Nugent Memorial Scholarship Fund at Athens College
A memorial Nugent Scholarship is established at Athens College to honor a former smother in the men’s dormitory. Bobby Ray Hicks notes the fund will be run by a joint committee of faculty and Nugent family with criteria to be set. Contributions are received and directed to Ewell P. Smith, director of financial aid.
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Athens
Athens Col
Bobby Ray Hicks
Nugent
Athens College
Hicks
Ewell P. Smith
Baughman Delivers Keynote at Athens Summer Institute
Dr Willis J Baughman of the University of Alabama will keynote Athens College three week Summer Institute for Teachers on Health Education June 13 July 3 on the Athens campus. He will be joined by six health experts. institute directed by Miss Dorothy Campbell aims to equip teachers with health education resources for the classroom. Open to teachers and students.
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Athens
Willis J. Baughman
University of Alabama
Athens College
Baughman
Dorothy Campbell
Campbell
Burglary Reported on Van Truck at Methren Address
Will Methren of 1502 15th Ave SW reported a burglary this morning. He said the lock on the front door had been forced or damaged during the break in.
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Will Methren
15Th Ave
Advertising Excellence Awards Listed for Local Papers
The Decatur Daily and other papers are named in award lists for General Advertising Excellence and Best Sections. Under 30,000 circulation texts include The Decatur Daily alongside Waycross and Athens. Over 30,000 entries feature Montgomery Advertiser and Augusta with multiple honors across categories.
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Anniston
Waycross
THE
Decatur Daily
Montgomery Advertiser
Columbus
Augusta
Columbus, Ga
Birmingham News
Montgomery
Gadsden Times
Auasta
Car Break-In Report Quietly Stages Missing Items
A vehicle break in occurred between 11 30 p m Sunday night and 6 a m today. Items reported missing include signal lights jumper cables sunglasses air filters boots paint glue spark plugs and other belongings.
Burglary Reported at Decatur Shopping Center
Police said a change box at a Decatur Shopping Center machine was forced open during the weekend burglary. An undetermined amount of change was stolen.
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Decatur
Decatur News Briefs: Golf Lessons and Academic Honors
Decatur Country Club offers six free junior girls golf lessons this week on Tuesday and Thursday at 10 a.m. George S. Watters Jr. of Decatur is accepted to participate in an NDEA English Institute at West Georgia College from June 17 to July 26. A total of 32 high school teachers are chosen for the institute focusing on Georgia’s new English curriculum in secondary schools. Pollyanna Blackwell Barnes earns a B.S. in home economics from George Peabody College and plans to teach in Decatur. Madisyn Marshall earns an A.B. from Randolph-Macon Woman’s College. biology major, former FOCUS Symposium food chair, a Decatur High School alumna. A ski club meeting is set for Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Mutual Savings Training Center, Bank Street. all members or prospective members urged to attend.
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Decatur Country Club
George $. Watters Jr
Decatur
West Georgia College
Georgia
Pollyanna Blackwell Barnes
Ernie Blackwell
Fairway Dr
George Peabody College For
Madisyn Marshall
Madison L. Marshall
Prospect Drive
Randolph-Macon Woman's College
Lynchburg
Decatur High School
Mutual Savings Training Center
Bank St
Bus Crash Report Urges Preventive Bus Maintenance and Design Review
The Bus Medico-Engineering Research Unit calls for five recommendations to prevent future school bus mishaps and urges better preventive maintenance and interior design research focusing on ceilings. The Morgan County DA plans to subpoena state trooper reports and an Atlanta unit study, with Ambrose N. King suing GM and Perley A. Thomas Car Works for 1 million dollars. A light docket and grand jury session are scheduled as county circuit court prepares to reconvene later this month.
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Medico-Engineering Research Unit
State Trooper
Atlanta
Morgan County
Richard L. Handley
Grand Jury
Hundley
Ambrose N. King
Mickey Ronald King
General Motors Corp
Detroit
Perley A. Thomas Car Works Inc
North Carolina
General Motors
Perley A. Thomas Car Works
Powell
Nominating committee appoints new officers and directors
The slate includes Earl Adams of Atlanta as president Bob Smith of Montgomery as vice president Sam B Hart of Columbus Ga as secretary Jim Irvin of Mobile as treasurer Directors are Wallace Miller of Dothan Tommy Washington of Athens Ga Jerry Esslinger of Birmingham and Frank Cook Albany Ga Members of the display advertising department include Clarence Campbell Robbie Long Harold Horton Elisabeth Farish Verbon Shelton Jerry Waddell and Melvin Griffin Joe Speegle heads the classified advertising department Other staff include Dave Ziegler Steve Shirley Srene Cole and Brenda Mills George Biggers III leads the marketing and community affairs department.
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Earl Adams
Atlanta
Bob Smith
Montgomery
Sam B.hart
Columbus
Jim Irvin
Mobile
Wallace Miller
Dothan
Tommy Washington
Athens
Jerry Esslinger
Birmingham
Frank Cook
Albany
Schur
Clarence Camp‘bell
Robbie Long
Harold Horton
Elisabeth Farish
Verbon Shelton
Jerry Waddell
Melvin Griffin
Joe Speegle
Cclassified
Dave Ziegler
Steve Shirley
Srléne Cole
Brenda Mills
George Biggers III
Births Notice for Matthews Woodruff Morgan Families
Mr and Mrs David Matthews of Mark Street Southwest welcome a son born Sunday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs Harold Woodruff of Hartsville welcome a daughter today at Decatur General. Mr and Mrs Richard Alan Morgan are also listed in the notice.
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David Matthews
Mark St. SW
Decatur General Hospital
Harold Woodruff
Hartselle
Richard Alan Morgan
Morgan Head Start Set For June 10
Morgan County Head Start opens June 10 at four county schools Danville F E Burleson Priceville and West Morgan with J A Greenhawk director and Deborah Harrison secretary bookkeeper. Tea ching staff includes Norris Turney Maude Brooks Elizabeth Dotson Ovella Moore and others with a long list of teacher aides and advisory and grievance committees.
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Morgan County
Danville School
F. E. Burleson
Priceville School
West Morgan School
J. A. Greenhawk
Deborah Harrison
Norris Turney
Maude Brooks
Elizabeth Dotson
Ovella Moore
Carl L. Howard
Joyce Murphy
Minnie Nickerson
Sandra Turner
Imogene Williams
Mar‘sa Jones
Sandra Minor
Lewis Teague
Harriet Watson
John Ellenburg, Jr
Richard Morris
Opal Tapscott
Rita Taylor
Shirley Higdon
O. N. Williams
Loy. Greenhill
J. F. Stallworth
I. F. Stallworth
Hospital Listings and Dismissals Fold into Local Ledger
A long list from Roy Watts to Mrs Zack Perry Church St records patients at multiple hospitals with discharges and dismissals. Names appear with street addresses and towns Decatur Huntsville Moulton Athens Danville Cordele Ga. Hazards include many first names and surnames followed by hospital wards or streets.
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Roy “Edward Watts
Lacey's Er
Glartesus
Tiseniee
Michael Cole
Elliott St
Richard Dale Cole
Edward Everett Bowsel
Grant St
Donna Jo Meares
Decatur
Hollis Willard Parker
Moulton
Donald Archie Baugher
Athens
Robin Renee Barkley
Madison
Jimmy Raville Snoddy
Blueberry Lane
Gilbert Virgil Allen
Jule M. Julich
Hartselle
Shireen Elizabeth Smith
17Th Ave
Frank Rice Smithson
Vinemont
Perry Dewitt Anders
John Spencer Pearce
Danville
James A. Rithmire
Atthens
Tillman Eugene Hale
Courtland
John H. Hudgins
Morgan Ave
Mamie Ellen
Litrell
Rosie Asalee- Hill
Nora Blagburn
William T. Hamilton
Johnston St
James H. Bradford
Harrison St
Jimmie W. Mygrant
Cordele
Kenneth L. Hulsey
Decature
Alma Lynn Welch
John McKie Ellis
Huntsville
Etheridge Robbins
5Th Ave
Elbert D. Lamon
7Th Ave
William Arthur Stone
Howard Loyd Brooks
Marion Laxson
Thomas Drive
Allen Jewel Byrd Jr
Beatrice Rather
12Th Ave
Ronald Joseph Roberts
Marvin E Jones
Baileyton
Zack Perry
Baugh Wiley Smith Admissions List Read
Names and addresses appear in a dense admissions list including Luanna Gayle Little at 1810 Olive St SE and multiple guardians such as Nella Ophelia Robinson and Patricia Ann Herbert. The entries reference Decatur Ardmore Falkville Courtland Somerville Valdermosa Springs and other locales with various street addresses.
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Luanna Gayle Little
Olive St. SE
Nella Ophelia Robinson
Decatur
E. C. Barnett
Ardmore
Georie Lawrence
Hartselle
Clarence Preston Aday
Somerville, Rd. SE
Soam O’ Neal Waddell
Valdermosa Spriings
Willis A. Curbow
Lara Elizabeth Briscoe
Somerville
Natchez Riots Prompt Curfew and Curbs on Alcohol
Citywide patrols flood Natchez after a riot sparked by a false rumor. City officials including Zuccaro ban alcohol sales and weapons, impose a curfew, and dispatch police who report 15 curfew arrests and 114 weapon arrests by midnight. Riotous crowds smashed 10 stores and looted little while tear gas and warning shots were used.
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Nosser
Cotton Scouts In Training at Auburn University
Twenty six Alabama cotton scouts from counties including Madison Limestone Cullman and Jackson begin three days of training at Auburn University to identify boll weevils and other pests and plan control methods. They will scout up to 1500 acres each for $1 per acre across 16 counties, with expected total scouting activity statewide.
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North Alaal
Alabama
Auburn
Jack Anderson
Madison
Limestone
Joe Anderson
Decatur
Billy W. Bryan
Falkville
Ed Gilchrist
Courtland
Lawrence
Ben Gould
Cullman
Autauga
John Osborne
Geraldine
William F. Peinhardt
Colbert
Pat T
Auburn University
Ledbetter
Chemical Company
Headland
Retired Couple Finds Florida Not Cheapest for Living
A federal survey shows a retired couple needs $3,600 yearly in a Florida city versus $3,200 in some Southern non metropolitan areas. Nashville tops Southern costs at $3,721 while Baton Rouge is lowest at $3,486. Orlando and Atlanta are higher. The typical couple is a 65-plus husband and wife in mortgage-free housing with Medicare protection.
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Atlanta
Florida
U.S. Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Brunswick A. Bagdon
Bureau
Nashville, Tenn
Baton Rouge
Bagdon
Fleming Wadsworth race tightens in county primary
Fleming led Wadsworth by 350 votes in a three man primary last month. Both campaign actively with Fleming relying on personal contact and Wadsworth on home group meetings. Voter turnout lagged with 12 percent in May and about 32 000 registered county-wide.
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Wadsworth
Justice of the Peace
Julian Hardy
J.kester Smith
Smith
Hardy
Lurleen Wallace
H. G. Hunter
James T
Jim) Coffey
Hunter
Coffey
Abby hurricane nears Florida coast with strong winds
Weather officials warn Abby will bring 75 to 80 mph squalls along the coast with 4 to 6 foot tides and very heavy rain. The hurricane is expected to cross the peninsula tonight and move into the Atlantic near Daytona Beach Tuesday. Tornadoes were reported near Macon Georgia and near Columbia South Carolina with damage but no injuries.
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Weather Bureau
Key West
Tampa
Tampa Bay
Abby
Florida Peninsula
Atlantic
Daytona Beach
Cuba
National Hurricane Center
Southeast
Gulf States
Great Lakes
Macon
Columbia
S.C
Ground breaking for interfaith chapels at Bryce and Partlow
Alabama Coach Bear Bryant attended the ground breaking and praised donors for the chapel fund drive. Governor Brewer noted no public appearances during mourning. Dr. Tarwater thanked volunteers and co chair Ralph Jordan. Chapels cost about 200000 dollars, seating 500, with plans by architects.
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Partlow
Alabama
Paul “Bear” Bryant
Bryant
Efts
Albert Brewer
Wallace
J. S. Tarwater
Bryce
Auburn
Ralph Jordan
J. C. Courtney
Tuscaloosa
Allen Supports Runoff Winner in Alabama Election
Rep. Selden predicts victory for Jim Allen in Alabama with a claim that opponent’s campaign was plotted in Bronxville New York by Oliver Quayle and Co. Allen says victory on Tuesday will be a victory for the people of Alabama and that he ran a winning and honorable campaign.
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Rep
Selden
Alabama
Bronxville
N. Y
Oliver Quayle
Allen
Wyoming Territory Grants Women Vote in 1869
A law allowing women to vote was enacted in the Wyoming Territory on December 10, 1869, marking an early and pivotal step in women’s suffrage within the region.
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Territory of
Wyoming
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4Th Ave
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Cullman Hospital
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Sean Kelley
Eleanor
Dr. SW
Patricia Ann Herbert
Bel-Air
Clarence Roseberry
13Th Ave
Thomas West
3Rd Ave
Charlotte Jenkins
Falkvile
Nadine Goodwin
Roy Luckett
Wilson St
Willie Sue Johnson
Lena Brown
10Th Ave
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Frank Rickard
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Decatur High School Chorus
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Steve Carroll
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Somerville Rd
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