Salvation Army to Run Morgan County Christmas Charity Clearing House
The Salvation Army will coordinate Morgan County Christmas aid to avoid duplicate baskets and toys. Applications run Dec 4 to 15 at the Salvation Army office on Railroad Street, with verified needs distributing Dec 21 by participating clubs. Lawson Davidson chairs the advisory board while kettles on 2nd Ave and Bank St fund outreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Morgan County
Railroad St
Steven Weaver
Weaver
Lawson Davidson
Salvation Army Advisory Board
2Nd Ave
Bank St
Weather and celestial notes for Saturday
The entry lists sunset at 4 37 p m and sunrise at 6 38 a m with moonrise at 2 07 a m and a new moon on December 7. Prominent stars Spica and Arcturus are noted with Saturn and Jupiter setting after 7 29 p m and 8 07 p m respectively while Venus rises at 5 55 a m.
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Spica
Arcturus
Saturn
Jupiter
Venus
Tennessee River readings and TVA lake stages report
The Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge shows 16.41 feet this morning with a 0.30 foot drop in 24 hours and sea level reading at 550.71 feet. Other TVA lakes listed include Pickwick 409.0, Guntersville 593.2, Whitesburg 552.3, and Wilson 507.3 feet with temperatures and a mild forecast for today into Saturday.
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Keller Memorial Bridge
TVA
Pickwick
Guntersville
Whitesburg
Wilson
Athens Lineman Killed Working On Utility Pole
Bobby Craddock Williams 21, a City Electric Department employee, died after contact with a 7 200 volt jumper wire while on a pole on Highway 72 ten miles west of Athens. Coroner said Williams swung into the live line. funeral Saturday at Market Street Church of Christ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Bobby Craddock Williams
City Electric Department
Young Williams
Limestone County
Buddy Evans
Williams
Jake Williams
Athens 2
Highway 72
Pat Shaw
Charlie Robinson
Evans
Robinson
Perry Thorn
Thorn
John Ed Brock
Leo Brooks
Horace McAllister
A. R. Lawrence
Calvin Powers
Joan Williams
Dan Williams
W. A. Williams
Sam Binkley
Dwight Bates
David Rollings
Gerald Robison
Billy Joe Thrasher
Mack Copeland
Deaths Mrs. A. B. Murphree of Tuscumbia
Mrs. A B Murphree of Tuscumbia died Thursday at Colbert County Hospital. Funeral services will be Saturday at First Baptist Church of Tuscumbia with burial at Rose Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Decatur. Survivors include husband A B Murphree son John Geary daughter Mrs J D Roan three grandchildren and one great grandchild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Murphies
Tuscumbia
Colbert County Hospital
First Baptist Church of
Naples, Fla
Fire and legal notices in Decatur Daily brief
Decatur Fire Department answered four calls Thursday including a grass fire on 800 block of 4th Ave SE and a total loss house fire in Garth Subdivision near Moulton Heights. Sheriff logs cite 45 charges. parking violations lead with 13. Two arrests for public drunkenness. home and vehicle damages noted in separate incidents. Classifieds include sale offers, rentals, a ticket contest, and a local sales job listing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Fire Department
4Th Ave
Garth
Moulton Heights
Elmer Garth
Bank St
P T A Supper and Chorus Plans in Athens
Athens Bible School P T A sponsors a supper at 5 p.m. today with the Junior Chorus singing at 7 15 p.m. Regular business will be discussed afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Athens Bible School
P TA
Union Hill P TA Meeting Seeks School Upgrade Report
Union Hill School P TA will meet Monday at 7 p.m. in the auditorium to hear a report from the Citizens Committee For Better Schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Hill
P-Ta
Citizens Committee For Better Schools
Airman Leonard Jeft Deploys to France for Interim Duties
Airman 2C Jackie Leonard Jeft leaves for France to assume duties there for several months. She joins military personnel preparing for international assignment with duties related to allied operations and regional coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Tanner
Jackie Leonard Jeft
Collision on 6th Street and 8th Avenue halt traffic
An eastbound Hutchenson vehicle and a southbound Hartselle car collided at 10 07 am Thursday at the intersection of 6th Street SE and 8th Avenue. The report notes local events and community notices including a Veterans of World War I meeting, a Danville Church stew sale, and parade participation by the Sheriff’s Posse. The VA announced early GI bill check mailing for 5 000 veterans to align with holiday vacations. Florence State College students visited Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge and observed eagles and thousands of waterfowl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hutchenson
6Th St
Hartselle
8Th. Ave
Alabama
Veterans Administration
Montgomery
Florence State College
Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge
A. L. Hershey
White Springs
Limestone Bay
Funeral services for Henry E. Calvert in Cullman
Henry Ellis Calvert 27 of Cullman died in a two car crash near Falkville Wednesday at 5 45 p m. Funeral services will be held today at 2 p m from the Fourth Street Church of Christ with burial in Memory Garden Cemetery. Survivors include his widow Delma two daughters Lynn and Sherry Calvert a brother Mahlon Calvert three sisters Mrs Roy Wooten Mrs Loyad Kilgo and Miss Gwendolyn Calvert and his parents Mr and Mrs Ernest Calvert.
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Cullman
Henry Ellis Calvert
Falkville
Fourth St. Church of Christ
Memory Garden
Delma Calvert
Lynn
Sherry Calvert
Mahlon Calvert
Roy Wooten
Funeral services for Mrs Helen Payne in Kalamazoo
Mrs Helen Payne dies in Kalamazoo Michigan funeral is set for Saturday at 2 pm at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Burial follows at Allredge Grove Cemetery Elliott Brown Service is directing Survivors include Malcolm Payne of Kalamazoo Michigan three daughters Shirley Carolyn and Cathy Payne three sons David Roger and Jimmy Payne parents Mr and Mrs Doc Tanksley Logan Alabama four brothers Harlen Marvin Franklin Hershell Tanksley and others five sisters Mrs Donald Armstrong Mrs Paul Smith Mrs Odell Cooper Miss Daisey Tanksley and Miss Mary Tanksley She is daughter in law of Mr and Mrs Tommy A Payne of Trinity
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton
Helen Payne
Kalamazoo
Mich
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church
Allredge Grove
Elliott-Brown
Malcom Payne
Shirley
Carolyn
Cathy Payne
David
Roger
Jimmy Payne
Doc Tanksley
Mrs Gladys Powell Rites Held At Hartselle
Mrs Gladys Powell 54 of Hartselle died Thursday at 6 30 p m at home Burial was at Mt Tabor Cemetery with Peck Funeral Home directing The deceased wife of T H Powell and member of the Hartselle Church of Christ survived by five sisters and one brother among others
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Hartselle
Gladys Powell
Hartselle Church of Christ
Bro
Charles Steadham
Mt. Tabor
Peck Funeral Home
T. H. Powell
T. F. Pettit
Vernie Dunn
Tusca
TB Board Rejects Nurses Home Bids
Bids for buying the Nurses Home at District One TB Sanatorium Flint were rejected at a special meeting. Sanatorium Administrator M. F. Henley said officials planned to pursue straight trade or personal contact, since all Thursday bids were considered.
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Flint
District One
M. F. Henley
Consid
Five Day Outlook for Alabama Warm Trend Through Weekend
Temperatures will run 3 to 6 degrees above normal across Alabama with a warming trend into the weekend and little change thereafter. Normal highs and lows are 57 and 36 in the north, 62 and 41 in the central, 66 and 45 in the south. Little or no precipitation expected.
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Alabama
Parades Open Yule Season in Athens and Hartselle
Santa Claus opens the Christmas season with parades in Athens and Hartselle. The events featured 20 floats and numerous volunteers, with Circle K Club of Athens College winning first prize and cash awards. Local merchants and schools also earned prizes and honorable mentions amid a festive crowd.
Traffic Toll Shows Decline
The National Safety Council reports 30,800 traffic deaths in the first ten months, down 2 percent from a comparable 1960 period despite a 2 percent rise in travel. October's toll stands at 3,690, same as a year ago, with a mileage death rate of 5.1 per 100 million vehicle miles versus 5.2 in 1959 and 1960.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Alabama
NSC
Council
Markets Move Across Commodities and Livestock Prices
Cotton market shows inch middling at 4.06 with Decatur can 33.57. Cottonseed at 45 per ton. milk Grade A at 50 per hundred. wood and pulpwood prices listed. Poultry and grain prices for corn, oats, soybeans, and wheat detailed. Cattle and calves active, slaughter steers 22.50 24.00, cows 12.00 17.50, stockers and feeders up, hogs mixed with no price test. sows 12.50 14.50.
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Decatur
Olact
Weir
Hartselle Parade Welcomes Santa as Town Hosts Annual Event
About 4 000 residents turned out in Hartselle to view Santa's initial arrival, hosted by 46 merchants. Float prizes went to Morgan County High School, Morgan County Training School, and local sponsors. Five high school bands performed with a 26‑horse Sheriff’s Posse led by Sheriff Knox McRae. Santa will visit each Saturday until Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartselle
Santa
Gene Newman
Morgan County High School
Rotary Club
Fowler Drug Store
Skidmore Hardware
Morgan County Training School
Piggly Wiggly and
Belk Hudson
St. Nick
Knox McRae
John Reynolds
Merchants’ Committee
The
Chamber of Commerce
Morgan County High
Decatur High
Lakeside High
Cullman High
Santa Claus
Reynolds
Settlement Follows Deaths Of Five In Lawrence Wreck
Settlements totaling 72,500 dollars were reached in Birmingham circuit court in suits arising from a 1959 automobile truck collision on Highway 20 between Decatur and Courtland that killed five people in Lawrence County. The Bob Flagg Trucking Co and Burgreen Contracting Co were defendants. several county officials were subpoenaed. The cases settled before Judge J Russell McElroy.
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Birmingham
Lawrence County
Decatur
Courtland
Bob Flagg Trucking Co
John Sanderson
Karen
John Greg Jr
Names List From Athens Area Obscure Directory
A long list of individuals connected to Athens and nearby towns including Madison Rog ersville Cullman Bremen Vinemont Hanceville Port Arthur and Falkville. The roster cites names with family relations and numbered annotations.
Local Residents Named in Moulton Area Notes
Mrs. Mavis Allen of Moulton 2, Mrs. Jackie Smith of Moulton 4, Tennis Terry of Moulton, Mrs. Curtis Hood of Moulton 1, and Mrs. Carrie Mae Caroll of Court are listed in a community notices section.
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Mavis Allen
Moulton
Jackie Smith
Tennis Terry
Curtis Hood
Carrie Mae Caroll
Court
Tanner Selects Senior Favorites at Tanner High School
Senior class favorites at Tanner High School include Betty Joyce Lauderdale and Henry Carter. Most Likely to Succeed Brenda Marsh and Aubry Privett. Wittiest Brenda Loggins and Franklin Stewart. Cutest Jerre Haney and David Evans. Most Athletic Carolyn Beddingfield and Johnny Malone. Nearest Gayle Balch and Charlie Tucker. Best All-round Judy Moyers and Ronnie Marks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tanner
Tanner High School
Betty Joyce Lauderdale
Henry Carter
Brenda Marsh
Aubry Privett
Brenda Loggins
Franklin
Pee Wee) Stewart
Jerre Haney
David Evans
Carolyn Bedingfield
Johnny Malone
Gayle Balch
Charlie Tucker
Judy Moyers
Ronnie Marks
Alabama-Tennessee seeks gas capacity to meet city growth
The filing notes population growth in Alabama Tennessee communities raises peak day gas needs and hourly peaks in Huntsville. Tennessee Gas Transmission Co. has already asked for authority to supply the additional gas required by Alabama Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama-Tennessee
Huntsville
Tennessee Gas Transmission Co
Local births listed for area families
A girl born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Paul Hardiman at Decatur General Hospital. A girl to Mr. and Mrs. James A. Crane at Decatur General Hospital. A girl to Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur D. Wright at Decatur General Hospital. A son to Mr. and Mrs. Carl D. Ellenburg at Cullman Hospital on November 29. A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. James Holcomb at Cullman Hospital on November 29. A son to Mr. and Mrs. Theo Nolan at Lawrence County Hospital on November 30. A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Hood at Athens hospital on November 29. A son to Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Edwards at Athens Limestone Hospital on November 29. A son to Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Gordon at Athens Limestone Hospital on November 30.
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Robert Paul Hardiman
Sheridan Apts
Decatur General Hospital
James A. Crane
Grant St
Wilbur ‘D. Wright
Carl. D. Ellenburg
Cullman
Cullman Hospital
James Holcomb
Funeral services announced for Owens in Memphis
Funeral services for Wibie Frank Owens who died in Memphis Tennessee will be announced later by Reynolds Funeral Home. Funeral services for Mrs Louise Burks who died Thursday at 650 p m at her home on Wilson Street will be announced later by Reynolds Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wibie Frank Owens
Memphis, Tenn
Reynolds Funeral Home
Louise Burks
Wilson St
Reynolds
Landowners Listed For Court Land Adjacent to Moulton Area
List of individuals including Mrs Theo Nolan of Mount Hope Lyndon Beck of Town Creek Cleo Treadway of Moulton Ernest Wilkerson of Trinity 1 Nona Kay Wadsworth of Court land Will McKelvey of Moulton and Mrs Edna Pickens of Moulton appears as court landowners in the record.
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Land
Theo Nolan
Mount Hope
Lyndon Beck
Town Creek
Cleo Treadway
Moulton
Ernest Wilkerson
Trinity
Nona
Kay Wadsworth
Courtland
Will McKelvey
Edna Pickens
Also Mentioned on This Page
Neel Community Club
Neel Home Demonstration Club
Decatur Kiwanis Club
First Methodist Church
Agriculture Committee
Neel
Guire
Brown
Herman Johnson
Jimmy Williams
Morris Sisters
Decatur Stamps
Pack
Salvation Army Clearing House
Decatur and Vicinity
Market Street Church
Bobby Williams
Mrs
A. B. Murphree
Sheriff's Force
M. F. Hutchenson
North St. SE
Johnnie W. Yartselle
Prospect Dr
Auburn-Alabama
Don Keil
Somerville RD
Chemstrand Corp
6Th Ave. S.E
Sandwin
Daily
P.ta
DAV
Danville
Sheriff's Posse
Eae Add. Agency
Johnston St
Henry E. Calvert
TB Board
Nurses Home
Bryan St
N. Jefferson
Marion St
Pryor St
Jefferson St
1St Ave
Athens Elementary School
Circle K Club
Athens College
Athens Girl Scout Troop
Limestone County 4-H Club Council
LeMar Shop, Inc
Athens Florist
Ben Jaffee Department
Sharp and Killen
FloLen Shop
Crutcher Drug Co
Paulette Faulk
Westminster Fellowship of the Presbyterian Church
Elkmont High School
First Christian Church
West Limestone
Decatur Markets
New York
Rey Tob Bot Cap Rohm & H
Acme Steel
St Regis P
Seab A L
Sinclair
Socony
Baker
Sou Co
Sperry Ad Am Sugar
Dow Chem
du Pont
East Air L
Anac Ck
East Kod
Armour
el Auto L
Babcock A
Firestone
Balt & Ohio
Fla Pw
Beth Steel
Fla
P& L
Borden
Ford
Foremost Diar
Calum & Hec
Cater Trac
Lorillard
Lou & Nash
Kaiser
Kress
Macy Martin Co
Masonite Co 130 Ltd
Merv Ch & S 11G
Monson_ Ch
Swift the Mont Ward
Ahs Rexall
Woolworth Bbia Reyn
Lawrence
Judy Mayfield
West Court Apts
Diane Summerford
Hartseller
Joseph Sinard
Betty St
Roy Brewer
Timothy Mabrey
Sth
Barry Woods
3Rd Ave
Nancy Sims
7Th Ave
Tammy Maxwell
Harrison St
Wallace McCay
Cleveland Ave
Martha Lott
Graham Ave
Rosa Byrd
Hubert Gardner
Eddy Glenn
W. J. Thompson
Decatur General
Douglas S. Draper
R. W. Hitt
G.C. Bridges
Ronnie J. Froberg
John Paul Michael
Marlin H. Chapan
Sherman St
Carl Dalton
Edgewood St
J. C. Cowart
Robert B. Flautt
12Th St. SE
Walter W. Vinson
Rickey L. Miller
Allen Bryant Higdon
Stratford Rd
Roy H. Ellis
Pennylane
Robert Campbell Jr
Wilbur D. Wright
Ben Wolfe
Nashville
Tenn
Samuel James
9Th Ave
Oran B. Hunter
20Th Ave
Bank Street
Bessie M. Thomas
Vera Evans
Hillsboro
Elmer Glenn
10Th Ave
W. T. McLemore
Loring Ave
Howard Shelton
Trinity 1
Limestone
Rena Coffman
James Willie Evans
Thomas Edwards
Toney
Joe Edwards
Maggie Edwards
Carolyn Anne Kribb
Doris J. Gordon
Marion E. Chishlom
Ath
Cassie Fraser
Juanita Baugher
Michael Wayne Sledge
Bobby Nell McGuire
Leila Hardy
Frank Cannon
Laura B. Hardiman
Madison
Lovie Corean Holt
Samuel Albert Schrimsher
Rogersville
Judith Jackson
Ollie Oliver
Lessie Witt
Port Arthur
Tex
Louis Wayne King
Herbert Gay
Vinemont
Joel G. Lingard
Edith Shaddix
Rachel Cruce
Bremen
William E. Dunlap
Kenneth Reeves
Mary Alice Ellenberg
Daniel D. Crow
Joyce Oneta Smith
Mary Alexander
Edith L. Crutchfield
Eva Gregory
Betty Jo Imbusch
Ruby V. Millican
Hanceville
Doris Griffith
Norma Fincher
Bulova
EC Choice Soc
Aedt Jewelens
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