Weather Radio Near Reality For Area
The 24 hour weather radio warning system should be ready by year start or before Christmas. Jerral Miller said the system ties Huntsville Decatur Jetplex to Monte Sano Mountain transmitters once a telephone hookup is installed. Local governments contributed 30000 to the station with Morgan County 3500 and others funding based on area population.
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Gay Barber
Jerral Miller
Weather Service
Huntsville-Decatur Jetplex
Monte Sano Mountain
Huntsville
Miller
Douglas Davis
Morgan County
Madison County
Limestone County
Lawrence County
Athens
Decatur
Decatur Yule Parade Draws Thousands With Bicentennial Floats
The 1975 Decatur Christmas Parade on Second Ave featured a bicentennial theme with 14 amateur floats and bands from area schools plus Alabama A and M. Judges named Tanner High Mu Alpha Theta float grand prize. Morgan County Young Democrats and local groups won top prizes. Rex Cheatham and Buddy Lentz praised turnout and quality amid uncertain weather.
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Decatur
Mu Alpha Theta Club
Tanner High School
Gay Barber
Second Ave
Adrian Gibson
James E. Crow
Mu Alpha Theta
Morgan County Young Democrats
The
Elks Club
Student Government Association of
Calhoun
Munity College
Antioch Baptist Church Choir
Danville High School
Ryan School
Falkville High School
Tennessee Valley Junior High School
Hillsboro
Rex Cheatham
Jaycee
Indictment of Two Bessemer Officers in Weems Shooting
Tuscaloosa County grand jury indicts Larry Eugene Pitts and Danny Wayne Johnson on second degree murder charges for the October 5 shooting of William Arthur Weems outside a Tuscaloosa store. A witness said officers did not identify themselves. Weems was shot five times. Pitts was wounded once.
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Tuscaloosa, Ala
Birmingham
Tuscaloosa County
Charles Tarter
Larry Eugene Pitts
Danny Wayne
Johnson
William Arthur Weems
Tuscaloosa
Jerry Baird
Weems
Warren Miller
Johnson and Weems
Pitts
Clearing Cold Front Brings Sunshine After Rain
A cold front ends the Tennessee Valley rain from Saturday with clearing skies today. Temperatures drop to the low 30s tonight after a high in the mid 50s. Monday brings sun but cool highs in the upper 40s to low 60s, with a warming trend beginning Wednesday into the mid 60s.
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Tennessee Valley
Clement C Moore Left Gifts For Youth And Age
Sheila K McLin writes about Clement Clarke Moore the author of A Visit From St Nicholas and his lasting legacy as the source of a Christmas poem read by children worldwide and quoted on seasonal cards and gifts.
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Clement C. Moore
Sheila K. McLin
St. Nicholas
Clement Clarke Moore
The Hidden Santa: Moore's St Nicholas and Family Lore
The poem A Visit From St. Nicholas reshaped Santa as a chubby elflike figure, departing from older lean depictions. Clement Clarke Moore, a Columbia professor and donor, wrote it for his ill son in 1822 and later faced publication without permission, while his scholarly legacy far outshines the childish verse in memory.
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Moore
Clement Thomas Moore
Athens
St. Nicholas
Clement Clarke Moore
Columbia University
New York City
General Theological Seminary
St. Peter's Church
Theological Seminary
Emergency numbers and crisis line guidance from The Decatur Daily
The Decatur Daily lists 911 numbers for Morgan Limestone and Lawrence counties with local sheriff contacts and crisis lines. It directs calls to Crisis Call Center 355-8000 for personal crises and poisoning emergencies and provides Athens and Decatur numbers for departments and after hours.
Open House Planned at Morgan County DPS
The Morgan County Department of Pensions and Security invites the public to an open house on Wednesday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at 701 Bank St NE to celebrate their first Christmas.
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Morgan County Department of Pensions and Security
DPS
Bank St. NE
Christmas Community Activities and Meetings Across Morgan County
Local churches youth choirs volunteer Christmas programs at Central Methodist and First United Methodist. Civil Air Patrol and other civic groups hold regular evening and morning meetings at Pryor Field, Decatur City Hall, and various church sites. Christmas parties, open houses, and concerts populate the week with multiple clubs and associations scheduling events.
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Civil Air Patrol
Pryor Field
CAP
Gospel Singings At Pleasant Home And Downtown Falkville
Gospel singings today at Pleasant Home Baptist Church Toney at 2 p m featuring the West Quartet. At Downtown Falkville Nursing Home at 2 15 p m the Glory Aires perform.
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Falkville Nursing Home
Aires
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Monk
By Sheila McLin
Highway Patrol
Hartselle
Cullman
Decatur Daily
Story
Central Methodist Church
Randle
First United Methodist Church
Herbert C. Frith
Camelia
Fellowship Hall
West Morgan Band
South
Citizens Band
Hartselle City Hall
Decatur Coin Club
Decatur City Hall
CWF
First Christian Church
Fenner
Dorothy Schwachow
Old Moulton Rd
Stevens
Fred Livingston
Britwood
North Alabama
Caldwell
New Orleans
First Presbyterian Church
Coleman
John D. Lee
Greenwood Dr
McWhorter
Boyd Honeycutt
Apache Lane
Walter Davis Jr
Westmeade
Morgan County Nurses Society
Decatur General
Clyde Dotson
Sardis Springs Baptist Church
Morgan County Retired Teachers Association
Summer Manor
Red Carpet Inn
Hwy
Joseph Walker
Austin High School
O— Decatur
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Bell Choir of
Lurleen
B. Wallace Developmental Center
Decatur Junior Service League
First National Bank
First Baptist Church
AAUW
Gospel Singings
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