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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 27, 1971

Page

2

Frackies Find Silver Lining for Teacher Raises

Fred and Joyce Frickie learning they will receive pay raises despite Nixon wage price freeze after advancing degrees. State officials say higher salaries for advanced training apply, not just length of service, with Calhoun Junior College coach Frickie and wife both finishing master level work this summer. Mary Jane Evans swears in at oath ceremony in Montgomery.

Fred Frickies Fred Joyce Frickie Nixon Frickie Calhoun Junior College Frickies Ralph Brown

Austin Grad Chooses Army Nursing Scholarship Path

Austin High School graduate Mary Jane Evans 18 won National Merit and Gorgas scholarships and will study at Vanderbilt before entering Walter Reed Army Nursing program She will be commissioned as a first lieutenant six months before graduation from Walter Reed and serve three years in the Army nurse corps

Mary Jane Evans Austin High School Walter Reed Institute of Nursing Army Mary Jane Richard Evans 6Th Ave Gorgas Vanderbilt University Walter Reed Dawson K. Jones

Banks Warn Decatur Customers About Fraudulent Survey

Decatur banks and a savings association warned customers after telephones asked for account numbers and deposit details in a rumored bank survey. A caller identifying as Mr. King from the savings department allegedly contacted at least two banks and a savings loan, prompting officials to urge not to share information.

Decatur Saving and Loan Association Mr. King Savings Department Walter Brittenham First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Brittenham Dalton Guthrie First State Bank Guthrie First National Bank

Accident injures two women in two car crash

Two women were injured Thursday in a two vehicle collision at the U.S.31 and Alabama 67 intersection. Mrs. Rosetta Landers of Athens and Mrs. Eula Crafts of Capshaw were hospitalized by AAA Southend Ambulance Service. Police had no report on the crash this morning.

U.S.31 Alabama Huntsville Hospital Rosetta Landers Athens 3 Eula Crafts Capshaw AAA Southend Ambulance Service

Emergency numbers and crisis contact lines listed

The notice provides emergency contacts for police fire highway patrol sheriff and ambulance with crisis call center numbers. It advises calling 0 for unknown emergencies and includes a Poison crisis line and hospital or physician options. Night and holiday lines are noted as 353 4730.

Fire Department Highway Patrol Morgan

Athens Teens Injured In Wreck In One-Car Crash

Two Athens teens, Rhonda Pylant 14 and Phillip Dawes 17, were injured on Hays Mill Road, 11 miles north of Athens. Dawes treated at Athens Limestone Hospital and Pylant in fair condition. Also notes fall semester registration at Athens College with schedules and a bank call scam remark.

Athens Here Hays Mill Rd Rhonda Pylant Phillip Dawes Dawes Athens- Limestone Hospital Miss Pylant

Pilot Machmiller Tours the South by Piper with Family

Linda Parham recalls the South as welcoming with plenty of trees and pretty scenery. Machmiller, flying since 1968, journeys with his two sons in a Piper, avoiding tourist routes to meet locals and learn a region’s true flavor.

Midget Cheerleaders Back Five Named Members

Five named midget cheerleaders Thersa McCaghren Tammy Morton Beth Sims head Molly Kitchens and Jennifer Sims return to the squad under coach Mickle Clark for a new season.

Thersa McCaghren Tammy Morton Beth Sims Molly Kitchens Jennifer Sims Fow Mickle Clark

Dad and Sons Fly Coast to Coast Camping Each Night

San Jose resident Al Machmiller and his sons Jim and John are traveling by Piper Cherokee 140 from California to the South to meet people away from tourist hubs. They sleep at airports, camp in small towns, and sometimes stay in motels only twice. Pat Machmiller, a Lockheed programmer and pilot, stayed behind to work.

San Jose Califoria Pryor Field Nashville Machmiller Jim John Bakersfield Las Vegas Lockheed el Paso New Orleans IBM

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