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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 29, 1973

Page

6

Colorado Gas Crunch Hits West Hardest in Nation

Denver suffers a severe gasoline shortage with less than 3 percent of 1,300 stations open from Saturday to Monday. Many stations run dry early, forcing long waits and fuel rationing for residents and visitors. Tourism revenue and taxi service suffer as airlines report more departures than arrivals.

West Denver Colorado Rocky Mountain American Automobile Association Rocky Mountain News

Mark Custer Promotes Home Improvement Loans

Mark Custer at First State advocates Home Improvement Loans for adding on fixing up or painting a home. He emphasizes offering loan options to suit individual needs and encourages recipients to say yes to financing projects.

Mark Custer First State Mark

Blackburn Family Featured At Hartselle Camp Meeting

Dr Harry W Blackburn renowned preacher returns for Hartselle Camp Meeting. His son Robert, pastor of Good Shepherd United Methodist Church in West Palm Beach, and David Blackburn, Baylor and McMurry College leader, contribute to the event with gospel music and leadership.

Harry W. Blackburn Hartselle Harry Blackburn Robert Good Sheperd United Methodist Church West Palm Beach Fla Asbury College School of Theology Emory University Blackburn Blackburn Dynamics David Blackburn Baylor University Division of Fine Arts McMurry College Abilene Tex Hartselle Tabernacle

Morgan Board Approves 36 New Teachers

The Morgan County board of education approved 36 new teachers for the school system. Names include Loretha Guy special education at Cotaco. Carol Bankston second grade Crestline. Emma Brown Smothers special education Danville. James H Stephenson Jr vocational agriculture Eva. Barry Edwards football coach Fatkville. Beth Broom sixth grade English Hartselle Junior High. H Ray Brown eighth grade math. Sherrell Wayne Brown physical education. Nancy Carol Spencer math. Kathy Starkey special education. Virginia Abercrombie first grade Lacy’s Spring. Cathy Brannon second grade. Sandra W Whisenant sixth grade. Mark Dorne special education Plainview. Ann Case fifth grade. Carol Coward third grade. Celestine Salter special education. Dorothy Jean Watson fourth grade. Betty-Ann-White fourth grade Ryan. James H Harris special education. Williams Day math Union Hill. Gary W Covey coach. Lester L Lenox sixth grade. Marsha Haywood special education. Gerald Lewis Segars special education and PE and history. Helen H Atkins math West Morgan. Constance Burt first grade. Patricia L Hurst first grade. Jimmy C Randolph basketball coach.

Cotaco Loretha Guy Crestline Carol Bankston Connie Holladay Rhonda B. Holton Gloria Faye Vail Becky Owen Wallace Elizabeth P. Watson Danville Emma Brown Smothers Eva James H. Stephenson Jr Fatkville Barry Edwards Hartselle Junior High Beth Broom H. Ray Brown Sherrell Wayne Brown Nancy Carol Spencer Kathy Starkey Lacey Virginia Abercrombie Cathy Brannon Sandra W. Whisenant Plainview Mark Dorne Priceville Ann Case Carol Coward Celestine Salter Dorothy Jean Watson Betty-Ann-White Ryan James H. Harris Union Hill Williams Day Gary W. Covey Lester L. Lenox Marsha Haywood Gerald Lewis Segars West Morgan Helen H. Atkins Constance Burt Patricia L. Hurst Jimmy C. Randolph

August Film Listings at Wheeler Basin Library

Wheeler Basin Regional Library announces 16mm sound films for August loans. Titles include Driving At Night The Extraordinary World of Zinc Hottest Spot in Town Little Blue and Yellow Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge Speaking of Glass Sunshine Showplaces Wealth of the Wasteland Azalea Trails in Old Mobile and The Mongrel Dog. Noted by Mrs Jenny Salladay Youth Branch Library contact 353 9641 to reserve.

Wheeler Basin Owl Creek Jenny Salladay Youth Branch

Wheeler Basin Library Bookmobile Week Schedule

The Wheeler Basin Regional Library Bookmobile routes list daily stops from Monday to Friday, with multiple locations per day including Trinity Truitt Home Mud Tavern Oak Ridge Church Flint Howard's Home and Austinville School on Monday. various towns and groceries Tuesday. New Hope Union Hill Baptist Church Gum Pond Church Gandy's Cove and Cole Springs Wednesday. Reid Superette Blackburn Community O Neal Wallace Heights and Cairo Clevelands Grocery Thursday. Summit Alred's Massey Danville Post Office and Iron Man Road Friday.

Trinity Truitt Mud Tavern Wailker’s Oak Ridge Church Flint Howard's Austinville Salem Springs McMullins Cherry Grove Patterson’s Good Springs Davis Home Townly Home Lester Post Office Leggtown Wendesday New Hope Hales New, Hope Young’s Home Union Hill Baptist Church Eva Cairo Clevelands Pleasant Grove Looney’s Summit Baker's Grocery Alred’s Neel Superette E. E. Brown's Danvitte Massey Penn Home Iron Man Road Hwy

Gasoline Shortages Hit Denver Station Closures

About 5 percent below demand and a high share of independent stations strain Denver's fuel supply. As pipelines supply dwindles, independents may close, triggering confrontations with waiting customers. Morgan Porter of Monument gave loyalty cards to regulars, provoking resentment among vacationers.

Denver Morgan Porter Monument

Campaign Spend Cuts Ordered in Senate Action

The Senate approved further cuts to federal election spending limits amid debates on protecting incumbents. A pair of amendments lowered the primary and general election caps, setting presidential limits near 29.5 million for 1976. The panel also reduced individual donor limits from 100000 to 25000 annually, with Stevenson and Mathias steering the vote.

Washington Senate Thomas F. Eagleton D-Mo House Adlai E. Stevenson III D.-Ill Rules Committee Commerce Committee George McGovern Nixon Sens Stevenson Charles McC. Mathias Jr R-Md

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