Spirit Pet Show at Decatur Fest Promises Prizes
The event invites children 14 and under to enter pets in four divisions dogs cats reptiles fish bugs and spiders and other animals. Winners receive trophies and ribbons with a top pet in each category earning a $25 savings bond and an eight years plus best pet trophy from the Morgan County Humane Society. Judges include Jay Buysse Ronnie White Virginia Bruce and Polly Woody. Members of the German Shepherd Club will display dogs and some compete in a national specialty in New Jersey this fall.
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Decatur
Morgan County Humane Society
Jay Buysse
Dog Club
Ronnie White
Virginia Bruce
Polly Woody
Morgan County Humane
German Shepherd Club
New Jersey
Ennis Enters Athens Mayoral Race in Aug 13 Election
Former Limestone County Sheriff Clyde Ennis announces plans to seek Athens mayor seat, becoming the fourth candidate to qualify for the August 13 election. He served two terms as sheriff from 1955 to 1963, later worked in state enforcement and the restaurant business, and is now an insurance salesman. He is married to Armenta and has two children, Steve and Karen.
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Athens
Limestone County
Clyde Ennis
City
Ennis
Limestone
M. W. Evans
Alabama Public Service Commission
Armenta
Steve
Karen
Docks Honor 40th Anniversary in Mobile Ceremony
Gov Albert P. Brewer and Admiral Thomas H. Moorer head a list of dignitaries attending Mobile Alabama State Docks 40th anniversary ceremonies at the International Trade Center. The port, begun in 1924 and completed in 1928 at a cost of 10 million, now features 34 berths, grain elevator, bulk handling, cold storage, warehouses, and 11 inland ports on Alabama waterways.
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Mobile
Ala
Albert P. Brewer
Thomas H. Moorer
Naval Operations
Alabama State Docks
Brewer
International Trade Center
William L. Sibert
Gadsden
Sibert
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Gatun
Panama Canal
Bibb Graves
Alabama
State Docks
Meany urges fight for equality amid union bias
AFL CIO chief George Meany told NAACP delegates in Atlantic City that racial discrimination remains a barrier to Negro progress in education housing and employment. He urged continued effort and unity, warning that progress in school integration and equal opportunity has been slow but not doomed.
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Washington
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Labor Federa
Meany
Federationist
Yiegod
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Atlantic City
N.J
Decatur Chamber Names Two New Board Directors
Decatur Chamber of Commerce elected two business leaders to its board replacing those who moved away. Dorothy Schwachow and Lester Moss join as directors, with Schwachow heading the retail merchants committee and Moss the restaurants and motel committee.
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Decatur
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Marvin Rosenberg
Matthew Hall
Dorothy Schwachow
Moulton St
Lester Moss
Decatur Inn
Schwuchow
Moss
Chamber
Dick Ordway
John Eyster
Schwachow
Eyster
Trial Following Wreck Sets Today
James Montgomery faces two counts of manslaughter for a June 16 1965 Old Moulton Road crash that killed his wife and daughter. The State Supreme Court reversed a prior conviction citing illegal evidence. Montgomery is represented by Ralph Slate. The Morgan County Circuit Court opens three weeks of criminal court with about 21 cases this week and 19 more after a July 8 recess. Judges James N. Bloodworth and Newton B. Powell assist.
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James Montgomery
Moulton
Morgan County
Montgomery
State Supreme Court
Atty
Ralph Slate
James N. Bloodworth
Newton B. Powell
Record Emphasizes Black Unemployment Gap in Jobs Report
A government analysis notes high unemployment and underemployment among Negroes, highlighting occupations and earnings. It argues equal opportunity remains policy rather than practice, despite the jobless rate for Black workers dropping to 6.4 percent, still double the white rate.
Alabama weekend accidents kill at least twelve people
The Associated Press reports at least 12 deaths from Alabama weekend traffic crashes. Victims include James Baker 59 of Red Level in a one car wreck near Wetumpka, Jack Naytor 25 near Oneonta, Charlest C. Smith Jr. of Chattanooga in a Scottsboro crash, Thomas L. Smiley Jr. 16 of Birmingham near Mountain Brook, Tim Floyd 11 of Blountsville, and William B. Canady 23 of Pinson in a Jeffer son County collision near Tarrant City. Phillip L. Murrell 19 of Lewisburg drowned in the Tennessee River at Decatur. Four killed in a Lee County car-train crash near Phenix City. George F. Whiddon 64 of Prichard dies in Mobile two-car crash on western outskirts after the weekend count begins Friday.
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Associated Press
Alabama
Highway Patrol
James” Baker
Red Level
Alabama 14
Wetumpka
Elmore County
Jack Naytor
Oneonta
Charlest C. Smith Jr
Chattanooga
Tenn
Scottsboro
Birmingham
Thomas L. Smiley Jr
Jefferson County
Mountain Brook
Tim Floyd
Blountsville
William B. Canady
Pinson
Tarrant City
Phillip L. Murrell
Lewisburg
Tennessee
Decatur
Lee County
Phenix City
Jane Britton Harp
Reba Sue Bullard
William Christopher Sellers
Stephen Mark Sellers
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George F. Whiddon
Prichard
O Mobile
Southland Plaza
Men’‘s Permanent Press
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Ivy Sport
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