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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 13, 1961

Page

13

Public forum letters praise Bob Jones and critique tax board

Letters from Price M. Bryant of Sheffield query tax equalization delays in Morgan County, noting 60 day limits for the Board of Equalization. Co L Beard of Decatur lauds Congressman Bob Jones for public works leadership, TVA support, and river development benefits to Alabama.

Office of Tax Assessor Tax Board of Equalization Board of Equalization Morgan County Price M. Bryant Congress Bob Jones Scottsboro Alabama Public Works Committee House Eighth TVA Upstate Down Tennessee River Coosa Tallapoosa Chattahoochie Bob Co. L. Beard

Morgan County Union Hill community notices and events

Local news from Union Hill reports a W M U study course led by Mrs Elvin Flace with a covered dish lunch, a Thursday visitation at 1, a third grade bake sale, a miscellaneous shower honoring Mrs George Crawford, and a youth choir trip to Bethel in Hartselle. Also notes a birth announced Dec 7, school center status, Home Demonstration Club Christmas program, and a Delian League historical fact.

W.M.U Elvin Flace George Crawford Margie Abercrombie Sarah White Hazel Crawford White Bethel Hartselle Elbert Henderson Home Demonstration Club A. H. Criscoe

Mail Carrier Rescued by Fisherman After Flood Breaks Bridge

Merl Coppinger delivering mail from Cortez Colorado to Utah faced a flash flood that swept away the bridge. An Indian man agreed to swim the creek for a dollar and kept the mail sack dry during the crossing.

Cortez Colo Merl Coppinger McElmo Canyon Utah Coppinger

Free volt printing distributed by American Foundation for the Blind

The American Foundation for the Blind distributes free volt printing to aid sighted readers. The program aims to increase accessibility by providing protective equipment and readable materials to the sighted community through a new initiative.

The American Foundation For the Blind

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