Earl Graham lauded for guiding adult education program
Carlton Kelley, president of Tennessee Valley State Technical Junior College, notes 1500 high school diplomas and 300 equivalents issued under the Decatur School system program taught by B Earl Graham. The initiative, started March 12 1946, serves 33 students, mainly veterans, with part time evening classes and individual testing to advance grade levels.
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Earl Graham
Tennessee Valley State Vocational Technical
Carlton Kelley
Tennessee Valley State Technical-Junior College
B. Earl Graham
Decatur
Priap Siatapeinaggs Getty Ob
Kelley
Graham
Decatur City
Technical School
Id Graham
Ackesburg
Phil Campbell
Hatton
Speake
Moulton
Hillsboro
Hool
Chemstrand
Athens
Redstone Arsenal
Lawrence County Department of Pensions and Security
Three Suspects Arrested in $1200 Decatur Theft
Morgan County officers with Lawrence County deputies arrested three African American suspects in Decatur at Ray's Tune-Up Shop. R. E. Boyd, Richard Boyd, both from Moulton, and Otis Tramble of Trinity, faced burglary and receiving charges after a theft from an elderly man's home. They were held in Lawrence County jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
Lawrence County
Decatur
Ray
W. Moulton St
R. E
Richard Boyd
Cousins
Moulton
Otis Tramble
Trinity
Boyds
Tramble
Athens Woman in Fair Condition After Pedestrian Crash
A 70 year old Athens woman, Sally Hardy, was listed in fair condition after stepping into the path of a 1965 Oldsmobile driven by Melvin D. Sentell at Hobbs and Marion streets at 2 10 p m Thursday. She suffered a possible leg injury and lacerations. Hospital reports confirm Hardy’s injuries and treatment at Athens Limestone Hospital.
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Athens
Athens-Limestone
Sally Hardy
Melvin D. Sentell
Huntsville
Hobbs
Marion St
Two Charged With Robbery In Lawrence County
Two men, Lee Bowling 23 and W B McGee 21, were charged with robbery on a warrant sworn by the father of one suspect. Deputy Muston said the father did not know the amount stolen and both suspects remained jailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton
Courtland
Lee Bowling
W. B. McGee
Lawrence County
Bowling
Robert J. Bowling
Dep. Muston
Man Found Dead In Mine Shaft Near Flat Creek
Britton Tuggle, 65, of Flat Creek, was found dead in a nearby mine shaft Thursday. State troopers said the death appears due to a heart attack after the man wandered into the woods seeking shelter from a thunderstorm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flat Creek
Ala
Britton Tuggle
Tuggle
The Earth Is The Lord's Soil Stewardship Message
The Decatur Daily presents a Soil Stewardship Week meditation urging responsible action and understanding. It argues satisfaction lies in obedience and social duty, calling readers to spread wisdom on land use balance, resources, and justice through collective effort and faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Daily
Largest Decatur High graduates 385 in history
The 385 seniors of Decatur High School will receive diplomas Monday at 8 p.m. in the auditorium during commencement. Baccalaureate will also be at 8 p.m. with no guest speaker. Salutatorian Susan Mooney and valedictorian Mike Bradley will speak. awards will be given by Thomas C. White. invocation by Rev Edwin Dalstrom. baccalaureate by Rev Paul Clem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur High School
William H. Jenkins
Jenkins
Miet
Susan Mooney
Mike Bradley
Eltra Corp Declares Higher Quarterly Dividends
NEW YORK The Eltra Corp board raised the quarterly dividend on common stock to 35 cents from 30 cents and declared 35 cents on preferred stock. Dividends for both classes are payable June 20 to holders of record as of June 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Eltra Corp
Public schools use seventy six thousand television receivers
A report states that seventy six thousand television receivers are being used in public schools, reflecting expanded classroom media resources and instructional technology deployment across districts.
Lake Inundates 6 Ghana Villages
Six hundred villages near the Volta River were flooded by the dam backed lake, forcing 80 000 Ghanaians to relocate. The Volta River Authority faces a delicate two year resettlement for small farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ghana
Kenneth L. Whiting
Akosombo
Volta River
Frank J. Dobson
Volta River Authority
Tennessee Valley Authority
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Mary Ann Graham
Boeing
Gerald D
Charles Harry
James Larry
Reynolds
William E
Northwest Alabama Junior College
Urban IV
Feith
DHS
Eltra
Volta
U.S
America
Tema
Volta Aluminum Co
Valco
Kaiser and
Kaiser
Kwame Nkrumah
Arthur
Humphreys
East Moulton
Buster Brown
Kaits
Big Smith Clothes
Tete the
Fem
CIDAA
Ford
Chevy
Chrysler
Newport
OLDS
BUICK
Skylark
Chrysler Corporation
Chrysler Motors Corporation
Atkins Chrysler-Plymouth, Inc
Lee Street
N.E
Decatur, Ala
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