Memorial Day services and local homecoming observed
Memorial Day services at Pines Baptist Church on Florette Apple Grove Rd. include noon dinner and afternoon singing by several groups. Red Oak Church hosts a Six Mile School homecoming for former pupils and families, basket lunches encouraged. Northside Missionary Baptist Church holds monthly singing at 2 pm with guest singers. Wayman Chapel observes Women’s Day at 3 pm with guest speaker from Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham.
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Pines Baptist Church
Alabama
Florette
Apple Grove Rd
Six Mile School
Red Oak Church
Red Oak Rd
Alabama 36
Cotaco Creek Bridge
Hartselle
Northside Missionary Baptist Church
Wayman Chapel
W. L. Goodman
Sixteenth Street Baptist Church
Birmingham
Vacation church schools and clubs listed for area churches
Local churches advertise Vacation Church School schedules at Neel United Methodist Ninth Street Methodist Valley Grove Baptist East End United Methodist and Larkwood Church of the Nazarene. Separate events include circle meetings coin club sewing classes and band boosters with specified times and locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neel United Methodist Church
Bible School of
Speake
Valley Grove Baptist Church
Ninth Street Methodist Church
Vacation Church
East End United Methodist Church
Larkwood Church
Hearing Today In Murder Case In Danville Area
A preliminary hearing was set for today in a murder case involving 48 year old J T McCaghren charged with first degree murder in the April 26 shooting of 53 year old James D Moore near a Danville mobile home off Danville Road. McCaghren is free on seven thousand five hundred dollars bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Morgan
C. Bennett McRae
J. T. McCaghren
McCaghren
James D. Moore
Moore
Neel
Danville Rd
Arraignment Today For 80 Defendants
More than 80 persons are to be arraigned today before Circuit Judge Newton B. Powell. The majority were indicted by a Morgan County Grand Jury convened March 15. Powell will set trial dates for a criminal court session beginning July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton B. Powell
Morgan County
Powell
Gulyt
Long Listing of Methodist Clergy and Churches Across Alabama
An extended roster lists pastors and congregations by district and town including Mount Olive Mount Vernon Mulga Pine Grove Pratt City Pleasant Hill Pleasant Grove Shadyside Walker's Chapel Walnut Grove West Grove Decatur Florence Sheffield Muscle Shoals and many others with local church names and associated leaders. The document enumerates numerous districts such as Athens Cullman Florence Gadsden Roanoke Sylacauga and Tuscaloosa detailing First or Memorial churches and corresponding clergy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William D. Prickett
Minor
Earnest G. Bellamy
Morgan
Clark Pope
Mount Olive
Edwin P. Grice
Mount Vernon
W. R. Blount
Mulga
Lewis Langford
Pine Grove
Fletcher Anderson
Pleasant Hill
Orville Bay
Pleasant Grove
Gerald Duncan
Pratt City
Stanley Benson
Sandusky- Docena
N. J. McElhaney
Shadyside
Wayne Driver
Short Creek
Richard Mize
Tarrant
J. Sam Johnson
Tarrant Rock
J. Hubert Robeson
Walker's Chapel
C. E Strickland
Walnut Grove
John 8. Smith
West Grove
Jimmy Johnson
Decatur
Athens
Circuit
Robert Fowler
Firsst
James E. Harris
Friendship
Jimmy E. Howard
Cullman
David A. Higginbotham
Mt. Zion
Dan E. Romberg
West
Marcus Long
Danville Johnson Chapel
Jack Grissom
Austinville
Denny M. Johnston
Central
R. L. Dill Jr
Chapel Hill-Upston
Finis J. Self
East End
Jesse Lee Wright
Robert L
F. Willis Vickery
Salem
Forrest Risberg
West End
J. Ruel Foote
Moulton
G. H. Terry
Carl H. Harrison
Florence
Edgemont
Brantley E. Motes
Allen D. Montgomery
James H. Holland
Monument Park
Tommy R. Heaps
North Wood
C. Dennis Mays
Lynn Lanier
Sheffield
J. P. West, Jr
Highlands
Henry E. Ford
Town Creek
Paul W. Owen
Tuscumbia
W. Alton Parris
Waterloo
William H. Cooley
Gadsden
Ashville
R. Larry Harbin
Atalla
Curtiston-Sibert
T. B. Gladney
W. H. Bostick
Centre
George B. Ledbetter
Fort Payne
Ashbury
E. Paul Johnson
Robert E Elliott
H. Jack Dillard
St. Paul
C. C. Baker
Alabama
J. Tolan Whitten
Bellevue
J. W Forshee
Ford M. McDonald
E. M. Barnes, Jr
O. B. Lansbury
Love Memorial
Jimmy R. Beck
McCauley
Genard L. McCollum
Kenneth Casey
North
J. C. Hewitt
Robert E. Hall
Rainbow City
H. C. Hendricks, Jr
Southside
J. W. Cook
Trinity- Liberty
G. Raymond Moore
Walnut Park
R. N. Taylor
Wharton's Bend
Richard Driskill
Sylacauga
Thomas K. Roberts Jr
Calers
Marvin H. Edmondson
Childersburg
Don E. Smitherman
Columbiana
Burl L. Oliver, Jr
Goodwater
C. Jeff Havens
Leeds
Arnold Hunt
Montevallo
Paul M. Gauntt
Pelham
W E.peoples
Elmer C. Johnson
Mignon
G. O. Newman
Oak Grove-Fayetville
Paul D. Hogan
Oldfield
K. O'Neal Hode
St. Andrews Center Hill
Bobby Ray Halbrook
Wesley Chapel
John H. Mann, Jr
Aliceville
Robert Gunn
Panola
Andy Taylor
Gordo
J. Elton Kowery
Gordon Circwit
J. H. Walthall
Hannah Sand Springs
O. D. Thomas
Northport
Charles Fiquette
Jennings Parish
Sheats Summerford
St. Marks
Denson H. Franklin, Jr
Sand Springs
Tbs
Union Chapel
Tuscaloosa
Alberta
Hillard Vance
Cottondale
Clayton Phillips
Hargrove Memorial
Samuel Berry
Holt
A. Jackson Killen
St. Luke
David Sayers
Taylorville
Bobby Shaw
Trinity
Ralph Bates
Benly Bay
Wesley Parish
Benny Casper
West Blockton
West Scots
Higdon Conviction Highlights Graft and Larceny Case
The jury found Higdon guilty on one graft specification tied to a $5,000 check while rejecting another related spec. Prosecution noted corroborating evidence on the $723 check as a kickback on a refrigeration contract. Kowatch testified against the $20,000 figure. trial also charged Higdon with stealing $7,200 from cigarette promotion funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Little
Little
Higdon
Eward Kowatch
Universal Consultants
Kowatch
NCO Open
Liggett & Myers Inc
Nixon pushes equal housing despite racial bias concerns
President Nixon distinguishes between bias in housing and a community right to plan growth, pledging vigorous enforcement against any use of economic means to mask segregation. He defines equal housing opportunity as access to similar choices for all income levels, regardless of race or origin, and cites numerous Alabama locations and individuals in the discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nixon
Washington
Auburn Coeds Die In Crash On Bridge Pier
Two Auburn University roommates Emily Gillespie and Linda Ruth Adams died when their car rammed a bridge pier on Interstate 85 in Charlotte North Carolina. Emily's sister Laura Gillespie survived in satisfactory condition. A following car carried three other girls headed for Cape Cod for the summer. The truck driver reported the car dipped off the shoulder and struck the pier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
N.C
Auburn University
Cape Cod
Mass
Emily Gillespie
Atlanta
Linda Ruth Adams
Mobile
Ala
Emily
Laura
University of Alabama
Charlotte Memorial Hospital
R.M. Smith
Kennedy charges Nixon policy tied to election motive
Hatfield and Senator Kennedy renew claims that Nixon's Vietnam policy is politically motivated. Kennedy says Scott and aide Senator Griffin linked ending the war to next year's presidential race. Scott denies, saying there could be another man in the White House if the war isn’t ended before 1972 elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Sen
Edward M. Kennedy
Kennedy
Nixon
Robert P. Griffin
White House
Interlochen student honored for brass department award
Interlochen Arts Academy named five student musicians including David Oliver for brass department achievement at honors convocation. The article also notes federal housing policy debates and a local accident involving Barbara Ann Ford and a boy named Wyman Dye Chandler, both from Decatur area, with Chandler hospitalized in good condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interlochen
Mich
David Oliver
Beech St
Interlochen Arts Academy
Violence Vigil in East Pakistan Sparks Refugee Crisis
Hindu Bengalis in East Pakistan face mass violence as mobs massacre villages, rape and kidnap, with relief workers recounting decapitations and bayonet practice. Indian and US-supplied assets are cited amid ongoing resistance by Mukhti Fauj and rising guerrilla activity. Charles Parker will address the Second Ave renewal at the Decatur Rotary meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Pakistan
Charles Parker
Decatur Housing Authority
Decatur Inn
Rotary Club
TVA model aids industrial growth with private funds
Layman praised government river development through the Tennessee Valley Authority and $1.2 billion in private funds across 13 counties as a national model. Jim Giltmier of the Senate agriculture and forests committee met in Decatur to align plans with local industrial leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee Valley Authority
Jim Giltmier
Senate Committee On Agriculture and Forests
Decatur
River Weather Summary for Decatur Area and Vicinity
Morning river reading at Keller Memorial Bridge 21.64 feet with sea level 555.94 feet. High today 88 at 5 pm. low this morning 68. Expected high 91 and low 66 today and Saturday. No precipitation today. month total 0.56 inch. year total 28.90 inches, 4.44 above normal. Forecast calls for fair to partly cloudy and warm through Saturday with a 20 percent chance of showers Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur and Vicinity River Reading
Keller Memorial Bridge
Daily Records Athens Limestone Admissions and Births
A list of admissions and dismissals at Athens Limestone Hospital includes Ollie Russell Elkmont Frank Lewis Athens and several named patients. Birth notice for Shannon Bloodworth Athens. Ambulance calls report several transfers to Decatur General Hospital Cullman Rest Home and Pineview Hospital with times from 6 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Shannon Bloodworth
Athens Limestone Hospital
Southend Ambulance Service
Thomas Wiggins
15Th Ave
Decatur General Hospital
A.M. Lee
Cullman Rest Home
Stephen Heim
8Th St
Country Club Rd
Gilbert White
Belle Mina
Waymon Chandler
5Th Ave
Elizabeth Harrison
Medical Park Rest
Baugh-Wiley Smith Ital
Larry Colley
Madison
Pineview Hospital
STP Oil Additive Called Thick Goo by Consumer Reports
Consumer Reports says STP the oil treatment marketed as The Racer's Edge raises oil viscosity by two grades in new cars and may void warranties. GM and Ford manuals warn that additives can jeopardize warranties if they cause malfunctions. STP's Andy Granatelli defends the product, noting widespread customer satisfaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Consumer Reports
General Motors
Ford
Andy Granatelli
STP Corp
Granatelli
STP
Window Washer Disturbs Carson in New York Supreme Court
Television host Johnny Carson sought an injunction against 860 United Nations Plaza management to stop daily window cleaning before 10 a.m. He claimed the 8 a.m. scaffolding descent disturbed his sleep in his $75,000 cooperative duplex.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Johnny Carson
Supreme Court
United Nations Plaza
Probate Estate of Jack T Carson Lands Warning
Legal notice announces Letters Testamentary granted May 24 1971 to Ola Mae Segars Executrix for the estate of Jack T Carson. Claims must be presented within the legal period or be barred per Morgan County Probate Court order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack T. Carson
Bryan McAfee
Morgan County
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Walnut A Baptist Church
Decatur Shrine Club
Mount Zion
Jere Beasley
Morgan County Citizens Council
Janice Estwood
Corinthian Quartet
Upton’s Chapel Methodist Church
New Center Baptist Church
Alabama 24
W. T. Washington
King’s Memorial United Methodist Church
W. J. Gates
St. Stephen’s
Greater Decatur Panhellenic Association
National Association of Retired Federal Employees
NARFE
Alabama Country Music Association
Priceville
Priceville High School
Myra Fox
Miss Fox
University Hospital
Meek School Alumni Association
Meek School
Nif
Tennessee Valley Yntique Automobile Club of America
North Alabama
Ramada Inn
Decatur Saddle Club
Saddle Club
Jimmy King
Leighton
White Shriners Number Seven
Masonic
Calhoun Junior E
Santa Picnic Grounds
Tri County
Chi Omega
William T. Pigott
Quince Dr. SE
Grangehall Cemetery
Mutual Savings Library
United Methodist Church
Farris
T. S. Simms
Crestview Dr
Manning
Herbert Spiller
Pennylane
McKenzie
Worthey
Sam Nettles
Horsetree Place
Decatur Civinette Club
Charles Bradford
Woodmont Dr
Decatur Coin Club
City Hall
Aquadome Recreation Center
West Morgan Band
Rising Sun Lodge
F&am
Roanoke
Alexander City
Comer
James M. Bodbey
First
Robert W. Bugg
Flint Hill
James D. Archer
John B. Collier
Dadeville
Joe C. Higginbotham
Huguley-Harvington Heights
Willard M. Jones
Lafayette-Lafayette Mills
Sammy Stabler
Lanett
W.P. Furie, Jr
Langdale
Charles W. Bell
Ranburne Bethlehem
Robert Leverett
Timothy R. Thomas
W. Hugh Barber
Lowell
James Basham
Wadley
Charles F. Gattis, Jr
West Side
Leon Collier
Wedowee Station
Andrew R. Hardiman
Lenox Mallory
St Luke
J. Ronald Shell
B. G Wright
John E. Rutland
University
Phillip Huckaby
Valley
R. Laurence Dill III
Wesley
Ezell Esslinger
Charles M. Gilliam
Lacey
Eli Sekicki
Clarence Davis
New Hope
Talmadge Clayton Jr
New Market
W. W. Brown
Scottsboro
Joe Mallory
Tom Inglis
E. W. Gardner
Randall's Chapel
Billie J. Reding
Shady Grove
Woodrow Harbin
Shiloh
Charles McCay
Stateline
Carey Johnson
Stevenson
R. D. Pitts
Toney
Don Sims
Woodville Court
Bryan Tabor
Jasper
Adamsville
E. Esco McBay
Detroit
Herman E. Weston
Gunn
Russell C. Luquire Jr
Hamilton
B. Leon Bailey
Christ
Auburn
Hatfield
Wyman Dye Chandler
6Th Ave
Sth Ave
Chandler
St. SW
Dick Cooper
Khulna
India
Mr. Hastings
United States
Hubert Humphrey
Lawrence County Admissions
Kenneth Cagle
Helen Ballard
Grayson Paul Lee Corum
Courtland
Mattie Brackin
Susie Overton
Carlton Spillers
Verna Geeslin
Linda Parker
Hillsboro
Gracie Shelton
Tri
Jessie Journey
Ellen Naramore
Fannie Jones
Earl Terry
Susie Bobo
Marion Harris
Hiro
Robert Ellis
Brenda Owens
Nancy Posey
Avis Watkins
Willodean Rhodes
Sherida Ann Pitts
Audean Kelsoe
New York Times News Service
Carson
Probate
Ola Mae Segars
Baker Construction Company, Inc
Cottage No
Lureen B
Wallace Mental Retardation Development Center
P. O
P.O
Lareen B. Wallace
Bruce Lemmond
Chester Lemmond
Ernie Lemmond
Bruce Lemmond & Sons
Herbert A. McElroy
Beatrice E McElroy
Morgan Courthouse
Hartseile
Joy Subdivision
Hartsette
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