Davy Crockett Highlighted In Tell Me Why History Feature
A reader contest prize from Tell Me Why promises a volume set win to a question with full name age and address. The item recounts Davy Crockett as a Tennessee frontiersman and congressman who aided Andrew Jackson, fought at the Alamo, and died on March 6 1836 in San Antonio amid Mexican assault.
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Davy Crockett
Crockett
Congress
David Crockett
Tennessee
Davy
Andrew Jackson
Washington
Jackson
Mexico
San Antonio
Alamo
Longest sausage recorded in Konigsberg history
A 1601 Konigsberg sausage stretch allegedly reached 3000 feet and weighed 840 pounds. It was said to be carried through the streets by 103 men as part of a Knowledge Yearbook feature inviting readers to send riddles and jokes.
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Konigsberg
Germany
Book of Knowledge
Daily Records Admissions and dismissals across multiple Alabama towns
The Decatur Daily Records lists numerous admissions and dismissals at area hospitals and facilities, naming individuals by full or partial names and locations including Decatur Hillsboro Athens Madison Moulton Somerville Vinemont Hartselle and others. The list covers infants and adults, with multiple spouses and family mentions, reflecting a broad roll of patients and transfers.
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Decatur General Admissions
Walter Daniel Simpson
Decatur
Nora Bell Lovett
Hillsboro
Joe Rayburn Harris
Jennifer Leigh Smith
Athens
Martha Nell Gray
Donna Dewaine Elmore
Elkmont
Jimmy Coveies Oliver
Moulton
Mary Brewer
Hartselle
Samuel Roscoe Russell
Robert Fowler
Clifford Mechem
Ernest Sullivan Holliday
Madison
Orville A. Arnett
Albert Leonard Finch
Charles Wesley Hargrove
Dewey Williams
Courtland
Ones Junior Morgan
Auguste Lumabell
Aldridge
Charles Ray Baucon
Louis Harris Austin
Randy Wayne Ratcliff
Sybleen Terry
Wayne Eugene Cagle
Annie Jo Key
Monte Lazelle Wright
Somerville
Mary An Turrentine
Vinemont
Peggy Dianne Higdon
Linda Gail Booth
Saundra Lynn Miller
Albert Clarence Johnson
Charles Ray Thompson
Bane William Bynum
Charles Robert Trabert
Jannie Ann Davis
Nettie Pearl Holesapple
Annie Lois Sybert
Rose Mary Smith
Lois Jean Letson
Horace Miley Lively
Teresa Eileen Kidd
Philip Dale Waddell
Edna Sue Cox
Robert Eugene Lavender
Calvin J. Franks
Sandra June Callahan
Six Plea Entered in Lawrence County Court Cases
Six persons pled guilty in Lawrence County Circuit Court during arraignments. James Thomas Blankenship Jimmy Derrek Wilson Russell Blankenship Jr and Willie Ed Harris received probation requests after pleading guilty to second degree burglary and transporting charges. William M Watkins and Hershel a good pled guilty to transporting and were fined 500 dollars with six month suspended sentences. Several cases were set for trial the weeks of September 13 and September 27.
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Moulton
Lawrence County
Tom Pettus
James Thomas Blankenship
Jimmy Derrek Wilson
Russell Blankenship Jr
Willie Ed Harris
William M. Watkins
Hershel
Pettus
Police Visit Area Schools in Alabama as Term Opens
Plainclothes state policemen were stationed at several North Alabama schools Friday on Gov. George Wallace orders. Officers stayed outside and not identified unless trouble arose. Locations included West Morgan Moulton Heights East Limestone and Lawrence County with no incidents reported.
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North Alabama
George Wallace
Bob Hancock
Decatur
West Morgan
Moulton Heights
East Limestone
Lawrence County
Decatur Daily
Wallace
Col. W.L. Allen
Students Stranded in Europe Over Faulty Return Tickets
Hundreds of American students, many from New York colleges, remain abroad as charter airlines refuse to honor return vouchers. Investigations target two now-defunct New York agencies, the University Students Association and the American Union of Students, and officials warn the number of stranded travelers could rise before Labor Day. The CAB is probing while state authorities pursue claims of fraud and improper club membership schemes used to meet flight rules.
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New York
Europe
Labor Day
London
U.S
State Department
Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
C.A.B
University Students Association
American Union of Students
Barnett Levy
Consumer Fraucis Divison
Atty
Louis J. Lefkowitz
American Union For Students
Levy
Manhattan
Economy Travel Center Inc
Dearborn
Mich
Way ministry draws two youths toward faith
Steve and Sandi Heerner left advertising and radio to join The Way, a biblical teaching movement started by Victor Paul Wierwille. They moved to Rye New York and began teaching youth, receiving positive community response as students’ grades improved and their sense of hope grew. Steve aims to spread God word for a fuller life and to reconcile man to God using the Bible.
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John
Steve
Sandi Heerner
Middle West
West Coast
Way
The
Way Inn
Victor Paul Wierwille
Sandi
Rye
N.Y
Way East
Births in Decatur Area Names Parents and Hospitals
Mrs Gloria Cottingham celebrates a birth in Hartselle. Mr and Mrs Richard Lee Maier welcome a daughter at Decatur General Hospital in Decatur. Mr and Mrs John Byrd Williams greet a son at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs Edgar Earl Smith Jr welcome a daughter in Decatur. Mr and Mrs John Martin Etienne Jr have a son in Decatur. Mr and Mrs Derrell Butter welcome a son at Decatur General Hospital.
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Richard Lee Maier
Decatur
Decatur General Hospital
John Byrd Williams
Edgar Earl Smith Jr
John Martin Etienne Jr
Derrell Butter
Ridgway Retires After 35 Years with Sydney Ferries
Captain Keith Ridgway, who logged 700000 miles at sea and rose from deckhand to master and later hydrofoil skipper, has retired after 35 years with the Sydney Harbour ferry operator serving Manly.
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Sydney
Keith Ridgway
Sydney Harbour
Manly
Betty G. Scott 82 Funeral Services Scheduled
Funeral services for Betty G. Scott 82 of 1316 8th Ave SE who died Friday are set for Sunday at 2 p.m. at Gunthorp Funeral Home Chapel with Dr W J Johnson officiating and burial at City Cemetery. Survivors include a son Dr Morgan E Scott Radford VA three daughters Ora Jones Brookwood Mrs Arnold Pierce Tuscaloosa Mrs Henry H Grammer Hartselle 18 grandchildren 25 great grandchildren. She was a member of Memorial Baptist Church. William E Ed Yancey 75 dies. funeral arrangements by Peck Funeral Home to be announced.
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Betty G. Scott
8Th Ave
Gunthorp Funeral Home
W. J. Johnson
City Cemetery
Morgan E. Scott
Radford
Ora Jones
Brookwood
Arnold Pierce
Tuscaloosa
Henry H. Grammer
Hartselle
Memorial Baptist Church
Mortgage Foreclosure Sale Notice for Pace Property Decatur Alabama
Lincoln Federal Savings and Loan Association of Westfield announces sale of Lot 6 Block 6 Brookhaven Subdivision Decatur Morgan County Alabama on September 20 1971. Sale proceeds apply to the indebtedness secured by the mortgage and is subject to federal liens arising after the record of the mortgage.
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Dalton A. Pace
Inez M. Pace
Gulf Mortgage Company, Inc
Corporation
Morgan County
Alabama
Westfield Federal Savings & Loan Association
Westfield Federal Savings &Loan Association
East Broad Street
Westfield
New Jersey
Lincoln Federal Savings and Loan Association of Westfield
Decatur
Brookhaven
Lincoln Federal Savings and Loan Association OF
Travel agents face licensing bid after voucher dispute
Levy blames long running travel deal abuses as charter airlines refuse return vouchers. He says eight years of battles support a legislative push for licensing and bonding of travel agents to curb such practices.
Dallas deputies require 200 hours of classroom gun training
Dallas County deputies must complete 200 hours of classroom instruction before they can be licensed to carry a firearm. The training is conducted at the Dallas County Sheriff’s Academy.
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Dallas
Dallas County Sheriff's Academy
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Sue Crawford
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He Bryan McAfee
Probate Court
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Limestone County
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Memory Lane
Ruby Lindsey
Decatur High
Sun
Pt. Mallard Aquatic Center
Deer Springs Rd
Bob Tail
Shorty
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Billford
Church St
Bank St
Pitt’s
Kirby Co
Glenn Drilling CO
J. H. Standridge
Frank Higdon
George Loper
Lonnie Eon
E. Moulton
G. S. Electric Sewer Service
Mizell Drilling Service
Lafayette Radio Electronic Associate Store
Ferry St
First Federal Savings
Woodard
Hoyt Lane
Herrin
Chandler’s
3Rd Ave
First National Bank
Kenneth Nation
Fred Henderson
Midway Blind & Floor Covering
Union 76
Morgan City
Elm St
Ala
Byron
Dick Coffey Realty
Equity
Sandra
Decatur Realty
Thomas Dr
Plaza St
Macon Hardwick
Wolverine Dr. SE
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1St Ave
Rainbow Homes, Inc
Bob Pettey
Leiden
Compton
W. Rochelle
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Rt. 3
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Bob McWhorter
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Birch St
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Std Ave
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