Jolly St Nick Leads Area Christmas Parades
Santa Claus and Miss Merry Christmas will lead parades in Athens and Hartselle Tuesday night with 42 parade entries, four Limestone bands, and special guests including Miss Judy Short. Decatur hosts the Friday parade as the season kickoff with cash drawings and prize floats.
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Athens
Washington St
Jefferson
Forrest St
Chamber of Commerce
West Forrest St
South Jefferson
Limestone County
Ardmore
West Limestone
Trinity
Santa Claus
Hartselle
Cullman
Morgan County Training School
Phil Campbell
Lakeside High School
Morgan County Sheriff's Posse
R. O. Petty
Clifton Knight
Hartselle Enquirer
Decatur
Decatur Merchants Association
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Ole Santa
Judy Short
Alabama
Liddie Mae Improves After Oxygen Tent Removal
Liddie Mae Kittrell of Hillsboro shows improvement in a Minneapolis hospital after weeks in an oxygen tent. Doctors note she responds to treatment though surgery remains possible. Funds raised for her care total $1,759.14 with multiple church and individual donors listed. The article also notes James Gordon Bennett as founder of the New York Herald and its first European correspondents.
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Minneapolis, Minn
Liddie Mae Kittrell
Hillsboro
Liddie Mae
Birmingham
Minneapolis Hospital
J. W. Williams
J. R. Williams
Dorcas
Bethel Baptist Church
Hartselle
New Hope Baptist Church
Courtland
Caddo Methodist Church
Pines Baptist Church
Florette
Courtland Baptist Church
James Gordon Bennett
New York Herald
Bids Opened for Hartselle Municipal Airport Project
City Clerk Henry Sherrill announced bids for Hartselle Municipal Airport construction were opened Monday. Three firms submitted bids Trinity Stone Co Ashburn and Gray and Holland aid Woodard Mabry Engineering Co. will study them and disclose the low bidder at Tuesday night City Council meeting.
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Hartselle
Henry Sherrill
Sherrill
Trinity Stone Co
Ashburn and Gray
Holland ‘Aid Woodard
Mabry Engineering Co
New City Clerk John Crutcher Debuts In Athens
Athens officials announce John Crutcher has assumed duties as city clerk replacing Eu- with a new administration. Crutcher begins duties as the city reorganizes its clerk office and operations.
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Athens
John Crutcher
Crutcher
Mount Hope Post Office Seeks Bid for New Office
Mount Hope Ohio Post Office seeks competitive bids to build and lease a new facility under the lease construction program. The bidder must provide a site and construct per specs, lease to the Post Office for five years with optional renewals up to ten years. Building remains privately owned with taxes paid by owner.
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Mount Hope
U. S. Post Office Department
John Gronouski
Post Office Department
Abe Goode
Montgomery
Fair board named for 1964 Athens Limestone County groups
The DAV and VFW of Limestone County appoint 1964 Athens fair board members. Names include David Gordon, L. C. Terry, Buford Franklin, Guy Chittam, Buford Romine, Charles Black, Malcolm Moore, Bob Clem, Walter Jennette, Dewitt Garrett, Dale Black, Raymond Trafton, Glenn Hall, Jessie McMunn and Clarence Elmore. Five members hail from each organization.
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Athens
DAV
VFW
Limestone County
Fair
David Gordon
L. C. Terry
Buford Franklin
Guy Chittam
Buford Romine
Charles Black
Malcolm Moore
Bob Clem
Walter Jennette
Dewitt Garrett
Dale Black
Raymond Trafton
Glenn Hall
Jessie McMunn
Clarence Elmore
Theft of Automobile Reported in Athens
Athens police report a 1958 black and white Ford stolen from Buchanan and Gordon Used Car Lot early today. The car bore license plate 44 7621 and was described by police as missing.
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Athens
Buchanan
Gordon
20000 Pep Pills Found in Gadsden Car Trunk
Unemployed Birmingham truck driver James Rawlings, 30, faces illegal possession charges after police seized 20000 amphetamine tablets from the trunk of his car. Etowah County Sheriff Dewey Colvard called it the largest amphetamine seizure in Gadsden. Trooper George Davis stopped Rawlings for a red light and improper license plate. The pills, also known as bennies, were discovered during a search.
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Gadsden
Ala
Birmingham
Dewey Colvard
Etowah County
James Rawlings
Colvard
George Davis
Rawlings
Gene Wood Resigns as Clerk and Returns to Work
Gene Wood, who resigned from the clerk position, began his new duties on Monday, resuming his work.
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Gene Wood
Registrar Post In County Filled
Vacancies on the Morgan County Board of Registrars were filled quickly with changes. Mary Stephenson resigned, Ruby Jones of Decatur was appointed, then Jones resigned after two to three weeks. Mrs. Stephenson was reappointed by Gov. George Wallace, Bettye Frink, and A. W. Todd with no reason given.
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Morgan County Board of Registrars
Mary Stephenson
Bethal Rd
Hartselle
Ruby Jones
Decatur
T. C. Almon
Local youths fed on by dangerous stunts and traffic abuses
Witnesses describe pills peddled to area teenagers who take them with beer for kicks and to truck drivers to stay awake. Rawlings faced additional charges for running a traffic signal and switching license tags.
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Rawlings
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