Mathis family legacy ends as four athletic sons move on
The Mathis clan of Decatur High and Austin High fame closes a chapter as Vernon Sr and Eunice relocate to Guntersville while sons Vernon Jr Roger Mike and Dale pursue college and pro careers. The family’s athletic impact, dating to 1958, leaves a lasting local imprint.
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Dale
Freida
Decatur High
Mathis
Mike
University of Alabama
Guntersville
Vernon, Sr
Vernon Mathis
Eunice
Decatur
South Carolina
Vernon, Jr
Roger
Dad
Mom
Mrs. Mathis
Vernon
Eunice Mathis
Red Raiders
Air Force
Calhoun Junior College
Bob Shuttleworth
Austin High
Roger Mathis
Vernon Mathis, Jr
Don
Freida) Perry
Decatur High School
Myers Orders Birmingham Firm To Limit Pollution
State Health Officer Ira Myers directed Swift Agricultural Chemical Co. in North Birmingham to cut air emissions after a three hour hearing. He warned he may act again if needed to protect residents amid rising respiratory cases and strong odors from ammonia and sulfuric acid.
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Myers
Birmingham
Ala
Ira Myers
Swift
Richard E. Grasnier
State Health Department
Alabama Air Pollution Control Commission
Environmental Health Bureau
Paul Pate
G. B. Welsh
Environmental Protection Agency
Atlanta
Swift Chemical
Decatur to Expand Safety Patrol Training in Schools
Decatur Police Department will start additional training at four elementary schools on Monday with fourth grade safety patrols at Gordon Bibb Woodmeade Eastwood and West Decatur. Training runs May 17 at five campuses with on the job traffic practice and parent information sessions on May 24 and 25 at City Hall. The program, co sponsored by the Kiwanis Club and Jaycees, aims to preserve Decatur’s record of zero elementary campus fatalities.
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Decatur Police Department
Decatur City
Gordon Bibb
Woodmeade
Eastwood
West Decatur
Phylliss Sidebotham
Decatur Safety Council
Austinville
Somerville Road
St. Ann's
Walter Jackson
Sidebotham
City Hall
Decatur
Decatur Kiwanis Club
Decatur Jaycees
Help with unwanted calls and wrong identity complaints
Edwin C. Gardner asked for help stopping harassing telephone calls from National Bellas Hess in Kansas City. The firm said the address mix up caused the calls and asked him to ignore further letters. In a second matter, D C Decatur sought help over a delayed replacement stem for a West Bend 30 cup coffee pot from Paul C Davis Ace Hardware. The store manager said the correct stem was reordered weeks ago and should arrive soon. if not, he will arrange expedited procurement.
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National Bellas Hess
Kansas City
Edwin C. Gardner
Decatur
West Bend
Paul C. Davis
Ace Hardware
D. C
Emergency numbers and contacts listed for counties and services
The snippet lists emergency and sheriff numbers for Morgan Limestone Athens Lawrence Cullman and Decatur Daily notices. It warns to call 911 for emergencies and to notify operators of the emergency type. It references poison control via hospitals or family physicians and provides a general emergency instruction tone.
Amerson Trial Begins Monday in Tuskegee Jail Beating Case
Alabama's first black sheriff since Reconstruction faces federal trial Monday in Tuskegee for beating Wilbert Harris in the Macon County jail. Sheriff Lucius Amerson and chief deputy Richard Coleman Jr. are indicted for civil rights violations. state Rep. Fred Gray leads the defense with Atty. Gen. Bill Baxley joining. Harris, who was jailed for driving while intoxicated after a shootout, was charged with assault with intent to murder. Harris seeks transfer to another county due to alleged publicity.
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Lucius Amerson
Macon County
Richard Coleman Jr
Montgomery
Wilbert Dean Harris
Tuskegee
Fred D. Gray
Bill Baxley
Gray
Amerson
Coleman
Harris
Macon
Sheanner
Alabama
Grandparent Appreciation Week At Austin High School
Mayor Charles Gunthorth and the Austin Student Council announce Grandparents Week at Austin High School. A banner honoring grandparents will be posted in the school. Featured are Mrs Wilda, mathematics instructor, and Carol Ristine, student council president and Grandparent Appreciation Week chairman. This is the first such event in Decatur.
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Oothreagh
Ridapedias
Austin High School
Charles Gunthorp
Austin
Wilda
AWS i . Sailors
Carol Ristine Sneigie
Decatur
Gary Wilhite
Blue Cross Hikes Rates For Expanded Coverage In Alabama
The Alabama State Insurance Department approved a new Blue Cross Blue Shield plan set to take effect July 1. Policyholders will pay a $60 hospital deductible up from $50, with up to 90 days of care per illness, and premiums rise about two dollars per quarter for individuals and five dollars for families.
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Montgomery
Ala
State Insurance Department
Blue Cross- Blue Shield of
Alabama
Whi Hielp
Insurance policy denial and rate increase rationale
Se ee ment superintendent explains the March 21 denial of a 21 percent rate increase. He says actuaries basis the change on expected proportional benefits, enabling the company to recoup losses as healthier policyholders balance sicker ones. The department rejected the increase fearing higher hospital costs.
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Department
Bookout
Insurance Department
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