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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 09, 1968

Page

2

Limestone County Farm Bureau reelects Joe Cannon president

Joe Cannon was reelected president of the Limestone County Farm Bureau with Raymond Marsh as vice president and Mrs. Reeder Barnett as secretary. The election also named a large slate to the board including Reeder Barnett Clyde Black Leslie Black Joe Cannon James Grooms Lee Hampton Herbert Ivey Carlos Lang Donald Lauderdale Robert Lauderdale Raymond Roberts Thomas Lee Hamtons Pettus Menefee Sidney Pepper Gene Burgreen Billy Maples ay Norton and Hugh Browns Ferry TVA awards two contracts totaling 242419 for Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant to Collin Radio Co and Fiberglass Specialty Co. Flowerhill Baptist Revival set August 11 to 18 with Rev. Joe Gomes speaking and a dinner on the grounds Sunday before the 7:30 p.m. service.

Bellemina Joe Cannon Limestone County Farm Bureau Raymond Marsh Reeder Barnett Clyde Black Leslie Black James Grooms Lee Hampton Herbert Ivey Carlos Lang Donald Lauderdale Robert Lauderdale Raymond Roberts Thomas Lee Hamtons Pettus Menefee Sidney Pepper Gene Burgreen Billy Maples Ay Norton Hugh Hillsboro Flowerhill Baptist Arch Joe Gomes Bethany Baitist Church

Decatur Community Notices Include Leagues Picnic and Smokers Clinic

The Decatur Northwest Little League and Willie Mays League plan a park picnic at West Lawn Park tomorrow with all players invited. A smokers clinic was organized this week in Decatur with Mrs G E Houston elected executive secretary Stephen Heim program coordinator and W R Alexander publicity chairman. The clinic will launch a program Sept 16 to curb smoking in Decatur Residents may serve as election officials for next week's city council election and should return notices to City Clerk Florence Adams. Miss Bobbie Fairbanks, 32, was listed in fair condition after a two car crash at U S 20 and Belt Line Thursday morning. she drove with a trailer truck operated by Marvin L Herndon of Hodges, who was uninjured.

Northwest West Lawn Park Decatur G. E. Houston Stephen Heim W. R. Alexander Elinic Decatur City Council Florence Adams Bobbie Fairbanks Baugh-Wiley-Smith U.S. 20 Miss Fairbanks Marvin L. Herndon Hodges Herndon

Decatur Jaycees Auto Check Lane Set for Weekend

Decatur Jaycees will run an automobile health check lane Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Gordon Drive and 4th Avenue SE intersection. Proceeds support Jaycee activities and community projects.

Decatur Jaycees Gordon Dr 4Th Ave

ALSAC Drive Planned Here in Decatur

State and regional officials mapped local plans for the ALSAC leukemia fund drive in Morgan County. Louis J. Namie Jr. heads the drive, with Danny Thomas and regional directors backing a one day house to house collection aiming to raise about 5000 dollars for St. Jude's Children’s Research Hospital.

Decatur Morgan County Louis J. Namie Jr Namie Metropolitan Life Insurance Co Danny Thomas ALSAC St. Jude’s Childrens Research Hospital Memphis Tenn Joseph F. Hatem Southern Joseph Rookis Alabama St. Jude's

Close Race Eyed For T'gee Mayor

In Tuskegee Alabama, Thomas Reed a successful Negro businessman and former school principal appears set for a tight contest against incumbent white Mayor C M Keever. The election features a mixed slate with three Negro council seats and two contested only by Negro candidates including John Sides vs Frank Bentley. Reed seeks to unseat Keever who has led since 1964 amid a majority Negro electorate.

Tuskegee. Ala Thomas Reed C. M. Keever Tuskegee John Sides Frank Bentley L. M. Gregg Frank Toland Tuskegee Institute Division of Social Sciences Albert Bulls Jr C. B. Quinn Robert T. Goodwyn William P Reed Keever

TV Cable Eyes Moulton Franchise Move Forward

Moulton project gains momentum as Atchinson and Associates buys the franchise from Moulton Video Cable System. Construction may start within 90 days with operation possible by January 1. Scientific Atlanta surveys channel capacity. planned investment around $100000.

Moulton Don Atchinson Atchinson and Associates Decatur Atchinson Moulton Video Cable System Decatur Cable TV Scientific Atlanta

Wallace says Nixon will not win the South

George C. Wallace states Nixon will not carry southern states due to alignment with movements that challenged schools and domestic institutions. He plans to campaign through North Carolina and Oklahoma, with dates in Indiana Arkansas Oregon and Utah, and notes Wallace has met ballot requirements in 37 states with petitions under way in Ohio New York and Wisconsin.

Rex Thomas Associated Press Miami Beach Fla Alabama Ronald Reagan Richard M. Nixon Nixon Maryland Spiro T. Agnew Perry Hooper Montgomery South Rockefeller Hooper GOP U.S. Senate Agnew America George Deyo Anniston Deyo George Wallace California Reagan Ala George C. Wallace Wallace Ohio New York Wisconsin

International fertilizer training grows in Muscle Shoals

TVA's National Fertilizer Development Center hosts 12 Indian and 2 Indonesian technicians for 12 week courses as part of an AID sponsored program that has trained 135 participants from 19 countries since 1964. Students participate in plant operations management and in service training with weekend area tours and local hospitality efforts coordinated by Mrs. Nolan Richards.

Morocco Pakistan Brazil TVA National Agency For International Development AID India Muscle Shoals Indonesia Nolan Richards Muscle Shoals International

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Farm Bureau Officers Browns Ferry Collins: Radio Co Richard Tex Fiberglass Specialty Co St. , Minn Tim Beatty Tennessee River Paul Blackwell Mike Erwin Tim Billy Smith Hartselle Municipal Paul Weinman South Central Bell Telephone Co Highway 31 Charles Larry Cantrell Hartselle 3 U.S. 31 Cedar Lake Rd Cantrell Decatur General Hospital Huntsville Huntsville Community Chorus Kenneth V. Turvey Janet Turvey First Methodist Church Green St. SE Smokers Clinic Louis Namie, JR T’gee TV Cable Eyes M’‘ton North Carolina Wilson Burlington Winston-Salem American Independent Party Miami Chicago Houston Indiana Hammond Fort Wayne Little Rock Ark Oklahoma City Portland Ore Texas Dallas Alaska Arkansas Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Idaho Illinois Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Nebraska New Jersey New Mexico Nevada North Dakota Oklahoma Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Utah West Virginia Wyoming Fred Taylor, Jr Birmingham Taylor Coos National Fertilizer de Jane Copeland
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