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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jan 19, 1973

Page

5

Calendar Of Events At Decatur Civic Theater And Community Groups

Decatur calendar lists the Decatur Civic Theater at Riverside School 8:15 p.m. performances and multiple church and community events. The King's Voices revival at Church of God of Prophecy. Rural Grove Independent Baptist singing. Scottish Rite Temple meeting. Morgan County Mental Health association. lectures by Judge Lisa A. Richette. gospel performances by Edmondson Family and various choirs. missionary conference at Moulton Heights Baptist. West Quartet at East Side Baptist. lectures at Central Methodist. Organizational meetings include Junior Babe Ruth League, South Morgan Citizens Band Radio Club, Decatur Junior Service League, Decatur Chess Club, Beta Sigma Phi, Les Jeunes Mercs, and Decatur Woman's Club. PTA meetings and health planning discussions feature speakers from Tri-County and North Central Alabama Mental Health Center. Open to the public with varying times through midweek.

Foster parents plan discussed by officials and police

Morgan County officials and law enforcement back a foster home concept with one to one family care. Patton outlines a court supervised process with thorough background checks and interviews for couples seeking foster parenting. Financial aid from the court is not provided and visit length varies. B52 strikes in the region totaled 80 plus missions dropping about 2,400 tons of explosives near the DMZ and Saigon River corridor.

Marilyn George Department of Pensions and Security Morgan County David Reed Decatur Patton Dmz Saigon River

Astros Prepare at Huntsville for Skylab Spacewalk Training

At Marshall Space Flight Center two of the three Skylab astronauts will practice walking in space in a 40 foot deep neutral buoyancy tank simulating zero gravity. Charles Conrad and Paul Weitz will train while Joseph Kerwin has already trained there and will perform tasks outside the space station to retrieve film and data from a telescope.

Huntsville Skylab Marshall Space Flight Center Charles Pete) Conrad Paul J. Weitz Joseph Kerwin NASA Kerwin Orbiting Laboratory

Volunteers Sought for Tennessee River Duck Hunters Search

Morgan County Civil Defense Director J Howard Proctor called for volunteers to help locate two Birmingham duck hunters who drowned in the Tennessee River on December 16. He urged as many volunteers as possible for Saturday and Sunday and requested boats and safety gear. The missing are 17 year old Allen Bradloe and 40 year old Robert DeLoach, among four victims. two bodies, Charles Bradford and Jimmy Roddam, were recovered earlier. Volunteers should report to search director Charles Knowlton by 9 a.m. Saturday or Sunday at the State Docks.

Birmingham Tennessee Morgan County Civil Defense J. Howard Proctor Allen Bradloe Robert DeLoach Charles Bradford Jimmy Roddam Proctor Charles Knowlton State Docks

DHS Students To Be Polled On Austin Units

A Monday survey at Decatur High School will gauge how many students want to attend Austin High School vocational classes. Current policy requires full-time transfer for cross enrollment and blocks part time attendance due to transport, scheduling, and administration issues. The board also updated maternity leave, school facility rental, and cafeteria leasing policies.

DHS Austin Decatur High School Austin High School Curtis Sellers City Board of Education Decatur Sellers Decatur and Austin High School Brookhaven Oak Park

Area Residents Set for Nixon Inauguration Events

Four area residents join the second inauguration crowd including Mr and Mrs Bill Young of Athens and Calhoun JC coed Barbara Bowen of Decatur plus Hartselle AB freshman at Alabama. They attend receptions at the Smithsonian and Corcoran Gallery before the swearing in, parade, and Kennedy Center ball. Lucy Tarkington of Hartselle joins seven University students for parade events and the Youth Ball Saturday night. The Athens couple are attending the ceremonies.

Athens Calhoun Decatur Hartselle University of Alabama Nixon Bill Young Washington Barbara Bowen Calhoun Student Government Association SGA Youngs Agnew Smithsonian Institute Miss Bowen

Crime debate highlights FBI arrest rates and rising crime

The Tuscumbia judge cites FBI figures showing major crimes doubling while arrests fall from 31 percent. Heflin entertains 200 at Morgan County High School with local quips after a speech on crime trends. Dee Proctor pursues a third chamber term with goals of growth and programs. Miss Bowen attends an SGA seminar in Birmingham with Harry Dent. local Republicans report no other attendees for the inauguration.

Tuscumbia FBI Heflin Morgan County High School Jack Voorhies Family of Miss Bowen SGA Birmingham Nixon Harry Dent

Nine Groups Commit To Conventions Here In Decatur

The Decatur Chamber of Commerce reports nine groups have booked conventions here this year with seven more considering. Organizations include the Alabama Restaurant Association Episcopal Diocese of Alabama Candlecraft Guild Soil Conservationists and others.

Decatur Chamber of Commerce Judith Long Alabama Restaurant Association Episcopal Diocese of Alabama Candlecraft Guild Soil Conservationists Alabama Broadcasters Association Southeastern Conference of Women In Chambers of Commerce Association of Gospel Singers Alabama Bankers Association Asphalt Pavement Association Alabama Hospital Association Alabama Wholesale Distributors Association Alabama Soil Fertility Society Alabama Press Association Alabama Pharmaceutical Association

Mortgage Foreclosure Notice for Decatur Property in Morgan County

Notice announces foreclosure of a mortgage held by Enget Mortgage Company then the Federal National Mortgage Association against Jerry C Coffey and Ellen C Coffey. Property in Decatur Lot 22 and part of Lot 23 Block 3 Dogwood Estates Addition No 1 to be sold February 9 1973 at Morgan County Courthouse after legal notices.

State OF Alabama Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act Morgan County Alabama Bennie E. Walker Morgen County Decatur Een National Ands Association United States George M. Benson, Jr Martinson, Manning & Martinson Attorneys-at-Law Uptown Huntsville James W. Nappier Mary Wanda Nappier E. K. Henson Morgan City Road Pearl Davis Henson

Bank Report Summary with Reserves and Capital Accounts

Dalton M. Guthrie as cashier attests the financial report of the bank is true and correct. The document lists reserves on loans and securities, capital accounts, and liabilities totaling the bank's financial position, with notes on common stock and undivided profits.

Dalton M. Guthrie W.P. & Cashier Eee

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Plan London London University Athens College Standing Bill Swindell Hayes Mill School Elva McLin Decatur Civic Theater Riverside School King’s Voices Church of God of Prophecy Rural Grove Independent Baptist Church Coke Bal Church Burleson Mountain Cahaba Shrine Temple Scottish Rite Temple Morgan County Association For Mental Health Oak Park Middle School Lisa A. Richette Rural Grove Ninth Street United Methodist Church East Acres Community Center Flrst Church Lagospel County Friendship Baptist Church Vaughn Bridge Rd Hartselle First Christian Moulton St Moulton Heights Baptist Church Tom Freeney Baptist International Missions Chattanooga West Quartet East Side Baptist Church Falkville Bob Weed Central Methodist Church Fellowship Hall American Bank and Trust Community Room South Morgan Decatur Junior Service League T. C. Almon Recreation Center Decatur Chess Club T.C. Almon Recreation Center Alaynda Beta Sigma Phi Oars Bobby Park 2Nd Ave Pee Les Jeunes Mercs Club Jack Bendarare Decatur Woman’s Club T. C. Aimon Center Pat Srinivas Tri-County District Health Service PTA North Central Alabama Mental Health Center Tri-County Aereet Regional Health Planning Commission Bob Jones Decatur Inn Friends of Wheeler Basin Jets Astros Board of Education Decatur General Hospital Roberta Beard Jacque Campbell Janie Carver Sylvia Davidson Lorene Edmonson Hazel Grisby Mildred Smith Betty Standridge Olean Turner Danly Bobby Herbert Dee Proctor Young House of Representatives South Carolina State Department of Distributive Education State Bank No First State Bank U.S. Treasury U.S MONS Internal Revenue Service Eeenee Iseae Frank P. Gresham Joe W. Worthey W. R. House
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