Morgan County Screening for Young Children Set at Health Dept
Public screening for children ages 3 1/2 to 6 will be held at the County Health Department Tours from 9 to 11 a.m. Appointments are available by calling 353 6847 or 353 7939. Credit for U S Savings Bonds progress shows Morgan County at 36 percent of the 1968 goal with $4 458 658 raised of $12 690 000. Hog show details include the Cullman Hanceville Class A Horse Show on June 29 at Hanceville Field with 3:30 and 7 p.m. shows sponsored by the Hanceville Lions Club. Entry fees range from 3 to 10 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
County Health Department
U.S
Cullman County
Lawrence County
Limestone County
Cullman-Hanceville
Hanceville Field
The
Hanceville Lions Club
Decatur community events and crime notes from the week
The Decatur Jayceettes host a Little Mr and Miss Decatur contest at Riverside School at 7 p m on Saturday with ages three to six entered. The American Business Women's Association meets at 7 p m Thursday at the Downtowner with Margarita DeQuesada as guest speaker. Gregory Umber, son of Mr and Mrs John D Umber, will perform with the Meadow Brook Symphony Orchestra in summer and is among five French hornists selected for Meadow Brook Music Festival. Thieves steal car tapes from Cardinal Apartments cars, with two incidents reported. Bryson Construction lands a 237519 contract to expand the Army Missile Command Computer Center in Huntsville with completion in February 1969. Alvan Turner Jr of Decatur elected to Phi Kappa Phi. Morgan County Board of Registrars announces June 17–18 open registration hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Jayceettes
Riverside School
Gregory Umber
John D. Umber
Woodmont Dr
Meadow Brook Symphony Orchestra
James Levine
Roger Wagner
Umber
Peabody College
Nashville
Meadow Brook
Oakland University
Leonard Rose
Mischa Mischakoff
Anna Moffo
Philippe Entremont
The
American Ballet Theatre
Decatur
Bryson Construction
Army Missile Command
Huntsville
Army Corps of Engineers
Mobile
Holmes- Alvan Turner, Jr
Phi Kappa Phi
Holmes A. Jurner
13Th Ave
First solo flight by D H Davis at Decatur Athens
Notes of Interest report D H Davis of Decatur made his first solo flight at Decatur Athens Airways on Monday. The Decatur curb and country market at 1st Ave and Grant St will be open all day Thursday with sale items including peaches beans peas butter beans beets squash cucumbers cabbage and toes. The annual convocation of Decatur Chapter Sumber 38 Royal Arch Masons is Thursday at 7 30 p m in the Masonic Temple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. H. Davis
Decatur
Athens Airways
1St Ave
Grant St
Decatur Chapter
Sumber
Royal Arch Masons
Masonic Temx
Small businessmen urged to lick poverty in Alabama
H M McKenzie SBA regional director urged Alabama small businessmen to tackle poverty during a speech before the Alabama SBA Advisory Council in Decatur Huntsville Birmingham Montgomery and Mobile. He called small business the nation's biggest industry and cited employment and output figures amid council praise and a river cruise following the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Karpf
Alabama
H. M. McKenzie
SBA
Charlotte
N.C
McKenzie
Alabama Sba Advisory Council
Decatur
Huntsville
Birmingham
Montgomery
Mobile
SBA Council
Morgan County Board of Revenue and Control
Guy D. Roberts
GBA
Clarence Barnes
Atlanta
Robert L. Stockment
Washington
D. C
John A. Rasberry
Mental Retardation Commission
Tupelo
Miss
Tennessee River
Hayes guilty of first degree manslaughter in Griffin stabbing
A Lawrence County jury found Willodean Hayes guilty of first degree manslaughter in the February 20 stabbing death of Charles Wayne Griffin and sentenced her to 10 years in prison. Hayes claimed self-defense as relatives testified about a knife. The case unfolded at the Moody farm residence near Moulton with eight people present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton
Lawrence County
Willodean Hayes
Charles Wayne Griffin
Decatur Atty
James Francis
State Supreme Court
Hayes
Walter Cunningham
J. ®. Moody
Moulton-Decatur Road
Griffin
Jury Awards 35000 in Damage Suit
A Morgan County Circuit Court jury awarded Don Gray 35000 in a suit against Tennessee Valley Rest Home Inc. The case stemmed from a Sept 6, 1966 incident in which Gray's father Robert Gray, a patient at the home, was stabbed to death by another patient, T. E. Pruitt, who was hospitalized in Bryce Hospital and never charged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
Don Gray
Tennessee Valley Rest Home, Inc
Gray
Decatur
Ralph Slate
Leslie Doss
Rest Home
Robert Gray
T. E. Pruitt
Bryce Hospital
Tuscaloosa
Pruitt
Norman Harris
J. N Powell
Finley Island Road to Be Four Lanes This Summer
Finley Island Road will be four laned from Alabama 20 to the Tennessee River this summer to ease traffic for Amoco and 3M in Decatur. The two mile project aims for completion in September if construction starts next month per Morgan County Commissioner Paul Collier. The board also moved to sell the Cole Springs Club House and cabins to Ellis Holmes for 14000 dollars, with a petition to keep the facility filed this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finley Island
Amoco
Decatur
Alabama 20
Tennessee River
Morgan County
Paul Collier
Collier
Cole Springs Club
Ellis Holmes
Rodeo Set In Hartselle Highlights Parade Street Dance
In Hartselle Morgan Mounted Sheriff's Posse hosts a two day rodeo with an old fashioned street dance on Thursday night. Performances are 8 p m Friday and Saturday with gate admission of 1 75. Saturday features a downtown parade at 2 p m with Ranch boys and rodeo queen contenders Diane Owens and Judy Owens. A panel will name the queen based on beauty poise and horsemanship. The event supports the Alabama Sheriff's Ranch for Boys at Selma.
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Hartselle
Morgan Mounted Sheriff's Posse
Main Street
Howard Proctor
Morgan County Civil Defense
Proctor
Mounted Sheriff's Posse
Alabama Sheriff's Ranch
Selma
Sheriff’s Ranch
Diane Owens
Decatur 2
Judy Owens
Posse
Wallace Campaign Swing Draws 10000 in Memphis Crowd
George C. Wallace opened a Southern campaign tour in Memphis drawing about 10 000 supporters. He denounced both major parties and communists while pledging to remove all communists from defense plants. Secret Service guarded the event as he criticized leaders and warned against what he called a breakdown of law and order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don McKee
Associated Press
Memphis, Tenn
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Chattanooga
Wallace
Supreme Court
Charles de Gaulle
Mid- South Coliseum
Law and Order
U.S. Supreme Court
Tennessee
Secret Service
U.S
Miller to Run for Athens Mayor in Upcoming Election
Walter C. Buddy Miller, an electrician, announced plans to file for mayor of Athens next Wednesday as qualifying begins. The August 13 election will pit Miller against florist Charles P. Bailey, with details on a potential third candidate Major Robert Allen Tinnon and several council races shaping the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Dunnavant
Athens
Walter C
Buddy) Miller
Bill Owens
Miller
Charles P. Bailey
Robert Allen Tinnon
City Plumbing and Electrical
Elmer Vinson
William Smith
Buford Romine
Lester Cole
Robert Clem
DeWitt Garrett
Hubert Ward
Girl Staters Meeting Today Dynamically Shapes Alabama Leadership
Delegates from 326 high schools convene at Huntingdon College to elect a new state administration for Alabama Girls State. Federalist Kim Ryne and Nationalist Alice Hart head gubernatorial tickets with key races across attorney general and secretary of state among nominees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Huntingdon College
Kim Ryne
Birmingham
Alice Hart
Connie Smith
Florence
Carol Mayo
Oddvard Berg
Athens
Annie Lola Price
Court of Appeals
Capitol
Albert Brewer
Mary Jane Golden
Pratt City
Tippy Leath
Centre
Joy Bufford
Auburn
Elizabeth Petree
Jasper
Austin Samford
Opelika
Alice Hancock
Charlene Marsh
Coffee Springs
Amy Pritchett
Thomaston
Penny Carpenter
Millport
Jeanné Delaney
Livingston
Public Service Commission
Faye Newsome
Hartford
Linda
Madison DA To Be Tried
Huntsville Alabama Madison County District Attorney David L Thomas must stand trial June 24 on a 16 count indictment linked to a special grand jury probe of irregularities in the district attorney office. Judge Thaggard overruled defense continuance pleas and denied limiting trials to two on June 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntsville
Ala
T. Worth Thaggard
Madison County
David L. Thomas
Thaggard
Thomas
Also Mentioned on This Page
Howard M. McKenzie
North Carolina
Small Business Administration
Paul Brunson
Guy Roberts
Alabama Council of the
Roberts
Wiley S. Messick
Cal Loring
Mrs. Contest
American Business Women’s Association
Margarita DeQuesada
Cardinal Apartments
Paul Dunnder
Robin Dr
Bryson
Turner
Registrars Office
Morgan County Board of Registrars
Board of Registrars
Civil Courts Building
L’rence
Finley Island Rd
Michael
Gillooly
Ntl
Becky
Pany
Nora Hennessey
Lucy Raths
Memphis
Johnson
Robert F. Kennedy
Aker
Girl Staters
Madison
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