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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 08, 1969

Page

8

Pocahontas Descendant in Alabama Community Highlighted

A story profiles 88 year old Mrs. Eula Williams Marion of Cotaco Alabama who claims Cherokee roots linking her lineage to Pocahontas. It recounts family lore, local memory of Powhatan Pocahontas Williams, and tales of Indian heritage amid community life and a Civil War era judge grandfather.

Dan Blizzard DAILY Eula Williams Marion John Smith Jonah Wiliams Ebtridge Ahontas John Rolf England Pocahontas Marion Powhatan Mary Ann Williams Dewey Day Cotaco TRAD Mattie Thomas Powhatan and Pocahontas Dal Thomas Og Te Iran Tenn Morgan Henry Thomas Marion

Trinity Starts Door to Door Push for $100 000 Sewer Plan

Trinity leaders begin a Monday door to door campaign to enlist customers for a proposed $100 000 sewer system the city’s first. Mayor H B Carter says about 30 have signed up so far with 300 to 400 families in the town. The city plans to seek federal aid and may conduct an unofficial census as part of the subscriptions drive. In addition construction starts Monday on a $33 000 post office building to house the U S Postal Service with completion targeted for October and occupancy by November.

H.b.carter Joe Whorley Huntsville Carter North Central Alabama Regional Planning Commission Guy Roberts Trinity Post Office State Construction Company of Hartselle U. S Post Office

City Preps Playground Recreation Programs

An eight week recreation program for children 6 to 14 begins at 12 Decatur playgrounds with two supervisors each. Activities run 9 to 11 a.m. and 2 to 5 p.m. Register with a playground supervisor to participate. A balloon contest Friday at all playgrounds offers prizes for the first to return helium balloons. Each week has a theme and the program theme is Find Your Summer Thing.

Decatur Jimmy Brown Park and Recreation Department Austinville Park Woodmeade Walter Jackson Delano Park Eastwood Jessie Lewis Smith East Acres Cashin Homes Gordon-Bibb Brown

Lawrence County Notes From Red Hill Community

Mr and Mrs Almon Jackson and children spend a weeklong vacation starting Monday. Mrs Don White and children of Landersville visit their parents Mr and Mrs Pruitt Callahan and Ann Tuesday. Alton Way a patient at Lawrence County Hospital. Miss Diana Hagood of Speark rs visiting Mrs Diana Hill. Several from here attend decoration at Liberty Sunday. Mrs Wilburn Jackson and Miss Jessie McCaghren visit Mrs Henry Campbell of Enon.

Almon Jackson Don White Landersville

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