Athens man hides treasure in clocks worth sixty thousand
Dub Greenhaw of Athens owns nearly 300 clocks valued by him at over 60 000 dollars. His brass 1958 purchase is his pride and most timepieces run with few in need of repair. He notes a 1820 Seth Thomas about 11 feet tall and a 1698 Philadelphia clock with Civil War ties, among other rare pieces.
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Athens
Dub Greenhaw
W. Bryan Sr
Greenhaw
Dexter
Seth Thomas
Philadelphia
Jerome
North
Macon
Antique clock collector shares finds and stories
Sonny Turner documents Greenhaw, a Cincinnati dealer, who started collecting in 1950 while in the wholesale antique business. He notes a 1684 clock weighing 160 pounds bought at St. Vincent Salvage House, now valued around 1200 dollars, plus a 1709 George Btraherington clock bought in Philadelphia for 120 dollars.
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St. Vincent Salvage House
Cincinnati
Ohio
Greenhaw
Houston Memorial Library
Schedule Set For Guard IG Across Alabama Units
The Annual General Inspection Schedule for Alabama National Guard units was released by Adjutant General Charles A Rollo. Detachment 1 Company C 167th Infantry 1st Battalion in Cullman opens inspections on November 15 followed by Det 1 Co A 131st Signal Battalion in Hanceville on November 16 and other dates through January 11 covering Moulton Hartselle Athens Decatur and Decatur again with the 279th Signal Battalion.
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Montgomery
Alabama
Charles A Rollo
167Th Infantry
Hanceville
Moulton
Co. C
Hartselle
Athens
142Nd Signal Group
Decatur
Limestone County seeks subscribers for county garbage pickup
Six Limestone County collectors are contacting residents to join a county wide pickup plan. Officials from the county commission and Tri County District Health Service confirmed final plans to start September 1 during an inspection at the health building.
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Athens
Limestone County
County Commission
Tri County District Health Service
Commission
State Health Department
Andrew Smith
Joss Rainey
Ovie McLemore
C. C. Smith
Robert Pittman
Henry Fletcher
Athens School Budget Talked
Athens city board of education discussed a proposed 2 million dollar budget for 1972 73 with federal funds and planned later action. They approved an architect drawing for a plaque at the new Athens High School and heard details on garbage pickup and district collectors.
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Athens
City Board of Education
Athens High School
Ranger Construction Company of
Athens Teachers Association
Man Pardoned After 1956 Cullman Robbery Sentence
Elmer J. Moon, once sentenced to ten years for a 1956 Cullman County robbery, received a state pardon this week along with two others. Nine people were paroled. Moon later faced additional convictions for escape in Cullman County and forgery in Elmore County, with sentences of one year and four years respectively.
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Cullman
Cullman County
State Board of Pardons and Paroles
Elmer J. Moon
Moon
Elmore
Disaster Master Plan Outlined For Morgan County
Officials from law enforcement health fire ambulance and other agencies met at city hall to discuss a master plan for disaster response. The plan prepared by the Tri County Appalachian Regional Health Planning Commission will coordinate medical services and agency actions for events from tornadoes floods and fires to aircraft accidents riots and nuclear incidents. Completion is expected in about a year with statewide adoption within five years.
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Decatur
City Hall
Tri-County
Appalachian Regional Health Planning Commission
Morgan County Civil Defense Office
Tom Willoughby
The
Planning Commission
Wil By.oward Proctor
Civil Defense
Bob Faggard
State Health Department
C. J. Hyde
State Civil Defense Office
Evans Declines to Target Blue Law Violators
Limestone County Sheriff and District Attorney say enforcement of Sunday closing laws will be limited. They note manpower constraints and prioritize serious felony cases, with Moebes planning a meeting with merchants to discuss blue law enforcement and possible store restrictions.
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Ben Windi
Limestone County
Buddy
Evans
Mike Moebes
Moebes
Limestone Counties
Lund
Shortay
Mml
Li County
Athens
Richard Faulk
Morgan County
John McBride
Decatur
Pack Self
Hartselle
William Ryker
Kyker
Utote M of Alabama, Inc
William Slaydon
Legal Council
Slaydon
Utotem
Jefferson
Madison
Seven injured as gravel truck and bus collide in Alabama
State troopers reported seven adults treated and released after a Greyhound bus and a gravel truck collided in Tuskegee, none killed. The bus apparently tried to pass the gravel truck when both vehicles pulled out to pass another car. The bus was traveling from Columbus, Georgia to Montgomery.
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Tuskegee
Ala
Greyhound
Columbus
Montgomery
Lawrence County Fair Dates Set For Aug 2 To Sept 3
Moulton Lions Club sponsors the Lawrence County Fair running from August 2 through September 3 with livestock and canned food judging. Exhibits from Lawrence County women's clubs will be on display, co chairman W B Hagood said.
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Moulton
The
Lawrence County
Hagood
Emergency Crisis Help Lines Advised Nationwide
Emergency guidance urges calling the Crisis Call at 355 8000 for personal crises or poisoning emergencies. If unsure of the local number, dial 0 for an operator and contact the nearest hospital or family.
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Antique Clocks Prize of
Decatur Companies
Morgan County United Way
First Row
Gordon Jones
First National Bank
Bill Coles
State National Bank
D. W. Melcher
Amoco Chemicals
Robert Reynolds
South Central Bell
Jim
Snider
Wolverine Tube
Bob Free
Fruehauf Corp
Ruth Apperson
Marion Burke
Mutual Savings Life Insurance Co
Joe Speegle
the Decatur
Jewell Traylor
Prestolite
Art Jordan
Monsanto
John Wilks
Frank Blackwell
3M Co
George McCrary
Sonny Turner
M. W
Ilue Law
Mestone
Speigner
Draper Correctional Center
Here
Alexander City Junior College
Alabama Water Improvement Conmission
Atlanta, Ga
U. S
U. S. Atty
Charles Powell
Atlanta
Walter Mathews
Birmingham
Trustville
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Alabama Farmers Market Authority
Jemison
Chilton County
Hartselle Little Theater
Hartselle Junior High School
Kim Kelly
Pam Knight
Jim Broom
Legal Council For States
F. G. Gardner
Jan Crook
Han-Dway, Inc
B. R. McNutt
Billy
Don Ryan
Ryan
Lawrence Fair
Decatur Daily Air Departments
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