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Decatur Daily in Decatur, Alabama

04 Dec 1963

Page 9

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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 04, 1963

Page

9

Decatur High Band to Honor 32 Seniors Thursday

Decatur High School Band will honor 32 seniors with pins at Thursday night’s concert in the school auditorium. Band director Jerry Countryman notes most seniors hold first chair roles and have five years in junior and senior bands. The Band Boosters organize pins, tickets, and publicity for the Christmas concert, with tickets $1 for adults and 50 cents for students.

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Decatur High School Freddie Ellis Billy Thomas Cathy Ryan Richard Aldridge Bob Wells Jerry Grantland Jerry Lee Ronnie Clemmons Tommy Hutchinson Carol Campbell Sheila Price Carol Still Suzanne Bean Dianne Murphree Marshall Christian Jerrell Newby Jimmy Howell Mary Nell Swatzell Dianne Foster Dorothy Rogers John Austin Sylvia Hamilton Jack Ozier Moore Houston Raymond Sharbutt Pat Quinn Belle Chenault Donna Fuller Danny Albert Tim Johnson Howell Black David Lashley Nancy Edwards Jerry Countryman Forbes and San Piano Co Decatur Band Instrument Co Tuscaloosa Decatur Countryman Booster Club
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Parallels Noted In Deaths Of Lincoln Kennedy

AP report compares Lincoln and Kennedy deaths noting similar medical details and emergency efforts. Early doctors praised for swift response as they tried to save both leaders while debates on modern brain surgery’s impact arise. Different timelines show Lincoln's house aftermath vs Kennedy’s Ford Theatre response.

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Lincoln Kennedy Frank Carey Associated Press Washington Abraham Lincoln Malcolm Perry Parkland Hospital Dallas Dr. Perry Hugh R. Gilmore Jr Medical Museum The Armed Forces Institute of Pathology Col. Gilmore Ford Theater Perry Gilmore Col George J. Hayes Walter Reed Army Hospital Lincoln Medical History
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Two Escapees Are Recaptured Near Hartselle

Two escaped Camp Decatur inmates Jacob Collins 23 and Jimmy Lee Curry 27 were recaptured near Hartselle by Camp Superintendent A O Cagle and local police. Both had been sentenced to Camp Decatur facilities in Jefferson.

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Hartselle Camp Decatur A. O. Cagle Jacob Collins Jimmy Lee Curry Jefte Yugtty
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Auto Stolen From Hartselle Pool Room Area

HARTSELLE A 1959 Ford four door hard top in green and white with plate 52 2178 was reported stolen from the front of the Hartselle Pool Room at 10 10 p m Tuesday. Owner Joe Patterson identified the vehicle.

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Hartselle Joe Patterson
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Prisoners Captured After Fence Break at Camp Decatur

An employee says the pair crawled under a fence to escape. Authorities received a tip they were at a house two miles east of Hartselle. At 8 a.m. Cagle and Hartselle police took the men into custody. Collins was sentenced to 26 years for second degree murder on October 29, 1962. Curry, serving a three year term for grand larceny, was sentenced March 29, 1963.

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Camp Decatur Hartselle Cagle Collins Curry
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