Community events calendar for Decatur and Hartselle set
Interdenominational Bible study and church services headline a weekend of activities across Decatur and Hartselle. Lectures by Dr Bruce Waltke, DAR luncheon, Pilot Club meeting, plays Read All About It, and a barbecue precede faith and youth programs at multiple venues. Local fundraisers include a Brunswick stew sale and a David Kimbell family benefit show.
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Decatur
Decatur Inn
First Bible Church of
Bruce Waltke
Dallas
Austin students named in Westinghouse Science Talent Search
Two Austin High School seniors, Miss Oliver and Davis, earned Honor Awards in the Westinghouse Science Talent Search, placing in the top 10 percent of Alabama students considered for Gorgas scholarships to Auburn and Alabama. Oliver will use her Gorgas Scholarship at Auburn for education. Davis seeks a Naval Academy decision and aims to be a naval aviator.
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Alabama
Gorgas
Auburn
Miss Oliver
Oliver
Austin
Naval Rotc
Westinghouse
Science Service
Science Clubs of America
Westinghouse Educational Foundation
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Dress code dispute at Limestone County school stirs community reaction
Totie Bates says he should have been notified after a student dress code issue led to a temporary suspension option. Dawson defends policy, states no expulsions have occurred and parents should be contacted. board plans a dress code meeting to discuss changes.
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Totie Bates
Limestone County
Dawson
Bates
Decatur Woman Injured in City Wreck
A 49 year old Decatur woman Mrs Olean Taylor Turner was injured in a two car collision at 19th Ave and 7th St SE. She was taken by private vehicle to Decatur General Hospital for treatment. Debra Lynn Hancock of Decatur was not injured.
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Decatur
19Th Ave
7Th St. SE
Olean Taylor Turner
10Th Ave
Decatur General Hospital
Debra Lynn Hancock
Decatur Box and Basket founder Boswell recalls historic plant
The Decatur Box and Basket plant faces wind down with a month left before closure while nearby farms plan new operations along the Tennessee River. W. G. Boswell Sr. founded the firm in 1918, led it through poultry and fruit crate production, and kept a city whistle used to call workers.
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Tennessee River
AFC
Decatur Box and Basket
W. G. Boswell Sr
Boswell
Alabama
Savannah Sugar Co
Jim Dandy
Stone Lumber Co
Gold Kist
Decatur
Southern Railway
Pineview Psychiatric Project Open Plans for 1974
A spokesman said the Pineview psychiatric project may or may not continue after the Decatur hospital opens. For several years Bryce Hospital has admitted about 10 Morgan residents per month to its facilities.
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Mental Health Center
Pineview
Decatur Hospital
Bryce Hospital
Morgan
Accord Violations Drop as Saigon Battles Persist
The 24 hour cease-fire violations reported by Saigon fell to 209 from 311 and 426 earlier, while fighting continued in Quang Tri and central highlands. Casualties for the period: 673 Communist troops, 138 government soldiers killed, 563 South Vietnamese wounded. The North Central Alabama Mental Health Center projects aim to reduce Bryce Hospital admissions by 60 to 80 percent with four mobile vans for four counties and Appalachian funds. the application is near completion.
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Lawrence
Cullman
Mental Health Center
Bryce
Alabama
Bryce Hospital
Appalachian
Saigon
South Vietnam
International Commission of Control and Supervision
Quang Tri
Demilitarized Zone
Central Highlands
Stennis Recovery Met With Alabama Support After Shooting
Gov. Wallace and Sen. Allen condemned the shooting of Sen. John C. Stennis calling it a senseless act. They praised his work on the Ameriport Gulf superport and the Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway and urged prayers for his fast, complete recovery.
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Wallace
Sparkman
Stennis
Gulf States
Sen. Stennis
Gov. Wallace
John
Waller
Mississippi
Gulf Coast
Alabama-Mississippi Line
Alten
Senate
Alabama
Stennis L Richardson Sworn In As Defense Secretary
Stennis L Richardson was sworn in as secretary of defense on Tuesday. Mississippi Governor William Waller arranged air transport to bring Stennis' son John Hampton Stennis and daughter Mrs Samuel Syme to Washington to be near him. Stennis, elected to the Senate in 1947, is a longtime figure from De Kalb known for leadership.
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L. Richardson
Mississippi
William Waller
Stennis
John Hampton Stennis
Samuel Syme
Winston-Salem
N.C
Washington
Senate
DeKalb, Miss
St. Ann's Eighth Graders Excel On California Test
St. Ann's School eighth graders scored above the national average on the California Achievement Test administered last September. Principal Virginia Overcamp said 22 students reached grade 10.4 in reading 88 in mathematics 10 in language arts and 10.3 in spelling with several pupils at grade 13.6, equivalent to second year college work.
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St. Ann’s
California
Virginia Overcamp
Overcamp
Films Available At Library
Fourteen 16 millimeter sound films are available for loan at Wheeler Basin Regional Library during February. Titles include ABC's of Hand Tools, Snowball, Driving Highways and Freeways, Little Red Riding Hood, Ottawa Reflections, Outdoor Fish Cookery, The Owl and the Pussycat, The War of Independence 1775 1783, Wonderful World of San Francisco, Arizona and its Natural Resources, Narcotics and Kids, The Trip An Allegory on Drug Usage, This Is Girl Scouting, and The Gifts. Each film may be booked for one day by calling Mrs. Jenny Salladay at the Youth Branch Library 353 9641.
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Wheeler Basin
ABC
Ottawa
San Francisco
Arizona
Jenny Salladay
Window Open At School On Somerville Road
Police found an open window on the south side of Somerville Road Elementary School early today. The report said nothing appeared missing from the building.
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Somerville Road Elementary School
Registrars Schedule Two Registration Sessions
Morgan County Board of Registrars posts two February registration sessions at the courthouse. Board Chair Ann Bell says applications will be accepted Monday and February 19 from 8:30 a.m. to noon and from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
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Morgan County Board of Registrars
Ann Bell
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