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Selma native, business leader Otha Carneal dies

Carneal was born at the old Vaughan Memorial Hospital on what he termed “All Fools Day” in 1918. In an earlier reminiscence, he said his life in the unsophisticated, genteel-mannered town of the early 20th century “was marked by several noteworthy accomplishments. I was captain of the first school safety patrol in Alabama, at Dallas Academy.” A photograph in the schoolroom of the Old Depot Museum attests to the truth of his statement.

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