Good Grades Run In Suiter Family
Mrs. Wilma Suiter graduates magna cum laude from Athens College while daughter Renee completes high school at Decatur High School as a Senior Honor Society member. The Suiters span Calhoun Junior College to Athens College with a double major in elementary education and psychology, and family involvement in church, school activities, and athletics.
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Wilma Sdicer
Suiter
Athens College
Renee
Decatur Hggh
Sutter
Mayfield
Athens
Decatur City
Calhoun Junior College
Calhoun
Division of Education
Brown's Ferry
Mrs. Suiter
Othe Suiters
Phil
Decatur High School
Lynn
Eastwood Elementary School
Southside Baptist Church
Decatur Eyes Guatemalan Sister City Link
City leaders discussed a sister city partnership with a Guatemala city. State Department official Andy Hernandez outlined Partners of the Americas aims and recommended Huehuetenango as a potential sister. Huntsville ties to Cuilapa were cited by Leon Crawford.
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Guatemala
Andy Hernandez
U.S. State Department
Partners of the Americas
Partners of the
Alliance For Progress
Partners
U. S
South America
Hernandez
Decatur
Huehuetenango
Leon Crawford
Huntsville
Cuilapa
Decatur School Board Keeps Teacher Vacancies Open
Decatur City Schools will not hire to fill resignations until revenue for salaries is assured. The board approved 57 teachers for continued service after a three year probation and reviewed resignations from 21 teachers. The panel discussed a county education sales tax expected to raise about 1 million annually for three years.
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Decature City
Curtis P. Sellers
Sellers
City
General Fund
Decatur
Morgan County
Retired Couple Becomes Delightful Helpers at Eastwood School
Grace and Ivan Maurer, after long careers at Redstone Arsenal, volunteer weekly at Eastwood Elementary. They mentor 25 kindergartners, supervise activities, and contribute materials and ideas, including a life sized paper mache cow, drawing on decades of hands on instruction and missile program experience.
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Redstone Arsenal
Grace
Ivan Maurer
Maurers
Sherry Parrish
Ann Farris
Eastwood Elementary School
Maurer
Miss South
Eastwood
Maurers Bring Aid to Kindergarten Class
Mrs. Maurer and her family donate time and doll clothes for the girls in a kindergarten program. She calls this a golden age for children and says the year can be one of the best in a child’s life. They joined two years ago to support instructors in early education.
Red Cross Seeks 1517 Locally in Morgan County Drive
The Morgan County Red Cross aims to raise 1517.90 for nationwide disaster relief. Mrs. Ware Foster said the United Way support is promised, and the chapter has spent 1398 aiding 23 families after March floods.
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The
American Red Cross
Morgan County
U. S
Ware Foster
Foster
United Way
Red Cross
Mississippi
Alabama
P.O
Decatur
Ala
Crisis Line Numbers From Decatur Daily Notice
Emergency guidance instructs calling the Crisis Call Center at 355 8000 for personal crises and possible poisoning. The notice lists hospital or family physician contacts and advises dialing 0 for operator help if unsure.
Notable Local Figures Gather for Decatur Event
Mrs. George Hansberry of Morgan Lawrence Medical Auxiliary, Bob Rose a Monsanto chemical engineer, Mrs. Beverly M. Ward president of the Decatur chapter of the National Secretaries Association, attorney A. J. Coleman, Mayor and Mrs. Russell Bolding, and Barrett Shelton Jr. general manager of the Decatur Daily and Mrs. Shelton attend a community gathering.
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George Hansberry
Morgan-Lawrence
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Renee Suiter
Wilma Suiter
Bae
Austin High School Science Department
Dean McMinn
Austin Science Department
Ping
Accock
Leshan Moros
Emmie Lou Williams
Lakeview
Virginia Herrington
Rebecca Sproles
West Decatur
Sharon McClendon
ISC
Richard Holbrook
Austin High School
Alice Ackley
Sue Johnson
Sara Etheridge
Thomas Thrasher
Walter Braver
Thomas Black
Judy Jackson
Patricia Bradbury
Jimmy Holley
Howard Morris
Sheila Thistle
Billy F. Wood
Brookhaven
Ward Webster
Byron West
Brenda Appleton
Diane Berry
James Berry
Brenda B. Kirkham
Nadine Jordan
Rebecca Minor
Sharon Brunner
Jean Gilbert
Carl Grissom
Patsy Smith
Oak Park
Betty Dennis
Leslie Gray
Clarice Kelly
Adah Jervis
Lillian Jordan
Joe Waldop
Reita Walsh
Alice Wood
Robert Bumpus
Austinville
Trebie Kay Cobb
Loretta Day
Barbara Pickens
Sandra Upton
Barbara Walker
Cindy Norman
June Hall
Edith Hubbard
Waldine Keeton
Central
Olga Barker
Women’s Chamber of Commerce
J. V. Sailors
Decatur Education Association
Lynn Fowler
Decatur Kiwanis Club
Bob Lee
Alabama Mountain Lakes Association
Browns Ferry Construction
Browns Ferry
Big
By Linda Parham
Bob Denham
Mauurers
Billy Farris
Tony Estes
Decatur Daily
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