Graves to be moved for I 65 construction near Mooresville
Limestone County commissioners authorize State Highway Department to relocate about 13 graves from an old Mooresville cemetery to Maple Hill Cemetery in Huntsville. Sam Spry Jr of Spry Funeral Home agrees to handle the move and pay all legal costs. Proceeds from local events support church and civic projects.
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Athens
Mooresville
Limestone County Board of Revenue
State Highway Department
Sam Spry, Jr
Spry Funeral Home
Huntsville
Maple Hill
Spry
City official hospital tests after stomach trouble
Decatur City Commissioner Charles Guntharp is hospitalized at Decatur General for a series of tests after stomach discomfort. He checked in around 2 a.m. and is expected to stay a few days. Eddie Franklin, 13, is reported missing from Decatur since Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. His mother, Mrs. T D Franklin, described his clothing and approximate weight. Burglars damaged a Bank St display window at Bank St Furniture and Appliance Warehouse and stole a portable RCA stereo during the night.
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Charles Guntharp
Decatur General Hospital
Gunttharp
Decatur
T. D. Franklin
6Th Ave
Eddie
Bank St
RCA
Newcomers to Decatur and Club Officers Plan New Year
A list of newcomers to Decatur includes Kenneth R Hannah Hai Murphree Apt 1 Wilburn O Wynn and others with addresses across the SE SW NE and NW. The text notes members of Decatur Country Club and that new officers plan for the year with a meeting set for 9-12 at 7 Beletey.
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Decatur
Kenneth R Hannah
Buena Vista Cr
CV. Hai
Murphree Apt
Wilburn O. Wynn
Omas Dr
C. R. Laurence
5Th Ave
Billy M. Wansley
Villa Fountaine
Lehman Jaggers
Charen St
Sherman B. Bolan
7Th Ave
Fausto Urrutia
10Th Ave
Roger I. Nix
6Th Ave
Henry E. Fowler
Moulton St
E. Rudolph McCarley
Thomas Dr
Wilburn Schrimscher
Paul Randolph
Olive St
Bertha L. Habel
Cardinal Dr
Apt
David T. Best
Tower St
C. T. Stovall
Holiday Plaza
4Th Ave
James Lane
13Th St
Sheridan Apt
Decatur Country Club
Beletey
Federal Court to Hear One Man One Vote Abeyance Request
In Montgomery Alabama a federal judge will hear a state request to hold in abeyance a Supreme Court order applying the one man one vote doctrine to Alabama local elections. The hearing set for Thursday will address about 30 defense motions in a case involving an asphalt company and alleged conspiracy with state and private entities.
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Montgomery
Ala
Supreme Court
Alabama
Awards Passed Out During AC Program
Athens College honors faculty and students at senior class day with numerous awards and citations. Jim Miner receives the class gift seal. President Frank N. Philpot is named Danny Rollins Memorial Trophy recipient. Ruth Rankin and Edsell Moore earn meritorious service and service awards respectively. Faculty honors go to Dennis Johnson and Angeline Nazaretain for student service and first aid work.
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Athens
Athens College
Frank Philpot
Danny Rollins
Alpha Tau Omega
James Herrington
Bob Stansell
Jim Miner
Frank N. Philpot
College Union
Philpot
Ruth Rankin
Student Government Association
Edsell Moore
Cherrie’s Florists
Phi Mu Fraternity
Dennis Johnson
Johnson
Angeline Nazaretain
Limestone County American Red Cross
Alabama Baptists Debate Signing Racial Prejudice Manifesto
Birmingham AP The editor of the Alabama Baptist says he refused to sign a manifesto on racial prejudice, not opposing the statement but objecting to signing it for others. The document, signed by 71 Southern Baptist leaders, admits condoning prejudices harming all people. Baggett declined to sign to avoid implying church endorsement.
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Hoyt Harwell
Birmingham
Ala
Alabama Baptists
Hudson Baggett
The
Alabama Baptist
Nursing program accepted for Athens College by federal group
The Tri-County Appalachia Health Planning Commission accepted Athens College's nursing program proposal. Approved by state and federal commissions, the plan could start this fall and train over 100 North Alabama women. The program may offer an associate degree in two years or a Bachelor of Science in Nursing in four years with hospital training in Athens Decatur Huntsville or the Tri-Cities.
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Athens
Tri-County Appalachia
Decatur
Huntsville
Tri-Cities
Athens College
Huntsville Beer Store Operator Dies Of Wounds
Glen Taylor a 57 year old beverage store operator died from gunshot wounds after a shooting at his store last Friday. Witnesses described a young man entering the store shouting and Taylor drawing a pistol before a struggle ensued. The youth fled and remains at large.
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Huntsville
Ala
Glen Taylor
Taylor
Man Dies From Burns After Alabama Gas Explosion
James Cox, 43, of Hokes Bluff, died in Birmingham from burns suffered in a Thursday gas leak explosion that destroyed his home and caused a fire Tuesday.
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Birmingham
Ala
James Cox
Hokes Bluff
Cox
Wreck in Alabama Kills 3 Benton Family Members
On Interstate 59 near Bessemer a tractor trailer tried to pass a smaller truck causing a deadly crash. Amos Benton 48 his wife and eight children were traveling to Atlanta from Fresno California. Three Benton children died and others were injured. The 17-year-old boy was driving the pickup truck.
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Bessemer
Ala
Amos L. Benton
Fresno
Calif
Atlanta
Benton
W. L. Allen
Doffice L. Carty
Pinson
Here
Spur Service Station Tops Decatur Cleanest Station Contest
Spur Service Station at 6th Ave and Holly St won the HANDS DECatur cleanest station award for overall appearance. Dick Lewis manages the station, with Humble Oil on 6th Ave and 9th St second and Firebird Super Service on 14th SW third. A color photo will appear at the Vth Annual HANDS Meeting in Birmingham May 22 24 where winners from Southeast cities are to be viewed. Mrs Collier will represent Decatur Hands at the convention in a three day event expected to draw about 150 garden club women officials and urban beautification specialists.
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6Th Ave
Holly St
Hannds
Decatur
John Collier
Dick Lewis
Lewis
Decatur Federation of Garden Clubs
9Th St
Firebird
14Th SW
Vth
Birmingham
Collier
Garden Club
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Wolf Springs
Church of God of Prophecy
Harris Chapel
Henry Taylor
Woll Springs
Faulk
Richard Faulk
Civil Defense Reserve Police Instruction
Montemery
Cullman
Cullman County
Looney
Norman Looney
Limestone County
Gene Foust
Athens-Limestone
Chamber of Commerce
Guntharp
Gallison
Che
Foergen State
Howard White Jr
Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity
George Harris
Westfield
N. J
Mahlon Jones
Katherine Rowan
Bill Kelley
Cherry Hill
Athens College Players
Barry Pope
Chi Beta Phi National Science Honorary Fraternity
John Lynch
Tau Kappa Epsilon Social Fraternity
Ato’s
Delta Tau Delta
Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority
Panhellenic Society
Jeanette Osterheld
Norfolk
Alabama Baptists Meeting
B’ham
Baggett
George Nee
Alabama Baptist Convention
Bagley
H’ville Beer
Tri. Appalachia Health Planning Commission
Beecher
Scottsboro
Jackson County
Johnny Beecher
U.S. Supreme Court
Veraiun
Federation of Garden Clubs
Billy Smith
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