City schools plan August registration and September holiday
Sept H R Leeman announced that registration for grades one through six and 11 and 12 will attend school on Friday August 30 with a holiday on Monday September 2 Labor Day to give teachers more time for individual pupil attention and for scheduling and program planning Orientation meetings will be held at Riverside Elementary School next week for teachers principals and supervisors.
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H. R. Leeman
Riverside Elementary
Austin High Voting Center Wins Trophy For Turnout
The Decatur mayoral election sees Austin High School center win the Top Voting Box Trophy with 57 percent turnout. L. H. Porch and Buddy Martin, oldest and youngest voters, accept the trophy at Austin High. future elections will decide if the title returns. Other centers and their turnout percentages are listed.
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Austin High Voting Center
Austin High School
Decatur Chamber of 1
Chamber
John Eyster
Austin
L. H. Porch
Buddy
Martin
Eyster
Eastwood
Fire Station
Austinville
Decatur Country Club
Armory
Decatur High School
Courtouse
West Decatur
Somerville Rd
Porch
Joe McPherson
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Buddy Martin
Mayor
Lonnie McDaniel
Dothan socialite Lucille Nichols wins pardon verdict
The State Board of Pardons and Paroles pardoned 52 year old Dothan socialite Lucille M Nichols who had been sentenced to 30 years for second degree murder in the 1956 death of her husband Ralph W Nichols. Nichols had begun serving in 1958 after appeal denials and a self defense insanity claim. Also granted pardons were James Nelson Gracie of Marengo County serving 22 years on grand larceny and Shirley Jordan of Mobile serving 15 years for forgery.
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Montgomery
Ala
Dothan
State Board of Pardons and Paroles
Lucille M. Nichols
State of
Tennessee
Nichols
Ralph W. Nichols
Alabama Supreme Court
Mobile
Monsanto Names Shimp and Hoehn to Plant Posts
David J. Shimp of 1233 North St. SE is named chemical engineer in the Decatur plant's process assistance section of the jacrylic fiber manufacturing department. Stephen M. Hoehn of 1401 19th Ave SE becomes industrial engineer in the plant service department. Shimp, a Hamilton Ohio native, holds a Northwestern B.S. in chemical engineering. Hoehn, from Malden Missouri, earned a University of Arkansas B.S. in industrial engineering.
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David J. Shimp
North St. SE
Stephen, M. Hoehn
19Th
Ave
Monsanto
Decatur
C. E. Heiserman
Shimp
Hoehn
Hamilton
Ohio
Northwestern University
Malden
University of Arkansas
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Carridale St. SW
Charles Martin
Councl
Qaim
Bankamericard
U.S. A
PIC ‘ Pay Shoes
The
Family Shoe Center
Westgate Shopping Center
Pic ‘N Pay Stores
Dothan Socialite
Gracie
Jordan
David Shimp
Stephen Hoehn
Holly Street
Krogers
Sixth Avenue
Stokes Ford
Sears
Sears and
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