Casey Jones Descendants Gather for Decatur Wedding
Decatur hosts the wedding of Julia Lee McKenzie great granddaughter of Casey Jones the railroad legend. Attending are descendants including Mrs Dan McKenzie and Mr and Mrs Robert Ward McKenzie. The saga notes Jones died in a Cannonball Express crash on the Illinois Central line and his fame endures in song and folklore.
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John L. Jones
Casey
Kentucky
Cayce
Casey Jones
Decatur
Julia Lee McKenzie
Dan McKenzie
McKenzie
Robert Ward McKenzie
Miss McKenzie
John Edward Higgins
St. Louis
Jones
Paul Bunyon
Pecos Bill
Selma
Denver
Colo
Illinois Central Railroad
Memphis
Tenn
Johnny Conn and His Conn Men at Athens Jaycee Fair
Johnny Conn known as Gene Autry of Limestone County brings his Conn Men act to the Athens Jaycee Fair with Mel Street. Conn, a former state trooper radio operator, blends country and rock and roll after Navy service as admiral's driver. The group formed about a year ago with Jimmy Owens Roger Whitt James Thomas and Doug Hilliard joining Conn in a first release planned between country and rock.
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Johnny
Athens
Limestone County
Johnny Conn
Conn
Sheriff’s Department
U. S. Navy
Chicago
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Conn Men
Jimmy Owens
Roger Whitt
James Thomas
Doug Hilliard
Cullman Judgeship Measure Approved
Alabama Senate action approved a new circuit judgeship in Cullman County to be given to Fred Folsom, a cousin of Cornelia Wallace. The bill passed amid filibuster attempts and followed other sessions, with debates on mental health funding, strip mining regulations, and pay raises for justices and appellate judges.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Senate
George C. Wallace
Cornelia
Senate Commerce and Transportation Committee
House
George Lewis Bailes
Jefferson County
Bailes
Porker
Cullman County
Fred Folsom
James E. Folsom
Cornelia Wallace
John Baker
DeKalb County
Baker
Robert W. Weaver
Talladega
University of Alabama
Three Judge Court
Supreme Court
Court of Criminal Appeals
Court of Civil Appeals
Chamber
Conn Pursues Music Over Law Enforcement Career
Sonny Turner a college student from Athens says he chose music over a career in law enforcement. Oldest of seven siblings, John Conn developed his singing and guitar style early after listening to his father, J. C. Conn. He plans to release a record soon while studying broadcasting at Calhoun Junior College.
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J. C
Opal Conn
Athens
John
Conn
Calhoun Junior College
Crisis Call Center Numbers and Emergency Guidance
Provides emergency contact guidance including Crisis Call Center numbers 355-8000 and alternative options such as nearest hospital or family physician. Advises dialing 0 for operator help if unsure of the correct emergency number. AY departments. baal wee 353-4612 nee 4535 353 4739.
Robbery Trial Goes To Jury In Limestone County
ATHENS A robbery trial for 31yearold Tanner man Roy Lee Hawkins went to a Limestone County Circuit Jury after prosecutors said he robbed and beat Belle Mina resident John Davis who reported $268 stolen. In a separate case Garnell Harris was found guilty of assault and battery and sentenced to six months. Edward Bonner of Athens was shot in the hip.
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Athens
Limestone County
Roy Lee Hawkins
John Davis
Belle Mina
Davis
Garnell Harris
Edward Bonner
TVA Plans Power Hearings Across Six States
TVA will hold public meetings in September to inform the public about the finances of the power system. Events are planned in Nashville Knoxville Jackson Muscle Shoals Tupelo and Paducah with dates to be announced. Board Chairman Aubrey J. Wagner said meetings will be regular each September December March and June.
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Knoxville, Tenn
The
Tennessee Valley Authority
Nashville
Knoxville
Jackson
TVA
Aubrey J. Wagner
Alabama man’s embezzlement conviction upheld by court
Montgomery Alabama The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the three year prison sentence for Decatur resident Joseph W Hollis on an embezzlement count. Hollis previously pled guilty to misappropriating four car tires and two truck tires valued at 165 dollars from O K Tire and Rubber Co on 6th Ave SE in Morgan County.
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Montgomery
Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals
Decatur
Joseph W. Hollis
Morgan County
Hollis
O. K. Tire and Rubber Co
6Th Ave
Sellers Named Head of Area Association
Public school superintendents from 12 North Alabama counties formed an area association to share solutions for administrative problems. The 28 members adopted a constitution and by-laws at a Ramada Inn luncheon. Dr. Curtis P. Sellers of Decatur City Schools was elected president and George Nancarrow of Morgan County was chosen secretary treasurer.
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North Alabama
Ramada Inn
Curtis P. Sellers
Decatur
Sellers
George Nancarrow
Morgan County
City to Expand Parks Courts and Build Tournament Facilities
The project adds a 10 foot expansion to the Pop Oliver Park court to meet regulation size. Fencing and extra lights will be installed at Pop Oliver courts. Two Almon Center courts will be built as tournament facilities with adjoining bleachers. If bids are favorable, an award will be set at the city council meeting Monday.
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Parks and Recreation Department
Decatur
Charles Martin
Aquadome
T. C. Almon Recreation Center
Pop Oliver
Magnolia St
16Th Ave
Pop Oliver Park
Pop Oliver Courts
Almon Center
Martin
Wallace Students To See Performance
Special guests for the Thursday performance of You're A Good Man Charlie Brown at the Spirit of America Stage will include about 30 youngsters from the Lurleen Wallace Development Center and the Alabama Baptist Children's Home. Residents of the W. T. Jordan and Summer Manor buildings will attend via the Parks and Recreation Department. Tickets at the stage booth are $1 general, $2 reserved. children 12 and under admitted free with an accompanying adult. A second show is set for 8 15 pm Friday.
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Charlie Brown
Spirit of America
Lurleen Wallace Development Center
Alabama Baptist Children’s Home
W. T. Jordan
Summer Manor
Parks and Recreation Department
Bertha Timberlake
Julian Walker
Decatur
Suspect Arrested In Slaying In Leighton Alabama
Leighton Colbert County sheriff says authorities plan to return with a man held in Texas on a first degree murder warrant for the death of Town Creek resident Samuel Ray Lansdell. Deputy Bobby Yeager of Brazos County says David Herman 21 of Ozark is in jail awaiting extradition.
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Leighton
Colbert County
Texas
Bobby Yeager
Brazos County
Lansdell
Colbert
Lawrence County
Colbert County Sheriff's Department
C. G. Ayres
Yeager
Herman
Bryan
Tex
A&m University
Jodie Budell
Colbert County — Sheriff's Department
Alabama
Ayres
Lansdenl
Dan Ligon
King’s Cemetery
Cotton Town Rd
Ligon
Limestone Maid of Cotton crowned in Athens banquet
Miss Karen Pressnell, 18, a 1973 Athens High graduate, was named Limestone County Maid of Cotton at a banquet at the city recreation center. First runner-up was Miss Donna Leopard, and Patsy Gover and Missy Ming were alternates. Other contestants and organizers noted. In Montgomery, the Senate Judiciary Committee backed a bill to require lobbyist disclosures.
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Athens
Karen Pressnell
Athens High School
Limestone County
City Recreation Center
Pressnell
Barney Pressnell
Florence State University
Donna Leopard
Farm Bureau
Leopard
Athens College
Walter Leopard
Tanner
Missy Ming
Art Ming
Auburn University
Becky Marshall
Sharon Ann Meadows
Patricia Kay McWhiter
Laura Gay Simmons
Don Lauderdale
Montgomery
Ala
Senate Judiciary Committee
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Janie Brady
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
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Gadsden
Cullman
House Health Committee
U.S. Supreme Court
Vaughn, Miss
Aids
United Way
Forrest D. Nixon
Wolverine Co
Nixon
Sonny Turner
Decatur Daily AY
Area Association
C. S. Pettus
R. Dale Weizenecker
Jim Boyd
Arthur Dennis
Thurston T. Nelson
Scottsboro
Aubrey A. Clemens
Jackson County
Wallace
By Tommy Stevenson
Patsy Gover
Miss Gover
J. C. Gover
Florence
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