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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1975
Page
2
Proceeds from the World’s Biggest Yard Sale raised 11300 for the Lurleen B. Wallace Developmental Center. The funds fund Christmas decorations and gifts for about 150 residents lacking sponsors, with leftovers to be donated to a Bicentennial sale, via a Center pickup truck.
Inside details show Yard Sale organizers Doug Chapman Dennis Griffith and Rev William Simons boosting yard sale efforts with extras for students. They plan an expanded 76 Bicentennial Yard Sale set for Aug 20 and 21 and report steady inflow of donated items including appliances.
A Decatur teenager was injured Friday when his motorcycle collided with a car on Carridale Street SW between Morgan and Cleveland Avenues. Danny Kell Lane, 17, of 8th Avenue NW, was treated at Decatur General Hospital after the crash with Myrtle A. S. McDonald, 66, of Decatur.
High near 60 with a cloudy pattern and a 30 percent chance of rain tonight and Sunday. Friday noon reached 68 with early morning low of 40 and a Friday evening forecasted high near 60.
Holli Vidal, 10, sent a request to Betty Ford for a recipe to include in a Burlington Vermont fundraiser cookbook. Mrs. Ford responded with a turkey casserole recipe, which highlights the book and opens the way for selling 200 copies at a dollar each to raise money for videotape equipment at Lawrence Barnes School.
The Northeast Morgan County Water and Fire Protection Authority aims to add 750 customers to justify a proposed $1 million FHA financed expansion. A $30 tap fee is requested, with a rate hike to cover higher costs and align with nearby systems.
A Tallahassee play center scene shows two siblings, Janet Suhor and her brother David, at a drinking fountain with Janet solving a tall problem during play. The AP Wirephoto caption notes the moment.
William Jimmy Smith, dubbed the Halloween Bandit for two Molested hold ups, was convicted in Morgan Circuit Court for Billy's Mini Mart and Warehouse Groceries robberies. He received 30 years and 20 years respectively. The Alabama Supreme Court denied his writ of certiorari.
About 800 students enrolled for the winter term at Athens State College with officials predicting over 1,000 by late registration before Dec 11. The college, in its 154 year history, reports one of its largest enrollments as Athens joins the Alabama school system as an upper level division. Last quarter enrollment was 862, while the record stands at 1,610 in 1968 when it was a private Methodist institution.
The forecast features a 40 percent chance of showers today fading to 30 percent tonight as clouds persist through Sunday. Temperatures reach 60s highs with 40s lows and southerly winds around 18 mph. Rain remains limited to northern and western counties today with scattered showers tonight and by Sunday only the northern tier likely to see activity.
Ex stripper and anthropology professor Sally Slocum reviews how strippers in San Francisco view customers as both art and moral issue. Her paper presented at the American Anthropology Association meeting notes lasting ambivalence about aging, youth, and performance in the strip scene on Broadway.
Sealed bids for leasing Courtland air base farm lands totaling over 1 700 acres must be submitted by December 17 to the Alabama Department of Aeronautics. The first year competitive bids under a new law will set rental fees split with Lawrence County. Each parcel requires farming by the bidder with no subleasing and up to one bid per person or group. Rentals are paid quarterly for a four year term, with possible cancellation after one year, and a 90 day notice if the property is sold.
A one day seminar titled Living With Work is planned at the Huntsville Decatur Jetport with contact Joanne Still at 532 1689. Various school clubs, church groups, and civic organizations announce bazaars meetings and events across Madison and Morgan counties including FHA Austin High School bazaar, Neel Fire Department stew sale, Morgan Plaza bazaar hosted by Falkville churches, Central Methodist Church Christmas Drama If, Civil Air Patrol Pryor Field meeting, First United Methodist Church circles, West Morgan Band Parents gathering, South Morgan County Citizens Band Radio Club, Decatur Coin Club auction, CWF circles, and North Alabama Hairdressers Affiliate No 8 Christmas party.
Calendar notes list church meetings and club events across Morgan County. A noon Advent service at First United Methodist Church features Rev. Joseph Walker, while the Decatur Newcomers Club gathers at Burningtree Country Club and the Morgan County Nurses Society hosts a Christmas dinner at Decatur General Cafeteria.
A roundup of church gospel singings scheduled across multiple venues. Sonny Jones and the Cavaliers perform at Neel Methodist. First Holy Church of Christ hosts Joyful Aires with Motes Family. Union Grove Baptist with West Quartet. Lakeside House of Worship features Valley Travelers and Wilhoite Family. Mill Creek Baptist with Altarmen Quartet. Lebanon Church of God hosts Missions. Mt. Tabor Methodist features the Lancers. Pleasant Home Baptist at Toney hosts West Downtown Falkvill Home with Aires. Nursing the Glory
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