Ardmore Names Four-Loot King as County Police Dog
Ardmore highlights King No 2 a four legged police dog trained in seven weeks by Police Chief Wayne Hicksen. The German shepherd, Limestone County’s only police dog, is kept ready for duty at the chief’s home. King No 1 died of sun stroke in 1967 during a bank robbery search.
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King of Hill
Ardmore
Wayne Hicklen
King
Limestone County
Wayne Hicksen
King No
Hicklen
Pete Clemons
Huntsville
M. W
Buddy) Evans
Hicksen
Baltimore
Madison County
Guards Begin Area Inspection Amid Dog Training Talk
Area National Guards and Army Reserve units start annual inspections with Moulton Detachment 1 and Athens and Decatur units due for review. The piece also notes a burglary at Jackie Pounders’ store, and details on police dogs King and Queen donated for training in tracking and marijuana detection. A Chapel Hill water project meeting with HUD funded costs is announced.
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Area National Guard
Army Reserve
Moulton
Chapel Hill Rd
Danville Rd
Chapel Hill United
142Nd Signal Group
Decatur
279Th Signal Battalion
1343Rd Engineer Battalion
Athens
Athens Mother and Daughter Hurt in Two Vehicle Crash
A mother Judy Ann Cooley 25 and her daughter Devanna Lynn Cooley 5 of Athens were injured Sunday in a two vehicle collision on Zehner Road west of Athens. They were treated at Athens Limestone Hospital. Cooley's husband George Michael Cooley 26 and the second vehicle driver James Leslie Pettie 30 were not injured. The article also mentions unit inspections by military units in Decatur and Athens.
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Athens
Zehner Rd
Judy Ann Cooley
Devanna Lynn Cooley
Athens-Limestone
James Leslie Pettie
Weekend Alabama accidents claim at least ten lives
AP reports a Prattville teen Melvin Hall Jr. died when his car left an Autauga County road. Scott M. Rembert, a former Alabama student from Memphis, died in an apartment fire in Tuscaloosa while registering for next semester. A Demopolis couple William Wright and Mary Jane Wright died in a two car collision on U S 80 west of Demopolis. Another man Willie Clift died near Huntsville when crushed by his own rolling truck. A Decatur man was treated for a stab wound after clowning around. Theft reports include welding gear at Decatur Automatic Transmission Co and property stolen from homes in Decatur and Valley Homes.
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Associated Press
Alabama
Prattville
Melvin Hall Jr
Autauga
Scott M. Rembert
University of Alabama
Memphis
Demopolis
John
William Wright
Mary Jane
U. S. 80
County and Circuit Courts Open in Morgan County
Morgan County opens two courts at the county courthouse with criminal jury trials including possession of marijuana and paraphernalia charges under County Judge C. Bennett McRae. Circuit civil jury court also begins with Circuit Judge Newton B. Powell presiding. A Mobile railroad worker Charles Pannel died Friday night after being struck by a train at the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad railyards. A two car collision near Tuscaloosa Friday night killed Bill Rushing and Mark Boone. Other fatalities included Gerry McDade and Morris Champion. The Associated Press notes Alabama weekend accidental deaths from 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Sunday.
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Morgan County
Morgan County Criminal Court
C. Bennett McRae
Newton B. Powell
Mobile
Charles Pannel
Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
Cottondale
Mark Boone
Tuscaloosa
Gerry McDade
Morris Champion
Hope Hall
Associated Press
Alabama
Council to Make Board Appointments
The city council plans to appoint six members to city boards as terms expire. Two appointees will join the Board of Zoning and Adjustments and the Decatur Harbor Board, with one appointee to each remaining board. A public hearing will be held on rezoning property west of Beltline Road behind Shelton Funeral Home from R-2 to R-4 residential.
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Decatur Harbor Board
Ralph Hurst
Zola McCulloch
Board of Zoning and Adjustments
Harold Vandiver
Donald Kyle
Harbor Board
Marion T. Burke
Housing Board of Adjustments and Appeals
Charles Norman
Parks and Recreation Board
Charles Darnell
Personnel Board
Charles Whitaker
Planning Commission
Garner Pride
Gas Fitters Examining Board
Alton Borden
Plumbers Examining Board
Beltline Rd
Shelton Funeral Home
Emergency Crisis Line Information From Decatur Daily
Emergency phone numbers for personal crises are provided by the Crisis Call Center at 355 8000 collect if needed. For possible poisoning contact the Crisis Call Center or your nearest hospital or family physician. Dial 0 and tell the operator the nature of the emergency.
Morgan County Fair Wins State Championship Trophy
The Morgan County Fair in Alabama earned the state championship trophy from the Alabama Fair Association at a weekend meeting in Montgomery. Decatur Jaycees and Bill Locklear accepted on behalf of the fair board, with judges praising its country fair style and North Alabama regional appeal. The board also received a 1500 prize. the fair placed second in scrapbook. James Haver, the new chairman, set a goal to defend the trophy next year.
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Montgomery
Decatur Jaycees
Morgan County
Alabama
Alabama Fair Association
Bill Locklear
Morgan County Fair
Morgan County Fair Board
North Alabama
Locklear
James Haver
Athens Teen Killed in Morning Car Crash
An 18 year old Athens youth, Lester William Bradford Jr., died in a morning crash on Blackburn Road south of Alabama 72 W. He struck two trees after his pickup veered into a culvert into Round Island Creek. Funeral services will be announced by McConnell Service.
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Athens
Blackburn Rd
Here
George Feigley
Lester William Bradford Jr
McConnell Service
Feigley
Bradford
Alabama
Round Island Creek
Lester W. Bradford
Athens 8
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Hartselle
Willie Clift
Brownsboro
Madison
Decatur General Hospital
Willie Franklin
Church St. NW
Franklin
Decatur Automatic Transmission Co
Wildwood Dr. SW
Bill Reese
Valley Homes
Wayne Murray
Tower St. SE
Bill Rushing
Carl C. van Bibber
Department of the Army
Ft. Detrick
Frederick
Herman A. Praeger
Army Advisory Group
Charles D. van Bibber
Crest St
Florence
Peggy Scott Crawford
Council
Spiro Agnew
Sen
John Sparkman
U. S. Senate
Jim
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