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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 13, 1969

Page

2

Methodist Appointments in North Alabama Districts

A long list of Methodist appointments for North Alabama districts is released, naming pastors and assigned churches and circuits from Albertville to York area, including first and associate roles across multiple circuits and parishes. The document enumerates district supervisors and the ministers assigned to each church or circuit, reflecting the organizational structure of the conference.

Birmingham Ala North Alabama Albertville William C. Davis Corbinville - Saratoga Jer A. Croft Toga Mayron Morris Mount Ri Lewitt Memorial Thomas K. Roberts Brashier Union Chapel Charles W. Miller Jene Wallace Ponder Robert C. L. Ness Weyman R. Crumpton Billy Jack Brooks Douglas-Oak Grove Robert P. Pickle Monroe C. Coulson Forrest Home T. E. DeLoach Geraldine J. C Will m Inia Benson Hayden-Stewart's Chapel Grady Williams Holl Pond H. Hallman Holly Pond L. M. Morton Nectar-Selfville E. J Herbert Smith Wynnville Chester D. Masters Alexandria - Peek’s Hill Donald E.gardner Anniston Parkwin Avenue Henry M. Louis Saks Arthur Finch St. Mark Mack Finney Centre Frank Macken Chulafinne - Wise's Chapel Is P. Scales, Jr Coldwater Leroy R. McClendon Craig Memorial - Bynum T Ray Thomas Tyenne L. Supt C. Nolen Hudson Canterbury Charles E. al First Church Joseph P. Rush J. Fletcher Thorington Highiga Calvin M. Pinkard Hills Gerald A. Champién Lake Highlands Wil L. Cole Jr Akmont Hayes Overton Robert E- Britton Oxmoor Guy R Sixty-Seventh Street David G. Adkins Vestavia Hills A’ Ite Daniel Z. Kitchens West End R. Gordon McKi West Haven Mahlon S. Felkins West Woodlawn Lesel West Bessemer District Harold C. Martin Fine John H. Andrews Brighton Doss Central Park A. Tillman Sprouse Docena W. Hallman Earnest James W. Smith Fairmont Carl Forestdale James E. Elliott Jr Fultondale Woodrow W. Lamon Glen Hills Fletcher C. Anderson Jones Glenn M. Parkin Pine Grove Charles L. Frederick Robert Marks Athens Friendship Robert G . Basham Willard B Hulburt Belle Mina Joe L. Jack Caddo J. Ruel Foote Cairo-Lantzville Su Cabridge Parker P. Robert Fowler Center Springs Estas L. Hardin Austinville Denny M. Johnson Chapel Hill Bekekh End David L Northwood Cys Hillsdale Bethel Grove Andrew Killen Isbell A. Scott Jones Leighton W. W. Woodburn Red Bay- Sim W. E. Fears Rigsellville Belgreen Spruce Pine James E J. P. West Gadsden Districty Supt Ashville Union Robert E Smith Ceff John W. Clotfelter Center George B Foatt Payne M. E. Coleman Gadsden East E. M Barfiea George W. Cobb Levie Memorial Minor North J.C. Hewitt Rainbow City H.C . Jr Southside CL. Cash Trinity Liberty Robert Bar Eee Bowery Charles Gattis Liberty Circuit B c Lookout Valley Gordon D. McCurry E. W. Gardner Randall's Chapel Arno White Shady Grove Clay Mann Vernon Archer Fapaoke Thomas F Stevenson Alexander City Amp Hill H Dixon Mitchell A. T. Haywood Dadeville Joe C John Albright Equality Bobby Ray Halbecks Hackneyville Glen H Mayfield Leeds Firs Arnold Hunt Lester's Chapel Joe Barnes Robert Garrett Parkdale-Weoguska Jeff Bayne WE. Peoples Rehobeth Wills Ric Lord George Gravitte Rocky Mount Beamon Juga Elmer Johnson Migon G O Newaton Oak Grove Oldfield SF Lowery St. Andrews Hill Jack Graves Wesley Chapel John H Mann Crim Wilsonville-Old Chapel M_ T Anders Tustaloosa Robert C Morgan Aliceville Rober W Gunn Bethlehem-Mt Vernon John Weaver Brookweed Micheel

Area Student Program Winner Shipper Named to NSF Summer Program

Bradshaw High School junior Eddy Shipper of Florence is among 40 students chosen for the National Science Foundation Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Marine Biology summer program at UC La Jolla. He holds Mu Alpha Theta, serves on student council, edits the school paper, and plans to attend Yale after high school.

Eddy Shipper Bradshaw Florence National Science Foundation Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Marine Biology University of California, la Jolla Calif Shipper Bybeard S. Shipper Homer E. Chandler Decatur National Society Mu Alpha Theta Mathemerary Bearacade Sernor

Decatur Shrine Club Meets Tonight at De Inn

Notes of Interest report the Decatur Shrine Club will meet today at the De Inn at 7 PM for a regular gathering and discussion of upcoming events.

Decatur Shrine Club de Inn

Camp Westmoreland to Host 2000 Scouts on Shoals Creek

Nearly 2000 Boy Scouts from North Alabama reserve a week at Camp Westmoreland near Florence on Shoals Creek. The nine week camp opens Sunday with participants from Jackson to Franklin Counties and offers aquatic programs and scoutcraft activities supervised by council safety committees. Jamiel Saliba of Florence named drum major for Florence State University Pride of Dixie Band this fall after notable work with Coffee High School.

North Alabama Westmoreland Shoals Creek Florence Jackson Madison Morgan Cullman Limestone Lawrence Lauderdale Colbert Franklin Tennessee Valley Council Florence State University Pride of Dixie Arthur Theil Jamiel Saliba Jamiel Coffee High F. C. McClure Theil Saliba FSU Larry Andrews J. S. Saliba Riverside Drive First Baptist Church Coffee

Decatur Girls Enter Spirit Beauty Contest

Elizabeth Kay Brooks 19 and Linda Jean Marcontell 22 are new entrants in the Miss Spirit of America pageant. Brooks, from Edgewood Street, Calhoun graduate and former cheerleader, and Marcontell, Auburn University home economics student and former Miss Calhoun Tech, aim to fashion a future in dress design. the talent segment was withdrawn to save time.

Elizabeth Kay Brooks Linda Jean “Marcontéll Miss Brooks Gene A. Brooks Edgewood St Calhoun Junior College Miss Marcontell Joseph P. Solometo 11Th St Auburn University Austin High School Calhoun First Baptist Church Marcontell Decatur Decatur High School Calhoun Tech

Wreck near Moulton injures man and boy

A. Moulton man Willie James Fuller, 35, and a boy were injured in a one vehicle crash 11.7 miles east of Moulton on Alabama 24 at 4 30 p m Thursday. Fuller listed in poor condition at Decatur General Hospital. Trooper J F Fuller investigated. Officials planned trooper saturation in Limestone County tonight and Lawrence County Saturday night to curb speeding.

A. Moulton Moulton Alabama Highway Patrol Willie James Fuller Decatur General Hospital J. F. Fuller Limestone County Lawrence County

Brewer predicts more area plants in Tennessee Valley gains

Gov. Albert Brewer announced two space related industries will add plants in the Tennessee Valley with a total investment of over 5 million dollars. Schiller Corp will build a 5 million center near the jetport employing 500 and Vitro Corp will open a 200 thousand plant in Cullman for tool and die products.

Tennessee Valley Albert Brewer Brewer Huntsville Schiller Corp Jetport James Schiller Cullman Vitro Corporation Ed Mitchell Alabama Mitchell Schiller Gov. Brewer

TVA Awards Shoals Pact for Ammonia Plant

The Tennessee Valley Authority awarded a 5.28 million dollar contract to J F Prichard and Co of Kansas City for a new synthetic ammonia unit at the National Fertilizer Development Center in Muscle Shoals. The plant will replace the WWII era unit and will produce ammonia more cheaply and supply carbon dioxide for urea production. TVA plans experimental production of new urea based fertilizers with large commercial potential.

Tennessee Valley Authority J. F. Prichard and Co Kansas City National Fertilizer Development Center Muscle Shoals TVA

Wreck Involving Unattended Car Stuns Athens Officer

Athens policeman Almon Powers investigated a minor two car incident with no driver present. A vehicle owner parked on a hill at a dry cleaners failed to put it in park, and the car rolled back down the incline, hitting a parked car belonging to a nearby office worker.

Athens Almon Powers

City Man Hurt In Auto Wreck

Danny Ray Wakefield of Decatur is listed in satisfactory condition after a serious automobile accident near St. Louis Missouri. He had just been discharged from the Air Force on May 31 and was en route home when the crash occurred. He was treated at St. Johns Mercy Hospital in St. Louis. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Raymond Wakefield of 614 James St SW in Decatur.

Danny Ray Wakefield Decatur St. Louis Wakefield Air Force St. Johns Mercy Hospital Danny Ray Raymond Wakefield James St. SW

Man Convicted In Arson Case

A Mobile man was convicted on state charges of second degree arson for the March 24 firebombing of a warehouse.

Mobile Ala

DHS Class of 1949 Sets Saturday Reunion

Decatur High School Class of 1949 holds a Saturday reunion with over 60 classmates and 9 teachers attending. Day events include a 2 p.m. gathering at Delano Park followed by a 7:30 p.m. buffet at Decatur Inn with spouses and teachers.

DHS Decatur High School Delano Park Decatur Inn

Logging Class Set June 19 at Brushy Creek Forest Demo

A logging equipment demonstration is planned for June 19 at Brushy Creek in the Bankhead National Forest near Grayson. The event runs 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with displays of felling skidding and loading gear and talks by W W King and Jim Altman on manpower and equipment. Lunch and demonstrations follow, with sponsors including the Natural Bridge Chapter and multiple agencies and locals listed.

Brushy Creek Bankhead National Forest Grayson W. W. King Tennessee Valley Authority Jim Altman American Pulpwood Association Natural Bridge Alabama Forest Products Association U. S. Forest Service Alabama Division of Forestry

Escapee Henry J. Smith Jr Captured in Limestone County

Limestone County deputies arrested Henry J. Smith Jr. in Madison 2 on Thursday and readmitted him to Limestone County Jail for escape from a road gang. Smith was first arrested May 24 for a worthless check and escaped the road gang June 2. He faces an additional escape charge along with the worthless check charge.

Athens Limestone County Henry J. Smith Jr Madison Smith

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U.S. Civil Defense Council Biloxi Miss Bobb Betts Orlando Fila J. Howard Yale University United Funds Florence State Elizabeth Brooks Linda Marcontell Hurton Lawrence James Glidwell Henry Smith Associated King Paul R. Konis Glidwell Purdue University Jetport Park Huntsville Industrial Expansion Commission Schiller Corporation Vitro NASA Industry Bob Bates TVA Awards Shoals City Man Carey Hotchkiss, III Courtland Ben Layton Danville Betty Jean Case McCain Jean Gregg Bloodworth Montgomery Floyd Kimbrough John A. Woodruff Etna Ree Carroll Jack Reithmaier William LéMay South Vietnam Marion Lee Counts Tom Fitzpatrick Beaver Karl Barlow McKenzie, Tenn J. P. Vaughan Rome Bernard Taylor Dolly Pitt Howell Hartselle Oakley Rogers Charles Weir Little Rock Ark Elvis Vincent Pearson Scottsboro Marion Watson Sittason Dorsia Wiggins Oliver Columbiana Rena McDaniel Smith Hillsboro James Tatum Betty Douthitt Charles Howard Charles Martin Clifford Campbell Willard Sherrod Margaret Rogers Miller Earl Glenn Teague Sam Evans Margie ‘Harrison Duke Cantonment Fla Dorothy Woodruff Green Faye Eubanks Swanner Tanner Doris Nixon Tuten Tuscumbia F. D. Folette Irma Black Terry Tom Craig Durham N.C Joe Shaia Eglin Afb Floyd Vaughn Jacksonville Kenneth Strother Opelika Jean Moore Long Needham Long Anderson S. C Mary Ann Bagley McCollum Alfred Matthews O. T. Bolding Barrett Shelton, Jr Billy Ray Sparkman Mary Delmore Bubbett Dothan Percy Garnett John Barlow Memphis Donald Warren Rapid City S. D Ben Lee Clara Ratliff Cross Mary Ann Blackwell Anderson Camden Bobbye Dugger McQuary Lewis Maples Mary Emily Burnham Boggs Dalton Garrett Nona Fort Jones Smiley Nashville Sally Kimbrough Holmes Etowah Tenn Charlotte Lee Livingston Betty Sue Holland Elizabeth Eich Jewitt Filler W. R. Riley Mary Robertson Helen Maddox Hall Mary Louise Garrett W. H. Long Florence Smith Floyd Biscoe
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