Homecoming Will Bring Gibson Here
Decatur native pianist David Allen Gibson returns for Central Baptist Church Homecoming Sunday. A 5 p.m. sacred music concert features Gibson and bass vocalist Dr. Sidney L. Buckley associate professor at Furman University. Buckley holds multiple music degrees and has led church and operatic performances. Gibson has a Fulbright, performed with major symphonies, and taught at Furman, Blue Mountain College, and Samford University. A reception follows and the event is open to the public.
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David Allen Gibson
Decatur
Central Baptist Church
Gibson
Sidney L. Buckley
Furman University
Greenville
S.C
Furman
University of Alabama
Peabody Conservatory of Music
Baltimore
D. D. Gibson
Arist
New York Times
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
Florida State University
A. B. van Arsdale
Servicemens Day Observed at Greenbrier Baptist Church
Nan cy DeVaney led a Sunday program at Greenbrier Baptist Church honoring U S servicemen with a patriotic service. Mooresville Belle Mina Junior High ninth graders participated in remarks as Pastor Olen Gregg delivered God Bless America. Families of area servicemen attended and were recognized.
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Greenbrier
Stephen Decatur
Nancy DeVaney
U.S
Greenbrier Baptist Church
Mooresville-Belle Mina
Gradjer
Olen Gregg
America
Nuns Form Free Communities Beyond Traditional Convents
Former nuns across the United States form new lay religious communities outside official orders. They keep vows but adopt flexible rules, shed garb, and live closely with devotional life while remaining loyal to the Church. The trend spans Illinois, Colorado, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Texas, Wisconsin, and beyond.
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Brunette Marie Cirillo
Glenmary
Clairfield
Tenn
Andrew M. Greeley
The
University of Chicago
St. Louis
Sally Thran
Illinois
Colorado
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
Texas
Wisconsin
Virginias
Fay Sanders
Daughters of the Cross
Milwaukee
Chicago
Oklahoma City
Pueblo
Miss Ellison Earns Masters in Home Economics at Auburn
Sandra Lou Ellison daughter of Mr and Mrs Louie M Ellison Decatur earned a Master of Science in home economics from Auburn University. Her research focused on uses of time and goals of senior girls at Austin High School. She now teaches in the Bob Jones University home economics department in Greenville South Carolina.
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Sandra Lou Ellison
Louie M. Ellison
Decatur
Auburn University
Miss Ellison
Austin High School
Hom Economics
Bob Jones University of
Greenville
S.C
Greenbrier Church Dispatches Moral Message to Servicemen
A Greenbrier Church sends a message to servicemen home and abroad and their families praising moral fiber as essential to national greatness. The speaker warns nations weaken when citizens fall short of that standard.
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Greenbrier Church
Astronaut Edgar Mitchell to Speak in Huntsville Tour
NASA sponsored Youth Science Congress will host 16 high school students from Alabama Tennessee Florida and Louisiana in Huntsville with astronaut Edgar D. Mitchell leading a three part tour at the Marshall Space Flight Center. Mitchell will address Huntsville High School and Alabama A&M and share experiences from his Navy career and NASA selection.
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Huntsville
Edgar D. Mitchell
Mitchell
Navy
Alabama
Tennessee
Florida
Louisiana
Marshall Space Flight Center
Alabama A&m
Aeronautics and Astronautics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Manned Orbiting Laboratory
Tornado Warnings Highlight Alabama Weather Bureau Teamwork
The Alabama Weather Bureau demonstrates rapid coordination through teletype and radar tracking as a severe outbreak on May 6, 1967 spawned 10 tornadoes across North Central Alabama. Warning systems across Huntsville Birmingham Mobile Montgomery coordinated with Nawas civil defense and state agencies to inform communities and trigger safety actions. The new Alabama weather wire links 58 outlets for instant statewide distribution and routine forecasts.
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New Orleans
Jackson
Mobile
Montgomery
Alabama
Memphis
Nashville
Huntsville
Atlanta
Georgia
Birmingham
Weather Bureau
Huntsville Weather Bureau
Birmingham Weather Bureau
Madison County
Harpersville
Shelby County
Civil Defense
Nawas
Kansas City
Sels
U.S
Morgan County Center Springs notices and church events
Mrs Arlene Sivley is listed at SP 37887 and several locals are noted: Spec 4 Bill McAbee and Linda visiting their mother Mrs Lucille Crow and grandmother Mrs Carrie Winton for the weekend. The Antioch Center Springs charge holds its last quarterly conference April 2 at 7 pm with Dr C H Winefordner in charge. The Center Springs WSCS met at Mrs James Winton to plan church basement work. Dr Fred Sherrill will be guest on Layman Day April 21 at 11:00. Danville hosts an all day singing March 17.
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Bill McAbee
Linda
Ft. Rooker
Lucille Crow
Carrie Winton
Jessie Lemmond
Hartselle Hospital
Lewis Mason
Baugh- Wiley-Smith Hospital
Antioch Center Springs Charge
C. H. Winefordner
Center Springs
Women’s Society of Christian Service
James ‘Winton
Fred Sherrill
Eeryone
Dorsey Walker
Danville Methodist Church
Danville
City Soldier Commended for Vietnam Hazard Duty
SP4 Richard D. Seibert a 21 year old Decatur soldier received a letter of commendation for radio operator duties under fire near Saigon during the Tet offensive. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul B. Sanders and has served in Vietnam for over nine months.
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Decatur
South Vietnam
Richard D. Seibert
Paul B. Sanders
Beech St
3Rd Infantry
199Th Infantry Brigade
Saigon
RTC
Seibert
Army
Ft. Benning
Ft. Jackson
S.C
Vietnam
CHECKMATE MEMPHIS COUNTY RUNS OUT OF CHECKS
Shel by County government faced a cash flow hiccup when the printer delayed delivering checks. The county went a few days unable to pay its bills due to the missing checks.
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Memphis
Shelby County
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New York Herald-Tribune
Steinway
Town Hall
Sym
David A. Gibson
Sidney Buckley
Brookhaven Baptist Church
Southern Baptist Church
C. R. Burns
G’brier Baptist Church
Bible Church of
5Th Ave
S.E
Bible School Morning Service
J. Hampton Keathley
Ishmael
Plato
Homer L. Good
Good
Hennis
Winston-Salem
N.C
H. Mitchell
AP News
Sisters For Christian Service
Okla
George W. Cornell
New York
Ninth Street Methodist Church
Rev
Lamar M. D
Vis, Pastorervice
Sixth Ave. S.E
H'ville
Cdr
Meridian
Columbus
Miss
Cullman County
Morgan County Center Springs
Arlene Sivley
By M.A. Petti
Maranatha Baptist Church
W. B. Ferguson
Union Hall
Westgate Shopping Center
Drive Church OF Christ
Sagt Symisy
Memorial Drive
Elmer H. Lusk
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