Woody To Attend Southeast Safety Conference In Mobile
Tom Woody, a Southern Safety Conference board member and resolution committee member, will attend the Southeast Safety Conference in Mobile Sunday through Tuesday. An estimated 1,200 to 2,000 attendees are expected, with headquarters at the Admiral Semmes Hotel and the new Mobile Municipal Auditorium. The meeting includes Southeast regional sessions of the American Society of Safety Engineers and Veterans of Safety, plus a special session for youth safety program participants.
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Monsanto
Tom Woody
Mobile
Woody
Admiral Semmes
Mobile Municipal Auditorium
American Society of Safety Engineers
Veterans of Safety
Toney Man Injured After Car Collision Near Ardmore
A 53-year-old Toney man, Raben Groce, was injured when his car hit an abandoned vehicle five miles south of Ardmore on Alabama 53. He was treated and released from Athens-Limestone Hospital.
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Toney
Raben Groce
Ardmore
Alabama 53
Groce
Athens-Limestone Hospital
Equitable Life Rep Attends National Leaders Conference
Jones, local representative for Equitable Life, attends a National Leaders Conference for million dollar production members in Los Angeles. He is cited as a chairman's council member requiring at least 1.5 million in coverage in 1967. Decatur Dixie Baseball registrations set for 7 p.m. at Decatur Junior High.
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Jones
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Los Angeles
Calif
Judge Clarifies Blue Law Ruling In Alabama
Huntsville Madison County Circuit Judge Da Archer said he never ruled the Blue Law unconstitutional. He noted his 1 case ruling last year was limited and did not declare the law unenforceable.
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Huntsville
Madison County
da Archer
Alabama
Archer
Madi County
Williams Rep Burt Williams to Represent Decatur Toastmasters
Richard B. Williams president of Decatur Toastmasters will represent the Decatur club in the annual area Serious Speech Contest Saturday night at Florence. His speech The Gold Fish Bowl criticizes privacy invasion and was judged best at a recent Decatur club contest after completing basic speech training.
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Richard B
Burt) Williams
Decatur Toastmasters
Decatur Club
Florence
Burt
Decatur
McCroskey Graduates From Clinton Women’s Job Corps Center
Gertha McCroskey daughter of Naomi McCroskey of 423 Memorial Dr NW joined 37 other women from 17 states in graduating from the Women’s Job Corps Center in Clinton Iowa. She trained in wig styling as part of a program run by industry and other groups for the Office of Economic Opportunity.
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Gertha Leon McCroskey
Naomi McCroskey
Memorial Dr. NW
Women’s Job Corps Center
Clinton
Iowa
Clinton Center
Office of Economic Opportunity
Donna Fuller Named to Converse College Dean's List
Miss Donna Fuller of Cypress Street in Spartanburg was named to Converse College dean's list for the first semester of the 1967 1968 session. She is a senior and qualified by ranking in the upper 20 percent and maintaining a 2.0 GPA under the 3.0 system.
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Donna Fuller
L. A. Fuller
Cypress St
Converse College
Spartanburg
S.C
Fuller
World Day of Prayer Tonight at First Methodist
World Day of Prayer services begin at 7 tonight at First Methodist Church with Rev. Washio Ishii delivering the devotional. Ishii hails from New Market. Babysitting services will be provided.
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Calhoun Junior College
First Methodist Church
Decatur
Chorale
Washio Ishii
Ishii
New Market
Tanner church fire wipes historic records and burns cross steeple
Flames gutted a 1950s Tanner Church of Christ complex after a gas furnace fire. The blaze destroyed original records, a pastor's diary, and a brick structure valued at about 100000. Members planned services in nearby school facilities as insurance talks began and firefighters battled the flames into the evening.
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H. Harrison
Despera
Athens
Decatur
Ronald Haney
Harrison
Tanner School
Thisunday
Funds Assured For Huntsville Center Growth
Funds are assured for University of Alabama in Huntsville to build a library and a science engineering building. The three story science engineering facility will house 137000 square feet of lab space and expand undergraduate programs, with bid from Gresham Williams and Johnson of Decatur at 2 545 000.
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Huntsville
University of Alabama In
Phillip M. Mason
Gresham
State
UAH
Mason
H. Clyde Reevies
Huntsville ‘Affairs
New juvenile break occurs. some housed in county jail
Several 12 to 16 year olds involved in a Wednesday breakout were lodged in the county jail. Three older youths not from Morgan County were sent home or to the Birmingham industrial school. Jerry Irvin, the 11th juvenile at home, stayed behind. he is accused of fatally shooting his mother last Christmas. Irvin did not participate in the break.
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Ing
Morgan County
Birmingham
Jerry Irvin
Irvin
McRae
Average American drank 30 soft drinks per year in 1967
A fragment notes that in 1967 the average American consumed about 30 soft drinks annually, reflecting consumer habits of the era in a readable historical snippet.
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Steel
Breakout at Nile Home Ends with All Ten Recycled
A two year old Nile Home breakout ended with all ten residents recaptured within hours. The judge noted Irvin remained untransferred to county jail claiming he behaved himself. Two coins at the home were declared unable for living after a Thursday kicking incident.
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Nile
Irvin
Eigenbrod enters race for Alabama committeewoman
Mrs. Elizbeth Vail Eigenbrod founder of the Democratic party women’s group in Madison County becomes the third candidate for Alabama’s committeewoman to the National Democratic Executive Committee. She opposes Ruth Owen of Birmingham and Tom Stubbs of Helena and says she will serve with dignity and impartiality. Her Huntsville husband Walter is an attorney and former Alabama Democratic Executive Committee member.
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Huntsville
Elizabeth Vail Eigenbrod
Democratic Party Women’s Organization
Madison County
Alabama
National Democratic Executive Committee
Eigenbrod
Ruth’ Owen
Birmingham
Tom Stubbs
Helena
Walter
Alabama Democratic Executive Committee
Roanoke
Benners Brasfield
Scottsboro
Ft Payne
Decatur
Church Fire Forcibly Evicts Rev Harrison Family From Parsonage
Rev. Harrison and his wife were driven from their parsonage after a fire at the church cut electricity to the home. Church and community leaders from Tanner gathered to console residents and offer church facilities for shelter and support during the outage.
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Harrison
Tanner
Methodist Church
Tanner Church of Christ
Tanner Baptist Church
Commission Heads Sweeping House Appropriations Brief
The 11 member commission released a 12,000 word summary report four months early after seven months studying riots in Newark Detroit and 21 other cities. It found the urban disorders of 1967 were not caused by a unified conspiracy but by militant groups and agitators that helped create a volatile atmosphere. The panel warned continuation of disorder and racial polarization could fuel future exploitation and urged broad aid to all citizens including urban and rural minorities and every minority group.
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House Appropriations Committee
Congress
Newark
Detroit
America
Decatur petition drive seeks city referendum on election date
Petitioners led by Decatur businessmen filed with Judge Almon seeking a city referendum. Mayor Blackburn must call the election within 40 days after service, with the date to be set by a commissioners meeting. The group reported about 1100 signatures, exceeding the 877 required by census figures.
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Blackburn
Almon
Decatur
Joe Terry
Nashville Livestock Prices Steady Despite Seasonal Dip
The Nashville livestock market reports weekly live dam prices at 156 a head this week, down from 135 a year ago. The AP note indicates a modest seasonal shift with cattle and hogs keeping steady demand in a slower market.
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Nashville Livestock
Williams Drives 1960 GOP Bid In Morgan County Race
Randolph County native and longtime GOP activist seeks Morgan County top administrator post in November. He cites education and senior citizen aid as priorities and backs Nixon for president, noting past delegate service to the 1948 52 and 56 conventions. He faces Sam McClendon Thornton Fleming William Wadson and Billy Tanner in a diverse field.
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Williams
Bob Jones
Randolph County
GOP
Nce
Sam
Fate) McClendon
Thornton
Dick) Fleming
Morgan County
William V. Wads
Ingalls Jand Hartselle
Billy Tanner
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Wall Street dips as volumes ease and gold stocks rise
Wall Street closed lower in moderate trading with the Dow Jones average slipping slightly. Gold mining issues led gains with Campbell Red Lake McIntyre Porcupine Homestakes and American South African among the strong performers while blue chips like Montgomery Ward and American Smelting rose. Tech issues such as Control Data Republic Ogden Yeeburg Itek and others fell several points. Xerox and IBM declined as prices fell on the American Stock Exchange with losses around a point.
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New York
Dow Jones
Campbell Red Lake
McIntyre Porcupine
Homestakes
Montgomery Ward
Control Data
Republic_Corp
Yeeburg and
Ogden Corp
Itek
Scientific Data
Uniroyal
Sperry Rand
Litton Industries
Xerox
IBM
American Stock Exchange
Over the Counter Securities Quoted at Interdealer Prices
Quotations from the NASD reflect representative interdealer prices around 10 a.m. Interdealer market moves through the day and prices exclude retail markup or markdown.
Minnie Pearl brand chicken system expands nationwide
Bevil says Minnie Pearl plans to name a local manager for a Decatur restaurant with a grand opening scheduled weeks later. Over 500 franchises have been sold in 10 months as the Nashville based Minnie Pearl’s Chicken System grows. International HQ sits in Nashville, with Minnie Pearl as honorary chair.
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Bevil
Minnie Pearl
Decatur
Nashville
Tenn
Deber
Antique Auction and Local Ads Split by March 1
Local classified page lists an antique auction tonight at Nelson Brothers Furniture in Landersville with items like china cabinets oak tables chairs and glassware. Also numerous ads for sale rent and employment including a Somerville antique sale and real estate listings with prices and contact numbers.
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Nelson Brothers Furnitune
Moulton
Landersville School House
Landersville
Alla
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World Day of Prayer
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Limestone County
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U.S. 31
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H’ville Center
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Research Institute
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Commission
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