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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Oct 15, 1968

Page

2

Supreme Court to Hear Alabama Ballot Appeal Friday

The US Supreme Court will hear Friday the appeal of a pro Humphrey splinter group denied a place on Alabama’s November 5 ballot.

Washington US Supreme Court Alabama National Democratic Party of NDPA Hubert Humphrey Alabama Independent Democratic Party George C. Wallace Supreme Court John Godbold 5Th Circuit Court of Appeals and Dist Virgil Pittman Mabel Amos

Athens-Limestone Interclub Council banquet set for tonight

Athens area notes report the third annual interclub council banquet at 7 p.m. at H and H Barbecue with District Attorney R. L. Dick Jundley addressing the gathering of local civic clubs.

Athens R. L. “Dick” Jundley

Decatur Market Opens On Wednesday With Produce Sale

Decatur curb and country market on the corner of 1st Ave and Grant St will operate Wednesday from 6 30 am to 5 30 pm with pumpkins green beans butter beans squash cucumbers apples sweet potatoes tomatoes and turnips for sale Eastwood PTA meets at 7 30 tonight at Eastwood School with Mrs Azalea Francis of Athens College presenting a program on the new math.

Decatur 1St Ave Grant St Eastwood Pta Eastwood School Azalea Francis Athens College

Chamber pushes local job guidance for noncollege grads

Decatur and Morgan County schools see about half of 885 graduates not going to college. The Decatur Chamber of Commerce team plans a three prong effort with plant tours a speakers bureau and a career day to inform students about blue collar jobs with high pay and required courses. Industry talks will outline available jobs and salary ranges, aided by counselors and local businesses.

Lee Sentell Decatur Morgan County U. S. Department of Labor Decatur Chamber of Commerce Chamber Ira Lay Gordon Mummert Paul Grisham Lay Mummert Grisham Paul Taylor

Limestone UGF Launches Campaign in Athens Kick-off

Limestone County United Givers Fund opens its campaign with a breakfast in Athens. President Robert Semmler speaks at the event as about 100 attendees receive campaign kits to aid soliciting for a $50,242 goal.

Limestone County United Robert Semmeler Athens Dunnavant

Athens City Council ends department supervisors plan

In Athens the city will not appoint department supervisors for four years replacing the system with special committees as Mayor Charles Bailey aims for a mayor council team. The council also approved water line expansion, purchases for city departments, bids for meals and uniforms, and renewed the animal shelter contract.

Bob Dunnavant Athens Charles Bailey Bailey Lavert Ave U.S. 72 Sanders- Market St Athens Humane Society Mabry Engineering Coleman Hill Street

Cost Estimates Needed At Lester Water System Project

Lester Mayor D E Jackson and J M Owsley say preliminary cost estimates from Paxton and Alexander total 31500 for the water system. Farmers Home Administration has state approval and funds in Montgomery for a loan up to 290000 to build a hospital memorial, with 60 000 raised locally for a clinic. The system will serve a low income rural medical area and ties to ongoing FHA efforts for nearby projects.

Athens Lester D. E. Jackson J. M. Owsley Farmers Home Paxton & Alexander Sheffield Owsley Farmers Home Administration Montgomery The Small Business Administration Hospital Jackson Mooresville-Belle Mina- Greenbrier Tanner

Fleming calls for full scale marking of Morgan County roads

Democratic nominee Dick Fleming urged Morgan County commissioners to mark all county maintained roads with signs in each district. He warned of possible naming conflicts on community roads and aims to succeed Guy Roberts as revenue and control chairman, facing Republican Harmon Williams Sr. The board also settled two county claims totaling 900 dollars for road damage and a bridge extension dispute affecting Ora Ware’s six acres on Kirby Ridge Road.

Morgan County Revenue Board Dick Fleming Madison County Guy Roberts Board of Revenue and Control Harmon Red) Williams Sr Roberts Dan Dixon Hartselle Vaughn Bridge Road Ora Ware Kirby Ridge Road

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