Oneonta Explosion Injures One at Local Oil Depot
An explosion at the Standard Oil Distributing Co. depot in Oneonta Alabama injured Jeff Davis, a company operator, who was treated and released from Blount Memorial Hospital. The blast damaged one of three tanks along with a building, two railroad cars, and several autos. the heat sparked a second fire nearby.
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Oneonta
Ala
Standard Oil Distributing, Co
Jeff Davis
Blount Memorial Hospital
Blount County
Florence State Expands Programs and Opens Nursing School
Florence State University president Dr. Robert M. Guillot announced to Decatur Rotarians that the college will broaden from a teacher college to a full university program including music arts and sciences and will establish a nursing school. The university also adds four sororities seven fraternities expands intramurals and adopts an open door policy in the president's office amid rising freshman enrollment.
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Robert M. Guillot
Florence State University
Decatur Rotarians
Florence
F.S.U
Guillot
School of Education
Florence State
Decatur LEPA Grant Requests Preparations Announced
Decatur officials edge toward LEPA grant applications for 1973-74 with 90 percent funding from LEPA and 5 percent from the state. Mayor Russell Bolding said Police Chief Self will prepare the requests. A Friday review by LEPA staff and regional coordinator Doug Miller will cover the application process and statewide LEPA operation. local police and justice officials from Morgan Lawrence and Cullman counties were invited to attend a 9 a.m. meeting at city hall.
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Pack Self
Decatur
Alabama Law Enforcement Planning Agency
LEPA
Russell Bolding
Bolding
Self
Huntsville
Region One
Doug Miller
Criminal Justice
Morgan
Lawrence
Cullman
City Hall
Decatur Christmas Parade Set For November 30
Leon Nate chairs the parade committee and coordinates with the Decatur Jaycees and Chamber of Commerce for the holiday event. The parade starts 6 p.m. on Gordon Drive SE and ends on Bank Street to encourage local shopping.
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City
Gordon Dr. SE
Bank St
Leon Nate
Decatur Jaycees
Chamber of Commerce
Decatur
Nate
Decatur Downtown Association Plans Parking Info Cards
The Decatur Downtown Association aims to place information cards on cars that overpark in shopper spaces. Paul Wofford, parking committee chair, says the cards list free downtown lots to free up spaces for customers. The drive targets employees and non shoppers and was outlined at Monday’s DDA meeting. Mrs Ernestine Ling, president, announced a later meeting to discuss 2nd Ave urban renewal design details.
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Decatur Downtown Association
Paul Wofford
Ernestine Ling
Association
DDA
Lauderdale Man Killed in One Car Athens Crash
A 56 year old Lauderdale County man Arlen Leander Kelley died in a one car crash Monday night in Athens on U S 72 west near Vestavia Estates. He was dead on arrival at Athens Limestone Hospital. Relatives say he was headed home. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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Athens
Lauderdale County
Limestone County
Ralph Padgett
Arlen Leander Kelley
Onenl St
Florence
Kelley
Athens- Limestone Hospital
Padgett
U.S. 72 West
Vestavia Estates
Athens-Limestone
Reynolds Aluminium Co
Morrison-Elkins Funeral Home
County Signs Landfill Contract with Decatur
Morgan County Commission signed a five year no rent contract with Decatur to lease the 96 acre landfill site and oversee grading and access roads. City to set dumping fees with a cap to cover operation and equipment costs. City to furnish fence water lines and personnel. county to receive property back at end. Several routine actions tabled or postponed due to absences and hospitalizations.
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Morgan County Commission
Decatur
U.S. 31
Ann Bell
Morgan County Board of Registrars
Emergency Crisis Contact Information
Emergency phone numbers and guidance for personal crises and possible poisonings are provided. The Decatur Daily lists the Crisis Call Center at 355 8000 and offers the option to dial 0 for operator assistance. Local department numbers include Athens on eee 02 1530 and nights and holidays 353 4739.
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Decatur Daily
Athens
Three Men Apprehended in Huntsville Robbery Case
Two of the three men questioned by Decatur police were released after a Monday arrest at Tommys Watch and Jewelry Repair in Decatur. The third man was arrested and charged with carry a concealed weapon, though Huntsville police found they did not fit the sought description.
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Decatur
Huntsville
Tommy's Watch and Jewelry Repair
2Nd Ave
E. C. Bowman
Foreign ESRO team visits Marshall for Spacelab briefing
Thirty seven representatives from ESRO and contractors arrive in Huntsville for two days of briefings on Marshall Space Flight Center's preliminary design study of the Spacelab. The group tours U.S. space sites following the Sept 24 signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between NASA Administrator James C. Fletcher and ESRO Director General Alexander Hocker.
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Huntsville
European Space Research Organization
ESRO
Marshall Space Flight Center
U.S
MSFC
NASA
James C. Fletcher
Alexander Hocker
Monument Erected for Boll Weevil in 1919 Prosperity Shift
In 1919 Enterprise erected a monument to the boll weevil to honor the insect's role in pushing farmers to diversify crops, shaping a healthier economy and ensuing prosperity.
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Enterprise
Alabama Exhibition At Centennial Exposition 1897 Nashville
Alabama showcased its agricultural and mineral resources at the Alabama Building during the Centennial Exposition in Nashville in 1897.
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Alabama
Nashville
Federal Employees Donation Drive Aims for $2000
About 200 Morgan County federal workers are asked to donate to the Combined Federal Campaign supporting United Way agencies and international and national health services. Hugh Penn, county chairman, sets a $2000 goal this year after roughly $1300 raised last year. Employees are urged to check payroll deductions for contributions.
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Morgan County
United Way Effort
United Way Drive
International Service
National Health Services
Hugh Penn
Decatur Mayor to respond to police pay charges
Mayor Russell Bolding said a reply to accusations of neglect in police pay will include a detailed accounting of police department expenditures. Police, led by 47 signers, urge residents to send support letters to the mayor and city council as they seek a livable wage and higher starting pay.
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Russell Bolding
Decatur
Bolding
Young Democrats Schedule Meeting in Morgan County
Morgan County Young Democrats will meet Thursday at 7 30 p m in the First National Bank conference room. Jim Ziegler of Sylacauga who plans to run for the Alabama Public Service Commission will speak.
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Morgan County
First National Bank
Jim Ziegler
Sylacauga
Alabama Public Service Commission
Proctor to Take Helm Thursday at Civil Defense Council
Morgan County Civil Defense Director Howard Proctor will be sworn in Thursday as president of the U S Civil Defense Council at the annual convention in St Paul Minnesota. The event follows his designation as president elect last year in Boston and includes a 7 30 p m banquet. Proctor chairs a panel on federal disaster legislation as about 500 delegates attend while new Defense Civil Preparedness Agency programs outline All Risk and On Site Assistance initiatives to be implemented in Morgan County next year.
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Morgan County Civil Defense
Howard Proctor
U.S. Civil Defense Council
St. Paul
Decatur
Proctor
Federal Defense Civil Preparedness Agency
Morgan County
Fiddlers Crowned In Tennessee Valley Fiddle Championship
James Bryan 19 of Tuscumbia wins the Tennessee Valley Fiddle crown after midnight in Athens. Frazier Moss 63 of Muscle Shoals places runner up as the crowd of more than 1,000 applauds. Bryan performs and credits early influence from his father while Moss showcases his outspoken style.
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Bryan
Tuscumbia
Moss
Teen fiddler Bryan crowned in southern championship
Joe Bryan’s son from Tuscumbia, born in Boaz, tops a field of south’s best fiddlers including defending champ J T Perkins of Arab. Moss of Cookeville says he started at 10 and regards the fiddle as his life, winning the general excellence award and $100 for first in junior and senior divisions.
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Bryan
Joe Bryan
Tuscumbia
Boaz
Cullman County
South
J.T. Perkins
Moss
Cookeville, Tenn
Jesse Weatherwax
Jess Flemming
Selma
Wencrealty
Sam cCrackin
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John C. McBride
State
Fred S. Hunt
Hospital Service For
First National Bank of Decatur
Central Bank of Alabama
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Citizens Bank of
Decatur General Hospital
White
Tennessee Valley
Wheeler Wildlife Refuge
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Young Democrats
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Frazier Moss
Don Douglas
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