End of an era if Decatur bus service ceases
Decatur Transit drivers and riders weigh the impact of stopping bus service. Daily commuters like Hattie Troy and Clotile Harris depend on buses to reach work, while driver Woodrow Berry recalls decades behind the wheel. Higher gas costs and shifts in transit policy loom as the city considers future mass transportation.
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Clotile Harris
Spruce SE
Sterrs Day Care
Cherry St
John Toney
Cashin
Medical Park Convalescent Center
Woodrow Berry
Decatur Transit
Berry
Washington
2Nd Ave
Decatur
Hattie Troy
Lester Dickson
Sarah Schuler
Mary Lou Lindsey
Late New York Stock Selected List
NYSE afternoon prices show mixed results across numerous issues. Strong performers include AmHospital and CocaCola while Boeing and United Airlines display notable gains. many industrials and tech names register varied declines, with volume shifts and price changes across sectors.
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New York
Over the Counter Securities Prices from NASD Quotes
Interdealer NASD quotations at about 10 a.m. show prices for numerous securities with no retail markup. The spread and values vary widely across many issuers including Pennzoil PepsiCo Pfizer Phillips Petroleum and many others, with percentages indicating day changes and yields.
Television Log Highlights For Decatur Daily Schedule
A detailed reader friendly breakdown of the television lineup with times, programs, and episodes across channels. Highlights include Gunsmoke, Dodgers baseball, The Bliss of Mrs Blossom, War and Peace, The Old Man and the Sea, Johnny Carson appearances, and multiple daytime shows.
Wall Street climbs as rate rise fails to dent gains
The New York stock market advanced at noon led by Collins Radio while the Dow Jones average rose 3.83 to 867.32 amid a 9% prime lending rate. The broad NYSE index gained 0.08 to 54.26 as banks signaled no decisive pullback. AMEX showed mixed, quiet trading with the index unchanged at 22.81.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
American Stock Exchange
Robert Colin
Faulkner
Dawkins & Sullivan
Robert Stovall
Reynolds Securities
Collins Radio
Federal National Manufacturing
Kennecott
Bath Industries
Crown Zellerbach
Decatur Market Prices and Commodities Snapshot
Decatur market list shows cotton at 20.45 cents, cottonseed at 40 per ton, Grade A milk at 6.55 per hundred, manufactured milk 3.20 per hundred, soybeans at 7.22, white shelled corn 3.15, oats 0.80, milling wheat 2.70, yellow shelled corn 2.20, barley 2, pilewood 15.25 per cord, and wood prices 65.45 and 35.
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McWhorter Chosen for New Judicial Post
Robert McWhorter was selected by a committee including Circuit Judges Hundley and Coggin, County Judge McRae, and Commission Chairman Fleming. A Decatur High grad, he earned degrees from Alabama and Cumberland, is part of Phi Alpha Delta and Kappa Sigma, and will open a law office at 1301 6th Ave SE. He lives with his wife Kathleen Morrison and daughter Cary at 2022 Birch St SE. Milam resigned to focus on practice.
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Robert McWhorter
R. L
Dick) Hundley
Tom B. Coggin
C. Bennett McRae
Commission
Thornton
Dick) Fleming
McWhorter
Decatur
University of Alabama
University of Alabama Law School
Cumberland School of Law
Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity
Kappa Sigma
Eyster, Eyster
Kathleen Marie Morrison
Cary Bankhead McWhorter
Birch St. SE
County Commission
Dick Fleming
Jail remodeling plan cuts floor from five story building
A city commission approved changes including eliminating one floor of the five story jail and other minor material cuts to reduce costs from the base $5.5 million bid. Total project cost rises to about $5.58 million with financing from bonds, revenue sharing and CDs.
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J. O. Colvard
Firn
Hall and
Colvard
Walter Hall
Robber Assault Yields Lighter Sentence In Case Shifted
Foster faced lesser punishment after a robbery plea related to the July 7 attack on Gentry at his Decatur shop. The incident left Gentry, a 60 year old furniture refinisher, critically injured and partially crippled. An associated charge was dropped. An antiques auction to aid hospital expenses is planned for Sept. 13 by local dealers. A separate county reappraisal project bid of $675,350 was approved, to be conducted by Kirby C. Smith Co. and begin within 30 days.
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Foster
Decatur
Gentry
Decatur Antique Dealers Association
Bank St
Coggin
Colvard
Kirby C. Smith Co
Montgomery
Falkville
Flint City
Hartselle
Trinity
Fleming
Downtown traffic plan under Decatur committee review
A Decatur Downtown Association committee was named to advise the local planning agency on downtown needs and traffic issues. Discussions focused on parking, alternative routes, and whether streets can handle rerouted traffic once the interstate opens. The group will consider making other streets flow faster and more attractive to through vehicles, with several options to be evaluated.
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Decatur Downtown Association
Voketz
Gordon Dr
Moulton St
Florence
Decatur
Parents plan burial for Wesley after miracle belief
Wesley Parker’s parents say they will bury him Monday, despite his death, as they trust the Lord will raise him after four days in the grave. They initially refused embalming but later agreed, saying Christ will replace the blood and miracles will occur.
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Wesley
Parker
Calendar of events in Decatur area today and upcoming
Ladies Auxiliary to Decatur firefighters meet at Shangri-La Restaurant at 7 p.m. Brook Hopkin American Legion Post 310 regular meeting at Turner Funeral home. Morgan County bands club meets 8 p.m. at Hartselle City hall. Headstart registrations through Sept slated 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Riverside School Cashin Center and others with 355 7843 for details. Woodard family reunion at Brushy Lake near Moulton picnic lunch 1 p.m. Pettysville United Methodist revival services 7:30 p.m. Rev Freeman Smith of Ninth Street United Methodist Church speaks. Decatur AARP meeting at Summer Manor 10 a.m. with covered dish luncheon. Decatur PBX Club hosts Mexican Party at 7 p.m. 1212 19th Ave SW hosted by Sara McClanahan. Jeri Jackson speaks on Mexico City PBX Club meeting notes.
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Morgan.Lawrence
Pettysville United Methodist Church
Freeman Smith
Ninth Street United Methodist Church
Athens
Decatur
19Th Ave
Sara McClanahan
Jeri Jackson
Mexico City
Paper mill buildup faces long construction lag
Observers note the shortage and rising costs as new mills require two to four years to build. Previously a paper glut and low prices reduced incentives to expand. The early 1970s boom and stricter pollution controls then shaped the industry’s pace.
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