Calendar Of Local Meetings And Events In Decatur Area
A dense listing of community activities includes PTA meetings at Falkville and Cotaco schools, garden clubs at homes and public venues, Red Cross blood drive at Cain Street, day care openings, spaghetti supper at Eastwood Elementary with a Learning Festival, and various clubs and church group gatherings across Decatur. Also noted are theater performances, fundraisers, and senior citizen group meetings with times, places, and contact numbers where provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastwood Elementary
Boxcar Derails Near Cotton Oil Mill on Moulton Street
A boxcar derailed from a spur of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad near a cotton oil mill on Moulton Street early Sunday. It was being retracked after noon today. Authorities said a switch train struck a derailer causing the derailment. The car ran onto the ground and was loaded with cotton products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Moulton St
Ex POWs recall war and media coverage in relaxed reunion scene
Ex prisoners of war mingle with greeters and nurses as they reflect on service and being viewed on TV. A veteran questions his role, another jokes about satellite broadcasts and shaving before a cheering crowd.
Indians at Wounded Knee spurn federal plea to leave camp
Indian militants led by the American Indian Movement rejected a late Sunday offer to depart Wounded Knee without weapons, signaling no immediate peace talks with federal officials. Carter Camp said they would press terms and meet Interior Secretary Morton later, while AIM retained a stay-and-negotiate stance amid ongoing demonstrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wounded Knee
S. D
Justice Department
Carter Camp
American Indian Movement
Camp
Interior
Rogers C.B. Morton
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Indian Affairs
AIM
U. S
New York
William Kunstler
Court Hearing Seeks Fair Trial Amid Cameras Ban
Circuit Judge Coggin ordered a camera ban for a McBride hearing on a murder case linked to Davis affidavits. Testimony touched on political motives, rumors of Guntharp ties to crime, and witness views on Gant's ability to receive a fair trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Grisham
Tom Coggin
McBride
Davis
Baxley
Guntharp
Mississippi
Morgan County
Gunthorp
Shelton
Gant
Abernathy
Free Press
Nelson
Bell
Huntsville Times
Kappler
Coggin
Gunthorpe
Stewart Weaver
Decature
James F . Davis
Jasper
Scottsboro
Russellville
Centre
Dan Nelson
Robert Straub
Noble Russell
Government letter taxes Mrs Chitter for huge sum
A Bedford Heights woman receives a government notice claiming she owes 92 million plus 1.73 in interest for 1970 income taxes and has 10 days to pay or face penalties. She suspects a mistake and questions the bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Chitter
Bedford Heights
Cleveland
Internal Revenue Service
Roberta Flack Dominates 15th Grammy Awards Night
In Nashville Roberta Flack wins three major Grammys including record and song of the year for The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face. She shares best pop folk and rock vocal performance with Donny Hathaway for Where Is the Love. A star–studded crowd attends telecast from the Tennessee Theater as awards total 47.
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Nashville, Tenn
Roberta Flack
Miss Flack
Nashville
Ewan McColl
Donny Hathaway
Music City USA
Ringo Starr
Art Garfunkel
Don McLean
Helen Reddy
Mac Davis
Donna Fargo
Charley Pride
Roger Miller
Loretta Lynn
Tennessee Theater
Municipal Auditorium
Washington, D. C
Miss Reddy
Flack
Neil Diamond
Gilbert O'Sullivan
Moulton Blakemore Farish Death and Local Losses
Farish died from a bed fire started by a smoking bed while in Foley. Funeral set for Tuesday at 2 p.m. with burial at Moulton Memory Gardens. Survived by two sons Todd and Mark, mother Mrs. Tommie Farish. Honorary pallbearers include Lawrence County sheriff’s department members. Farish a 1956 Decatur High graduate and Auburn University alum, youngest Eagle Scout in Lawrence County. Memorials to Boy Scouts of America. Other weekend deaths in Alabama include three from carbon monoxide after car ran into a ditch, Linden resident Cora Shields, Roanoke residents George Vinson William Vinson and Lavader Lambert, Marguerite G. Smith near Bologne, Harold Shepherd near Union Springs, and Larry Cox near Athens.
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Mike Johnson
Rod Richardson
Bill Stewart
Rip Procter
Willard Irwin
Lawrence County
Sheriff’s Department
Farish
Decatur
Auburn University
Boy Scouts of America
Moulton
Alabama
George
William Vinson
Lavader Lambert
Roanoke
Greene County
Tennessee
Marguerite G. Smith
Chattanooga
Bologne
Harold Shepherd
Union Springs
Bullock
Anderson
Larry Cox
U. S. 72
Athens
Also Mentioned on This Page
Falkvile Pta
Loblollies Garden Club
Felix Bivins
Longbow Dr. SW
Red Cross
Red Cross Chapter
Cain St. NE
Bethel Baptist Church
Hartselle
Parents Without Partners
Edwin Dalstrom
Cotaco School Pta
Dick Fleming
Board of Commissioners
Walter Jackson
Decatur Credit
Shoney’s
Aauw Board
Joseph D. Moss
Magnolia Dr. SE
Jones Group
CWF
First Christian Church
Denson
Ed Simms
Jackson St
Bethany United Presbyterian
Elmer Bishop
5Th Ave
Jewel Crawford
Altrusa Club of
Priceville
Homemakers Club
Clayton Blankenship
River Rd
Decatur Panhellenic Association
First Presbyterian Church
Decatur Area
American Postal Workers Auxilliary
First National Bank
St. John’s Ate Church
Ngla
Southeast
Decatur Homemakers Club
Jack Sircy
12Th St. SE
Friendship Club
Summer Manor
Rev
A. N. Lee
Sherman Street Church of
Ninth St.hodist
Arrowhead
Central United Methodist Church
Decatur High School
Green Thumb Garden Club
James Bogue
Meadowbrook Rd
Ellis Baggs
AAUW
Ezekiel Scha
Woodland St
Judy Lamott
Princ
Hontsvi
Mes Karl Dunlap
Orwood Dr
Ee Decatur Toastmasters Club 2514
Red Carpet Inn
Mothers Study Club
James Watkins
College St. SE
Decatur Civic Theater
Riverside
Decatur Culture Club
Decatur Country Club
Riversave
National Association of Retired Federal
Decatur Inn
Russell Means
Dennis Banks
U.S
Ralph Erickson
North and
South Dakota
THE
Decatur Daily
Charles Gunthorp
Billy Smith
Christian
Pamela
Chicago
Ill
Spantex
London
France
Bernstein
Theodore M. Bernstein
Adam
Eve
Rome
Joseph J. Joyce
Roverton
N.J
Napoleon
Elba
Joyce
John Taylor
Willard R. Espy
Erasmus
Goethals
Panama Canal
Panama
Dennis
Edna
Emordnilap
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