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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Sep 30, 1968

Page

2

Cullman Announces New Adult Classes and Local Appointments

Cullman County announces new adult education classes starting Tuesday at 7 p.m. in multiple schools. Charles Eidson named to the Park and Recreation Board replacing resigning Hubert Richter. Mayor Nesmith proclaims October cleanup month under CURB efforts to raise awareness and participation. A meeting at city hall Tuesday 8 p.m. will discuss wet-dry referendum petitions led by Hubert Richter.

Cullman Cullman County Hanceville Good Hope Fairview Welts Colony West Point Jones Chapel Dowling Cold Springs Charles Eidson Cullman Park and Recreation Eidson Hubert Richter Richter W.J. Nesmith CURB Cullman United For Real Beauty Arthur Apel Hillsboro Tennessee Valley The Sons of the American Revolution Holland Cemetery Reason Holland Birmingham R. D. England

Clinics to test TB in Limestone County and area

Health officials schedule tuberculin skin testing and X-ray clinics at West Limestone on Oct 14 and New Hope on Oct 15 due to recent TB cases. Residents urged to attend. locations cited in Limestone County.

Athens West Limestone New Hope Limestone County Limestone County Health Department

Decatur Woman Charged After Shots Fired on 16th Ave SE

A southeast Decatur woman Bernice Bentley was charged with disorderly conduct after shots were fired near 16th Ave SE. Wayne Glen 17 told police Bentley fired at him and others talking with her daughter. No injuries reported.

Decatur 16Th Ave. SE Wayne Glen Bernice Bentley 916

Registrars To Meet In Three Counties On Two Saturdays

Morgan Lawrence Limestone counties Board of Registrars meet October 7 and 21 from 8 30 a m to noon and 1 to 4 p m registering voters for the November 5 general election Mizpah Chapter 19 Order of the Eastern Star meets Tuesday at 7 30 p m in Masonic Hall Johnston Street Red Cross Bloodmobile to visit St John s Episcopal Church Thursday from noon to 6 p m

Morgan County Red Cross Vietnam American Red Cross Board of Registrars Morgan, Lawrence Limestone Counties Mizpah Order of the Eastern Star Masonic Hall Johnston St Red Cross St. John’s Episcopy Church

12 Killed In State Weekend Accidents

The Associated Press reports 12 people died in Alabama over the weekend, 11 in traffic. Birmingham residents Robert T. Bynum and Janice Franklin perished in a U S 11 crash near Trussville. A Mobile man, Casey Adams Sr., was fatally shot when a child discharged a pistol in a van carrying three youngsters. Additional traffic deaths occurred near Carbon Hill Huntsville and other counties, with victims from Alabama and nearby Maryland. A separate train stabbing in Decatur led to a 30 day jail sentence for Beatrice Price.

Associated Press Alabama Birmingham Robert T. Bynum Janice Franklin U. S. 11 Trussville Casey A. Adams Sr Mobile Adams Highway Patrol Carlos Ruddy McDonald Carbon Hill U.S Walter Leonard Porter Cumberland Hanager Cleburn County Smith Floyd Earl Daniels Ashford Houston County Webb Jimmy Wayne Hall Collinsville James Robert Morgan Malcome P. Chamblee Fayetteville Tenn Huntsville Vanceil Gray Atmore Simon Edward Thomas Cullman Thomas Jefferson County Gray Escambia County Meridian Miss Beatrice Price J. L. Jones Decatur Jones

Wallace Turns North in Drive for Industrial States

George C. Wallace campaigns toward the North with a noon motorcade on State Street Chicago and an evening speech in Cicero, courting industrial voters and both major parties. He plans stops across Michigan Ohio Indiana Pennsylvania New York and New Jersey aided by two turbo-prop planes for the rest of the effort.

American Independent Party Cicero State Street Chicago Richard M. Nixon Wallace Alabama Albright Field National Wacker Drive van Buren Street Grant Park Arthur Kelly Cook County Montgomery Ala Michigan Ohio Indiana Pennsylvania New York New Jersey

Wallace Supporters Walk Out in St Louis Union Sit-In

About 50 union members in St. Louis walked out of a United Auto Workers meeting after Walter Reuther mentioned Hubert Humphrey. The protesters, wearing straw hats, jeered as Reuther labeled Wallace supporters as fringe noise and warned Wallace would be a spoiler risking the election being decided in the House.

ST. Louis George Wallace United Auto Workers Walter Reuther Wallace Reuther Hubert Humphrey

Clam Eating GI Aims To Break Family Record

An Army sergeant from Everett Washington says he plans to surpass his father world champion clam eater by eating more clams in a 10 minute contest. Danny Gagnon has unofficially eaten 350 clams while his father Joseph set a 389 clam record in California.

Kathy Danny Seattle Pacific

TVA Grants Free Fertilizer Process Licenses Across Nation

TVA has issued over 500 free licenses to fertilizer firms for National Fertilizer Development Center processes. In fiscal 1968 twenty-three licenses covered liquid fertilizer processes and two covered ammoniator and diammonium phosphate methods, with 514 licenses in 39 states and 177 plants tied to liquid processes. The continuous ammoniator granulator licenses now reach 200 plants nationwide.

Muscle Shoals Tennessee Valley Authority National Fertilizer Development Center TVA United States

Anniston Robbery Kills Local Negro Businessman

Police hunt two young Negro gunmen in their 20s after they shot and killed Jeff Darmon during a robbery at closing time. About 500 dollars were taken. Darmon ran his business in Anniston for more than 25 years. Also, Nixon campaign managers plan to open Alabama state headquarters in Anniston with Mayor George Seibels and John Schuler to attend.

Anniston Ala Jeff Darmon Darmon Richard Nixon George Seibels Birmingham John Schuler Nixon Alabama Pat Bullard

Bo Callaway To Be In Birmingham

AP reports Bo Callaway plans to visit Birmingham Alabama as part of a publicized campaign stop. The piece notes his father’s meals and practice habits, including steak dinners after records and inexpensive training sessions.

Bo Callaway Birmingham

Wallace Names To Be Studied

Two Brunswick high school students will review 4000 signatures on petitions backing George Wallace to determine if any do not meet legal criteria. If 300 invalid signatures are found they will seek court action to disqualify the third party candidate. Norman Levy and Paul LaBombard said copies of the Wallace petitions will be provided by Maine Secretary of State Joseph Edgar.

Brunswick Maine George Wallace Wallace Norman Levy Paul LaBombard Joseph Edgar

PSC Defends Telephone Service Regulation in Alabama

The Public Service Commission rebutted rural complaint claims of ineffectual regulation. President Eugene Connor and Commissioner Jack Owen said the agency has improved service, reduced long distance and local rates, and promoted extended area service while noting profit motives of firms. A legislative subcommittee plans hearings on rural telephone issues in Mobile.

Montgomery Ala Public Service Commission Commission Eugene ‘‘Bull Connor Jack Owen PSC Monty Collins Mobile Sthis Commission

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Severn Johnson Ware Foster Johnson Kidson Cullman Cleanup Capshaw Garland Wilson Athens Limestone Capshaw Rd Mel L. Clark Elkmont James Terrell Baugh-Wiley- Smith Wheeler Chester A. Smith Lazy Eye Morgan County Morgan County Health Department Ardmore Herman Lee Melvin Dollar ‘General Bill Rutledge Bob Wade Curtis Rotary Club John Monroe Smith Heflin Mitchville R. T. Jones George C. Wallace North Howard Bo’’ Callaway South Gagnon 548Th Supply and Service Company Turkey Creek Moulgon Bob Dunnavant
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