Hartwell and Fort Gaines Dams Push for 1962 Completion
Congress soon to be asked to fund major Hartwell Dam on the Savannah River and Fort Gaines Dam in the region. Georgia and Alabama lawmakers back the projects which received initial construction money last July. Army Engineers project completion in 1962 with costs around 94.3 million dollars for Hartwell and 86.4 million for Fort Gaines.
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Congress
Hartwell
Savannah River
Georgia
Alabama
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Senate
House Appropriations
Army Engineers
Fort Gaines
Limestone Board Reports on TB Sanatorium at Flint
Athens Limestone County Revenue Board received a report from John C. Batts on District I TB Sanatorium operations at Flint and benefits for Limestone patients. An emergency $2,000 fund was set aside for surgical treatment, while Rep. James M. Dement proposed plans to obtain more farm to market road matching funds from the state. Chairman A L Spence said no local funds sources were identified.
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Athens
Limestone County Board of Revenue
Flint
John C. Batts
Batts
Limestone County
Limestone Board
James M. Dement
Revenue Board
A. L. Spence
Lawrence County Schools Close Thursday for Christmas
Lawrence County schools will close Thursday for the Christmas holidays with classes set to resume after the break.
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Moulton
Lawrence County
Radio and TV Listings Compile A Bustling Schedule
A detailed hourly grid of programs across stations WMSL WBRC and more shows music, news, dramas, and children's fare. Timetables cover Talk shows, soap operas, comedies, Westerns, sports, and special features with sign ons and sign offs listed.
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Wmsl-Tv
Phil Silvers
Joe
Roy
Showtime
Decatur School Leaders Assess Impact of Potential State Cuts
Jackson and Wooten warned that a reduction in state funds would force Decatur city and county schools to shorten terms and close more days. Superintendent Walter Jackson said teachers would not be asked to take salary cuts, while Lester Wooten outlined plans to release figures at the December 30 board meetings.
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Decatur
Walter Jackson
Jackson
Lester Wooten
County Board of Education
Announcement by County Superintendent Horton
On Tuesday January 3 the district made an official statement announced by County Superintendent C. G. Horton regarding the upcoming changes.
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C. G. Horton
Lawrence County Holiday Closing Schedule
Lawrence County offices will be closed from Saturday through Monday with hours resuming Tuesday. Probate judge, tax assessor and collector, Circuit Court clerk, health and security and pension agencies, board of education and ASCS offices follow the schedule. Extension Service workers start Thursday and return Dec 27. Roads and bridges staff off Wednesday through Jan 9 to save funds for outdoor work.
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Moulton
Lawrence County
Circuit Court
Health and Security and Pension Agencies
Board of Education
Agricultural Stabilization & Conservation Offices
County Road and Bridge Department
Weather balloon found with parachute entangled in tree
In Waynesburg Pennsylvania W A Wilson of Graysville found a weather balloon hanging from a tree. The instrument box bore the inscription Lexington Kentucky dispatched July 26 1952.
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Waynesburg
W. A. Wilson
Graysville
Lexington
They Made Christmas Shepherds Humble Men
A director from the National Council of Churches discusses the life of Palestinian shepherds as a symbol of humble devotion. He notes the harsh conditions of shepherding from heat to cold and the threat from robbers, yet emphasizes fear as the starting point of religious knowledge.
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Department of
The
English Bible National Council of Churches
Christ
Earth
Gospel Message to Shepherds in Field in Ancient Tale
The text notes how early gospel messages target ordinary workers, with a first address to shepherds in the fields. It contrasts ruling societies like in Egypt where gifts favored rulers, while common people contribute to the Pharaohs' well being.
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Egypt
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