Weather Summary for Decatur and Vicinity
Decatur area weather report lists river and lake readings this morning at Keller Memorial Bridge and several TVA lakes including Chickamauga and Guntersville. Forecast calls for fair warm today with upper 80s highs Thursday and scattered thundershowers Friday into Saturday.
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Decatur and Vicinity River Reading
Keller Memorial Bridge
Reading
TVA
Chickamauga
Pickwick
Guntersville
Whitesburg
Wheeler
Wilson
Balmy Valley Weather With Clear Skies Forecast
The Tennessee Valley will see fair warm conditions today and tonight with highs in the upper 80s and lows in the low 60s. An Atlantic high pressure system governs Alabama’s weather, keeping skies clear with no rain. scattered thundershowers are possible Friday and Saturday, with highs around the 80s and lows near 70.
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Tennessee Valley
National Weather Service
Atlantic
Alabama
Gulf
Teachers Freed On Bond In Cullman Shoplifting Case
Two area teachers Parker and Duke were released on 2000 dollar bonds after being charged with grand larceny from four Cullman stores. Both men pleaded guilty to petit larceny in two cases and had bonds reduced from 3000 dollars. Store names include Andersons Boat and Motor, W T Grants, White Auto, and Western Auto.
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Gorman
Cullman
Anderson’s Boat and Motor
Mary Ann Daily Builds Sewing Career Since School Days
Mary Daily, a 1973 Austin High School graduate, is a veteran sewer who began sewing in the third grade under her mother Mamie Daily. She notes she has sewn continuously since then and continues to pursue sewing as a lifelong pursuit.
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Mary Ann Daily
Mary
Austin High School
Mamie Daily
Mary Ann Daily became a skilled self taught seamstress
In her teens Mary Ann Daily learned sewing from home and a teacher then expanded to making most of her own clothes after moving away. She works at Prestolite mending spark plug gaps and enjoys decorating her home with sewn curtains lamps and a patched bed spread. Her sister Margie recently graduated and received a Mary made outfit as a gift.
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Mary
Prestolite
Virginia Nedders
Margie
Austin
Mary Ann
Second Larceny Charge Made A Cullman Woman
Cullman woman Mary Kathryn Baggett aged 36 was charged with grand larceny in a May 26 Parisian Department Store theft. Det. E C Bowman said Baggett was arrested on a warrant issued May 26 after clothing was stolen. Her companion Johnie Mae Cochran 36 of Decatur was jailed at the scene and a warrant was issued for her. Baggett posted 2500 bond and was released from Morgan County Jail. Three Decatur teens were later detained for paint sniffing near Jackson Street SE and turned over to juvenile authorities. A separate report noted a break in at the State Bonded Warehouse with a broken glass door and missing change.
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Cullman
Parisian
E.C. Bowman
Bowman
Mary Kathryn Baggett
Johnie Mae Cochran
Decatur
Gateway
Morgan County
Jackson St. SE
James Sherrill
Jackson St
Montgomery Woman Burned To Death
A Montgomery woman, Lorraine O. Singer, 36, was found burned to death in her bed. Police said she apparently died accidentally while smoking in her bed Sunday. The fire had burned itself out when a neighbor found the body Tuesday.
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Montgomery, Ala
Montgomery
Lorraine O. Singer
Decatur Officer to Complete FBI National Academy Training
Decatur police Lt. Lewis D. Tapscott will complete a two month training program on June 19 at the FBI National Academy in Quantico Virginia. He enrolled in April and will resume duties on June 20 with graduation exercises at 10 30 a m at the academy on the Marine Corps Base Quantico.
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Decatur
Lewis D. Tapscott
Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy
Quantico
Tapscott
United States Marine Corps
Wallace Presented Alabama Flag on Capitol Steps
The Sautell family of Lincoln, Massachusetts, gave Gov. George Wallace a Civil War relic the flag of the Confederate raider ship Alabama. The flag, bought in Paris in 1884, was accepted on the Alabama capitol steps with a note that unity is good but that Civil War spirit should be emulated to tackle modern problems.
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Montgomery
Ala
Clement C. Sautell
Lincoln
Mass
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Paris
Shug's Appointment Before Panel
The appointment of Auburn football coach Ralph Shug Jordan to the Auburn Board of Trustees is before the Senate Rules Committee. The committee must approve Gov. Wallace's appointment and report back to the Senate for confirmation before it becomes official.
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Montgomery, Ala
Auburn
Ralph “Shug” Jordan
Auburn Board of Trustees
Senate Rules Committee
George C. Wallace
Senate
Planner Skeptical On Transit Grant for Decatur
City planner Gary Voketz says Decatur’s $20,000 transit study grant is unlikely to be funded by the Urban Mass Transit Authority. He cites competition with large metro areas and notes the application is still in the stacks. Meanwhile cab operator Alton White will end bus service Friday due to daily losses, possibly running one bus for 50 to 60 workers.
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DAILY
Gary Voketz
Urban Mass Transit Authority
Atlanta
Voketz
Birmingham
Alton White
Senator Seeks Open Meeting Days Resolution in Alabama
State Rep. Bobby Crowe of Jasper introduces a bill to repeal the Senate working day rule that designates Tuesdays and Thursdays. If approved the House could meet on any number of days weekly to speed legislation. The measure is referred to the Rules Committee.
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Montgomery
Ala
Bobby Tom Crowe
Jasper
Senate
Crowe
Rules Committee
House
Alabama House Names Reading Clerk Former Newsman John Moore
The Alabama House has a new reading clerk, appointing former television newsman John Moore of Montgomery to the post.
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New Reading
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
John Moore
Auburn student earns perfect four years of A grades
William R. Justice of Decatur and Vathsala Kristinamurthy of India graduate from Auburn University with flawless four year records all A s justice credits attendance and reading plus knowing test formats for success He attended Austin High School and joined Sigma Phi Epsilon and several honorary organizations He plans law school at Cumberland in Birmingham staying in Alabama long term
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William R. Justice
Decatur
Vathsala Krsinamurthy
India
Auburn
Justice
Auburn University
Herman B. Justice
Arbor Ave
Austin High School
National Honor Society
Science Club
Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity
Auburn Student Accounting Association
Omicron Delta Kappa Men's Leadership Honorary
The
Phi
Vanderbilt
Harvard
Alabama
Cumberland
Birmingham
Lee County Hospital
Mallard Aquatic Director Leaves
Point Mallard Park officials say Billy Stancomb has been relieved of his duties as manager of the aquatic center effective Tuesday. Frank Sheppard, park director, declined to set a replacement for the summer and said Stancomb has not submitted a resignation but may be allowed to do so if desired.
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Point Mallard Park
Frank Sheppard
Billy Stancomb
Sheppard
Stancomb
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Decatur Station
Tri-County District Health Service
Grant St. SE
Bobby Herbert
NOAA
U.S. Dept. of Commerce
Mary Daily
Chestnut St. SE
Cullman City
C.J. Gorman
Phillip L. Parker
Larry Don Duke
Cullman County
Duke
Tanner High
Limestone County
Parker
Col
Larry
State Bonded
2Nd Ave
Jerry Bottom
John Davis
Decatur Policeman Academy
Wallace
Shug
By Angie Kirk
Mallard Aquatic Director
Decatur Daily
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