Decatur Insurance Chief to Address Rooster Coffee Club
Walter S. Houseal state superintendent of insurance will speak at the Chamber of Commerce year end Rooster Coffee Club Friday morning. He chairs the National Association of Insurance Commissioners Sub-Committee on Credit Life and Credit Accident and Health Insurance. The event starts at 7 30 a.m. at the Decatur Inn with invitation extended to Chamber members families friends and the public.
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Walter S. Houseal
Chamber of Commerce
Houseal
National Association of Insurance Commissioners
Decatur Inn
Christmas Mailing Tips From Decatur Postmaster
Decatur postmaster I E Self urges correct mailing addresses to speed Christmas mail. Use box and route numbers for rural routes or post office boxes, and zip codes on parcels. Mail early, especially with a Sunday Christmas, and bundle local and out of town mail to aid delivery.
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Decatur
Self
Sarah
U.S
McCrory Burglary Probed
Investigators probe a weekend burglary at McCrory Economy in Gateway Shopping Center. Thieves used a cutting torch to breach the safe and escape with an undetermined amount of cash. Entry was through the building’s air conditioning ducts, suggesting professional work. The break in occurred Saturday or Sunday night and was found Monday morning.
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McCrory
Gateway Shopping Center
Woman Slightly Injured In Highway 20 Crash
A 63-year-old Courtland woman, Elzssie G. Stewart, was treated and released after her car collided with a vehicle driven by Harrell Wayne Johnson, 22, of Trinity, about three miles west of Decatur on Highway 20 near 10 p.m. Tuesday. Johnson and his wife Jacqueline, 19, were uninjured.
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Courtland
Highway 20
Decatur
Elzssie G. Stewart
Harrell
Wayne Johnson
Trinity
Johnson
Jacqueline
Stewart
Baugh-Wiley-Smith Hospital
Car Trai ler Crash Near Moulton Injures Couple
Glennis L. Brewington remains in serious condition at Huntsville Hospital with head injuries after a late Tuesday crash on Alabama 157 near Moulton involving a car and a trailer truck driven by Tommy N. Wallace of Corinth Mississippi. Her husband Banford Brewington is listed in fair condition at Lawrence County Hospital. The Red Cross Bloodmobile visits Calhoun Community College Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. to aid military and veterans hospitals.
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Moulton
Alabama
Glennis L. Brewington
Huntsville
Lawrence County Hospital
Banford Brewington
Tommy N. Wallace
Corinth
Miss
Calhoun’ Junior College
Bill Totten
Limestone County Blood Fam
The
Red Cross
Athens Area Schools Set Christmas Break Dates
Athens and Limestone County schools will dismiss December 15 for two weeks, with students returning January 2. County and city board spokesmen confirmed the break.
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Athens
Limestone County
Chief testifies detectives caused boy to drive recklessly
Montgomery police chief Drue H Lackey testifies that detectives chase influenced William C Rummans to drive recklessly altering the arrest citation from reckless driving to speeding He denies tearing tickets and says the change aimed to temper charges A parade of 67 officials and colleagues vouches for Lackey s integrity while defense argues the charges against the youth were excessive
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Montgomery
Ala
Drue H. Lackey
Lackey
William C. Rummans
Rummans
Maury Smith
Educators Life Insurance Board Sees Alabama Teachers Led
Notes of Interest report Bill Wood of Decatur regional manager for American Educators Life Insurance Co has completed a course of study prescribed by the Birmingham home office. The agency is owned by Alabama teachers with 70 educators on the board including HR Leeman Decatur Supt and Dr Matthew Hall Decatur Asst Supt Don Parker Cullman Lewil Smith Cullman and Harold Benson Danville. Captain John Tracey Salvation Army urges Needy applicants to Christ Senate at 1906th Ave December 11 15 daily hours 9 to noon and 1 to 4.
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Bill Wood
Decatur
American Educators Life Insurance Co
Birmingham
The
Teachers of Alabama
Decatur School
Leemanodecatur
Matthew Hall
Don. Parker
Courtland
Lewil Smith
Cullman
Harold
John Tracey
Salvation Army
Christ
Senate Iow
6Th Ave
Wallace Talk in Detroit Postponed Amid Tension
The Detroit Economic Club postpones former Gov. George Wallace appearance after community leaders fear it could raise racial tensions. L. S. Bork says no new date has been set and the Dec 11 talk is delayed.
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Detroit
George Wallace
Alabama
L. S. Bork
Detroit Economic Club
Wallace
Marmosets Less Than Half-Grown Next to Young Mammals
A brief note compares marmosets' size to that of kittens and squirrels, stating they never reach more than half the size of these juvenile mammals.
First Alabama woman to win statewide office to retire from politics
Sibyl Pool, the first woman elected statewide in Alabama, will retire after completing her Public Service Commission term ending January 1971. The 64 year old says she will never seek public office again citing a prior heart attack in 1966. She plans to continue serving Alabama during her remaining three years on the commission.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Public Service Commission
Sibyl Pool
Associated Press
Miss Pool
State of
Public
Chauncey Sparks
House of Representatives
Marengo County
Two Appointed To Mental Health Board in Alabama
Montgomery Alabama AP Two doctors were appointed to the State Board of Mental Health by Gov Lurleen Wallace. Dr John Paul Jones, a board member since 1953, was reappointed and Dr James M Sussex of Birmingham was named to replace Dr Frank A Kay. Sussex has chaired a state committee studying mental retardation needs since 1964.
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Montgomery
Ala
State Board of Mental Health
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Redstone Arsenal
Society For the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet
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Huntsville Barbershop Chorus
Jack Haley
Harold Bailey
Decatur Barbershop Chorus
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