Subdivision zoning vote divides council over R-2 R-3
The council spent 45 minutes debating pros and cons before a 30 minute vote. Mayor Gunthourt abstained due to no tie. About 50 residents attended from Elizabeth and Donna Avenues. Five speakers opposed R-3. Developer Counts and partner McClendon plan to sell to contractors and proceed despite potential losses. Neighbors like H A Guinn Jr supported keeping R-2 to protect property values.
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Charles Gunthorp
Elizabeth Ave
Donna Ave
Calendar Of Events For Decatur Community Groups
Calendar items list meetings for Ailtrusa Club installation at Decatur Country Club and various church groups. Health clinic sponsored by Morgan Lawrence Community Action Committee and Tri County Health Service at Hartselle Recreation Center offers free polio measles tetanus shots to children 3 months to 17 years. Guest speakers include Rev James Vanderford and alph Slate. Memorial service for deceased members planned. Annual Assembly of Decatur Council No 81 Royal and Select Masters at Masonic Temple.
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Morgan-Lawrence Community Action Committee
Tri-County District Health Service
Hartselle Recreation Center
Speerman St
Decatur Council
Masonic Temple
Poetic Solace and Local Notices From Decatur Paper
A 12 year old girl writes a hometown poem praising Decatur Alabama while a community section thanks entertainer David Williams for hours of free performance at a Brownie cookout. Local clubs meet, church events, and public notices outline schedules and residency procedures in Decatur and Morgan County.
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Southeast
Decatur Homemakers Club
J. A. Williams
13Th Ave
Drive Started To Aid Mud Tavern Family Fire Victims
A community drive seeks help for Mr. and Mrs. John W. Baker and their three children Janie Marie Florence Dale and Denise after a Saturday fire destroyed their Mud Tavern home. Donations are being accepted by Mrs. Charlie Poston at 353-5383 to supply housing and furnishings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Baker
Janie Marie
Florence Dale
Denise
Chariie Poston
Residency Guidelines Set After Alabama Court Ruling
A Morgan County judge struck down the durational residency rule for voting, after James Wall sued the county registrar. The decision prompted officials to seek formal guidelines from the state Supreme Court chief justice and implement a residency check list to determine bona fide residence for voter eligibility.
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Clarence W. Allgood
Decatur
James
Ed) Wall
Morgan County Board of Registrars
Wall
Tennessee
Alabama
Allgood
Howell Heflin
Bell
Alabama Supreme Court Ae
Bomb threat closes Falkville bank area briefly
A bomb scare in Falkville caused two state troopers and two deputies to block access to a bank on W Falkville Pike while investigators handled a caller's threat. Employees later reopened the bank after a small box was removed. police stayed alert but found no money involved.
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Bill McEwen
McEwen
Tommy Williams
Crabb
McBride
Dickens
W. Falkville Pike
Decatur Man Charged After Autopsy Finds Bullets
Hollaway ruled murder as the cause of death and said autopsy results by toxicologist Van Pruitt would be known later this week. Collis Brooks faces assault with intent to murder based on the district attorney’s recommendation. Survivors include Laurern Brooks, three daughters Sharon Miller Joan Smith Louise Tapscott, all of Decatur, two sons Robert Brooks Louisville, Collis Brooks Decatur, and two sisters Elsie Baker Decatur and Zonie Garner Nashville.
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Hollaway
van Pruitt
Collis Brooks
Dist. Atty
Mike Moebes
Laurern Brooks
Decatur
Sharon Miller
Joan Smith
Louise Tapscott
Robert Brooks
Louisville
Elsie Baker
Zonie Garner
Nashville
Tenn
Decatur Market Notes in Mixed Commodities Report
Decatur market listings show various commodities with prices and grades. Cottonseed at 40 per ton, Grade A milk 55 cents per hundred, manufactured milk 3.20 per hundred, soybeans 3, shelled corn 1.25, oats and wheat around 1.37, mile/hundred 2.00, and other items including No. 2 and No. 2 yellow shelled corn noted.
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Wa Pullman
Quaker Oats
Questor
Ralstonp
Ranco Inc
Raytheon
Va Rca
Vi Reading Co
Eaves Rdg Bate
A Reich Ch
Repub Sii
Va Revion
Reyn Ind
ReynMet
RoanSet
Rohr Ind
Royccola
Roy D
Va Sanders
SanFeint
SCM Corp
Scott Pap
Seargd
Searsr
Shell Oil
SingerCo
tdOilOh
Stauf Ch
VesteriDrug
Stevens
Uno! Ib
Va Swift Co
Ae Tampa
Va Tektronix
Teledyne
Telex Cp
Tenneco
Tesoro Pet
Texaco
Texetrn
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Wa— “ Texasinst
Textron
ThriftyOga
TimesMir
Timken
Todd Ship
Transmra
E TriCon 2.29E Trw Inc
Code Twent Cent
Shreddee Val Inc
UMC Ind
Elec
Undiical
UN Pac Cp
Uniroyal
Air
US Steel
Wis
UnivCpg
Upjohn
Asoellane Varian Assoc
VendoCo We
Wachow Co
WarlLam
WhibFry
Dée
Whirlpool
White Motor
Wen Va Whittaker
Va Williams Co
Winnox 1
Woolwtch
Zale Corp
Zenith
Decatur Jean
Over the Counter Securities Quotes From NASD
NASD quotations show representative interdealer prices around 10 a.m. for over the counter securities. Prices exclude retail markups markdowns or commissions and reflect ongoing interdealer market activity throughout the day.
Wall Street gains after early drop amid bargain hunting
Wall Street rose from a morning dip as profit taking gave way to bargain hunting in New York trading. The Dow Jones industrial average climbed to 957.78 by noon, up 3.39 points after an earlier drop. Oil, airlines, motors and farm equipment led declines while mail order and retail stocks rose, with a mixed wider market. Analysts linked the early slide to profit taking and a weak news backdrop, noting inflation and unemployment roughly matched levels before last August’s economic controls.
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New York
Wallace campaign signs new hope as paralysis eases
Stanton reported Mrs. Wallace has regained strength and Wallace is out of danger. He will likely watch California primary returns on TV tonight. A sympathy telegram with about 20 000 signatures from Jacksonville was delivered to Wallace aides by Warren Folks, who said volunteers gathered the names at Wallace headquarters.
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Wallace
Stanton
California
Jacksonville
Fla
Warren Folks
Meeting Delayed by Postponed School Board Session
The Lawrence County Board of Education will meet later this week after postponing Monday night’s meeting.
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Moulton
Lawrence County Board of Education
Blood drive reaches quota hopes for next year
Final quota before June 30 would have given Morgan County residents free blood for a year. Dr J W Sailors notes 3110 points collected in three months. Mrs Foster praises leadership and plans an earlier push next year. She hopes youth join July 4 Spirit of America Bloodmobile. Bloodmobile co sponsored by The Decatur Daily.
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Morgan County
J.W. Sailors
Chamber of Commerce Blood Committee
Condemnation Notice in Morgan County Alabama Proceeding
Mortgage Housing Authority of the City of Decatur files in Morgan County Circuit Court a condemnation case for parcel six in Decatur. The notice lists owners claimants including Sykes and others, with an appeal pending from a 1971 probate court order. A Wednesday June 19 1972 court date is set with weekly publication for residents and nonresidents.
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State OF Alabama
Morgan County
Augy V. Justice
Thomas Henry Justice
Skirtey Jean Roberson
P.O. Box
Dinubs
California
Augy W. Justice
J. Thomas Henry Justice
Alabama
Pdecatur
Lafayette
Garth
Iil
Rts
Carl M. Sykes
Decatur
Ada Eunicetine Sykes Adam
Flint Street
Charlotte
Caroline
Frank Sykes
Preston Street
Baltimmore
Maryland
Aionzo Thayer
West 17Th Street
Los Angeles
Lillian Sykes
Horatio
New York
Lafayette J. Garth, iii
East Grand Blvd
Detroit
Michigan
City of
Lee Street
Morgen County
Rachel Bryant
Price M. Gryant
James Flowers
Bank Street
Housing Authority
Alabame
Morgan
Alabema
Tow
Wilson Street
Pond Street
Melvin Sykes
Con Gemmnation
Circuit Court
Supreme Court
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State National Bank
Planning Commission
H. A. Guinn Jr
Elizabeth St
Guinn
Ailtrusa Club
Decatur Country Club
First Christian Church
McCulloch
Denson
Dorothy Schwachow
Old Moulton Road
Masaik Temple
Adams
Friendship Club
Summer Manor
James Vanderford
Lebanon Baptist Church
Fredrick J. Bonfils
3Rd Ave
Ala
Decatur Daily
Shelia Warden
Loyd E. Hamilton
Birmingham
Brownie
David Williams
Sonny Sims
Mr. Williams
Mr. Sims
David
Merle Haggard
Troop 28
Sonny Sams
Channel 48
Mrs
Douglas Anne Livingston
Tommie Jackson
Decatur Credit Women International
Shoney’s
Decatur Water Ski Club
George Hutcherson
Byron Ave
Roundtable
Arrowhead
Boy Scouts of America
Central Methodist Church
Leroy Driggers
Ned Frazier
Advancement
Decatur Chapter
Royal Arch Masons
Morgan County Pbx
U. S
Decatur Shrine Club
Woodalls Barbecue
R.R. Towns
Piney Grove Christian Church
Falkville
Pines Baptist Church
Piney Grove Church of Christ
Shades Valley Presbyterian Church of Birmingham
First Presbyterian Church
Oak St. NE
Kesman
Deer Springs Baptist Church
Charles Mapies
Charlies Forman
Emmanuel Baptist Church
Kooken Ave
Homer Summerford
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AetnaLte
Global Marin
Airco
Goodrich
AlcanAly
Grace
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AllisChal
Greyhd
Alcoa
Grumm
Va Ambac
Gulf Oil
Ghstuti
Halliburt
Phabeewe
Harris Int
At&t
T&t
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AMP Inc
Ampex Corp
Aeeer Howmet
Anac
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Avco Corp
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Wwitek Corp
Jewel Co
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JonnMan
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Cadence Ind
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CartWal
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Va Lockheed Air
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LTV Corp
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Lykes
Marcor
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Collins Radlose
Maydstr
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Microdot
Conti Corp
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Motorola
Cox
Crouse Hinds
CrowColl
Nabisco
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Dia
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Phill Pet
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Alabama Bancorporation
Nat'l Gas
America
Care & Sete Nat'l Corp
Red Fire National Bank
First State
Kentucky Central
Liberty National Life Mia M
Life of Alabama
Mutual Savings Life Ins
Vv Protective Life
Southern Airways
Southern United Life Ins
Southwestern Life Ins
Vulcan Life Ins
Vatley Foods
Tidwell Industries
Icine
Elcid
Wall Street
Bryan McAfee
Associated Press
San 6
Rails
Util
Apc
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Probate
Emily N. Polk
John R. Cook
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