Decatur High Class of 1938 Reunion Held at Pryor Home
Members of Decatur High School's Class of 1938 gathered for a reunion at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Luke Pryor. Attendees listed include Billy Roberts Mae Sims Ennis Ira Markham Derwell Christine Hamilton Hoskins Elizabeth Drake Thomas Margaret McEntire Nabors Clentelle Hancock Page Katherine Stovall Shavers and many others across five rows.
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Decatur High School
Luke Pryor
Billy Roberts
Mae Sims Ennis
Ira Markham Derwell
Christine Hamilton Hoskins
Elizabeth Drake Thomas
Margaret McEntire Nabors
Clentelle Hancock Page
Katherine Stovall Shavers
Martha
Larcenies Total Over 440 From Three Decatur Sites
Police reports show more than 440 dollars stolen in three Decatur incidents on Saturday. The Top Value Stamps Store, Decatur Lockmaster Co. and a Decatur Inn room were hit, with suspects described as three black men matching tall, slim builds and distinctive features. Several items including a money box and assorted cash were taken. The same day in Elkmont, bids open for a 90000 recreation park financed by federal and local entities as part of Elk River revitalization plans.
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Decatur
6Th Ave
Decatur Lockmaster Co
2Nd Ave
Decatur Inn
Nadean Scott
Charlie Sherman
Elkmont
Elkmont High School
U.S. Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
Elk River Development Association
Elk River Valley
Congress
Lower Elk Committee
ERDA
Athens Police Probe West Athens Shooting
Athens police investigate a shooting that wounded 48 year old William Clark in west Athens He was found with a .22 caliber chest wound in a backyard and transported to Athens Limestone Hospital in fair condition No arrests have been made Clark reported he did not know the shooter Two men matching descriptions were seen in floral attire and a white floppy hat during the incident Separately a Decatur Inn theft involved $55 taken from Robert Haynes whose room was entered while he was swimming
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Athens
William Clark
Lucas St
Plato Jones St
Clark
Athens- Limestone
Athens-Limestone Ambulance Service
Decatur Inn
Robert Haynes
Foley
Haynes
Fish Kill Probed After Swan Creek Massive Die-off
An official said the State Conservation Department will investigate a large fish kill on Swan Creek in Limestone County discovered Saturday. Thousands of dead fish washed up along the creek banks near Calhoun Junior College.
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Athens
State Conservation Department, Game and Fish Division
Decatur
Swan Creek
Limestone County
Morning Star
Chilton
Dekalb County
Charles E. Kay
Section
Ala
Kay
Fyffe
U.S. 11
York
Sumter County
Annie A. Ridgeway
Livingston
Jaycees Donate To Industrial Group In Athens
The Athens Jaycees will give 1000 dollars to the Athens Limestone County Chamber of Commerce industrial development committee for recruiting. Funds come from expected Jaycee Fair proceeds set for August 13 to 18. Admission is 125 for adults and 75 cents for children east of the city off U S 31.
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Athens
Athens Jaycees
Limestone County Chamber of Commerce
Limestone County
U. S. 31
Boy Scout Troop Awaits Jamboree in Idaho
Athens Scoutmaster Bill Durnavant of Troop 25 speaks on a nine day trip to the National Boy Scout Jamboree starting Wednesday in Coeur d Alene Idaho. The trip, planned for more than a year, is billed as unforgettable.
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Athens
Bill Durnavant
Boy Scout Troop 25
Couer D’alene
Idaho
Athens Scout Troop Heads to National Jamboree in Idaho
Twelve members of the Athens Boy Scout Troop will join about 35 000 scouts at the national jamboree. The group plans to camp in Camp 14 known as the Ponderosa and will cook meals in tents. They raised 4500 dollars via bottle drives and fundraisers and will leave Birmingham Tuesday at 9 am with Scoutmaster Dunnavant and Carl LeCroix.
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Dunnavant
Athens
Ponderosa
Canada
Mexico
Far-West
Idaho
Bob Hope
Alabama
Steve Schmider
Ray LeCroix
Keith Turner
Steve Rogers
Joe Venson
Glenn Bates
Brent Reece
Mark Dement
Robert Hubbs
Philander Boyd
Randy Doss
Scott Floyd
Carl LeCroix
Birmingham
Boat Fees Would Go To County
Representative David Cauthen announced a bill to require boat owners to register in their home county and divert revenues to county treasuries. The measure would end state registrations in Morgan County and raise about $3,000 yearly for the county, while other counties would allocate fees to probate judges issuing licenses.
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Cauthen
David Cauthen
Morgan County
Morgan
Three Face Larceny Charges in Athens
Athens police charged three men over the weekend with grand larceny. The suspects are Stanley Keith Morrell 18 of Birmingham Danny Franklin James 17 and Anthony Wayne Royster 20 both of Elkmont 1. They allegedly took an air conditioner from Bali-Hi-Traitor Court on U S 72 west of Athens. Morrell posted 1000 dollar bond. James and Royster remained in Limestone County Jail in lieu of 1000 dollar bonds.
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Athens
Richard Faulk
Stanley Keith Morrell
Birmingham
Danny Franklin James
Anthony Wayne Royster
Elkmont 1
U.S
Here
Morrell
James
Royster
Limestone County
Tape Theft At Point Mallard Park
A tape player valued at 45 dollars was stolen from a Decatur youth’s car at Point Mallard Park Aquatic Center while the vehicle was unlocked. Police said the owner is S. D. Copeland of Horsetree Place SE. A 2 1 2 year old escapee from Bryce Hospital surrendered to Decatur police and said he wished to return to the hospital.
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Decatur
Point Mallard Park Aquatic Center
S. D. Copeland
Horsetree Pl
Bryce Hospital
Three Firms Expected To Bid On Courthouse
Morgan County plans to award bids Tuesday for a combined courthouse and jail project estimated near 5 million dollars. Three firms Gresham Williams and Johnson and Universal Construction of Decatur and Rush Engineering of Anniston will bid at 3 p.m. at the Morgan County Commission office after plan revisions.
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Morgan County
J. O. Colvard
Gresham Williams and Johnson and Universal Construction
Decatur
Anniston
Rush Engineering
Colvard
Morgan County Commission
Hall
Dick Fleming
County Commission
Emmett Hildreth Former Alabama Senator and Judge Dies
Former State Senator and longtime circuit court judge Emmett Franklin Hildreth died Sunday at age 80. An Enterprise native, he served three Senate terms and 30 years on the bench for Greene Sumter and Marengo counties. Funeral services were planned for Eutaw today.
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Eutaw
Ala
Emmett Franklin Hildreth
Hildreth
Senate
Gréene, Sumter
Marengo Counties
Enterprise
University of Alabama
University of Virginia
Decatur Planning Commission Sets Hearing on Subdivision Rules
The Decatur Planning Commission will hold a public hearing Tuesday afternoon on a subdivision regulations amendment requiring installation and capping of sanitary sewer facilities in new subdivisions with septic tanks. A hearing for Spring Ave Estates preliminary approval and layout approvals for Lindo and Cedar Park subdivisions is also planned.
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Decatur Planning Commission
Spring Ave. Estates
Lindo
Cedar Park
Auditions Tonight For Outdoor Musical Charlie Brown
Outdoor production of You're A Good Man Charlie Brown seeks actors and crew. Auditions 6:30 to 10 p.m. tonight and 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Harold Watkins Stage Point Mallard. director Ron Jones notes backstage help in makeup costumes props sets lights and sound is also needed. show opens in three weeks under the Parks and Recreation Department.
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Charlie Brown
Harold Watkins
Point Mallard
Ron Jones
Jones
Parks and Recreation Department
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Marion Schemell Croninger
Fred Scarborough
Jimmie Holland Clark
Lonnie McDaniel
Milton Hovis
Lois Pace Lovelace
Flo Pickens Lerner
Thelma Barnes McMurtrie
Margaret Dodd Reeder
Russell Smith
George Bloodworth
Joe Weatherly
Marjorie Russell Baker
Fred Smith
Jimmy Bloodworth
Harold Michelson
Floyd Herbert
Mary Eubanks Herbert
Billy Steed
J. B. Whitmire
J. C. Colward
Charles Clark
Norman Safley
Byron Carroll
Johnnie Smithers
Camp Hutchinson
Ruth Nelson Sharp
Sam Stanley
Donald Nelson
Elkmont Park
Lucas Ferry Rd
Billy Joe Sandlin
Florence
Eddie Pressnell
Sandlin
Colonial Manor Hospital
Pressnell
Athens-Limestone Hospital
Shop-Easy
Calhoun Junior College
U.S. 31
Browns Ferry
Atomic Energy ‘Commission
AEC
William E. Garner
Scottsboro
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Garner
Auburn University
Huntsville
Bill Reeves
Jaycees
Sonny Turner
Limestone’ County
THE
Associated Press
Dothan
Steve Ronald Lawson
Robertsdale
Debra Seals
David Seals
Raymond Harris
Fleming
Civic Center
Hoyt Johnson
Toastmasters International
Sen
John Sparkman
Sparkman
Decatur Daily
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