Lang s Gets Bid On Mats At City Hall Bid Opening
Lang s Sporting Goods was sole bidder for 14 athletic mats for the Parks and Recreation Department at 2310 dollars. Bids were opened for a mobile office for the sanitary landfill and a rustic fence, with Diamond Housing bidding 1500 dollars for the mobile office and Colonial Mobile Homes 4000 dollars for the fence. Modern Building and Repair of Florence bid 2185 dollars for the fence. Andrew Hart of Hartselle bid 1344 dollars for renovations to the animal shelter. City council will consider the bids Monday.
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Parks and Recreation Department
City Hall
Decatur Animal Shelter
Diamond
Als O
Colonial Mobile Homes
Florence
Andrew Hart
Hartselle
Fair festival leads with cattle show champions
Athens, Limestone County and Sherri Rogers of Moulton, with Dianne Collins of Decatur as reigning Miss Tennessee Valley Exposition, headline judging in the entertainment tent. Rabbit judging starts at 8 a.m. Gates open at 9 a.m. The Decatur Jaycees sponsor a fair drawing record crowds, as beef cattle show grand champions are named for Shorthorn C and H Cattle Farm, Lawren Sardis Miss. Angus Way Lyn Angus Farm Sardis Miss. Polled Herefords Bob Jarrell Farm Eagleville Tenn. Santa Gertrudis R and R Farms Union Miss, with champion cows from C and H Cattle Farm and Broken Anchor Farm.
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Athens
Limestone County
Sherri Rogers
Moulton
Lawrence County
Dianne Collins
Decatur
Decatur Jaycees
Morgan County Fair
C and H
Lawrenceburg
Tenn
Way-Lyn Angus
Sardis
Miss
Bob Jarrell
Egaleville
Union
Broken Anchor
Pare
Union, Miss
County awards noted for senate but not in House
County officials continued coverage on page one noting John Baker named most outstanding irgaiman senator. The press corps did not award in the House for most outstanding freshman or for outstanding House member or outstanding orators. Neither Harris nor Cauthen were available Friday night for comment.
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Senate
John Baker
House
Harris
Cauthen
Baker Named To UW Post
Emery Baker, vice president of Mutual Savings Life Insurance Co., is named one of two United Way division chairmen to fill the post left by John Jones Jr. Jones, Sears manager, transferred after leading Retail Business II. Baker, born 1939 in Defuniak Springs Florida, is a Auburn University math graduate 1962 and joined Mutual Savings Life in 1964. He and wife Deroma with children Tandy Amanda Greg live at 2009 12th St SE. He is a Morgan County Auburn Club Fellow and former youth football coach and scoutmaster. The Bakers are Westminster Presbyterian Church members. The agencies of the United Way touch every family in Morgan County.
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Emery Baker
Mutual Savings Life Insurance Co
United Way Division
John Jones Jr
Jones
Sears, Roebuck and Co
United Way
Baker
Deuniak Springs
Fla
Walton High School
Defuniak Springs
Auburn University
Morgan County
Auburn Club
Decatur
Boy Scouts
Deroma
Tandy
Amanda
Greg
Westminster Presbyterian Church
12Th St. SE
Limestone jail escapee, youth bound over in Athens robbery
Limestone County Superior Court Judge D L Rosenau Jr bound over 20 year old Tommy Pylant and a 15 year old Athens juvenile to the grand jury on charges of robbery and kidnapping. Both defendants were ordered held without bond in connection with the attack on a 30 year old Athens Grocery store operator two weeks prior.
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Athens
Limestone County
Limestone County Superior Court
D. L. Rosenau Jr
Rosenau
Tommy Pylant
Fish Kill Reported Near Spring Creek Bridge
Fisherman Ben Moats of Moulton reported dozens of dead or dying fish along a one mile stretch near the Spring Creek Bridge in COURTLAND. He described many creelie fish acting sick as he could not determine a cause though insecticide runoff is suspected. state biologists could not be reached for comment.
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Courtland
Lawrence County
Spring Creek
Here
Ben Moats
Moulton
Moats
Beall cites grand jury probe of Ed Agnew era
The grand jury has met since January to probe political corruption in the state. On Aug 1 Beall notified Judah Best that Vice President Agnew was under investigation for tax fraud extortion bribery and conspiracy. On Aug 25 W Dale Anderson Agnew successor was indicted on 39 counts including extortion bribery and conspiracy with key witness William E Fornoff. Fornoff pleaded guilty to income tax and will assist prosecutors.
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Beall
Judah Best
Agnew
W. Dale Anderson
Baltimore County
Anderson
U.S. District Court
Joseph H.young
William E. Fornoff
Fornoff
Rhode Island group seeks halt to Senate Watergate hearings
The Committee for Fairness to the Presidency filed suit in federal court to block resumption of the Senate Watergate committee public hearings and to revoke the committee’s authority to investigate the break in. Hearings are set to resume September 24.
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Richardson
Senate Watergate Committee
Committee For Fairness To
Senate
Press suit seeks three judge panel against Baxley
A class action suit on behalf of all members of the press who might cover the Alabama Legislature asks a three judge panel be convened and seeks to bar Atty. Gen. Bill Baxley from enforcing the law section governing newsmen. The filing includes contact numbers and mentions Athens, nights and holidays.
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Atty
Bill Baxley
Alabama
Associates Gift of Income Rumored Payments in Maryland
A source describes alleged payments as funny money, a subtle link between consulting firms and politicians in Maryland. It was not a mafia style shakedown, but payments reportedly averaged about five percent of contract fees, sometimes made in non campaign years.
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Maryland
Decatur Woman Surrenders 60 Year Pitcher Collection
Decatur resident Mrs. Preutt Simms began collecting pitchers in 1912 after a gift from her mother in law and expanded through relocations and gifts to 335 pieces by World War II. Her daughter’s Pentagon job also sparked more additions, and many pitchers carry little stories from travels and experiences across Auburn Montgomery and Atlanta. The display at her 609 Grant St. SE home showcases the long, gift-driven hobby.
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Marion
Women Missionary Union
Auburn
Montgomery
Decatur
Pentagon
Atlanta
Collector Sells House Pitcher Collection amid Dusty Duty
Mrs. Simms sold her growing set of pitchers to a buyer after years of building and resisting offers. The man agreed to pay her price and plans to market the collection as a whole in a larger city. Photographs were taken before packing for transfer.
Education bond battle shows flawed long range planning
From the Anniston Star Editorial Page. Alabama passes a 179.9 million education bond to fund elementary to trade schools and state institutions. Critics urge targeted funding based on need rather than a broad spread, noting colleges arrived with detailed requests while others pressed to share stakes. The outcome relies on a formula lighter on proven necessity, risking suboptimal use of funds for Calhoun County and Anniston schools.
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THE
Anniston Star
Birmingham
State Training School For
Alabama Institute For the Deaf and Blind
Calhoun County
Anniston
Decatur Area Weather Brief Friday High 85 Low 71
River and Vicinity forecasts show a high of 85 at 4 p.m. Friday with a 71 low that morning. Today through Sunday expect fair skies and cooler conditions, with highs near 79 today and 77 Sunday, and a low around 55 tonight.
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Decatur and Vicinity
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