Rommie Woods the Lyons Dining Room Legend
Louie Bell Woods, known as Rommie to Decatur, served as chef at Lyons Dining Room for 27 years after starting as a 19 year old dishwasher at Why Not Cafe in 1931. He shaped menus and meat selection, earning praise from Mrs. J C Greene, with Lyons dining room closing on Sept 1 1966 ending a long career.
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Louie Bell Woods
Decatur
Romeo
Lyons
Ashville
St. Clair County
Tom Andrew
Johnny Kiehl
Johnny
Woods
Tom
The
Why-Not
J.C. Greene
Lyons Hotel
Mobile
Bank St
Rommie
Mrs. Greene
Lyons Dining Room Relocated at Decatur Inn
Lyons planned a relocation of the Lyons Dining Room at the Decatur Inn choosing the move. Woods and staff have no objections to modern trends in cooking and favor the new equipment at the Decatur Inn.
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Lyons
Decatur Inn
Woods
Home style cooking and a local kitchen legend Woods
Phylliss Sidebotham profiles chef Woods famous for old fashioned homemade cooking and skillet frying. He trains many now successful in kitchens from Louisville to Chicago and Pineview Hospital. He buys all restaurant staples and relies on nose and memory to season. The piece notes his influence on trainees and his local legend status.
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Woods
Archie Elliott
Louisville
Priest Brothers
David
Chicago
Russell
Pineview Hospital
Hartselle
James Bowling
Bentley's
Hazel Davis
Birmingham
Decatur Banker Named to Alabama Higher Education Commission
Gov. Wallace appointed Hugh C. Parker Jr., executive vice president of State National Bank, to the Alabama Commission of Higher Education for an eight year term. Parker, a former educator, joins eight others to advise on funding for state colleges and universities.
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Montgomery
Decatur
Hugh C. Parker Jr
Alabama Commission of Higher Education
George C. Wallace
Parker
State National Bank
Committee Forms Bi racial Panel to Allocate Federal Plan Funds
A 28 member bi racial committee to supervise distribution of Title 45 funds for a second summer education program in city schools was announced by Robert Bumpus. The panel includes adults and students and will meet Tuesday at 3 30 p m at the Instructional Services Center 408 Bank St to decide this year's funding amount.
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Robert Bumpus
L. Denton Cole
William Levin
Neal Allred
Ralph Averitt
A. E. Landers
Jo Ann
Mary Sandusky
Hal Green
Lynn Fowler
Stanley Woods
Correll Dillard
Renee Paulson
Ray Jones
Freddy Thompson
Regina Rice
Leonardo Matthews
Sharon Swoopes
Willie Jones
Bumpus
Instructional Services Center
Bank St
Industry Meet at Calhoun Junior College Plans Industrial Tech Program
Calhoun Junior College officials and regional industrialists gather for an industry meet to discuss an industrial technology program. In attendance are Walter Cannizzo and Eugene Bold among others from Automatic Electric Monsanto 3M Barber Colman Chrysler Amoco and FrueWays. Dr Carlton Kelley presides as Calhoun president with Dr Jack Campbell as dean.
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Calhoun Junior College
Walter Cannizzo
Department of Engineerin
Baxley Coal Firms Reach Agreement on River Cleanups
Montgomery says disputes with CH and C Coal Co. and Winter Coal Co. over Warrior River strip mining in Jefferson County are settled out of court. Republic Steel remains under challenge. Attorneys seek injunctions and possible damages for river pollution under federal law.
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Montgomery
Warrior River
Jefferson County
Attorney General's Office
CH and C Coal Co
Winter Coal Co
Hank Caddell
Attorney General
Republic Steel
Bill Baxley
Caddell
Alabama
Local business leaders aid Austin High DE students in job search
Four local representatives met with 31 distributive education students at Austin High School to address rising unemployment and job applications. Panel chaired by Mrs. Peggy Puskar included Mrs. Cora Lee Reagan, Mrs. Betty Ray, Joe Perrin, and Bill Coles. A Q and A followed the hour long conference as Mrs. Reagan urged local firms to hire DE students amid difficult economic conditions.
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Decatur
Austin High School
Joe Perrin
First National Bank
Peggy Puskar
G. C. Murphy Co
Bill Coles
State National
Cora Lee Reagan
Austin
G. C Murphy Co
Betty Ray
Alabama State Employment Service
State National Bank
Reagan
Athens Five Man Wreck Victim Dies in Huntsville Hospital
An Athens man Alvis Fielding 66 died at Huntsville Hospital from injuries after a single car crash on Wright Road near Wright Farm Wednesday. He was taken to Athens Limestone Hospital by AAA Southend Ambulance before transfer. The Highway Patrol is investigating and the body of 17 year old William Richard Council killed in a separate Limestone County crash will be sent to DeFuniak Springs Florida for funeral services. Fielding’s service is set for 3 p m at Spry Funeral Home Chapel in Athens with burial at Athens Cemetery. Survivors include three sisters and three brothers. Pallbearers named.
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Athens
Huntsville Hospital
Alvis Fielding
Wright Rd
Wright Farm
Fielding
Athens- Limestone
AAA Southend Ambulance Service
Highway Patrol
William Richard Council
Limesone County
DeFuniak Springs
Fla
Commander Funeral Home
McConnell Service Funeral Home
Spry Funeral Home
James Bridges
Ethel Davis
Fannie Gordon
Mobile
Addie Jenkins
Athens 5
John R. Fielding
Comer Fielding
William George Fielding
Bobby Flanagan
John R. Fielding Jr
William H. Davis
Billy Lovell
Billy Sweetland
Buz Lovell
St. John’s Church and Local Clubs Named in Event
St John’s Episcopal Church along with Burningtree Country Club Decatur Country Club and The Club in Birmingham are listed as participants in a local community event.
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St. John’s Episcopal Church
Burningtree
Decatur
Birmingham
Emergency numbers and contacts from Decatur Daily
Emergency lines including Fire Department 353 4141, Highway Patrol 353 0631, Morgan Sheriff 353 6256, Ambulance 355 3844. Crisis Call Center 355 8000 for personal crises. Poisoning help via Crisis Center or hospital. Dial 0 for operator assistance. Decatur Daily listed departments 353 4612 Athens 232 1535 Nights 253 4739.
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Fire Department
Morgan
THE
Decatur Daily
Athens
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Lyons Dining Room
Decaturites
Louie Woods
the Lyons
Eeatl
By Phylliss Sidebotham
West Point Ala
University of Alabama Extension Center
Gadsen
Sara Mae
Hugh Parker
Committee
Barbera Colman
Chrysler
Harry Rice
William Chapman
Wolverine Tube
Paul Montgomery
Amoco
Don Donner
FrueWays
E. Douyerd
Eye
Baxley
Greenville
First United Methodist Church
Canal St. NE
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