Lawrence Commission Plans Grand Jury Test on Courthouse Parking
Lawrence County Commission to appear before the August grand jury to discuss courthouse area parking after a report urged removing meters and creating free juror and witness spaces. Chamber of Commerce says nearby lots and local businesses can accommodate court participants. Also, polls extended to 6 pm for Aug 8 elections. courthouse painting bid awarded to Young and Martin at 2,345.
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Moulton
Lawrence County Commission
Grand Jury
Chamber of Commerce
Harold Speake
Young and Martin
Tennessee Valley Painting Contractors
Kenard Coffey
J. B. Terry
Delegation Wins Floor Challenge
MIAMI BEACH The regular Alabama Democratic Party was declared the official Democratic representative to the national committee after a floor fight with the National Democratic Party of Alabama. Delegates pledged to Gov. George Wallace were seated as N.D.P.A. seating requests were denied. Several delegates voiced mixed views but the Wallace slate won by late night amid debate over party loyalties. Also noted were theft of wicker furniture from Miss Suzanne Whisnant’s home in Decatur.
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Miami Beach
Alabama Democratic Party
National Committee
George Wallace
National
Democratic Party of Alabama
U.S
N.D.P.A
Robert Vance
Birmingham
Alabama
Vance
Thomas Reed
Alabama Democratic League
Reed
Gov
Wallace
Georgia
Julian Bond
Bond
National Democratic Party of
John Cashin
National Party
Alabama Regular Party
Fred Folsom
Cullman
Earl Goodwin
Selma
24 Cases Ousted In Morgan Court
Seventy nine cases were heard Monday in county criminal court before Judge C Bennett McRae. Twenty four were not pressed, five continued and ten forfeited. The docket included guilty pleas, fines, suspensions, and numerous forfeitures for offenses such as illegal possession of prohibited liquor, issuing worthless checks, assault and battery, and reckless driving.
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County Criminal Court
C. Bennett McRae
Jewel Shurette
Jessie Virgil Turney
Jimmy Shelton
Karen Buck
Tony Patterson
Jerry Hopper
Betty Brown
Mattie Lee Sykes
Thomas W. Harris
Carl Carth
Jackie L. Bates
Eva
van Brown
Jack Pannell
Jack Parnell
Billy Lockhart
Jackie Levie Bates
Wilburn Callahan
Thomas Marrion Vickers
Murphy
Tenner
Lakin Lambert
Thomas Marion Vickers
Carl Garth
Nettie Sue Freeman
No! Pr
Dwight Dean Eddy
James Aron Speakman
Jack Gay
Holis Brown
Donald W. Staten
A. A Elbert
Sonny) Kent
Bryant Eli $ Hendrix
Bryant Hendrix
Mary L. Buchanan
Alvin Baker
Alvis Glenn Waddell
A Derwood Milligan
Ruben Ore
Epie Waddell
Alvis Glenn Wa
Hiegal
Adiey Hollis
Joe Grady Warren
James W. Loggins
Alfred Poole
Travis Waits
William David Gray
William Hoyt Borden
Oo Baby Freeman
Billy Grant Gobble
Hershel Leanan Powell
Kermitt R. Stovall
James Milford Hutto
bin Enales
Lawrence Seeks Funds For Land Reappraisal
Lawrence County will seek state funds to aid land reappraisal under Act 160. State revenue official James Ward outlined options and urged contracting with state-approved appraisers. County may request a loan. all counties must reappraise within two years. total cost not yet set.
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Moulton
Lawrence County
James O. Ward
Ad Valorem Tax Division
State Department of Revenue
Revenue Department
Ward
Willis Eady
County Commission
Woman Treated For Stab Wound In Belle Mina
A Belle Mina woman identified as Mrs. Ruth Kelsoe was stabbed several times in the left leg after an argument on Jackson St. SE Monday night. She received treatment at Decatur General Hospital.
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Belle Mina
Jackson St. SE
Ruth Kelsoe
Decatur General Hospital
Retiree Flaunts Three-Wheeled Bicycle
Mrs. Charles Boone, a local retiree, beams from her porch at 418 4th Ave. SW as she shows off a newly purchased three wheeler. She recalls seeing one in a park and notes their popularity in Florida retirement communities.
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Charlies Boone
4Th Ave
Gadsden Park
Florida
Michigan
Mel
Bob Darnold
Ed Rose
Ypsilanti
Keith Woodward
Ann Arbor
Betty
Decatur
Boones
Chrysler Corp
Charles Jr
Charlie Boone
Mamie
Mamie Boone Beats The Heat On A Bicycle Quest
Decatur resident Mamie Boone, formerly of Michigan, enjoys a new leisure bike after retirement. She pedals about 30 blocks daily, recalls childhood two wheeler skills, and notes balance is easier with smaller wheels. She fears traffic but finds strangers curious and friendly about the contraption.
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Mamie
Decatur
Emergency Crisis Numbers and Help Contacts
Emergency numbers for personal crises advise calling the Crisis Call Center at 355 8000 or your nearest hospital or family physician for possible poisoning. If unsure of the emergency number dial 0 and explain the nature of the emergency. Alternate numbers listed include 353 4612 232 1555 and 453 4739.
Patrol Boat Trip Set For NJROTC Cadets to Norfolk
Austin High School Naval Junior ROTC plans a two leg voyage starting next Tuesday to bring a surplus Navy patrol boat to Decatur. Cmdr. Walter Brauer announced insurance delays. 12 cadets plus instructor William Hatton will sail from Newport to Norfolk then along the east coast to Florida and up the coast to Pensacola and Pascagoula before returning to Decatur with a second crew. The effort includes a stop in New Orleans, Cairo, Paducah, and ends mid August. Local officials expect docking at Alabama State Docks for NJROTC use in Decatur and Huntsville.
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Austin High School
Naval
Brauer
Decatur
Hatton
Charleston
Mayport
Fla
Cape Kennedy
Njrotc
Stuart
St. Lucie Canal
Lake Okeechobee
Ft. Myers
Braver
Pensacola
Pascagoula
New Orleans
Mississippi River
Cairo
Ohio River
Tennessee River
Paducah
John Hames
Carl Spanger
Curtis Sellers
Alabama State
Huntsville
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Lawrence
Commission
William Lee
Charles Gunthorp
Morgan, Cullman
Limestone Counties
Suzanne Whisnant
8Th St. SE
I. J. Scott
Opelika
Goodwin
Morgan
Jessie William Farrow
Glenn Waddell
John Ralph Woodruff
Jim Emeney
Milford Hutto
Ee Hutto
Assauult and Battery
James Arnold Thompson
Buh
Wren
J Ames Arnold Int Gen
Travis D. Way
Feiture
Clyde Vandiver
Travis D. Waits
Ores Vandiver
Wallace Louis Sutton
Op Fag Ie
Quilty “Hushel Wd ‘Soon
Mrs
Charles Boone
Memorial Dr
2Nd. St
1St Ave
Moulton St
THE
Decatur Daily
Athens
Morgan County
State of Alabama Forestry Commission
Hale Tuberculosis Hospital
Raymon Royer
Old Moulton Rd
Cattlemen's Association
Thornton Fleming
Royer
Fleming
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