Limestone County races set for off year primary turnout
More than 7 000 Limestone County voters prepare to cast ballots on Tuesday for county school superintendent circuit court clerk two Board of Revenue commissioners and seats on the county Board of Education with several races drawing attention. Voters will go to 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. precincts and 6 p.m. in Athens. The contest includes Supt. George Roberts facing T. J. Lewter and Charles Stout Pettus and six candidates for circuit clerk led by Edward Christopher and Sonny Crutcher. Unopposed judges are judges Bloodworth Powell and Rosenall with unopposed seats for Tommy Carter and J Lyphus Lewter.
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Winford Turner
Athens
Limestone County
Board of Revenue Commissioners
George Roberts
T. J. Lewter
Charles Stout Pettus
Edward Christopher
W. B
Sonny) Crutcher, Jr
Carl F. Edgeman
Wilton Pepper
Marion Sims
Louis J. Swinen
Board of Re
Grady Holland
Gene Powell
Russell Thorneberry
Board of Revenue
Herbert
Hub) Pugh
James L. Massey
James N. Bloodworth
Newton Powell
D. L. Rosenall, Jr
County Board of Education
Tommy Carter
Elkmont
J. Lyphus Lewter
Lawrence voters eye off year elect ion in county races
In Lawrence County about 9 000 of 13 500 registered voters expected to cast ballots Tuesday for 13 Democratic nominees. Notable races include probate judge between Issac Johnson Jr and W J Lee, superintendent contest between Silas Cross and Woodrow Burks, and multiple board of education seats with incumbents facing challengers.
Cullman voters to choose circuit clerk and education commissioner
Cullman County voters go to the polls Tuesday for an off year election. More than 10 000 of about 14 000 registered voters are expected to vote. Candidates include Ruth Gasser Hollis Laney B E Joe Nail Herman S Plunkett for circuit court clerk and William J Bullard Frank Grantham J W Ray land F J Ryder for education commissioner place three. Incumbent Jim D Moody faces no opposition.
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Cullman
Cullman County
Board of Education
Ruth Gasser
Hollis Laney
B. E
Joe) Nail
Herman S. Plunkett
William J. Bullard
Frank Grantham
J. W. Ray
Intruder Breaks into Cox Motor Co and Leaves Note
An intruder entered Cox Motor Co in Richmond Kentucky used the office telephone and left a taped note with a dollar claiming he broke the window to use the phone. The note apologizes and explains the dollar is to pay for the glass. An outdoor public phone is nearby.
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Richmond, Ky
Cox Motor Co
Rights March Called Off in Chester Demonstration
Civil rights leader Stanley Branche canceled a planned mass rally and march against de facto school segregation in Chester, fearing out of town rowdies would spark violence. About a hundred people gathered on the sidewalks as Branche announced the cancellation.
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Chester
Stanley Branche
Chester Committee For Freedom Vnow
Branche
Blanche
Endrey plots expanded stage programs with short plays
New York producer Eugene Endrey argues for combining two or three one act pieces into a single program to offer a full theatre experience in one evening. He says he has gathered 500 short works for such a format including comedy drama Grand Guignol mystery and satire.
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New York
Eugene Endrey
Endrey
Experien Bet
Brewster Aide Plans Wallace Critique Film In Maryland Primary
An aide says Sen. Daniel Brewster plans to use a half hour TV film criticizing Gov. George Wallace in his Maryland presidential preference campaign. Townsend noted the film was used against Wallace in Indiana where Gov. Matthew Welsh challenged him. Morgan Jr. appears in the film delivering the criticism to appeal for northern votes.
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Baltimore
Daniel B. Brewster
Dmd
Brewster
George Wallace
Alabama
William
Townsend
Matthew Welsh
Indiana
Wallace
Maryland
Charles Morgan Jr
Birmingham
Ala
Ancient Europeans used mistletoe as a remedy for illness
Historical accounts reveal that ancient Europeans treated certain ailments with mistletoe rather than wearing it as a romance charm. The practice linked to herbal medicine shows mistletoe’s medicinal role in early European cultures.
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Limestone
Lawrence
Moulton
Lawrence County
Issac Johnson, Jr
W. J
Bill) Lee
Johnson
Lee
Speake
Town Creek
Silas Cross
Woodrow Burks
Circuit Court
Ernest Shelton
Courtland High School
Don Parker
Northwest District
Roy Lee Terry
Hayes Smith
Woodie R. Reed
Terry
Gilbert E. Harris
E. Tommy Terry
Hillsboro
Ernest Gist
Wayne Gentry
Gist
L. P. Hopkins
Leon Patterson
Moulton Area
Land
F. J. Ryder
K. J. Griffith
Graff Hart
Board of Revenue and Control
Jim D. Moody
Civil Service
Bob Jones
Jones
Postal
Civil Jones
Eisenhower
House
Bo Bob Jones
D. Pol
Robert S. Smith
Cmn
Ann Stephenson
Hartselle
Morgan County
4-H Club
Tommy Putman
Film Critical
Dial
Bradley St
R. D. Smith
HELP
Cleo
Teague
Trinity Mountain
Academy of
Richmond County
Augusta
Georgia
U. S Army
E. J. DuPont Company
Athens College
The
Telephone Company
Toastmaster
Boy Scouts of America
Organization and Extension Committee
Southside Baptist Church
N.W. Decatur
Cleo Teague
T. C
Cliff) Almon
Examiners of Public Accounts
Cliff Almon
Ady. By
T. C. Almon
Decatur, Ala
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