Former Area Gridder Keeps Headline Company with Notables
Robert Penchion of Town Creek and Alcorn A&M was a fifth round pick of the Buffalo Bills and serves as the starting right tackle under Lou Saban in the Bills revived NFL squad. He has lately been mentioned alongside Joe Namath and O. J. Simpson.
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Robert Penchion
Joe Namath
O. J. Simpson
Penchion
Town Creek
Alcorn A&m
Buffalo Bills
Lou Saben
NFL
Bills rookie lineman Penchton shines in starting role
The 245 pound 65 percent rookie lineman stepped into the Bills starting lineup with ease and held his own against stars like Ray May Mike Curtis and Charlie Kruger. Despite a 2 2 record Buffalo has surpassed last season total Penchton says 1972 will be better. He earned the start after training camp and six weeks of play with injuries opening the door.
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Ray May
Mike Curtis
Charlie Kruger
Bills
Penchton
Kruger
Robert
Penchion
Chuck Hinton
Colts
Ted Hendricks
Simpson
O. J
Neal Penchton
Town Creek
Arab Man Fiddle Champ Crowned At Athens College
A 45-year-old Arab man was named Tennessee Valley fiddle king at the sixth annual Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Convention at Athens College. J. T. Perkins defeated Lena Hughes in a late night fiddle-off before more than 4,000 spectators. President Richard Nixon sent a congratulatory message read by Winton Blount during final competition.
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Athens
Tennessee Valley
Athens College
J. T. Perkins
Lena Hughes
Missouri
Richard Nixon
Winton
Red) Blount
Association
Perkins
Hughes
Sam McCrackin
McCrackin
Limestone County
McCracken
Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddler Association
Texas
Dick Barrett
Robert Dicky
Memphis
Tenn
Frazier Moss
Cookville
Mrs. Hughes
Ludlow
Rupert Francis
Hopkinsville
Sam Spencer
Burns
Bud Meredith
Lynchville
al Lester
Muscle Shoals
Richard Blaustein
Sulphur Springs
Wiley Bryson
Chickamauga
Mt Hope Graduates Surprise Ex Teacher
Mt Hope High School graduates from Mrs S M Dollars 1935 home room surprised her husband, a former Mt Hope teacher, at his Trinity home in a Sunday party with about 15 attendees.
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S. M. Dollar
Mt. Hope High School
Dollar
Mt Hope
Trinity
JSL Children Tickets On Sale For City Series
Season tickets priced at $1.25 go on sale through Wednesday in city elementary schools. The two program series include a November puppet show and a March Jack and the Beanstalk at Decatur High School auditorium. Saturday matinees sponsored by the Junior Service League.
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Junior Service League
Decatur High School
Crisis Call Center numbers and emergency guidance
The notice lists crisis contact options including the Crisis Call Center at 355 8000 and guidance to call 0 for unknown emergencies. It references The Decatur Daily telephone lines 353 4612 and 232 1535 with additional after hours numbers 253 4739.
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THE
Decatur Daily
Gold Ring Stolen From 1805 Locust Street Home
A gold ring valued at 300 dollars was taken from a residence at 1805 Locust St SE. The theft time could not be determined. A mailbox at 1401 2nd Ave SW was damaged Saturday night after witnesses said a rider on a motorcycle placed an explosive device in it. Police seek two men seen turning hydrants Saturday near Betty St and 7th Ave SW.
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Locust St. SE
2Nd Ave
Betty St
7Th Ave
LEPA Grants Fund Sub grants To Lawrence County Deputies
The Alabama Law Enforcement Planning Agency awards a $15 145 64 sub grant to the Lawrence County Commission for the sheriff’s department to hire two deputies and an investigator as part of a four year project. A separate $2 550 grant goes to Courtland for a police patrol vehicle. Total conference grants reach $62 798 42 with LEPA beginning operation of funded programs.
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Moulton
Lawrence County
Alabama Law Enforcement Planning Agency
LEPA
Lawrence County Sheriff's Department
Courtland
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San Francisco
Decatur Heart of Dixie
Spebsqsa
Julia Belle Swain
Central United Methodist Church
Gil Corbett
Marvin Hale
Dalton Aldridge
Gordon Kennedy
Bill Merrill
Gene Douglas
Mt. Hope
Cullman
Morgan
Lawrence
Limestone
JSL
Penny Dollar
Rita Dollar Evans
Demaris Posey Ferguson
Madine Benton Wallace
Dorothy Blankenship White
Jesse Mae Cauthron Kiely
Sybleen Hopkins Terry
Elizabeth Smith White
Florenc Holliman Smith
H. L. Burcham
Aureth Kharr
Margaret Martin Smith
James Lee Hood
Wallace Junior Woods
Frannie Vinson -Woods
Audrey Blankenship Smith
Tharel Smith
Woodie Young
Alcorn
Jim Ringo
Namath
New Orleans
Sidney E. Sandridge
Ken Davis
Hale Manufacturing
DHS
Decatur
Are
Raider
York
New York
Dianne Collins
Ann Hendrix
Beth Johnson
Daily Lynn Patterson
Lori Dean
Gail Lindley
Cou Bellace Tow
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