Service Agencies Meet Seventeen At Athens Joint Meeting
Seventeen Decatur service agencies attended the first joint meeting of the Volunteer Bureau of Athens on Thursday in Morgan County. The gathering aimed to exchange ideas on volunteer service, determine agency needs, and coordinate efforts to better assist Decatur and Morgan County residents.
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Morgan County
Decatur
Volunteer Bureau
Morgan County. Volunteer Bureau
Margaret Price
Price
Robert McAnnally
Decatur Junior Service League
Local Candidates Gear For Runoff In Morgan County
Morgan County Democratic officials set May 30 as runoff date after Tuesday results. Constable race pits Steve Shirley against H G Hunter. tax collector runoff features Charles E Howard vs Edith A Sandlin, while Board of Education Place One contenders are Alvis G Briscoe and Jean F Whitley. Other races include county judge, license commissioner, and Senate nominees with varying vote tallies.
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Morgan County
Board of Education
Constable
Democratic Executive Committee
Steve Shirley
H. G. Hunter
Howard Verner Jr
Edith A. Sandlin
Charles E. Howard
William R
Bill) Bartholomew
S. L
Sonny) Holmes
W. F. Hoover
W. G
Bill) Roberts III
William A. Waddell
Charles E. Yancey
Alvis G. Briscoe
Jean F. Whitley
John T. Morgan
Bryan McAfee
Jim Shell
Cleon Yates
Brenda Sharp Martin
John L. Morgan
C. Bennett McRae
Tom Coggin
Bob Jones
Mary Texas Garner
House of Representatives
Jones
Garner
Aalbama Public Service Commission
Berry Lynchmore Cantrell
Eugene (Bull) Connor
Cliff
Pappy Dunnavant Keeps Double Life As Barber And Broadcaster
Homer Dunnavant known as Pappy in Limestone County runs two radio stations WJMW and WJOF FM while barbering on Saturdays. At 75 he works 50 to 60 hours weekly, claims the oldest Alabama radio announcer title, and notes a third generation in the family team with son Bob and grandson Bill guiding the stations.
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Athens
Homer Dunnavant
Limestone County
Dunnavant
Pappy
North
Alabama
Bob Sr
Bill
WJMW
Athens Broadcasting Co
Wjof-Fm
Bob
WJOF
Radio pioneers Dunnavant family lifelong in Alabama
Winford Turner Dunnavant recalls starting a band with Bob as a child and building a local radio presence at WMSL in Decatur and later Athens. His son Bob Jr. produced for Ernest Tubb on WSM and now syndicates from Nashville, while Pappy Dunnavant runs a barber shop and hosts Harmony Haven the longest running gospel show in Alabama. The family reflects on changes in music tastes from gospel and country to rock and roll.
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Dunnavant
Bob
Nashville
Bob Sr
Ernest Tubb
WSM
Grand Ole Opry
Pappy
Pettysville
Elkmont
Harold
Harmony Haven
Alabama
Bob Dunnavant Jr
Huntsville
Bob Jr
Congressmans bid to aid minority entrepreneurship in Alabama
U S Rep George W Collins of Illinois tours 13 northern Alabama counties to study minority business potential and propose a professional advisory team to help minorities form manage and run enterprises. He cites data processing as a possible field and calls for more federal funds for training housing and day care to support unskilled workers.
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Faye Brewington
U .S
George W. Collins
Illinois
North
Alabama
Congressman Collins
Chicago
Mama-papa Corner
Collins
Public Works Committee
Huntsville
Vietnam
Former Montgomery Official Indicted In Illegal Gambling Conspiracy
Federal grand jury indicts Drue H. Lackey former Montgomery police chief and nine others in Crenshaw County conspiracy to run an illegal gambling operation. Sheriff Ray Horn and County Solicitor Billy King also charged for aiding the scheme. Nine of twelve indicted arrested. three more expected to be arrested. Also, Oscar Nash pleads guilty to selling LSD in circuit court, sentenced to three years.
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Montgomery
Drue H. Lackey
Decatur
Crenshaw County
Lackey
Montgomery Area
Ray Horn
William R
Billy) King
Sheriff Horn
Vernon (Red) Ligon
James B. Peek Jr
Oscar Nash
5Th St. NW
Nash
Two Decatur Women Injured in Alabama 20 Crash
Two Decatur women were injured Thursday when their car collided with a truck near the Alabama 20 and Interstate 65 intersection. Rebecca Carr, 15, and Sherry Micheles, 28, were treated at Decatur General Hospital.
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Decatur
Alabama 20
Rebecca Carr
Sherry Micheles
1St St. SW
Decatur General Hospital
Day Camp Plans Set for Summer at Almon Center
City Parks and Recreation announces a second season of summer day camps at the T C Almon Center. Over 450 children, ages eight to 12, will enroll in eight two week sessions starting June 12 with activities including canoeing fishing nature classes ceramics wave pool swimming archery and games. A 10 weekly fee covers supplies camp tee shirt lunch drinks and wave pool entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. C.almon Center
City Parks and Recreation Department
Point Mallard Wavepool
Almon Center
Emergency Crisis Line Information and Contacts
The Decatur Daily lists the Crisis Call Center number 355 8000 for personal crises and poisoning guidance. It advises dialing 0 if unsure of the emergency number and mentions contacts for hospitals and family physicians.
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Normal Self
Robert McAnally
Ralph Padgett
Padgett
Christy Leann Dutton
Teddy Dutton
Athens J
Athens- Limestone Hospital
Tom Wood
Pollyana Barnes
Corene Johnston
Marilyn George
Tommy Segars
Department of Pensions and Security
Nancy Agnew
Wheeler Basin
Margaret Greer
Tri-County
John Collier
Ware Foster
American Red Cross
Louise McClure
Colonial Rest Home
Martha Mathews
Storrs
Harry S. Feen
Salvation Army
Jackie Cherones
Central Alabama Mental Health Center
Pat Srinivas
Tri- County District Health Service
Edna Earl Eich
Morgan County Mental Health Association
Terry Weaver
Randy Cochran
Elsie Dunlap
Morgan-Lawrence-Limestone County Association For
Lucille Lindsey
Betty Parks
Watt Washington
J. W. Russell
Jeanne Hunter
Betty Jones
Junior Service League
Donna McAnally
Lee Self
County Commission
Gerry Holmes
Leon
William Conway
D. Harris
Gerald E Colson
Estas Durham
Fred C Folsom
J. E
Big Jim) Folsom
Don B. Horton
Mike Maurer
Avery J. Thornhill
Gay Blackburn
Alice A
Jerry) Gunthorp
James N. Tietking
Pappy’ Dunnavant
By Winford Turner
WMSL
George Collins
Horn
King
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