Shelton Founder Editor 1912 1924 Memorial
Memorial note honors W. R. Shelton, founder and editor from 1912 to 1924, marking his contributions and leadership in the newspaper.
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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1971
Page
4
Democratic presidential field looks crowded and unsettled
Mary McGrory notes the Democratic nominating race is crowded with no clear leader. Humphrey Bayh Muskie McGovern Kennedy and others vie as debates intensify and potential third party talk grows, while Nixon looms and the convention seems distant. The year 1972 shapes up as clouded and prolonged.
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The
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Mill-In
Hubert Humphrey
Richard Nixon
Birch Bayh
Indiana
Bayh
Vietnam
Sen
George McGovern
South Dakota
Milwaukee
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Harold Hughes
Iowa
National Press Club
New Hampshire
McGovern
Humphrey
Muskie
Edward M. Kennedy
Kennedy
Frank Rizzo
Philadelphia
Hughes
FBI Transfers Secretary Over Roommate Ties to McGovern
Washington round up reports Barbara Hatcher, 24, a Domestic Intelligence Division secretary, was moved after it emerged her roommate Sharon Waterman worked for Sen. George McGovern. Hatcher quit the FBI, later joining a law firm, amid questions about an underground newspaper and a former FBI clerk.
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Muskie
Jack English
New York
McGovern
Frank Mankiewicz
Robert Kennedy
Hughes
Edward McDermott
Jack Anderson
Washington
FBI
George McGovern
D-S. D
J. Edgar Hoover
Barbara Hatcher
Sharon Waterman
Young Women’s Christian Home
Capitol Hill
Sen. McGovern
Miss Hatcher
Kitty Hoomes
Barbara
Underground
Criminal Records Division
Hoover
Supreme Court
Thomas Smithwick Gettys
Rock Hill
S. C
Gettys
Jekyll and Hyde
Sam
Louisiana Electric Co-Op
Answering intellectual doubt about Christianity
The speaker notes that moral need, not arguments, often fuels doubt and that Christ is the sole answer. He suggests inviting the friend to read St. John’s Gospel with an open mind and challenging him to consider whether he will confront the living Christ and exclaim My Lord and my God.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M.J
Christ
Lord
God
Decatur Dixie Youth thanks contributors after successful fundraiser
An open letter from Gale Montgomery of Decatur Dixie Youth Baseball thanks players team mothers and the community for backing a 1971 chocolate candy fund drive raising over 15000. The funds will defray program expenses as Harry Willoughby lauds Decatur’s recreational facilities and leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelton
Decatur Dixie
Decatur
Harry Willoughby
Dixie Senter
Dixie Youth Baseball
Willoughby
Senter
The
Daily
Dixie
Point Mallard
Wjl
Matt
Joe Marshall
Decatur Daily Publisher details and subscription rates
The Daily notes its founder editor W. R. Shelton from 1912 to 1924 and lists publication days in Decatur Alabama. It outlines misstatement policy and offers full investigation and redress if grievances arise. Subscription rates by mail and carrier are provided for daily and Sunday editions within and outside trade zones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Shelton
Decatur
Alabama
Tennessee Valley Printing Co., Inc
P.O. Box
Ala
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