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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 23, 1971

Page

3

Christmas Events At Local Churches This Evening

Silent worship at First Christian Church from 4 p.m. to 9 30 p.m. The 80 voice First Baptist Church Choir directed by Wilson Henderson performs Handel Messiah at 8 p.m. in the church sanctuary. Christmas Eve candlelight vesper at First Presbyterian Church co sponsored by Covenant Presbyterian at 5 p.m. Nursery facilities available.

First Christian Church First Baptist Church Wilson Henderson W. K. Stephenson First Presbyterian Church Covenant Presbyterian Church Paul Ransford

Auburn Names Fall Honor Roll

Auburn University announces fall quarter honor roll with 20 area students listed from Morgan County Decatur Hartselle and Bremen. Included are Lonnie Cain Melinda Ashwander Jackson Ozier Nancy Agnew William Dragoset Carol Clem Janice Holibaugh Miriam Pruett Ellen Sundback Johnny Waters Phillip Alexander and others.

Auburn Auburn University Morgan County Lonnie Paul Cain Melinda Ashwander Jackson H. Ozier Nancy Lane Agnew William H. Dragoset Botnce Lee Hamm William R. Justice James D. Shirley Carol E. Clem Donna G. Cockrell Janice R. Holibaugh Miriam A. Pruett Ellen Sundback Decatur Patricia Jean Johnson Susan A. Williams David A. Burleson Hartselle

Insolvency Action Sought in Mutual Savings Case

Documents filed in Morgan County show the state seeks court intervention after a detailed examination. The superintendent of insurance may appoint a receiver to take possession and settle affairs if a company is insolvent or poses public risk, though Mutual Savings is reported as solvent for now.

Department of Insurance Morgan County Powell Mutual Savings Roussel Bank St Melvin Hutson Collier

Christmas Services Mark Seaso n at Local Churches

Multiple churches schedule Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services across St John s Episcopal St Ann s Catholic St Paul s Lutheran First Presbyterian and Holy Eucharist at St John s with choirs and candlelight. The festival of lessons and carols returns Sunday at 10 a.m. by St John s choirs.

St. John’s Episcopal Church King’s College Chapel Cambridge England St. Ann’s Catholic Church St. Ann’s St. Paul’s Lutheran Church

Bob Hope Seeks Hanoi Access During Vietnam Visit

Bob Hope flew to Laos and met with North Vietnamese officials in Vientiane and held a brief, cordial discussion with First Secretary Nguyen Van Thanh. He avoided details on POW access and declined to comment on any messages to Hanoi or President Nixon.

Vientiane Bob Hope Laos U.S Hanoi Hope Nguyen van Thanh Bill Faith Nixon

Johnson McDaniel to Merge Photographic Studios

Johnson said he and Lonnie McDaniel agreed to merge their photographic studios. He will stay active on the city council while traveling in Alabama Georgia Mississippi and Tennessee for DNL Color Laboratories of Crown Point Indiana. McDaniel and his son Phil will supervise the Hartselle studio during his travels.

Trae Ee Decatur Johnson Lonnie McDaniel Alabama Georgia Mississippi Tennessee DNL Color Crown Point Ind McDaniel Phil Hartselle

Accidents Injure 3 In Two Decatur Traffic Crashes

Three people were hurt in two Decatur crashes on Wednesday. A three vehicle crash at Wolverine Dr SE and 12th St SE left Troy Williams 43 in good condition and John Thomas Howard 17 treated at Decatur General Hospital. A parked vehicle was the third in that crash. Another collision at Church St and McCartney St involved Rosevelt Macklin 60 and Herbert A Turner Jr with minor injuries. Property damage was about 1250 dollars. Nixon barred retroactive pay raises for some workers and landlords may raise some rents starting December 29 under complex rules.

Cullman Moss Service Kyle U.S. 72 Madison Denton Spry Funeral Home Florida Cullman County Hilda Olson Port Washington Fla Alabama Limestone Lawrence Athens AAA Southend Am Moulton Decatur General Hospital Jim Fauhn Sumter County Alabama-Mississippi Decatur Wolverine’ Dr. SE 12Th St. SE Troy Williams Vinca St. SW John Thomas Howard Decatur General Nixon

Dream Machine Falls Short In Satire Night

AP writer Cynthia Lowry notes The Great American Dream Machine on Wednesday offered mixed satire with half the segments failing to land. The show remains a rare entertainment program in public broadcasting, seen locally at 9 p.m. Friday.

NEW York (Ap Chine Public Broadcasting Marshall Efron

Interdealer NASC Quotes at 10 A.M. Market Change

Quotations from NASC or representative interdealer prices around 10 in the morning show market movement through the day. Prices exclude retail markup or markdown and do not include reammicelan adjustments.

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Johnny A. Waters Phillip Alexander Robert A. Schaefer Nikki H. Rawson Howard D. Haynes Flavin D. Williams Logan Lydia J. Fowler Bremen West Morgan Red Heads 9Th St 6Th Ave St. Ann’s Choir Bob Merry Christmas Hutcheson Vann. Papenburg Agency, Inc Ave Rosevelt Macklin Michael A. Petit, M.D Westwood St Danville Road S.W Decatur Sanitation Department Cynthia Lowry the Municipial Utilities Electric Department Water & Wastewater Departments Bidasked Alabama Tenn Nat'l Gas Allied Life ConAgra First National Bank First State Bank Central É Liberty National Life My Life of Alabama Mutual Savings Life Ins NLT Corp Mh Protective Life Southern United United Life Ins Central & State Nat'l “Corp Vulcan Life Ins. Co Santa Claus First National Bank. OF
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