Newby Resignation Sparks Board Turmoil in Limestone County
Athens observers fear a board schism similar to earlier in the year as James M. Newby, Limestone County board president, must resign by Oct 1 to become county tax assessor. With four remaining members and state statute dictating appointment, the state superintendent may name a replacement, potentially triggering a split like the prior five man board with six attendees.
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Newby
Limestone
Board of
Athens
Limestone County Board of Education
James M. Newby
Aubrey Todd
Mack Maples
Fred Robertson
Lyfus Lewter
J. W. Terry
Hoyt Williamson
Williams
Williamson
Terry
Athens College
A. R. Meadows
Chicago Couple Buys Limestone Dairy Farm
ATHENS Mr and Mrs Hubert W Ivey Jr of Chicago have purchased the 160 acre dairy farm and equipment of Frank Emens for 30000 dollars. The deal was handled by W C Starkey local realtor. The farm lies on Cross Key road about five miles northwest of Athens. Mr and Mrs Emens have bought a home in Athens from Tom Corum and expect to occupy it by October 1.
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Athens
Hubert W. Ivey, Jr
Chicago
Frank Emens
W. C. Starkey
Cross Key Road
Emens
Tom Corum
Jones to replace Todd on school board after death
C. R. Jones will fill the seat left by Todd's death. Williamson had attended meetings with Maples and Robertson but no longer does. While meetings have been harmonious recently observers sense a quiet power struggle as Newby nears resignation and a vacancy looms.
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C. R. Jones
Todd
Williamson
Maples and Robertson
Newby
Danny Essoyan's brief life in a boy's dream of America
The obituary follows 11-year-old Danny Essoyan born in Shanghai, raised in Hawaii, who died in New York after a three week visit while his father Roy Essoyan worked with the AP. The father writes a candid tribute noting Danny's joy, outdoors love, and playful days in Manhattan and Long Island before an unexpected illness ended his life. It ends with a reflective nod to the virus that claimed him and a final blessing.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Danny Essoyan
America
Danny
Armenia
Shanghai
Hawaii
Roy
Associated Press
Honolulu
U. S
Moscow
Russia
United States
Roy Essoyan
New York City
Bellboys
Catherine
Central Park Zoo
Museum of Natural History
Hayden Planetarium
Times Square
Rockefeller Plaza
Staten Island
Fifth Ave
Bayville
Long Island Sound
Sagamore Hill
Theodore Roosevelt
Stewardship Revival Begins at Hopewell Baptist Church
The Rev Bethea Stedham leads a stewardship revival at Hopewell Baptist Church from today through Friday with 7 30 nightly services. Hopewell Sunday School sponsors a weekly gifts drive through September awarding to the largest family oldest mother youngest mother and the person bringing the most people. Pastor Rev Charles Maples invites all to cooperate.
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Bethea Stedham
Hopewell Baptist Church
Hopewell Church Sunday School
Charles Maples
Paper work reduced at Columbus Air Force Base
Lockbourne Air Force Base adopts five card handling machines to cut paperwork and staff in the base file section by half. Automatic filing speeds inventory updates, while error lights flag mistakes. Similar equipment is planned at SAC Offutt AFB, and for the 15th Air Force at Castle AFB.
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Columbus
Ohio
Lockbourne Air Force Base
William L. Stringer
SAC
Offutt Afb
Omaha
Neb
15Th Air Force
Castle
Calif
It's on the Map Detroit puzzle about Michigan
A visual map puzzle describes Michigan as a mitten and a rabbit. The Lower Peninsula forms the mitten with the fingers reaching to the rabbit foot of the Upper Peninsula. The rabbit spans westward with ears in Lake Superior and feet touching Wisconsin, Lake Michigan, Detour, and St Ignace.
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Detroit
Michigan
Lower Peninsula
Upper Peninsula
Dronwood
Lake Superior
Keweenaw Peninsula
Wisconsin
Lake Michigan
Menominee
Detour
St. Ignace
Thunderstorm can release vast rain in eight square miles
A thunderstorm can dump about 110000 tons of rain over an eight square mile area causing widespread surface runoff and possible flooding in the region.
National Geographic cites Mexico as source of western cowboy lore
The National Geographic Society states that much of western cowboy lore originated in Mexico, highlighting cross border cultural influences shaping American frontier narratives.
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Mexico
The
National Geographic Society
One legged thief in Ocala breaks into warehouse
Police report Dennis Clinkscales, a one legged man, smashed his crutch through a window to break into a storage warehouse. He was found inside and charged with breaking and entering.
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Ocala, Fla
Dennis Clinkscales
United States Produces 12 1 2 Billion Match Books Annually
Report notes U S output reaches twelve and a half billion match books per year. Industry data highlights manufacturing scale and economic impact amid growing demand for household and industrial use.
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United States
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