Don’t Wait For Answer Pay Poll Tax
Barrett Shelton Jr reports on the nationwide poll tax ban and Alabama’s uncertain path. Officials fear administrative confusion and extra costs as states adapt. Alabama faces May primaries and November elections without poll tax payments. Voters urged to pay by February 1 to ensure eligibility.
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Morgan County
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Roy Mayhall
Jasper
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Mobile Mardi Gras Prep Sets Stage for Parade Week
Mardi Gras begins in Mobile with the first mystic society marchers on Thursday and leading processions through Feb. 11. King Felix and his queen are crowned Feb. 8, with identities kept secret until then. Oldest group dates to 1867 and local lore traces start to Michael Krafft in 1830, amid cow bells and revelers in downtown streets.
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Alabama seeks ranch to aid underprivileged boys
A Decatur Boys' Club observer recalls the Florida Sheriff's Boys' Ranch founded in 1957. Alabama sheriffs plan a similar project in Dallas County near Carlowville, aiming to house about 18 youths with a $5,000 fund drive.
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Bob Harris
Alvis Briscoe
Ike Johnson, Jr
Joe Elliott
Harry Weaver
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Florida Association
Sheriff McRae
Call
U.S. Marshall
Sheriff's Association
Montgomery
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Carlowville
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Decatur Junior High Honor Roll First Semester
The first semester honor roll from Decatur Junior High lists 7th grade A and B honor roll names, including Kathy Adams, Mike Ashby, Nina Ruth Brown, and many others. Additional lists include Lane Agnew and Donald Aday among the senior readers, reflecting a broad set of students recognized for achievement.
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Decatur Junior High School
Kathy Adams
Mike Ashby
Nina Ruth Brown
Sam Bechtel
Johnny Baites
Paul Blackwell
Susan Davenport
Enn Eubanks
Deborah Gresham
Jimmy Gober
Janice Holibaugh
Donna Hambrick
Mel Hughes
Robert Hieserman
Laura Ann James
Paula Kesselring
John McCutchen
Perrin Morin
Stratton Orr
Roger Pitt
Anne Penney
Sandra Parrish
Jenifer Power
Lila Pryor
David Robertson
Peter Spink
Jimmy Stroud
Tommy Sipes
Greg Simmons
Frankie Stephenson
Betty Sandusky
Ruth Simms
Mary Sue Smither
John Whittington
Darryl Wood
Dozens injured in sequence of Decatur street crashes
A string of auto accidents hit Decatur from Friday afternoon into Saturday morning. Initial crash at Danville Road and Betty Street involved many drivers, including Blanche Kimbrell and Elbert Dilbeck. Subsequent incidents occurred at State National Bank lot and other city intersections, with several injuries and a hit and run reported on Wilson Street.
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Betty St
Blanche Kimbrell
Trinity
Elbert Dilbeck
State Ave
Dilbeck
Kimbrell
State National Bank
Richard D. Bartlett
Grant St
Edna Ryan
7Th Ave
Graham Ave
Andy C. Roper
David L. Speakman
Hartselle
Roper
Speakman
6Th Ave
11Th St
Jack M. Wood
Priceville
Leonard B. Hall, Jr
Cresview St
Wood
Hall
Wilson St
Grove St
American Place Theater links church and workshop venture
An AP report notes a church and a dramatic workshop share a building near Broadway. A minor collision occurred when vehicles stopped in front of a Gateway Shopping Center driveway at 10 45 a m Saturday. The Rev Sidney Lanier, St Clement's vicar, co directs the American Place group with the theater’s founders.
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American Place Group
Indians and Hot Springs Start of Mineral Waters Fame
The first Americans frequented mineral spring sites and tribes buried tomahawks at Hot Springs Arkansas so braves could benefit from the healthful waters.
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