Spirit of America Festival Expands to Point Mallard July 3
The fifth annual Spirit of America Festival returns July 3 with an emcee, beauty pageant, golf tournament, and fireworks. The event moves to Point Mallard for a larger celebration drawing about 25 000 participants.
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Point Mallard
Freedoms Foundation
Spirit of America
Burningtree Country Club
Southeast
James Darren
Troy Donahue
Point Mallard Park
T.C. Almon Recreation Center
Point Mallard Golf Course
Gary Voketz
Hobby For Fisherman Sew Sew
Vic Williamson of 2318 Elliott St SE makes custom fishing rods with wrapped guides. A two year hobby turned into a small business as friends asked for his work and he now supplies a local tackle shop.
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Vic Williamson
Elliott St
Williamson
Williamson crafts custom bass rods and flies for lake fishing
Williamson, a 50 year old bass aficionado and Decatur Bass Club vice president, makes custom rods and flies for bass fishing. He notes most big bass are caught at night and recently fished Lake Ross Barnett with his brother, weighing 140 pounds in two days using plastic worms and spinner baits.
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Williamson
Mississippi
Decatur Bass Club
T. C. Williamson
Virginia
Lake Ross Barnett
Decatur
Austin James
Bill Huntley
Ralph Buckelew
M.r. Watkins
Jem
Senate Filibuster Drags Into Night in Alabama
In Montgomery, the Alabama Senate battled into Saturday night over Gov. Wallace’s program. An 18-15 adjournment vote failed, jeopardizing the highway and medical bond plans. A $50 million medical bond and a highway budget bill remained in flux as a quorum dispute and a filibuster continued.
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Montgomery
Ala
Senate
George C. Wallace
Jimmy Clark
Barbour County
House
Ways and Means
State Highway Department
Wallace
Highway Department
Ways and Means Committee
Why the Oct 1 first grade cutoff in Alabama schools
A Decatur reader asks why first graders enter by Oct 1 rather than on a calendar year like Georgia. Dr. Morrison McCall explains the state legislated Oct 1 to ensure older, more mature students enter school, a rule later adjusted back from Jan 1 to Oct 1 to aid younger students who would struggle. The Oct 1 date aims to improve readiness.
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Decatur City
Georgia
Decatur
Morrison McCall
State Department of Education
Montgomery
Poisoning emergency guidance message
For possible poisoning, call your nearest hospital or your family physician. For other emergencies dial O and tell the operator the nature of the emergency.
Women Editors Learn How To Please Readers
Alabama editors gathered at the Decatur Inn to hear Durwood McAlister of The Atlanta Journal on how to please readers. He advised giving women what they want and what they need, sharing three focus areas and the idea to use polls to tailor coverage. The event concluded a two day workshop with a park tour led by Phylliss Sidebotham of The Decatur Daily.
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Alabama
Atlanta Journal
Durwood McAlister
Alabama Women’s Press Association
Decatur Inn
McAlister
Atlanta
Decatur
Point Mallard Park
Phylliss Sidebotham
Decatur Daily
Women’s Press Association
Women press leaders elected at Alabama gathering
Speaker Durwood Meallister of the Atlanta Journal addressed the first annual meeting of the Alabama Women’s Press Association held Saturday at Decatur Inn. New officers elected include Mrs Cornelis McDuffie Turner first vice president Mrs Nancy Mastin second vice president Mrs Phylliss Sidebotham president with Mrs Eleanor Falkenberry recording secretary Mrs Sara Baker corresponding secretary and Mrs Lola Orr treasurer.
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Durwood Meallister
Atlanta Journal
Alabama Women's Press Association
Decatur Inn
Teft
Cornelis McDuffie Turner
Mobile Press- Register
Nancy Mastin
Alabama Journal
Phylliss Sidebotham
THE
Decatur Daily
Eleanor Falkenberry
Selma Times- Journal
Sara Baker
Huntsville Times
Lola Orr
Athens News Courier
Bobby Hebert
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Bill Harrison
Decatur Jaycees
Jaycees
Jim O'Hara
Tennessee Valley
Miss Spirit of America
Sarah Wicker
Birmingham Southern
Decatur Dixie
Spirit
Bryon Vann
Jim O’hara
By Tony Estes
Accord
Public Service Commission
Wea
Hartselle
Renate Terry
Danville
Huntsville
Eudele
Morgan County
Limestone County
Athens
Lawrence County
Pweeaseeneeeue
Pudong Caisiviti Vcises
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