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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1967
Page
2
A barn owned by Cave containing about 3000 bales of hay burned Monday at 6 30 p m in Lebanon community southwest of Hartselle. Hartselle and Falkville fire departments fought the blaze but saved several chicken houses. Cause unknown.
Decatur will receive the 1968 directory Friday along with Hartselle Moulton Courtland and Town Creek. More than 24 900 directories will be delivered to Decatur customers. The books include yellow pages and alphabetical listings. Davis urges customers to discard old editions to avoid wrong numbers.
December 31 is the deadline for 1967 Morgan County property tax payments. Tax office hours end Friday, but mailed payments postmarked by midnight December 31 avoid penalties. Also, Civitan and Red Cross events and local honors are announced along with a Rose Parade float plan by the Decatur Optimist Club.
A $1.2 million water system serving about 1,000 customers in Marshall and Morgan counties is complete and online. The Brindlee Mountain Water and Fire Protection Authority owns it, with Lands Engineering of Ft. Payne forecasting water into homes within two weeks.
Textile Makers Predict Better Year Samford University will add a master of science in biology degree in June to its division of graduate studies. The program targets teachers, junior college candidates, lab technicians, and those seeking personal enrichment. Dr Herbert A McCullough heads the biology department and limited scholarships are available.
The old Huntsville Madison County Airport will close Sunday per airport authority. Plans include painting runways with Xs and halting departures from tied planes after closure. Jetport opening and municipal use of the old site follow FAA agreement in Huntsville Alabama.
Funeral services for Chloe Messer Miller 49 of 1014 8th Ave SW were held at 2 p.m. at Austinville Methodist Church with Rev. Sam Berry officiating. Burial followed in city cemetery Gunthorpe Funeral Home directing. Survivors include widow Irvin L. Miller son Ernie Miller mother Addie C. Messer brother Royce E. Messer a niece Patricia Middlebrooks and nephew David Messer.
Emmett Minor 84 of 306 Lafayette St NE died at 12 15 p m Sunday in a Hartselle nursing home. Services were at 2 p m today at Gunthorp Funeral Home Chapel with Rev E M Barnes officiating. Burial in city cemetery. Survivors include widow Ellie Crow Minor of Decatur and three sons.
The Small Business Administration opened an office in Huntsville to accept weather disaster loan applications from Morgan and Limes counties residents. The Clinton Building room 105 site will process loans at 3 percent interest for up to 30 years. Preliminary damage is estimated at 3 to 4 million dollars, with higher final figures expected. Guardsmen on duty since December 18 to prevent looting will stay until Wednesday per Mayor Glenn Hearn.
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