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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Sep 05, 1972

Page

5

Calendar of events for Mizpah Chapter and community groups

Mizpah Chapter 19 meets at 7 30 p.m. at the Masonic Temple with an initiation open to Eastern Stars. Parents Without Partners gathers at 7 30 p.m. at St Johns Episcopal Parish House. Rev Edwin Istrom will speak as Morgan Lawrence Community Action Committee and Tri County Health Service hold a health clinic from 1 to 4 p.m. at Jartselie Recreation Center 226 S Sparkman St offering free polio measles tetanus and OPV shots for ages 3 months to 17. The Friendship Club meets 10 30 a.m. at Saenener Manor with Rev Hobson Clark speaker. Southeast Decatur Homemakers Club meets 1 p.m. at Mrs Marvin Yarbroughs 1728 Pennylane SE. Cotillion Club 1 30 p.m. at city hall. Decatur B P W Club meets 7 p.m. at Shangri La Restaurant. Saturday South Central Bell Telephone Pioneers hold a rummage sale at 7 a.m. at 2nd Ave and Moulton St SE.

Parents Without Partners St. John’s Episcopal Church Parish House Edwin Istrom Westminister Presbyterian Church South Central Bell Telephone Pioneers 2Nd Ave Moulton St

Recount of Terry Reunion amid rain and political jabs

Winton Blount blasted McGovern while praising the Alabama crowd at the Terry Reunion. Lt. Gov. Beasley and Atty. Gen. Baxley spoke briefly as a cloudburst sent attendees for cover. The report notes hospital, police academy funding debates, and local school registrations in Limestone Cullman and Lawrence counties.

Winton Red) Blount U.S. Senate George McGovern McGovern Blount Miami Alabama Bob Jones Terry Jones Lawrence County Hospital Rochester Minn Jere Beasley Bill Baxley Beasley Baxley Pettus

Murder Trial and Shootout Scene Near Georgia Home

Police detailed a grim early morning shooting at a Marietta home where a man named Creamer was wounded and his wife Mrs. Matthews killed after a gun battle with attackers. The state seeks a medical and X-ray exam to locate a bullet lodged in Creamer’s back and determine surgery viability.

Matthews Mrs. Matthews Creamer Georgia Luther Hames Marietta Duard McDonald Atlanta S. Richard Rubin

Students Back At School Today In Morgan County

More than 9,700 Morgan County students are expected to return after Labor Day with late registrations pushing enrollment toward a record. Last week’s counts show 9,771 students across districts including Albert P. Brewer Vocational and High School, Cotaco, Crestline, Danville, Eva, Falkville, Morgan County High School, Priceville, Union Hill and others.

Morgan County Albert P. Brewer Vocational and High School F. E Flint Hartselle Junior High School Lacey's Spring Morgan County High School Neel Plainview Priceville Ryan Union Hill

Wall Street Little Change as Trading Slows

Prices edged higher in a slow market with the Dow Jones 30 industrials up 0.98 to 971.03 at noon. Advancers led decliners slightly on the NYSE as specialty stocks gained, led by International Nickel up 1.5 percent after a 15 percent nickel price rise.

New York New York Stock” Exchange Charles M. Lewis Treves & Co International Nickel New York Stock Exchange

Cullman Grand Jury to Meet for Regular Session

Cullman County grand jury will convene Monday for a regular session, Circuit Judge Jack Riley said. The same body handed down a nine-county bribery indictment against Sheriff Orrin Buzbee, who was acquitted by a Franklin County jury. the panel had recommended impeachment, though Attorney General Bill Baxley is expected to drop impeachment charges.

Cullman Cullman County Jack Riley Riley Orrin Buzbee Buzbee Franklin County Bill Baxley

Fire Destroys Rural Home Near Somerville

A late night blaze two miles west of Somerville on Alabama destroyed a five room house owned by Edward and Mrs. Bramlett. The couple were away fishing at Guntersville when the fire started. Mrs. Bramlett said she fled with their child after a choking episode, while trying to salvage belongings. The new house valued at 7000 dollars and furniture at 10000 dollars were lost. the home was insured.

Decatur Market Prices for Cotton and Commodities

Market notes from Decatur show cotton middling at 70.45 cents per pound, cottonseed at 40 per ton, and Milk Grade A at 6.55 per hundred. Manufactured milk priced at 3.20 per hundred, with various ratios noted. Soybeans, shelled corn, oats, and milling wheat listed with multiple figures and unclear annotations.

Decatur Jean Peta Alpwood

Market quotes and interdealer prices from NASD listing

Quotations from the NASD show interdealer prices around 10 a.m. for yellow shelled corn and various securities. The data reflect representative prices, excluding retail markups and commissions, with named financial and insurance firms appearing in the listings.

Davie to Speak at Medical Society Meeting

Dr. J. Clayton Davie neurosurgeon and Carraway Methodist Hospital chief of staff will address the Medical Society tonight at 6 30 p m on current and recent technical advances in neurosurgery including microsurgery and steriomatic procedures.

J. Clayton Davie Carraway Methodist Hospital Birmingham C .Davie

McGovern Appeals for Jobs Plan in Seattle Rally

Senator George McGovern urged federal aid to create 25,000 Boeing jobs through cleaner quieter jet engines. He framed the proposal as part of a broader plan funded from a share of corporate tax relief, while rallying in Seattle against Nixon.

Seattle George McGovern Pacific Northwest Boeing Co McGovern Boeing Ohio California Richard Nixon Nixon Texas Jonn B. Connally

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