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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 08, 1968

Page

9

Notable speakers slated for Cotton meeting agenda

U S Rep Bill Nichols of Sylacauga will be among featured speakers at the Cotton meeting along with Dr Walter W Wilcox chief economist of the U S Department of Agriculture Dick Beard Alabama commissioner of agriculture Fred Acuss head of the Alabama Stabilization and Conservation Service Dr Fred Robertson head of the Alabama Extension Service and Red Bamberg Alabama administrator of the Farmers Home Administration.

U.S Bill Nichols Sylacauga Walter W. Wilcox U.S. Department of Agriculture Dick Beard Alabama Commission of Agriculture Fred Acuss Alabama Stabilization and Conservation Service Fred Robertson Alabama Extension Service Red Bamberg Farmers Home Administration

Decatur Swim Team Defeats Lawrenceburg Club

Public forum letters recount Decatur High School swimmers defeating an improved David Crockett Aquatic Club from Lawrenceburg Tennessee. They praise Coach Bob Goff for four hour daily sessions shaping ages seven to seventeen, and mourn his dismissal for friction with older staff.

Decatur Alabama Public e/o Decatur Daily Blue Haven Pool Rand David Crockett Acquatic Club Lawrenceburg Tennessee Bob Goff

Stop The World Stop The World Musical At Austin High

Decatur Civic Theater presents Stop The World I Want To Get Off at Austin High Auditorium for two more 8 p.m. performances Friday and Saturday. The 1,600 seat venue struggles with sound in a moving production as wireless mikes and multiple on stage devices aid the cast led by Dwight Bass in a demanding musical run.

Ray Martin Austin High Decatur Civic Theater Dwight Bass Mike Bass

City to award turnout trophy at voting center

City merce announces a trophy for the voting center with the largest turnout next Tuesday. The award will be featured in all future city elections and a crew of about 75 people will staff the effort.

Merce

Nixon Wins Nomination After Contested Delegates Move

Nixon 55 and a 49 year old vice presidential hopeful await ratification by party delegates tonight. He reflects on a first ballot victory and aims to unite the party while avoiding deals with rivals such as Rockefeller Reagan and favorite sons.

Flar Nixon John F. Kennedy Illinois South Midwest Far West Confederacy North Carlin Arkansas Rockefeller Reagan

River and Weather Update for Decatur Area

Decatur area river reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning 20.69 feet with sea level 554.99. TVA lake stages listed for Chickamauga Pickwick Guntersville Whitesburg Wheeler and Wilson. High Wednesday 95, low 71, today 84 at 8 30 am. Forecast clear to partly cloudy hot humid with scattered thundershowers and 20 percent rain chance this afternoon.

Decatur Reading Keller Memorial Bridge TVA Chickamauga Pickwick Guntersville Whitesburg Wheeler Wilson

Thief Strikes Two 1966 Cars Seen on Elm Street Area

Police report two 1966 model carburetors were stolen in separate incidents. Harold Johnson of 1615 Magnolia St SE and Kenneth Walker of 111 8th Ave NW both reported missing carburetors from their vehicles during the night between Tuesday and Wednesday.

Harold Johnson Magnolia St. SE Kenneth Walker 8Th Ave. NW

Fragments Suggest Weekend Weather Outlook

Fragmentary forecast notes Friday may reach 96 degrees with a low near 71. The brief snippet hints at a hot, humid period but lacks complete details or regional context.

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Yours Truly C. H. Spanger Dogwood Lane S.E. Decatur, Alabama State Farm State Farm Fire and Casualty Company Bloomington, Wines TROY O. _WILLIAMS 6Th Ave S.E Southern Cotton Growers Meeting P. R. Smith Southern Cotton Growers, Inc Edgar Culler William Lanier Georgia Farm Bureau Mes Killa Venus Regulus Princess Guerentee Piness Bill Lovin Pd. Pol. Adv Friends of V. E. Harms Decatur Shopping Center Decatur, Ala
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