Farm Incomes Rise in Three Counties as Cotton Aid Helps
Area farming gains 1967 total gross income to 44.96 million across Morgan Limestone and Lawrence counties. Morgan leads with 15.69 million, cotton plus government payments boost totals. Limestone also rises with cotton aided by government support. Lawrence reaches 13.92 million with cotton topping receipts.
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Morgan, Limestone
Lawrence Counties
Morgan
Limestone
Lawrence County
Morgan County Farm Extension
Charles Rutledge
Lawrence
Morgan County
Limestone County
Allen Elkins Drives Forward With 110 Percent Faith
Decatur High senior Allen Elkins known as Mr. Decatur High believes in giving 110 percent in life and football. He chose Florence State over Jacksonville State for college due to coaching staff and proximity to home.
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Cora Blair
Allen Elkins
Decatur High School
Decatur High
Allen
Jacksonville State
Florence State
Sheffield
Decatur Pharmacist Named Morgan County March of Dimes Director
Richard Lee a Decatur pharmacist and owner of Austin Drug Co has been named Morgan County March of Dimes director for 1968. He chaired Decatur's 1967 city campaign as the nationwide drive runs through January to aid birth defect treatment. Lee noted the birthright of American children to healthy beginnings and cited 250000 yearly affected births and 1 375000 under six. Plans for a Mother's March and other fundraisers are planned later in January. He belongs to the Decatur Jaycees Southside Baptist Church Alabama Pharmaceutical Association and Phi Delta Chi. A Marine veteran he attended the University of Alabama and Samford University graduating in 1963. He is married to Betty Edgil and they have three daughters. they reside at 1235 Freemont Ave SW.
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Richard Lee
Decatur
Austin Drug’ Co
Morgan County
Lee
Decatur Jaycees
Southside Baptist Church
Alabama Pharmaceutical Association
Phi Delta Chi Pharmaceutical Afaternity
Marines
Camp LeJeune
N. C
University of Alabama
Samford University
Betty Edgil
Lees
Freemont Ave
No Phones In Bogue Chitto
In Bogue Chitto Alabama residents, mainly Black, lack telephone service while white neighbors have access. Southern Bell cites high cost and economic feasibility with no race consideration, delaying lines to the 21 applicants at about $40,000 for new lines. Local officials and residents petitioned to Washington but regulators defer comment.
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Hoyt Harwell
Associated Press
Bogue Chitto
Ala
Alabama
Charles Pettis
Pettis
Southern Bell Telephone Co
Joe
Healey
Southern Courier
Procivil
Montgomery
Willie S. Pugh
Marion Junction
Amelia Boynton
Selma
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Washington
William Seaborn
Federal Communications Commission
Alabama Public Service Commission
C. C. Owen
Southern Bell
Owen
Walter Sechriest
Locust Fork
Pinson
Colbert Heights
Sheffield
Odena
Sylacauga
Celeste Road
Mobile
Marvyn
Opelika
Green Pond
West Blocton
Browns Ferry
Athens
Braeville
Flomation
Central Mill Road
Uniontown
Empire Road
Dora
Smith Mountain Road
Dadeville
Live Bomb Dismantled by Ft. Rucker Crew in Mobile
A 220 pound World War II fragmentation bomb was found upright in a house den near downtown Mobile and safely dismantled by a demolition crew from Fort Rucker. The device could have destroyed the house and surrounding property, but officers reported no injuries.
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Mobile
Ala
Ft. Rucker
Radio stolen from car at Gateway Shopping Center
A car radio valued at 207 dollars was reported stolen Wednesday night from a vehicle owned by Glenn Pannell of Somerville. Police investigated two burglar alarms with no breakins found. A savings and loan board declared a 10 cent per share dividend payable Jan 31 to stockholders of record as of Jan 11.
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Gateway Shopping Center
Glenn Pannell
Somerville
Mutual Savings Lifes Insurance Co
Decatur
Bama*Cigar
Bank St
Montgomery Grand Jury Recalled to Session in Alabama
The Montgomery County grand jury, which indicted several city officials last November, has been ordered back into session in Montgomery Alabama.
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Montgomery
Montgomery. Ala
Montgomery County
Ambassador to U S cites pound outback costs in devaluation
Sir Patrick Dean told Mobile area business groups that rising costs of foreign defences and high tech equipment growth hurt Britain's balance of payments. He blamed US recession and weaker German trade for reduced exports. Separately, Circuit Judge Emmet ordered the grand jury to reconvene after District Attorney Crosland provided new information. Indictments previously named City officials including Cliff Evans and Drue Lackey and others for records crimes and embezzlement, with probation or trials upcoming.
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Mobile
Ala
United States
Mobile Area
Circuit
Richard Emmet
David Crosland
Alabama
Cliff Evans
Drue -Lackey
Citi
Wilbur Knox
Evans
Robert B. Leavell
Leavell
Knox
Ity
State Revenue Up Last Month Alabama Tax Take Rises
Alabama state revenue rose 1.5 percent last month, the smallest monthly gain since January 1967. For the first quarter of the current fiscal year, tax collections are up 5.5 percent from the same period in 1966-67, totaling 104.2 million dollars versus 98.8 million. Major taxes including sales gasoline income and use tax show stronger revenue gains, with gasoline up 7.7 percent and use tax up 2.2 percent.
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Montgomery
Ala
Janary
State Revenue Department
Alabama
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Pearson
Elton L. Pearson
Calumet & Hecla
Wolverine
Auburn University
Mitchell
First State
Ray D. Mitchell
First State Bank
U. S. Air Force
Austinville
Winford Turner
Daily State
Pat Waldrop
Oak Park Baptist Church
Mary Nell Winton
R. D
Bob Bates
New York Giants
Fran Tarkington
Tarkington
Auburn
J. E. Elkins
9Th Ave
March of Dimes
Ed Bruchac
C.B
Mutual
North Alabama
White Shrine No. 7
Masonic Hall
Messiah Shrine Hall
Tuntsville
Dorothea Shaffer
Alabama 67
Priceville
The
Decatur Jayceette
Walt Schmidbauer
U.S
Ing
City Court
Evelyn Summerlin
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