Morgan Water System Eyes April Construction Start
Northeast Morgan Water and Fire Protection Authority aims to begin work in April after bids for a 1.4 million project are awarded around March 1. The plan includes extending 80 miles of lines, two storage tanks, an intake and filtration plant, and cost covered by federal grant and loan with Morgan County owning the system.
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Somerville
Morgan County
Jack Pence
Northeast
Morgan
Morgan County Board of Revenue
Morgan Water and Fire Protection Authority
Whitesburg Water System
Tennessee River Bridge
Pence
William Belvins
Huntsville
State Health Department
Additio
Lacey Springs
Bean Mountain
Alabama
Tennessee
Whitesburg Bridge
Six Traffic Deaths Plague Alabama This Weekend
The Associated Press reports six fatalities in Alabama road incidents over the weekend. Cecil Hutcheson, 54, died west of River Falls when his car left a dirt road in Covington County. Lillie Mae Busby, 81, died in a head on collision south of Calera on U S 31. Hugh Goree, 37, died when his car ran off a roadway near Millbrook. Carolyn Rodgers, 16, from Bay City, Michigan, died in a collision near Union Springs on U S 82. Edward Robertson, 54, from Tuscaloosa, died after a wrecker he operated toppled and dragged him. Three crewmen died in a Mobile fishing boat fire Everett Middleton, 46, Robert Forte, 43, and Reuben Adamson, 53. Weekend deaths span multiple counties and the Mobile blaze.
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Cecil C. Hutcheson
Red Level
River Falls
Covington County
Highway Patrol
Ee Cnas
Lillie Mae Busby
Calera
U.S. 31
Elmore
Hugh Leighton
Goree
Millbrook
Ouonto
Carolyn Rodgers
Bay City
Mich
Union Springs
Edward Earl Robertson
Tuscaloosa
Robertson
Mobile
Everett Middleton
Bay St.Louis
Miss
Robert Forte
Albuquerque
N.M
Reuben Adamson
Pensacola
Fla
Associated Press
Mifanight
Lawmaker Considers Utility Rate Measure in Alabama
Sen. Alton Turner of Crenshaw County plans to introduce a bill to curb rising public utility rates. He proposes allowing southeast Alabama municipalities to form their own telephone companies, with city officials on boards, as a check on General Telephone Co. The company sought a rate hike, court battles followed, and a bond of nearly $5 million was required in case the increase is disallowed.
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Luverne
Ala
Alton Turner
Crenshaw County
Turner
South Alabama
General Telephone Co
Ier
United States
General Telephone
Alabama
Jackson County
Public Service Commission
Falkville Boy Named Morgan County 4 H Corn Champion
Nine year old Max Runge of Falkville won the Morgan County 4 H corn growing title for 1968 and will receive a $25 check and guest honors at a banquet for the exchange’s yield demonstrations. He is a Eva School third grader who also showed a registered dairy cow and placed third in the Morgan County Steer Show. Burglars attempted to open a Vine Street safe this weekend at Tennessee Corporation Capital Fertilizer, but only succeeded in stealing money from a soda machine and a jacket.
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Falkville
Morgan County
Max Runge
Bobby Runge
Morgan Countys Exchange
Max
Eva School
Vine St
Tennessee Corporation Capital Fertilizer
Urban Renewal Hearing Tonight in Hartselle
HARTSELLE UHartselle Housing Authority hosts a public hearing at the municipal building at 7 p.m. to discuss the Urban Renewal program set to begin by April 1. Residents may submit suggestions and complaints on plans including relocation of businesses within the urban renewal area.
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Hartselle
Uhartselle
S. Corsbie St
Cullman City to Supply Water for Johnsons Crossing
Cullman officials signed a contract to supply Johnsons Crossing Water System at 30 cents per 1000 gallons. Mayor Nesmith said the deal covers up to four to five million gallons and ties into a broader plan to serve Hanceville East Cullman and Vinemont systems, ensuring surplus water for Cullman.
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Cullman
Johnson’s Crossing
J. W. Nesmith
Hanceville
East Cullman
Vinefmont
Back Wages Owed to Thousands, Alabama List Noted
The Labor Department seeks over 3,800 workers owed back wages after wage and hour investigations. Alabama addresses appear for 109 workers, with amounts from under $25 to over $1,000. Workers should contact the Wage and Hour administrator with identifying details and current addresses. The report also notes three small fires in Decatur and a disputed credit card incident at a local service station with no charges filed.
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Washington
Labor Department
Alabama
Sani BN
Onanington
Carolyn Abbott
Rt. 1
Adamsville
Hugh Barker
Boaz
Alfred Barber
Mobile
Dennis Barrett
Clifton Bohannon
Springhill
Charles Bowman
Wayne Bradshaw
Birmingham
Carl Brown
Robertsdale
Mattie Marine Brown
Demopolis
Jack Burns
Dadeville
Leon Cain
Prichard
Johnnie Chapman
Charles Christian
Semmes
Sherman Clark
Guy Colburn
Winfield
James A. Collier
Phenix City
Q. Collins
Charles Colletter
Emma Jo Cooper
William R. Cothrun
Billy Joe Daniels
Talladega
Oliver C. Davis
Erby L. Deason
Rt.1
Anniston
Don Deckard
Hueytown
John T.edison
Bill Franklin Evans
6Th Ave
Jefferson County teens publish a detention home paper
In Birmingham Alabama Jefferson County Family Court residents at a detention home publish seven mimeographed issues of a weekly newspaper. The teens share feelings on crime youth, probation and trust. A column of advice to lovers reveals their teenage concerns.
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Birmingham
Ala
Jefferson County
Family Court
America
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Lynntown
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Karl Hough
Laurel Mountains
Indian Head
Jack Creehan
Carol
Pittsburgh
Selma
THE
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T. W. Jackson
Coosada
Ethel Johnson
Montgomery
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James Johnson
James E. Johnson
Cordova
Walter Johnson
Oliver Jones
Arthur F. Kelley
M. J. Kersey
Tuskegee
Roy Key
Clara Lee
Gadsden
Monroe Morris
Luther E. Nelson
John T. Parsons
Clyde J. Phillips
Blue Mountain
Robert Randolph
Carl Wilson Ridout Jr
Loyd Rigsby
James Edwin Robinson
Fairhope
James Erwin Robinson
Citronelle
Lawrence Rooney
Tunis Kemp Shaw
Bessemer
Ronald Slaughter
C. W. Smith
Elbert A. Smith
Springville
Richard Smith
Jackson
Roy N. Smith
Shirley
James H. Thompson
Nora Thompson
Gilbertown
Eugene Todd
Frank D. Treadway
Robert Tyler
Saraland
Donald Lee Vintson
Jasper
James Walker
Roger Walker
Kenneth Waltman
Ray Minette
Roy Warren
William D. Weaver
Whistler
Charles E. Wells
Charles Wood
Floyd D. Whatley
Billy Whaley
Dave Wiggins Jr
A. K. Williamson
John Wilson Jr
W. W. Worthy
Arthur L. Wright
W. C. Wylie
Decature
State Ave
Grant St
Jefferson Court
By Carol Nunnelley
Birmingham News
Lorna
Ernest McKinley Norred
Panama City
Decatur General Hospital
Pryor Field
U. S
AAA South End Ambulance Service
Baily
Billy Smith
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