Last Will Of Charles Lounsbury Bequeaths Joys Of Life To Generations
Florence Times recalls Charles Lounsbury also known as Williston Fish his 1898 Harper's Weekly will that gifts children fields daisies waterways and skies for play imagination to lovers memory for the aged and a reminder that heirs have not always appreciated the rare world he left behind.
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Charles Lounsbury
Lounsbury
Williston Fish
Chicago
Harper’s Weekly
Weather and River Outlook for Decatur and Vicinity
Weather data shows 87 at 2 p.m. and a 60 percent chance of rain today with thundershowers possible. Highs expected in the upper 80s with a low tonight in the upper 60s and Sunday in the mid 80s. record of 67 at 4 a.m. and 69 to 87 across the 24 hour period reported.
Nurse Recall of Birthing Help in Hard Times
Mrs. Mason McCann recounts delivering babies during lean years in Hartselle. She explains prebirth visits, $3 delivery fee, $1 daily for 10 days, and duties including cooking and laundry. From 1951 to 1955 she worked in Highland Park General Hospital's maternity ward before moving to Hartselle with her husband.
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Hartselle
Mason McCann
Packard Motors
Detroit
Gardener Mrs McCann Eyeing Blue Ribbons at Morgan County Fair
Clara Keyes notes decades of gardening and canning skills fueling Mrs. McCann’s Morgan County Fair entries. She seeks blue ribbons for kraut, green tomato relish, plum jelly and cabbage onion relish while promoting the Plainview Homemakers Club booth with crafts, plants, honey and more. Also included is a high school marijuana incident and a St Croix area boat search after a resort attack that killed eight.
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Mrs. McCann
Plainview Homemakers Club
McCann
Mfs
Margaret Earls
Roseville, Mich
Local Emergency Numbers and Crisis Resources Listed
The notice provides emergency hotlines for Limestone and Lawrence counties, Sheriff office lines, and the Crisis Call Center for personal crises and poisonings. It advises dialing 0 if unsure and notes Decatur Daily contact numbers for Athens and other departments.
Judge Orders Examination in Murder Case in Marietta Ga
A Superior Court judge ordered James Edward Creamer to undergo a medical examination at Cobb General Hospital to assess if a bullet lodged in his body from a 1971 murder could be removed without endangering his life. The order also notes no requirement to extract the bullet. Fifteen days remain for Morgan County residents to register to vote before the November election with several registration dates listed and required documents.
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Marietta
Dist
Atty
Ben Smith
James Edward Creamer
Creamer
Greenville
S.C
Warren Bond Matthews
Rosina Vincent Matthews
Duard McDonald
Luther C. Hames
Cobb General Hospital
S. G. Pausa
Morgan County
Morgan County Board of Registrars
Drug Arrests Mark Friday Raids And Wary Anticipation
The initial Friday raids yielded several arrests for illegal drug sales including Larry Pentecost, Michael Dean Austin, Ricky Talley, Bobby Gleason, John Michelini, and Steve Dietz. Six defendants faced $1,000 bond. more arrests were expected Saturday.
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Larry Pentecost
3Rd Ave
Michael Dean Austin
Hamilton Dr
Ricky Talley
Cedar Lake Rd
Bobby Gleason
Sherman St
John Michelini
Donna Ave
Steve Dietz
Juvenile Court Expansion Aims to Boost Child Attention
Patton notes an active caseload of 25 cases monthly and calls for expanded juvenile court to provide needed attention for children. Decatur handles Hartselle area cases as work increases with police and school referrals. County hall adds full time probation officers based in Decatur. In Beirut, guards boost protection at the West German Embassy, the ambassador residence, and Lufthansa offices after threats by political groups.
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Patton
Decatur
Hartselle
C. Bennett McRae
We County Hallas
Beirut
Lufthansa
Turner Halted In Oklahoma
Oklahoma District Court issued a temporary injunction halting Glenn Turner Enterprises and its Dare to be Great operation in Oklahoma. The suit, filed by the Oklahoma Securities Commission, alleges fraud and deceit for unregistered securities and illegal pyramid schemes begun since 1970. Names include Gloria W. Turner Enterprises and Dare to be Great of Orlando, Roy Beale, and Turner affiliates.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Glenn Turner Enterprises
Dare To Te Great, Inc
Harold C. Theus
State Securities Commission
Turner's
Oklahoma Securities Commission
Oper
Ber
Dare To Be
Great
Secretary of State
Turner
Gloria W. Turner Enterprises
Dare To Be Great and
Orlando, Fla
Roy Beale
Florida
Israeli attack wounds Palestinians amid Lebanon strike
Israeli planes hit targets near a Palestinian refugee camp after Lebanese anti aircraft fire engaged 24 attacking aircraft. Palestinians say guerrillas evacuated their base before the strike while Israel denies hitting refugee camps or non guerrilla targets. A Syrian diplomat disputes the guerrilla bases claim.
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Israel
South Viet Nam Abolishes Elections Angers U S Officials
Administration officials privately object to Thieu’s decree ending grassroots elections in South Vietnam. They warn the move undermines self determination and could affect Nixon McGovern political dynamics, while State Department stresses it as an internal Saigon matter.
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Washington
South Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
Eleir
U.S
State Department
Saigon
Nixon
Vietnam
George McGovern
Thieu
Charles W. Bray
Hurricane Dawn Downgraded as Storm Aims at East Coast
The Associated Press reports Dawn weakened to a tropical storm with 65 mph winds and turned west toward the Eastern Seaboard about 125 miles off Cape Hatteras. Gale warnings extend from Cape Lookout to Cape May as tides could reach 25 feet along North Carolina and Virginia coasts. Dawn moves about 7 mph with highest winds near 60-65 mph, just below hurricane strength.
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Associated Press
Seaboard
Cape Hatteras
N.C
Washington, D. C
North Carolina
Virginia
Cape Lookout
N. C
Cape May
N. J
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Decatur Daily
Ceester
Alabama
The
Tennessee Valley Printing Co., Inc
W. R. Shelton
Alabamba
Anne
Florence Times
Decatur and Vicinity
American Red Cross
Clara Keyes
Austin High School
Curtis Sellers
St. Croix
Highway Patrol
Limestone County
Lawrence County
Cullman
Athens
Roy Parks
Matthews
Piedmont Hospital
Atlanta
Hoffa
Rogers
Hoff
Bray
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