Limestone Athens Board Split Over Vocational School Funding
A four member Limestone Athens board committee will discuss county plans for a $1 million vocational high school joint operation. The board weighs funding shares now estimated at $94 000 while considering liability and legal points amid travel pay disputes.
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Athens
City Board of Education
County Vocational High
H. William Mitchell
Albert — Watkins
Cecil Christopher
Sidney — Johnston
Wilburn Moore
Watkins
Vann Named Head of Alabama Sheriffs Boys Ranch Drive
Byron Vann Jr. was chosen Thursday to chair a statewide Jaycee effort aiming to raise eighty thousand dollars for an Alabama Sheriffs Boys Ranch in Morgan County. The drive, supported by the Decatur Jaycees, will use honorary memberships and booster tags to fund the projected 337000 ranch near Punkin Center, with construction set to begin soon. Vann, 30, is an insurance executive and former Jaycee leader from Decatur, Alabama.
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Alabama Sheriffs Boys
Morgan County
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David Winniger
Birmingham
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Decatur Jaycees
Nann
Alabama Jaycee
Tuscaloosa
Alabama
Alabama Sheriffs Association
Alabama Sheriffs Boys’ Ranch
15Th Ave
Rockwood
Tenn
Decatur
Hutcheson-Vann-Pappenburg Insurance Agency
Decatur Chamber of Commerce Board of
Westmeade Baptist Church
Morgan County Independent Insurance Agents Association
Morgan County Mental Health Association
University of Alabama
Campground Pavilion Contract Awarded at Point Mallard
A $76,571 contract was awarded to Ray Childs of Decatur to build a two story pavilion headquarters for Point Mallard's campground. The 4,100 square foot building, designed by Aycock and Neville, will sit at the campground center and include a gift shop grocery bath facilities and offices.
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Point Mallard
Ray Childs
Decatur
Harry Rice
Rice
Aycock and Neville
Man Critical After Accident
James Pitt 28 was found by off-duty Madison police near Wall Triana Road west of Huntsville in a wrecked car. He was in critical condition at Huntsville Hospital. The crash is believed to have occurred early Thursday morning with the exact time not known.
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Trinity 1
Huntsville Hospital
Here
James Pitt
Madison
Wall- Triana
Four From Area Win Paroles
Four area men were granted paroles by the State Board of Pardons and Paroles today. James P Campbell of Morgan County received 40 years for second degree murder. David Joe Blankenship of Morgan County drew four years nine months on two counts of second degree burglary and burglary of a motor vehicle. Orvis Elbert Hancock of Cullman County was sentenced to three years for possession of a still. Ronnie Jarmon of Morgan County got five years for forgery and one year and one day for burglary.
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James P.campbell
Morgan County
David Joe Blankenship
Orvis Elbert Hancock
Cullman County
Ronnie Jarmon
South Of Border Draw For Austin Students
Fifteen Austin High School Spanish Club members and their teacher Miss Aurelia Glosser depart for a Mexico study tour during ABA holidays. They will join about 75 other students from across the region on a summer like week of travel with participants listed.
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Austin High School
Mexico
Aurelia Glosser
Five Day Mexican Swing For High School Students
Miss Glosser leads eight chaperones on a five day trip south of the border to Mexico City Taxco and Guadalajara. Students prepared weeks for the journey practicing basic phrases and hoping to use Spanish with locals while visiting bullfights floating gardens Indian temples pyramids and a Ballet Folkloric performance. The tour marks a second Mexico visit for Miss Glosser who toured as a Birmingham Southern College freshman and aims to give students practical language experience with natives of the country.
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Mexico City
Taxco
Guadalajara
Ballet Folkloric
Miss Glosser
Mexico
Birmingham Southern College
Civitan Donates 1200 Dollars to Morgan County Charity
City Civitan president Jim Herren presents a $1200 check to Randall Cochran, director of the Retarded Children's Association serving Morgan, Limestone and nearby areas. The donation supports services for children with developmental needs.
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Jim Herren
City of Opportunity Civitan Club
Randall Cochran
TVA moves to condemn land for Alabama nuclear plant
The Tennessee Valley Authority began condemnation proceedings to acquire one square mile near Scottsboro Alabama for a new power generating facility likely nuclear due to AEC rules requiring a one square mile neutral zone around atomic plants. University of South Alabama bids for first phase of medical school costing about 3.5 million dollars with initial class of 25 slated for September. David L Rice III of Tanner joins Phi Kappa Tau at Mississippi State University.
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Tennessee Valley Authority
Scottsboro
Ala
Atomic Energy Commission
Mobile
University of South Alabama
James Caldwell
Starkville, Miss
David L. Rice
Tanner
Alpha_Chi
Phi Kappa Tau
Mississippi State University
David L. Rice Jr
Two At Medication Safety Seminar in Birmingham
Two Morgan County women joined others at a statewide medication safety seminar held at the University of Alabama in Birmingham. Nell Osborn of Medical Park Convalescent Center Decatur and Donna Whitfield of Hartselle Hospital attended the event.
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Birmingham
Morgan County
University of Alabama In Birmingham
UAB
Nell Osborn
Medical Park Convalescent Center
Decatur
Donna Whitfield
Hartselle Hospital
Emergency numbers listed for crisis and police contacts
The Decatur Daily provides emergency and crisis lines including Fire Department at 355 4141, Highway Patrol 353 0631, Morgan Sheriff 3535 6256, Crisis Call Center 355 4000, and guidance to call operators if unsure. Also notes hospital and physician contacts and department numbers 184 4612 Athens and 53 4739 for nights and holidays.
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Highway Patrol
Morgan
Athens
Kendall accuses Bull Conner of public service failures
William Quinton Kendall, a Sardis candidate for president of the Alabama Public Service Commission, charged incumbent Eugene Bull Conner with disobeying Alabama laws requiring public hearings, service standards, and protections against rising costs. He spoke to a labor union group in Mobile on Thursday, criticizing the commission’s adherence to the statutes.
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Mobile
Ala
William Quinton Kendall
Alabama Public Service Commission
Sardis
Eugene Bull
Conner
Alabama
Public Service Commission
Kenda
Reward Offered For Stolen Car
Limestone County Investigator Gerald Bates says dealer Dewey Massey offers 100 reward for the recovery of a 1968 Chevrolet stolen from his Athens lot last week. The case remains under investigation as authorities seek the thieves.
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Athens
Limestone County
Gerald Bates Bates
Dewey Massey
Bates
Two New Probation Officers and Clerk for Morgan County
Richard Ray and Harry Williams were named Morgan County probation officers. Paula Brazier of Priceville was named clerk of juvenile court. The positions, funded by a $23,000 grant from the Alabama Law Enforcement Planning Agency, will support casework at Sterrs Housing Project and East Acres Community Center.
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Richard Ray
Harry Williams
Morgan County
Ray
Williams
Sterrs
East Acres
C. Bennett McRae Ray
Athens College
Saint Bernard College
Paula Brazier
Priceville
Bob Patton
Alabama Law Enforcement Planning Agency
Sanitary landfill urged for Limestone Athens waste plan
A State Health Department official said a sanitary landfill is the most feasible solid waste disposal method in Limestone County and Athens. The plan would require county and city cooperation, with talks about a possible joint operation and higher costs. Local dump operator Dillard McLemore opposed the move, warning of federal court battles. County leaders said no decisions were made and further meetings would follow.
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Athens
State Health Department
Alfred S. Chipley
Health Department
Sanitation Division
Alabama
Chipley
Limestone
Limestone County
Dillard McLemore
Hammons
Honey Sunday Drive Aims to Benefit Partlow School
Decatur Jaycees and Alabama groups plan Honey Sunday sales at city roadblocks from 9 a.m. to 2 30 p.m. Proceeds slated to fund a park at Partlow School in Tuscaloosa and an estimated 40 000 statewide. Jerald Ikner chairs the Decatur project and says funds support the park project.
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Jaycees
Decatur
Alabama
Partlow School
Tuscaloosa
Jerald Ikner
Decatur Jaycee Honey
Ikner
Partlow
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