Snow and telephone growth mark Decatur holiday week
The Decatur Daily recaps a cold Christmas week in 1925 with the first snow in North Alabama, a 15 degree low, and a busy shopping scene. It notes three Albany arrests on Christmas Day and Southern Bell announces Decatur’s share of a state expansion fund of four million dollars for 1926.
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Tennessee
Decatur Daily
Alabama
the Daily
Albany
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
Decatur
Albany Decatur area eyed for Southern Bell expansion
The Daily reports a substantial amount is likely to be spent as Albany Decatur is included in the big Southern Bell expansion of local facilities. A highway bid of 228614 for over nine miles linking Decatur and Moulton is set as a Christmas gift to Morgan and Lawrence counties.
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Albany-Decatur
the Daily
Southern Bell
the Daily Reported
State Highway Department
Decatur
Moulton
Morgan
Lawrence Counties
Indira Gandhi Signals Possible Constitution Changes
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi indicated new plans to reform India's constitution. Officials discuss curbing judiciary powers to solidify executive control after the six month state of emergency and tensions over maintaining independent courts.
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William Borders
NYT News Service
New Delhi
Indira Gandhi
Congress Party
Pastors and Parishioners in Antioch Church 1949 Photo Loaned
Rev. Frank Ellison lent a 1949 congregation photo to Antioch United Methodist Church with Pastor Rev. O. M. Ryan at the time. The image shows multiple rows of parishioners and several named families including the Smiths, Warrens, Littles, Kirbys, Browns and Crow family members.
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Frank Ellison
Antioch United Methodist Church
O. M. Ryan
Allison Smith
Linda Brown Hazel
Joyce Ann Waldrop Wallace
Sue Kirkpatrick
Diane Kirkpatrick
Deroma Brown
Elaine Little Parker
David Ryan
Bil
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Snow
By Russ Roberts
Somerville
Henry Woodhouse
Aerial League of America
Muscle Shoals
Tennessee River
Wilson Dam
Holly St
Ae Nees
Bbc
Indira
Ly Little
Timmy Waldrop
Quinnon Warren
Marcus Miles
Warner Crow
Rayburn Warren
Jane Long Jackson
Charlotte Lone Clark
Bertha Nell Warren
Cecil Little
Frances Little Gilley
Mrs. Ryan
Augusta Smith Gillespie
Annie Mae Little
Lucy Mae Callahan
Delores Smith Teague
Marie
Landers Welding Service
NY Thing
NY Place
DIAL
New Moulton Hwy
Sears
Whitewall
Seare
Spectrum Sae
Sears Best
Spectrum Oil
Americas
Sears and
SAVE
Sears, Roebuck and CO
Whitewa Reg. Price
Sear
ALL Weather Sae
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