Falkville High expands with new vocational building and land
Falkville High School nears completion of a $90,000 home economics and vocational agriculture building on the old campus and progresses on a 26 acre land purchase from the Duvad Sivley estate. The land lies west of campus and funds come from Morgan County tax money and state appropriations. The facility will not open until fall. land use prioritizes playground space.
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Faye Blair
DAILY
Falkville
Falkville High School
PTA
Duvad Sivley
Morgan County
Dollar
Harold Rowe
Herman Wilhite
Bobby Morris
National Future Homemakers Week at Courtland High
Courtland High FHA members join about 600000 girls nationwide in observing National Future Homemakers of America Week. A trophy will be awarded for the top FHA member during Friday initiation ceremonies. About 747 new members will be initiated.
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Courtland
Courtland High School
FHA
Future Homemakers of America
Decatur Police Seize 150 Quarts Of Beer In Home Raid
Police ... confiscated 150 quarts of beer from the Estelle Mose residence in Moulton Heights Decatur 5. Mose was charged with violation of the prohibition law, jailed, posted bond, and released.
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Moulton Heights
Estelle Mose
Decatur 5
Miss Mose
Decatur High Band Boosters Meet Thursday Evening
Decatur High School Band Boosters will hold a meeting Thursday at 7 30 p m in the Behoo cafeteria. The Decatur Music Club also meets Thursday at the home of Mrs C D Adams 1610 Djane Ave sw.
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Decatur High School
Swill
Behoo
Selma Negroes Lose Democratic Runoff for City Council
In Selma Alabama three African American candidates lost by roughly two thousand votes each in the city council runoff. Edwin L Moss and Marius Anderson were defeated by white opponents Bragg Pepper and Lorenzo Harrison, with Pepper and Bragg winning by large margins. Mayor Joe Smitherman noted high turnout and urged reassessment of Negro leadership amid racial voting dynamics. The general election is set for August 13.
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Selma
Ala
Edwin L. Moss
Moss
The
Catholic Fathers of St. Edmunds
Herman Blagg Sr
Luther P. Pepper
Bragg
Pepper
Marius
Ace” Anderson
Maxie M. Ellis
Lorenzo Harrison
Martin Luther King Jr
Joe Smitherman
Smitherman
Edwin Moss
FSC Pays Tribute To Gov Wallace In Silent Observance
Florence State College paused for a moment of silence and played The Lords Prayer to honor Governor Lurleen Wallace. Governor's Day observances at Alabama and Auburn were canceled as Wallace remained ill after cancer surgery.
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Associated Press
Florence State College
Lurleen Wallace
Alabama
Auburn
Florence
E. B. Norton
Athens College students placed on probation after burglary case
Two Athens College students Nelson Armstrong and Donald Green, both from New Jersey, received two year probation and a one year suspended sentence after pleading guilty to burglary and concealing stolen property. Jackie Huber got an 18 month suspended sentence and four years probation for second degree burglary. Judge Bloodworth refused a new trial for Ronnie Underwood, sentenced to five years in prison with no probation. Civil court sets April 29, criminal court starts May 6 with arraignments April 23.
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Nelson Robert Armstrong
Donald Thomas Green
New Jersey
Jackie Huber
Huber
Bloodworth
Ronnie Underwood
Underwood
Service Station Contest Promotes HANDS Recognition
Decatur hosts a HANDS contest to pick the most attractive local service station. Mrs. John Collier invites owners to enter by April 21, with judging on attractiveness and landscape. Winners from the Southeast will be honored at the Birmingham HANDS convention April 22 to 24.
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Decatur
Southeast
John Collier
Local Hands
Collier
Birmingham
Birmingham bus strike shuts down city transit
Birmingham Alabama faced a total bus service halt as 342 drivers walked off after a failed contract renewal. Amalgamated Transit Union officials warned no service in the 700000 population city after midnight, ending a monthly one million rider system. Negotiations had continued since February without resolution.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Ken Totten
Amalgamated Transit Union
Totten
Lawrance Bid is Overruled in County Liquor Case
MOULTON The Alabama Court of Appeals overruled Thomas Pettus county solicitor in a bid to reconsider its prior decision in a liquor possession case. Louis Terry a deputy under ex Sheriff Neal Fretwell was convicted last October in county court for liquor possession and the appeals court had reversed that verdict earlier Pettus sought another hearing which the court denied. The case is set for retrial in county court.
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Moulton
Alabama Court of Appeals
Lawrence
Thomas Pettus
Louis Terry
Neal Fretwell
Pettus
Eastern To Add Decatur To Its City List
Eastern Air Lines will include Decatur among its future service cities. A letter to Mayor J. Gilmer Blackburn from regional sales manager T. Q. Griffin says schedules will show Huntsville Decatur as served. Mayor Blackburn requested the addition. United Airlines also serves Decatur.
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Eastern Air Lines
Decatur
J. Gilmer Blackburn
T. Q. Griffin
Eastern
Huntsville
Griffin
Blackburn
United Airlines
Southern Airways
Carl T. Jones
Decatur Summer School Schedule Details
Pre registration forms for summer school in Decatur will be available in May. High school courses run in two terms June 3 28 and July 1 26 at Decatur High. Head Start runs June 10 Aug 2. Reading improvement for elementary and high school. basics for language arts and arithmetic. Fees vary by residency and course type.
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Decatur City
Decatur High
Decatur
Gordon-Bibb School
Walter Jackson
Woodmeade
Cherry St
Walter Jackson and
Gordon Bible
Boys' Club Week Festivities Highlight Decatur Youth
Decatur's Boys' Club marks National Boys' Club Week March 31 through April 6 with events led by executive director Frank Sheppard. He notes more than 760 clubs serve over 750000 youths nationwide and that local activities include games and a runoff to pick top boys for a Junior Olympics in Tuscaloosa later this month or in early May.
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Decatur Boys’ Club
Frank Sheppard
Sheppard
Tuscaloosa
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