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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Mar 17, 1966

Page

3

Tims Ford project begins with dam site road work

The 39 million Tims Ford project starts with access road construction at the dam site upstream from TN 50 bridge about 10 miles west of Winchester. Initial hiring will be small. an employment office operates Fridays at 401 First Avenue Southwest in Winchester. TVA opened a Winchester construction office this week and project roles are assigned to staff from Bull Run and Nickajack projects. The lake will run 34 miles, yielding flood control and power benefits, plus shoreline development and water supply. Water releases will boost low flows in the Elk River and improve downstream water quality.

Winchester Estill Springs First Avenue Southwest TVA Charles Bonine Big Bull Run Oak Ridge Paul Massey Tims Ford Nickajack Dam Chattanooga Fontana Lake Great Smoky Mountains Elk River

Hospital listing of admissions and dismissals in Cullman area

A compiled obituary-like roster lists hospital admissions and dismissals for residents of Cullman and nearby towns including Vinemont Hanceville Addison Falkville Moulton Athens and Danville among others Names such as Dorothy Allred Hollis Bagwell Ester Baker Billy Bradberry Mary Nell Chumbley Joseph Dean Minnie Hawkins Susie Holcombe Lucille Ray Mollie Shinkle Ollie Sterling Linda Taylor Clyde Townson Minnie Tucker Glenn Wilkins Regina Johnson and others appear with varying counts of hospital interactions. The list includes multiple households and a few infant entries with approximate locations and street references.

Dorothy Grace Allred Vinemont Hollis Bagwell Cullman Ester Baker Hartselle Billy Jean Bradberry Hanceville Mary Nell Chumbley Joseph Clark Dean Minnie Hawkins Susie Mae Holcombe John Dillard Johnson Lucille Louise Ray Gardendale Altha Pearl Robertson Falkville Mollie Ann Shinkle Ollie Lee Sterling Addison Linda Taylor Clyde Lonzo Townson Minnie Tucker

Poultry Queen Contests Set in Alabama District

The first of four district contests to select finalists for the 1966 Alabama Poultry Queen will be at the Whitley Hotel in Montgomery Friday. Ten girls from Central and Southeast Alabama compete. Three finalists advance to the state crown pageant at the Alabama Poultry Jubilee May 20 in Birmingham.

Alabama Whitley Hotel Montgomery Birmingham Mary Beasley Alberville Cullman Albertville Mobile Doris Rebecca Birdsong Jasper Walker Junior College Susan Ethridge Dothan Samford University Sharyn Gilliland Walker County High School Linda Louise Hughes Warrior Mortimer Jordan High School Jane McPherson Vinemont University of Alabama Nancy Roper Cynthia Smith Auburn University Carolyn Yawn Susan Youngblood

Births and Names Across Decatur Area Addresses

A list of local newborns and residents including Mr and Mrs Horace Barnes of Beechwood Apts gaining a daughter at Decatur General Hospital, Mr and Mrs Robert Baker of Hartselle 4 with a daughter at Cullman Hospital, and numerous other births and residents noted at various Decatur and surrounding area addresses in Huntsville Athens and Madison.

Horace Barnes Beechwood Apts Decatur General Hospital Robert Baker Hartselle Cullman Hospital William Black Decatur Baugh-Wiley-Smith Hospital

Parishioners Listed in Athens Area Directory

A fragmentary list shows numerous residents linked to Athens and nearby towns. Names include Mary Olin Powers, Henry Thomas Meadows, Loyd H. Gatlin, Myrtle Helen Bozeman, Mamie Elizabeth Robinson, Rodney Christopher, Thellie H. Conn, Charles Faulkner, Joe A. Fletcher, Gregory Allen Legg, Lois Marshall, Hattie E. Martin, Carol Matthews, Marilyn K. Matthews, Cyrene Moore, William W. Thornton, Jewel Thrasher, Dorothy Jean Jordan, Mary Jane Ridinger, Neal Sandlin, Dewey C. Thorne, Sandra Jo Woodfin, David Earl Thompson and others in Ard- or Madison-area locations.

Rodney Christopher Athens Thellie H. Conn Charles Faulkner Joe A. Fletcher Gregory Allen Legg Lois Marshall Hattie E. Martin Carol Matthews Marilyn K. Matthews Cyrene Moore William W. Thornton Neal Sandlin Elkmont Dewey C. Thorne Sandra Jo Woodfin David Earl Thompson Ard

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