Two Tennessee youths held in Alabama for kidnapping case
Two 16 year old runaway boys from Knoxville Tennessee were captured in Castleberry Alabama after abducting a 19 year old girl from Allentown Florida. The girl freed herself and was treated for minor injuries. Extradition papers were filed to return the youths to Florida on kidnapping charges.
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Brewton
Ala
Tennessee
North
Florida
Knoxville
Tenn
Glenn Holt
South Alabama
Holt
Allentown
Fla
Castleberry
Santa Rosa County
China painting said hard to learn and costly hobby
Mrs. Paul Beatty explains china painting demands long lessons and careful brush loading to avoid paint buildup. She notes the need for practice, the expense of supplies, and that most pieces come from Japan and Germany. She gives away works as presents and warns about prep and weather risks.
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China
Paul Beatty
Jackson St
Beatty
Beattie shares china painting process and patience
Mrs Beatty explains tracing designs with graphic paper and tracing paper, firing multiple times to achieve depth. She notes inks and pastels, kiln heat, and the option to remove flawed designs with Wink abrasive, plus time and cost considerations and her preference for gifts rather than sets.
Larceny Charge Ties Cullman Teen to Truck Theft
A 17 year old Cullman boy, Paul J. Kilpatrick of 108 Joseph Dr., was arrested in Athens early today and charged with grand larceny for allegedly stealing a 1967 pickup truck in Cullman Monday night. A female juvenile was arrested at the I-65 entrance at 5:29 a.m. but released to her parents.
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Athens
Cullman
Richard Faulk
Paul J. Kilpatrick
Joseph Dr
Faulk
Bobby Dobbs
Mohlere to Speak at Cullman Chamber Coffee Hall
Edward D. Mohlere, assistant to Marshall Space Flight Center Director Eberhard Rees, will be the featured speaker at the Cullman County Chamber of Commerce coffee hall auditorium on Wednesday.
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Cullman
Edward D. Mohlere
Marshall Space Flight Center
Eberhard Rees
Cullman County
Emergency numbers for crises and poison dangers
Emergency guidance lists the Crisis Call Center numbers 355-8000 and 0 for operator assistance. It also directs contact with hospitals or family physicians for possible poisoning and provides a general main line 353-4612 with after hours and holiday numbers 253-4739 for Athens area.
Holiday Wrecks Claim 7 Lives in Alabama
A Labor Day weekend road toll rose to seven in Alabama as travelers returned home. Sunday and Saturday crashes killed Lenoa Barker Hama of Heflin, Grant Perry of Centre, George Turner of Monroeville, James Wiley of Lexington, Sim Cade of Marvin, and Albert Bradford of Childersburg.
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Alabama
Calhoun County
Lenoa Barker Hama
Heflin
Oxford
U.S
Grant Perry
Centre
Cherokee
George Turner
Monroeville
River Falls
Covington County
James Wiley
Lexington
Lauderdale
Sim Cade
Marvin
Marengo
Thomasville
Albert Bradford
Childersburg
Sylacauga
Wallace deflects questions on McGovern endorsement
Alabama Governor George C. Wallace refused to declare support for George McGovern at a Hilton Head news conference. He said a decision would come in a few weeks while his focus remains on 1976. Wallace noted McGovern’s liberal posture and stressed he would not tell voters how to vote. He also avoided commenting on South Carolina races involving Nick Zeigler and Strom Thurmond. Vice President Spiro Agnew planned a Dixie visit to counter McGovern gains among Dixie governors.
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Hilton Head Island
S.C
Alabama
George C. Wallace
George McGovern
White House
Wallace
McGovern
Sen. McGovern
Maryland
Hilton Head Inn
South Carolina
Nick Zeigler
Strom Thurmond
Zeigler
George Wallace
United States
Spiro Agnew
Dixie
Agnew
Escapee Widner Captured After North Alabama Breakout
Charles Elwin Widner 18 of Cullman was arrested in Cullman County after escaping from a prison truck near Bessemer on Friday. The breakout ended with his second escape in a week, following earlier run from Camp Hamilton in Marion County. He had been transferred from Jasper and held for transfer back to a state facility.
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Here
Alabama
Brewton
Leon Hinote
Florida
Santa Rosa County
Allentown
Cullman
Bessemer
Cullman County
Orlin Buzbee
Charles Elwin Widner
Widner
Alabama 157
Buzbee
Camp Hamilton
Marion County
Jasper
Purses Stolen From Two Athens Churches During Services
Athens police investigate thefts of cash and credit cards from women’s purses at First Methodist Church and Emanuel Baptist Church during Sunday services. Det. Lt. George Clem notes 15 purses entered or taken. no arrests yet. Choir members involved among the victims.
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Athens
George Clem
Clem
First Methodist Church
Jefferson St
Emanuel Baptist Church
U.S
Sparkman To Attend Mt. Tabor Reunion
The Mt. Tabor School reunion will be Sunday at Mt. Tabor Methodist Church with Sen. John Sparkman among attendees. Lunch is at noon and guests are asked to bring food baskets.
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Mt. Tabor
Mt. Tabor Methodist Church
Sen
John Sparkman
Sen. Sparkman
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