Veteran English Teacher Ends 36 Year Decatur Career
Mabel Peer, longtime English teacher at Decatur High School, retires after 36 years marked by dedication and resilience despite crippling arthritis. She started in Brookwood in 1924, earned a Master’s in 1940, and received a heartfelt senior class dedication. she plans to stay near family at 626 Gordon Drive SE and keep busy in retirement.
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ED Gillette
Mabel Peer
West Decatur
Decatur High School
Albany High School
State Normal School
Florence
Brookwood
Tuscaloosa County
Ebola
Tuscal County
Northport
Riverside High School
Decatur
Riverside High
Prospect Drive
Mabel Poer
John Willson
Matilda Mooney Poer
Fleming Gilbert Poer
Gordon Drive
Elizabeth
Punch
Gordon Bible School
Margaret
Frances
Altha
6Th Ave
Mabel
Poer
Golden Memories
Miss Peer
Area Men In Service In Mayflower Exercise In Germany
First Lt. Leonard W. Matthews 29 wife Carrie lives at 121 Spruce St Decatur participated in Exercise Mayflower in Stuttgart Munich area Germany May 6 13 The exercise tested surgical and evacuation hospitals and medical units About 1000 patients were evacuated over 150 miles Matthews commanded the 546th Medical Co based in Karlsruhe Overseas since October 1959 He is a Morgantown High School and Tuskegee Institute graduate Maj Hubbard D Burnum Jr of Birmingham began a seven day National Guard division refresher course at the U S Army Command and General Staff College on May 22 He is a member of the Army or the National Guard.
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Seventh Army
Germany
Leonard W. Matthews
Carrie
Spruce St
Decatur
Stuttgart- Munich
Mayflower
Matthews
546Th
Karlsruhe
Far East
Patrick H. Matthews
Decature
Morgan County Training School
Hartselle
Tuskegee Institute
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Hubbard D. Burnum Jr
Birmingham
Seven Day National Guard
U. S. Army Command and General Staff College
Maj
Burnum
Electric Company Board Reelects Directors in Cullman
In Cullman Alabama stockholders of the Southern Company elected directors and approved a management proposal to improve the pension plan during Wednesday's meeting.
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Electric Company Meets
Cullman
Lewis Smith Dam
Ala
Southern Company
Electric Utility Holding Corporation
Money order tied to Louisville burglary held in Pittsburgh
Police report Floyd T. Odom, 35, of Cordova Alabama, being held for investigation in Pittsburgh after trying to cash a $100 money order linked to a burglary loot in Louisville Kentucky.
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Pittsburgh
Floyd T. Odom
Cordova
Ala
Louisville
Divorcee Killed In Murder Death Plot In Alabama
Andalusia Alabama Sheriff M C Meredith said O B Gardner shot his divorced wife Anna Mae Wells to death with a shotgun then killed himself with a .22 pistol Wednesday. The couple had been divorced about six months.
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Andalusia
Ala
M. C. Meredith
O. B. Gardner
Anna Mae Wells
Meredith
Notable National Guard Officer Graduates 14th Enrolled Class
The 14th class to enroll in the course includes over 300 senior officers from 24 National Guard infantry and armored divisions. Maj and Mrs Barnum reside at 2925 Pump House Rd Birmingham. Barnum serves as assistant operations officer in the 31st Infantry Division Headquarters Co Army National Guard in Birmingham. Barnum is a Decatur High School graduate and a 1948 University of Alabama alumnus.
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National Guard
Barnum
Pump House Rd
Birmingham
31St Infantry Division
Army National Guard
Ferry ‘St
Decatur
Decatur High School
University of Alabama
Senate Hears Debate On Marshals Mission Resolution
The Senate set aside an hour to debate a nonbinding resolution backing President Kennedy’s decision to send U.S. marshals to quell racial violence in the South. Senators Javits and Douglas sponsored the measure, while Southern members warned it could spark unlimited debate and stall action on the calendar.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Kennedy
U.S
Alabama
Jacob K. Javits
R.N.Y
Paul H. Douglas
D-Ill
Montgomery
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General Assembly
W. H. Jenkins
Viger
Montreal
Acques Viger
Mable Poer
Silhouette
Lamonite Fashiontone Luggage
Decater
Bisplay
Buschs Eredit Dewelers -Opticians
2Nd Avenue
S.E
IDEAL
MR. Big
American Bakers Cooperative, Inc
Culver Cleaners
1St Ave
Davidson Coat & Feed Co
Holly SL
ATE
E. Moulton Street
Mutual
Huntsville
South Side Square
East Tennessee Street
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EL Gm
Jefferson
Atwater
Nye
Mama Lela
Munter Furniture Company
Second Ave. N.E
SPB
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