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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1972
Page
2
Noonan joins Tenn Tom board boosting gulf port links
The Florence Times notes state representative L W Noonan from Mobile joins the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Authority board. The piece links his role to Ameraport aims for a Gulf of Mexico superport and highlights fundraising to study feasibility and the port's eastern Gulf Coast location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Times
L. W. Noonan
Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Authority
Shoals
Noonan
Mobile
Ameraport
Gulf of Mexico
Alabama-Mississippi
Gulf Coast
Tennessee Valley
Montgomery
Corps of Engineers
Congress
Muscle Shoals
Bailey Anderson
Tri-Cities
Alabama
Texas
Louisiana
Alabama- Mississippi
Gulf
R. C
Red
Decatur and Vicinity Weather Forecast Summary
Fair and cold today with a high in the mid 20s and a cold night. Temperatures show a low teens tonight and a high 40s Sunday as warmer conditions return. Record shows 24 hours ending Friday 8 p.m. with readings from 33 to 55 degrees and sunrise at 6 43 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur and Vicinity
Infant Shawn Hopper funeral set in Hartselle
Funeral services for Shawn Erskin Hopper infant son of Mr. and Mrs. William Harold Hopper will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday at Peck Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Russell Lance officiating. Burial will follow in New Center Cemetery Peck directing. Survivors include parents a brother a half sister and grandparents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartselle
Shawn Erskin Hopper
William Harold. Hopper
University Hospital
Birmingham
Peck Funeral Home
Russell Lance
New Center Cemetery
Peck
William Christopher Hopper
Tina Faye -Hopper
Cullman
Ellis Hill
Falkville
William E. Hopper
Fibber McGee returns to spotlight with Johnson Wax event
Fibber McGee Jim Jordan reemerges at a Johnson Wax press conference to announce new commercials for the company and to perform a skit with Throckmorton Gildersleeve Hal Perry and others from the old radio days. A city official presents a key to Fibber who jokes about his age clarifying 76 versus 78.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fibber McGee
Johnson Wax
Fibber
Jim Jordan
Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve
Hal Perry
One Room School Photo With Hillsboro Pupil Names
A 1916 image from Hillsboro shows Midway School pupils at the rear of the one room building. Teachers Sally Me ie and Anderson McBride appear at the left and right, with identifications by Mrs. Bessie Darnell Corum listing numerous local students and families in a nonsequential roster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillsboro
Sally Me Ie
Anderson McBride
Arthur C. Harris Sr
Bessie Darnell Corum
Decatur Woman Recollects Princess Theater Photo
A Decatur housewife thanks The Decatur Daily after a Looking Back feature printed a photo of her as a girl in the Princess Theater ticket line during Gone With the Wind showings at popular prices. She cried with memories and was recognized by many friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Decatur Daily
Princess Theater
Photographs Remember Decatur’s Early Days in The Daily
A Decatur series uses pre 1940 photos and later exceptional images to recall life in the town. Images show Louisville and Nashville Railroad workers 1920s reunions, church processions, parades, baptisms, and a cold wave era. Subscriptions and requests from Birmingham and Gadsden highlight archiving efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Birmingham
Gadsden
Decatur
DAILY
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
Chamber of Commerce
Albany
Apollo 17 crew return from lunar voyage with orange dust find
The Apollo 17 mission reports orange dust near Taurus Littrow suggesting a dying lunar volcano. Cernan Schmitt Evans studied 20 percent of the moon with instruments including a lunar sounder while Challenger was deliberately crashed to the surface. Splashdown is set for 2 24 p m EST Tuesday in the Pacific Ocean south east of Samoa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sulpicius Gallus
Cernan
Schmitt
Taurus- Littrow
Serenity
Flying Physics Laboratory
Lunar
Evans
Mission Control
America
Moon
Challenger
Taurus-Littrow
Earth
Space Center
U.S. Space Agency
Soviet Space Center
State Briefs From Alabama Hit by Robbery and Wrecks Across Cities
Reports show two Orrville men Joseph Thompson 24 and Johnny Anderson 16 arrested in Marion Junction for robbing the Marion Junction State Bank of about 1500. Selma police detained them hours after the heist. In Gadsden Edward Arlo Payne 23 of Altoona died in a two vehicle crash. Tallassee authorities reported a body found near wreckage of a pickup on an Elmore County road. In Birmingham the Alabama Democratic Party Executive Committee approved a February 20 primary to nominate candidates for five legislative seats and county vacancies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Junction, Ala
Marion Junction
Selma
FBI
Joseph Thompson
Johnny Anderson
Orrville
Gadsden, Ala
Edward Arlo Payne
Altoona
Etowah
Birmingham
Alabama Democratic Pay Executive Committee
State House
Senate
Robert S. Vance
Alabama Democratic Party
Floodwaters Recede as Tennessee Regions Greet Relief
The National Weather Service warns of two to three feet of Mississippi overflow in low lying areas along the river in Northwest Tennessee while Obion and Forked Deer Rivers recede. Thousands of acres of cotton and soybeans in west Tennessee remain underwater and crops deteriorate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Weather Service
Memphis
Tennessee
Mississippi
Lake
Dyer
Lauderdale
West
Historic joint space link planned with Apollo and Soyuz
A joint statement reports tests on scale models and a historic flight plan. Three American astronauts in a modified Apollo capsule will rendezvous with two Russian cosmonauts aboard a Soyuz vehicle in the mission.
Morganton murder case moves toward grand jury action
In Morgan County two suspects Guntharp and Weaver face murder charges after the Davis shooting at Westgate Shopping Center. Investigators plan a January 10 grand jury session. witnesses are being questioned and defense attorneys are handling preliminary hearing matters. The weapon a .38 caliber pistol was recovered with other items found in Guntharp’s car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hancock
Montgomery
State Public Safety Department
Guntharp
Morgan County
Ralph Slate
Weaver
Dan Nelson
Noble Russell
Robert Straub
Westgate
Davis
Gunthorp
Mike Moebes
Moebes
B 52s restrict raids to north Vietnam under peace talks
U S B 52 bombers have limited raids north of the 20th parallel since October 23 due to renewed secret peace talks. Hanoi and Haiphong are off limits while strikes concentrate on reinforcing enemy columns with heavy troop and truck concentrations. Since December 5 missions have surged with over 80 missions and 7000 tons dropped. Reported fresh enemy troops and tanks near northern divisions hint at buildup toward battlefronts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Hanoi
Haiphong
U.S
South Vietnam
Former City Man Killed In Mishap
A former Decatur man Edward Madden, 35, died in a Birmingham hospital after a motorist failed to stop. Funeral services will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Reynolds Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Hooper Franklin. Burial in Sykes Cemetery. He is survived by a brother Harry Madden and a sister Mrs. Annie Ruth Owens, both of Decatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Birmingham
Edward Madden
Reynolds Funeral Home
Hooper Franklin
Sykes Cemetery
Local Emergency Contacts and Crisis Numbers List
A compact local listing provides emergency numbers for Limestone County and surrounding areas. It includes Highway Patrol and Sheriff contacts in Decatur, Hartselle, Athens, and Limestone County, with Crisis Call Center numbers and guidance for poisoning and unknown emergencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartselle
Limestone County
Quang Tri Province Update This Month
Report from Quang Tri Province notes ongoing developments since month start. Officials track various activities and local conditions as the new period begins, with no further details provided in the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quang Tri
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