Decatur Skies and River Weather Report
Decatur Tennessee River readings show 17.19 feet at Keller Memorial Bridge, down .01 feet in 94 hours. TVA lake stages listed for Pickwick, Guntersville, Whitesburg, Wilson, and others. Forecast: mostly sunny today, clear tonight, Wednesday clear to partly cloudy and warmer with light winds. Gas Dept notes 47 high, 26 low, 45 this morning.
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Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
TVA
Pickwick
Guntersville
Whitesburg
Vand Wilson
Sat
New Assault Cases Added In Limestone County
Two more assault and battery charges were filed against 25 year old Mrs Majorie Circosta in Limestone County. The alleged beating of her three children led to these charges. bonds were set at 500 dollars each. Hearings are scheduled Friday in Limestone County Court before Judge D L Rosenau Jr.
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Athens
Limestone County
Buddy) Evans
Majorie Circosta
Circosta
D. L. Rosenau, Jr
Cattle and Sheep Market Report From Local Sale
Cattle 500 head with 150 calves. scattered sales, mostly feeders and cows steady. Utility cows 10.00 to 11.50. 195 to 220 lb hogs 1-3 150 to 220 lb barrows and gilts 15.25, sows 300 to 600 lb 11.50 to 12.50. Sheep 50 head no early sales. Monday sale: choice 80 to 100 lb slaughter lambs 28.00 to 21.00.
Wall Street Slides as Rails and Steels Lead Losses
Wall Street trading showed sharp losses for rails and a downturn in steels late in the day. Activity remained fairly brisk with about 4.8 million shares changing hands, up from 4.77 million Monday. Rails fell after news of a breakdown in Washington wage talks, while steels faced pressure from looming price restraints.
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Wall Street New York
Rails
Washington
Steels
Comsat
Hospital Names and Addresses in Cullman Area
The list includes Jean Chandler and Mrs Shady Ann Ponder of Cullman, Mrs Ada Lee Talley and Mrs Edith Irene Williams of Crane Hill, Gordon L. Freeman of Oneonta, and others from Hanceville and Vinemont. Names cover residents tied to hospitals with numbered designations like Vinemont 2 and Cullman 9, plus related individuals such as James D Mayberry Cookeville Tenn and Master Michael W Waldrep.
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Tie Jean Chandler
Vinemont
Wylie W. Henry
Shady Ann Ponder
Cullman
Ada Lee Talley
Edith Irene Williams
Crane Hill
James D.—Mayberry
Cookeville
Tenn
Gordon L. Freeman
Oneonta
Vonne Aaron
Hanceville
Delia Grantham
Barbara Gail Jones
Marcille Pattillo
Henry T. Smith
Michael W. Waldrep
Local Residents Names and Addresses Listed
A compiled list shows numerous residents and addresses across Decatur Huntsville Trinity Hartselle Town Creek and surrounding areas. Names include Mrs Billy Haney Robert Green Mrs Carl Muzzy Miss Ruth Smallwood H D Schrim Sher William W C Miller Richard Ward Ralph Fowler Linda Fowler Mrs Arthur Terry Robert Thigpen Cleo Pichia Jack Jones Sid Yarbrough Roma Jett Edward Griffith Carl Ward and infant son Mrs Jack Gay and infant daughter.
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Billy Haney
10Th Ave
Robert Green
5Th Ave
Carl Muzzy
Decatur
Ruth Smallwood
Tanner
H. D. Schrim Sher
Harvest
William
Union Grove
W. C. Miller
Richard Ward
Alpine St
Willard Springer
6Th Ave
Ralph Fowler
Huntsville
Linda Fowler
Arthur Terry
Town Creek
Robert Thigpen
10Th St. SE
Cleo Pichia
Jackson St
Jack Jones
Trinity
Sid Yarbrough
Bob White
Roma Jett
Somerville Rd
Edward Griffith
Hartselle
Carl Ward
Jack Gay
Decatur General Admissions List Includes Multiple Entries
A scanned admissions roster lists numerous individuals and family names connected to Decatur General. Names include Richard Grubbs, Bobby Reed, James Jones Jr., Connie Slaton, James Massey, Sam Adams, Wendell Kennedy, and many others with street addresses in Athens Huntsville Decatur Danville Florence Trinity Town Creek and related locales. The compilation also notes an infant daughter and an infant son among the entries.
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Richard Grubbs
Athens
Bobby D. Reed
Huntsville
James 0.Jones Jr
Carolyn St
Lendon
R. Cox
Moulton St
D. D. Hale
7Th Ave
Connie Sue Slaton
Lester
James H. Massey
Edgewood St
Sam Adams
Florence
Wendell Kennedy
Horn’s Trailer Park
Henry H. Mabry
Hartselle
Arthur Callahan
Dan‘Ville 2
Henry J. Walker
8Th St. SE
Housing Authority Seeks Bond Plan To Repay Loan
Parker said the Public Housing Administration loan will be repaid by selling long term bonds to private investors. The Housing Authority applied for 1 786 065, but only 1 6 was approved because the authority can borrow 90 percent of the total project cost.
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John Sparkman
Bob Jones
Public Housing Administration
Parker
Housing Authority
Stevenson denounces Gromyko speech as propaganda
Adlai E Stevenson accuses Gromyko of delivering propaganda not policy in a harsh rebuke. State Department officials note the speech reflects Soviet aims and raises concerns about world peace across Europe Asia and Africa.
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U.S
Europe
Asia
Africa
Adlai E. Stevenson
Gromyko
Circuit Clerk bids farewell as new criminal docket issued
Morgan County Circuit Clerk H. Harrison Hill retires after 18 years in office and three terms. The upcoming criminal circuit court session, in January, will be presided by Newton B. Powell with arraignments beginning December 18. Read lists include burglary, assault with intent to murder, grand larceny and forgery among others.
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H. Harrison Hill
Morgan County
Hill
Criminal Circuit Court
Newton B.powell
State OF Alabama
Charles Wesley Foster
Percy Clifford Johnson Jr
Eugene Nelson
Buster Ray
Herbert Cheatham
Chemstrand realigns engineering leadership within Monsanto unit
Dr Clarence E Rannefeld named director of a new Process Engineering Department as Monsanto forms a Central Engineering Department. Rannefeld to assist interim transition with R E Wright shifting to process design and international engineering. About 600 Decatur jobs to be created by late 1965, with 150 personnel transferring to St Louis.
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Chemstrand Co
Monsanto Co
Clarence E. Rannefeld
Paul W. Runge
Ann Runge
Monsanto
Rannefeld
R. E. Wright
Wright
Chemstrand
Central Engineering
Monsanto International Engineering Co
Department For Monsanto
Decatur Engineering
New Central En
Eugene Negro
A. B. Terry
A. T. Bogen
St. Louis
Decatur
Cole Downing
South
St.Louis
NATO Nuclear Policy Sparks Transatlantic Debate
Johnson favors a regular NATO mission while 14 nations contribute to Vietnam effort. A 25 ship 200 missile fleet is proposed for joint ownership. De Gaulle opposes, Erhard supports a scaled NATO nuclear force alongside Britain’s bomber fleet and new missile submarines. The issue centers on future NATO nuclear weapon control.
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Johnson
United States
Britain
Viet Nam
Atlantic Alliance
Wilson
U.S
NATO
Charles de Gaulle
Erhard
Determs
Weather and power restoration efforts spread across several states
Crews work 16 hour days to clear more than 1000 square miles for power lines and restore service with damages in the hundreds of thousands. Cold and wintry conditions grip New England upstate New York and parts of the Midwest as temperatures fall below zero in Maine and northern Minnesota and Wisconsin reports.
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Philadelphia
New England
New York
Midwest
Florida
Middle Atlantic States
Maine
Greenville
Old Town
Millinocket
Minnesota
Wisconsin
How to Speak Tactfully in Critical Feedback
A columnist advises choosing constructive phrasing over harsh judgment. The guide urges replacing negative judgments with gentler terms like unique or different to reduce harm. It emphasizes that if you cannot be helpful, avoid being harmful and consider tactful alternatives.
Community notices and local incidents report
Mary Lou Dancy Chapter 320 meets 7 30 p m with Christmas basket items requested. Promenaires Square Dance at the American Legion Home begins at 8 p m. Decatur Jaycettes host 8 p m entertainment at Pet Dairy hospital room. public invited. Building permits issued: Cleo Levin electric service 175 dollars. Frank Brown electric service 50 dollars. Morgan County deputies report one arrest for a worthless check and one insanity warrant pickup. Humane Society seeking a brown female puppy adoption only with fenced yard. One auto wreck investigated 4 50 p m on U S 31 south of Cullman. 1956 Ford driven by Sylvester Moore left the road. no injuries. 200 dollars damage. Mrs J B Stovall to undergo surgery at Hartsel Hospital.
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Decatur
Highway Patrol
Cullman
U.S. 31
Sylvester Moore
Wealthy investor admits to shooting brother in Phoenix
Deputies say two brothers, co-owners of Sun Investment & Development Corp. of Phoenix, planned a multimillion-dollar Hollywood project. Roberta Nicholson of El Cajon drove in from California. Todd Nicholson led Instant Inc., a plastic toy maker, and reportedly flew to San Diego and back before the incident.
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Phoenix
Peseta
Timoa
San Diego
Roberta Nicholson
el Cajon
Sun Investment & Development Corp
Hollywood
Todd
Instant, Inc
Death notice for Jim Watson in Hartselle
Services for Jim Watson who died at his residence in Hartselle on Monday will be announced later by Reynolds.
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Jim Watson
Hartselle
Reynolds
College enrollments reach 4.8 million this year
About 4.8 million students are attending colleges and universities this year, reflecting increased higher education participation across regions. The figure highlights sustained demand for degree programs amid evolving campus offerings and tuition dynamics.
Deaths James M Sirten in Athens
James M Sirten 83 of Athens died Sunday at his residence. Services at 2 p m at Madison St Baptist Church with Rev Elzie Jones officiating. Burial in Antioch Cemetery. Survivors include widow Marie and five daughters plus 15 grandchildren and 30 great grandchildren. Native of Limestone County and Cross Key Methodist Church member. Pallbearers named.
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Athens
James M. Sirten
Toy
Madison St. Baptist Church
Elzie Jones
Antioch Cemetery
Marie Sirten
Willie Hughes
Selma
Peggy Ann Sirten
Tuscaloosa
Alice Miller
Kansas City
Kan
Judy Sirten
Elkmont
Carolyn Sirten
Sirten
Limestone County
Cross Key Methodist Church
Marion
Onnie Gribbs
Dave Vis
Grady McLemore
Claude Flack
Lawrence Evans
Rev Charles Cobbs Dies at 88 in Vinemont
The Rev Charles L Cobbs 88 of Vinemont and former Decatur minister died Monday at Cullman County Hospital. Services are set for Wednesday at Box p.m. at Vinemont Baptist Church with burial in the adjoining cemetery. Survivors include his daughter Mrs I W Myers of Vinemont and two grandsons Dr Ira Lee Myers of Montgomery and James W Myers of Birmingham plus several great grandchildren. The Rev Mr Dobbs, a Morgan County native, led Sixteenth Baptist Church in Decatur before retirement.
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Charles L. Cobbs
Vinemont
Decatur Ter
Callan County Hospital
John Dunlap Dies in Dallas Home Service Planned
John Dunlap of Dallas Texas died Sunday at his residence. Services are set for today at 10 a.m. in Dallas. His widow Mrs. Dunlap is the former Miss John Bullard from Decatur who graduated from Decatur High School.
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John Dunlap
Dallas
Tex
Dunlap
John Bullard
Decatur
Decatur High School
Mrs Cora McDermott Hartselle Obituary
Mrs Cora McDermott Hartselle aged 94 died at a local rest home today at 10 30 a m in Huntsville Services are set for Wednesday at 2 30 p m at the Presbyterian Church Hartselle Rev B Maxwell officiating Burial will be in Hartselle area Survivors include son Fred McDermott Huntsville three grandchildren one sister Mrs Mabel Taylor Plymouth Michigan and a member of the Episcopal Church The body will lie at Peck Funeral Home Chapel until services
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Cora McDermott Hartselle
Cora
Huntsville
Presbyterian Church
Hartselle
B. Maxwell
Fred McDermott
Mabel Taylor
Plymouth
Mich
McDermott
Episcopal Church
Peck Funeral Home Chapel
Library clashes erupt as mob burns Surabaya library flag
USIS Director Paul Neilson said about 1,000 banner-waving demonstrators smashed into the Surabaya library, which had been closed. The mob hauled down the American flag, raised the Indonesian flag, wrecked the interior, and dumped furniture and books outside to build a bonfire.
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Belgium
U.S
Malaysia
Sukarno
USIS
Paul Neilson
Surabaya
Nelson Named to Colleges Board by Alabama Group
Sidney W. Smyer Sr chairman of the Alabama Association of Independent Colleges announced C. W. Nelson president of State National Bank Alabama was named a member of the association board of governors. Nelson has a lengthy banking career in Culman Courtland Sheffield and Decatur and serves on the board of directors since 1962. Alabama colleges in the association include Athens College Birmingham Southern Howard Huntingdon Judson Spring Hill and St Bernard.
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Birmingham
Sidney W. Smyer, Sr
Alabama Association of Independent Colleges
C. W. Nelson
State National Bank,of
Alabama
Nelson
State National Bank
Tennessee Valley Bank
Culman
Courtland
Sheffield
Decatur
Athens College
Birmingham-Southern
Howard
Huntingdon
Judson
Spring Hill
St. Bernard
New arrivals at Decatur General and Royal Oak hospitals
A baby boy was born Monday at Decatur General Hospital to Mr and Mrs Ruel H Johnson of Hartseller. A girl was born Monday at Royal Oak Hospital to Mr and Mrs George Weber of Royal Oak Michigan. Mrs Weber is the granddaughter of Mr and Mrs C P Parker of Decatur.
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London R. Cox
Moulton St
Decatur General
William Bartlemew
Somerville Rd
Decatur
Neral Hospital
Ruel H. Johnson
Hartseller
Decatur General Hospital
George Weber
Royal Oak
Mich
Royal At Oak
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Saturn
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Decatur General Admissions
Harold Peebles
4Th Ave
James H. Erwin
College St
Thomas H. Wolton
Pennylane
State Department
Virgil B. McCain, Jr
Athens I College
Paul Robinson
Frank McLaughlin
Chemstrand Corp
Don Brady
Manheim
Penn
Bob Hardin
Alton Wheeler Bedinefield
Edward William Terrell
Charles Willie Echols
Jerry Allen Cross
Mack Dunlap
James Robert Stevenson
James Ray _ Stevenson
James William Hobbie
William Arthur Posey
R. E. Venable
Wilbert Scott
Milton Thomas
Ervin Romine
Moscow
U.N
Graham
Ea Pe
Mary Lou Dancy
Ee Ee
Promenaires
American Legion
The
Decatur Jaycettes
Pet Dairy Hospitality Room
Cleo Levin
7Th St
V and
Frank Brown
4Th Ave. NW
Morgan County Sheriff’s Deputies
the Humane Society
J. B. Stovall
Clara Ave
Hartselle Hospital
U.S.A
Pure Land
Paul C. Davis
Charles Cobbs
Boy Banana
Colleges’ Board
5Th Ave. S.E
Bob Harrison
Central Air
Fabric Bargain Center
Austinville
Tower House
Grant St
Watkin‘s
Care
Decatur Daily
Investment Services
Mutual Funds Courts G Co
New York Stock Stock Exchange
Clinton Avenue
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