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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1968
Page
2
The Decatur Police Department reports 519 arrests and 720 complaints for July. Arrests included 87 for disorderly conduct and 85 intoxicated incidents, with 113 investigated accidents and 12 stolen cars.
Perry Mooney 14 of Tanner 1 remained in critical condition at Decatur General Hospital after being thrown from his motorcycle on Keller Memorial Bridge Sunday. He fell 50 to 100 feet after striking the railing to avoid a stalled car, with hospital reports noting he had a better night.
Decatur based AFC will hold its annual membership meeting Thursday at the Thomas Jefferson Hotel. AFC supplies members with feed fertilizer seed and farm supplies. Thirty six members will send an official voting representative plus the manager board and farmers from each county.
A 13 year old boy Gary Hargrove of Madison was treated and released at Baugh Wiley Smith Hospital after his motorcycle collided with a car on 6th Ave near Tony's Pizza. Driver Bill Hood of 907 4th St SE identified. Also notes Alabama credit union staff attending a regional school in Atlanta and Mizpah Chapter Order of the Eastern Star meeting tonight at 7:30 in Masonic Temple Johnston Street.
A 35000 square foot single story brick nursing home with 100 beds is planned at the south end of 14th Ave with completion in nine months and construction to begin in about two weeks. The development includes a 13 office clinic, new streets, and storm sewers, funded privately. Local residents raised drainage concerns, but planners expect drainage to improve. Physicians listed include Dr. Kermit Pitt and Dr. David Bowers among others, with Belle Mina businessman Joe Worthy as corporation president.
Mr and Mrs Dimmiy Lee Buward welcomed a baby boy Tuesday at Baugh Vdey Smith Hospital. Mr and Mrs James H Webster of Stratford Rd reported a son born Monday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs Illie Ford of Lath Ave welcomed a son at Decatur General Hospital.
A roster lists several individuals tied to Decatur and nearby towns including Tammy Wilene Tucker Evelyn Norris Gertrudge Walk Bobby Fike Thomas La Croix Fred Wesley Motes Madr as Baker William Robert Long Nora Terry Fre da Hanson Calvin Davis Anthony Daryl Irvin Joseph Lemmond Otis Waller Edgar Groves John Eaton Albert Vinsant and others. The notice also records dismissals of Cogie Alvis Otis Waller Edgar Groves John Eaton and Albert Vinsant.
Bryant General Tire Co of Birmingham has purchased Ryan Tire and Battery Co in Decatur at the 4th Ave and Moulton St intersection. The deal, effective Sept 3, names George Burns as Decatur general manager, with Bryant overseeing Decatur and Huntsville operations. No purchase price disclosed.
President Johnson emphasizes keeping a voice in the campaign as he withdraws from 1968 presidential politics. He said his move aimed to divorce his pursuit of peace abroad from partisan considerations and harmony at home.
New December mission changes raise the chance astronauts may orbit the moon with a landing, while reports suggest the Soviet Union is planning a near term lunar flight. The American plan features a lunar landing concept under consideration.
Meeker notes rapid growth in scientific data over two decades and argues true value rests in individual character beyond appearances. McGaughey testifies about rehabilitation aims while recounting a baggage claim anecdote illustrating personal identity. The Decatur district convention, hosted by the Decatur club, closed after a noon luncheon addressed by Gayle Gupton, Nashville bank executive.
Redus Collier of Mutual Savings Life Insurance cites McGaughey as a reforming employee who restituted personal assets after embezzlement and will begin serving his sentence. District Attorney R L Hundley appeared. In other cases Judge Powell granted probation to seven and denied two. listed defendants include Nash Williamson Buckner Vaughn Shankle Turner Thompson with varying terms and restitution orders.
The description lists three spacecraft parts the Apollo command module for the crew the service module with equipment and propulsion and the lunar module to land two astronauts on the moon. The mission progresses toward the moon aboard a Saturn rocket.
The Decatur Daily announces a six week photo contest for amateur photographers limited to non staff. Entries may be black and white in three categories scenes human interest and animals or children or color with a weekly $5 prize for best color and top black and white photos. a final $50 grand prize awaits the overall winner.
Kelley Crayton, 42, of Court Land, received 18 months in a state penitentiary for grand larceny in a Decatur Transit Co. wire theft case. James Ward of Decatur drew two years for false pretense, released on a 1500 appeal bond as attorney Ralph Slate said he would appeal to the State Court of Appeals.
First dividends today list shows Creole Petroleum 65 Q on 8 30 and 9 10, Kellogg Co 3 Q on 8 30 916, Mohasco Indust 25 Q on 8 30 9 15, NatEl WeldMach 225 Q on 10 14 10 31.
NASD quotations show interdealer prices around 10 a.m. with changes expected throughout the day. Retail markup markdown and commissions are not included.
Cotton: Decatur loan middling inch. Cottonseed: 40 dollars per ton. Milk Grade A: 6.55 per hundred. Milk price: 3.20 per hundred. rate changes show slight gains above four direct ratio below four per.
The market dipped slightly in late trading on the New York Stock Exchange with about 100 issues down and the Dow off about one point. Martin Marietta led most active issues after a large block traded while Control Data Boeing and Weyerhaeuser showed mixed results and paper stocks fluctuated.
Driver Carlton Haley surrendered in Morgan County on Friday and was jailed on $750 bond. Haley, a Decatur policeman, was the driver of the patrol car that struck a motorcycle on Old Moulton Road May 24. Alton Rice, 40, of Decatur, died in the crash. The patrol car, en route to check a burglary alarm, struck the motorcycle when it apparently tried to switch lanes. The incident occurred as the car and motorcycle traveled east at the intersection with a traffic light. The case will be heard in Morgan County Court the next session beginning Sept. 19 along with other indictments. Simultaneously, Gary Wilder and Douglas Boatwright, both 19 and 18 respectively from Tampa, were indicted for kidnapping and robbery of State Trooper Donald Livingston on June 6 near Hartselle and are held on $20,000 bond each.
The report indicates the procedure was halted or slowed and doctors announced on Monday night they decided against attempting a heart transplant after serious consideration.
Mixed ads include WANTED couples to manage a Decatur apartment complex. trades and sales such as 1966 Triumph Herald convertible red with white top at 750. WANTED TO BUY used furniture stoves refrigerators fans radios. FOR SALE 1968 Pontiac Firebird 4 speed V8 6000 miles willing to trade. LaBlanc clarinet like new. FOR RENT 3 bedrooms air conditioned near schools. EQUITY SALE 4 beds 2 baths Frigidaire kitchen FHA loan 21750. WANTED young lady for general office work at Lords Diamond Shop. 21 acres with 6 room house barn pond Brooks ville 355-3439. WANTED TO BUY used air conditioner. 1943 Falcon Futura folder automatic with factory or like new 750.
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