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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1968
Page
2
After Detroit riots, Chrysler partnered with the government on a two year training plan for 750 unemployables. The program teaches basic literacy, counting, and reading signs to reach employment on the assembly line. Of 44 started, one was lost. launch shows promise and aids self sufficiency.
The article notes the anti poverty agency will accept applications to fill the director post for the next three days. Bruce Sanford will be acting director if no successor is named. James will then serve as business administrator for the Tri County District Health Service, a merger of Morgan Lawrence and Limestone counties financed by an Appalachian grant and local appropriations.
A list of hospital personnel and dismissals includes James Hoyt Clark Avis I Clark Robert C Rice Patricia Atkins Glenn Mitchell Joseph Houston Jones Ronie Jett Mazie Smith Grace Glaze Pearl Ballinger Leanora Tikerman Willie Sue Roper Mary Ellen Pride and Davis Mc Right with street addresses in Decatur Somerville Ardmore Valdemosa Springs and 9th and 10th avenues.
A long roster of individuals with addresses in Decatur and surrounding areas appears under admissions listings. Names span multiple streets and nearby towns, including Huntsville Athens Danville Gadsden and Ardore Tennessee, with many entries noting Mrs. or Mst. titles and infant or family details.
Mr and Mrs William F Kitchens of Clearview Street SW welcome a daughter born Thursday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs James Vernon Nelms of Trinity 1 announce a son born today. Mr and Mrs Eddie Lee Walton of Belle Mina report a son born today. Mr and Mrs Eddie Lee Walter of Bella Mina report a son born Friday. Mr and Mrs James Vernon Helms of Trinity 1 welcome a daughter born Friday at Decatur General Hospital.
Sunday feature notes the Decatur Home Builders Association expanding from 21 to 72 members in nine years. Officers listed include Terry, Theo Compton, Lee Price, James Cooper and Tommy Raley as plans for a 23 inch color television set and home location maps are mentioned.
The budget and purchasing plan outlines filling key health department posts including a nursing director and an environmental health position to bolster public health services.
Partly cloudy to cloudy and mild in Decatur and vicinity with southeasterly winds 5 to 15 mph. Highs 86 to 90 today, 88 Sunday. lows 66 to 70 tonight. Autumn begins Sunday at 6 26 p.m. with sunrise 6 36 a.m. and sunset 6 46 p.m. The Moon is new tomorrow and Jupiter rises before the sun each morning.
Capt. Charles A. Darrah 48 of Alexandria died Thursday from an apparent heart attack. Funeral set for Monday 1 p.m. at Ft. Myer Chapel. Retired U S Navy veteran, born in Nashville, Vanderbilt graduate, formerly on the joint staff of the chief of staff and the USS Arlington during World War II. Survivors: widow, two sons Thomas E. Darrah of Alexandria and Charles A. Darrah Jr. an officer candidate at Ft. Belvoir, and brother Col John Darrah U S Army retired.
City directors Alan Hamilton Robert McWhorter and John B Wood contemplate issuing bonds to be matched with Hill Burton funds for hospital expansion. A hospital source said the plan would go to the county governing body next week but refused to reveal expected funds. In Florida election law requires board members to be certified by the machine custodian before serving with voting machines.
A report finds Head Start participants consistently perform better on intelligence tests, with gains around 10 points after entry. It notes intelligence is malleable and environment drives development, suggesting Head Start enriches experiences rather than permanently changing general intelligence.
The article notes that the biggest ham eaters come from Denmark Germany and the United States highlighting a cross nation trend in consuming pork products and festive feasts.
Cullman County Sheriff's department charged two persons Thursday with decoying a child and one with assault and battery. Moulton reports 1969 automobile license plates go on sale October 1 at the Lawrence County Courthouse per Probate Judge W. J. Lee. about 9,000 tags sold last year.
Addison High School hosts a homecoming banquet sponsored by the alumni association on October 5 at 7 p.m. in the school cafeteria. The following night Addison faces West Point in a football game.
Cullman Metalcraft Inc. in Cullman was purchased by Temco Inc. of Nashville for 2 million dollars. Temco, a Whale Electronics subsidiary, bought the metal fabricating facility which holds government contracts in heating and air conditioning. John T. Miller remains company president. annual sales are expected to near 12 million.
Judge Reneau Almon announced the fall session of Lawrence County Jury Courts will begin October 7. He also said the Lawrence County Circuit civil court, postponed because of lack of county revenue, will now begin November 11.
A 19 year old Town Creek man Noel Culver was arrested Friday on a first degree manslaughter warrant related to a Decatur wreck that killed 15 year old Betty Ruth Bishop a Decatur High School sophomore. Culver remained in Morgan County jail last night.
The Alabama Civil Defense Department and Civil Air Patrol will conduct a combined effectiveness test today from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. Decatur units join 12 statewide teams. Pryor Field and the Morgan County Civil Defense office at the courthouse serve as headquarters.
An employee of Fruehaus Corp named Ernest Tucker, hired only three days ago, sustained hand injuries in a plant accident last night. He was transported to Decatur General Hospital by AAA South End Ambulance Service.
The Meagher family runs lessons in motor-driven planes and gliders on U S 31 and maintains an aerial sightseeing and charter service. They tow a glider behind a propeller plane but do not hold a powered aircraft license. The family attends First Baptist Church in Athens and mostly travels by car.
Retired leaders join IESC and SCORE to aid foreign and domestic business projects. Everett Huntoon, 67, spent six months in Cyprus aiding a dry goods merchant, earning about $1,000 monthly in living allowances. Since founding, IESC has managed 1,139 projects with 583 completed, aiming for 500 new projects annually on a budget just over $2 million funded partly by corporations and U.S. government support.
The four county area of Morgan Lawrence Limestone and Cullman reports 58th traffic fatality of the year and 14 in Lawrence County, up from last year. The girl's body rests at Elliott Funeral Home while an investigation continues. SCORE expands with 3 000 volunteers across 180 offices aiding small businesses since its five year start by the SBA.
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