Cullman Seeks Water From APC Controlled Smith Lake
Cullman officials led by Mayor W R Griffin and water board chair J W Arnold press for water from Smith Lake owned by Alabama Power Company. The company refused, citing rights and TVA power origins, prompting talk of a dam on Ryan Creek Basin as an alternative. The group cites precedent from Alexander City and appeals to Governor George Wallace and Rep. Carl Elliott for help.
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Guier Re-elected to Alabama Hospital Board
Ray Guier, administrator of Decatur General Hospital, was reelected to the Alabama Hospital Association board of trustees at the state convention in Montgomery. Also elected were J. Cecil Hamiter of Baptist Memorial Hospital in Gadsden and Dean Byrd as president-elect. Byrd is new president-elect.
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Gadsden
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Elton Parker Arraigned In Limestone
Elton Parker pleaded not guilty at arraignment before Circuit Judge James N Bloodworth along with eight other prisoners in Limestone County. The group includes Lang Lang Oscar O Neal Lang grand larceny and James Turner first degree murder. Trial is set for the week of February 4 in circuit court in Athens. Civil session of court opens Monday.
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Meat consumption per American in 1962 reaches 163 pounds
The article notes that in 1962, total meat consumption across beef veal pork lamb and mutton amounted to about 163 pounds per person in the United States, reflecting dietary patterns at Southeast General Hospital in Dothan.
Gentleman Ruby and the Dallas Years of a Notorious Figure
The narrative portrays Jack Ruby’s softer side through a secretary who knew him in the 1950s, noting his gentleness and charm. It also recalls his quick temper with hecklers, readiness to tip police on shady characters, and limited official trouble aside from after hours beer violations.
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Edwin O Connors I Was Dancing explores stage to book shift
Edwin O Connor debuts as a playwright with I Was Dancing prioritizing epic scope. He first shaped the story for the stage then adapted it into book form, noting the novelist must trim in playwriting. Garson Kanin optioned the script for next season and the novel is slated for spring publication.
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