Man Charged With Assaulting Boy In Hartselle Shooting
A Hartselle man was jailed on an assault with intent to murder charge after a 13 year old boy was shot. The incident occurred at an apartment complex Thursday night with the boy listed in fair condition. Bond was set at 7000 dollars as authorities investigated motives and details.
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Hartselle
Morgan County
Thomas Ferguson
Puckett Rd
Apt
Elmer Sanders
Carl Jarrett
Hartselle Hospital
Sanders
Jarrett
Randy Puckett
Elderly Man Injured In City Car Crash At curb collision
Elderly driver 73 year old Hardin of 120 4th Ave NW is helped to a stretcher by AAA Southend Ambulance med techs after his car jumped a curb and struck small trees on a curve. He was treated at Parkway Medical Center Friday night. Police say he was alone in the car when the Friday afternoon wreck occurred. A passerby and two others assist as he is helped.
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Decatur
Citizens Band
E. M. Beck
Church St
Robert Clark
Beck
Bill Bullen
Sizzler
U.S
Clark
Roger Bullard
Building Components
Alabama
Ennis Hardin
4Th Ave. NW
AAA Southend Ambulance Service
Hardin
Parkway Medical Center
C. B. Tutwiler
Rodney Byrd
Wayne Nicklaus
Youngsters Make Camp A Success At Camp Joy
Limestone County teenagers donated a week of their summer vacation to run Camp Joy for 40 campers ages six through 67 at Camp Helen near Capshaw. Under the supervision of 12 youth workers the program provided a week of activities and support for developmentally disabled participants.
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Limestone County
Camp Helen
Capshaw
Teens Run Camp For Mentally Retarded Youth At Limestone Baptist
Camp directed by Ralph Smith and Debbie Blakely runs five days of music arts crafts Bible stories table tennis and dancing for mentally retarded youths established in 1970 under Limestone Baptist Association. Funds from car washes horse shows and donations cut costs and a 30 acre property donated by Mrs Helen Legge is open to youth groups for continued activities.
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Ralph Smith
Debbie Blakely
Smith
Miss Blakely
Limestone Baptist Association
Blakely
The
Baptist Association
Helen Legge
Tennis Fee Implemented at Almon Courts in Decatur
Decatur Parks Director Julian Walker announced a $1 per person per 90 minutes charge for singles play and 75 cents per person for doubles at the T C Almon tennis courts. The system, started Friday, aims to curb court hogging as six courts see heavy use with fees collected 8 am to 11 pm daily through October and April to October next year.
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T. C. Almon Tennis Courts
Julian Walker
Decatur Parks and Recreations Department
Walker
Huntsville
T. C. Almon
Parks and Recreation
Hartselle Sets Dates for Mayor and Council Elections
Hartselle residents must qualify June 15 to July 6 to run for five city council seats and the mayor’s office. Election is August 10, following a council vote approving the schedule. The council also approved drainage ditch cleanup on Penn Rd and studied buying a new city trash truck.
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Hartselle
Penn Rd
Saints May Face Removal From Church of England Calendar
London AP reports a church commission may drop at least 170 saints from the Church of England calendar to make room for modern Christian heroes like Florence Nightingale. Dean Jasper heads the panel, noting not all saints’ historic existence is certain, while defending careful pruning of the long list.
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London
St. Valentine
St. Nicholas
Church of England
Florence Nightingale
R.C.D. Jasper
York
Commission
Paul VI
Patrick
Ireland
George
England
Santa Claus
Church of England Commission
General Synod
Dean Jasper
St. Cecilia
Ruling on applicants for successor to Kelley continues
The state board hears Teague's recommendation on a successor to Kelley while Harold Martin denies nepotism, saying he would excuse himself from any discussion or vote. If Martin cannot be considered the field remains wide open.
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Martin
Harold Martin
State Board
Teague
Kelley
Obituary for Richard C. McWhorter Morgan County leader
Richard C. McWhorter longtime Morgan County School Board member and chairman died Friday night in a local hospital at age 87. Burial and funeral plans set for Sunday afternoon at Austinville Church of Christ with Brown Service Funeral Home handling arrangements. A retired farmer and longtime elder of the Austinville Church of Christ he served 12 years on the school board and helped organize the original church building program.
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Richard C. McWhorter
Morgan County School Board
Austinville Church of Christ
Brown Service Funeral Home
McWhorter
Austinville
Letters Faked Nixon Declares Sordid Hoax
Washington AP Nixon aide Col Jack Brennan said letters claimed to be from former president Richard Nixon to a lover are forgeries and part of a sordid hoax. Brennan said Nixon's attorney warned New York agent Scott Meredith that the letters are fraudulent.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Jack Brennan
Nixon
New York
Scott Meredith
Richard Nixon
Brennan
Associated Press
San Clemente
Calif
Decatur Daily publication details and subscription rates
The Decatur Daily lists W R Shelton as founder editor 1912 1924 and notes publication by Tennessee Valley Printing Co Inc in Decatur Alabama with mailing address PO Box 1527 35601 The paper states misstatement policy and offers grievance investigations and redress If needed subscription rates are provided for daily and Sunday editions by mail and carrier within and outside trade zones with sales tax included
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Decatur
Alabama
The
Tennessee Valley Printing CO. Inc
Ala
Weekend Shower Threat Looms Over Tennessee Valley
Skies cleared Friday afternoon in Decatur and parts of the Tennessee Valley but a low pressure system and stationary front from Pensacola to Daytona Beach will bring 30 to 40 percent rain chances through Sunday. Highs in the 70s and light southwest winds. Farmers face poor harvests and crop disease risk as moisture remains insufficient for grain drying and hay curing.
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Decatur
Tennessee Valley
Alabama
Mississippi
Pensacola
Daytona Beach
West Tennessee
Florida
South Georgia
Carolina Coast
Weather forecast for Decatur area looks mild and unsettled
Highs reach around 75 at 6 p.m. Friday with a low near 62 earlier. Today and tonight expect low 70s and mid 60s with a mid 70s Sunday. Partly to mostly cloudy through Sunday with 30 to 40 percent chances of showers and thundershowers.
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Decatur and Vicinity
Reagan and TVA sparks in Rural Electric critique
A guest editorial notes Ronald Reagan stumbled on TVA issues in Tennessee and Kentucky, amid broader debates on TVA's mission. It recalls his past attacks on TVA and REA, praises TVA for flood control and low power rates, and reflects on TVA's role in developing human resources across seven states and rural progress.
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Ronald Reagan
TVA
Tennessee
Kentucky
Evans
Novak
Washington Post
Reagan
Tennessee Valley Authority
REA
New York City
The
Washington Star
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Ascot
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Jim Wallace
Tennessee River
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John Godbey
Heflin
Howell T. Heflin
Alabama Supreme Court
Decatur Jaycees
John Deeds
Jaycees
Ole Farm
State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Powell
Crow
Alabama Chamber of Commerce
Judson College
Samford University
Central Baptist Church
of Wert
Rotary Club
Nicholas
Asia Minor
Valentine
St. Catherine
Decatur Daily
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North Carolina
J.C. Brown
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