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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1973
Page
2
Mrs. Walter Chenault of Union South Carolina presents her mother in law Mrs B Frank Chenault with the completed dining room chair cover to finish the needle painted set. The gesture highlights a household craft as part of a local feature.
ATHENS The Limestone County Board of Education approved expansion plans for Ardmore and Tanner, including three classrooms and a bathroom at Ardmore and a vocational building at Tanner, contingent on a $1.2 million capital outlay bond. The district also scheduled East Limestone park development, drainage work for a 10acre site, and new athletic facilities. Senior open campus favored with parental approval and college or work commitments. Mooresville Belle Mina likely to gain accreditation next week. Ardmore High expected to meet standards after facilities completion.
Beverly Sain, 24, and her husband Jimmy L. Sain, 27, were in a car that collided with another vehicle driven by Dorris M. Good, 52, of Decatur, near U S 31 north of Decatur around 7 p m. The passenger sustained injuries. the Good driver was not hurt.
Mrs. B. Frank Chenault hosts a select group for a prized bag club. Each guest needles a turquoise chair cover square with a dusty rose Oriental motif, carrying supplies in a matching bag as a test of skill.
Emilee credits a dining room remodel for sparking a needlepoint project that blossomed into a community effort. Friends in Mooresville, Athens, and beyond stitched turquoise and rose covers for chairs, sharing tips and hosting dinners to steady her progress as she learns the craft.
Limestone County commissioners and officials studied changes to voting districts to comply with a federal court ordered reapportionment. The plan reallocates polling places, with some voters shifted to Athens or rural boxes and new boxes opened in Sardis Sipings and Pisgah. A house-to-house headcount will determine affected voters as deadlines loom.
Mayor H A Alexander says the Moulton City Council will seek bids by the month’s start for a complete new fire station and an alternate bid to move and extend the old building. The old site was sold for 35000 to the Housing Authority, with 12000 spent on the Spring Street site.
Morgan County authorities investigate a break in at the District Three county shop. About 20 sticks of dynamite fuses and blasting caps were missing along with some change from a soda machine. Entry was gained by prying the front door lock with a crowbar.
Police seek a 50 to 55 year old man described as six feet one inch tall and 185 pounds wearing a rumpled dark loose suit after he allegedly chased a woman with a knife near 14th Ave SE and Locust St. The woman fell on the sidewalk near Sheridan Apts while screaming. the man fled. No one was located despite a search.
Lawrence County deputies report two men from Moulton charged with grand larceny in cattle rustling. Boyd Dutton, 32, and Douglas Ellis, 34, allegedly stole and slaughtered three calves from Hansel Aldridge’s herd. Bond set at 1500 each. evidence included calf meat, blood, and hair near a house. Aldridge, with about 40 cattle, reported the loss Monday morning. fifth rustling case in two years with several prior convictions.
Two prisoners who escaped Limestone County Jail remain at large. Authorities seek Tommy Glenn Pylant aged 20 from Athens and Phillip Hunt 24 of Ohio, who fled about 6 am Monday using hack saw blades to cut a 10 by 13.5 inch hole in a jail wall. Hunt is jailed on burglary charges awaiting Draper Prison transfer. Pylant had been in jail about a month, Hunt about six months.
Provides the Crisis Call Center number 355-8000 for personal crises and poisoning guidance. Advises calling nearest hospital or family physician for poisoning, and dialing 0 for any emergency to be directed by an operator. Lists multiple Athens department numbers 353-4612 232-1535 353-4739.
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