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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 1955

Page

12

Four Lane Driving Warns Area Motorists To Exercise Caution

The Highway Patrol warns drivers on the four lane sections of U.S. 31 to observe Alabama traffic laws. Violations include improper lane use, signaling failures, and unsafe turns near Ath ens and south of Decatur. Drivers are urged to stay in the proper lanes, use signals during turns, and follow established entrances and crossovers on the divided highway.

Highway Patrol U.S. 31 Athens Decatur Highway Department Alabama Cular

Free medical training in Michigan urged at no charge

Alexander G. Ruthven, president emeritus of the University of Michigan, argues in the Journal of the Michigan State Medical Society that medical schools should charge no fees. He says brains exist on both sides of the tracks and ability and ambition should not depend on parental means.

Ann Arbor Mich Alexander G. Ruthven University of Michigan Ruthven Journal of the Michigan State Medical Society

Lawrence Cove Pupils Show 20 Perfect Attendance

Twenty students at Lawrence Cove School posted perfect attendance for the second six weeks. First to third graders achieving this were Jimmie Alldredge Gary Blackwood Larry Evans Jerry Patton Wayne West Richard Smith Patsy Shields Maurice Alldridge Dennis Holmes Allen McKee James Patton Billy Shields Linda Oden. Fourth to sixth graders honored include Loretta Blackwood Haskel Kinney Jackie Patton Sandra Alldridge Orlando Blackwood Junior Oden and John Puckett. Honor rolls list multiple students across grades with A and B designations.

Lawrence Cove School E. N. Chandler Jimmie Alldredge Gary Blackwood Larry Evans Jerry Patton Wayne West Richard Smith Patsy Shields Maurice Alldridge Dennis Holmes Allen McKee James Patton Billy Shields Linda Oden Loretta Blackwood Haskel Kinney Jackie Patton Sandra Alldridge Orlando Blackwood Junior Oden John Puckett Jerry A Barbara Oden Patsy Shields Cois Jennings Diane Oden Linda Holcomb Jo Ann Latham Carolyn Sue Patton Tho

Harmony Notes From Lawrence County Community

Rev Bert Murphree held regular services at Harmony with Mrs W M Briley and families visiting nearby towns. Local residents express sympathy for Annie Hill and Marion Smith as community ties and visits are shared. Old dispatches note families Gillespie Mills Haris and Holland in Sunday gatherings and calls on Fannie Mills.

W. M. Briley Tennessee Bert Murphree Harmony Clarence Gillespie Lavonia Annie Mills Helen George Har Is and Son Fannie Mills Mt. Hope Murphree Ellis Holland Annie Hill Marion Smith

Fifth and Sixth Grade Class Awards Named

Oden and Patton lead lists with A grades in Fifth Grade and Sixth Grade respectively. Students include Jackie Patton Richard Oden Junior Oden Orlando Blackwood and Johnny Puckett among others.

Debut of Geoffrey Hobday in Dial M for Murder Draws Notice

Geoffrey Hobday conductor of the Charleston Symphony Orchestra makes his dramatic debut in a community players production of Dial M for Murder. His wife and daughter at intermission heard a spectator say the English accent of Captain Lesgate was phoniest. Hobday, born in Birmingham England, has lived in America about three years.

Charleston W. Va Geoffrey Hobday Charleston Symphony Orchestra Community Players

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Lawrence Cove Lawrence County Harmony Ellie Gillespie Oden Richard Oden Johnny Puckett Patsy Ruth Holcomb Sylba Ann McKee H. Leon Reeves Our Decatur Transit Ford Semmes Motor Sales First Avenue V.o.af Arials Ning U.S Ti Lau Jewelry
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