Tree dispute over property line and city rights
Kilpatrick contends his property line runs to the curb while the city claims power, water, and sewer lines run beside the tree and a city ordinance requires maintenance of clear intersections. Attorney Murphree was unsure about an appeal but Kilpatrick said the outcome is satisfactory and he feels they were right.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilpatrick
Charles Murphree
Hartselle
Huntsville
Dieter Schrader
Morgan Elimination Cuts Courthouse Jail Capacity
The plan would remove the third floor of the jail reducing capacity to 114 while the fourth floor remains a maximum security unit. The courthouse addition, funded by revenue sharing, would place the jail as the west wing. A local construction firm estimates a under two year build at the north end of 2nd Ave SE in Decatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Construction Company
2Nd Ave
Lost governor’s security tag misuse expands details
The Associated Press reports a former state official says four security tags were obtained from a Ford dealer who leases and sells cars. Tags appeared on multiple vehicles including a 1972 Maverick linked to a governor aide’s wife, and a 1971 Dodge badge on a Lt. Gov officer’s car. State records show replacements issued and unclear ownership. The governor’s office instructed removal once discovered.
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Anderson
State Liquor Control Board
State Personnel Board
Associated Press
Mary Gann
Jesse Gann
Gann
Gloria McEnery
Camp
Stanton
Revenue Department
Howard Lewis
Scottsboro
Lewis
Woody Anderson Ford
Hendrix
Jere Beasley
Renard Ricks
Colbert County
Talladega Mayor To Address Jaycees
Talladega Mayor Johnny McKinney, 29, Alabama's youngest mayor, will address the Decatur Jaycees at 7 p.m. at the Ole Farm Beef House. He has been mentioned as a possible 1974 Alabama Public Service Commission candidate.
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Talladega
Johnny McKinney
Decatur Jaycees
Ole Farm
McKinney
Alabama
Alabama Public Service Commission
Vegetarianism Now Fashionable
Freya Dimshah of the American Vegan Society in Malaga New Jersey notes rising interest in vegetarianism as meat costs rise and supply tightens. The group, stricter than many veg groups, avoids all animal products including dairy eggs wool silk and leather, and has several hundred paid members with multiple chapters nationwide.
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Freya Dimshah
The
American Vegan Society
Malaga
N.J
Morgan County to Choose New Justice Court Judge
The Morgan County selection committee meets Wednesday to review four applicants for the Justice Court judgeship. Candidates include Decatur attorneys Skip Barker and Robert McWhorter, Hartselle’s Van Graves, and State Trooper Capt. John Williams. Milam resigns Sept. 1. committee chair Powell notes an attorney must be given first consideration.
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Morgan County
Newton B. Powell
Bob Milam
Powell
Skip Barker
Robert McWhorter
Decatur
van Graves
Hartselle
Capt
John Williams
Circuit
R. L
Dick) Hundley
Tom B. Coggin
C. Bennett McRae
Commission
Thornton
Dick) Fleming
Milam
City Schools Readying for New Term This Week
Decatur pupils in grades 8 through 10 register Wednesday from 8 30 to 11 30 a.m. at their schools. Seventh graders register 1 30 to 3 30 p.m. Kindergarten to fifth grade and grades 6 11 12 register 8 30 to 11 a.m. First full day Friday. Grace Baptist and St Ann’s also register Wednesday. St Ann’s first day Aug 28. Morgan County schools set Aug 31 with classes 8 10 a.m. to noon.
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Decatur School
City School
Grace Baptist Schools
St. Ann’s
Grace Baptist
Baptist School
Morgan County
Franklin New York Corp to Acquire Talcott National Shares
Advertisement notice outlines Franklin New York Corporation plans to acquire shares of Talcott National Corporation under the Bank Holding Company Act. It would enable consumer financing and agency for sale of credit life health and property insurance from City France Company Nc in Decatur Alabama. Written comments are invited within 30 days to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin New York Corporation
Talcott National Corporation
Bank Holding Company
Board of Governors of
Federal Reserve System
New York
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Liberty Street
Fires Mushroom In Two States
Fires in northeast Oregon and northern Utah rapidly expanded as drought conditions persisted. Firefighters in California, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and Utah faced multiple blazes, with 6,500 trained personnel and 3,000 National Guardsmen aiding. The largest Lassen County fire threatened homes as winds fueled 18,000 to 20,000 acres of sagebrush and timber.
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Associated Press
Oregon
Utah
California
Idaho
Montana
Snake River Canyon
Don Miller
US Forest Service
Rocky Canyon
Jana
Wasatch National Forest
Bureau of Land Management
Lassen
Interagency Fire Center
National
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Jaycees
By Louise Cook
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Second Avenue
Interagency
Dick Klade
United States
Creyne
IS Crayons
Eve
Sharpener
Ine
Skatey
Empire
Rens
Kinder Mats
Elmers School
Binder
Porto
Feldco-Major., Inc
Prat Onemy
Hestro
Avery
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