Weather and River Summary for Decatur Area
Forecast partly cloudy and warmer today. Tonight mostly cloudy and cold. Saturday cloudy and cool with scattered rain. Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge reads 16.10 feet up .14 in 24 hours. sea level 550.40 feet. TVA lake stages listed for Chickamauga Pickwick Guntersville Whitesburg and Wilson. The previous day high 33 and low 20 with morning 28. Sirius Venus Saturn Jupiter visible in specified sky directions.
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Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
TVA
Chickamauga
Pickwick
Guntersville
Whitesburg
Wilson
Large search spans counties for missing youth Danny Layton
Sheriff James Hovater led a massive effort in cold 21 degree weather as about 500 rescuers from towns including Flint Moulton Courtland Cullman Russellville Haleyville and Florence mobilized to find Danny Layton near Newburg close to the Lawrence County line. Beagle bloodhounds aided the hunt which shifted to a likely safe recovery after the boy was found wet then wrapped and rushed to hospital.
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Franklin County
James Hovater
Hovater
Flint
Moulton
Courtland
Cullman
Russellville
Haleyvile
Tennessee Valley Rescue
Danny
Sheriff Howater
Billy Hugh Layton
Kilby
Mary Frances Layton
Howater
Layton
Lumpkin
Alabama Patrol
Florence
Newburg
Lawrence Cougnty
Mount Hope
Lawrence County
North
Alabama
Colbert County
Red Cook
Littleville
Neal Pace
Danny Layton
Deaths John Brown Died Thursday
John Thomas Brown aged 78 of Decatur died Thursday at 6 50 p m in Baugh Wiley Smith Hospital Funeral services are set for Saturday at 3 p m at the First Christian Church with Rev Jerry Smith officiating Burial will follow in Roselawn Cemetery with Gunthorp Funeral Home in charge Survivors include his widow Lena Myrtle Brown two daughters Mrs Lillian Lang and Mrs Eula Holland two sons Frank M Brown and John William Brown all of Decatur 11 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren Pallbearers are Knox Mc Rae Horace Fielding Donald Lentz Floyd Rudd Horace Johnson and Harry Porter The body will remain at the funeral home until time to go to the church for services Mr Brown known for selling candy and fruit from baskets throughout Decatur lived in Hillsboro until age 10 then moved to Decatur where he lived about 50 years He worked for Louisville and Nashville Railroad 22 years then as night watchman for Decatur Iron and Steel Co and ran a wood yard He began selling baskets about 25 years ago Gov James E Folsom appointed him a lieutenant colonel in the Alabama National Guard He stopped selling about three years ago but often resold to greet friends He was hospitalized five years ago recovered then readmitted three weeks ago He was the last surviving member of his parents brothers and sisters.
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John Thomas Brown
10Th Ave
Baugh-Wiley-Smith
First Christian Church
Jerry Smith
Roselawn
Gunthorp Funeral Home
Lena Myrtle Brown
Decatur
Lillian Lang
Eula Holland
Frank M. Brown
John William Brown
Knox McRae
Horace Fielding
Donald Lentz
Floyd Rudd
Horace Johnson
Harry Porter
Brown
Hillsboro
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Mr. Brown
Decatur Iron and Steel Co
James E. Folsom
Alabama National Guard
Frank
Death of Mrs. Mary Simmons in Decatur
Mrs. Mary G Simmons 323 4th Ave NW Decatur died Thursday at 3 40 pm after an extended illness. Services will be Saturday at 11 am from Grant St Church of Christ with M No Limb officiating. Burial Athens City Cemetery Gunthorp Funeral Home directing. Survivors include husband William R Simmons of Decatur three sisters Grady Hanks Decatur Billy Watterson Decatur Royce Calendar Nashville Tenn two brothers A A Griffin Madison Tenn Alvin Griffin Elkmont mother Mrs W A Griffin Decatur and several nieces and nephews Pallbearers W J Comerford Ed Kullman Charles Rowe Grady Shaw Leon Simpson Howard Haygood.
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Mary G. Simmons
4Th Ave
Grant St. Church of Christ
Athens City Cemetery
Gunthorp Funeral Home
William R. Simmons
Decatur
Grady Hanks
Billy Watterson
Royce Calendar
Nashville
Tenn
A. A. Griffin
Madison
Alvin Griffin
Elkmont
W. A. Griffin
W. J. Comerford
Ed Kullman
Charles Rowe
Grady Shaw
Leon Simpson
Howard Haygood
Mrs Mary Thomas Dies at Local Hospital
Mrs Mary Fanny Thomas died today at a local hospital. Funeral at 2 p.m. at Guntharp Funeral Chapel with Rev W K Stephenson officiating. Burial in Roselawn Cemetery with Guntharp directing. Survivors include daughter Mrs K E Joy, grandsons Robert and Courtney Joy, brothers George Sullinger in California and Lloyd Sullinger in Detroit, Mich. Pallbearers include Robert Joy Courtney Joy Joe Arnold Elbert Boley John Hurgeton and Lester Walker.
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Mary Fanny Thomas
Guntharp
W. K. Stephenson
Roselawn
K. E. Joy
Robert Joy
Courtney Joy
Decatur
George Sullinger
California
Lloyd Sullinger
Detoit
Mich
Joe Arnold
Elbert Boley
John Hurgeton
Lester Walker
Mrs D D Burleson Dies at Home
Stella C Burleson known as Mrs DD died at her home on 308th Ave Northwest after a brief illness. She is survived by family and friends and requested no public funeral. Services to be announced by the Burleson family.
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Stella C.) Burleison
308Th Ave
Births Mrs Hopkins share daughter at Decatur area hospital
Mr and Mrs Robert Hopkins of 1207 Somerville Rd report a baby girl born Thursday at Decatur General Hospital at 4 a.m. The infant will be cared for at Gunthorp Funeral Home and services are set for Saturday at 3 30 p.m. with ministers Rev W K Stephenson and Rev Jerry C Smith. Burial will follow at Roselawn Cemetery. The parents also list D D Burleson Sr as father of the child and identify relatives including Mrs W T Sneddy of Birmingham and Dr R J Burleson of Asheville North Carolina and D D Burleson Jr as grandparents with six grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers named J W Wyker Joe Calvin John A Taylor Robert A Allen David W Byars and Charles E Porter.
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Robert Hopkins
Somerville Rd
Decatur General Hospital
Gunthorp Funeral
W. K. Stephenson
Jerry C. Smith
Roselawn Cemetery
D. D. Burleson Sr
Mason Pearce
R. J. Burleson
Asheville
N. C
D. D. Burleson Jr
W. T. Sneddy
Birmingham
J. W. Wyker
Joe Calvin
John A. Taylor
Robert A. Allen
David W. Byars
Charles E. Porter
Passes at 78 Mrs Patterson of Barberton Ohio
Mrs Patterson 78 of 1035 Union St Barberton Ohio died December 18 at Citizens Hospital Barberton. Services Sunday 2 p.m. at First Church of the Nazarene Decatur with Rev W R Sessions Sr officiating. Burial Herring Cemetery Falkville Peck Funeral Home Hartselle. Survived by four sons four daughters two sisters one brother 22 grandchildren 15 great grandchildren. Her body to Edna Gray’s residence Decatur then to church for service. She was a member of the People Gospel Mission.
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Leathie Patterson
Union St
Barberton
Ohio
Citizen’s Hospital
First Church of the Nazarene
Decatur
W. R. Sessions
Herring Cemetery
Falkville
Peck Funeral Home
Hartselle
Clarence Patterson
Casey Patterson
H. P. Patterson, Jr
Loraine
Roy L. Patterson
Bessie McCaig
Jessie Beard
Houston
Tex
Edna Gray
Jewell Martin
Birmingham
Ower Downs
Gadsden
Hannie Woodruff
Mulga
Robert Ingle
Oneonta
11Th Ave
J. W. Doss
Boyd ‘Hill
Marvin Woodall
Raymond Woodall
Edward Smallwood
Winford Clark
People Gospel Mission
Mrs Virta Prince Dies in Rogersville Funeral
Mrs. Virta Elsie Prince, 60, Anderson 1, died Thursday morning. Funeral services are set for Saturday at 1 p.m. at Cumberland Presbyterian Church Rogersville with ministers Bill Weatherly Charles Hendrix and T R Tadlock. She leaves one daughter Miss Dorothy Prince two sons C L Prince Athens 1 and Clarence Prince Huntland Tenn eight grandchildren and several siblings.
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Athens
Virta Elsie Prince
Anderson
Jackson Hospital
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Rogersville
Bill Weatherly
Charles Hendrix
T. R. Tadlock
C. M. Prince
Dorothy Prince
C.L. Prince
Clarence Prince
Huntland
Tenn
Leonard Grisham
Collins Grisham
Herschell Grisham
Bernard Alexander
Leroy Barnett
Reba Hobson
Mae B Leathers obituary notice
Mae B Leathers 62 died Wednesday at Trussville. Services 2 p.m. at Jones Chapel Methodist Church with Clyde Sharpton officiating. Burial in adjoining cemetery. Survivors include Henry Leathers widower two sons Jack Leathers Cullman Wilford Leathers Leeds two, eight daughters Elase Elam Cullman Marcel Eady Logan Mae Cagle Cullman Othel Truney Leeds Dorothy Overton Inez Gable Betty Leathers Trussville Joe Ann Sweat Pell City.
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Cullman
Mae B. Leathers
Trussville
Jones Chapel Methodist Church
Clyde Sharpton
Henry Leathers
Jack Leathers
Wilford Leathers
Leeds
Elase Elam
Marcel Eady
Logan
Mae Cagle
Othel Truney
Dorothy Overton
Inez Gable
Betty F. Leathers
Joe Ann Sweat
Pell City
Markets and prices for crops livestock and milk
Cotton inch middling at 34.00 and Decatur Loan 33.57. Milk Grade A 6.55 per hundred. manufactured milk 3.20 per hundred. Pulpwood 13.50 per cord. Corn prices range from 1.07 to 1.25 per bushel, oats 70, milling wheat 1.50, barley 1.00, soybeans 2.45. Cattle calves 25 with weak to flat tone. hogs 25 with steady to higher week trend. bulls weak.
Local Securities Noon Stocks Snapshot With Prices
A dense list of tickers and percentages shows noon trading for major companies including Am Ted Am Tob Armour At C Line Babcock & W, Bell & How Beth Steel Boeing Colg Palm Collins Radio CBS Comn Ed, Edis Cont Can, Dow Jones style movers such as Ford Mot F m ost Dairy Frueh Corp Gulf Oil 1544 Int Bus Mch 43% Int Harv 1844 Lorillard 67 Martin Co 4912 Nat Dairy 65 RCA 21% Sears Roeb 2542 Texaco 28% US Steel 514s Warner B 53. West Un Tel 4314 Woolworth 4442 Worth 47% and more.
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T&t
Armour
Babcock & W
Balt & Ohio
Bell & How
Beth Steel
Boeing Borden
Calum & H
Cater Trac
Celanese
Ches & Ohio Chrysler
Coca Cola
Colg Palm Collins Radio
Cbs
Hercules
Ligg & My
Lockh Air
Lorillard
Martin Co
Merr Ch&s
Monsan
Mont Ward
Nat Dairy
Nat Distill
Olin
Owens Il
Penney
Pepsi Cola
Paill Pet
Proct & G
RCA
Repub
Unitruit
US Steel
Warner B
West UN Tel
Westy Elec
Woolworth
Death Claim: Elderly Pedestrian Killed Crossing Church Street
Police report an elderly man died after being struck by a 1958 Oldsmobile station wagon driven by Alton Eugene White on Church Street NW near Terry's Grocery. Miller was taken to Decatur General with head injuries and died at 7:30 p.m. Police note the 1963 Decatur traffic fatalities total reached seven. Funeral services to be announced.
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Church St. NW
Terry
Alton Eugene White
White
7Th St. SE
Miller
Gunthorp
Decatur General
Pack Self
Decatur
Gunthorp Funeral Home
L C Baker dies in Hanceville at 2:15 pm
L C Baker of Hanceville died Thursday at Cullman Hospital at 2 15 pm Burial is planned at Mt Joy church cemetery He is survived by a daughter Mrs Dick Baker two sons Ardis and Dwight Baker four brothers Herbert E F Will Lonnie Baker three sisters Mrs Savanah Graham Mrs Jesse Murray Mrs Muriel Leach and one great grandchild
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Cullman
Savanah Graham
Jesse Murray
Muril Leach
County Court Taking Longer
Morgan County Judge Lewis H. West was still trying 22 criminal cases in the December term at 11 30 a m. West noted the non jury docket usually disposes in hours, with all cases involving county offenses except an illegal muffler charge on appeal from Flint City.
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Morgan County
Lewis H. West
Morgan County Court
West
Flint City
Sherman Married at Blair House in Washington
William Tecumseh Sherman, who would become a leading Union general, wed at Blair House in Washington shaping his early life.
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William Tecumsh Sherman
Union
Blair House
Washington
Hospitals Dismissals and Names Listing in City
A local hospital list shows Frankie Jones at 290 Highway 31 Miss Johnnie Knight at 322 6th Ave NW Frank Hillis in Decatur 4 H L Douthit in Decal and Mrs Pruitt Johnson at nastselle Dismissals include Mrs W B Crafton 515 Oak St NE Mrs Jerry Junkins 1321 7th Ave SE and Mrs Earl Glasco 1023 21 Ave SE.
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Frankie Jones
Johnnie Knight
6Th Ave
Frank Hillis
Decatur
H. L. Douthit
Pruitt Johnson
W. B. Crafton
Oak St
Jerry Junkins
7Th Ave
Earl Glasco
21 Ave
Admissions for Various Individuals Across Multiple Addresses
A list of named individuals with street addresses including Mrs. and Miss titles, such as Mrs. Hopkins at 1207 Somerville Rd and Miss Delorus Faught at 1017 8th, among others like Homer Coffey Sr at Wheeler Little and William Marshburn at 607 8th Ave SW, detailing residency entries and several household names.
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Robert Hopkins
Somerville Rd
Delorus Faught
8Th Ave
Homer Coffey
Wheeler
Vicki Stiner
Jerry McGee
Trinity
Maurice Sims
Park
William Marshburn
Irvin Collier
Courtland
Local Cullman Names List Read as Public Notices
A clustered roster lists residents including Lorene Breedwell Marie Duke Ophelia Fields Clarine Kennedy Horace Laminack William Mahon Judith Miller Fredia Scott Audrey Thomas Doris West Wilma Walker Mary Ann White Mary Novel Wooten Laura Etta Duckett Jennie Lou Roberts and Robert Mattox with Cullman Hanceville and Eva'l designations. The length and formatting resemble a public notices snippet.
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Marie Duke
Vinemont
Ophelia Fields
Hanceville
Clarine Kennedy
Cullman
Horace G. Laminack
Audrey Nadine Thomas
Doris West
Wilma Inez Walker
Mary Ann White
Laura Etta Duckett
Charles M. Goodwin
Jennie Lou Roberts
Robert T. Mattox
Kennedy Last Day Book Promises 700000 Copies
The project, produced by Western Printing in Poughkeepsie, aims January delivery. Saul Pett leads a team including Hugh Mulligan Sid Moody and Tom Henshaw on a seven day schedule. The work features nearly 100 pictures and color portraits by Karsh. Reserve a copy with a $2 coupon on page 12.
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Saul Pett
Hugh Mulligan
Sid Moody
Tom Henshaw
Kennedy
Karsh
Ottawa
Dragoset Promoted to Manager in Engineering Services
William H. Dragoset will be transferred from Chemstrand Co. Pensacola facilities and promoted to manager, engineering services, in the engineering department at Decatur, announced today by A. B. Terry chief engineer process design and construction. The Decatur items also report employee gatherings, patrols, traffic charges, and local fire department incidents.
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William H. Dragoset
Chemstrand Co
Pensacola
Decatur
A. B. Terry
Bombings prompt arrests of Alabama guardsmen in Tuscaloosa
In Tuscaloosa late afternoon and night police rounded up men including 2nd Lt. James T. Perkins 27 of Holt Alabama and 1st Sgt. William E. Roughton of Langdale Alabama. Gov. George Wallace and Adjutant Gen. Alfred Harrison said guardsmen were on federal duty under federal control. The cases involve Nov. 16 and Nov. 19 dynamite blasts near a dorm and residence. Authorities expect grand jury testimony January 7.
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James T. Perkins
Holt
Ala
Tuscaloosa
William Marable
William E. Roughton
Langdale
Montgomery
George Wallace
Alfred Harrison
State Military Department
Department of the Army
East Germany Has Yule Spirit
Berlin watchers describe a Christmas thaw as the wall eased for a day. West Berliners crossed the border to reunite with East Berlin relatives amid police tallies of thousands with hundreds of cars using special crossings and others entering via trains near Friedrichstrasse.
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John 0. Koehler
Berlin
Red Wall
West
Cullman Arrest Made For Worthless Checks
Cullman County sheriff’s deputies arrested a man Thursday on a charge of issuing worthless checks. The case involves a local suspect and ongoing investigation by the sheriff’s office.
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Cullman
Cullman Sheriff's Force
Christmas Party Set for Boys' Club Members
The article announces the annual Christmas party for all Boys' Club members, scheduled for Saturday at 9 a.m. at the Boys' Club. It encourages attendance and lists holiday items such as baked goods, vegetables, jellies, milk, butter, eggs, and various decorations.
Man Charged With Threatening Kennedy Says No Link
McLarry a 21-year-old college student remains jailed on $2,500 bond after arrest for threatening President Kennedy prior to the assassination. Secret Service reports he claimed pride in Kennedy's death. U.S. Attorney Sanders says there is no known connection to the President’s death.
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McLarry
Kennedy
Secret Service
U.S
For Rent and Sale Classified Snippet
Multiple short listings show rentals and sales including Murphree apartment on Austinville Road and a 2 bedroom new house trailer available now with price and contact numbers. An equity sale on Enslen Street Crestline Heights in Hartselle lists 3 bedrooms and built in kitchen with owner leaving town.
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Murphree
Austinville Road
Enslen St
Crestline Heights
Hartselle
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D. D. Burleson
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Virta Prince
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Local Securities
Bie
Askes Ala
American Foundation Life Insurance Co
Neces Oneces
Brown Engineering
Coastal States
Pege Corp
Dew
Greater Ala
Jefferson Standard Life
Kentucky Life Saves
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Life
Naeneneeensseere
National Life
Neb
Consolidated
Pioneer
Protective Life
State National Bank Southern United
L. C. Baker
Oma Craft
Forney Steeson
Johnston St
Cary Logan
Danville
Florence Smith
William R. Glasco
Enolam Blve
Lorene Breedwell
William W. Mahon
Judith Dianne Miller
Eva‘l
Fredia Mae Scott
Mrs. Mary Novel Wooten
Reno
James Wooten
Deas
Diarts Das
Promenaires Square
American Legion
Bank Street
City Recorder
Bryce Long
Austinville Rd
Arthur D. Grimes
5Th Ave
Edward B. Williams
Arthur Brown
7Th St
L. C. Clemons
13Th Ave
Decatur Fire Department
Alabama Flour Mills
Marvin Elledge
11Th St
4Th. Ave
Valley Lumber. Co
L & N Bridge
M.Y.F
First — Church
Finley Island
DAV
Bank St
Brenda Clemons
Florence State College
Horace Clemons
Decatur Curb
Perkins
Maxwell
Rovilla Lewis
Mary Burke Hall
Miss Malone
Daniel
Nicol
Henry V. Graham
31St
Dixie
Marable
James Anders
Anders
Loyd Russell
W.C. Chandler
J. R. Hutchins
East Germany
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Buschs
Zan Avenue 5
Kredit
Duffy.ewins
By Daren Easter
Pop
Santa
Easter Agency
Johnston Street
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