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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1973
Page
2
Rehearsals are under way for another production of the rock musical Godspell to be shown in part Thursday at First Presbyterian Church and May 12 and 13 at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Huntsville. Local youths involved include Sarah Bounds and Steve Dowell.
May 12 and 13 will feature more than 70 youths from Decatur Huntsville Florence and Guntersville in Godspell at First Presbyterian Huntsville and Westminster Presbyterian Decatur. Mrs Meccy Wiley leads the dramatic effort saying the credit belongs to the kids with adults kept behind the scenes.
Funeral services are set for Thursday for Annie Boikie Stoltz 83 a former Decatur resident killed in San Antonio Texas. Police report she was beaten and stabbed with an ice pick during a home invasion and robbery. Douglas Hines 24 is charged with robbery and held on suspicion of murder as investigators note the attacker likely entered under false pretenses. Graveside rites will be at Decatur Cemetery with Browns Service Funeral Home in charge. Survivors include Ed Stoltz husband J Edward Stoltz son Helen Walthers Carmen Montgomery sisters Mildred Gill William Boikie six grandchildren and five great great grandchildren.
The gospel stage show Godspell features half its 10 cast from Decatur led by Sharon Cannizzo Don Richter Link Rankin and Harold Washington. Decatur soloists include Sarah Bounds Randy Sedlak Pat Dobson Barbara Carl Harold Washington and Don Richter. Local band members include Tommy Barker David Richter Cherie White Bob Blackwell and Mrs Steve Riesser on piano and direction. Huntsville performances at Covenant Presbyterian Church 301 Drake Ave SE start at 8 p m with full narrative and musical score.
Olympic decathlete Phil Mulkey, part of the 1964 U S Olympic team, will keynote the 10th annual Junior Achievement Future Unlimited banquet. The event starts at 7 30 p m Monday in the Austin High School Cafeteria with JA participants honored.
Alabama lawmakers opened the 1973 session with the ERA resolution and jeers from the House. Resolutions praised Rep. Ben Cherner and Rep. James Straiton, whose deaths were noted. Joe McCorquodale was elected speaker pro tem for the second time. Other actions included strip mining bills, annual session proposals, and POW recognition efforts.
The Morgan County grand jury opened its monthly session with the possibility of considering kidnapping charges against four Texans in the abduction of seven year old Clint Perry from F E Burleson School in Hartselle. The four arrested in Kerrville Texas last Saturday are free on bond. The child’s natural mother is Mrs Judy Bates Cason.
Fifty of the nation's outstanding high school senior girls flew into Mobile to begin preparations for the 16th annual Americas Junior Miss Pageant. First to arrive was Jennifer Lynn Fortune of Shalimar Florida. Belva Shaw of Hattiesburg Mississippi followed. In Stevenson Alabama the Industrial Development Board announced a contract with a Daniel International Corp subsidiary to build a Mead Corp paperboard mill worth 50 million dollars.
Emergency guidance lists Crisis Call Center numbers 355 8000 and hospital or physician contacts for possible poisoning. It also advises dialing 0 and informing the operator of the emergency with listed Decatur Daily numbers for Athens nights holidays and departments.
James Junior Borah, 22, with Chicago and Huntsville addresses, faces robbery charges for the Clyde Terry Grocery holdup on April 6 and the Hill's Grocery robbery on April 17 in Decatur. A separate arrest for marijuana possession followed.
Atty Gen Bill Baxley will address the Decatur Kiwanis noon meeting Thursday as part of Morgan County Law Enforcement Day observances. Program Chairman is Phillip Shanks. Oak Park Middle School students earned 25 superior and 3 excellent ratings at the Alabama Bandmasters Association Solo and Ensemble Festival at Samford University in Birmingham.
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