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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1971
Page
3
Decatur and vicinity saw a Saturday high of 88 at 4 p.m. and a 70 low at 4 a.m. The forecast calls for 90 high and 68 low today, with 90 highs and 68 lows expected Sunday and Monday. Partly cloudy days and mild nights, 20 percent rain chance inland.
Humboldt Tennessee AP reports novelist Jesse Hill Ford was acquitted of second degree murder in the slaying of a Humboldt man on the Ford estate last November. An all male jury deliberated about seven and a quarter hours before the verdict.
The Decatur City School system was awarded a $6120 federal grant for media materials and books at Brookhaven Middle School. Superintendent Dr. Curtis Sellers said the funds, granted under Title Two of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, will help Brookhaven reach accreditation standards. He noted Oak Park school, opened this summer, already has many of the media materials.
O N Williams of 1509 11th Ave SE has retired after 12 years as attendance supervisor for the Morgan County Board of Education. The retirement takes effect July 1, with a successor to be announced. Williams previously led Moulton Heights and Priceville High Schools and taught mathematics in Lauderdale Limestone and Athens systems.
The list names Olzie Woodvill Sonas Cullman Sam D Crauswell Hanceville and others across Cullman County noting dismissals and residents like Mrs Debra Rae Baker Cullman and Mrs Bertha H Dean Hanceville. Included are James E McAnnally and James W Morris both from Hanceville and multiple Cullman entries with small figures.
Center Springs note announces the Morgan County Singing Convention to be held here in July. Local residents share updates on family visits and summer National Guard training at Fort McClellan. Frank Charest returns home after hospitalization and Onnie Waugh shows slow recovery following a two week Decatur General Hospital stay.
Postmaster General Louis F. Rie ordered removal of a bikini clad girl from the Southwestern Cape Telephone Directory. He said he had never seen the girl and objects to the principle, stating future post office publications require his approval before printing.
A schedule of local events includes a Rutherford family reunion at Camp Maxwell near Haleyville with a noon basket lunch and a Bennett family gathering in Falkville from 2 to 4 p.m. plus Vacation Church School sessions at First United Methodist Church and numerous club and civic meetings listed for Monday through Thursday.
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