Wallace warns Alabama on road bonds without Legislature
Gov. George Wallace said Alabama could go without a road building program if the Legislature does not approve a $135 million bond issue. He warned there would be no road work unless the bond passes, and noted the Senate has five days left to act during a statewide news conference in Birmingham.
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Winford Turner
Birmingham
Alabama
George Wallace
Wallace
U.S. Supreme Court
Charlotte-Mecklenburg
N.C
Governor's Office
Bryce Hospital
Partlow School
Tuscaloosa
Jefferson County
Senate
House
George C. Wallace
Log Cabin Function Revived by Sherman Powell Jr
The picturesque log cabin gains a new look as Sherman Powell Jr. and Thurman McHan of Hartselle haul logs from southern Colorado. Powell notes two trips with a tractor trailer rig to fetch the logs, reviving the traditional method with a longer travel distance.
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Sherman Powell Jr
Powell
Thurman McHan
Hartselle
Colorado
Powell builds log home from remote Engelmann Spruce
In Wolf Creek Pass Powell describes two log-hauling trips delivering about 7000 board feet of Engelmann Spruce logs for walls. The project took four months with planed airtight joinery. He notes his wife’s initial reluctance but growing approval as the unique cabin shapes family life.
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Wolf Creek Pass
Continental Divide
Powell
Englemann
Powells
Diane
Chamber Cleanup Near Moulton Heights Plans Work Day
The Chamber of Commerce will lead a September cleanup at Moulton Heights School focusing on the foundation and a cedar timber fireplace mantle from an old barn. Ralph W. Carl directs volunteers using swing blades, rakes, axes and saws to clear overhanging limbs and trim the area around the school and playground. Powell notes safety concerns from his children as they climb exposed log ends.
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Powell
Stoney
Holly
Ralph W. Carl
Carl
Senate Delays Highway Bond Talk As Tax Measures Move
Alabama Senate postpones debate on a $135 million highway bond while the Finance Committee advances two tax bills increasing electric and gas utility levies. Utilities oppose inclusion, distribution favors mental health and general fund. Beasley signals an eight oclock start with baseball rules and limited time remains to pass pending measures amid looming filibusters.
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Montgomery
Ala
State Senate
General Fund
Municipal
REA Utilities
Alabama Power Company
Senate
Jere Beasley
Chamber
Beasley
Patrol Honors At School Ceremonial Certificates Given
Patrol boys selected as outstanding at their schools last year received certificates of appreciation from Kiwanis Club president George Godwin, the patrol project co sponsor, during a presentation.
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Patrol Project
Kiwanis Club
George Godwin
Cleanup events at Moulton Church Street corner area
Manager Dick Ordway notes earlier cleanup efforts at the triangular area at the corner of Moulton and Church Streets NE and at the intersection of Railroad Street Cain Street and Finley Drive under the Louisville and Nashville Railroad underpass and Albert P. Brewer Overpass.
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Moulton and
Church St
Railroad St
Cain St
Finley Dr
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Albert P. Brewer
Emergency numbers and crisis contacts listed on Decatur Daily page
The Decatur Daily lists emergency and crisis numbers for police fire ambulance and sheriff services, plus crisis call center lines and hospital guidance. It notes dialing 0 to reach an operator if unsure, and provides department extensions for Athens and holiday hours.
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Mse Ae
Ows
Fire Department
Highway Patrol
Morgan
Major Industries Head Named For UF
Walter B. Smith of Monsanto Co to head major industry efforts in Morgan County. Funeral services were held for former state senator Ray Lolley in Enterprise after a heart attack. Alabama bar admits 115 new lawyers including one woman and two Black members. Smith, Auburn engineering graduate, is native of Eufaula with wife Betty Sue and two sons, Stephen and Ray.
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Enterprise
Ala
Enterprise City
Ray Lolley
St. Luke's Methodist Church
Lolley
Coffee County General Hospital
Montgomery
Alabama
Alabama Supreme Court
Morgan County United Fund
Smith
Monsanto
Acrilan
Morgan County
Eufaula
Auburn University
Betty Sue
Stephen
Ray
Burningtree Estates
First Baptist Church
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Dick Cooper
Nixon
Stoney Powell
Mrs
Moulton Heights
Chamber of Commerce
Moulton Heights School
Paul Bowling
Doyle Walker
M. H. Jones
Patrol
Kenneth McCulloch
Gordon Bibb
Charles Cramer
West Decatur
Bruce Flory
Woodmeade
H. R. Gilbert
Gil Key
Walter Jackson
Stuart van Meter
Eastwood School
Dick Ordway
Decatur Daily
Athens
Walter B. Smith
Monsanto Co
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