Harvest Man Injured In One Car Mishap Near Athens
A 27 year old Harvest man Kenneth C Ransom was injured when his car left Smith Rd about 5 30 p m near Moulton He was admitted to Athens Limestone Hospital in good condition. Morgan County deputies made seven arrests Tuesday including trespassing vag rancy escape non support assault and battery DWI and a worthless check. Civil Defense officers attend a three day planning course at Guntersville from the Morgan County office led by Director J Howard Proctor Assistant Director Lucile Lindsey and Paulette Wiley. Drucilla Sharp of Somerville 1 was omitted from the Florence State Dean's list last week. The Gum Springs Cemetery decoration will be May 5 with donations to Mrs D P Hendrix Box 206 Hartselle 3. Hartsel le ground breaking held Tuesday for Branded Burger first Alabama location Hubert Mitchell owner designed by Walter McKeegan. Cullman: 27-year-old Milwaukee man David Eugene Koch arrested on interstate transportation of stolen vehicles from Chattanooga in 1967 and re theft from Chicago in 1966. transferred to Birmingham for U S Marshal arraignment. Cullman County arrests listed for public drunkenness obtaining board by misrepresentation assault fraud and unlawfully killing a dog. Athens sesquicentennial site coronation hall moved to College Union Ballroom with queen and court to be named at 8 30 p m Friday. Limestone Sportsmen Club to meet Friday 7 p m at Gordon Motor Co to discuss 13th annual horse show.
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Tanner High earns Freedom Shrine award from local club
The Athens Exchange Club honored Tanner High School with a 2 Freedom Shrine for displaying the nation's history documents over the past 325 years. Two Tanner students Mary Ley and Jimmy Sandy were named outstanding boy and girl for April.
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Decatur Jaycettes Board Meets. Sales Planned in City
The Decatur Jaycettes Executive Board meets Thursday at 7 30 p.m. at Mrs Bill Benfords 1608 1st Ave. They sponsor a sale and white elephant sale in front Elmore Store 2nd Ave Saturday at 9 a.m. Elizabeth Wood of Decatur joins Birmingham Southern Mortar Board and is a French major aiming for foreign work. she is a Pi Beta Phi member and a Young Republican.
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Mooresville: Limestone Countys oldest town in history note
The 150th birthday celebration of Athens and Limestone County is set May 4-11. Mooresville, incorporated 1818 before Alabama statehood, is Limestone County’s oldest town. The piece recounts early buildings and families, including a 19th century schoolhouse and a former stagecoach tavern still standing.
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Old Oasis Church Tied To Historic Figures
The Oasis church now a Church of Christ congregation sits in a 100 year old white frame house cited as a Garfield pulpit site. Local belief ties the home of Vera Hurn to Andrew Johnson as an apprentice tailor, with his worktable later passing to Mary Mason in Athens. The narrative recalls 1822 Masonic ties in town.
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Mooresville History Notes and Area Landmarks
Early records of Mooresville fade with time while lore credits William Moore for naming the town though no proof exists. Petition signatures show Robert D. Moore helped file incorporation in 1818, three days before Athens. Nearby homes of Alabama governors Collier Houston and Bibb remain, and Belle Mina Hall lends its name to Belle Mina.
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Wallace Top Man Quits In Arkansas
Wallace campaign in Arkansas loses top organizer Jim Johnson files as Democrat for U S Senate while his wife runs for governor. Wallace disavows local politics amid split with Johnson and continued ballot drive efforts in Michigan Nevada and Colorado. AFL-CIO warns unions of wage losses if Nixon or Wallace win.
Image problem for dog pound in Decatur
Decatur's dog pound faces an image problem as Director James Ryan talks of public perception while the city builds a new shelter to improve facilities. He notes the department handles about 50 animals daily, enforces fines up to 100 dollars, and plans to house all animals indoors with an isolation ward in the new 20-pen facility beside the Albert Brewer Overpass.
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5Th Ave
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H. L. Higdon
Dag
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Oklahoma Supreme Court Hurdle in Wallace Ballot Fight
Oklahoma officials prepare for potential Supreme Court appeal as Wallace ballot inclusion faces legal challenge. State lawmakers Archibald Hill and Curtis Lawson pursue action after a protracted protest hearing before Secretary of State John Rogers.
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Man Shot At Trinity In Burglary Attempt
Vernon Alabama man Rayford Duncan age 30 is listed in good condition at Decatur General Hospital after being shot by Branum's Hardware Store owner during a 2:30 a.m. burglary attempt in Trinity. Morgan County investigator Clarence Harris said Duncan was wounded by a shotgun blast as he tried to break in and fled. Duncan faces second degree burglary charges with a $750 bond set. Branum reports no entry or missing items.
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Judson Proxy Speaks Here on a Six Step Formula
Dr. James H. Edmondson president of Judson College told Decatur Lions Club members his six cornerstones to failure. He warned there is no sure fire formula for not succeeding and urged leaders to avoid harming their communities.
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Bill Hutto
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