Garth Found Guilty and Sentenced in Lawrence Murder Case
A Lawrence County Circuit Court jury found Charles Winston Garth guilty of first degree murder for the Oct 15 shooting of Willie B. Thorne near Little Sam Rd. Garth received life in prison after deliberating from 5:30 p.m. to 10:10 p.m. Wednesday. Billy Lee Ray pled guilty to robbery and drew a 20 year sentence.
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Moulton
Charles Winston
Happy) Garth
City Grill
Billy Lee Ray
Lawrence County
Ernest Shelton
Garth
Willie B. Thorne
Little Sam Rd
Highway 20
Courtland
Town Creek
Thorne
James N. Bloodworth
Worthington Sales Group Meets Here
Worthington Sales Group from all 50 states converged on Decatur for a two day field sales conference at the Decatur plant. The program includes sessions on government business service sales support reciprocity products induction circulators twin duct blenders heat pumps and fans with plant tours and workshops at Crescent Motel culminating in dinner and a address by F. J. Nunlist Worthington vice president of operations.
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Worthington Corp
United States
Decatur
Worthington
East Orange
N. J
Crescent Motel
F. J. Nunlist
Cullman Chamber Mails Its Ballots
Ballots have been mailed to Chamber members to vote for 10 directors to serve two years. The top 10 will join eight existing directors for one more year, with ballots due by December 28. Directors will elect officers in January.
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Cullman
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
For Rent and Sale Listings with Local Phone Numbers
A jumble of classified notices includes rental listings for 117 4th Ave NW a 2 bedroom house with electric heat and built in cabinets and a 2 160 sq ft building available January 1st at 1735 6th Ave SE plus several sale items. An auction style ad offers a 1955 Plymouth for sale, a custom built safe, and a dairy nut buyer seeks pecans or walnuts at 5 per gallon. Also notices for Barbie doll clothes and fallout shelters with payment plans. contact phone numbers EL prefixed lines.
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4Th Ave
6Th Ave SE
Weather notes and celestial events for Friday
The report lists Friday weather details with sun rise at 6 48 a m and sunset at 4 39 p m plus moon and star events. It notes prominent stars The Twins rising at 6 41 p m and Sirius at 8 p m as well as Regulus near moon set and planets Saturn and Jupiter visible with Saturn setting at 6 44 p m and Jupiter following.
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the Twins
Sirius
Regulus
Saturn
Jupiter
Weather and river readings at Keller Memorial Bridge area
Decatur and vicinity report the Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge at 19.58 feet rising .83 feet in 24 hours with sea level at 553.88 feet. TVA lake levels include Pickwick 411.2 Guntersville 593.3 Whitesburg 556.0 Wilson 507.4. High 34 and low 26 were observed yesterday with today’s 10 a.m. reading at unknown degrees. Forecast calls for cloudy cold with light rain today tonight and Friday with northeast and east winds 10 to 15 mph. Highs 40 today 37 tonight 45 Friday.
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Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
TVA
Pickwick
Guntersville
Whitesburg
Wilson
Rural traffic fatality in Cullman County toll reaches ten
Hearring owned the tractor and trailer involved in a wreck leased to Stone Trucking Co. of Dale. Damage was estimated at 2000 dollars. The Highway Patrol said Hearring probably fell asleep. This death marked the 10th rural traffic fatality for the year in Cullman County.
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Hearring
Stone Trucking Co
Dale
Ind
Highway Patrol
Cullman
Fire damages King Stove and Range Co plant in Sheffield
A fire at the King Stove and Range Co plant in Sheffield Alabama was discovered around 3 a.m. today. No injuries were reported as firefighters contained the blaze.
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Sheffield
Ala
King Stove and Range Co
TVA Policies Hit By Tennessee Rural Electric Cooperatives
The Tennessee Rural Electric Cooperative Association approved resolutions criticizing TVA for building more steam plants instead of dam projects and for a rate-cutting plan announced without consulting distributors. TVA General Manager L M von Mol highlighted record gains and noted a new 500000 kilowatt unit at Widows Creek as the largest of its kind, with two more of the same size planned at Widows Creek and Colbert plants.
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Nashville, Tenn
Tennessee Rural Electric Cooperative Association
TVA
L. J. von Mol
von Mol
Widows Creek
Colbert
Deaths: William Seborn Anderson Pontiac
William Seborn Anderson died Sunday at 1 30 p m in a Pontiac hospital. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Elliott Brown Service Funeral Home. Survived by wife Sally of Pontiac two sons four daughters three brothers Homer Anderson Trinity Hillsboro three sisters Bill Little Pauline Stewart Myrtle White Decatur.
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Moulton
William Seborn Anderson
Pontiac
Mich
Elliott-Brown Service Funeral Home
Sally Anderson
Homer Anderson
Trinity
Harvey
Willie Anderson
Hillsboro
Bill Little
Pauline Stewart
Myrtle White
Decatur
Lee Johnson 78 Dies in Hartselle
Lee Johnson 78 died Wednesday at his home in Hartselle. Funeral services Friday at 2 p.m. from First Methodist Church Hartselle with two ministers. burial in Hartselle City Cemetery with Peck Funeral Home in charge. Masonic order to handle graveside rites. Survivors include his widow Dixie Hendon Johnson eight sons two daughters nine grandchildren two great grandchildren two brothers three sisters and numerous relatives.
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Hartselle
Lee Johnson
First Methodist Church of
S. E. Paulk
Milton L. Hammon
Hartselle City Cemetery
Peck Funeral Home
Masonic Order
Dixie Hendon Johnson
Nannie Campbell
Sheriff’s Office Arrests Five on Wednesday
Athens district report notes five arrests by the sheriff’s force on Wednesday. Charges include two speeding offenses and one each for violating prohibition law issuing a worthless check and lacking a valid driver’s license.
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Athens
Three Held on Reckless Driving and Drunkenness Charges
Athens police arrested three people Wednesday on charges of reckless driving public drunkenness and assault and battery.
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Athens — Police
Amundsen Reach South Pole Celebrated Fifty Years Ago
The article notes that Amundsen reached the South Pole on December 14 1911 marking fifty years since the historic feat. It also reports two traffic collisions in a Mississippi town with damaged vehicles including a 1958 Chevrolet and a 1962 Studebaker plus two other vehicles involved in a separate crash at 4th Ave and Gordon Dr SE.
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Amundsen
South Pole
1St Ave
Flossie Burns
Danville Rd
Studebaker
Era Moon
Hartselle
Sore
4Th Ave
Gordon Dr
Willis Carlton Jordan
15Th Ave
Carlen Dwight Roper
Graham Ave
4Th
Flu Outbreak Signals US Spread From Island to Mainland
An Associated Press report notes flu cases rising in Alaska and Missouri towns. Potosi and Wolflake schools report high absences as outbreaks sweep residents. Hydaburg faces vaccine shortages and lacks a local doctor. No deaths reported thus far.
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Alaska
Potosi
United States
George S. Cresswell
St. Louis
Mississippi River
Wolflake
Ill
Missouri
Cape Girardeau
Coast Guard
Hydaburg
Prince of Wales Island
Ketchikan
Thomas Burdon
Hydaburg School
Decatur Market Prices for Cotton and Farm Commodities
Decatur market notes show cotton middling at 400 with steady prices. Milk Grade A at 65 cents per hundredweight, manufactured milk 63.20 per hundred, four percent options around 055. Wood and pulpwood values listed. Poultry 16 cents at farm. Corn prices No 2 Yellow Shelled 1.18, No 2 White Shelled 1.25, No 2 Yellow Ear 1.12, No 2 Oats 0.65, No 1 Soybeans 2.40. Cattle and calves steady with standard 550-800 lb steers 22.00-23.00. bulls 19.50. steers 700 lb 22.00. dealers 20.00-36.00. Hogs active with No 1-3 195-235 lb 17.00-17.25. 240-250 lb 17.00. 185-250 lb 16.50-16.75. sows 13.00-14.50.
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Decaturer
Market Retreat After Profit Taking Hits Blue Chips
New York stocks slip as blue chips and Unilever fall on profit taking. The AP average for 60 issues dips to 266.20 at noon with most major names down and a few gains from select stocks. Dow Jones industrials down 2.63 to 732.28 as activity remains heavy.
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NEW York
Unilever
Associated Press
Dow Jones
Minnesota Mining
Johnson & Johnson
American Telephone
General Motors
Ford
Eastman Kodak
Texaco
American Stock Exchange
U.S
Broilers and Fryers Prices Rise Across Markets
AP reports Birmingham and Atlanta market notes with live poultry prices up one cent to 15 cents at farm quotations for broilers and fryers. Slaughter estimates for today run about 534,300 head, with movement slowed by rain and varying terms on contracts. Hens and heavy types quoted at farms and plants with several lot prices shown.
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Birmingham
Atlanta
Georgia
Eggs hold steady with tight supply in Birmingham area
AP reports good movement clearing supplies with local short offerings, supplemented from other areas. Prices higher within range in several instances with consumer grades up to 30 dollars per case delivered to stores and cartons included.
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Birmingham
Local Birth Announcements Roll In From Decatur and Cullman
A series of birth notices from Decatur Cullman Athens and Moulton report newborns by parents and hospitals including Bank Street Decatur General Cullman Hospital and Athens Limestone Hospital. Notable entries include a boy to Sgt J C Hackett in Munich Germany and a daughter to Loyd Rogers in Athens.
Livestock Market Reports from Nashville and Thomasville
Cattle and calves 50, fairly active and steady with steer and heifer weights 550-800 on 2.00 to 38.00. Hogs 350, active and steady to strong, mostly 195-235 lb at 17.50-17.75. 180-240 lb bulk 16.00-16.50. sows 13.50. Sheep 50, steady with good slaughter lambs 15.00-16.75. Hog receipts 3,600 at Albany and other markets. No. 1-3 barrows 190-230 lb 16.50-17.00. No. 1-3 180-240 lb 16.00-16.50. sows 11.75-13.75.
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Livestock Nashville
Thomasville
Albany
Columbus
Moultrie
Dothan
Ala
Jacksonville
Fla
Hospital Admissions and Dismissals at Decatur General
A list of admissions and dismissals at Decatur General includes Mrs. Labelle Beach 2014 Birch St SE Mrs. James E Brown Decatur Guy B Blackwell 231 Jackson Mrs Ursula Ruth Miller Decatur Little Linda Kaye Skull Hart sel le Mrs. Lewis C Maner Trinity Mrs Ples M Morris 931 1 2 4th Ave SE Walter R Leeman 407 6th Ave Charles H Rowe 621 14th Ave SW Mrs Bernard Taylor 1810 Sth Ave SW Baby Kelly Harvey 2308 12th St SE Master Samuel Hugh Gossett Athens Little Debbie L Sellers 804 5th Little Miss Adrianne Irby Decatur Dismissals John Gilbert Norris Decatur Mrs Charlie R Robinson 408 7th Ave NW Mrs Curtis Speakman Decatur Edward David Rouse Courtland R C Woodall 1410 Sherman St Mrs Charles E Stewart and infant daughter 2209 Truman St William Tribble Harvest Mrs James Lou Allen and infant son 408 6th Ave NW
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Ursula Ruth Miller
Linda Kaye Skull
Hartselle
Lewis C. Maner
Trinity
Ples M. Morris
4Th Ave
Walter R. Leeman
6Th Ave
Bernard Taylor
Kelly Harvey
12Th St
Samuel Hugh Gossett
Athens
Debbie L. Sellers
5Th Ave
Adrianne Irby
Decatur
R. C. Woodall
Sherman St
Charles E. Stewart
Truman St
William Tribble
James Lou Allen
Local Names in Decatur and Hillsboro Listed
Mrs Ray Walker from Decatur thirds a line with Mrs Charlie Neville from Decatur plus Master Hollice South of Hillsboro and Mrs Barbara Glasgow of Waterloo in a brief community listing of residents and households.
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Ray Walker
Decatur
Charlie Neville
Hollice South
Hillsboro
Barbara Glasgow
Waterloo
Japanese Firm Underbids on TVA Insulator Contract
TVA officials report Mitsubishi International Corp. offered the lowest bid of 106,700 dollars for insulators for TVA transmission lines, beating six American firms including A. B. Chance Co. Because Chance’s plant is in West Virginia, 12 percent is added per Buy American Act, yet Mitsubishi still remains the low bidder.
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Chattanooga
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Paul Fahey
Mitsubishi International Corp
A. B. Chance Co
Centralia
Ill
Chance
West Virginia
Fahey
Mitsubishi
Local residents listed in county marriage notices
The compiled list names spouses and addresses including Mrs Ollie Blankenship in Somerville and Mrs Ruby Norman at 209 Nelson Street among many Cullman area individuals. Other entries include Rev Jack C Jones in Trinity, Thomas J Callahan in Cullman, and General W Campbell in Crane Hill with various counts and notes.
Edgar Lee Masters Wrote Biographies of Major Poets
American poet Edgar Lee Masters authored biographies of Vachel Lindsay Walt Whitman and Mark Twain detailing their lives and works for readers of American letters.
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Edgar Lee Masters
Vachel Lindsay
Walt Whitman
Mark Twain
School Lunch Plan For Walker County Alabama Aids Feed
The U S Department of Agriculture announced the purchase of 514 cases of food commodities for Walker County Alabama schools under an experimental school lunch program. John Sexton and Company of Atlanta bid $3745.09 as the successful bidder.
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Atlanta
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Walker County
Ala
Congress
John Sexton and Company of
Local Names Listed in Athens Limestone Notices
A collection of names from Athens Limestone area notices includes M. E. Thornton and J. B. Brooks of Athens, Marvin Glenn Thomas, Mrs. Vera Malone, Mrs. Blanche Beasley, Mrs. Addie Rogers, Marvin Miller, Louella Williams, Mrs. Lena McCurry, and others in Rogersville Elkmont and Anderson.
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Athens-Limestone Admissions
M. E. Thornton
Rogersville
Marvin Glenn Thomas
Athens
Vera Malone
Elkmont
J. B. Brooks
Blanche B. Beasley
Lester
Addie Lee Rogers
Marvin Miller
Louella Williams
Anderson
Lena McCurry
Local Names List from Mount Hope to Courtney
A compact roll call listing several residents across towns including Mount Hope Russellville Trinity Moulton Danville Courtland Hillsboro and names such as Mrs Otis Nolan Charlie Collins John Blaylock Audrey Hampton Charles Cross Elliott Cross Mrs Mac Shellap Dorothy Parker Mary Jane Blackwood William Mitchell and Mrs L D Dishon.
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Otis Nolan
Mount Hope
Charlie Collins
Russellville
John Blaylock
Trinity
Audrey Hampton
Moulton
Charles Cross
Courtland
Elliott C. Cross
Mac Shellap
Dorothy Parker
Mary Jane Blackwood
Danville
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Worthington Sales Group
Cullman Chamber
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Ligg & My
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All - Line
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Borden
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Tita West
UN Tel
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Winn Dixie Greyhound
Woolworth
Gulf Oil
Hercules
John W Davis Jr
Jackson St
Baugh-Wiley-Smith
Munich
Germany
Kenneth Richardson
Cullman Hospital
Robert Sanford
Charles Gable
Loyd Rogers
Athens-Limestone Hospital
Thomas Beasley
Athens- Limestone Hospital
Jackie Smith
Lawrence County Hospital
James Pryor
Grayson
Cotton New York
Decatur General Admissions
Labelle Beach
Birch St SE
James E. Brown
Guy B. Blackwell
Jackson
Charles H. Rowe
14Th Ave
John Gilbert Norris
Charlie R. Robinson
7Th Ave
Curtis Speakman
Edward David Rouse
Bank Street
Ollie Blankenship
Somerville
Ruby Norman
Nelson
Mary Roger
Jack C. Jones
L. Hill
Clyde Smith
Wadsworth St
J. W.’ Thompson
Annie Slater
Lacey’s
O. G. Stringer
Grady M. Ivey
Cordova
Thomas J. Callahan
Luther W. Glover
Wilburn Frank
Wayne Langford
Cleemon A. Mullins
Robert E. Stanford
Robert Dale Smith
Fredrick Beversdorf
Hanceville
Claude H. Jones
George Clapp
Thomas Justice
Jack T. Requett
Bert V. Culwell
Lee Evan Speegle
Carl
Arnold
Elwin R. Robinson
Loyd E. Goodwin
Lester J. Williams
Brewmen
Sandra Jo Chappell
General W. Campbell
Crane ‘Hill
Walker
Turner Funeral Home
Moerticians
Vine St
Ira L. Turner
Chemstrand
Rocker
Dicatur
Dad
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