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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1971
Page
2
The article notes that duplicate bridge in North Alabama is governed by directors Mr. or Mrs. William E. McCormick of Leighton who supervise five weekly games and will add a sixth starting Sunday. Vera McCormick leads a Tuesday beginner’s contract bridge class at the Aquadome.
Vera and Mr. MacCormick manage five bridge games weekly across Decatur Cullman Florence and Tuscumbia while holding full time jobs. He started duplicate bridge 25 years ago in San Francisco and brought it to Leighton where it grew. They also direct local clubs, face player disputes with diplomacy, and oversee Decatur’s sectional tournament each November.
Rodeo action continues tonight at Morgan County Fairgrounds sponsored by the Decatur Jaycees to raise ten thousand dollars for the Wheeler Basin Library Fund. The IRA sanctioned event features Circle H Rodeo Co with events like bareback bronc calf roping saddle bronc steer wrestling bull riding barrel racing and breakaway roping. Proceeds support library services while points count toward IRA championship standings.
Gov. George C. Wallace and lawmakers visit Huntsville for the dedication of America's Future in Space at the Space and Rocket Center. The 2:30 p.m. ceremony caps 24 hours with tours of Redstone Arsenal Marshall Space Flight Center and local universities.
The final report of six task force study groups will be presented at a 7 p.m. dinner meeting at Decatur High School. Over 100 parents, educators, and students contributed to five-year improvement plans across kindergarten, vocational and special education, curriculum, guidance and media. Dr. Curtis Sellers, city school superintendent, said the recommendations will form a master plan and praised the groups for involving the community in school reform.
Point Mallard’s aquatic center will stay open until 9 p m tonight and through the regular season. Park officials noted a brief early closure this week for workers to lay artificial grass around part of the wave action pool. Jim Johnson said family membership applications are available at the center office.
Reclamation centers for waste paper glass and metal will operate Saturday at Decatur Gateway and Westgate shopping centers with Teenage Ecological Leadership League volunteers staffing. TELL will transport the materials to Huntsville and sell them to reclamation firms there with proceeds covering transport costs. A spokesman urged recycling as a key to saving natural resources and endorsed saving trees by paper recycling.
Thirty three area students are among Auburn University's 1321 spring quarter degree recipients. The ceremony will be held Tuesday at 2 30 p m in Memorial Coliseum. ROTC commissioning starts at 9 30 a m in Langdon Hall. President and Mrs Philpott host a 10 30 a m to 12 30 p m coffee in the Union Ballroom.
County commissioners from Morgan Limestone Lauderdale Jackson Jefferson Blount St Clair Marion Madison Walker and DeKalb met in a purchasing conference sponsored by Auburn University Continuing Education. Nearly 50 commissioners attended a roundtable on the Alabama competitive bid law. A similar program will visit Grove Hill for South Alabama counties. A separate embezzlement case hearing was set for June 24 involving James Thrasher Joe Hollis and others tied to O K Tire Co with offices in Decatur Hartselle and Muscle Shoals.
Mobile District plans initial construction bids Wednesday for the 253 mile waterway linking the Tombigbee barge channel at Demopolis with the Tennessee River in northwest Alabama. The project uses 10 locks and 5 dams across northeast Mississippi totaling 341 feet of lift.
Athens officer stopped Thomas P. Trainor of 1217 North St SE for a routine check and found 36 quarts of beer in his vehicle. Police Chief Richard Faulk said Trainor, 20, was charged with transporting.
Two Southern Railway freight cars derailed early today on Alabama 24 blocking traffic for over two hours. No injuries were reported. The cause is unknown. Police redirected traffic for about an hour until state troopers arrived to manage the scene. A full report on the derailment is expected today.
A Cullman man was killed in a one car wreck west of the city Thursday afternoon. Talmadge Lee, 21, died in the crash while 18 year old Ralph Kreps Jr. drove the car. State Trooper 0.8 Parrish investigated the incident.
Emergency phones listed for possible poisoning advise calling Decatur General Hospital at 353-1610 or your family physician. For other emergencies dial 0 and inform the operator of the nature of the emergency.
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