Rehab Center Director Seeks Private Venture in Albertville
Charles Harvell, longtime director of the Tennessee Valley Rehabilitation Center in Decatur, plans to resign effective Nov 30 to enter private business in Albertville. The center has expanded its budget, clients, staff, and a $360,000 building program, while a $51,000 mobile speech unit is under construction for Morgan, Limestone and Lawrence counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Harvell
Tennessee Valley Rehabilitation Center
Harvell
Albertville
Decatur
Abilene Christian College
Auburn University
Louie Weed
Weed
Montgomery
City declines AMLA fee amid missing tourism magazine
The Decatur city council refused a $1,000 AMLA membership for 1973 74 due to a promised regional guide not yet published. AMLA officials said publication would be delayed until this winter to include fall completed attractions at Joe Wheeler State Park Lake Guntersville and Point Mallard with Decatur sites like Point Mallard Aquadome Funland Park and Wheeler Refuge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama Mountain Lakes Association
AMLA
Decatur
North Alabama
Bob Lee
Lee Sentell
Association
Mountain Lakes
Sentell
Joe Wheeler
Guntersville
Speculation of 1974 Morgan County Senate race grows
Rumor centers on a contest between Bob Harris and Ralph Slate as 1974 primaries loom. Slate might run if encouraged by Lawrence County group while Harris is expected to seek reelection though others suggest a lieutenant governor bid. District lines mix Morgan and Lawrence counties with several potential candidates noted.
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Senate
Bob Harris
Ralph Slate
Morgan County
Harris
Slate
Lawrence County
Dan Ligon
David Cauthen
Morgan
Lawrence
Decatur
Charles Martin
Cauthen
Bingham Edwards
Leslie Doss
Doss
House
Cullman
Tom Drake
Waylon Cross
Decatur County political race chatter includes Fleming and others
The Decatur Daily notes incumbent Fleming will seek reelection with potential challengers including Bobby Jett and Paul Collier. County commissioners White and Maddox face reelection, while Coroner Holloway may see Thomas Powers opposition. Dist Atty Moebes plans his first race in 1974 after serving since 1971.
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Eldridge Cockrell
Thornton
Dick) Fleming
Bobby Jett
Alabama Law Enforcement Planning Agency
Morgan County Civil Defense
Fleming
McBride
Paul Collier
E.V
Plug) White
Jack Maddox
Guy Holloway
Thomas Powers
Decatur
Dist
Mike Moebes
Moebes
Albert Brewer
Dan Nelson
Decatur Civitan Launches 15000 Pound Fruitcake Drive
The Decatur Civitan Club begins a sale of 15 000 pounds of Claxton fruitcake with light and dark varieties at 1 50 per pound. Profits go to aid area retarded children. Jim Jeter chairs the sale with B Frank Chenault and Ken Edmundson as co chairs.
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Decatur Civitan
Frank Chenault
Claxton
Jim Jeter
Civitan Club
Sale
Chenault
Ken Edmundson
Man Charged In Pot Case
A 24 year old Hillsboro man was arrested Tuesday night and charged with possession of marijuana after an ashtray dumped from a car led to discovering marijuana cigarettes and a small quantity of pot. An additional theft report notes eight dollars stolen from a maid at Somerville Road Elementary School by a teenage suspect seen leaving the school.
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Hillsboro 2
Somerville Road
Lee Southward
Wilson St. NW
School Chiefs Back Longer School Year
The North Alabama Superintendents Association approved extending the school year and asked the state to fund additional teachers' salaries. The plan envisions five more days to 180 by 1974–75 and a 190 day year by 1976, contingent on teacher compensation. A copy was sent to the state board, Gov. Wallace, and the executive officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Alabama Superintendents Association
Curtis P. Sellers
State Department of Education
State Board of Education
North Alabama Superintendents’Association
George C. Wallace
Leroy Brown
Dental Building Permit Purchases for Stratford Rd Office
Contractor Ray Childs has secured a building permit to erect a dental arts office on Stratford Road in the new development area. Project cost is estimated at $180,286. Gordon McBride plans to add three stores to Southland Plaza at $42,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Childs
Dental Arts
Stratford Rd
Gordon McBride
Southland Plaza
Swan Creek Watershed Project Construction Set
Officials set a tentative spring start for the 800000 Swan Creek Watershed project in Limestone County. Construction near the creek mouth will run northward for over two years, with an environmental impact statement due first week of November. Some residents threaten suit to halt work, wildlife officials say the watershed will benefit wildlife along the creek.
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Athens
Swan Creek
Limestone County
Sam McClendon Jr
McClendon Sai
Alabama Wildlife Federation
Missionary Eloise Martin Calls India Her Country
Eloise Martin a Holly Pond native based in Bareilly India for 25 years describes life in a populous but poor city water scarcity extreme heat and monsoon climate. She and her husband foster several children and their son Dan studies medicine at Anderson College while planning to return as a missionary.
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Arkansas
India
Eloise Martin
Bareilly
Holly Pond
America
Dan
Anderson College
Indiana
Martin
Cullman County
Madison County
United States
Father’s gifts to me travel and people love
She recalls her father’s open atlas and his interest in travel. His two gifts to her were a love for people and a passion for travel, seen as essential on the mission field.
Calhoun to Offer Dental Seminar for Assistants
Calhoun Community College schedules a dental seminar starting November 8 for certified dental assistants to renew credentials and earn college credits. Ten two hour sessions at 7 p.m. include lectures by several dentists. registration opens November 8 at 6:30 p.m. in room L-103 with a $5 fee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calhoun Community College
Certifying Board
The
American Dental Association
Calhoun
Calhoun Library
Fred Smith
Barry Isenberg
Dwight Castleberry
Eugen Chenault
Glen Robinson
Edward Strother
John Roar
David Geer
Tees
Fire damages house west of Beltline near Old Moulton Decatur
Firefighters report a high blaze Tuesday night at a Decatur residence west of Beltline Road near Old Moulton Road. Dispatcher Jerry Little cites 8 02 p m timing. Occupant Richard Fisher. property owned by Compton Co. former occupants were the Davis family. Former Mayor Charles E Gunthorp and ex policeman Stewart Weaver tied to Davis death last spring.
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Beltline Rd
Moulton Rd
Decatur
Jerry Little
Decatur 5
Richard Fisher
The
Compton Co
Little
James Floyd Davis
Charles E. Gunthorp
Stewart Weaver
Davis
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Rehab Center
Decatur Civitan Club
Limestone
Ohio
Decatur Area
American Academy of Family Physicians
AAFP
Denver
Paul P. Brogdon, Jr
Moody Davis Jacobs
Charles
Sen
REP
Fancher
Myron Melton
DAILY
Malcolm Fancher
Jaycee
Sylacauga
Decatur Club
John Deeds
John C. McBride
van Ward
Edwin J. Slaten
Eva
Wolverine Tube
David Sandlin
Bryan McAfee
Jenny Flynn
Board of Registrars
Flynn
Alabama
John Braswell
Decatur Daily
Tennessee River
Eloise Butler Martin
By Angie , Kirk
Calhoun Dental Seminar
Theobell
Thomas Jones
Elizabeth Gorman
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