Mister Snooks and the Jailhouse Trusty
Bob Edwards, a 33 year old Hillsboro native serving a three year term for assault, works as a trusted jail inmate at the Lawrence County Jail. Sheriff Dan Ligon praises Edwards as one of his best men and even lets him handle calls and errands as Mister Snooks. Edwards recounts a past marked by multiple imprisonments and a belief that crime doesn’t pay.
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Tommy Stevenson
Moulton
Bob Edwards
Lawrence County
Sheriff's Department
Edwards
Hillsboro
Holman Prison
Dan
Snooks
Ligon
Bob
Mister Snooks
Morgan County
Seven Teachers Attend School Clinic At Birmingham
Seven teachers from St. Ann's School will attend a three day workshop on New Approaches to Individualized Learning at John Carroll High School in Birmingham this weekend. The graduate workshop, sponsored by the International Graduate School of Education, includes group discussions demonstrations and films. St. Ann's principal Mrs Edward Overcamp said the session aims to offer practical suggestions to tailor classes to student needs. Attendees include Mrs Overcamp Mrs Joseph Keeney Miss Brenda McNeal Sister Mary Paul Sister Louise Sister Raphael and Sister Jeanette. Classes at St Ann's will not be held Friday.
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St. Ann's School
Overcamp
Joseph Keeney
Brenda McNeal
Mary Paul
Louise
Raphael
Jeanette
St. Ann's
Drug Subject Found Guilty In Decatur Case
A Morgan County Circuit Court jury found 21-year-old Jeff Lipscomb of Hartselle guilty of unlawful sale of phencyclidine hydrochloride after a quick trial. He claimed an undercover agent supplied the drug during an April 29, 1972 buy and testified about his Vietnam service and college life. Sentencing was deferred for a pre sentence report.
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Calhoun
Morgan County
Jeff Lipscomb
Hartseller
Tom B. Coggin
Probation and Parole Office
Dist
Mike Moebes
Lipscomb
State Toxicologist’s Office
Narcotics Division
State Public Safety Department
Elverd J. Gosdin
Albert Brewer
Gosdin
John C. McBride
Randy Skaggs
Decatur
Skaggs
McBride
Dep
Harry Perry
6Th Ave
Perry
Limestone County
Calhoun Junior College
Ralph Slate
Slate
South Vietnam
Hopkins
John Hopkins
Public Safety Department
Bel Air
Armando de Quesada Jr
Coggin
de Quesada
Lee Thomas
6Th Ave. SE
Fruitcake Sale Sparks Civitan Drive and Court Notes
Civitan members push fruitcake sales to fund mental health projects while local court cases unfold. De Quesada pleads guilty to marijuana possession in Morgan County Court. Brown pleads guilty to grand larceny with charges of grand larceny and burglary dropped. McLellan of Birmingham receives an 18 month suspended sentence and three years probation.
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Moebes
de Quesada
Morgan County
C. Bennett McRae
Bob Gilchrist
Gilchrist
Coggin
Southwest Decatur
James F. Brown
Iown
Ralph Slate
Brown
Sterchi Brothers
2Nd Ave. SE
Johnny McLellan
Birmingham
McLellan
City Reclassifies Three Clerks To Account Clerk Positions
Following a personnel board study, the city personnel department reclassified three clerks to account clerk with a three step raise. Recipients are Mrs. Dorothy Black Mrs. Juanita Shafer and Mrs. Carol Hughes. The report compares city and Alabama municipal salaries and conditions.
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Personnel Board
City Personnel Department
Frank Duke
Duke
Alabama
Dorothy Black
Juanita Shafer
Carol Hughes
Wreck Injures Town Creek Woman
A 36 year old Town Creek woman, Faye Patrick, was injured in a Wednesday car truck collision at Wilson and Neher streets NW. She was treated and released from Decatur General Hospital.
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Town Creek 3
Wilson and
Neher Streets
Faye Patrick
Decatur General Hospital
Katheryn D. Bradford
Randy Joe James
Huntsville 4
Collision Hurts Trinity Man
A 65 year old Trinity man, WS Crawford, was injured in a car truck collision on Alabama 24 at the school crossing near Trinity Mountain about 3 30 p m. He was a passenger in a car driven by his wife who escaped injury. He was admitted to Decatur General Hospital resting quietly. The pickup was driven by Hubert R Dotson, 19, of Decatur.
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Trinity
WS. Crawford
Crawford
Decatur General ‘Hospital
Hubert R. Dotson
Decatur 3
Alabama
Trinity Mountain
Mobile home destroyed at Sunset Trailer Park blaze
Fire destroyed a mobile home owned by James Rogers at Sunset Trailer Park on McEntiren in Decatur Wednesday night. Fire officials said the 6:56 p.m. blaze was a total loss with no injuries, and by the time firefighters arrived the fire was too far advanced to extinguish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Rogers
Sunset Trailer Park
McEntiren
Decatur
City adopts Liberty National insurance for employees
City officials announce enrollment next week in a new plan with Liberty National Life Insurance Co as carrier. Coverage up to 250000, 80 percent medical costs paid by the company, 20 percent by employees, and a 50 annual deduction. A 3000 life policy included.
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Byron Vann
Vann
Liberty National Life Insurance Co
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Liberty National
Russell Bolding
Bolding
Calhoun SGA Seeks Help for Parking Space
Calhoun Community College student leaders plan to ask Dr. Lynn Headrick for assistance during this afternoon's SGA meeting. Miss Holloway says a reply is expected within a week and the group will pursue extra parking space.
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Calhoun Community College Student Government Association
Lynn Headrick
SGA
Decatur Daily Classified Listing Deemphasizes Holidays
Local listings show contact for department services in Athens with night and holiday coverage and a central phone line 253-4739 for inquiries.
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Athens
Great Pumpkins No Trick in Athens Family Farm
Mrs James Glaze of Athens a retired Limestone County teacher has shifted to pumpkin and watermelon growing with her husband. They harvest about 4000 pumpkins and melons yearly storing hundreds for Thanksgiving. The couple hosts field trips from kindergarten classes and church groups and note customers come from several states including Indiana to buy their produce. The farm on U S 72 features large pumpkins and mid sized melons praised for flavor and health.
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James Glaze
Athens
Sonny Turner
Glaze
Indiana
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Home Sweet Home
Mr. Snooks
City
State
Bonnie Manor
Civitan
B. Frank Chenault
Jim Jeeter
Civitans
Eva
Town Creek
Chris Pfaffman
College St. SE
Greenwood
Pfaffman
Collision
Trinity Man
Calhoun Parking Report
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