Community Calendar Highlights Eastwood PTA And Local Groups
Eastwood PTA meets 7 30 p m in school cafetorium. Decatur General hosts R N District 14 at 7 30 p m dining room. Morgan Count Coordinators Association gathers 7 30 p m at Cain Memorial Central Methodist Church. Decatur Newcomers Club luncheon 11 30 a m at Burningtree Country Club. Seekers Bible Club at 3 00 a m in Mrs Ray Kelleys home 824 Garden Dr SE. Decatur Model Airplane Club 7 30 p m at Aquadome open to builders and fliers. info Jim Ray 353 nw. Arrowhead District Boy Scouts roundtable 7 30 p m Central Methodist Church Educational Building. Jerry Troxier to outline new program and training plans. No Delano Park picnic as previously mentioned. Green Thumb Garden Club 9 45 a m Mrs John Taylor 1824 Somerville Rd. Golden Age Club program at Ninth Street United Methodist Church 10 30 a m with Jack Haufhouse. Christ Mission Bible study led by Rev George Creel of Sheffield from 1 p m. American Association of University Women 7 30 p m State National Pen thouse Quitman Henderson to speak. Decatur High Band Boosters 7 30 p m band room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nw Roundtable
Arrowhead
Boy Scouts of America
Central Methodist Church
Jerry Troxier
Delano Park
Jerry Troxler
Nixon faces sharp rebuke as Congress urged action
The piece notes President Nixon's criticism of Congress for not acting on environmental proposals, with Senate Leader Mansfield and House Speaker Albert deriding his rhetoric. It also lists local political races in Cullman and surrounding areas, including runoffs for mayor, council seats, and endorsements, with turnout notes from Austin High and other towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Senate
House
Cullman
John Sparks
W. J. Nesmith
Sparks
Larry Entrekin
John King
David McCoy
Clifford Clark
Charlotte Miller
L. J. Carr
Cullman County
Hanceville
Wilson Ballard
Norman Plunkett
Athens
Bobby Higgins
Dewitt Garrett
Higgins
Charles Bailey
Garrett
Malcolm Moore
Harry Dale Patterson
Patterson
City votes to upgrade street lights and set zoning hearings
The council authorized electrical work not to exceed 3000 dollars for street light installation and maintenance and set Oct 16 as the hearing date to rezone U S 31 area from agricultural to general business. Officers also discussed off street parking design and various city contracts and elections with several candidate races listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Levin
U. S. 31
Wallace Developmental Center
Cullman Appointees Reappointed to Boards
Cullman County Commission reappointed Mrs. Horace Cullpepper to the Library Board and renamed Shelley Tucker and James King to the Parks and Recreation Board. Mrs. Lucille Galin was reappointed to the Hospital Indigent Board. The voting place for Beat 10 is moved to a store building with $200 approved for renovations, to be ready for the November general election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cullman
Horace Cullpepper
Library Board
Shelley Tucker
James King
County Parks and Recreation Board
Cullman County Commission
Lucille Galin
Hospital
Herman Plunkett
Plunkett
Cullman Council Ads Paving Ordinance for Public Hearings
The Cullman City Council approved advertising Ordinance 682 for paving six streets including 6th Street Peachtree Street Peachtree Lane Apple Lane Grape Street 5th Street Highland Circle and Austin Street. Hearings are set for October 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cullman
Cullman City
6Th St
Peachtree St
Peachtree Ln
Apple la
Grape St
5Th St
Highland Circle
Austin St
Falkville Mass Service to Officiate Funeral at Anon Church
Funeral services are planned for Wednesday at Anon Baptist Church with Rev. Jerald Drake presiding. Burial will follow at Ebenezer Cemetery under Mass Service Funeral Home. Surviving with the parents are grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Robert Thomas and Mr. and [incomplete text].
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anon Baptist Church
Jerald Drake
Ebenezer Cemetery
Mass Service Funeral Home
Robert Thomas
Falkville 3
Noncomparability rates by city and district in Title I findings
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights reports noncomparability percentages for 80 school districts. Cities listed include Los Angeles 58 percent Denver 41 Chicago 49 Philadelphia 86 New Orleans 84 Memphis 86 Newark 89 Virginia Beach 92. Districts across Alabama Georgia Mississippi South Carolina Tennessee show varying noncompliance from 12 to 91 percent with districts like New Orleans 84 percent and Charleston 91 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Denver
Miami
Chicago
Indianapolis
Philadelphia
Houston
New Orleans
Detroit
Newark
Virginia Beach
Lawyers’ Committee For Civil Right
Alabama
Birmingham
Huntsville
Mobile County
Montgomery
Georgia
Bibb
Chatham
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Muscogee
Jefferson
Mississippi
Jackson
South Carolina
Charleston
Greenville
Tennessee
Memphis
Shelby County
Three Athens Women Charged With Petit Larceny
Det. Lt. George Clem said Alma Fletcher Athens 10 Patricia Ann Southard Athens 2 and Mildred Malone W 13th St. were charged with shoplifting from a Dollar General Store. All have posted $1,000 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
George Clem
Alma Fletcher
Athens 10
Patricia Ann Southard
Athens 2
Mildred Malone
W. 13Th St
Dollar General Store
Jaycees Pledge Funds To Chamber To Build
The Athens Jaycees voted to donate 1000 dollars toward construction of a Chamber of Commerce building at Beaty and Market streets. The project costs about 30000 dollars and funds will be raised by members with a bond issue later. The Jaycees also agreed to admit 18 year olds pending approval by local and state chapters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Athens Jaycees
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Beaty and
Market Street
W. Washington S
Jaycees
Dirty Songs Sparked Hit Ballad of the Green Berets
Barry Sadler recalls writing the Ballad of the Green Berets at Ft. Sam Houston after tequila and Army mates inspired him. The 1966 release hit big, selling four million singles and four million albums that year. He says the song became the official Special Forces anthem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
Ariz
Barry Sadler
Green Berets
Sadler
Ft. Sam Houston
Tex
Nam
Also Mentioned on This Page
Eastwood Pta
R. N
District 14
Decatur General
Vail
Morgan Count Coordinators Association
Cain's Memorial Central Methodist Church
Decatur
Burningtree Country Club
Seekers Bible Club
Ray Kelley
Garden Dr. SE
Decatur Model Airplane Club
Aquadome
Jim Ray
American Welding Society
Red Carpet Inn
Tony Inessa
Royal Arch Masons
Masonic Temple
O— Green Thumb Garden Club
John Taylor
Somerville Rd
E Mathias
Golden Age Club
Ninth Street United Methodist Church
Jack Haufhouse
Christ Mission Bible
George Creel
Sheffield
American Association of University Women
State National
Quitman Henderson
Decatur High
Nixon
Mike Mansfield
Carl Albert
Women’s Chamber of Commerce
Decatur Inn
Wirston Blount
Washington
E. T. Waddell
Westside Baptist Church
Summer Manor
Speake Boosters Club
Flower Hill Baptist Church
Mallard Creek Rd
Hillsboro
King's Crusaders
Falkville
Danny Dotson
Rock Creek Baptist Church
Alabama 67
Florette
Sparkman
Camp Clements
Farmer Camp
Sparkman Town
Tenn
Sparta
McMinnville
Ebenezer Freewill Baptist Church
Lacon
Neel School Pta
Austin High School
Sarah Kesecher
Hartselle
Clarence T. Elmore
Eugene Thornton
Oscar Barker
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Lee St
Morgan County
Ray Sundback
Wheeler Basin
Solid Waste Systems, Inc
D. I. Williams
Decatur Harbor
William Moody III
Rolling Hills
Calvin Stover
Hickory Hills
Housing Authority
Bank St
Gas Department
Douglas Gordon
John Conlon
T. A. Hudson
Leonard McClemore
Will Lesley Nelson
Millard O’bar
David Buckelew
Jerry Putnam
Pat Houston
Charles Gunthorp
Russell Bolding
Bolding
Byron Vann
Dewayne
Rod) Cameron
Richard Lee
Ray Nixon
Forty- Fort
Lulu
New York
Central Park Zoo
Sunny Jim
City
Zoo
Kongo
Central Park
Special Forces
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