Limestone Teachers Advised Folsom Talks Special Session If Goodwyn Tax Plan Rejected
ATHENS Frank Stewart Alabama assistant superintendent said Gov. Folsom plans a special session to fund schools if the Goodwyn plan fails in December. The plan would tax adjusted gross incomes to raise about 29 million dollars for a 600 per month teacher pay raise. If the vote is unfavorable, schools may close mid term. Stewart said Folsom would pursue other revenue methods, likely removing sales tax exemptions. The Limestone County institute also organized elementary, junior, and senior high groups and set study topics for monthly meetings. County Supt. F. R. Johnson reported first month payroll checks totaling 53 458 for 310 teachers substitutes and bus drivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Frank Stewart
Alabama
Folsom
Goodwyn Plan
Stewart
Montgomery
Limestone County Teachers Association
Institute
F. R. Johnson
Frank E. Davis
L. R. Murphree
David Kelley
Janie Lambert
Anne Kennemer
McSherry Bound To Grand Jury
ATHENS F r enchie McSherry a 3 year old Limestone farmhand was bound over to the fall grand jury after a county court hearing on assault with intent to murder He allegedly struck Henry Schiloser a city light department employee with an axe June 4 in the McSherry home area The court earlier ruled on sanity with Dr Tarwater concluding McSherry sane and the case moved to grand jury with defense arguing self defense and more force used than necessary by Schiloser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Frenchie McSherry
McSherry
Henry Schiloser
City Light Department
D. L. Rosenau, Jr
J. S. Tarwater
Bryce
Jeff Smith
Madison County
Limestone
J. W. Woodroof
Schueser
C. J. Mayhall
Schiloser
Etheridge Akers
Edith Aims Offshore as Hurricane Edith Threatens Coast
Forecasters hold cautious optimism Edith will miss the coast as the hurricane centers near 100 mph winds. Gordon Dunn says the southeast and mid-Atlantic coasts could remain clear, while New England faces little chance of impact if trends continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Edith
Atlantic
Gordon Dunn
Weather Bureau
Cape Hatteras
N. C
Middle Atlantic
New York
Dunn
New England
North Atlantic
Palm Beach
Air Force
Navy
Mississippi River
Gulf
Connie
Diane
North Carolina
Ex Limestone Commissioner J C Carter Dies After Illness
Funeral arrangements are pending for J C Carter about 75 a former Limestone County commissioner and farmer who died Saturday afternoon at his sister May Houston's Ardmore highway home. He passed after a short illness and the notice will be announced by McConnell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
J. C. Carter
May Houston
Ardmore
McConnell
Carter
Limestone County
Man on bond fights lawyer after court session
Charles McSherry Jr on $750 bond reportedly tried to attack Solicitor Woodroof or Schouser as they left the courtroom. Sheriff Clyde Ennis and Chief Deputy Brown restrained him and placed him in jail briefly. The defendant remains free on bond until the grand jury's October meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles McSherry, Jr
Woodroof
Schouser
Clyde Ennis
D. W. Brown
McSherry
Ennis
Cullman Farm Bureau Re-Elects Kilgo and Names Maid of Cotton
Cullman Farm Bureau re elected Elbert Kilgo president and chose Emma Lou Turner a 19 year old daughter of Mrs Cora S Turner to represent the county at the state fair in October from among 11 contestants Turner will be backed by the Cullman Junior Chamber of Commerce as Maid of Cotton with Willodean Leverett as alternate Sponsored by local clubs and Wardrobe plans include a complete cotton wardrobe for the state fair Judges were merchants and local officials The event followed a 10 am picnic at East Elementary School with speech making and barbecue Officers for the year named include W M Hunt first vice president Grover Wood second vice president and H G Higgins secretary treasurer The meeting featured remarks by J Lewis Harper and other officials with civic leaders in attendance The article closes noting state party organizational meetings and future plans in Alabama
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cullman
Cullman Farm Bureau
Elbert Kilgo
Farm Bureau
Emma Lou Turner
Cora S. Turner
Miss Turner
Willodean Leverett
Cullman 5
Cullman County
Cullman Junior Chamber of Commerce
Civitan Club
Cullman Chamber of Commerce
Turner
W. J. Nesmith
Marie Bergin
Bob Sapp
Elbert Ponder
Cullman Merchants
Lucille Hawkins
Morgan County
Kilgo
W. M. Hunt
Grover Wood
H. G. Higgins
J. Lewis Harper
Tuscaloosa
Alabama Farm Bureau
Alabama
C. S. Gamble
Nesmith
K. J. Griffith
Athens Opens Heart To Girl Whose Bad Luck Tale
Athens citizens donated to a fund to send 17 year old Jerrie Wayne home to Glen Dale California after a sympathetic police shelter. California authorities later said no Mrs Katherine Wayne existed and funds were returned as welfare officials investigated the tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Glendale
Calif
Jerrie Wayne
Trailways
Birmingham
Arizona
California
Katherine Wayne
Route 2
Jerrie
Beasley
Elmer Vinson
Traveler's Aid
Morgan Pay Hike Bills By House
A series of measures sponsored by area representatives would raise salaries for Morgan County officials by about $15 000 annually. The bills passed the lower chamber and received first reading in the Senate as part of the current legislative session before adjournment. Sen Joe Calvin co sponsors and is likely to push them through before adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
Senate
Joe Calvin
Athens man leaves four sisters and a brother in obituary note
An Athens resident, employed at a local hardware firm, was a member of the First Christian Church of Athens. He is survived by four sisters Mrs. Houston Mrs. M M Rosenall Mrs. Edna Carden all of Athens and Mrs. Inez Slaughter Birmingham and one brother Roydon Carter of New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
First Christian Church of
Houston
M. M. Rosenall
Edna Carden
Inez Slaughter
Birmingham
Roydon Carter
New Jersey
Lawrence Court Set Final Case Docket
Lawrence County Circuit Court schedules final trials for Monday including burglary and grand larceny charges against 22 year old Buddy Clayton Coburn for a 1955 Chevrolet theft and break in at Lawrence County Exchange. Coburn had pleaded guilty then pleaded not guilty. Friday a jury found Roy Langham not guilty in the first degree murder case of Alvin Sanders shot near Town Creek on May 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton
Buddy Clayton Coburn
Circuit Court
Coburn
Lawrence County
State
Roy Langham
Alvin Sanders
Town Creek
State Democrats Begin Alabama Platform Draft
Birmingham Aug 27 preliminary steps toward adoption of the first Alabama Democratic Party platform since 1922 were taken as a platform committee named by party leaders began its work. The committee will draft positions on key state issues and report back for full party consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Alabama
Democratic Party
Weekend toll rises in Alabama accidents
Early weekend incidents left at least four dead across Alabama. Five year old Brenda Womble was killed in Florence when a truck jumped the curb and struck her on a sidewalk. Other fatalities included Bessie Conner in Cullman hospital crash injuries, George White in Birmingham warehouse fire, and George Bowman near Union Springs after a pickup ran off a wet road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Alabama
Brenda Gail Womble
Florence
Noah Danley
Thomas E. Haynes
Coffee Memorial Hospital
Danley
Haynes
Keith W. McBrayer
McBrayer
Bessie Conner
Jasper
Cullman Hospital
Cullman
Center Hill
George ©. White
Birmingham
Battalion
K. F. Powell
White
Powell
The
Highway Patrol
George R. Bowman
Montgomery
Union Springs
Bowman
Fourth of July Fireworks Deaths Reported Over Years
A historical note shows 466 deaths from Fourth of July fireworks in 1903, contrasting with recent years where only one to four deaths occur in a single year.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Goodwyn
NEW McCulloch
Arthur Brown & Son Phone
Decatur Motors
Maid of Cotton
Democratic Executive Committee
Ben F. Ray
Roy Mayhall
Morgan
Lawrence Court
Auto Furniture Real Estate
Ray Mitchell
Colorado
Bank St. Cor. Bank & Wine Sts. Mutual Savings Life
Belk
Belk-Nudson CO
Stratford Road
Decatur
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!