Additional Water System Loan Needed Near Athens
Officials of the ATHENS-Chickasaw Water and Fire Protection Authority seek more than 600 subscribers for an 800 customer water system near Athens before securing a loan or grant. A $633,000 FHA loan promised earlier is unavailable, delaying bids. Contracts for the East Limestone Water System between Athens and the Madison County line are expected to be signed next week after low bids exceeding $1 million. Financing will involve HUD ARC and Limestone County Board of Education grants and water bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Chickasaw Water and Fire Protection Authority
John Owsley
Farmers Home Administration
Chickasaw
FHA
Ardmore
East Limestone
East Limestone Water System
Owsley
Limestone County
Sardis Springs
Madison County
Limestone County Commission
Thomas Lee Hammons
Commission
East Limestone Water Authority
North Alabama
Georgia
U. S. Housing and Urban Development
Appalachian Regional Commission
Limestone County Board of Education
Emergency crisis numbers and guidance from The Decatur Daily
The notice lists the Crisis Call Center number 355-8000 for personal crises and possible poisonings and advises calling the nearest hospital or family physician if unsure of the correct emergency number. It notes to dial 0 and explain the emergency to the operator and provides department phone lines for Athens and on nights and holidays.
Princess Theater Ends Weekday Openings, 1921 Returns
The Princess Theater will close on weekdays for the first time since 1921 due to financial losses. Theater Manager Jim Duncan said the Bowline Drive-In also began closing weeknights, while the Gateway and Thunderbird Drive-Ins stay open during the week. no permanent closure planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princess Theater
Jim Duncan
Duncan
Bowline Drive-In
Gateway
Thunderbird Drive-In
Foreign Student Housing Sought and Help Wanted
The American Field Service seeks U S families to host foreign high school students for a year. Over 2,600 students from 60 nations live with U S families annually. AFS also needs local chapter organizers and fundraisers. Write AFS International Scholarships, 313 E 43rd St New York NY 10017. A public school system began in Alabama before the Civil War with education emphasized by radicals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Field Service International
U.S
AFS
E. 43Rd St
New York
N.Y
Alabama
Earl Smith Writes 51 Songs in Two Years from Hatton
Hatton songwriter Earl T. Smith pens country tunes wherever inspiration hits. He dashed off No Deposit No Return on a Nashville napkin and has over 51 songs in two years. Two more, recorded by a Birmingham singer, are due in October. His aunt in Decatur spurred his start, and One Moment Past a Memory was written for Marsha Dutton, who plans to record it on Three Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl T. Smith
Hatton
Nashville
Birmingham
Smith
Decatur
Marsha Dutton
Lawrence County
Three Star
Hatton songwriter Smith Builds Studio in Shed Behind Home
Smith writes songs on heartbreak and divorce drawing from personal experience. He tapes demos with Hatton friends in a converted shed behind his father’s house, acoustically treated with honeycomb styrofoam from Prestolite where he is a production foreman. He idolizes Mel Tillis and counts Carl Butler and Pearl Butler as close friends in the country music circle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Prestolite, Inc
Sonny James
Haleyville
Grand Old Opry
Mel Tillis
Nubbin
Southern Governors Okay Texas Meeting in 1974
The Southern Governors Conference recessed after electing its first black chairman, Virgin Islands Governor Melvin Evans, who urged a strong anti discrimination stance and pledged to intensify efforts to solve regional problems. Florida Governor Reubin Askew became vice chairman as Texas invited to host the 1974 session, with Briscoe signaling the site not yet chosen. The gathering also explored energy policy, offshore ports, law enforcement and seatbelt laws in a broad push for coordinated federal‑state action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Clear
Ala
Southern Governors Conference
Texas
Melvin H. Evans
The
Virgin Islands
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Evans
Council of State
Florida
Reubin Askew
F. Dolph Briscoe
Briscoe
Virgin Island
Caribbean
Wallace
Christiansted
St. Croix
Howard University
Washington, D.C
University of California At Berkeley
Johns Hopkins
Spiro T. Agnew
Lloyd Bentsen
D-Tex
Elliot Richardson
Agnew
William Waller
Mississippi
Wendell Ford
Kentucky
Committee On Law Enforcement and Justice
Robert H. Clement
Department of Transportation
Clement
Bentsen
FHA Rejects Fruit Farmer Aid Request
Limestone County fruit farmers say crops ruined by last winter freeze. FHA declined emergency loan authority and rejected the 5 percent loans sought over 3 to 5 years. Raymond Roberts and others estimate over 400000 dollars in losses as fruit supplies come from outside states. Roberts vows to continue seeking help and may pursue legal action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Farmers Home Administration
Limestone County
Raymond Roberts
FHA
Roberts
Alabama
John Sparkman
Allan Montgomery
Austin High Homecoming Friday Activities and Parade
Austin High School plans Friday homecoming events with pep rallies bonfire and a downtown Decatur parade to crown the homecoming queen Vickie Stokes will reign at the 730 pm Austin Hartselle game at Ogle Stadium The procession from Church Street NE to Gordon Bibb Elementary includes more than 25 floats and decorated cars after the game a 10 pm dance with The Brotherhood of Huntsville at the school gym ends about 1230 am admitted for 1.0.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin High School
Decatur
Vickie Stokes
Ogle Stadium
Herbert Stokes
Holland Dr
Austin
Celvin Stovall
Linzie Stovall
13Th Ave
Robbie Riggs
Raymond Riggs
Decature
Vickie Harpe
Kenneth Harpe
Cedar St
Lisa Stroh
Ernest Stroh
Holland Dr. SW
Robin Payton
Jack Payton Sr
14Th Ave
Karen Schawitz
Neal Schawitz
Tanglewood Dr
Babs Barbin
Joseph Barbin
Freemont
Tracy Shors
Edwin Shors
North Meade
Delanae Baker
William H. Baker
Byron Ave
Rhonda Brewington
Jean Blair
Clearview St
Austin Black Bears
Church St. NE
Bank St. NE
Lee St
Second Ave
Gordon-Bibb
Brotherhood” of Huntsville
Calendar Of Events In Decatur Area Arts And Church Activities
An extensive listing outlines meetings and events across Decatur area organizations. Highlights include the Decatur Art Guild executive board at 7 p.m. in the First National Bank conference room, Rev Buddy Simpson speaking at Moss Chapel United Methodist Church at 7 p.m., and multiple gospel singings and church services at venues such as Upsaw Friendship Baptist Church, Cotaco Methodist, New Center Baptist, Hickory Grove Presbyterian, Enon Baptist, and more. Community groups like the Morgan County Humane Society, PTA fundraisers, and various clubs also schedule meetings, tours, and social gatherings through the weekend and upcoming week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Art Guild
First National Bank
Calhoun SGA Elections Today Vote Time Set
Calhoun Junior College holds SGA elections with five freshmen and five sophomores vying for Senate posts. Voting runs 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the administration building, with I D cards required. Winners join planned Red Cross Bloodmobile, Miss Merry Christmas contest, homecoming, and a circus events slate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S.G.A. Senate
Calhoun Junior College
Calhoun
I.D
Student Government Association
Elkmont Homecoming Parade and Queen Announcement
Elkmont High School will sponsor a homecoming parade starting at 1 30 p.m. Friday followed by a chicken stew sale at 5 p.m. until game time. Stew costs 1 for adults and 75 cents for students with the parade beginning at the school and the homecoming queen to be announced at halftime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkmont High School
PTA
Elkmont
Parent-Teachers Association
Lynnville
Tenn
Man Critical After Shooting At Mobile Home
A 57-year-old man identified as Dewey Nunnelley was shot once in the right temple at his mobile home and remained in critical condition in the Huntsville Hospital ICU. Morgan County Investigator Bill Kappler said the shooting happened mid-morning and relatives found him before he was moved to Arab then Huntsville. An investigation continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hulaco
Huntsville Hospital
Morgan County
Bill Kappler
Dewey Nunnelley
Kappler
Nunnelley
Arab
News editor Turner Catledge denounces shield laws
Huntsville Alabama AP Turner Catledge retired NYT editor told Huntsville Press Club on Wednesday that the Constitution is clear and opposes any government imposed regulations or shield laws for newsmen, arguing no extra legal protections are needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntsville
Ala
Turner Catledge
The
New York Times
Huntsville Press Club
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Monsanto Execs
John W. Hanley
Monsanto Co
Monsanto
Louis Fernandez
Ken Schuppert
Acrilan Fiber Manufacturing North
Scottsboro
Decatur Daily
Earl
Ary Wimberley
Herschel , Landers
Walter LaFevers
Carl
Pearl Butler
Charlie Pride
Vickie Stukes
Buddy Simpson
All-island Mission
Moss Chapel United Methodist Church
Hart Selle
Morgan County Humane Society
Almon Recreation Center
Upsaw Friendship Baptist Church
Highway 41
Mission Quartet
Centralio Church
Ramsey Pollard
Wayne Linderman
Cotaco Methodist Church
Flint Elementary School
New Center Baptist Church
Hartselle
Devotion
Freeman Smith
Ninth Street
Mt. Hope Methodist Church
Gatemen
Enon Baptist Church
Calvary
Hickory Grove Presbyterian Church
Moulton
Springmen
Arrowhead
Central United Methodist Church
Heart of Dixie
Deer Springs Baptist Church
Flint
Kelley Family
Gospel Revealers
Soul Seekers
Union Grove Methodist Church
Moulton Rd
Florence
Town Creek
Wheeler
Morgan County Historic Preservation Society
Caddo
Trinity United Methodist Church
Sidney Sandridge
Athens College
Harry Denman
Keel-Whitaker
Keel
Salvation Army
6Th Ave. SE
Eulaton Methodist Church
Church of First Presbyterian
Paul Ransford
Covenant Presbyterian Church
Spring Ave
Harry Denam
Ramada Inn
Albany Heritage Society
Delanpark
Falrville High School
Loblolly Garden Club
Johnnie Terry
Longbow Dr. SW
E. O. Creel
Robert M. Guillot
Florence State University
Rotary Club
Decaturinn
Altrusa Club
Shoney's
SGA
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