Wrecks Span Weekend in Decatur Police Reports
Decatur police logged a weekend of traffic incidents including a hit and run, a child struck with no serious injury, and a motorcycle officer involved in an accident. Larry Duke and Elmira White were charged after a 10 p.m. crash at 3rd Street and 8th Avenue NW. Duke faced driving without a license. White was charged for failure to yield. John Isley struck Donald Hastings at 11:45 a.m. on Sunday injuring the boy, who avoided hospitalization. A 1953 Chevrolet was damaged in a hit and run at 3:15 a.m. Sunday.
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Decatur
Larry Duke
8Th St. SE
Elmira Everson White
Madison
3Rd St
8Th Ave
Duke
White
John Isley
Johnston St. SE
St. Ave. SE
Donald Steven Hasting
Scottsboro 3
Isley
5Th Ave. NW
Bookmobile Schedule for Oakdale Sardis Springs and Ardmore
The timetable lists bookmobile stops including Oakdale Grocery 8:50 to 9:20 and Clem and Hovis Grocery Sardis Springs 9:25 to 9:50. It continues Johnson Junior High School 10 to 11:15 Wooley Springs School and Community 12 to 1:15 Harris and Dixon Grocery 1:20 to 1:40 Ardmore School 1:45 to 3 and Ardmore Community 3:05 to 3:40.
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Oakdale
Clem and Hovis
Sardis Springs
Johnson Junior High
Wooley Springs
Harris and Dixon
Ardmore
Motorcycle collision and door opening cause two-vehicle crash
Granville Grimes, 23, rode a motorcycle on Moulton Street when a door opened from the parked Champion car driven by E. B. Champion, 61, causing Grimes to strike it. The Champion car was stopped in the lane and the right rear of Grimes’ motorcycle was damaged. A separate crash occurred at the A and P lot on Highway 31 with cars without drivers colliding at 3:50 p.m. Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Stover
Granville Grimes
5Th Ave
E. B. Champion
4Th Ave
Moulton St
2Nd
Grimes
Moulton
A&p
Tanker's Stern Reaches Port in Newport News
The stern section of the Pine Ridge was moored at a Newport News pier after a three day tow from sea. Chief engineer John Richart of Wilmington, Del., remained aboard to protect salvage rights as 28 crew were rescued from the wreck 100 miles east of Cape Hatteras. Seven crewmen, including Capt. Clark Snyder, are missing and presumed dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport News
New York
Corpus Christi
Tex
John Richart
Wilmington
Del
Keystone Shipping Co
Philadelphia
Coast Guard
Cherokee
Richart
Curb
Lamberts Point
Pine Ridge
Cape Hatteras
N.C
Valley Forge
Clark Snyder
Havertown
Rebel Escapes Major Belfast Prison Break
Police across Northern Ireland hunted 21 year old Daniel Ignatius Donnelly an Irish Republican Army district leader who slipped from Belfast jail an escape raising security concerns as Princess visits continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belfast
Northern Ireland
British Isles
Daniel Ignatius Donnelly
Irish Republican Army
Two Sons Face Conflicting Graduation Dates
Mrs. Keith Stackhouse of Norwood must choose which son to attend. Her 22 year old William graduates from the Air Force Academy in Colorado, while 20 year old Charles graduates from the Naval Academy in Annapolis on the same day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Ohio
Keith Stackhouse
Norwood
Air Force Association
Colorado
William
U. S. Air Force Academy
Charles
U.S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Residents urge road widening on Old Moulton Road
Dear Mr. Shelton, residents on Old Moulton Road complain the pavement is dangerous. Now Mr. Collier seeks a 15-foot right of way to widen and resurface it, arguing safety for children and buses and potential property value gains.
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Mr. Shelton
Moulton
Collier
Escape attempt at prison leads to border seal
Margaret triggers weekend trip to Ireland as prison staff celebrate Christmas. An inmate named John Joseph Kelly serving eight years for IRA activity attempted escape with Donnelly using a rope and a 30 foot wall. They hid among crowds. Donnelly fled while Kelly was captured when the rope broke. In response authorities sealed the 208 mile border with the Irish Republic. The IRA remains illegal in the republic.
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Margaret
Ireland
John Joseph Kelly
Donnelly
Kelly
Irish Republic
IRA
Republic
Man Charged in Death After Hit-and-Run in Morgan County
Otis H. Andrews, 39, of Union Grove, is jailed in Morgan County on charges of first degree manslaughter and leaving the scene after a pedestrian, Dewey Joseph Moon, 59, was killed near Morgan City. Moon was last seen Friday evening and found Saturday morning. investigators say Moon was struck between 5:30 and 6 p.m. Friday.
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Union Grove
Dewey Joseph Moon
Morgan County
Otis H. Andrews
Moon
Morgan City
Rescue Rd
Andrews
Death services for Wes Garner at Cedar Lake
Wes Garner died at 7 15 p m in a local hospital. Services are set for Thursday at 2 p m at Ven Home Chapel with burial in Need Cemetery Morgan County. Reynolds directing. Survived by daughter Edith Garner son Ven Garner Jr step son Theodis Garth all of Chicago and aunt Mrs Maggie Tolbert Decatur.
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Wes Garner
Cedar Lake
Morgan County
Reynolds Directing
Edith Garner
Ven Garner Jr
Theodis Garth
Chicago
Maggie Tolbert
Decatur
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Richard Baer
Auschwitz
Frankfurt
Germany
Hamburg
Athens College
Athens, Ala
Mildred H. Walls
A. L. Holmes
P. S
Penney’s
Pastic Forum
Decatur, Ala
Mr. Collier
Mrs. Ramon Roger
Uweeda Friend
Melvin Toneal
Consumer Loan
Johnston Stse
Ala
Usy
Buschs
2Nd Avenue
S.E
R. T. Wood
Odds and Ends
Princess Theatre
2Nd Ave
Holly St
Rob Re
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