Weather and sky events mark early winter
The Sun rides low today as winter begins tonight. Venus reaches its greatest brilliance of the year, brightest since 1962, illuminating the evening sky this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venus
View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.
Start Free Trial
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles
Articles on This Page
This newspaper page contains 23 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1965
Page
2
Weather and river readings for Decatur Tennessee area
Decatur readings show Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge 16.53 feet elevation 550.83 sea level. TVA lake levels Guntersville 593.2 Whitesburg 551.6 Wilson 505.4 Pickwick 408.4 Wheeler 550.6 Chickamauga 675.2. Yesterday's high 54F at 2 PM. low 32F at 6:30 AM. Today sunny and mild. tonight clear and cool. Winds west 5 to 15 mph. High today 55F, low tonight 30F, high Wednesday 58F.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
TVA
Guntersville
Whitesburg
Wilson
Pickwick
Wheeler
Chickamauga
Snavely named interim head as McCain resigns at college
Dr. Snavely will report to the college on Jan. 3 to serve as interim president after Dr. Virgil McCain resigns to take a similar post at Pershing College Beatrice Neb. The board will meet Jan. 5 to discuss a full-time successor, with further talks at a Jan. 6 Methodist Conference meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin
Snavely
Virgil McCain
Pershing College
Beatrice
Neb
McCain
North Alabama Methodist Conference
Birmingham Southern
Lafayette College
Easton
Birmingham-Southern
Association of American Colleges
Antietam
Johns Hopkins
Phoenix Zoo Aims to Grow Aryze Herd to About Forty
The Phoenix Zoo plans to expand its aryze herd, targeting around 40 individuals to bolster conservation and exhibit programs. Officials emphasize steady growth and careful breeding to maintain genetic diversity and public education goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix Zoo
Over the Counter Securities Quotations From NASD Update
NASD compiled inter-dealer bid and ask prices at about 10 a.m. today. Prices exclude retail marks and commission. Listed life and bank stocks include Allied Life BAG Ameco Bank of Hendersonville and Life of Alabama with par values, while Southern Airways and utilities join the broader NASD quotation spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NASD
Allied Life
Ameco Inc
Bank of H’ville
Equity
National Life
Food Corp. of America
First Natl
Bank of Decatur
Alabama
Life of Alabama
Life of
Southern United Life
Ins
Bank of Alabama
Vulcan Life Ins. Co
Tennessee
Market Prices Report From Decatur and Area
Cotton Decatur loan middling inch 30.4. Cottonseed 40 per ton. Milk Grade A 6.55 per hundred. manufactured milk 3.20 per hundred. Wood 66.45 and 35. A cord 13.50. Yellow shelled corn 1.33 No 2 yellow ear 1.11 No 2 white ear 1.07 No 2 white shelled 1.46 No 2 oats 8.65 No 2 milling wheat 1.38 No 2 mile per hundred 2.00 Poultry wheat 1.13 No 2 barley .95
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Nashville Livestock Market Report Note on Dec 23 closure
Nashville market notes cattle with 300 calves and 75 slaughter cattle. cows strong to 5 lower, feeders steady, hogs slow to 25 lower early, bulk later sales strong. Early period feeder calves 400-475 at 27.00-27.50, choice 25-2600. 87 lb wooled lambs at 25.00. Market to close Thursday and Friday Dec 23 and 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
U.S
Wall Street snapshot of diverse stocks and changes
A compressed list of ticker symbols and percentage moves across many companies including Am Air, Coca Cola, Ford, GE, IBM, Macy, Pepsico, Sears, Boeing, Chrysler, RCA, Eastman Kodak, and more. The data shows varied gains and losses across industries from airlines to oils, utilities to consumer goods, reflecting a broad market snapshot with notable movers like Lehman Por Cem, Am Mot, Dow Chemical, and US Steel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Kaiser
KVP Suth al Allis
Monson
Fds
Mont Ward
Bell & How
Nat Dairy
Beth Steel
Nat Distill
Boeing
Olin Math
Borden
Owens al GI
Burland
Penney
Calum & H
Pepsi Cola Tay Cater Trac
Ches & Ohio
Phill
Chrysler
Coca Cola
Proct & G
Colg Palm
RCA
Seab al RR
du Pont
Sears Roeb
East Air L
Sinclair
East Rod
Socony
Firestone
Sou Co
Fla P
Sperry
Sunbeam
Gen Mills
Swift
Texaco
Geneseo
UN Carbide
Greyhound
US Steel
Gulf of
Warner Bros
Wall Street Steels Lead Late Market Rebound
Wall Street edged higher as steels and select issues paced a late rebound with 7.9 million shares traded. Lukens Steel jumped about 34 percent while Jones & Laughlin rose around 2 percent and U S Steel up about 1 percent. American Telephone regained close to a point as Eastman Kodak neared a 2 percent gain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
Steels
Lukens Steel
Jones & Laughlin
U.S. Steel
Eastman Kodak
Johns-Manville
American Telephone
United Aircraft
Union Carbide
Texaco
American Smelting
Westinghouse Electric
Consolidated Edison
Allied Chemical
IBM
Polaroid
Eastern Airlines
General Dynamics
KLM Airlines
National Steel and
Foote Mineral
National Aviation
Xerox
Death Notices for Dora Johnson 74 of Hartselle
Mrs Dora Johnson 74 of 2011 2 Prospect Dr SE died today at 9 05 am at her residence Services will be Wednesday at 2 30 pm at Peck Funeral Home Chapel in Hartselle Burial will be in Mt Tabor Cemetery Peck directing Survivors include four daughters Thelman Gibson Hartselle Icle Carnell Decatur Opal Brown Desmer Maness both of Memphis Tenn two sons Lois Hazel Decatur Ruben Hazel Moulton a sister Mrs Mae Sanders Cullman 8 14 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora Johnson
Dr. SE
Peck Funeral Home
Hartselle
Mt. Tabor
Peck
Thelman Gibson
Icle Carnell
Decatur
Opal Brown
Desmer Maness
Memphis
Tenn
Lois
Miss Pern Royer Dies in Miami after Long Decatur Ties
Pern Royer, lifelong Decatur native and longtime Decatur dress shop owner on Bank Street, died Monday in Miami at 10 am. She had resided in Miami for 25 years. Services are set for Wednesday at 10 am at Tracy Van Orsdale Funeral Home, with burial in a local cemetery. Survived by sister Anne Holley of Miami and brother W M Royer of Decatur, plus nieces and nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Pern Royer
Decatur
Tracy van Orsdale
Anne Holley
W. M. Royer
Miss Royer
Elmer Strickland former Decatur resident dies in Warrior
Elmer Strickland, a former Decatur resident, died Monday at 6 a.m. in Carroway Methodist Hospital. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. at Zola Baptist Church with Rev. Brumley and Rev. Compton officiating, burial in Sulphur Springs Cemetery, with Hughes Funeral Home in charge. Survivors include widow Grace Strickland, two sisters Mrs. J. W. Freeman and Mrs. Oscar Waugh of Decatur, and brother Clifton Strickland of Hartseller. Strickland was a Zola Baptist Church member and deacon, native of Morgan County, moved to Warrior about 25 years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Strickland
Decatur
Carroway Methodist Hospital
Zola Baptist Church
Robert Brumley
Dewey Compton
Sulphur Springs
Hughes Funeral Home
Grace Strickland
J. W. Freeman
Oscar Waugh
Clifton Strickland, Hartseller
Mr. Strickland
Morgan County
Warrior
Mrs Stovall Dies at 57 in Hialeah Florida
Mrs Dez zie M Stovall 57 of Hialeah Fla died Friday at Hialeah Hospital She lived at 875 West 69th Street Services were held today at 1 pm at Spry Funeral Home Chapel with A J Rollings officiating Burial took place in Athens Rose lawn Cemetery Spry directing Survivors include widower William C Stovall two daughters Mrs Betty Wilcox and Mrs Judy Jinright both of Miami Fla three sons Joe M Stovall Wayne Stovall both of Hialeah Fla and Don Stovall US Navy stationed at Londontown Conn a brother Cowen Turner Athens 2 four sisters Mrs Minnie Sulcer Bethel Tenn Mrs Rosa Vinson Salem Mrs Patsy Taylor Elkmont and Mrs Myrtle Franklin Madison Fla and 12 grandchildren Pallbearers were Howard Leon Leroy Charles and Dean Turner and Albert Norton
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spry Funeral Home
A. J. Rollings
Athens Roselawn
Spry
William C. Stovall
Hialeah
Fla
Betty Wilcox
Judy Jinright
Miami
Joe M. Stovall
Wayne Stovall
Don Stovall
U.S. Navy
Londontown
Conn
Cowen Turner
Athens 2
Minnie Sulcer
Bethel
Tenn
Rosa Vinson
Salem
Patsy Taylor
Elkmont
Myrtle Franklin
Madison
Stovall
Church of Christ
Limestone County
Howard
Leon
Leroy
Charles
Dean Turner
Albert Norton
Fiery New York fire kills 12 at Jewish center class
In Yonkers nine children aged 7 to 11 and three adults died as a sudden blaze swept a Jewish community center during Chanukah. Lucille Sacks perished after re entering to save neighbors' children alongside her daughter and others. Fire officials investigated the second floor auditorium fire as nun responders aided in rescues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yonkers
N.Y
New York
Lucille Sacks
Sandra
Andrew Gerlach
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Gerlach
Haugh Sinott
Lawmen Hit Stills Two Arrested Near Trinity
Morgan County deputies and an Athens ABC agent destroyed two wildcat whisky stills near Trinity and arrested Billy N. Terry and McCoy Bogle on charges of manufacturing and possession. The 500 and 400 gallon stills were blown up with dynamite after an on and off surveillance. Both men posted bail of 750 each. Deputies described the scene as side by side and loaded with live mash, marking the third and fourth stills destroyed this month. Aiding were Pat Patternson Gilbert Johns Harry Perry and Robert Kennedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity
Morgan
ABC
Here
Wilbur Abercrombie
Carlos Nelson
Athens
Billy N. Terry
McCoy Bogle
Decatur
Abercrombie
Dep
Morgan County
Massey
Cullman County
Nelson
Pat Patternson
Gilbert Johns
Harry Perry
Robert Kennedy
Combat actions near Saigon and Haiphong amid Vietnam War
Reported firefights near Di An 15 miles northeast of Saigon as a fourth captive Dutchman was killed by Viet Cong. Navy carriers Kitty Hawk struck a major highway bridge north of Hai Phong and attacked Yong Bi power plant, with claims of direct hits and substantial power disruption to Hai Phong and Hanoi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
di An
Saigon
Kitty Hawk
Haiphong
Haiphong-Hanoi
Yong Bi
Air Force
Hanoi
McNamara delays in defense budget outline
Army funding totals 211 391 million with about 8 900 family housing units excluded from deferred projects announced last October. Defense chief indicates broad postponement signals a lean budget tied to military needs and Vietnam war. Pentagon lists deferred projects across 42 states DC and 18 overseas sites and may release a separate high priority list worth 685 million for 36 states DC and 16 overseas sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McNamara
Pentagon
States
District of Columbia
Decatur Jaycees meet at Lyons Hotel amid fire calls and crime notes
Decatur Jaycees plan a 6 p.m. meeting at the Lyons Hotel. The Decatur Fire Department listed Monday calls including a slight loss from a flue fire on Trinity Lane and heavy loss from an automobile fire on Meadus Road. Police investigated a Diamond Jewelry Store alarm with no tampering found. A turkey shoot at Moose Lodge opens 7:30 p.m. at 1122 Moulton Street. Newell Yarboroughs’ home burglary yielded a pistol and rifles. Building permits were issued for a house and electrical work, and Michigan State University Honors College accepted Thomas J. Overcamp, son of E. J. Overcamp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Fire Department
Trinity Lane
John Lyle
Phillips Ct
Davie St. NW
U.S
Paradise Trailer Court
12Th Ave. NW
Park St
Hamilton SW
Meadus Road
Thomas J. Overcamp
E. J. Overcamp
Everett Sr
Michigan State University
Nuclear policy talks between Johnson Erhard in closed session
Johnson and Erhard met in a sealed meeting with only interpreters as officials offered few details. Moyers said they discussed nuclear policy and assessing Germany's position, amid reports Germany favors an Atlantic nuclear force with a 10 submarine Polaris fleet under NATO.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Erhard
White House
Bill D. Moyers
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
ANF
Britain
U.S
MLF
NATO
Snipers Fire On U N and Brazilian Peace Force Troops
In Santiago area clashes, U S and Brazilian troops of the Inter American Peace Force faced sniper fire Monday but U S officials said no American soldiers were hit. Reinforcements arrived Sunday in the city center after a battle 120 miles away, then withdrew leaving one U S and one Brazilian company in the downtown district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Inter-American Peace Force
Santiago
Left turn rule and lane changes on highway project
The chief urged motorists to use the left lane to avoid delays as a five lane stretch continues through the 11th Street intersection then narrows to four lanes. Parking is prohibited south of 11th Street but not north. The State Highway Department and the city oversee the changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
11Th St
Self
State Highway Department
Police Press Search In Grocery Theft
Decatur city detectives Lt. E. C. Bowman and David Smith investigated a theft at Bob's Quick Shop Market on Locust Street SE where about 1,700 dollars was stolen from a money bag left on a counter around 11 a.m. Harrison, the owner, reported the bag missing after leaving it unattended briefly and notified police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur City
Decatur
E. C. Bowman
David Smith
Bob
Market
Locust St
Bob Harrison
Harrison
Winter Weather Precedes Christmas in Southeast North Alabama
Weather pattern moves into the Southeast ahead of Friday with a sunny mild Christmas in North Alabama. Across the nation two-foot snows and subzero cold prevail before the winter season. Numerous classified items listed include FOR SALE grocery store land and stock in Flint priced at 5000 and rental ads for furnished 2 bedroom apartments with utilities, piano, and other sale items. Jackie Derrick seeks transport to Omaha or Kansas City leaving Friday or Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North
Alabama
New York State
Great Basin
Far West
Omaha
Neb
Memphis
Kansas City
Jackie Derrick
Also Mentioned on This Page
Local Securities
Santa and Friends
ABC Kindergarten
Santa Claus
Mrs. Claus
Danny Mullis
Nichols Casey
Greg Hale
Cyndie Lewis
Bill Evans
Anita Jacobs
Keith Hammer
Melissa Bass
Johnny Griffith
Jenny Lovelady
David Messer
Karla McNutt
John King
Judi Brand
Dale Johnson
Annetle Dollahue
Alan
Decatur Markets
Nashville Livestock
Wall Street
Mrs
Dezzie M. Stovall
Hialeah, Fla
Hialeah Hospital
West 69Th St
By Charles West
Sunset Green
Dick Fleming
Decatur Jaycees_ will
Lyons Hotel
Moose Lodge
Moulton St
Diamond Jewelry
Johnston St
West Morgan Boosters Club
West Morgan High School
Newell Yarboroughs
Buena Vista Cir
Yarboroughs
Danville Rd
Freemont St
Elmo H. Maynard
Vinca St
Leamon B.lawrimore
Decatur 4
4Th Ave
Curtis Sparkman
Thomas E. Lanaley
8Th Ave. NW
6Th Ave
Prospect Dr
Floyd D. Rudd
4Th Ave. NW
Joyce Owens
Moulton 2
Inez T. Hanby
Athens 3
James Hamilton
Calray Ave
Annie Long
Wadsworth SE
Change Electrical Services
Sims
Monsanto
Semmes & Taylor, Inc
Midwest Stock Exchange
State National Bank
Ganda
South
Viet Nam
Viet Cong
South Viet Nam
Decetur Center
say _ Mens
Ledies
Flint
8Th Ave. S. E
6Th Ave. S. E
Iris St. S.W
Cullman
Lee Terry
10Th Ave
N.W
Browns Ferry Road
Mallard Creek
Peal
S.W
Hall
Investment Services
Cowl
Clinton Avenue
Huntsville
Search the Decatur Daily Today with a Free Trial
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Decatur Daily?
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
Browse Newspapers
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
By Location
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
By Date
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
By Publication
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.