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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1972
Page
2
Decatur Woman's Club hosts visitor Mrs. Ethel Williams from Rhiwlas Wales for their meeting. The guest, with daughter and family in Terrehaute Ave SW, adds a gentle English charm and shares reflections on behavioral differences between the two nations.
Ethel Williams, visiting from Wales, recounts her travels in Alabama and memory of Decatur visits while noting Americans are hospitable. She praises churchgoing, handwork, and her edge-of-mountain garden near Bangor with Welsh castle views, shaping a lifelong home renovation and landscape design project.
Eastwood Elementary PTA sponsored a Bloodmobile visit collecting 97 pints. 21 donors were rejected. Mrs. Foster of the Morgan Red Cross praised the effort. A 200 pint goal was set for the Tuesday drive with two more visits planned in November at undisclosed location and Decatur High School.
The Decatur Junior Service League plans to sell their upcoming Cotton Country Cooking book to fund furnishings for a children's ward at Decatur General Hospital. In the photo, Bill Ridgeway, Mrs. John Wilks, Kenneth Floyd, and Mrs. John R. Taylor assist promotion efforts. A separate police report notes about 150 dollars stolen from Dollar General and a break in at Vine Street Pool Room with slight thefts and an attempted soda machine opening. Robert M. Harris was hospitalized after an assault at Highway 31 Trailer Court with stab wounds and hand injuries. investigation ongoing.
Inmates at the Alabama state prison hospital praise the care they receive under a federal court order while others describe delays and issues. Dr James Mracek outlines planned upgrades including more staff and new units, with a $1.5 million budget request to meet Johnson's order.
The Decatur Daily lists crucial emergency contacts for personal crises and poison incidents. It directs callers to Crisis Call Center at 355 8000, hospitals or family physicians, and to dial 0 for operator assistance if unsure of the number.
Six 4 H members named to expense paid trips to the National 4 H Club Congress in Chicago include Bobby Spears Cullman beef champion Mark Whitt Ardmore Tenn boys leadership and William Austin Hartselle fish and wildlife Also named Randy Wright Flat Rock Carol Ellen Gann Hamilton Bonita Wright Florence Spears 17 is 1972 Outstanding Junior Cattleman Whitt 16 is Sparkman High School president of the Madison County 4 H council Austin 15 won Governor's Award Youth Conservationist of the Year and attends Morgan County High School.
Barbara Bowen Calhoun Junior College SGA president was named Youth Division Chairman for the Morgan County United Way Campaign replacing John Johnson who resigned after transferring to Florence State University. Bowen organized UW staff at Morgan County High Decater Falkville Danville and other schools with a West Morgan post forthcoming. She is Emma Samson High alumnus and Calhoun Tech Beauty Queen of 1972.
Point Mallard Park unveils a 175 unit campground with a two day grand opening on November 3 and 4. The event includes a ribbon cutting, free camping for weekend visitors, and displays of various recreational vehicles. Park Director Harry Rice invites visitors to reserve Friday and Saturday night free camping while facilities include water and electric hookups and elevated grills.
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