Cadet Promotions Highlight ROTC Change of Command
Thirty six cadets in the Alabama 51st Air Force Cadet Squadron were promoted at a Decatur High School ROTC change of command. Peter Honsa assumed command as cadet major, making cadet lieutenant colonel ranks first in three years. Promoted ranks ranged from second lieutenant to master sergeant amid merit awards and staff rotations.
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Alabama 51St Air Force Cadet Squadron
David Allen
Allen
Decatur High School
Ed Dickens
Dennis Allen
Peter Honsa
Frank DeCastro
Kevin Beatty
George Blair
Glen Jacobs
David Pate
Daniel Kellen
Mitch Elswick
Robert Tryan
Mike Irvin
Larry Harris
Air Force Rotc
Berry Terry
Heart Fund Drive Targets $550,000 in Alabama Campaign
Alabama Heart Fund aims for 550000 with support from 15 North Alabama counties. Harmon R. Berger of Birmingham leads the drive urging nationwide action. Dr. Arthur Stamler presided as district meetings spread across the state with officials including Dr. Laurence Jackson and Peggy Ferebee participating.
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Alabama
Alabama Heart Fund
North
Harmon R. Berger
Birmingham
State Heart Fund
Berger
Arthur Stamler
Morgan County
Laurence Jackson
Decatur
Alabama Heart Association Board of Directors
Peggy Ferebee
Association
Coggin To Preside In Davis Case
Morgan County Circuit Judge Tom Brindley Coggin will preside over the first degree murder trials of former Mayor Charles Gunthorp and suspended policeman Stewart Weaver. Trials are set for Feb 26 during Coggin’s term. prosecutors include Atty. Gen. Bill Baxley and Dist. Atty. Mike Moebes.
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Morgan County
Tom Brindley Coggin
Charles Gunthorp
Stewart Weaver
Coggin
Circuit Criminal Court
Gunthorp
Weaver
James F. Davis
Decature
Bill Baxley
Mike Moebes
English transplant promotes organic gardening in Alabama
Since moving to the United States 19 years ago Mrs Barrett from Ramsgate leads the North Alabama Backyard Farmers Club the state’s only organic gardening group. She argues against insecticides herbicides preservatives and other synthetic additives in food citing drug residues in inorganic vegetables.
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Landersville
America
England
Barrett
Ramsgate
Organic gardening aims for pest control without chemicals
The article outlines practical organic methods such as bug-repellent herbs and beneficial insects like ladybugs and praying mantises, plus natural sprays made from pepper and garlic. Hand-picking remains essential, while balancing nature has become easier as edible gardens avoid synthetic pesticides.
English Transplant Mrs Barrett Leads Local Organic Club
Mrs Pam Barrett, an English transplant, and her daughter Heather stand before their near finished greenhouse awaiting spring. Barrett heads North Alabama’s sole organic gardening club as the community prepares for a new growing season.
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Pam Barrett
Heather
Mental Health Programs and Community Gardening Projects Begin
The Morgan County Association for Mental Health launches an six week program with an Ok You're OK theme at First United Methodist Church. The Backyard Farmers Club of Lawrence County plans an arts and crafts show to fund ecology and organic farming books. A related organic gardening course led by Bailey Terry runs 7:30 to 9 pm with babysitting and no enrollment fee. Ronald Wayne Franks, 17, was injured in a Carridale Street auto crash and taken to Decatur General Hospital. J D Compton Jr. 26, was not injured.
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Morgan County Association For Mental Health
Mrs. Barrett
Barrett
Backyard Farmers’ Club
Lawrence County
Bailey Terry
United Methodist Church
Jackie Cherones
North Central Alabama
James Waller
Bill Thornton
Mental Health Center
Carridale St
Ronald Wayne Franks
Cathey Sn
AAA Southend Ambulance Service
Decatur General Hospital
Crisis Call Center and emergency numbers guidance
Personal crisis concerns advise calling the Crisis Call Center at 355-8000 or your nearest hospital or family physician for possible poisoning. If unsure of the number, dial 0 for operator assistance and report the emergency nature.
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Air Force
Steven Hewitt
Peter Hansa
Billie Wood
DHS
Stephen Barnette
Mike Flynn
Rusty Grimes
Stephen Hewitt
John Hughes
Hoyt Hutcheson
Jerald Newman
Doug Winsett
Dale Ware
Mike Byers
Donald Taylor
Mark Lane
Drew Thompson
al Faulkner
Bob Bell
Grady Calley
Jeffrey Martin
Ross Woodall
Bruce Johnson
Lance Amyette
Mike DeCastro
James Szczepanski
George Cox
Gail Lindley
Lee Jackson
Susan Bunch
Lori Dean
Lauri Jackson
Jennifer Jones
Judy Jones
Lisa Tate
Aerospace Rotc
Gordon-Bibb Elementary School
U. S
U. S. Dist
Clarence W. Allgood
Federal Building
Miss Dora Quarles
North Alabama
Arnold Briglea
Lauderdale County
Selah Benson
Jackson County
Bob
Heart Fund
Davis
By Tommy Stevenson
Organic Gardeners
J. D. Compton Jr
Harrison ,St. SE
Oak Park Middle School
Mike
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