Teacher Retiring After 35 Years at Lawrence County High
J. K. Howell, longtime Lawrence County High School principal and later full time guidance counselor, retires after 35 years at the school. He arrived in Moulton in 1935 and served as elementary principal before leading LCHS until 1955 and later guiding students from 1966 under the federal counseling program.
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Moulton
J. K. Howell
Lawrence County High School
Howell
LCHS
Longtime educator Howell shaped county high school growth
Howell recalls era of fires for heat and bucket lunches, noting hot lunch program and growth at Lawrence County High School from 275 to about 1,100 students. He and Rebel Allen married in 1924, two sons live in California and Alabama, and he emphasizes character and integrity in students. He is active in Moulton Baptist Church and Lions Club, with a long tenure as Mason.
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Howell
LCHS
Mt. Hope
J. T. Howell
Mt. Hope School
Lawrence County High School
Florence State Normal College
University of Alabama
Rebel Allen
Gleason
Moulton Baptist Church
Moulton Lions Club
Moulton Lodge 6
Arraignment Set for June 4 in Embezzlement Case
Three former O K Tire Co managers face arraignment on June 4 after being charged with embezzling nearly $900 in merchandise. The three are to appear before the court for plea action.
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O.K. Tire Co
Jack Waits Holland
Huntsville
North Alabama
Decatur
6Th Ave
James T. Thrasher
Trinity
Joe W. Hollis
Sherman St. SE
Athens Officer Suspended In Prohibition Violation Case
Athens police officer Robert Hay faces suspension pending city council review after a prohibition law violation charge following an accident with a farm tractor. Hay and three other individuals face multiple counts including embezzlement and theft of tires and trash cans, with bonds set at 750 each.
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Athens
Richard Faulk
Faulk
Robert Hay
Hay
Athens-Limestone
Nixon to speak at Alabama Docks site during visit
President Nixon plans a motorcade arrival to the Alabama State Docks near the International Trade Center for the Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway ceremony with Gov. George Wallace and Gov. Louie B. Nunn. He will land at Brookley Air Force Base at 11 30 am and then travel to Birmingham for a revenue sharing conference. In a separate report, $40 in change and $100 in antique bills were stolen from Mrs. Carolyn Kellogg’s home between 6 and 10 50 pm.
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Mobile
Ala
Nixon
Alabama
International Trade Center
Brookley Air Force Base
Tennessee-Tombigbee
Mississippi
Gulf of Mexico
Midwest
Kentucky
Louie B. Nunn
George Wallace
Carolyn Kellogg
North St. SE
Bloodmobile Visits Set for Morgan County Co Sponsors
The Morgan County Red Cross Bloodmobile will visit Fruehauf Co on Wednesday and Hartsville Church of God on June 3. Hours are 6 9 a.m. and 2 5 p.m. A 4 195 pint quota is set for 1971 72 for the Morgan County Chapter, with cooperation urged by Fruehauf employees.
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Morgan County Red Cross
Fruehauf Co
Red Cross
Fruehauf
Hartselle Church
Two Hartselle Policemen Hired
HARTSELLE Paul Campbell and Johnny W. McNutt have been hired as policemen. Campbell will rejoin the force Saturday after four months with the Morgan County Sheriff's Department and lives in Hartselle. McNutt, a Falkville resident and U S Air Force veteran, joins the department.
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Hartselle
Paul Campbell
Johnny W. McNutt
Jack Metcalf
Metcalf
Campbell
Morgan County
Trailer Stolen From City Firm
A 22 foot beige Starcraft travel trailer valued at 4849 was stolen Tuesday night from Starcraft Sales on U S 31S. State troopers and city police are investigating the theft.
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Starcraft Sales
U.S. 31S
Graduate Institute Set For Middle School
The University of Alabama will run an on site graduate institute for teachers this summer at Oak Park Middle School. At least 60 local teachers will enroll from June 7 to July 23 with nine hours of graduate credit. Co sponsored by Decatur City Schools and UA the program features on location learning with three courses and expert consultants from UF and Alabama education bodies.
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Ben Windham
University of Alabama
Oak Park Middle School
Alabama
Curtis Sellers
Donald H. Eichhorn
Upper St. Clair Public School
Pittsburgh
Eichhorn
Prentice Hall
Sellers
Decatur City Schools
Jerry McGee
Robert Bumpus
Quitman Henderson
Margaret Vann
Coeds Freed After Prisoner Escape Double Cross
In Wetumpka Alabama two inmate escape plans failed when three fellow prisoners grabbed coeds Kim Davis and Laura Randolph during a prison tour. The coeds were unhurt and released after the attempted exchange collapsed, with authorities regaining control within 90 minutes.
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Wetumpka
Ala
Draper Correctional Center
Auburn University
Kim Davis
Laura Randolph
Ira Moore
Jefferson County
David Hall
Houston County
Larry Pittman
Frank Woods
Bobby Neal
Moore
Hall
Mt. Meigs
Montgomery
John C. Watkins
Miss Davis
Auburn
Randolph
Orlando
Fla
Frank B. Davis
Elizabeth Davis
Amerson Acquitted in Jailhouse Beating Case
In Opelika Alabama an all white jury acquitted Negro Sheriff Lucius Amerson and his deputy Richard Coleman Jr in a fatal jail beating of a prisoner after a gun battle with officers. The verdict followed 65 minutes of deliberation and a related federal civil rights indictment was noted.
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Opelika
Ala
Lucius Amerson
Amerson
Richard Coleman Jr
Macon County
Tuskegee
Wilbert Dell Harris
Harris
Macon
Alabama
Emergency Phones For Possible Poisoning
Emergency guidance directs calling Decatur General Hospital at 353-1610 or contact your family physician. For other emergencies dial 0 and speak to the operator with the nature of the emergency.
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Decatur General Hospital
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Hollis
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Moseley
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Imogene Jasper
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College of Education
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