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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 15, 1966

Page

23

Interstate 65 progress on track to Tennessee border

Alabama's Highway Department races the federal timetable to finish the 360 mile I-65 from Cullman to the Tennessee line by the 1972 deadline. About 40 percent complete, the project faces rights of way delays and rough terrain. Concrete paving progresses from Hurricane Creek toward Lacon with 12.6 miles valued at about 12 million dollars.

David Knight Aaa Stat Morgan County Tennessee Mobile Highway Department Congress Alabama Montgomery Kimberly Jefferson County Cullman Tennessee Line Cullman County Lacon Hurricane Creek Morgan-Cullman Line McDowell & Percell Contractors Inc Roadbuilders Inc J. B. Nelson Decatur Alabama 67 Priceville Von Lacan

Strides in Alabama Medical Regulation Since 1823

The article traces Alabama medical regulation from 1823 to 1877, noting 1823 allows graduates to practice with minimal gatekeeping, while 1877 brings tighter standards and a state board system. It details the Morgan County Medical Association, early officers, the county health officer, censor board, and a roster of early physicians with their colleges and post offices.

John Knox Alabama U. S Huntsville North Alabama State Medical Association State Board of Health Board of Censors Morgan County Medical Association John W. Kitchens William A. Barcliff Abel B. Wilson Peter Binford Board of Benjamin F. Cross Scott L. Rountree William C. Buckley Marcus W. Murray The Medical Association of Alabama Medical College Barcliff Wm. Anderson Univ Nashville Hartselle Binford Peter New Orleans Somerville Buckley Walter Colquitt Phy Surg N. Y

Medical Society Members and Noted Physicians Listed

A compiled roster lists Thomason Wm B of Memphis Abel R Wilson of Alabama Asa B Brindley and Oscar B Cartwright among physicians with medical college and city affiliations. The note references Dr William Gardner Gill of Louisville who did not appear on the list, with historical practice in Somerville and later move in 1871.

Thomason Wm. B Memphis Cedar Plains Wilson Abel R Alabama Hartselle Bradley Peter Casada University of Kentucky Brindley Asa B Somerville Cartwright Oscar B University of Vanderbilt Decature Erwin Andrew Benton Cullman Gandy

Morgan County Doctors and Practitioners List Through 1900

The article details Morgan County medical society leaders including Gillespie James Clarke and Vanderbilt graduates, lists moved residents, and records licensed practitioners from 1878 to the early 1900s. It names doctors by year, notes dentists, and cites Decatur and surrounding towns, charting medical professionals across generations.

Sherrell Robert B Alabama Basham’s Gap Smith Dean Taylor Chicago Decatur John Valdermose Springs John Elisha Cleveland Ohio New Decatur John Stanhope University of Louisville Woodland Mills Steers Willia Wood University of Michigan Montgomery Stevenson Edison David University of Nashville Danville West David Walter CB Hartselle Winton David Mason Waldermose Springs Frederick A. Barnum Flint Simeon Madison Wilhite Madison Texas Samuel Lile Trinity Virginia Enoch James Conyngton Morgan County John B. Sawyer Wm. G. Gill J. L. Gill J. Y. Cantell E. B. Wise C. W. Price R. L. Stephenson S. L. Rountree William J. Young B. F. Cross L. Mimer James M. Lester J. B. West W. B. Black W. M. Turney E. B. Collins E. M. Sams W. W. Peck John C. Coggins A. B. Smith A. V. Ponder G. R. Sullivan Nathan Miller J. S. Pickett A. S. Burnam W. A. Barcliff E. D. Stephenson A. J. Brewster A. J. Yeager W. W. Cook A. R. Wilson C. D. Smith W. B. Woodall Peter Binford Felix Bryan Hunter David M. Winton N. A. Barmett Andrew J. Stewart James H. Oden B. W. Watson Shép W. Foster P. R. Taylor Enoch J. Congwynton Wal

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