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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1973
Page
2
Lawrence County Rural Development Committee has drafted 1973 priorities led by promoting rural water systems. S. P. McClendon says county faces inadequate drinking water and sewage coverage, guiding RDC and farm extension efforts.
A new director for Decatur parks and recreation may begin as early as February. Vince Kantola named Julian Walker, ex Kentucky State Parks director, as the board’s nominee. Contract talks with City Atty. Coleman target final appointment before month end.
Dr. J. C. King planned to move his Dallas dental practice to Decatur in summer 1888, urged by a Trinity Station friend to settle in a Methodist area. A July 2 letter unearthed by King’s descendant notes his relocation, practice at a key intersection, and later retirement to Johnson City Tennessee where he died.
Inside By Lee Sentell recalls 1887 Decatur as a booming town then known as New Decatur Albany. Davis notes rapid growth from 1 200 to about 6 000 7 000 residents, railroads, two opera houses under construction, a $400 000 factory, churches and YMCA plans, river bridge length, and a call to attract a dentist. The piece also mentions a modern revenue examiner Doug Palmer and local civic notes.
The city council and school board will meet at 11 a.m. at Austin High School to tour the newly completed vocational education wing. Supt. Dr. Curtis Sellers says no business will be discussed beyond the tour and luncheon in the cafeteria.
A 20 year old Decatur woman Peggy Johnson and her five year old daughter Kimberly Johnson were injured in a two car crash on Moulton Street near 6th Ave SW. Both were taken to Decatur General Hospital by AAA Southend Ambulance. The other driver Frank Cullman aged 58 of 606 Austinville Road was not injured.
A public notice lists the Crisis Call Center number 355 8000 for personal crises and possible poisoning. It advises calling the nearest hospital or family physician if unsure which emergency number to dial, and suggests dialing 0 to contact an operator. Provides department and Athens lines with extension numbers.
Athens College President Sidney E. Sandridge told the City Council PTA that entering freshmen average GPA rose to 2.9 from 1.9 over three years. Alabama student percentage grew from 57 to 76.1 percent, with Sandridge stressing educator influence and discipline as paths to achievement. Also noted are 1973-74 PTA officers and Founders Night speaker Albert Brewer. A truck towed from Grove St and a local car crash left a 17 year old in good condition after surgery. Fire heavily damaged Dan Scroggins home in Athens with no injuries.
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