Behind the Grand Ole Opry Backstage Scene Saturday Night
A backstage tour at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry reveals entertainers and fans mingling before two shows. Tex Ritter discusses politics and nearby stars like Roy Acuff decline interviews, while other artists including Bobby Bare Skeeter Davis and Wilma Lee mingle as crowds gather late at night.
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Nashville
Grand Ole Opry
Opry
Bud Wendell
Tex Ritter
Pell City
Ritter
Tennessee
Nixon
Dunn
Alabama
George Wallace
Entertainers mingle backstage at Spirit of America festival
Bare recalls Decatur visit with modest crowds. Luman boasts a new national hit as Skeeter Davis shows a pet wildcat. Connie Smith flits through crowds while noting her single status and birthday. Marion Worth and Wilma Lee cooperate, with Worth just out of the hospital.
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Decatur
Bare
Mrs. Bare
Bobby
Luman
Skeeter Davis
Ralph Emery
Connie Smith
Birmingham
Marion Worth
Wilma Lee
Fees Set For County Schools 1971 72
Morgan County Board of Education sets school fees to cover electric bills totaling over 40000 annually. Supt George Nancarrow outlines unit charges for high school materials library typing band chorus science physical education driver education and a 5 donation for elementary students with a 20 out of district fee. Some students may work to cover costs but fees or work are not required. Local law allows such charges.
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Morgan County
Morgan County Board of Education
George Nancarrow
Nancarrow
Teachers Attend Economics Seminar in Moulton and Decatur Events
A pilot economics seminar for high school teachers features a daily computerized management game in Moulton with Sen. John Sparkman speaking at a Lions Club event. Auburn Extension hosts a Sept 28 district dairy show in Cullman while a nurse of activities and crime notes are listed for the area.
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Moulton
John Sparkman
Cullman
Auburn University Extension Service
Wilda Smith Turney
Memorial Dr. NW
Peabody College For Teachers
Nashville
Emergency contact numbers for city services and crisis line
Emergency Phones and department numbers for Fire Highway Patrol Morgan Sheriff and Ambulance are listed. Crisis Call Center numbers provided for personal crises and possible poisoning. If unsure which number to call, dial 0 and describe the emergency to the operator. The Decatur Daily lists all departments and after hours numbers.
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Satesaie Teestatate
Highway
Morgan
False Pretense In Tag Case Charged
A 21-year-old Kentucky man, Jimmy Wayne Hansen of Beattyville, faces two counts of false pretense and one count of resisting arrest after a foot chase at Morgan County courthouse. He allegedly tried to purchase two automobile tags with false information and fled when questioned by Sheriff John McBride and License Commissioner Cleon Yates. He is held in county jail. Separately, two feeder pig sales are planned in Athens for September 1 and September 22.
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Kentucky
Morgan County
John McBride
Jimmy Wayne Hansen
Beattyville
Cleon Yates
Yates
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