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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1975
Page
7
Lt. C. B. Tutwiler of the Decatur Police Department leads the city schools patrol boys of the year on a weekend camping trip. Randy Humphries from Somerville Road School joins the group on the outing with the officers.
Dr. Paul R. Hubbert of the Alabama Education Association pledged to oppose Gov. George Wallace’s proposal to divert about 85 million dollars from education over two years. He warned of a possible endgame if the 1971 precedent repeats during the current legislative session.
The state employment service office and the unemployment compensation center in Decatur will remain open Monday as a designated state holiday. J Ventress, director of the Alabama Department of Industrial Relations, said they will stay open to assist the many jobless people facing hardships.
The State Board granted paroles Monday to six Morgan and Limestone county men in state pris ons. Edward Bramlett, sentenced July 1974 for burglary grand larceny and stolen property crimes, was paroled. William Bramlett paroled after May 1974 burglary and grand larceny convictions. Paul Dempsey paroled after May 1973 burglary conviction. Lonnie Jones Jr. paroled following September 1973 burglary conviction. Johnny Powers paroled after September 1973 and November 1972 false pretense and forged prescription charges. Tommy Sweeney paroled after July 1974 for escape and grand larceny.
Canvassing of Decatur residents for the 1976 city directory will begin in about a week and a half. Bill Kennedy of Johnson Publishing Co. said each family will be contacted to provide names addresses occupations and other details. The directory, slated for early 1976, will include historical data a classified business section a numerical and alphabetical directory and a street listing. Kennedy said the company obtained rights from Mullinville Co. to publish for the Decatur area.
Tremonton Utah service honors Glenn Goss 49 who died Monday while helping a Nevada highway patrolman during a scuffle with a motorist. An honor guard of about 14 Nevada patrolmen attended the funeral. Goss and wife Lucille had seven children, five at home, with no life insurance cited.
Ruth Eubanks McKinstry a lifelong painter known for primitive Southern scenes will be buried Sunday in Blue Mountain Mississippi. Her works recently shown in Bulloch Hall Atlanta and shows in Mississippi Arkansas Atlanta and Memphis. She was mother to Ronald Autry AP bureau chief in Atlanta and James A Autry VP Meredith Corp magazine division editor of Better Homes and Gardens. She is survived by husband G Wilson McKinstry and brother Robert A Eubanks. The obituary notes her charitable character and long painting career.
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