State Department of Health Health Department Pacific Proving Area

Gleason’s TV Bride Audrey Meadows Weds Randolph Rouse

Audrey Meadows, famed as Jackie Gleason’s TV wife, married Randolph Rouse, a Washington real estate man, in a secretive May 26 ceremony at the Church of the Heavenly Rest in New York. About 50 guests attended as Meadows, 27, tied the knot with 38-year-old Rouse. Gleason was not invited.

New York Audrey Meadows Jackie Gleason Washington Randolph Rouse Gleason Miss Meadows Epenee Alice Ralph Kramden Rouse Church of the Heavenly Rest Fifth Ave Francis James Meadows Cotter Christ Church At Sharon, Conn George Edward Cotter Jayne Meadows Steve Allen Parke Rouse Jr Williamsburg Allen William D. Rouse Falls Church

Ber muda Island Geography Note on Shore Proximity

The statement notes that no location on Ber muda Island lies more than a mile from the sea, highlighting uniform coastal accessibility.

Island of Bermuda

Bath Towel Can Build He Man Muscles

Dr. Arthur H. Steinhaus told the Detroit Leapets Club that a towel exercise can expand muscle and ease back pain. He claimed a 3 4 pulling power for six seconds a day works as well as exhaustion and urged businessmen to move at their desks and even while asleep to prevent overdoing it.

He-Man Detroit Arthur H. Steinhaus Detroit Leapets Club Steinhaus

Indian Mob Drags Crew Off Train in Calcutta Area Wreck

In Khargpur near Calcutta, a train wreck injured 58 as an Indian mob dragged the engine crew from the locomotive and first car after the train halted. The railway said striking workers assaulted and dragged off the engine driver and crew before the train was set in motion.

Calcutta India Khargpur

Arabia Larger Than United States East of the Mississippi

A claim compares Arabia’s size to the area of the United States east of the Mississippi River. The statement implies a vast land area, but no corroborating measurements or sources are provided.

Arabia United States Mississippi

Trio Of Boys All Under 12 Held By Law

Three young Black boys from Decatur were picked up by police after allegedly stealing about 15 dollars from a car in the city cemetery. Most of the money was returned to Mrs. Ben Martin. Two boys reportedly took a hack saw and attempted other thefts before officers found them at Ryan Appliance Co. on Second Ave. None of the boys are 12. Louise Fuqua, mother of ORANGES FROM SEWAGE SACRAMENTO Calif. The Talbert District in California's Orange County plans to reclaim irrigation water from sewage this year. Groundwater wells have been ruined by sea water intrusion. Farmers voted an 80 dollar per acre assessment to fund a sewage treatment plant to provide water for citrus trees rather than discharging waste into the Pacific Ocean.

Decatur Ben Martin Sacramento Calif Talbertoe California United States Talbert Orange County Pacific Ocean

In an Average Year One in Four American Families Moves

New data show that in a typical year about 25 percent of American households relocate. The pattern reflects urban drift and suburban shifts as housing costs and job changes drive mobility across regions.

Two Boys and Grandmother In Recorder’s Court

The court session Monday morning included two boys and the grandmother of one among the defendants. Details on charges and outcomes were not fully disclosed in the brief readable text.

Ue Maglir Recorder's Court

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