Large Families Have More Fun
Mr and Mrs James W McCleskey of Hartselle Alabama have twelve children. The couple married June 17 1939 and live in Lawrence and Morgan counties. Five of the children are married and a recent family gathering photo captured the clan.
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Neel
James W. McCleskey
Hartselle 2
McCloskey
Lillian Lowery
Lawrence County
Morgan County
Lawrence
Morgan Counties
McCleskey
North
Alabama
Browns Ferry
Marjorie Copeland
Margaret Self
Dorothy Jones
Decatur
Eugene McCleskey
Joyce Anne Childers
Danville
Gary
Farris
Kathy
Harvey Don
John David
Paul
Mark
Danville School
Hartseller
Limestone School Accreditation Eyed
Limestone County schools aim for accreditation by fall pending state checks. Supt. C S Pettus said Alabama schools seek statewide accreditation with current rate around forty percent, noting Limestone high schools already meet standards.
School Board Moves to Sell Closed Buildings and Accreditations
Large Happy Family schools and attached junior highs receive accreditation. Junior highs not on high school campuses and all county elementary schools lack accreditation. The board aims to meet requirements this fall and votes to sell Dogwood and Greenbrier buildings with land. East Limestone Band seeks a 4000 square foot room. 200 students expected in two years. 130 currently enrolled. The proposal will be studied and decided next meeting.
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Pettus
Dogwood
Greenbrier
East Limestone Band
East Limestone
Bell plans new $500000 office as Valley Health building torn down
Workmen will start soon to demolish the Valley Health Building at 2nd Ave and Gordon Dr to clear space for a new two story South Central Bell Telephone Co. office valued at 500000. Lynn C. Fowler, district manager for the company, announced the plan.
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Winford Turner
Valley Health
2Nd Ave
Gordon Dr
South Central Bell Telephone Co
Lynn C. Fowler
South Central Bell
South Central Belt
Fowler
Telephone Company
Johnston St
State National Bank
Lnental Life Insurance Co
Building Lease Ties to Valley Health Site in Anniston
An agreement with C A Hamilton of Anniston to lease a new office building at the Valley Health Building site advances as Howell Realty Co represents Hamilton in purchasing the landmark from Continental Life Insurance Co. Decatur history notes the brick structure dates to 1900, later becoming Baugh-Wiley Hospital after remodeling in 1935 by Dr W P Baugh.
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C. A. Hamilton
Anniston
Valley Health
Hamilton
Howell Realty Co
Continental Life Insurance Co
Fowler
W. P. Baugh
Baugh-Wiley
Open house models at Decatur High School Home Economics
The Decatur High School Home Economics Department hosted an open house where girls modeled various clothing styles. A group of students posed in multiple rows, with names listed from Beth Thompson to Kay Waters, in a Daily Photo caption.
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Decatur High School
Beth Thompson
Margaret Dockery
Brenda Whitaker
Janie Marine
Lynda Hyatt Long
Debbie Sellers
Elizabeth
Road Building Equipment Bought in Limestone County
Limestone County Commission voted to buy $23,951 of road building equipment. Items include a flat bed truck from Thornton-Rus Dodge for $4,100 a dump truck from Athens Motors for $4,851 and a self chip-spreader from G. C. Phillips Tractor Co. for $15,000. The purchases replace worn-out equipment.
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Athens
Limestone County Commission
Thomas Lee Hammons
Hammons
Thornton-Rus Dodge
Athens Motors
G. C. Phillips Tractor Co
Birmingham
Job Opportunities Conference Friday in Calhoun Junior College Gym
Juniors and seniors from Decatur and Morgan County schools will attend the final Job Opportunities Conference at Calhoun Junior College Gymnasium. Steve Watkins says 45 businesses and organizations will present displays and literature to help students make realistic career choices. The event, co sponsored by the Decatur Jaycees and the Decatur Chamber of Commerce, aims to connect students with potential future employers.
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Decatur
Morgan County
Calhoun Junior College
Steve Watkins
Calhoun
Watkins
Decatur Jaycees
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Police Seek Stolen 1965 Pontiac Tempest Car
Decatur police search for a 1965 Pontiac Tempest stolen from Gary Rodgers at 516 Ewell St. SW. late Friday night. Rodgers, brother-in-law of former Gov. Albert Bréwer, was moving gubernatorial campaign items from a storage room. Most items were paper. a large banner was also in the car. He planned to distribute materials to high school students writing about the former governor.
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Decatur
Gary Rodgers
Ewell St
Rodgers
Albert Bréwer
Modified School Plan Approved
Alabama lawmakers approve a modified freedom-of-choice school attendance law. The bill allows a pupil to transfer to any school if assaulted or threatened by another pupil, pushed through as a response to violence in some federally integrated schools. Governor Wallace sponsored the measure.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
House
Senate
George C. Wallace
Sportsman Lake Improvements Okayed
Cullman County Commission approves funds for Sportsman Lake and Smith Lake Park projects. G W Ponder seeks 2500 for lake improvements. 13095 for 80 acre Smith Lake fence. Temporary forestry worker funded for six months at 254 50 monthly, four months approved. 75 for Mt Zion pauper cemetery. ABC TV consultant John Bob Sobotka noted as Decatur HS graduate and Rhodes Scholar.
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Cullman
Sportsman Lake
Cullman County
Smith Lake
G.W. Ponder
County Park and Recreation
Brighton Awning and Fence Co
Brighton
Pierce Roden
County Forestry Service
Roden
Mt. Zion
John Bob Sobotka
Max Sobotka
Gordon Dr
ABC
Decatur High School
Sobotka
National Health Institute
Silver Springs
Somerville Woman Wins Weekly News Tip Contest
Mrs. Judy Childers of Somerville 2 won last week's Decatur Daily news tip of the week. She received five dollars plus a five dollar subscriber bonus after calling in about an automobile accident near Florette that killed one person and injured four.
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Judy Childers
Somerville 2
Decatur Daily News
Athens Man Elected Reserve Deputy VP
Mack Graham of Athens elected first vice president of the Alabama Reserve Deputies Association at a weekend Birmingham meeting. Graham has served as a Limestone County reserve deputy for nine years.
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Athens
Limestone County
Alabama Reserve Deputteciibe Association
Mack Graham
Birmingham
Huntsville Mayor Reopens Talks With Striking Sanitation Workers
Huntsville Mayor Joe Davis met privately with concerned citizens and striking sanitation workers as a 26 day walkout over health agency fly control spurs labor action. The city offered to reinstate workers at prior pay and benefits if they return, while keeping talks with individual workers and not with out of town union reps. The Health Agency urged sanitation and trash handling changes to curb fly breeding, including better can sanitation and trash disposal practices.
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Huntsville
Ala
Joe Davis
Tri-County District Health Service
Morgan
Limestone
Lawrence
Davis
Cullman Auto Dealer Killed in Accident
Cullman automobile dealer E. C. Davidson was killed Monday night when a car rolled onto him while he tried to free it from a dirt bank inside Cullman city limits near WKUL. Coroner David Moss said funeral services will be announced by Moss Funeral Home of Cullman.
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Cullman
Cullman County
David Moss
Moss
E. C. Davidson
Old U. S. 31
WKUL
Davidson
Moss Funeral Home
Two Hurt In Area Accident Near Decatur
A one car crash two miles south of Decatur on Chapel Hill Road left Brenda T. Kent and her two year old daughter Pamela Jean with minor injuries. They were treated at Decatur General Hospital and released.
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Decatur 3
Here
Brenda T. Kent
Pamela Jean
Decatur General Hospital
AAA Southend Ambulance Service
Decatur
Chapel Hill Rd
Bid Opening Friday On Water System In Athens
Athens bids will be opened Friday for construction of an 850000 South Limestone Water System serving Tanner area and south along U S 31 to Calhoun Junior College. Funds come from HUD 338000 state junior college fund 50000 Appalachia 200000 and Limestone County Commission.
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Athens
William T. Hill
Hill
Tanner Area
U. S. 31
Calhoun Junior College
U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Junior College
Appalachia
Limestone County Commission
Emergency Poisoning Contacts and Emergency Dial Instructions
Emergency contact numbers are provided for possible poisoning at Decatur General Hospital 353 1610 or your family physician. For other emergencies dial 0 and inform the operator of the nature of the emergency.
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Decatur General Hospital
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