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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1971
Page
2
In Courtland a mother hen and a black and white alley cat both care for a brood of long eared toothed and tailed babies. Edward Jones of Courtland 1 finds the situation amusing as neighbors watch the unusual parental overlap.
Cooper Jones reports a chicken hen adopting several newborn kittens born in the coop. The hen sits on and nurses them daily while a mother cat watches from nearby. The cat is barred from access as the hen maintains control, leaving the kittens in a two-mother, uneasy setup.
Limestone County grand jury urged the county commission to hire additional deputies. The panel commended Sheriff M. W. (Buddy) Evans but said more staff is needed to reduce deputy hours, noting deputies average about 80 hours weekly. The jury also praised the jail and Athens Limestone Hospital operations and recommended pay raises for future jurors.
The State Highway Department schedules a tentative public hearing on four-laning Alabama 20 from Courtland to Town Creek. If needed, the hearing will be June 10 at 2 p.m. in Courtland High School auditorium to discuss location design features and environmental and social effects. Written requests should go to C F Camp in Decatur.
Telephone Decatur General Hospital at 353 1610 for possible poisoning and contact your family physician for guidance. For other emergencies dial 0 and inform the operator of the nature of the emergency.
Today on cable Channel 7 at 6 30 p m several films will be shown including Drugs and the Nervous System explaining drug effects on the nervous system Just One reporting that one ounce of alcohol damages brain tissue How Are You presenting mental health recognition and illness Two other films cover family communication and child problems
A career fair spans 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Calhoun Junior College to connect Decatur and Morgan County students, with 45 participating organizations including Amoco, 3M, Goodyear, TVA, and the U S Army. Juniors and seniors will tour the Calhoun gym to meet recruiters and learn job skills requirements. Co sponsored by the Decatur Jaycees and Decatur Chamber of Commerce.
Arlene Stens of Woodlynne New Jersey captured the 14th America’s Junior Miss title in Mobile Alabama. She aimed to help her roommate win and will use her $10,000 college scholarship.
In Fayetteville and Huntsville, funeral services are set for Tuesday fatalities from a car-truck collision near Decatur. Principal Lee McAlister and his wife Evelyn die, their daughter is buried in Huntsville, and a missionary, Richard Andrejewski, is flown to Paris. The truck driverJohnny Owens uninjured.
Decatur police search for a green and white lawn mower believed stolen from Perry Freeman at 703 Vine St NW. The mower, described with two bent handles, was missing two days. a 12 volt battery was also taken from Ricky Hughs’s car at 1019 17th St SE Wednesday night.
State troopers reported a Danville woman injured in a one car crash six miles south of Decatur on Morgan County Road 41. Pauline K. Eddy 53 was listed in fair condition at Decatur General Hospital.
Ruth Frazer chairing the Miss Point Mallard entries as a regional prelude to Miss Alabama Miss America. Eligible contestants aged 18 to 28 from Morgan Limestone Lawrence Marshall Franklin and Jackson counties must be graduates and display a talent in a three minute presentation. Entries due by midnight May 20.
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