Don Lewis Day Set With Star Studded Friday Night
Decatur plans Don Lewis Day on Friday March 25 1966 with a city wide pro ject headlined by Auburn Tiger icons Shug Jordan Jimmy Sidle and Don’s Decatur teammates. Banquet at Pavilion Inn tickets five dollars with a 1000 goal and a $700 current total. Don Lewis coaches backfield at Red Raiders spring practice. his wife Sandra joins Decatur school system as PE instructor.
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Don Lewis
Gilmer Blackburn
Decatur
City of
Opportunity
Pavilion Inn
Don
Auburn Tiger
Tiger
Ralph (Shug) Jordan
Bobby Freeman
Buck Bradberry
Ronnie Baynes
Talladega
Jerry Popwell
Birmingham
Dallas Cow
Sity
Shug
Jimmy Sidle
Mutual Savings
Nungester Drug
Sandra
Austin High
Decatur Hosts Red White Squad In Spring Game Night
Decatur High’s Red Raid will stage the annual D Day intra squad game at Decatur Stadium on Saturday night under favorable weather. Coach Wes Thompson praises the First Team’s spring progress and plans, with Allen Elkins at quarterback and key players including Matthew Power, Bob Darnell, Ronald Matthews, Ricky McClendon, center Jimmy Cantrell, and backs David Sloan and Ashley Holland. Austin High’s Bear program and Hartselle’s Tigers are also noted as spring drills continue across the area. Don Lewis helps with Decatur’s drills this week, culminating in Don Lewis Day Friday with a banquet featuring coach Ralph Shug Jordan and several ex-Tigers.
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Decatur High Hool
Decatur Stadium
Wes Thompson
Allen
Richard Mackiewitz
Ronnie Dukes
Matthew Power
Bob Darnell
Ronald Matthews
Ricky McClendon
Jimmy Cantrell
Stan Mahoney
David Sloan
Ashley Holland
Austin High
Bear Whitsett
Black Bears
Austin
Bears
Ronnie Kirby
Gary Mculloch
Terry Thames
Halfpack
Allen Dutton
Dutton
Autry Blagburn
Baby Bears
J. P. Cain
Hartselle
Tiger
Grammar
Tigers
Decatur
Thompson
Don Lewis
Lewis
Don
Raiders
Pavilion Inn
Auburn
Ralph (Shug) Jordan
Bobby Freeman
Ronnie Baynes
Jerry Popwell
Jimmy Sidle
Steve Ison
Bobby Robinson
Ison
Fishing Season Brings Busy Boats to Tennessee River Banks
If you drive over the Tennessee River bridges near Decatur Harbor you’ll see traffic delays due to the opening of fishing season. Buds Min Pool reports this is one of the most successful early seasons in years with many anglers catching 10 fish each day and some reporting 25 to 30 fish. Brim are scarce, and fishing will slow for about a month. A photographer from The Daily attempts a large fish contest.
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Tennessee River
Decaétur Harbor
U.S. Highway 31
Bud’s
Min- Pool
Evaporated milk production requires milk weight
A reader note states that about one quart of milk weighing 2.15 pounds is required to produce one pound of evaporated milk.
Cassius Clay Faces Chuvalo Bout Amid Training Woes
In Toronto Cassius Clay prepares for his March 29 heavyweight bout with Canadian George Chuvalo while venting about short training time and draft status worries. He fears only 11 days remain and doubts his legs will hold up after a dream of losing to Chuvalo.
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George Chuvalo
Muhammad Ali
Clay
Louisville
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Collier
Byrd Williams
Byrd
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Reds
Allen Elkins
Elkins
WAS
Richard
Morgan County
Cain
Bears Whitsett
ABC
DAI
Decatur Harbor
Jim Garner
Lip
Chuvalo
Toronto
Canada
Cassius Clay
Cassius
Cern
Grayson Rose
Automatic Transmission CO
6Th Ave
Suntane Courtland Raceway
Courtland, Alc
Old Courtland Airbase
Salon
Bank St
Con Lentz Stylist
Penney Rambler
Mechanic’s Tools
SID
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