Undefeated Team Sets Pace for Pride at Florence State
Bobby Joe Pride, a 1968 Decatur High School graduate, will be a busy football season at Florence State University as he and teammates work on timing. Coach Durell Mack plans to begin full scale practices Friday morning.
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Bobby Joe Pride
Decatur High School
Florence State University
Florence
Durell Mack
Leonard
Rabbit) Thomas
Mike Wilbur
Pride
Decatur
Pride to play both ways as Florence Lions shift to strengthen defense
Inside Pride a 5 foot 9 inch 170 pound return specialist will play offense and defense for Florence Lions this fall as coach Mack rebuilds a depleted backfield. Pride, seeking speed and agility, aims to help an improved defense after a 5 5 season. He hours into spring training and weighs around 185 by season start, with Florence opening Sept 11 against Middle Tennessee State.
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Pride
Mack
Lions
Florence
FSU
Palmer Byrd
Bobby Joe
Florence State
Frankie Patterson
Tommy Warhurst
Hezzie Morgan III
Middle Tennessee State
Costs Delay Tennis Court Construction at Point Mallard
The Point Mallard Park Board delayed the first six courts of a 16 court plan due to a $14 000 funding shortfall caused by higher building costs. Officials consider federal aid or cost cutting options while aiming to maintain features like lighting and surface quality.
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Point Mallard
Point Mallard Park
Fred Underwood
U. S. Dept. of Interior
Gary Voketz
City Planning
Underwood
Tennessee River
Action Answers and Local Inquiries From The Decatur Daily
Readers pose questions to The Decatur Daily column seeking contacts at Champion Paper Mills for a forestry scholarship, Limestone County school start dates, Alabama relics sale law, and HomeSite Garden Tractor parts. Answers provide names, dates, and where to obtain parts.
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Champion Paper Mills
David Bernard
Decatur
Samuel G. Lucas
Athens
Attending Accounting Class From Decatur Area
Four seniors from the Decatur area join a two week accounting and data processing seminar at the University of Alabama Huntsville. The Accumation course is sponsored by the Alabama Society of CPAs the Internal Revenue Service and UAH to spark future business interest.
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Decatur
University of Alabama
Huntsville
Alabama Society of Certified Public Accountants
Internal Revenue Service
UAH
Evelyn Gregory
Athens Bible School
Gay Blackburn
Don Jones
Decatur High
John Cash
Morgan County High School
Emergency Numbers List From The Decatur Daily
Emergency phone numbers include Fire Department 353 4141, Highway Patrol 353 0631, Morgan Sheriff 353 6256, Ambulance 7355 3844, and Crisis Call Center 355 8000. For poisoning or uncertainty, call the Crisis Call Center or nearest hospital. Dial 0 for operator help with nature of emergency. All departments contact 232 1535. nights and holidays 253 4739.
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Asse Fire Department
Highway Patrol
Morgan
Decatur Daily
Tan Orns
Donors Sought To Help Leukemia Victim Evelyn Nelson
Blood donors from Decatur Birmingham Jasper and Sylacauga rally for Evelyn Nelson a Decatur leukemia patient in need of AB Negative blood. Red Cross official urges AB Negative donors to contact promptly as platelets are time sensitive and a Bloodmobile visit is set for St John Episcopal Church Morgan County.
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Decatur
Birmingham
Jasper
Sylacauga
Evelyn Nelson
Louise Foster
Morgan County Red Cross
Jack Nelson
Alabama
Evelyn
Retail sales rise across Morgan Limestone and Cullman counties
Morgan County retail sales grew 20 per cent for the year ending May 31 with lumber and building materials up 37 per cent. Limestone and Cullman counties posted 16.4 and 15.6 per cent gains respectively, led by drug stores and food stores, while declines appeared in hardware and farms.
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Tuscaloosa
Morgan County
Limestone County
Cullman County
Lawrence County
Alabama Retail Trade
University of Alabama Graduate School of Business
Montgomery
Gadsden
Birmingham
Huntsville
Mobile
Decatur
Limestone
Jefferson
Teen girl treated after overdose in Decatur
A 16 year old girl from Decatur was admitted to Decatur General Hospital after swallowing 24 stomach tablets to cope with family problems. Doctors pumped her stomach and she was reported in good condition.
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Decatur
Decatur General Hospital
Alarms Ring Twice With No Breakins At Local Shops
Police found both alarms false at West Building Materials on 2nd Ave SE at 2 20 a m and Lord s Diamond Shop on 2nd Ave SE at 4 40 a m with no signs of disturbance. It was the second consecutive night Lord s Diamond Shop triggered a false alarm. Mrs Julian J Hirshfeld accepted a 2500 dollar UF budget check for Cystic Fibrosis from Donald F Donner, UF Budget chair, marking August as Cystic Fibrosis Month.
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West Building Materials
2Nd Ave
Lord’s Diamond Shop
Lord’s
Tape Player Stolen From Car At Calhoun College
Dale Davis Jr. of Hillsboro reports his car was entered while he attended class at Calhoun Junior College. The theft occurred Tuesday night around 8 p.m. in front of the administration building, and a tape player was taken.
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Calhoun Junior College
Dale Davis Jr
Hillsboro 2
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B. J. Pride
Industrial Uniform Services
4Th St. SE
Elt Ultow
Harold Speake
Moulton
H.A. Alexander
Sen. Sparkman
Moulton Chamber of Commerce
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Ala
Steve Charles
Champion's Forestry Division
Priceville
Julian J. Hirshfeld
United Fund For Cystic
Donald F. Donner
UF Budget Committee
Calhoun
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