Escape-Proof Jail Escapees Still Sought
Authorities seek five of six men who escaped the Montgomery County jail on Friday and the person who aided the break. Suspects Hammonds recaptured. others include ménds from Arkadelphia Tommy Miller of Columbus and Lonnie Mcgowan of Montgomery. Four men face burglary and grand larceny charges. one is under a separate sentence after a prior escape attempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Montgomery County
Ménds
Arkadelphia
Ark
Tommy Miller
Columbus
Lonnie C. Mcgowan
Donald Wayne Boilding
David Keane
Prattville
Hammonds
A Different Christmas For Cpl Glenn Byrd
Cpl Glenn Byrd USMC returns home on convalescent leave from Memphis hospital to spend Christmas with his family in Flint. He was severely wounded near Da Nang October 23 and will discharge in April. He recalls last year in Vietnam and notes how mail and support lift spirits for troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faye Blair
Flint
USMC
Glenn Byrd
Vietnam
Glenn
Cpl
Byrd
Memphis
da Nang
U.S
Pleasant Valley Baptist Church
Ser‘vice
Leatherneck
Leven
City Decoration Winners Picked
Five Decatur families win prizes in Wishful Diggers Garden Club Christmas contest. Top overall for 403 Beard St SW is John A Woods and wife with a roof Bible and Bethlehem scene. First place in house division goes to John A Hauser and wife at 2302 Dogwood Lane SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Familes
Wishful Diggers Garden Club
John A. Woods
Beard St
Shepherds
Bethelem
Woods
Decature Daily
John A. Hauser
Dogwood Lane
B. D Jones
18Th Ave
Harold P. Watkins
Grant St
Ethel Bracey
10Th NW
F. L. Weaver
Edgewood St
Lee Campbell
Eleanor Dr. SW
E. B. Garner
12Th St. SE
C. H. Johnson Jr
Greenwood SE
John Street Jr
Woodmont Dr
Larkin Yates
Brookwood SE
W. P. Rhodes
Woodland SE
Joseph Slavinsky
8Th St
Arlice Hammond
14Th Ave
Lewis D Tapscott
Sandlin Rd
Harold Hill
Johnny Aycock
Stratford Rd
Frank Troup
Oak St. NE
Robert Hutson
8Th Ave. SE
Roland Langley
Nelson SE
Rufus Warren
Grant St. SE
A N- McKinney
C. W. DeVaney
Charles DeVaney
Tuscumbia
Sheriff reports multiple drunken driving and liquor charges
Area briefs note MOULTON The Lawrence County Sheriff s Department filed twelve charges Saturday including possession of illegal liquor three highway intoxication one public drunkenness four driving while intoxicated one resisting arrest two and revoking probation Madison The Madison Construction Co announced a new subsidiary Huntsville Acoustical Corp part of Cooper Development Co of Huntsville will employ 20 people from the Madison and Decatur area by early March to sell and install acoustical ceilings Cullman The Cullman Fire Department was called to the home of Herman Leigeber on Boa Rd Saturday when electric wiring started a fire at 10 54 am No damage was reported
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton
Lawrence County
T Sheriff's’ Department
Madison
Madison Construction Co
Hunts
Ville Acoustical Corp
Cooper Development Co
Huntsville
Decatur
Cullman
Herman ‘Leigeber
Boa Rd
Community Food Baskets to Aid Needy in Decatur
Loyal Order of Moose Decatur Lodge 243 will distribute food baskets today funded by Thanksgiving and Christmas turkey shoots. Governor Houston Peebles calls it an annual lodge effort supporting a Florida rest home and a Illinois children's home, with other charitable ties. Former Miss Alabama Marilyn McDowell will speak at Teen Daughter Day noon Wednesday at Holiday Inn Downtown, with Decatur High School Singing Ensemble and Decatur Woman's Chorus performing Christmas music at First Bible Baptist Church at 3 p.m. today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of Moose
Decatur Lodge
Houston Peebles
Peebles
Florida
Illinois
Marilyn McDowell
Teen Daughter Day of the Christian Women’s Sab
Holiday Inn
Decatur High School
Decatur Woman’s Chorus
First Bible Baptist Church
Clinton Clay
Rea Reneau Carrell
Ralph Jones
George Bacon
Melvin Sykes
John Carr
C. B. Adams
H. B. Dowell
Melvin Markley
Altos
Roy Hendrix
William Yackett
Omer Nisley
Robert Douglas
John Lowman
Wallace back in Alabama after California stumping
Former Gov. George Wallace returned to Montgomery from California where he spoke to about 150 people including his wife Gov. Lurleen Wallace. He said his American Independent Party has registered over 66 059 members and offices will stay open to recruit more as a buffer. He plans to travel to Ohio early next year and hinted at a potential third party presidential bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
George— Walace
Alabama
California
Wallace
Lurleen Wallace
American Independent Party
Los Angeles
Ohio
American Independent
Egistere
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs
Beard St. SW
Mr. and
Mrs. Johnny
Aycock
Mrs. Lee Campbell
Eleanor Drive
William Wing
Q.R. Henderson
Selma Byrd
Saigon
Ug Unio
Christ
Ale-Booster
Mas
Tima An Hin
Woodland
Rence
Dallas
Selective Service
Glenn Curlee
Cecil Jackson
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!