Weather River outlook for Decatur and vicinity
Decatur and Vicinity Tennessee River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning was 18.97 feet a fall of .43 feet in 24 hours. Other TVA lake stages listed and forecast calls for fair to partly cloudy warm conditions with scattered thundershowers today tonight and Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
TVA
Chickamauga
Pickwick
Guntersville
Whitesburg
Wilson
Five Limestone Countians Hurt In Decatur Area Wrecks
Five Limestone Countians were injured in a Sunday 3:45 p.m. accident 8.6 miles west of Decatur on Old Moulton Road. They were taken to Decatur General Hospital by Southend Ambulance Service. Names include Timothy McElyea and Connie McElyea of Athens and Doris McElyea, with Mary Lizzie Key and Bertha Odell LeCroix. A second crash near Cullman and additional incidents reported with minor damages are listed. An 1890 Scotland Yard building note follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur General Hospital
Decatur
Moulton
Southend Ambulance Service
Timothy Gregg McElyea
Athens
Connie Lynn McElyea
Doris Irene McElyea
Mary Lizzie Key
Bertha Odell LeCroix
Wilson R. Gorman
Florence
Gorman
Marie
Chevrolet
George W. McElyen
Dodge
Cullman
Highway 25
Joette L. Moon
Barberton
Ohio
Jesse Keykendall
Falkville 2
Flint
Flint- Oak Ridge
Trinity
Trinity Loop Rd
Jessie Glenn
Ford
John F. Baker
Fairview
Gum Pond Rd
Mercury
William R. Grant
Baileyton
Studebaker
Clarence E. Jarrett
Joppa
Alabama Delegates Face Convention Rift Over Loyalty Pledge
Alabama delegates at the Atlantic City convention faced a dispute over a loyalty pledge. Most would forfeit seats rather than sign, yet 33 of 36 kept their credentials pending committee action. Wallace's influence loomed as he warned of a possible third party movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leventhal
Alabama
Goodwin
Johnson
National Party
Roy Mayhall
Jasper
Richmond Flowers
Neail Davis
Auburn
State Pardon-Parole Board
Evelyn Hicks Shannon
Birmingham
Democratic Steering Committee
L. W. Brannan
Foley
Wallace
Atlantic City
Montgomery
Ala
Party
Seymore Trammell
Bill Jones
Platform pledges equal opportunity and anti discrimination goals
The platform condemns admission based on national origin and supports full equality of opportunity for women and men. It seeks to eliminate age discrimination in employment and stresses not only freedom but the ability to use it.
Births and hospital announcements in Decatur area
A list of birth notices across Decatur with families and addresses. Notable entries include Baxter Linley of Madison with a daughter at Decatur General Hospital, Jack Dodd of 410 Lafayette St NE with a son, Jay Jackson at 1912 Endlam Blvd, a daughter, and Willard Wheeler of 502 Canal St with a daughter at Baugh Wiley Smith Hospital. Also Billy Joe Brown of Hartselle with a son and Carrel Camp of 220 Memorial Dr SW with a son at the same hospital. John Stewart Griffin, son of Roy C. Griffin III and Katheryn Hall, born August 21, noted among former Decatur residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baxter Linley
Madison
Decatur General Hospital
Jack Dodd
Lafayette St
Jay Jackson
Endlam Blvd
Willard Wheeler
Canal St
Baugh-Wiley-Smith Hospital
Billy Joe Brown
Hartselle
Paugh-Wiley-Smith Hospital
Carre
Roy C. Griffin
Birmingham
Decatur
John Stewart Griffin
Griffin
Katheryn Ha
Hospital List Names Local Residents
A partial OCR shows a roster of individuals linked to various Cullman area towns including Hanceville Guntersville and Garden City. The names include Mrs Fannie Johnston Miss Brenda Joyce Williams Mrs Myrtie Adline Waters Kenneth Ray Hancock Oscar David Lay Nellie Mae Stacy Rhonda Renee Roberts Dale Louise Johnson John T. Smith Cleta Marie Barbee Charley Richard Chumbley Naomi Catherine Hopper Birthia Ann Mann Glenda Willodean Platt Carol Lee Powell Ola Mae Quattlebaum and William Riley Tankersley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannie Johnston
Hanceville
Brenda Joyce Williams
Ann St
Myrtie Adline Waters
Kenneth Ray Hancock
Cullman
Oscar David Lay
Nellie Mae Stacy
Rhonda Renee Roberts
Dale Louise Johnson
Vinemont
John T. Smith
10Th Ave
Cleta Marie Barbee
Garden City
Charley Richard Chumbley
Naomi Catherine Hopper
Logan
Birthia Ann Mann
Logan Road
Glenda Willodean Platt
Carol Lee Powell
Ola Mae Quattlebaum
Guntsville
William Riley Tankersley
Chamber Plans Four Day Food Service School
The Decatur Chamber of Commerce board announces a four day food service and tourist information school to run Sept 14 17 at the City Electric Auditorium. It covers dining room service and job skills with instructors from Alabama Restaurant Association and local officials. A second course on Practical Politics begins Sept 14 with a $5 book fee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
City Electric
Decatur
The
Chamber
State Department of Education
E. A. McFarland
Alabama Restaurant Association
C. L. Coffman
Morgan County Health Department
Walter Lendy
Huntsville Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Goldwater declares Republicans the farmers party
Goldwater stated the Republican goal is a free prosperous American agriculture with minimal federal interference. He called the party the farmers party and said they will resist farmer dependence and widen markets, ease production controls, and raise family income. He denounced this year’s wheat program and pledged to repeal the wheat certificate bread tax on consumers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldwater
Republican Party
Farmers’ Party
Assault Charged To Huntsville Man In Morgan County
Huntsville man Billy Taylor, 20, was charged with assault with intent to murder after G W Maynard reported being beaten and robbed of 400 dollars. Deputies A J Hallman and Bennie McEntyre pursued Maynard in his car, halting the chase. Maynard was hospitalized and intends to file robbery charges against several others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
Huntsville
G. W. Maynard
Gurley
A. J. Hallman
Bennie McEntyre
Maynard
Billy Taylor
Hallman
Taylor Hallman
Deaths Mrs. Lou Callahan of Hartselle at 88
Mrs. Lou Callahan 88 of Hartselle died at her home today at 7 a.m. Funeral services will be Tuesday at Forest Chapel Methodist Church at 2 p.m. with Rev. Tom Aaron and Rev. Addie Wallace officiating. Burial in Ball Knob Cemetery with Peck directing. Survivors include four daughters Madge Keenum Carrie Jones Berta Callahan Pauleen Ayers and two sons W E and L S Callahan. 13 grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren. She was a Forest Chapel member. Body to residence this afternoon at 2 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartselle
Lou Callahan
Forest Chapel Methodist Church
Tom Aaron
Addie Wallace
Ball Knob Cemetery
Peck
Madge Keenum
Peidmont
Carrie Jones
Berta Callahan
Pauleen Ayers
Alexander
W. E
L. S. Callahan
Forest Chapel
James Richard Steele 87 Moulton dies at Lawrence County Hospital
James Richard Steele 87 of Moulton died today at 12 45 AM in Lawrence County Hospital. Funeral Tuesday 2 PM Elliott Funeral Home Chapel with Dr Phillip Allison and Rev Ware officiating. Burial Heflin Cemetery Elliott directing. Survivors include three daughters two sons a brother three sisters eleven grandchildren fifteen great grandchildren. Pallbearers are grandsons. He moved from Franklin County to Lawrence County in 1910.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton
James Richard Steele
Lawrence County Hospital
Elliott Funeral Home
Phillip Allison
Ware
Heflin Cemetery
Elliott
Pearl Hamilton
Carnette Hale
Birmingham
Annette Sutherman
North Carolina
Henry Steele
Carl
Chattanooga
Carlton
Ohio
Christian Steele
Mount Hope
Myrtle Sparks
Phil Campbell
Lou Long
M. C. Gasp
California
Emmett Burch
Walter Burch
Lynn Connor
Holland Joiner
Rayburn Jackson
Orie Thrasher
Franklin County
Lawrence County
Mistrial Declared in Damage Suit Over Traffic Crash
A mistrial was declared in the $50,000 damage suit of Prentiss Clark of Austinville against Cecil Walden Jr. Old Moulton Rd after the jury could not reach a verdict. The case arose from a Feb. 9 wreck at Memorial Drive and 2nd Street SW, with jurors deliberating from Thursday through Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prentiss Clark
Austinville
Cecil Walden, Jr
Old Moulton Rd
Lewis West
Memorial Dr
2Nd St
Freedom party aims at seating Negro delegates at convention
Dr. Aaron Henry of Clarksdale leads the Freedom group seeking floor seating over a back of the bus compromise with Martin Luther King backing. The two civil rights groups rally at Convention Hall with CORE and SNCC, warning votes could be forced onto the floor if credentials fail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aaron Henry
Freedom Group
Clarksdale
Miss
Henry
Martin Luther King
Freedom Party
King
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Convention
Freedom Delegation
Congress of Racial Equality
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Freedom
Mississippi Democratic Party
Johnson
National Democratic Party
Arrowhead District Scout Schedule 1965
A readable calendar lists September through August 1965 district Scout events. It includes roundups, training sessions, Cub and Boy Scout programs, pow wows, den chief training, advance trainings, eagle banquet, scout week, Camporee, outdoor training, district planning, and the annual scouter banquet across Arrowhead Limestone and Cotaco districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arrowhead
Limestone
Cotaco
Markets report from Decatur prices and livestock
Cotton middling at 3.00 Decatur. cottonseed 45 per ton. Milk Grade A 6.55 per hundred. manufactured 3.20 per hundred. Wood 65.45 and 3. Pulpwood 13.50 per cord. Various corn oats and wheat prices listed. Cattle 1800 head, steers 22.00 to 23.00, heifers 16.00 to 19.50, calves 22.00 to 24.00 vealers steady, hogs active 8.00 to 18.50, sows 12.00 to 13.50, sheep 200 with no early sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Wall Street Activity Mixed as Trading Opens
New York stocks show varied movement with Int Paper and Kaiser among movers. Major industrials including General Electric and Westinghouse fluctuate while consumer names like Coca Cola and Pepsico provide offsetting strength.
Egg prices vary by size in Birmingham market
In Birmingham prices showed larger eggs higher and mediums and smalls lower. Demand softened with price resistance noted. Ample supply and retailer deliveries remained available, with grade A White Large and Mediums and Small listings appearing in carton form for store delivery per dozen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Weekend thefts and wrecks mar Morgan County
Stolen items from RR Gulley's Studebaker and James O Jones Jr.'s trunk noted as missing. A white Chevrolet with two boys seen near the house. multiple weekend arrests include drunkenness and traffic violations. Building permits issued for Congress Inn and plumbing work. police logged disorderly conduct and other cited offenses. A wreck at Washington and Cherry streets involved Bill Reese Rayburn and Shelby Hammons. other crashes reported on 6th Ave SE and 7th St SE. Judy Jones and Joe Parker injured in a shopping center collision. Floor mats stolen from Rudolph Mabrey's 1963 Ford. Morgan County Sheriff's Department arrested several for various offenses. Elbert Ray Slaton charged with DUI and prohibition law violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James O. Jones, Jr
Carolyn St
Judith Lee Jones
Gadsden
Morningside
11Th St
Joe Parker
Spring Ave
Decatur General Hospital
Rudolph Mabrey
8Th Ave
Numerous regional traffic deaths and local meetings recap
Weekend traffic toll includes seven deaths from accidents in Alabama cities and counties. Victims listed include Richard Pheiffer, James Brasher, Robert Henricks, Henry Walton Tarlton, and others across Tur ner, Helena, Montgomery, and Grove Hill. Local civic groups meet with plans for beautification and public giving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Pheiffer
Turner Air Force Base
U. S. 80
Selma
James Brasher
Helena
Pelham
Robert Henricks
Montgomery
Henry Walton Tarlton
U. S. 43
Grove Hill
Associated Press
Classified ads round up local sales and rentals
Pekingese puppies seven weeks AKC registered. For rent nicely furnished bedroom. Hot Point 17 inch portable TV $45.00. H Farmall tractor. Two bedroom apartment air conditioned $85 monthly. Flint Ridge Saddle Club membership $200. White female housekeeper wanted. 1963 Falcon station wagon white with red interior. Partly furnished six room house with two baths. Waitress and bus boys needed Tower House Restaurant. Stray white faced steer 700 pounds from Trinity Road. 1963 Ford pickup truck for sale. Kenmore electric stove double oven. Three room unfurnished house with washer and heater. Lady to iron and clean house Mondays and Thursdays. Commercial residential unfurnished house. 9 cubic foot Coldspot refrigerator $60. See Jim Favors.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Altair
South
Jupiter
Saturn
Venus
Mars
Scotland Yard
Cullman Hospital Admissions
Decatur General Admissions
Ray Steele
5Th Ave
B. R. Kidd
Taylors, S.C
John Crow
Ray Maner
10Th Ave NW
Loyd Brown
Harry Lee
11Th St. SE
Robert Raffield
James Meadows
Raymond St
Florence Reed
Grant St
A. O. Marine
12Th St
Timothy McElyea
Connie McElyea
John Livingston
Albertville
Mary Key
George McElyea
Thomas LeCroix
Lewis Sharp
Sheridan Apts
B. H. Qualls
Calumet
Thomas Smith
Ardmore
Dorothy Arthur
Quince
Thomas Blackston
Plaza St
Melody Reeves
Dianne
David Terry
11Th Ave
Clifford Champion
Walter Hannigan
Betty Davenport
Raymond Thornhill
Enolam Blvd
J. D. Warren
J. I. Watson
Magnolia St
Ray Still
David Rice, Jr
Tanner
Elizabeth Gresham
15Th Ave
William Dollar
Doris Sparkman
State Ave
Theron Bradford
7Th St. SE
Regina Berrett
Troy Hand
Riverdale
Billy Gillespie
Danville
WH. Kelly
Charles Riggins
8Th St
Rufus King
14Th Ave
Grady Barker
Moulton St
Miles Eubanks
Somerville
Johnny Millwood
9Th Ave
Don Daugherty
Joseph D. Walk
7Th Ave
Wallace Sutton
Waldermose Springs
James McCulloch
Max King
Onie Ray Harville
Robert Owens
Canaria Kilpatrick
Bill Dukes
Avery Roberts
Anniston
Anniston Chamber
Walter Boulden
Alabama Power Co
Rooster Club
Goldie
H’ville
Mrs. Lou Callahan
James R. Steele
Council
Den
Camp Westmoreland
Decatur Markets
Local Securities
la. Tenn. National Gas
Merican Foundation Life Insurance Co
Coastal States Life
Downtowner Corp
Equity National Life
Nat’l Bk. of
Mutual Savings
National Life
Neb. Consolidated
Protective Life
State National Bank
Southern Airway
Southern United
Shafulean Life
New York
Kaiser
Air L
Kress
Baker
Ligg & My
Air
Sugar
Lorillard
T&t
Martin Co
Masonite
Armour
Sas
Babcock & W
Monson
Ball & Ohio
Mont Ward
Bell & How
Olin Math
Beth Steel
Oxford Mfg
Boeing
Owens I
Borden
Penney
Burl Ind
Pepsi Cola
Calum & H
Phill Petts Cater Trac
Polaroid
Proct & G
Ches & Ohio
Murs
Gen Tel & E
Geneseo
Fruit
Gas Pacific
Gas Cp
Goodrich
US. Steel
Goodyear
Gt A&p
Westg
Elec
Greyhound
Winn Dixie
Gulf Ou
Woolworth
Hercules
Eags
RR. E. Gulley
L. W. White Plumbing Co
Church St
6Th Ave
Congress Inn
Kenneth Ham Mon
U.S. 31
Crescent Montel
City Recorder
Washington St. NW
Cherry St. NW
Washington St
Bill Reese Rayburn
5Th St. NW
Shelby Hammans
Grove St
7Th St
Lloyd Turner Self, Jr
Betty Jo T. Walker
Morgan County Sheriff's Department
Elbert Ray Slaton
Slayton
Donald W. Tillison
Steve Wesson
Sylacauga
Lake Martin
Alexander City
Huntsville Police Department
Decatur Fire Department
Mary Lou Dancy
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic
Decatur Exchange Club
Lyons Hotel
Community Services Planning Council
Courthouse
Board of Revenue
United Giving
Ira Lay
Morgan County United Fund
Newton Powell
Noel Callahan
H-Farmall Tractor
Riverview Avenue
Flint Ridge Saddle Club
Aes
Falcon
West Town
Tower House
Grant
S.E
Old Trinity Road
Valley Stock Yard
R N. Alexander
Kenmore
Olive St
Jim Favors
Ist’ Ave
Yui
Decatur Shopping Center
Vee
Aares
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