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Ask Action letters note how to obtain a birth certificate from Mississippi Bureau of Vital Statistics. The reader born July 18 1947 in a Mississippi town near Middleton, Tenn is advised to contact the Mississippi State Capitol Jackson Bureau of Vital Statistics with full birth details.
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THE
Decatur Daily
Decatur
Ala
Mississippi
Middleton, Tenn
P.K
Bureau of Vital Statistics
State Capitol
Jackson
Miss
Oak Park students publish North Alabama folklore book YONDER
Oak Park Middle School students produced YONDER, a blue backed folklore magazine. Twenty three seventh and eighth graders interviewed local folk such as a 103 year old basket maker, a woodcarver and a weather prophet, collecting songs, recipes, epitaphs and photographs. Hank Willett and Sally York advised the project with support from Decatur and area teachers, leading to plans for YONDER 2 and Willett's future roles as Alabama folklorist.
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Cheri Shipper
Oak Park Middle School
Wheeler Basin Regional Library
Mooresville
Yonder
North Alabama
North
Georgia
Hank Willett
University of Virginia
Western Kentucky University
Decatur
Nell
Sally York
Oak Park
York
Princeton
DeSoto Falls State Park
Willett
Montgomery
Alabama State Council On the Arts and Humanities
Alabama
Lawrence County
Tennessee Valley Weather Mostly Hot With Afternoon Showers
A weather summary notes hot days ending with thundershowers in the Tennessee Valley. Partly cloudy skies, afternoon highs in the 80s, overnight lows in the 60s, with highs creeping into the 90s by Thursday. Isolated thundershowers through Thursday, good drying with up to eight hours of sun, light to moderate dew, and a 30 percent chance of rain today and tonight. Two horses at Joe Wheeler Plantation sought shade during rain and sun.
Kidnap Slaying Hearing Set for Bradford Jackson William
Preliminary hearings scheduled for Bradford Eugene Jackson 19 and Billy Ray Williamson 42 in the kidnapping and slaying of Jessie Davenport of Decatur. Davenport was abducted in late April and found dead near Smith Lake in Cullman County. A $100 000 ransom was demanded but not paid.
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Bradford Eugene Jackson
Billy Ray Williamson
Jessie T. Davenport
Decatur
Davenport
Cullman County
Smith Lake
Jackson
Williamson
Memorial Day Closure Affects City Hall and Courthouse
City hall and Morgan County Courthouse will close Monday for Memorial Day. Police and sheriff departments operate as usual. all other offices close and there will be no mail delivery.
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Morgan County
Sheriff's Department
Athens Freshman Sherree Nelson Named Auburn Band Majorette
An 18-year-old Athens girl, Sherree Nelson, will be a featured twirler with Auburn University's War Eagle band this fall. She just graduated from Athens High School and will be one of two freshmen majorettes leading the band. Her mother, Mrs. Brownie Nelson, praises her hard work and versatile performance.
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Athens
Auburn University
Sherree Nelson
Athens High School
Auburn
War Eagle Band
Brownie Nelson
Nelson
Miss Nelson Chosen as Auburn Majorette at Tryouts
Sherree Nelson won one of two open majorette spots at Auburn after 46 auditioners. The Athens High junior, a three year band member and former Miss Merry Christmas, will major in music education at Auburn and has a strong family Auburn connection.
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Miss Nelson
University
Iburn
Georgia
Jil Absher
Athens High
Auburn
June Holland
Freddie Smith
Athens
Limestone County
Sherree
Nelson
Status Of Bills In Alabama Legislature Highlights Utility and Revenue Actions
Senate passed an amended administration bill for independent audit of Alabama Power Co. A substitute to direct appeal of Public Service Commission rate orders to the State Supreme Court is pending. Three other utility bills were killed. House adjourns amid unemployment compensation debate risking federal funds if not changed by Oct 31. Four admin revenue measures aim to add 15 million dollars yearly to the general fund. Bills to remove court budget limits are introduced as Chief Justice warns of a money shortfall.
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Alabama
Senate
House
Alabama Power Co
Public Service Commission
State Supreme Court
George C. Wallace
Commerce, Transportation and Utilities Committee
Jere Beasley
State Government
C.C. Torbert Jr
Hangs Herself In Jail Cell In Opelika
A young woman, possibly a Rhode Island juvenile-runaway, hanged herself with a bedsheet in Opelika City Jail after being arrested for public drunkenness and for changing her name for fraud. Detective Nick Adams said the true name and age were not known due to the false information at booking.
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Opelika, Ala
Rhode Island
Opelika City
Nick Adams
Adams
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