City candidates to be quizzed by Moulton Jaycees
Candidates for Aug 13 city election in Moulton will answer questions at Lawrence County High auditorium from 7 to 9 p.m. City council candidates go 7–8 p.m. and mayoral contenders 8–9 p.m. Also: courage crusade organizers meet Tuesday to raise funds for the Lurleen B. Wallace Memorial Cancer Hospital in Birmingham.
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Moulton
Moulton Jaycees
Lawrence County High Auditorium
Lawrence County
Courage Crusade
Lurleen B. Wallace
Birmingham
Decatur Chamber to Award Trophy for Highest Voter Turnout
The Decatur Chamber of Commerce will present a trophy to the voting center with the highest turnout in Aug 13 elections. The oldest and youngest voter at the winning box receive the prize, which rotates each election and applies to Decatur centers only. The drive follows a prior campaign that added about 700 votes in a runoff.
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Carol Smith
Frank Keown
Decatur
Chamber
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Ing Elections
Keown
Veterans group meets for supper and meeting in Hartselle
Morgan County Barracks 2405 and Auxiliary set Monday at 6 30 p m at the American Legion Home Hartselle for a covered dish supper and monthly gathering. F B Hagen of 1402 Locust St SE a Bath Packing Co employee won a National Safety Council safe driving award for two accident free years. Mavis Stephens 1819 19th Ave SW attends the 6th annual Orff Schulwerk music workshop at Ball State University in Muncie Ind. Four Decaturites among 1000 contestants in the 1968 National Model Airplane Championship at Olathe Kan. Elbert J Minter and Joe R Minter 2317 Calumet Ave SE James H Whittey 2402 Woodland SE Thomas R Harper 1721 Pennylane attend. Jack Kidd of Birmingham a National Cotton Council board member and past council president served as judge in the Morgan County maid cotton contest reported in Saturday's THE DECATUR DAILY. Ground breaking for a 129 40 expansion program at Oak Park Baptist Church set for 10 30 a m today led by Rev Ray Lee.
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Morgan County
Auxiliary
American Legion
Hartselle
F. B. Hagen
Locust St. SE
Bath Packing Co
National Safety Council
Hagen
Olathe
Kan
Academy of Model Aeronautics
Hobby Industry Array of America
U.S. Naval Air Station
Elbert J Minter
Joe R. Minter
Calumet Ave
James H. Whittey
Woodland SE
Thomas R. Harper
Pennylane
Jack Kidd
Birmingham
National Cotton Council
Decatur Daily
Hartselle office refuses return of used merchandise
A reader asks about a February order of a brown Dynel fall from National Beauty Guild in New York City. The local manager says after financing the purchase is final and no refunds are offered.
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Hartselle
National Beauty Guild
New York City
Decatur
Dateline
New York Better Business Bureau
BBB
Church St
N.Y
Hartselle Urban Renewal Project Nears Beginning
HARTSELLE A 1 676 244 Urban Renewal Project for Hartselle could begin within three months if federal funding is approved. The grant application for 1 326 000 was received at the Atlanta Regional Office. Final approval from Washington may take another month. The plan includes a three block mall on main street five new parking lots and an overpass across Hickory Street.
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Hartselle
John Reynolds
Atlanta
Office of Urban Renewal
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Washington
Main Street
News
Hickory Street
Reynolds
Utilities seek bond-placed rate hikes in Alabama cases
Alabama Power Co and General Telephone Co of Alabama asked circuit judges to allow immediate rate increases under bond while rate-case decisions are pending. Alabama Power seeks 7.4 million per year. General Telephone seeks 47 million. Judge Emmet gave two weeks for briefs. Judge Carter granted one month.
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Montgomery
Ala
Public Service Commission
Alabama Power Co
General Télephone Co
Alabama
Power Company
General Telephone
Richard Emmet
Eugene Carter
Flowers Denies Extortion Charges Then Seeks Jury Trial
Former Alabama Attorney General Richmond Flowers says he is innocent of Federal Grand Jury extortion conspiracy charges carried during his term. He told The Decatur Daily the allegations are vague and unfounded and that he will prove his innocence in court. He expects to appear in court Friday.
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Alabama Atty
Richmond Flowers
Flowers
Montgomery
Decatur Daily
U.S
Oscar
Jury resumes investigation into Cotaco bus wreck and bribery case
A Morgan County Grand Jury reconvenes to probe the April 23 Cotaco school bus crash that left four students dead and 43 injured. Witnesses subpoenaed include Sgt. R P Sorrell and Trooper John Brom. the panel also reviews kidnapping charges against Daniel Boatwright and Gary Wilder tied to Trooper Donald Livingston’s case. Indictments accuse Oscar Hyde Joe Breck Gantt and James C Kelley of conspiring to extort from Alabama businesses with Flowers facing new arraignment and potential bonds.
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Morgan County
Cotaco
R. P. Sorrell
Decatur Post
Highway Patrol
Sorrell
John Brom
Daniel Douglas Boatwright
Gary Lee Wilder
Tampa
Fla
Donald Livingston
Hartselle
Boatwright
Wilder
Ardmore
Limestone County Sheriff's Department
Livingston
Newton B. Powell
Sheriff Evans and wife to lead Alabama Sheriff's Association
Limestone County Sheriff M W Buddy Evans and his wife Bobbie will be installed as president and auxiliary president of the Alabama Sheriff's Association and its auxiliary at Gulf Shores this week. Evans, in his fifth year as sheriff, has long supported the Boys Ranch and his sons Johnny and Jerry will be honored for fundraising efforts. Morgan County Sheriff David Sandlin and family also attend the convention.
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Athens
Limestone County
M. W
Buddy) Evans
Bobbie
Alabama Sheriff's Association
Gulf Shores
Evans
Boys
Johnny
Jerry
Paul Ragsdale
Athens Civitan Club
First Baptist Church
VFW
American Legion
Morgan County
David Sandlin
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Senate
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Hickory House
Belle Mina
Humane Society
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Athens Animal Shelter
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James Luther
Hulett
6Th Ave
Ray Martin
DAILY
Martin
Fice
People
Spring Decatur
Mavis Stephens
19Th Ave
Ball State University
Muncie, Ind
Oak Park Baptist Church
Ray Lee
Hartselle Housing Authority
State Highway Department
By Winford Turner
Hyde
State Sheriff's Association
Buddy Evans
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