Public Forum Letters Challenge Public School Move
A reader letter from Morgan County residents protests the state board decision to relocate the district high school site to Trinity. They argue equity, travel fairness, and long-term student access, urging reform and urging The Decatur Daily to press officials for local input and accountability. The correspondence expresses concern over transport costs and rural access, and calls for objective review by leadership.
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Alabama
Morgan County
Austinville
Decatur
Morgan County Board of Education
Montgomery
Trinity
Decatur Daily
PTA
State of
J. F. Roger Janel
McWhorter
S. G
Gil) Johnson
Dan Prater Albert Lamon Rey
J. A. Self
Barrett Shelton
Shelton
State Department of Education
New Moulton Road
Tennessee River
Flint Creek
Lawrence County
Moulton Road
Flint
Basham
Macedonia
Starues Named To Civitan Post In New Orleans Meeting
Three Decatur Civitan Club members Eddie Self Walter Evans and Earl Riggs returned from the Civitan International Convention held June 21 25 in New Orleans Approximately 1 800 attendees from the United States and Canada attended June Starnes Guntersville was elected Civitan International president for 1959 60 The annual session at the Roosevelt Hotel featured Dr Courtney W Shropshire founder of Civitan recalling the group s Birmingham origins in 1917 John B Bond Clarksville Tenn was named International president for the coming year The convention also announced a new Collegiate Civitan project The report notes wives and Evans children attended and that the meeting was held in New Orleans with the group meeting June 21 25
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Decatur Civitan Club
New Orleans
Civitan International
Eddie Self
Walter Evans
Earl Riggs
Evans
United States
Canada
June Starnes
Guntersville
Civitan
Courtney W. Shropshire
Pacific Pallisades
Calif
Birmingham
Ala
International
John B. Bond
Clarksville
Roosevelt Hotel
Jones Coal Co Gets Redstone Arsenal Job
Mobile firm Jones Coal Co of Decatur was awarded a 113 492 contract for additions and alterations to the post signal building at Redstone Arsenal. Three other Redstone and Ft Rucker Alabama contracts were awarded at the same time.
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Mobile—Jones Coal Co
Decatur
Redstone Arsenal
Redstone
Ft. Rucker
Ala
Philippines Gains Independence On July Fourth Nineteen Forty Six
The Philippine Republic achieved full sovereignty as the United States granted independence on July 4, 1946. The landmark event ended colonial rule and established the Philippines as a self governing nation.
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Philippine Republic
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Austinville School
Roy Grizzard
Gorman Braswell
State
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Barabbas
Jesus
Grace Baptist Church
Ais Roman
Sterchi’s
Jewelry Dept
Phillips 66
Norris
Decatur, Ala
Terry
Landersville
Hillsboro
Hollaway Grocery
W. Main
Hartselle, Ala
Zenith
Marvin Sims
Television and
Marvin
and Televisions
J.B. Dunn
J. B
Perience
E. Moulton St
Theo Hill
Fedders
Zenith TV
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