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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Feb 07, 1968

Page

2

Belk Hudson Store Decisions Delayed Over Fire Damages

Final decisions on the Belk Hudson Store in Decatur are 30 to 60 days away, says J G Hudson Jr of Spartanburg. Merchandise sold, all employees terminated or reassigned after the January fire. City approves two new traffic lights at Westgate Shopping Center and Country Club Flint Rd.

Belk- Hudson Decatur J. G. Hudson Jr Spartanburg S.C Belk Hudson Westgate Shopping Center Country Club and Flint Rd

No Special Session For Salary Boost: Alabama Gov Report

Gov. Lurleen Wallace says no immediate special session on teacher salaries though she considers AEA resolutions. The Educational Study Commission will not submit recommendations until May 1969. Separately, Auditor Melba Till Allen and Comptroller John Graves pursue tighter state expense controls and discuss a new system via executive order.

John Graves Melba Till Allen Montgomery Ala Lurleen Wallace Alabama Education Association AEA Assembly of Delegates Alabama Comptroller

Lawrence County Democratic primary field grows with six contenders

In Lawrence County on May 7 Democratic qualifiers added six names to the race for local offices. Lewis Sanderson and Gilbert Harris filed for board of commissioners northwest and northeast districts, joining Silas Cross John Mitch Rogers Robert Wade and E Tommy Terry who had already qualified. Cullman Fire Department responded to three grass fires Tuesday damaging property on Child Haven Road West 8th Ave and in Good Hope.

Moulton Lawrence County Lewis Sanderson Board of Commissioners Northwest Gilbert Harris Northeast Sanderson Harris Silas B. Cross John Mitch Rogers Board of Education Robert Wade. Terry E. Tommy Terry Cullman Child Haven Rd 8Th Ave Good Hope Poperty Buford Cupp

Newcomers to Decatur List Updated for Week Ending Feb 2

New Decatur newcomers include Bill Winter Ray White Billy V Jackson Jerry van Oliver Don Roome Eugene Cockren Jane Cornell Lewis C Leverett Sharon Catledge and others at 1422 Carol Lane SE 1106 14th Ave SW 607 8th Ave SW 1620 Jackson St SE 1431 College St SE 718 3rd Ave SE 1002 Moulton St and 508 NE plus Seton VE SE Among items note a cotton soybeans clinic at Decatur High School was postponed indefinitely and Douglas Elwyn Creel son of Mr and Mrs E O Creel 2402 Dogwood Lane SE has been admitted to David Lipscomb College Nashville Tenn for the 1968 fall quarter Thomas Watson of Grayson Rose Transmission Service attended the firm’s Manage r Conference and Technical Clinic this week.

Decatur Bill €. Winter Carol Douglas Elwyn Crell E. 0. Creel Dogwood Lane David Lipscomb College Nashville Tennr

New Fair Trade Enforcement Discussed by Alabama Milk Board

The Alabama State Milk Control Board met in executive session to discuss enforcement of fair trade regulations. About 60 distributors and licensees attended an afternoon session to learn methods and procedures, with Dr. Wallace Miller declining to answer questions.

Wallace Miller Enterprise Declind Miller Montgomery

Missing 2 2 year old found by Dry Creek, Alabama

Nelda Lee Parish, missing since Tuesday afternoon, was found by Randall Green about a mile and a half behind her Vina area home in west Franklin County. She was rushed to a Hamilton hospital by local rescue squads. Her condition was reported as likely fine.

Hamilton Ala Russellville Randall Green Dry Creek Vina Franklin County Nelda Lee Parish

Bauer Will Head New Bell Division

W C Bauer of Atlanta has been elected president of South Central Bell Telephone Co a new subsidiary of American Telephone and Telegraph Co He also joins the board of directors as the new firm organizes in Atlanta The division will cover five of nine Southern Bell states with Birmingham as its headquarters and includes directors from Kentucky Louisiana Mississippi and Tennessee plus notable officials from Southern Bell and industry leaders.

Atlanta W. C. Bauer South Central Bell Telephone Co American Telephone and Telegraph Co Bauer Southern Bell South Central Louisiana Mississippi Tennessee Georgia Florida North Carolina South Carolina Smith D. Broadbent Jr Cadiz Broadbent Hybrids, Inc Broadbent Bingham Foods Products Clifford F. Favrot New Orleans Carondelet Realty Corp Andrew D. Holt Knoxville

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