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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1973
Page
2
Morgan County bids for the new courthouse are postponed to June or July. Commission Chairman Thornton Fleming announced after Hall and Colvard advised plans won’t be ready until at least May, marking the second delay of the year from an original January target.
Attorneys for former Mayor Charles E Guntharp filed a second set of interrogatories seeking expert testimony on gunpowder residue. The case, involving Guntharp and Officer Stewart Weaver, centers on the December 12 death of James F Davis as the county builds a new courthouse with funding from revenue sharing. Morgan County High School activities appear in this edition.
Decatur School Supt. Dr. Curtis Sellers scheduled two March meetings with PTA leaders to explain a looming financial shortfall. He will meet PTA presidents March 26 and PTA City Council March 29 and plans more civic group sessions. Sellers warned lack of funds could jeopardize accreditation for the 1973-74 year.
Report notes frequent use of special sessions by Alabama governors including James E. Folsom. It recalls sessions in 1947 over Auburn University trustees and highlights per diem pay and mileage for 141 House members and 35 senators. The piece frames these sessions as a long-standing pattern rather than rare events.
A Wednesday session discussed strategy for new voting centers under a federal reapportionment plan. Attendees included Morgan County Commissioner Thornton Fleming and Gary Voketz, with Mary Frost assisting redescription of precincts. Voketz noted a May 3 deadline and the likelihood of many voters shifting precincts. Morgan County faces potential $500 daily penalties if orders aren’t met, while plans also aim to purge and reidentify voters ahead of the changes.
Cullman RAFA North Alabama Chapter 10 Branch 1 invites all retired service members and families to a dutch supper at 6 30 tonight at Bob Sykes Restaurant. The new organization seeks to serve as a focal point for retired military personnel.
Police report burglars removed scuba diving gear and other items from Jim Mack on 515 Canal St NE while he was away. Mack noted he was gone about two weeks and believes the break in happened within the past week. No loss estimate provided.
Emergency guidance lists the Crisis Call Center number 355 8000 for personal crises and possible poisoning. It advises calling a hospital or family physician and dialing 0 to reach an operator if unsure of the emergency number. It also references the DECAT nightly and holiday numbers 353 4612 202 1595 353 4739.
The Tennessee Valley Authority announced a nuclear power plant planned for the west shore of Guntersville Lake near Scottsboro Alabama, with an estimated cost of about 725 million dollars.
Circuit Judge Tom B Coggin drew 177 prospective jurors for the March 26 term of criminal court on the death of James F Davis. The Gunthorp and Weaver murder case remains on the arraignment docket for March 13 and the Weaver trial was deferred.
Tanner High School named valedictorian Cindy Leopard daughter of Mr and Mrs John C Leopard of Athens. Cheerleader Leopard and Vickie Webster salutatorian were announced. Leopard plans to enter the University of Alabama for pre medicine. Webster has been accepted at Athens College for 1973 fall term and received the dean's scholarship to study journalism.
Jenny Horton of Greenbrier won both the grand champion steer and champion Angus at the 10th annual Tennessee Valley Steer Show held at the Madison County Coliseum. Limestone County entrants claimed multiple firsts, with 17 calves shown and eight county 4-Hers winning at least one blue ribbon.
Chuck Arthur returns to Decatur after a decade away and notes little looks the same yet much has changed. He recalls his hometown, comments on Decatur High’s regional win over Austin and muses on his life across California vineyards and family shifts.
Inside By Lee Sentell notes Civic-minded mood and impressed view of city hall and Point Mallard. He contrasts Decatur with his northern California experiences and reflects on downtown changes, memory of spring river outings, and hopes for Austin in state tournament.
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