Sunday Forgery Rule Upheld In Alabama Court Ruling
Alabama Supreme Court voids eight year sentence for Roosevelt Williams for writing a worthless Sunday dated check. Court says state law voids Sunday dated contracts, cannot sustain forgery indictment. justice urges legislature to fix the inconsistency. ruling does not address constitutionality.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Supreme Court
State Court of Criminal Appeals
Roosevelt Williams
Madison County
Janie Shores
Teen Shot In Hartselle Hospitalized
A 13 year old Hartselle boy, Carl Jarrett of Puckett Road, was shot once in the left shoulder and neck late Thursday night. He was taken to Hartselle Hospital as police investigate. no arrests reported. The shooting occurred shortly after 10 p.m. with condition not immediately known.
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Hartselle
Hartselle Hospital
Carl Jarrett
Puckett Rd
Apt
Jarrett
Kiwanis Host Miss Alabama at Father-Daughter Day
Susie Vaughn of Florence entertained Decatur Kiwanis Club members at the annual father-daughter day meeting. In the crowd Miss Alabama Sings, with young attendees Julie Ann Copeland Caroline Shelton Lucy Bown Caddell and Louise Moores watching nearby.
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Alabama
Susie Vaughn
Florence
Decatur Kiwanis Club
Julie Ann Copeland
Caroline Shelton
Lucy Bown Caddell
Louise Moores
Gary Lloyd
Decatur Churches Hit By Wednesday Burglaries
Decatur churches faced thefts on Wednesday with Moulton Heights Baptist losing 458 dollars in money and equipment including two tape recorders a camera and coins. Memorial Drive Methodist lost 4.50 from a soda machine after a broken window. Det. Kenneth Collier and Det. R. A. Clark lead the casework as police pursue leads including a confiscated 10 speed bicycle tied to a possible stolen property tip.
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Moulton Heights Baptist Church
Memorial Drive Methodist Church
Kenneth Collier
Baptist Church
R. A. Clark
Decatur
House Raising At Boys Ranch North June 12
The Alabama Sheriffs Boys Ranch North schedules a house raising for the Alabama Restaurant Association building on June 12 at 9 a.m. at the Boys Ranch North in Punkin Center. Doc Acton says volunteers may help and workers will receive lunch for aiding in building the new structure.
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Alabama Sheriffs Boys’ Ranch North
Alabama Restaurant Association
Doc Acton
Alabama Sheriffs Association
Boys’ Ranch North
Punkin Center
Acton
Burglary Suspect Pleads Guilty At Morgan County Court
Ellis Wayne Keel pleaded guilty Thursday at Morgan County Circuit Court arraignments before Judge Dick Hundley. Keel sought probation with sentencing deferred to the probation hearing, the only defendant among 12 to plead guilty. Others pleaded not guilty or had cases continued on charges including embezzlement and unlawful sale of controlled substances.
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Morgan County Circuit Court
Ellis Wayne Keel
Dick Hundley
Keel
David T. Shelton
Jerry Wayne Alexander
Margaret Morris
Gerald Morris
Jimmy Dale Bailey
Lonnie Gene House
Haden Henry Tidmore Jr
Dress Code Fight in Alabama House Over Coats and Ties
Montgomery confrontation looms as Rep. Rick Manley proposes a new dress rule requiring men to wear coats and ties and women to wear dresses or blouse and skirt in the House chamber. The leisure suit faction vows a strong objection to the change.
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Montgomery
Ala
Rick Manley
Demopolis
Manley
Hundley Denies Dismissal Move In Decatur Suits
Circuit Judge Dick Hundley denied motions to dismiss two suits filed by former Decatur policemen Dale Adams and David Grissom seeking reinstatement and back pay after they were fired for refusing overtime during a sanitation workers strike. City attorney A J Coleman sought dismissal and trial by judge, which was denied. the policeman’s attorney Dan F Nelson did not object to the judge trial.
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Dick Hundley
Decatur
Dale W. Adams
David W. Grissom
City Atty. A
Dan F. Nelson
Bus Sale Today At Morgan County School Board
The Morgan County School Board will begin selling buses at 2 p.m. Transportation supervisor Jerry Waddell stated the sale will take place at the county system's bus barn on Alabama 67.
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Morgan County School Board
Jerry Waddell
Alabama 67
Waddell
City Woman Nurse of Year Nominee
Eleanor Burleson of Decatur will represent the local Licensed Practical Nurses Association in the state Nurse of the Year competition on June 22. As Morgan and Lawrence counties’ nurse of the year, she is the dietary manager at Courtland Community Hospital with 24 years’ nursing, and last year completed 80 hours of continuing education. She will attend the LPNA state convention in Mobile from June 22 to June 23.
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Eleanor Burleson
Decatur
Licensed Practical Nurses Association
Licensed Practical Nurses Association of Alabama
Burleson
Morgan and
Lawrence Counties
Courtland Community Hospital
LPNA
Mobile
Tennessee Valley Weekend Weather Outlook
Shower threat Saturday with partly cloudy skies and a chance of thundershowers. Temperatures will run cooler than normal with highs in the upper 70s to near 80 and lows around 60. Rain chances are 20 to 30 percent. soil temps near 70 at four inches. Drying conditions will be hindered by wet soils. warm season crops slow. Sunday to Tuesday show scattered afternoon thundershowers and highs in the 80s.
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Tennessee Valley
Alabama
National Weather Service
Decatur Area Weather Forecast And Measurements
Morning river reading at Keller Memorial Bridge listed 21.25 feet with sea level at 555.55. Thursday high reached 77 at 3 p.m., low 62 earlier today. today and Saturday highs expected upper 70s with lows around 60s. Today’s forecast calls for morning clouds, then partly cloudy skies with a 30 percent rain chance today, 20 percent tonight, 30 percent Saturday. Extended outlook through Tuesday shows scattered afternoon thundershowers with highs in the 80s and lows in the 60s.
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Decatur and Vicinity
River Reading
Keller Memorial Bridge
Buddies enjoy monkey bars amid playful park scene
Ben Peek grins as he climbs the monkey bars while Rodney Rutledge explores nearby. Partly cloudy skies are forecast through Saturday with a 30 percent chance of afternoon thundershowers, shaping another day of playground adventures.
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Ben Peek
Rodney Rutledge
Miracle Healing After 14 Years Paralyzes on 11th Ave
Jimmy Richey, 48, of southwest Decatur, paralyzed since 1962, walks again after a religious experience dubbed a miracle by him and many church friends. Doctors were split on the cause, with polio or a rare infection suspected.
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Jimmy Richey
Southwest Decatur
Richey
Man Walks After Healing Prayer At Home
Richey, long bedridden after a severe illness, regained the ability to walk after a late night religious program on a Nashville station. He rose by faith, stepped forward and back, then walked out his back door. He credits God with the recovery and says he will live for God one day at a time with his wife at 418 11th Ave SW and as a member of the First Church of the Nazarene.
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Jimmy Richey
11Th Ave
Richey
Birmingham
Nashville
PTL
Praise the Lord Club
Decatur
God
Lth Ave
First Church of the Nazarene
Slim Chance In Fat World Weight Loss Class Set
A weight reduction class titled Slim Chance in Fat World will run 10 weeks at Calhoun Community College starting June 15, 7 to 8 30 p.m. The course costs 30 dollars with a possible 10 dollar refund on completion. Coordinator Linda Penn notes the program in partnership with the North Central Alabama Mental Health Center. Contact Betty Hutchens at Calhoun 353 3102 for details.
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North Central Alabama Mental Health Center
Calhoun Community College
Linda Penn
Betty Hutchens
Calhoun
Alabama House orders pupil teacher ratio study committee
State Rep. Chris McNair said the pupil teacher ratio in Alabama schools has not improved despite enrollment declines and more teacher funding. The House approved a five member committee to study the issue and report back by session end, with a joint resolution to cut local funding if ratios do not fall.
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Montgomery
Ala
Chris McNair
Birmingham
Alabama
House
McNair
Coleagues
Senate
Draft Beer For Capital Okayed
Alabama House passed a local bill Thursday to legalize draft beer in Montgomery County, while postponing action on a companion measure to allow grocery stores to sell table wine. Rep. Cecil Wyatt urged delaying the wine bill until the Senate approves the beer bill, warning opposition could cost beer distributors about 70,000 for new equipment.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama House
Montgomery County
Cecil Wyatt
Ramer
House
Senate
Wyatt
Beer Distri
Beca
Whal
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Hundley
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Tri-County District Health Service
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