189 Years Ago Today Her Grandfather Fought In THAT War
A Limestone County woman, Mrs Audie M Christopher, is highlighted as a DAR claim to a Revolutionary War connection. Her ancestor Abner Alloway Strange, who served with Lafayette, rests near Elk River. a restored grave marker and records trace the lineage from William and Robert Alloway to the Strange line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abner Alloway Strange
Mary Strange
Airborne Corps
William Lindsey McDonald
TVA Chemical
Wilson Dam
Accu
Holiday Toll Climbs On U.S. Roads
News briefs cover a high July 4th death toll, with 181 lives lost by 10 p.m. as the long weekend continues. Alabama records six fatalities, safety officials warn of a record toll, and forecasts vary with courtroom safety and firework hazards discussed.
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Alabama
National Safety Council
Decatur
North
Decatur Jaycees
Decatur Coca-Cola Bottling Co
The
Jaycees
Keller Memorial Bridge
Viet Cong Launch Mortar Attacks on Can Tho Base
Viet Cong guerrillas fired 20 to 30 mortars at the Can Tho air base edge and later 10 more rounds 3 000 yards from the strip. No casualties or damage to the air strip reported. Government troops answered with mortar fire as planes searched for attackers at dawn.
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Can Tho
Viet Nam
Saigon
da Nang
U.S
Cheo Reo
June Building Total Tops Two Million in Decatur
Decatur saw a record June with building permits totaling 2,248,316 dollars, far surpassing last year. Non-residential permits led with 1,417,261 dollars while residential permits reached 831,055 dollars, marking the city's largest monthly construction total to date.
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Decatur
Joe Pettey
Decatur General Hos
Turners Host Family Reunion at Tennessee Valley Station
The Turner family plans a reunion Monday at 11 a.m. at the Tennessee Valley Experiment Station Belle Mina. Relatives are invited to bring a picnic lunch and table settings. Contact Mary Turner Nora Turner or Dean Sims for details. Also notes a local accident victim in Huntsville Hospital and several visits from relatives and residents. The Morgan County Board of Registrars will meet in special sessions July 6 10 at the court house.
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Mary Beasley Turner
John Andrew Turner
Tennessee Valley Experiment Station
Belle Mina
Mary Turner
Nora, Turner
Dean Sims
Morgan County Board of Registrars
Courtoase
LBJ Faces Summer of Viet Nam Debate and Domestic Battles
President Johnson enters a lengthy summer of congressional bickering over Vietnam policy while legislators also push his domestic agenda. Expected enacting measures include voting rights, Social Security, health care, urban affairs, antipoverty housing higher education and a constitutional amendment on presidential disability.
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Jack Bell Washington
Johnson
Senate
House
Dry Cleaning Plant Planned in Decatur
Harold Weaver of Fashion Cleaners Co announces a new dry cleaning plant in southwest Decatur at 204 Austinville Rd. The project represents an investment of more than 67 000 dollars and construction is to be completed soon.
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Decatur
Harold Weaver
Fashion Cleaners Co
Weaver
Austinville Rd
Shots Fired At Balaguer Home In Dominican Republic
Three shots were fired at the former president Joaquin Balaguer as he returned from exile. A car sped by at 2 a.m. one bullet hit a front door panel, two hit a wall. A guard fired at the fleeing car but no hit was confirmed. Balaguer dismissed the incident.
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Balaguer
Louis Uchitelle
Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Joaquin Balaguer
Cuunty
Johnson
inter-Ameri
Johnson Announces 1400 More Troops Leaving Dominican Republic
President Johnson said 1,400 additional U.S. troops will be coming home soon from the Dominican Republic. The announcement was made Saturday at Johnson City, Texas.
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Karl R. Bauman
Johnson City
Tex
Dominican Republic
Johnson
Record Crops Seen In Area
County agents in Morgan Lawrence Limestone and Cullman predict a record breaking cotton and corn year. Morgan County agent Charles Rutledge says crops are in almost perfect shape though boll weevil activity is reported and farmers are urged to begin control with poison at 10 percent infestation. See RECORD On Page 2.
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Morgan
Lawrence
Limestone
Cullman
Charles Rutledge
Rutledge
Morgan County
State FBI Charge Pair In Bank Theft
Federal and state charges of bank robbery have been filed against two Haleyville men in connection with the Traders and Farmers Bank holdup in DOUBLE SPRINGS. Winston County Sheriff Raymond Cobbs said James Earl Hulsey and Roy Eugene Pruitt face charges. State and federal bonds were set.
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Double Springs
Haleyville
Tien
Traders
Farmers Bank
Winston County
Raymond “Cobbs
James Earl Hulsey
Roy Eugene Pruitt
Nothing On Bullet Look Inside NL All-Star Team
Courtland perspective highlights historical event coverage from Courtland races on an A-8 page. Readers see local angle on national league selections and notable names associated with the All-Star Team discussion.
Mome Grown Peaches For Sale at Reeves Fruit Stand
Advertisement for Jack Reeves Fruit Stand in Hartselle Alabama offers home grown peaches. Call 773-2691 for orders and pickup details.
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Jack Reeves Fruit Stand
Hartselle
Iala
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John Knox
Sam
Limestone County
Michigan
Daughters ‘of the American Revolution
DAR
U. S
Michigan Writer's State
Strange
America
William
Robert
Alloway
Robert Burns
Ayr
William Alloway Strange
RUSS
Oac
Ira L. Myers
By Henry S. Bradsher
Moscow
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Soviet Union
Soviet Communist Party
United States
Brezhnev
Kremlin
Washington
Jaycee
Myron Melton
Judi Johnston
Knoxville, Tenn
Jim Garner
Can Tho Strip
John T. Wheeler
South Viet Nam
Decator
Dwight E. McLachlan
2Nd St. SE
Huntsville Hospital
Eldon McLachlan
Evart
Mich
Liz
Kim Sullivan
Columbia
James W. Brown
4Th Ave
LBJ
Congress
D.R
Fashion Dry Cleaners
FBI
Courtland Races
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