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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1954
Page
18
Alabama farmers avoid sheep due to parasitism fears but research by W H Gregory shows mixed grazing lowers cattle parasites and benefits pastures. He notes stomach and medium stomach worms have host-specific patterns and advocates rotation and phenothiazine use for economic control.
Public interest booklet argues chiropractic adjustments release vital nerve forces, restore spine function, and improve health. It asserts disease stems from nerve blockage and brain communication issues, and promotes Dr. J. D. Shawn's clinic at 104 Church St. N. E. near Canal St., phone 197.
The United States mines and processes more coal annually than the total earth moved during the Panama Canal project. This comparison highlights the scale of coal production relative to a major historic engineering effort.
Urbana, Ill. Willis N. Bruce of Illinois reports a new Bayer L 13/59 syrup bait kills house flies quickly in tests. The compound, not yet public, raises safety questions and awaits FDA review. A second item notes Minnesota plans tests on 10,000 ninth graders for delinquency risk factors. A third line mentions a giant moose with an 8 foot shoulders and 6 foot antlers.
The article describes a substance easily removed with a damp cloth that can be daubed on paper or cardboard and placed where flies gather to deter them.
The Kiddie Kollege class led by Mrs. Dorothy Pitt and Mrs. Howard Belser staged songs devotions pantomimes a circus play and a Hit Parade of Kindergarten Songs at Central Methodist Church. Thirty four students received diplomas and advance to first grade while others return for another year with honors and Good Citizenship ribbons awarded to multiple students.
The article notes that paid vacations are increasingly used as incentives in U.S. sales. Firms cover travel, lodging, and entertainment for top performers and often their spouses. Heister estimates about 20 million dollars in vacation expenses this year with luxury touches and conventions folded into trips.
A fragment lists Linda MacGregor Jimmy McClary Lile McLaughlin Betty Ann Net tles Marc Michelson Steve Prest wood Janette Rush Ann Sletcher Garland Stewart Tommy Shanks Toni Troup Sandra Wallace and Thomas Whitman among readers or residents connected to an unspecified document or notice.
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