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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 17, 1956

Page

8

Wide Gap In Scholastic Histories In D C Integration

Washington struggles with desegregation after a year of full public school integration. Black students face educational gaps from prior schooling while resources and teacher availability lag. Officials cite long-term work to raise academic standards and equalize teaching, with social issues largely unaddressed.

D.C Washington Margaret J. Butcher Board of Education Rep Davis D-Ga House Committee On District of Columbia Namiee Rowland F. Kirks

Brice Thompson to be buried in Decatur City Cemetery

Funeral services for Brice M. Thompson a Huntsville former Decatur resident are set for 2 this afternoon at Laughlin Funeral Home Chapel Huntsville with interment in Decatur City Cemetery The Rev J Otis King will lead the Huntsville service and the Rev Donald Frantz will conduct graveside rites Survivors include his widow Mrs Bertie Lou Thompson a daughter Mrs Evelyn Miller a Decatur stepson G W Rodgers and a sister Mrs Cornelia Walker

Brice M. Thompson Huntsville Decatur Laughlin Funeral Home Decatur City Thompson J. Otis King Donald Frantz First Christian Church Bertie Lou Thompson Evelyn Miller G. W. Rodgers Cornelia Walker

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