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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1967
Page
3
Neighboring authorities reported a mobile home fire on Cullman at 6:25 AM. Investigators are assessing damage and cause as residents seek shelter. No further details on injuries or fatalities available at this time.
Phillip Kyle, sports editor of The Decatur Daily, won multiple Associated Press newswriting awards. He is praised by a Blizzard spokesperson for his excellent work and wide contributions including seven newscasts and weekly editorials. Kyle also presents Aren a and has submitted entries in various categories.
Athens Frank Allen Philpot receives a Stanford University graduate fellowship in communications. He graduates cum laude from Vanderbilt University in political science on June 4 and was tapped by Omicron Delta Kappa. He edited the Vanderbilt Hustler and is the son of Athens College president and Mrs. Frank N. Philpot.
The Morgan County Sheriff's Department lists charges for Thursday including reckless driving highway intoxication and public drunkenness. The recorder's docket shows five cases of no driver's license and four for disorderly conduct.
Hartsel le state trooper Abe Parrish of Decatur is named by the John F American Legion Post 52 of Hartselle as Alabama’s outstanding law enforcement officer. State winner goes to national competition. Parrish became a state trooper in October 1951 and has served in Decatur since December 1965 after stints in Russellville.
Queenie, Morgan County Jail’s German Shepherd, gave birth to 11 puppies Wednesday night. The birth brought smiles to trustees and jail staff who cared for her, as Queenie’s first litter marks a moment of pride for Sheriff David Sandlin and the jail community.
A compiled roster lists names of infants and adults in hospitals and dismissals across Athens Moulton Trinity Decatur Flint City Danville and surrounding areas. Entries include full names addresses and relatives with multiple residents noted under hospital admit and discharge categories.
A Marshall Space Flight Center explosion killed Ottis L. Holmes, 50, of Arab, and critically injured Glenn E. Wales, 30, of Athens. Both worked for Brown Engineering. Seven board members begin immediate investigation into the blast in a dish-head tank simulator area, with no testing underway and no link to the Apollo program.
A fire at Littrell Lumber Co in Littrell started after a discarded cigarette and caused about 2000 in damages. The Moulton Fire Department quickly controlled the blaze.
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