Registrar Myrtle Cobb Serves Morgan County Through Turbulent Years
Myrtle Cobb registered voters in Morgan County from 1956 to 1971 and chaired the Morgan County Board of Registrars. Appointed by Gov. James Folsom on Sheriff Knox McRae’s recommendation, she oversaw registration records and removal of deceased or relocated voters.
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Myrtle Cobb
Morgan County
Morgan County Board of Registrars
James Folsom
Knox McRae
Cobb
Longtime registrar reflects on voter drives and civil rights era changes
Mrs. Cobb recalls board travel to rural precincts for 30 days every two years, posting notices on trees and registering thousands. She notes 1968 shifts ending county registrations and cites Civil Rights Act era scrutiny, legal reforms, and high turnouts during Wallace campaigns. Born 1898, she plans 1975 retirement after 20 years on the board.
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Cobb
Morgan County Board
Huntsville
Washington
Lurleen
Board of Registrars
Decatur
Riverside High School
Frank Cobb
Dolores Jackson
Hollis L. Cobb
Nashville
Mini Bloodmobile Opens Today in Morgan County
The Morgan County Red Cross starts a weekly mini bloodmobile today from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Red Cross office on Cain Street. Blood program chairman Mrs. John Collier says the unit will be set up every Monday to meet yearly quotas and expand coverage.
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Morgan County
Red Cross
Cain St
John Collier
Pryor Board Sets Tonight Meeting on Airport Master Study
Pryor Field Airport Authority Board meets at 7 tonight at Decatur Inn with Decatur Athens Morgan and Limestone county owner boards to discuss a 25000 master study required by the FAA. FAA and State Aeronautics Board likely fund most of the survey to assess expanding the airfield for more small aircraft. Dr. Roland King of Hartseller leads the board.
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Pryor Field Airport Authority Board
Decatur Inn
Federal Aviation Administration
Airport Authority
Decatur
Athens
Morgan
Limestone
State Aeronautics Board
Roland King of
Hartseller
Airport Authority Board
Allen To Speak Here In Cullman
Alabama Senator Jim Allen announces a speaking swing across North Alabama during the Lincoln Washington Birthday recess with Feb. 15 events in Decatur and Cullman. He will address the Decatur Kiwanis Club luncheon and attend a Dutch supper at Mitchells Cafeteria Cullman Shopping Center at 7. Tickets go on sale Saturday for the Cullman dinner.
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Alabama
Jim Allen
Decatur
Cullman
Sen. Allen
Fred Hiland
Sen
Allen
Senate
Decatur Kiwanis Club
Mitchell’s
Cullman Shopping Center
Kiwanis Club
Timberlake Joins NYC Opera as Marcello in La Boheme
Decatur native Sam Timberlake, Auburn University music faculty, signed by the New York City Opera to sing Marcello in Puccini's La Boheme in March. He auditioned last fall, earned a second recall, and joins the company roster for future baritone roles. Timberlake has performed with Bel Canto Trio and Houston Opera, holds degrees from Auburn and Washington University, studied in Germany on a Fulbright, and has been praised for a rich bass voice.
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Decatur
Sam Timberlake
New York City Opera
Marcello
Puccini
Cecil H. Timberlake
Canada
Houston Opera
Mississippi Opera Association
Timberlake
Auburn
Washington University of St. Louis
Germany
St. Louis
the Post-Dispatch
Power Hall
City schools dismiss early for in service meeting
City schools were to end classes at 1 30 p m on Thursday while teachers attend an in service educational meeting at Oak Park Middle School Dr Curtis Sellers stated today.
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Oak Park Middle School
Curtis Sellers
Crisis Call Center guidance and emergency numbers
For personal crises contact the Crisis Call Center at 355 8000, collect if needed. For possible poisoning call the Crisis Call Center or nearest hospital or family physician. If unsure of the emergency number dial 0 and explain the emergency to the operator.
Waterways Budgeted Nearly 46 Million for Alabama Projects
President Nixon’s 1974 budget requests 45.9 million dollars for Alabama waterways. Construction totals include 15.9 million for John Hollis Bankhead Lock and Dam and 14.76 million for Jones Bluff Lock and Dam plus 15.13 million for the Tennessee Tom Bigbee Waterway across Alabama and Mississippi. Additional funding covers planning for Theodore Channel Mobile Harbor and navigation, flood control, and beach erosion work in Mobile County. NASA seeks 4.7 million for Marshall Space Flight Center labs and 320000 for electrical power lab addition and 2.43 million for an acoustic model engine test facility modification.
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Washington
Alabama
Nixon
John Hollis Bankhead
Jones Bluff
Mississippi
Theodore Channel
Mobile
Mobile Harbor
Warrior- Tombigbee
Village Creek
Mobile County
Dauphin Island
National Aeronautics and Space
Marshall Space Flight Center
Electrical Power Laboratory
Marshall
Episcopal Convention in Decatur Praised as Success
Rev. Charles McKimmon of St. John's Eludes praising the Decatur Diocese Convention held at Decatur High School auditorium. About 500 to 600 attendees heard Oscar Carr of the Episcopal Church speak. Delegates voted to lower governing body age to 18, allowing high school seniors to run.
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Charles McKimmon
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Episcopal Diocese
Decatur
McKimmon
Decatur High School
Oscar Carr
Episcopal Church
Dimes March Begins Tonight
The annual March of Dimes Mothers March starts tonight and runs through Wednesday. Chairman Christina Turner says the event covers all city areas with workers free to choose their nights. A goal of 4000 dollars is set and donations will be collected Wednesday night.
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Christina Turner
Survival Major Challenge For Unit Of Mentally Retarded
Wayne Cullman eight years old and severely mentally retarded shows a remarkable reading ability. The Cullman Friendship Center cares for ten residents but faces closure due to funding cuts. Support from United Fund or school board sponsorship may avert shutdown, else children may be kept at home.
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Tommy Stevenson
Cullman
Wayne
Cullman Friendship Center
Cullman American Legion
Cullman County United Fund
Commission
Council
City Board of Education
United Fund
Abt
Board of Education
Friendship Center
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Athens Limestone Hospital
Pryor
NYC Opera
Courtland
Lawrence Center
Shriners
George N. Boyd
Charles McGill
Cahaba Temple
B. D. Clark
Potentate
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Rabban
Carmel D. Olive
Clyde
Lee Traylor
Boyd
McGill
Louis E. Hochholzer
Decatur Dail
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Dimes
Lurleen Wallace Center
Partlow
Marie Bolding
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