Birth of Christ program highlights Falkville PTA meeting
About 350 attendees packed the Falkville High School auditorium for a December PTA session. The seventh grade staged The Birth of Christ under Mrs. John Anders and Mrs. Elizabeth Crawford with Rev. Jim Henderson directing as president Mrs. Harold Rowe presided. The pledge to the Flag closed the gathering.
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Falkville
Christ
John Anders
Elizabeth Crawford
Jim Henderson
Harold Rowe
Downtown 2nd Ave Mall Plan Spurs Urban Renewal
Merchants and property owners support a multi phase revival linking the 2nd Ave mall with a civic center and Bank St Mall funded by federal plus local money. The 25 acre project, earmarked nearly 4 million by Washington with over 1 million locally, includes four parking decks and traffic rerouting. Officials say completion of drawings is 60 percent and plans will go to city commissioners then Washington.
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2Nd Ave
Bank St
Housing Authority
Charles Parker
L-and- N
Southern Railways
2Nd
4Th
6Th
Éth Ave
4Th Ave
1St Ave
Jackson St
6Th Ave
Baugh- Wiley - Smith
Johnston St
Grant St
Moulton St
Gordon Drive
Parker
Ewald Associates
Memphis
Washington
2Nd. Ave
Belk- Hudson
Doug Miller
Gary Voketz
Elmer Loyd
Loyd
Oeoplange
Central Business District Association
Melvin Ozier
Larkin Yates
Charles Gunthorp
A. J. Coleman
Gilmer Blackburn
Walter Ewald
Harry McLeod
Roger Stephen
Cullman Fire Destroys Car at City Outskirts
A 1958 automobile owned by Luther Bartley was damaged by fire at 6:30 a.m. near old Alabama 69 on the southern city limits. Damages were confined to the car interior per the Cullman Fire Department report.
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Cullman
Luther Bartley
Cullman~Fire
Old Alabama 69
Farmers face ballot deadline on cotton quota plan
Area ASCS officials said today is the deadline for farmers to return ballots on the cotton marketing quota. Ballots will be counted at the ASCS office in each county, with two thirds approval triggering diversion payments and price supports on 65 percent of basic allotments.
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ASCS
ASES
Burglars Break Into Austin Jewelry in Decatur
Police report a front window at Austin Jewelry on Bank Street was cut with a bottle, allowing access to inexpensive items. The break occurred about 4:30 a.m. with the value not yet estimated. A color film of The Bill Rice Ranch mission will be shown tonight after Emmanuel Baptist revival.
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Austin
Bank St
Bill Rice
Murphreesboro
Tenn
Emmanuel _.Baptist ‘Church
Kooken Ave
Kirk blasts Wallace as flaming liberal in Florida push
Palm Beach Florida Governor Claude Kirk calls George Wallace a flaming liberal on spending and crime records. He argues Wallace is a poor law and order spokesman and opposes Wallace's third party bid as he tours Southern voters. A Breakers interview and governor association meeting frame the speech with Wallace backers planning a fundraising center near Cape Kennedy to train supporters.
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Warren Weaver JR
New York Times News
Palm Beach
Fla
Claude R. Kirk Jr
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Florida
Wallace
Spend
Washington
Kirk
Republican Governors Association
Long
New York
Cape Kennedy
John Horn
Oceanside
Recreation Program At Guntersville Ready
Construction of a five million dollar lakeside development at Guntersville may begin soon. B Bader president of Mountain Lakes Co said final financial arrangements are in place and approval could come with construction starting before year end.
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Guntersville
B. Bader
Mountain Lakes Co
Bader
Suit Charges 4 Russellville Women Beaten Stripped
Four Russellville women filed a $1 million damage suit in U S federal court against Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America and two officials Ed Blair and Woody Biggs alleging beatings and stripping of their teeth for refusing to strike at Prepmore Apparel Inc plant. The suit seeks $250000 each for Opal Carter Marie Nelms Barbara Hester and Beatrice Lindsey.
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Birmingham
Ala
Russellville
U.S
Federal District Court
Prepmore Apparel — Inc
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
Afl-Cio
Ed Blair
Woody Biggs
Opal Carter
Marie Nelms
Barbara Hester
Beatrice Lindsey
Neil Taylor Jr
County Men Sentenced To State Prison
Two Morgan County men received prison terms and three men plus one woman were placed on probation in a Circuit Court hearing. Scotty Hampton 19 of Hartselle got 18 months for grand larceny over stolen bucket seats from McBride Auto Parts. William Harper 48 of Decatur received one year and a day for burglary at Moore Handley Hardware. Others, including Billy Don Prince and W S Skimhorn, received two years probation for various offenses. Shirley Cherington 29 of Russellville got three years probation for forgery.
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Scotty B. Hampton
Hartselle
State
James N. Bloodworth
Hampton
McBride
William Davis Harper
Decatur 5
Moore-Handley
Decatur
Billy Don Prince
W. S. Skimhorn
Somerville 2
Skimhorn
John Stanley Osro
Shirley Rene Cherington
Russellville
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Petersburg
Elk River Development Association
Frank Turner
Athens
William L.ee
Ellington
Mack “Maples of
Elkmont
Alabama Elk Agency
Moulton Christmas Lighting
Moulton
Moulton Garden Clubs
Lawrence County High School
Eva
Gwen Belcher
PTA
L’rence
Lawrence’ County Sheriff's Department
James Boy
Billy Jamas James
Neel
University Hospital
Hartselle Hospital
Alabama 36
James Hoyt-White
J. T. White
Cullman Sheriff's Department
Cora Blair
DAILY
Delores” Clay
Poplar St. SE
John—McBride
George Eddie Woodruff
Somerville Rd
Ernestine Ling
A.L. Burns
Chamber of Commerce
Irvin Commander
Ling
Burns
Downtown
Bob. Bates
San Diego
California
American Independent Party
Russell B. Long
D-La
Louisiana
Gov
Johnson
G’uillets
R’ville
Guntersville Lake
Tennessee Valley
Gunters- Ville Aake
Tennessee River
H. Paul Tuggle
Huntsville
Harry Tooker
Tricounty
Appalachian Regional Health Planning Commission
Morgan, Lawrence
Limestone
Kermit Pitt
Maynard Layman
Decatur Daily
Mittee Cochairman
Keith Blayney
Bureau of Research and Community
University of Alabama
Troy Kilpatrick
Claude Kirk
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