Puppets Brighten Youth Library Story Hour in Decatur
Jenny Salladay and Eileen Bibb bring colorful puppets to the Youth Branch Library story hour with Boomerang the dog and others. The puppets visit Athens and Hartselle libraries and will perform next Sunday at Decatur's Festival of Arts.
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Jenny Salladay
Children’s Librarian
Eileen Bibb
Story Hour
Boomerang
Dandelion the Green Lion
Jenny
Eileen
Puppy Playhouse
Athens
Hartselle
Decatur
Boomerang and Co
Ghosts and Goblins
Hansel and Gretel
Top Dog
Tom Tichenor
Nashville
Nashville Library
Puppeteers Create Distinctive Puppets With Handmade Charm
Jenny and Eileen describe their well crafted puppets with expressive faces and appealing clothing. Three new members join the Puppy Playhouse troupe Dandelion Bunny Ballentine and Raffles the giraffe, plus a puppet house shaped like a giant shoe. They were inspired after reading Tichenor's book and visiting Nashville.
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Jenny
Puppy Playhouse
Tichenor
Eileen
Dandelion
Bunny Ballentine
Raffles
Emergency numbers listed for Alabama regions
A notice lists emergency lines for Decatur, Morgan County, Hartselle, Limestone County, Athens, Lawrence County, Cullman, and a Crisis Call Center number 355-8000. It advises calling 0 if unsure and provides Decatur Daily newspaper contact for departments and holiday hours.
Cullman Welcomes Gov Wallace at Centennial Celebration
Gov. George C. Wallace spoke at Cullman County's Centennial parade on the courthouse steps praising roads funding and Cullman votes. He recalled 1958 campaigns, noted the nation listens to Cullman, and lauded Alabama's mainstream stance while joined by local officials. The event included sightings of Jim Folsom and Rep. Tom Drake. The centennial closes with Ave Maria Grotto open house and a time capsule dedication.
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Cullman
George C. Wallace
Cullman County
North Alabama
Wallace
Alabama
Robert Harbison
Paul Revere
Madison Square Garden
New York City
Congress
U.S
South
Jim Folsom
Cullman Countain
Tom Drake
Finis St. Johns
Ave Maria Grotto
St. Bernard
Guardsman Aids Girl Scout At County Cleanup
A Decatur National Guardsman helps 11 year old Kerry Davenport of Girl Scout Troop 532 during a Saturday county cleanup drive. Pfc. Tommy Orr of Company A, 279th Signal Battalion lends a hand.
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Kerry Davenport
Decatur
Pfc
Tommy Orr
279Th Signal Battalion
Escapees Searched After Jail Break in Lawrence County
An interstate hunt is under way for three men Billy Bastin William Jones and Bobby Weatherford who escaped the Lawrence County Jail using a key fashioned from an aluminum tent support. They were held on counterfeiting charges with warrants issued by federal and county authorities.
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Moulton
Lawrence County
Billy Lee Bastin
Linden
Tenn
William Wiley Jones
Forrest City
Ark
Bobby Lee Weatherford
Lexington
Dan Ligon
Ligon
National Guard
Clark Freeman’s
Sparks Grocery
David Lee’s
James Farris
Piggly Wiggly
the Trusty
Flood To Hike Cost Of Food?
Florence Alabama AP reports former Agriculture Commissioner A W Todd says Mississippi River floods will double food costs by fall. He estimates 20 to 25 percent of crops wrecked including prime grain lands for livestock, boosting meat prices and urging the federal government to curb grain sales abroad. Todd is a Russellville poultry producer.
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Florence
Ala
Mississippi River
Alabama Agriculture
A. W. Todd
Todd
Russellville
Phillips to Start Chatom Gas Field Production in Alabama
Phillips Petroleum Co. will begin production at the Chatom Gas Field in Washington County Alabama. The State Oil and Gas Board granted a production allowance of 25 million cubic feet per day from four wells with gas to be sold in Alabama. The buyer remains unnamed and Phillips' testimony at Friday hearings was not contested.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Phillips Petroleum Co
Chatom
State Oil and Gas Board
Phillips
Washington County
Alabama
Cleanup Drive Said Success
Morgan County residents across Trinity to Ryan and Lacey's Spring to Danville filled county wide cleanup efforts. Landfill traffic hit 50 to 75 trucks an hour while Decatur and Hartselle organized 400 plus youth volunteers and numerous clubs and organizations joined in across Priceville Falkville Ryan Eva Somerville Danville Neal Plainview West Morgan Trinity and Lacey's Spring.
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Decatur
Hartselle
Morgan
Bill Campt
Scouts
Chamber of Commerce
Lions
Jaycees
Kiwanis
Rotary Clubs
Priceville
Falkville
Ryan
Eva
Somerville
Flint
Spirit of America Festival origins in Decatur year and contributors
The Spirit of America Festival in Decatur began in 1967 with the Decatur Daily newsroom staff instrumental in starting it. Veronica Voss wrote a song used in the first festival.
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Poly Dr, Inc
Record Company
Broadway
New York
N.Y
Spirit of America
Decatur
Veronica Voss
Helen Barnes
Decatur Daily Newsroom
Shriver urges five justices to appoint Watergate prosecutor
R Sargent Shriver called for a special prosecutor with broad Watergate jurisdiction. He proposed a panel of former justices to appoint the prosecutor and said the Watergate inquiry must cease being a family affair. He criticized FBI leadership and cited George McGovern's critique of the Nixon administration.
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Montgomery
Ala
R. Sargent Shriver
Nixon
Supreme Court
Shriver
Earl Warren
Stanley Reid
Tom Clark
Charles Whittaker
Arthur Goldberg
Birmingham
FBI
Defense
Treasury
Commerce
Justice
John F. Kennedy
George McGovern
McGovern
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Decatur Daily
Wheeler Basin Regional Library
Tony Estes
By Libby Jarvinen
Highway Patrol
Morgan County
Limestone County
Gov
By Tommy Stevenson
142Nd Signal Group
Lawrence
Kenneth Brown
David Lee
Brown
James Jett
Jett
Gov. Wallace
Tommy Stevenson
James
James Brown
WJBE
Prosser Rd
Knoxville
Watergate
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