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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1968
Page
2
Gabe Peluso is appointed innkeeper of the Holiday Inn Downtown Decatur by Gene Martin district director for Holiday Inns of America. Peluso previously served as assistant inn at Holiday Inn Airport in Charleston.
Trustees for Morgan County schools will be nominated at mass meetings Tuesday June 25 at 7 30 p m at schools countywide Each school submits six names and the county board of education will pick three trustees from each list to serve four years Also noted Mrs John W Hill III patient at South Highland Hospital Birmingham reports satisfactory condition, former Patricia Flynn daughter of Mr and Mrs Joe Flynn of Decatur.
Two Limestone County contestants enter the Limestone County Maid of Cotton pageant. Pattye Smith, 19, daughter of Mr and Mrs Billy G Smith of Athens, a Gulf Park College graduate, sponsored by Oakdale Homemakers Club. Mary Carolyn Brackeen, 19, daughter of Mr and Mrs Willard Brackeen of the Reid Community, also entered.
The Branded Burger restaurant began business last week at the intersection of U S 31 and Longhorn Pass in Hartselle. Owner Hubert Mitchell of Hartselle operates the new eatery.
The Falkville High School 1960 graduating class held its first reunion at the Corral Restaurant with 27 of 38 members attending. In Athens, A&P Supermarket will expand by taking Crutcher Drug Co. space and relocating Cole Drug Co. to the Athens Shopping Center. Huntsville hosts the fifth annual Madison-Marshall Award for University of Utah professor Henry Eyring at the Skycenter Hotel with a social hour from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. and the award at 8:30 p.m.
Reporter reports a wall of Secret Service agents around presidential candidate George Wallace after Kennedy’s murder. Admission to a Wallace press conference at Berry Field is blocked, then a Nashville campaign worker issues a last minute press pass. An armed man is later arrested at the Municipal Auditorium.
The Associated Press reports at least four deaths in Alabama accidents this weekend. In Fort Payne a convertible passing a tractor-trailer overturned after striking the truck. Victims named Alfonso Bickerstaff and Charles Edward Chambliss, both 24 and 22, were from Fort Payne.
June 27 to 29 in Athens features Red Coffin and Glenn Byrd among stars at a three day rodeo. Winners earn state titles with $2,500 in prize money. Alabama Rodeo Queen Jackie Cannon will reign as IRA representative and may compete again next year with expenses covered by veterans groups. See ATHENS on Page A.
Five civil cases were tried last week at the Morgan County Courthouse before Judges Newton B. Powell and James Bloodworth. Among outcomes, Donald W. Gray won 35000 in a 500000 damage suit against Tennessee Valley Rest Home linked to a Sept 6 1966 incident. Virgie Powell awarded 7500 in a 25000 damage suit against Nebraska Consolidated Mills for injuries in an April 7 1967 accident. An eight hour jury deliberation ended with a verdict for the defendant in the Roseland Gayle Stephenson versus Jimmie R. Ferguson case seeking 50000.
The Alabama Independent Democratic Party calls on the Democratic National Convention to refuse seating any Alabama delegates or alternates who pledge support to a third party. Chairman David Vann says delegates supporting a rival candidate should not participate in choosing another party’s nominee. The party does not challenge rights to support a third party, but insists such supporters align with their own party’s convention.
Ground breaking for the 1.4 million Moulton water system will occur Monday afternoon at the proposed dam and filter plant site north of Alabama 33. Water Board chairman H A Alexander will speak to city officials and HUD and OToole Engineering representatives. The project, funded by an EDA grant of 415000 and a federal loan of 943000, aims to start service by early next year.
One person was slightly injured in a two car collision just east of Lindsey Lane near Athens. David Leon Ashford 20 was admitted to Athens Limestone Hospital for observations. He drove a 1964 Chevrolet in collision with a 1960 Chevrolet driven by Guy King of Elkton Tennessee.
Neena Morris, 20, of Danville 3, crowned Rodeo Queen at the Morgan County Mounted Sheriff s Posse Rodeo in Hartselle. She is a University of Alabama sophomore teaching physical education and will later compete in Little Rock for Miss Rodeo U.S.A. titles. The event drew over 1000 attendees at Sherill Stadium and was presented by Canuli Rodeo Stock Co.
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