Draper Prisoner Testifies Sheriff Offered Bribe to Burn Judge House
Draper Prison inmate testified that Talladega County Sheriff Luke Brewer offered $500 to burn down Circuit Judge William Powers’s house last year. The witness described a roadside offer and later pressure to keep quiet as impeachment proceedings target the sheriff.
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Montgomery
Ala
Draper
Talladega County
Luke Brewer
William Powers
William J. Mitchell
Brewer
Mitchell
Childersburg
Power
Atty
Bill Baxley
Baxley
Pollution Case Moves Through Limestone County Court
Testimony continued on the second day in the pollution suit filed by Ronald Mitchell Ben Curtis and W E Birdwell Sr against oil reclaiming firm Petro Products now known as BMF Industries. Jurors were selected and two witnesses testified in the Limestone County Circuit Equity Court Judge Dick Hundley presiding.
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Athens
BMF Industries
Limestone County Circuit Equity Court
R. L
Dick) Hundley
Ronald W. Mitchell
Ben F. Curtis
W. E. Birdwell Sr
Petro Products Inc
W. K. Martin
An Oil
Toxic Chemical Spill Risks Warned by Barker
Barker states that large amounts of liquid toxic chemicals would harm humans, livestock, fish, and vegetation, outlining serious environmental and public health dangers.
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Barker
Fourteen Injured in Two Area Accidents Wednesday
Fourteen people were hurt in two separate crashes. Barbara Richardson, 28, and her five children were injured in a single vehicle wreck on Stewart Rd eight miles south of Athens at 3 45 p m. Her daughter Dorothy eight, in fair condition at Athens Limestone Hospital, and the other children were treated there. The car’s occupants were transferred and treated at Decatur General Hospital. The second collision later in Flint City caused eight injuries including Homer Rollins 30 and his wife Betty, their eight month old Baron, Herschel Brown, James Rollins eight, William A Brown two, and Robert Roden 18 with Pat 16.
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Tanner
Barbara Richardson
Richardson
Decatur General Hospital
Athens-Limestone Hospital
Dorothy
Athens- Limestone Hospital
Bobby
Winnell
Sherry
Arnold
Athens
Stewart Rd
Flint
Homer Rollins
Betty
6Th Ave
Baron
Herschel Brown
James Rollins
William A. Brown
Robert Roden
Pat
Trinity 2
Gibson's Names Douglas Manager at Westgate Center
Douglas, a Falkville native and former Air Force veteran, returns to Morgan County to lead Gibson's Discount Center in the Westgate Shopping Center. He previously managed Gibson's in Natchitoches and Decatur, with prior stores in Bogalusa Scottsboro and Natchitoches. He and wife Rubye Kate King will reside in Decatur.
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Joe Douglas
Falkville
Morgan County
Gibson's Discount Center
Westgate
Natchitoches
Gibson's
Air Force
Douglas
Decatur
Bogalusa
Scottsboro
Falkville High School
Brigham Young
University of Maryland
Rubye Kate King
Alan Douglas
New Orleans
Health Workers Workshop Today in North Alabama
More than 150 health workers are expected at a Decatur Inn workshop on surgical dressing techniques sponsored by the North Alabama Inservice Directors Committee. The program aids Licensed Practical Nurses and health facility employees in North Alabama with continuing education. Mrs. Judy Cornelius of Pineview Hospital leads the organization.
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North Alabama Inservice Directors Committee
Decatur Inn
North
Alabama
Judy Cornelius
Pineview Hospital
Huntsville Man Killed In Crash On U S 72 Bridge
Huntsville man Pleas M. Manly was killed when his car struck the Limestone Creek Bridge on U S 72. He was alone, and pronounced dead at the scene by Limestone County Coroner Ralph Padgett.
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Athens
Huntsville
Limestone Creek Bridge
Here
U.S. 72
Pleas M. Manly
Manly
Limestone County
Ralph Padgett
Moulton Club Sets Cystic Fibrosis Roadblock Saturday
Members of the Moulton Business and Professional Women's Club will hold a roadblock to raise money for cystic fibrosis research. The event runs from 1 to 5 p.m. at the intersection of Alabama 24 and Alabama 157.
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Moulton
Moulton Business and Professional Women's Club
Alabama 24
Alabama 157
Emergency crisis and poisoning numbers listed by The Decatur Daily
The Decatur Daily lists the Crisis Call Center at 355-5000 for personal crises and poisoning guidance, instructing callers to contact hospitals or family physicians if needed. It advises dialing 0 for urgent emergencies and provides night and holiday numbers, including 253-4739.
Home on 11th Ave SW Featured Family Portrait
A 1914 photograph shows Mrs. Felix Lambert and her son Herman Lambert standing in front of their residence on 11th Ave SW. The image captures a quiet moment of daily life in a Cleveland or Midwest neighborhood as era-typical clothing and street scene frame the home.
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Felix Lambert
Herman
11Th Ave
Raider manager Steve Spillers shares Friday game day routine
Raider football's Steve Spillers detailed a Friday routine that begins before school with weather checks and towel prep. He arrives at 2 0 clock to pack equipment and prepare first aid kits, sharing nerves and similar duties to players despite his role as head manager.
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Steve Spillers
Decatur
Earl Webb
Spillers
Red Raiders
Greyhound
Spillers Tempering Role Described by Coach and Teammates
Spillers discusses his duties as team manager under Coach Paul Glover. He handles heat treatments and whirlpool baths, treats minor injuries, and assists during games, aiming to continue managing after graduating from Decatur.
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Spillers
Paul) Glover
Webb
Steve
Decatur
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Petro
Jerry Barksdale
Winston Legge
Handley
Supreme Court
High Court
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Beasley
Jere Beasley
West Decatur School
PTA
Gibson
Health Workers Workshop
Decatur Daily
Atheros Am Ax
Garnett Young
Herman Lambert
Lamberts
New Decatur
Florence
Young
Raider
Wally) Burnham
Florence State
Jerry Mizell
Frankie Williams
Billy Mitchell
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