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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1967
Page
14
Conners Eyed for Sheriff Role in The Klansman
The article states Conners is a prime contender for the sheriff part in The Klansman and describes him as a sensitive man capable of broader work beyond his TV series. It notes Huie praising his potential and mentions Fidie an Akabamian with a New York Times book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
At Conners
Huie
Conners
Fidie
New York Times
Tug Robin Damage Requires Repairs and Dry Dock
The Robin tug, partially sunk after striking an underwater obstruction near Decatur, will receive initial repairs locally before moving to its home base at Sheffield. It may be sent to Pea Ridge Kentucky or Giardeaux Missouri for dry docking and full repairs, with damage estimated in the thousands if engine work is needed. Bridge debris from barges hitting Keller Memorial Bridge prompted inspections by state and Army Corps officials who found no damage to the bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leet
Decatur
Coast Guard
Keller Memorial Bridge
Guntersville
Army Corps of ‘Engineers
Mobile
Hen price report from farms shows 16 cents heavy eggs and 5 cents light
A farm price bulletin records hen prices with heavy eggs at 16 cents and light eggs at 5 cents, reflecting market conditions for poultry products.
Stock Quotes From New York Market Recap
Morning figures show gains and losses across major firms. Notable movers include International Paper, Allis-Chalmers, Kaiser, Amoco, Coca-Cola, IBM, Polaroid, CBS, RCA, General Electric, and General Mills among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Allis Chal
Kaiser Am Baker
Lockh Air
Am Can
Lorillard Am Met Ch
Lou & Nash Am _ Met
Macy Am
Martin Co Am
Merr Ch & S Am
Tob
Mead Cp
Ches_ & Onio
Pet_Inc
Phill Pet
Coly Palm
Polaroid Collins
Prot & G
CBS
RCA Comw
Saa Repubt
Eltra Cp
Sears Roeb Fla
Copa P&l
Sperry
Gen Mills
Tel
Elee
Wall Street extends gains in heavy trading after noon
The New York stock market broadened its advance in heavy trading late this afternoon with brokers noting the rise that began on Tuesday, signaling sustained momentum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Births at Decatur General Hospital Highlight Local Families
Daily Records lists births from Decatur General Hospital including Mr. and Mrs. Terry W Downs Athens la com a son Mr. and Mrs Richard T Branum Trinity a son Mr and Mrs Floyd Wilhoite Somerville a son Mr and Mrs Frank Speer Decatur a son Mr and Mrs William S Sloan Decatur a son Mr and Mrs William L Atkins Decatur a daughter Mrs Joan Henry Freeman Wilson St a son Mr and Mrs John B Franz Moulton St a daughter Mr and Mrs Lyndon Morris Athens a son all born Tuesday or Sunday at Decatur General Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry W. Downs
Athens
Decatur
General” Hospital
Richard T. Branum
Trinity
Decatur General Hospital
Floyd Wilhoite
Somerville
Decatur General
Frank Speer
Decatur 1
William S. Sloan
11Th St
William L. Atkins
7Th Ave
Joan “Henry” Freeman
Wilson St
John B. Franz
Moulton St
Lyndon Morris
Hanukkah Begins Observed As Eight Day Festival
Hanukkah, the annual Jewish festival of lights, began Tuesday night and continues through January. It commemorates the rededication of the Jerusalem temple in 165 B.C. The ceremony features lighting candles, starting with one on the first evening and increasing by one each night. Families share gifts and play games during the celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temple of Jerusalem
Local temperatures dip below freezing across region
Weather report notes temperatures in the low 20s in North Alabama and near freezing elsewhere in the state. Highs expected around 46. Snow persists from Colorado to Southwest Iowa while northern states see subzero readings from the Dakotas to New England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Colorado
Iowa
Dakotas
New England
Gulf Coast
Florida
Southwest
Building fire ends 1935 vocational wing at Town Creek
Superintendent Cross reports a 75 000 building from 1935 used for vocational agriculture and home economics was destroyed by fire. Linnie Terry saw the blaze, which started in front of the south side. Fire crews saved the newer elementary school and auditorium. The old wing may become a parking lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cross Sai
Cross
Linnie Terry
Terry
Town Creek
Courtland
Decatur Alabama Zoning Amendments Adopted and Proposed
City of Decatur adopts changes to Chapter 27 and the Zoning Map AG-1 Agricultural Districts established along Beltline Road L&N Railroad lines and Sunny Brook Acres area. Public notice: ordinance 1681 1675 1967-68 pending January 16 1968 hearing at Municipal Building. Florence Adams City Clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Board of Commissioners
Decatur
L&n Railroad
LAN Railroad
Imade
Deeatur
Sunnybrook Acres Subdivision
Sunnybrook Acres
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Jon
Decastur
Abov
Decatur, Alabama
Brook’s Street
S.E
General Y “Aap Eee Ag
Regien
Board ‘of Commissioners
Board of Commissioners of the
Y of
Danville Road
Fetta
Dow Jones climbs as rally gains pace at 2 PM
A yearend rally lifts the Dow to 893.84 after a 5.72 rise as volume tops 9 million shares in four hours. NYSE ticker slipped two minutes early in floor trades while advances outpaced declines by about 400 issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Stock Exchange
Treaty swap gives Jordan Gulf coast access and Saudi land
In a 1965 agreement Jordan received 11 miles of Gulf of Aqaba shoreline crucial for Aqaba port. In exchange 2,300 square miles of largely barren land went to Saudi Arabia while Jordan gained 2,700 square miles elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jordan
Saudi Arabia
Gulf of Aqaba
Aqaba
Boundary description of parcels near Cherry Street and Cain Street
A legal notice outlines a boundary survey segment running 218 feet to the centerline of Cherry Street NE, then 304 feet along another centerline, with two 90 degree turns, concluding near Cain Street NE. It states the action becomes effective upon adoption and publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lot
Cherry Street
Centerline Street
Cain Street
Probate Court Notice and Mortgage Foreclosure Sale in Morgan County
The notice covers a probate court hearing for the estate of a deceased person with a meeting of first Federal Savings and Loan Association shareholders in Decatur on January 17 1968. It also details a mortgage foreclosure by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company on lot 14 block 1 Bailey Addition Hartselle Alabama, to satisfy the debt from a 1964 loan by Clyde and Audra Rice, with sale set at the Decatur courthouse January 26 1968 during legal hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Federal SA
First Federal Savings and Loan Association of
Jay
Decatur
Alabama
Clyde Rice
Audra P. Rice
Realty Mortgage Company
Morgan County
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Ieee Rc
Bailey Addition
Hartselle
Morganty
Decatur Ordinances Establish Zoning and Setback Lines
Decatur Alabama passes multiple ordinances adjusting zoning maps and district boundaries. The measures set minimum setback lines for new construction and redefine district classifications including M-2 industrial and B-1 local shopping districts across sections and streets, with official map filings and effective dates.
Boundary changes noted on Decatur zoning map ordinance
A 1967 Decatur Alabama ordinance details boundary changes to the zoning map for a parcel described by U.S. Highway 31 Brooks Street and Beltline Road intersections. It classifies a portion as Light Industrial District within Industrial District Requirements and states the ordinance takes effect upon adoption and publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Commissioners
Decatur
Alabama
U.S. H
Posts ‘Seeet SE
Brooks Street
L&n
Felan Railroad Company
Fort Boul
Emmertias
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Life
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Life of
National Life & Accident
Protective Life Southern United Life Ins
Vulcan Life State
Ile
Decatur Markets
Wall Street
Disney
Necatur
Florence Adams
C. P. Lowther
19Th Ave.s.e
19Th Ave. S.E
Cleveland Ave
S.W
Limestone County
T. L. Watts
Probate
Ereby
B. G. Fairley
Oscar L. Napps
Ibooretan Kuliman
Thomas, TA
Forman, Burr & Murray
Wornship
Ween
Metro Goldwyn Mayerne
John Frankenheiner
James Garner
Evamarie Saint Yves Montand Toshiro Mifune
Brian Bedford
Jessica Waiter
Pamanson Tecamcolor Ted
Total Luxury
Serquetine Sasany
Big
Christopher Plummer
Triple
Ann Wag
Tle
Stokes
Ford, Inc
6Th Ave
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