Energy saving idea yields hot air powered water heat
Decatur inspec tor Gene Chandler converts exhaust from an air conditioner into hot water for the heater reducing electricity bills by up to a third. He plans no market push but expects others to explore the approach as energy concerns rise. Chandler notes potential for other by product heat use in homes and industries.
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Gene Chandler
Tommy Stevenson
Chandler
Decatur
Dick Watkins
Decatur Electric
Popular Science
Hickory Hills
Athens College measure drafted for legislature
A bill to make Athens College an upper level college may be introduced after next week's State Board of Education meeting. Rep. Tommy Carter said he drafted the bill but may not need it if the board accepts the college and the legislature funds it. The board will meet in Montgomery Friday to decide on acceptance, with a $2 million annual operating expense tied to the move and debts to be cleared.
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Athens
Athens College
State Board of Education
Limestone
Tommy Carter
Carter
Wallace
Montgomery
Limestone-Madison
Albert McDonald
Sandridge
Morgan County approves dock bond and annual session amendments
Final Morgan County vote totals show 1 940 approving the state docks bond issue amendment with 381 dissenting votes and 1 639 voters approving the annual session amendment with 670 against. Both issues passed statewide per Sadie Gillespie of the probate judge's office.
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Morgan County
State Docks
Sadie Gillespie
Probate Judge’s Office
TVA To Remove Nuclear Fuel From Browns Ferry Units
TVA workmen will start Tuesday removing radioactive fuel rods from damaged reactor unit two to enable rewiring and fuel channel checks. The process for unit one, also fire damaged on March 22, will begin about a week later according to TVA information officer Chris Eckl.
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Browns Ferry
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Chris Eckl
Memories of The Daily: Ink and beginnings at Johnston Street
A personal reminiscence of The Decatur Daily in 1943 its leadership under editor Ben Bloodworth and Barrett Shelton Sr and the daily grind of reporters in a small newsroom during World War II. The piece recalls starting as a new reporter while finishing high school.
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Johnston St
1St Ave
Barrett Shelton Sr
Shelton
Ben Bloodworth
Bloodworth
Bloodworth and the Craft of a Mid-Century Newspaper
The text recalls Bloodworth known as Brother Blood guiding editors in the composing room during the 1940s. It mentions a two-fingered typing style, reworking obituaries and personals, and introducing writers to the skilled craftsmen who produced the paper, with a young Lee Deal noted as part of the team.
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Bloodworth
Brother Blood
Lee Deal
Daring Decatur Cyclists Brighten Area as Sun Returns
The article highlights teen cyclists Terry Nelson and Jerry Riddle enjoying a sunny day in Decatur. It notes warm weather and bright skies ahead while offering a nostalgic portrait of the newspaper plant with staff members like Herman Safley and Maynard Layman and a busy pressroom in daily operation.
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Terry Nelson
Jerry Riddle
Decatur
Herman Safley
Herman Free
Herman
Decatur Area Weather and River Readings Report
River and weather data from Keller Memorial Bridge this morning show a river reading of 22.06 and sea level at 556.36. TVA lake stages include Chickamauga 682.4 Pickwick 413.6 Guntersville 594.9 Whitesburg 557.8 Wheeler 556.2 Wilson 507.2. High today 80, overnight 57, with mid 80s expected and low 60s tonight. Forecast calls for sunny warm conditions today and Saturday, then partly cloudy and cool tonight. Extended outlook through Tuesday shows Mostly fair Sunday and Monday with a chance of thundershowers Tuesday. highs in the 80s, lows in the 60s.
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Decatur and Vicinity River Reading
Keller Memorial Bridge
Reading
TVA
Chickamauga
Pickwick
Guntersville
Whitesburg
Wheeler
Wilson
Decatur Station
Tri-County District Health Service
Sunny Weekend Forecast Across Alabama
The National Weather Service forecasts sunny skies and warmer weather through the weekend with mid 80s highs on today and Saturday. Clouds and a chance of thundershowers increase Tuesday as a cold front settles in the southern region. Tonight will be clear with lows near 60 across much of north Alabama. Thursday saw a high of 81 and .03 inch of rain as a cool air mass moved through.
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National Weather Service
North
Alabama
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Morgan
DHS
Decatur High School
Alice Ambrose
Marilyn Lee
Paige
Sherrill
Jewel Harris
Fanny
Julie Underwood
Lauri Johns
DAILY
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Decatur Daily
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Maynard Layman
Maryville College
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Elizabeth Sandlin
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Barrett Shelton Jr
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