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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1972
Page
5
A dense listing of public meetings and church activities across Decatur and nearby towns. It notes dates, times, and venues for chapters of Eastern Star, WSCS events, nurses district meetings, blood drives, amateur radio classes, garden clubs, and youth gatherings, with locations in Athens Huntsville Falkville Decatur Moulton and other communities.
Decatur Newcomers Club hosts a luncheon at Burningtree Country Club starting 11 30 a m. Austinville United Methodist hosts a speaker. The Seekers Bible Club meets at 3 p m at the home of Mrs E K Hanson 2207 Birch St.
Courthouse offices overflow with cramped desks and fragile vaults. Sheriff McBride warns of safety risks and lack of interview rooms while circuit clerk Teague laments basement filing chaos and slow recoveries. Voters face Jan 18 decision on a new courthouse to relieve space strain.
Henley owned Wrapup hosts all age races with 61 entries in 1972. heats list Toby's Luke Tadaser Jo Shag Lance Jake Paladin Royal Gold Dr Anon Thunderaire Arkansas Ranger Bo and bye Ben. Weather permitting four derbies may finish by Thursday. public trials include a barbecue lunch at the clubhouse on Alabama 20 Wheeler.
The Morgan County Commission unanimously reelected Leon Nelson as chairman pro tempore for a one year term. The panel also approved two appropriations totaling $489.03 with Civil Defense receiving $341.60 and Hale Memorial Tuberculosis Hospital getting $47.45.
A Union City Tennessee truck driver James Guess age 44 was injured in a 12 50 a m traffic accident on 6th Avenue He was treated at Decatur General Hospital after the trailer veered left and fell over while traveling at a slow speed as per police statements
After a rally drawing about 100 people, a confrontation erupted as police faced a line of armed African American demonstrators. Gunfire followed. Majors Dummigan and Sliman attempted dialogue before being attacked. Witnesses described shooters from alleys and buildings. Police then sealed the block and cleared surrounding areas.
A memo urged Alabama supporters to assist presidential hopefuls organizers groups in Alabama. It notes Sen. Henry Jackson may seek a full Alabama delegate slate and Sen. Edmund Muskie may do the same, marking a potential first modern Alabama delegate vote contest.
Stone says polls show Wallace leading the Democratic ballot in Florida while Kennedy signs affidavits to stay off primaries. He notes press coverage keeps Kennedy in the forefront, despite plans to remove his name.
Daily discusses Senator Sparkman arguing urban problems stem from unplanned growth and urging national rural development. He cites TVA and farm programs as helping rural America and notes pending bills to attract doctors, curb pollution, and improve housing and resettlement in rural areas.
The late trading list shows WachCp at 1.20 with modest activity. Investors track small movements in the closing session as shares see limited fluctuations.
Wall Street rose at noon with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 4.97 to 912.93 as advances outweighed declines. Glamour stocks were mixed while utilities gained and Bausch & Lomb climbed 1 percent to 174. Brokers cited bargain hunting and selective buying as offsetting profit-taking in the absence of major news.
Mrs Rebecca Poole, Decatur city chairwoman for the March of Dimes Mothers March, reports a shortage of captains to lead 45 city divisions ahead of the January 20 event. She mailed 76 letters to women's groups and has only five responses. Mothers have long supported the march, but recruiting leaders proves hard as busy schedules limit participation. The drive supports birth defect prevention through research and vaccines, including rubella and Rh incompatibility safeguards.
Michael A. Petit M D notes a recent study showing reduced risk of death from a subsequent heart attack when smokers quit. The piece mentions the genetic basis of many birth defects and a public health program, with contact info for Mrs Poole listed as 355 1600 after 5 p m.
Market notes show cotton middling at 20.45 with Midland and other grades listed. Prices for cottonseed at 40 per unit, milk products around 3.20 per hundred, and various feed grains including No 2 milling wheat at 1.41 and yellow shelled corn at 1.20 per bushel.
NASD quoted over the counter securities show representative interdealer prices as of approximately 10 4 rre. Market changes occur throughout the day with prices excluding retail markup markdown or commissions.
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