This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1976
Page
2
Debbie Franks daughter of Mr and Mrs Wayford Franks 1001 Skyview SW practices mowing as part of her summer schedule. The photo notes she has found summer employment and spending money for the season and a free hand with her school wardrobe for next fall.
Debbie Franks a 12 year old entrepreneur placed a 10 day classified ad in THE DAILY offering yard cutting services with phone contact 350-2152. Her family includes three brothers and a busy blended household as they balance school needs and summer earnings while her mother Bonnie Franks works as a nurses aide after returning from Cocoa Beach Florida where she was a computer operator for Chrysler Corp. in the space program.
Debbie Sunday recounts how she and her siblings decided to work this summer. She placed an ad with help from her mother and secured yard mowing, babysitting, and raking jobs. The children plan to save most earnings while allowing five dollars a week for entertainment.
Police report a third window air conditioner theft this week amid 90 degree heat. Lloyd Dinsmore’s home at 1029 Moulton St E. lost an unit. Candy shop owner James McMahon reports three candy boxes, drinks, and $1.50 stolen from his residence. Cummings Trucking warns of 300 stolen checks and a writing machine from their Birmingham office, with checks numbered 1976 to 1976. Richard Bartlett notes the checks are drawn on First National Bank of Tuscaloosa.
Retiring Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Howell Heflin urged more public involvement after noting dismally low May turnout in several counties. Speaking to the Decatur Jaycees, he warned ignorance and complacency threaten democracy and urged study of American history to safeguard rights and liberties. He also commented on federalism, prison reform needs, and ethics around the death penalty and code revision.
Alabama House Judiciary Committee approved a bill to strengthen antitrust enforcement against price fixing and bid rigging. The measure, by assistant AG Rick Middleton, aims to curb unfair practices and provide fair competition for consumers and honest businesses. Meanwhile Senate committees studied state ledgers as they work on an $181 million general fund budget.
Decatur NAACP chapter leaders and black residents discussed a door to door campaign to register black voters and boost turnout for the Aug. 10 municipal election. Ann Bell said registrations are accepted through July 30 at the Morgan County Board of Registrars, open weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Decatur armory renovation bids exceed 330000 with state construction firm leading at 334393. City to review base bids and alternates for eight add ons including roof line change, parking paving, lockers and sauna while funding comes from federal Community Development funds. Construction spans 210 working days at Delano Park site with plans for basketball court and multiple rooms.
The Tennessee Valley and North Alabama can expect showers and isolated thundershowers through Thursday as a cold front advances from the west. Rain chances near 60 percent with highs in the upper 80s to mid 90s across the region and cooler evenings in the upper 60s to lower 70s.
River readings at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning show 21.49 feet with sea level 555.79 feet. TVA lake stages list Chickamauga 681.2, Pickwick 413.8, Guntersville 594.4, Whitesburg 556.4, Wheeler 556.0, Wilson 506.7. Forecast calls for cloudy skies with thundershowers likely through Thursday, highs mid 80s, lows upper 60s, 60 percent rain chance.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.