Cotton Maid Judging Tonight in Morgan County
Judging for the 1974 Morgan County Maid of Cotton is set for tonight at the Decatur Inn with nine contestants. A 6:30 p.m. judges dinner includes entrants, parents and Farm Bureau members. The winner receives a $200 prize and an all expenses paid trip to state competition.
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Morgan County
Decatur Inn
Farm Bureau
John Collier
Kyle Ellis
Elizabeth Herchenhahn
Cathy Hensley
Easter Milam
Brenda Hughes
Jennifer Snider
Sherri Lynn Smith
Rhonda McCulloch
Beth Nancarrow
Morgan County High School
Maid of Cotton
Times Set For City Schools Registration
Decatur School System schedules registration starting Aug 22 for grades 8 9 and 10 from 8 30 to 11 30 a m and seventh grade from 1 30 to 3 p m Aug 23 registrants include all elementary K 5 and grades 6 11 12 from 8 30 to 11 a m Aug 24 first full day of school.
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Decatur
Curtis Sellers
Sellers
Bank St
Collision Involves 48YearOld Man At Ferry And Cain
A 48-year-old Decatur man was injured in a two car collision at Ferry and Cain streets NE. John Henry Raybon was taken to Decatur General Hospital by AAA Southend Ambulance. Denise Oden Burchell was not injured. A separate incident left Mary Warren with a knife wound on the hand. Two women were charged with petit larceny for stealing a purse from Judy Raynor. Police seek a stolen road grader and two other minor incidents were reported including a juvenile detention transfer after bakery theft and a prowler search at Lonnie McLemore’s home. A bicycle was reported stolen from Winford Turner’s garage.
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Decatur
Ferry
Cain Streets
John Henry Raybon
13Th Ave
Aaa-Southend
Decatur General Hospital
Denise Oden Burchell
Hartseller
Mary Warren
14Th Ave
Hartselle
Judy Raynor
Winford Turner
Freemont St
Pools to close early as school date moves up
Bluehaven and Paradise pools will close August 19 two weeks before city students return, with Aquadome remaining open. The closures follow the earlier August 22 school registration date, and highlight changes in pool schedules tied to the new academic calendar.
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Bluehaven
Paradise
Parks and Recreation Department
Julian Walker
Walker
Crisis Call Center contact guidance text
For personal crises call the Crisis Call Center at 355 8000 collect if needed For possible poisoning call the Crisis Call Center your nearest hospital or family physician If uncertain of an emergency number dial 0 and tell the operator the nature of the emergency
Big Nance Mills The Corn Powers Caine's 8 kW Home Plant
In Moulton area, Anthony R. Caine 82, a retired mechanic, taps Big Nance Creek through a homemade dam and turbine to mill corn and heat his house. He built a 12-foot dam in the 1930s, a vertical 8 kW generator, and a pulley system to run his corn mill, creating his own power and meal.
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Anthony R. Caine
Tommy
Big Nance Creek
Stevenson
Moulton
Penitentiary Mountain
Courtland
Red Bank
Tennessee River
Big Nance
Caine
Masterson Mill Bridge
Alabama 33
Alabama
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Caine recalls decades of dam building from Decatur to Erie
Anthony Caine, a lifelong dam builder, recounts completing dam projects in 52 days and working from age 14 at the L&N yard in Decatur to Boulder Dam and Joe Wheeler Dam. He reflects on log cabin roots, spring water nostalgia, TVA lab retirement, and a final Erie assignment before returning home in 1958.
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Caine
L&n Yard
Decatur
Lawrence County
Colorado
Boulder Dam
Alabama
Joe Wheeler
Big Nance
TVA
Erie
Limestone Board Studies Sewer Funding And School Budget
Limestone County School Superintendent J C Chisholm told the board federal funding for sewer fixes at Clements Elkmont Reid and Johnson is not expected. The panel approved over 100000 for sewage plants pending Health Department approval and eyed Title I shortfalls prompting job cuts and budget tweaks.
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Athens
Limestone County
J. C. Chisholm
Chisholm
Bob Jones
Clements
Elkmont
Reid and Johnson
State Health Department
George Roberts
Assault Charged In Limestone County Man Arrested
Limestone County authorities charged 49 year old Howard Lemay of Athens with assault with intent to murder. Sheriff’s investigator Gerald Bates said Lemay was arrested on a warrant Sworn out for his arrest. No bond has been set.
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Athens
Limestone
Gerald Bates
Howard
Lemay
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THE
Decatur Daily
Oak Park Middle School
Albertville
Old Moulton Rd
Thomas Duckett Construction Co
Holsum Bakery
Grant St. SE
Lonnie McLemore
7Th St. SE
Pardow Search For Physicians
Montgomery
Ala
Clark Case
Partlow State School
Tuscaloosa
Case
U.S. Dist
Frank M. Johnson Jr
Partlow
Charles van Duyne
2Nd Ave
8Th St
Lynn Fowler
South Central Telephone Co
Anthony Caine
Tommy Stevenson
Limestone Board
Roberts
Limestone County Vocational Technical School
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