Dismal Cotton Outlook Darkens Harvest Prospects
Local agricultural authorities report a dismal cotton season with a cold snap in early November and heavy frost causing lower yields. Morgan County has about 5,200 bales ginned with scrap back efforts. Lawrence Limestone and other counties report relief payments, loans, and projected total bales around 25,000 in Lawrence and 36,000 in Limestone as farms scramble from late season losses.
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Steele Holman
Charles Rutledge
Morgan County
Rutledge
Hartselle
Punkin Center
Trinity
Valdermose Springs
D. M. Roberson
Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service
Lawrence County
ALC
Genevie Alexander
ASC
Lawrence
Limestone County
D. L. Salter
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Salter
Weather rundown for Tennessee Valley and Liberty Bowl day
Skies will grow cloudy with a 40 percent rain chance tonight as a cold front moves in from the northwest. Temperatures will dip to the 30s overnight, warm into the 60s Monday, with upper 40s to low 50s at game time in Memphis. Winds SW 5 to 10 mph. No rain in the prior 24 hours.
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Tennessee Valley
Tennessee
Howers
Bo Opon
North
Alabama
U. S. Weather Service
Memphis
Weather snapshot for Decatur area Saturday and beyond
Decatur region recorded a high of 66 at 2 p.m and a low of 37 at 6 a.m Saturday. Forecast calls for increasing clouds with a 40 percent rain chance tonight and Monday, high today in mid 60s and Monday in mid 50s. Wind Saturday peaked at 10 mph from the Southwest.
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Decatur and Vicinity
Action solves problems through Decatur Daily readers
The column recounts a reader’s complaint about a fabric stain spray that damaged a dress. After weeks of delays, the distributor and company claims department processed refunds, returning the dress and reimbursing the product price. The note explains the agent’s involvement and the eventual reimbursement.
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F. K
Insurance Claims Department
Action
Town Creek Native Joins Carter Transition Team
Town Creek native Dr. Pat Burr joined President elect Jimmy Carter's transition team in Washington to work on data for the 1978 budget. A UTSA marketing professor, she focuses on small business lending and growth programs for women and minorities and aims to produce budget recommendations and a briefing book for the SBA administrator.
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Pat Burr
San Antonio
Jimmy Carter
Town Creek
Washington
Burr
College of Business
University of Texas At
United States
Sears Foundation
Small Business Administration
Dr. Burr
Capital
Burrs
Richard Burr
School of Business
Trinity College
Ashley
Probe Considered In Fatal Limestone Blaze
The state fire marshal may investigate the origin of a Friday night fire that killed 68 year old Jimmy West Stovall of Belle Mina. Coroner George Moore said the body was found around midnight after the four room frame house burned. Preliminary scene findings did not determine the blaze cause and foul play is not suspected. This is Limestone County’s fifth fire death this year. Also, Mrs. Bessie H. West died of a heart attack as her car ran out of control Saturday on Finley Drive SW. In Mississippi, Robert P. Brown, 53, of Red Bay, was killed when his car left the highway on Tremont north of nearby Elba. Janet Lafayette, 26, of Daleville, died in a single vehicle crash near Elba in Coffee County as a pickup overturned.
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Belle Mina
Limestone County
George Moore
Jimmy West Stovall
Moore
Decatur
Paul Kilgore
Kilgore
Stovall
Bessie H. West
Finley
Guy Hollaway
Alabama
Tremont
Miss
Mississippi
Mississippi Highway Patrol
Robert P. Brown
Red Bay
Ala
Daleville
Janet Lafayette
Coffee County
Elba
Sunset law could fuel Alabama Senate filibusters
Alabama faces a sunset law that may spark long debates as about 200 resolutions to abolish or keep state agencies are reviewed by a special committee. Voting starts Feb 1, but two hour debate limits could still allow extensive filibustering, potentially forcing a legislative stall through the last three weeks of the session.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Senate
Senate
House
George McMillan
Birmingham
Hugh Merrill
Anniston
Merrill
State Ethics Commission
Hillsboro Votes to Make Police Job Full Time
Hillsboro council voted Saturday night to upgrade the policeman position to full time. Mayor Carnell Terry said James Jett will be offered the full time post, with another candidate if he cannot accept. The meeting also reviewed the water board report and fire truck repair plans, and postponed the next meeting from Jan 1 to Jan 8 due to New Year’s Day.
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Hillsboro
Carnell Terry
James Jett
Jett
Terry
Water Board
Officers Elected For Rescue Squad In Decatur
Wesley Garmany was elected president of the Decatur Rescue Squad for the coming year. Other officers named were Steve Lawrence as vice president Carol Lawrence secretary Becky Garmany treasurer. Phone 355-0399 was given for information. A 35-year-old Morgan County man Larry McGinnis was shot at least three times after 10 p.m. Saturday in an apparent argument. He was treated at Decatur General Hospital after being found on Ray Ave in the Cedar Lake district. No arrests were reported late Saturday.
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Wesley Garmany
Decatur
Steve Lawrence
Carol Lawrence
Becky Garmany
Garmany
Morgan County
van Ward
Larry McGinnis
Decatur General Hospital
Ray Ave
Cedar Lake District
Decatur General
AAA Southend Ambulance Service
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Gordon Dr
Gary Lloyd
Orea
National Weather Service
NOAA
U.S. Dept. of Commerce
THE
Decatur Daily
Carter
Walter Mondale
the Land
Hazlewood High School
Florence State University
University of Alabama
University of Texas At San Antonio
Margie Halbrooks
Ralph LeMay
Wayne LeMay
Ben Windham
New
Rex Thomas
H’boro
Jerry West Stovall
Sonny Turner
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