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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Mar 25, 1973

Page

19

Grieving Ex-Wife Welfare Battle In New Jersey Clinic

Howard Thomas, a Tampa steelworker, has divorced Ruth Thomas to qualify her for welfare as a single person after state welfare was halted due to a computation error. He struggles with medical bills, taxes, and mortgage while visiting her at a New Jersey MS clinic and pursuing a new welfare application with required assets and paperwork.

Tampa Fla New Jersey Howard Thomas Ruth Thomas Thomas Welkind Neurological Center Chester N.J

McCord says he will tell judge everything in Watergate case

James W. McCord Jr. is expected to disclose all he knows in a private session with Chief Judge John J. Sirica as sentencing looms. Gerald Alch, his attorney, said McCord may reveal full details to answer any questions, potentially to a grand jury or senate panel.

Walter Rugaber New York Times Washington James W. McCord Jr Gerald Alch Boston McCord John J. Sirica United States District Court S Riea Alch Sirica Senate Senate Committee Grand Jury Executive Branch Judiciary Congress Watergate Hotel Committee For E. Howard Hunt Jr Bernard L. Barker Eugenio R. Martinez Frank A. Sturgis Virgilio R. Gonzalez

City Physicians Will Be Honored at Alabama Medical Meeting

Two Decatur physicians will be honored at the 112th annual convention in Mobile on April 11. Dr. Betty Vaughan will receive an outstanding public health award at a dinner April 13, while Dr. Lee Roy Murphree joins 14 doctors in the 50 year club. The event features speeches by Harry Schwartz and L L Golden with Dr. Carl Hoffman presiding over the Jerome Cochran Lecture. Governor Otis Bowen will attend a luncheon for the Alabama Political Action Committee, introduced by Lt. Gov. Jere Beasley. The association will elect officers for 1973 1974 and hear reports from health and medical boards. Other honorees include Joel E. Johnson Geneva Dr. E L Gibson Enterprise and Carol W Wyatt Talladega.

Decatur Medical Association of State of Alabama Mobile Betty Vaughan Tri- County Health Service Vaughan Lee Roy Murphree Murphree Alabama Harry Schwartz New York Times L. L. Golden Saturday Review American Medical Association Carl Hoffman Jerome Cochran Indiana Otis R. Bowen Alabama Political Action Committee The Medical Association Jere Beasely Association College of Counsellors House of Delegates Ira L. Myers State Board of Medical Examiners Board of Censors Joel E. Johnson Geneva E. L. Gibson Enterprise Carol W. Wyatt Talladega

Central High Band 1932 at Albany

Central High School built in 1923 between Fourth and Second Avenues to replace Albany High renamed Bibb Elementary. The band photo shows Neal Wells absent with members John Stewart Earl Bodkins Wendall Sherrill John Chenault Amos Levin Harold Weigan Archie Hill Aaron Montgomery Claudie Shumake Northey Cox George Nunn Milton Little Earl Jackson James Weaver Kelly Thomas Henry Cullem Clifford Smith Earl Calvin Tommy Wells Freddie Jones Gerald Neher Harry Rice Stanley Lowery Wallace Blizzard Billy Nelson Willie Cox Ray Ellener Howard Weaver Billy Glenn Sam Winton in rows.

Central High Fourth Second Avenues Albany High Bibb Neal Wells John Stewart Earl Bodkins Wendall Sherrill John Chenault Amos Levin Harold Weigan Archie Hill Aaron Montgomery Claudie Shumake Northey Cox George Nunn Milton Little Earl Jackson James Weaver Kelly Thomas Henry Cullem Clifford Smith Earl Calvin Tommy Wells Freddie Jones Gerald Neher Harry Rice Stanley Lowery Wallace Blizzard Billy Nelson Willie Cox Ray Ellener Howard Weaver Billy Glenn Sam Winton

Moulton Man Hospitalized After Nursing Home Fire

An elderly resident of the Moulton Nursing Home was admitted to the Birmingham Burn Center with burns from a Friday fire. Tim Blakemore said W. T. Ferguson suffered burns over 75 percent of his body when his chair caught fire as he tried to light a pipe. two nurses were slightly burned while helping. The blaze caused no structural damage to the home.

Moulton Birmingham Tim Blakemore W. T. Ferguson Ferguson

Two Morgan County Men Hurt in Early Morning Crashes

State Highway Patrol reports two early Saturday crashes injuring Dwight Dean Eddy 19 of Hartseller and Donal Leon Waddell 22 of Falkville. Eddy’s car left Norris Mill Road near Flint at 5 a.m. wounding him. Waddell’s vehicle on Barkley Bridge Road near Hartselle at 6 a.m. sent him to Pineview Hospital.

Morgan County State Highway Patrol Dwight Dean Eddy Hartseller Decatur General Hospital Flint Norris Mill Rd Donal Leon Waddell Falkville Hartselle Barkley Bridge Waddell Pineview Hospital

Suspect Held In Friday Night Robbery at Handley Home

Sheriff officials report a Friday night entry at Roy Handley's Alabama 31 residence. About $2260 in cash and merchandise were taken. Handley was bound and a pillow case placed over his head during the break in.

Cullman Cullman Nala Roy Handley Alabama Handley

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