Handwriting on the wall for Alabama schools says editor
The Guest Editorial notes Governor Albert Brewer warns educators that more money won’t fix all problems. It urges using funds wisely, questions the tenure law, and calls for educators to raise performance based standards while recognizing Brewer as a friend to public education and urging open-minded dialogue with state leaders.
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Brewer
Sand Mountain
Albert Brewer
Alabama
Governor Brewer
Montgomery
Hospital births and new names listed across multiple cities
A long hospital notice lists mothers, infants, and guardians from Decatur Athens Hartselle Danville Moulton and nearby areas. Included are names like Mrs Loretta Pear Mrs Emmett Blax Knighten Miss Karen Lund Mrs J C Davis and many infants with birthplaces and street designations.
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William Edward Dodd
Moul
Loretta Pear
Kyle
H1th Ave
Larry Don Robs
Trinity
John T
White
Thomas der Banks
14Th Ave
S. Noel E. Smith
Hartselles
Tommy Lee Rainey
Lith Ve
Emmett Blax- Knighten
7Th
Cn Sw
Lee Zirbel
Athens
Ope
Doyle G. Potter
Decatur
Russ Orr
Danville
Karen Lund
Stratford Rd
Willian A. Johnson
Morgan Ave
Phil Stanley Rob- Hartseller
James c. Farrish
Iris St
Michael Lynn Stockton
Moulton
Senator's Dilemma Ties Loyalty to McCarthy to Vietnam Policy
Senator faced a political bind as factions could not fully back McCarthy. Some lawmakers, though sympathetic to his stance against the Adminstration's Vietnam policy, found it hard to commit to his leadership amid ongoing debates and party divisions.
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McCarthy
Obituaries for Walter Stockton and others in Alabama notices
Walter O Stockton died in a Independence Mississippi airplane crash and services are set for 2 30 p m with Rev Bill Hacker and Rev Wilbur Smallwood officiating Burial at Hartselle cemetery Pecks Funeral Home directing Survivors include widow Marie Stockton a son Kenneth three daughters Linda Memory and Mary Beth mother Cora Stockton a brother Johnny R Stockton two sisters Maxine Bennett and Betty York of Chicago Pallbearers named John O McGhee Richard Brown Eddie Roy Sherman Echols Eneal Penn and John Larkin Burial held at cemetery Survivors also include Bobby Humphrey and a grandchild with services at Shiloh Baptist Church Rev Frank Morrison officiating Pallbearers Wilson Drinkard Grover Dincent Ed Tidwell J W Matthews Lewis Shelton Ed Evans.
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Hartselle
Walter O. Stockton
Independence
Miss
Bill Hacker
Wilbur Smallwood
Pecks Funeral Home
Marie Stockton
Kenneth
Linda
Memory
Mary Beth
Cora Stockton
Johnny R. Stockton
Maxine Bennett
Betty York
Chicago
Ill
Shiloh Baptist Church
Frank Morrison
Bobby Humphrey
Sale Creek
Tenn
Jimmy —Humphrey
Eva
J. L. Miller
Birmingham
Ruby Briscoe
H. L. Humphrey
Wilson Drinkard
Grover Dincent
Ed_ Tidwell
J. W. Matthews
Lewis Shelton
Ed Evans
Mrs. Burnice Cagle Succumbs at Athens Area Hospital
Mrs. Burnice Cagle of Athens died at 5 am Friday in Baugh Wiley Smith Hospital. Funeral services will be announced today by Raney Funeral Home in Ardmore.
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Burnice Cagle
Athens
Baugh-Wiley-Smith Hospital
Raney Funeral-Home
Ardmore
Funeral services for James C. Humphrey
Funeral services are set for James C. Humphrey, 68, of Eva, Alabama, who died Thursday. Burial details and arrangements follow as announced by the Hartselle funeral home.
Funeral services for Mrs Edna Coffey Pickens in Moulton
Funeral services for Mrs. Edna Coffey Pickens 82 who died Friday afternoon at Lawrence County Hospital will be Sunday at 3 pm at Moulton Baptist Church. Burial in Moulton cemetery. Body lies in state at daughter’s residence one hour before service. Survivors include two daughters two sons two sisters two brothers and nine grandchildren. Pallbearers listed.
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Moulton
Edna Coffey Pickens
Lawrence County Hospital
Moulton Baptist Church
Moulton Cemetery
Byron Stephenson
Stephenson
Kyle McWhorter
William Harwood Pickens
Sheffield
Bobby Pickens
Fred Ellenburg
Lula Barreworth
Haleyville
Edward Coffey
Hagerstown
Robert Coffey
Oakland
Services for Mrs Charity Bell Sims Planned for Sunday
Charity Bell Sims dies are followed by a service Sunday at 1 30 p m at First Missionary Baptist Church with Rev W B Campbell officiating Burial will follow at King's Cemetery Family visitation at Turner Funeral Home today from 7 to 9 p m
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Charity Bell Sims
First Missionary Baptist Church
W. B. Campbell
King’s Cemetery
Turner Funeral Home
Probation Denied In Manslaughter Case In Alabama
A Moulton man, James Wallace Montgomery, 58, was denied probation and must serve 18 months in state prison for manslaughter from a 1965 traffic crash that killed Mrs. James Kitchens and her daughter Cynthia Diane. Montgomery had pleaded guilty after an Alabama Supreme Court reversal of an earlier conviction. Other defendants, including Nashville and Russellville residents, also faced probation denials in drug cases. several received probation while five others were denied.
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Moulton 2
Alabama Supreme Court
James N. Bloodworth
Nashville
Russellville
James Wallace Montgomery
James Kitchens
Cynthia Diane
Montgomery
Lee Morgan King
Bloodworth
King
Howard College
Raymond George Alexander
Alexander
Boy Ricky Hurt In Rock Hail Incident Near Limestone County
Ricky, a student and band cadet at Elkmont High School, was knocked into a ditch by flying rocks and helped by a companion and passing motorist. State troopers checked several cars as state investigator Bob Hancock joined the case. Several locals, including Charles Allen Beck and Garland Blagburn, pled guilty to burglary and received probation or short sentences in connected legal actions.
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Ricky
Jeff
Athens
Elkmonth High School
Limestone County
Bob Hancock
Earsie Bates
Charles Allen Beck
Eva
Garland Blagburn
Hartseller
Wallace attacks anarchists in campaign remarks in North Carolina
Wallace says Republicans fail if they appeal to voters tired of anarchists and accuses both parties of curbing local control. He touts law and order while opposing Pelosi nomination. He urges diplomacy for Pueblo crew and criticizes heavy nomination talk, urging unity for better schools.
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National Republican Party
Congress
Wallace
North Carolina
North Korea
Pueblo
Chicago
Miami Beach
Decatur Market Spring Sale At Corner Of First And Grant
Decatur curb market opens Saturday 6 30 am to 5 50 pm offering shelled butter beans peas field peas fresh corn cucumbers green beans squash melons apples onions peppers tomatoes potatoes and homemade cakes jams and jellies also available for freezing or canning. Judge C Bennett McRae announces spinal surgery in Birmingham next week and county criminal court sessions set for weeks of August 12 and 26.
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Decatur
First Avenues
Grant Street
C. Bennett McRae
Alabama
Supreme Court
Edward Livingston
McRae
Birmingham
County Criminal Court
State Library Picks Announced
A Decatur man, Robert M. Denham, named to the Alabama Public Library Service board by Gov Albert Brewer. Other appointees include Bernice Youngblood, Parnell Lewis of Florence, Elsie Crain of Guntersville, Jerome Levy, and Marshall County Judge William Jetton named to serve Morgan County Criminal Court during absence.
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Decatur
Robert M. Denham
Alabama Public Library Service
Albert Brewer
Bernice Youngblood
Florence
Parnell Lewis
Dothan
Elsie Crain
Guntersville
Jerome Levy
Demopolis
Marshall County
William Jetton
Morgan County Criminal Court
Local Church Events Include Car Wash and Coffeehouse
Central Baptist junior high hosts a 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. car wash today at Austin Drug to fund the church organ fund. A Ninth Street Methodist Church youth building coffeehouse opens at 8 p.m. with Tommy Barber and Keith Marner. teenagers may attend for 10 cents. Revival at Blue Springs Baptist runs through Aug 18 with Rev. Robert Slack speaking nightly at 7:30 p.m. The Woodard reunion is set for Aug 18 at Brushy Lake. all relatives invited.
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Central Baptist Junior High
Austin Drug
Ninth Street Methodist Church
Tommy Barber
Keith Marner
Blue Springs Baptist Church
Morgan County
Robert Slack
Austinville Baptist Church
Leroy Champion
Woodard
Brushy Lake
Jones Leaders Push PR Program for SCS Offices
Jones and Leighton Allen, president of the Alabama Association of Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisors, urged an expanded public relations program on behalf of SCS offices to raise awareness of conservation efforts.
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Moulton
Bob Jones
Area Meeting of Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisors
H. A. Alexander
Leighton Allen
Alabama Association of Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisors
SCS
Conservation push grows in Alabama soil and water effort
Local officials urge student education on soil and water conservation and seek political support. A ladies auxiliary to the LCS is planned for the state convention in Montgomery December 8 and 9. Supervisors from ten North Alabama counties toured the Big Nance and Town Creek watersheds after talks and a barbecue. Georgia supplies most tomato plants shipped north.
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Allen
LCS
Montgomery
North Alabama
Big Nance
Town Creek
Weather Summary for Decatur and Vicinity
Decatur and Vicinity Forecast: Partly cloudy and hot with widely scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers. Tonight fair and warm with light variable winds, mainly southwesterly 5 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent today and tonight. High near 97, low around 71. The Perseid meteor shower is at maximum but moonlight reduces visibility.
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Decatur
Decatur and
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