Limestone County plans 320000 water sewer project near Calhoun JC
The Limestone County Board of Revenue plans a 320000 water and sewer project next year to serve Calhoun Junior College and 400 acres of industrial land near the college. Bond financing of 210000 is expected with a 60000 donation from L and N Railroad and a 50000 state grant.
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Limestone County Board
Limestone County
Calhoun Junior College
Board of Revenue
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Co
L&n
Limestone County Board of Revenue
Thomas Lee Hammons
Decatur
Athens
Calhoun
Taylor
State election precedents in Alabama elections
Alabama voters will elect a governor next year and patterns from past races may signal outcomes. Historical precedents aren’t binding but show possible trends in turnout, party shifts, and candidate viability as analysts watch for early indicators.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Covington County
Elmore County
Chauncey Sparks
James E. Folsom
Lurleen Wallace
Gordon Persons
Philip Hamm
Bibb Graves
Frank Dixon
Folsom
John Patterson
George Wallace
Hearing Monday In f'rence School Suit
A hearing is scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday in U S District Court to allow the Lawrence County Board of Education to answer a motion seeking a unitary school system. The case involves Patricia Ann Horton and HEW plans, with NEA intervention disputed and court orders from desegregation origins referenced.
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Birmingham
U. S
Lawrence County Board of Education
U.S
Clarence W. Allgood
Patricia
Ann Horton
U. S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Lawrence County
Board of Education
Decatur
Gene — Lentz
Supt. of Education
C. S. Pettus
Cross
U. S. Supreme Court
Alabama State Teachers’ Association
National Education Association
U. S. 5Th Circuit Court of Appeals
New Orleans
Lentz
Court of Appeals
NEA
Blind man organizes Decatur blind association benefit
Larkin Sanderson who was blinded in an industrial accident six years ago leads a plan to form a Decatur Chapter of the Alabama Association for the Blind. A benefit at Priceville High School Tuesday at 7 30 p.m. features local and regional performers to raise funds and awareness for blind residents including elderly. Admission is 1 with tickets at Sears and Big E. blind attendees admitted free. The group aims to inform blind people of benefits and rights including college aid and Library of Congress talking books via Talladega regional library. Sanderson, 33 and father of four, works with the Vocational Rehabilitation Service selling blind made janitorial supplies. He lives at 714 3rd Ave SE.
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Faye Brewington
Larkin Sanderson
Decatur
Alabama Association
Priceville High School
Birmingham
Sears
Big E
Sanderson
Library of Congress
Talladega
Priceville
E. Hardenberg
Worthington Corp
Birmispital
Talledega
Vocational Rehabilitation Service
3Rd Ave
Christmas Pilgrimage Set Today in Hartselle
A Christmas pilgrimage visits six homes in Hartselle today to raise funds for beautification. Tickets cost 1.50 dollars and may be bought at the door. Proceeds go to the Hartselle Community Beautification Committee chaired by Mrs. James C. Stewart.
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Hartselle
Orval Sparkman
Lakeview
Robert D. Sittason, Jr
Rock St
Doyle Walker
McClanahan St
Billy Don Mitchell
U. S. 31
North
A. George Howell, Jr
James C. Stewart
Short St
Limestone County eyes fairgrounds sale for possible coliseum
Athens officials and Limestone County leaders show interest in buying the 22 acre Veterans Fair Board property near the courthouse for a potential coliseum to serve large gatherings. Talks include city or county purchase at a likely price below 150000 and a plan to relocate Trinity School students with a new high school site planned on Magnusson and fairgrounds land.
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Athens
Limestone County
Veterans Fair Board
Fair Board
Thomas Lee Hammons
Board of Revenue
Hammons
James Record
Madison County Board of Commissioners
Madison County
Limestone Board
The
Board of Education
Trinity
Magnusson
City School Board
Fairgrounds
U.S. 31
Athens High School
City Board of Education
Alabama Farm Income To Top 870 Million In 1969
Alabama farm income is projected to exceed 870 million dollars in 1969, up from 768 million in 1968. Livestock is expected to bring 538 million, poultry 271 million, with hogs 65.2 million, dairy 53.8 million, and peanuts 34 million. however net farm income may total about 255 million due to rising production costs.
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Auburn
Ala
Alabama
Auburn University Cooperative Extension Service
Extension Service
Fred R. Robertson
Alabama Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Robertson
Christmas events and talks fill December calendar
Open houses and church programs fill weekend and Monday schedules across Decatur area. Highlights include open houses at Colonial Rest Home and Pineview Hospital, talks by Dr Harold Blanton, multiple Christmas cantatas and dramas at First Baptist Athens Danville Methodist and Covenant churches, and Rotary and Lions Club meetings with Advent services.
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Robert L. Archibald Jr
First United Methodist Church
Decatur Rotary Club
Decatur Inn
Robert Archibald
First Methodist Church
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Albert Brewer
Kim Easterling
Ray Easterling
Kim
Brewer
Rex Thomas
Associated Press
Rence School
Father of
Alabama Association For the Blind
Lonnie McDaniel
Decatur Jaycees
Morgan County
Limestone Bodies
Eye Fairgrounds Purchase
Colonial Rest Home
Hwy. 20
Harold Blanton
Patillo Street
Church of God
Pineview Hospital
First Baptist Church
Danville
Montgomery Sisters of
United Methodist Church
Johnson Chapel United Methodist Church
Central United Methodist Church
Bethlehem
George Godwin
Herbert Street
Covenant Presbyterian Church
Music of
Children of Covenant Church
Northside Baptist Church
Fred Carter
Willis Hudson
Lottie Moon
China
George Frederick Handel
Central Baptist Church
Central Baptist Church Choir
Sherman Street Church of God
A. N. Lee
Messiah
Enon Baptist Church
Market Place
Fellowship Hall
R. G. Lee
Memphis, Tenn
Shady Grove Baptist Church
Neel Community
Heart of Dixie
T.O.P.S. Club
Aquadome
Decatur Lions Club
Salvation Army
Bob Archibald
Mary Lou Dancy
C. E.S
Masonic Hall
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