Teenager killed at east Morgan County dance hall
A 19 year old Adolph Russell McComb from Lacey's Spring was shot in the back after an argument with the hall owner Edd Chapman at a Coffee Bluff area dance hall on Aug 13. Chapman's trial followed Fennell's. he was convicted of first degree manslaughter and sentenced to five years. Emerson case delayed to next year.
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Coffee Bluff
Morgan County
Adolph Russell McComb
Lacey's Spring
McComb
Edd Chapman
Chapman
Fennell
Tommy Emerson
Rosa Wilma Emerson
Victim Found Dead in Ditch on Lower River Road
A 27-year-old woman from the Somerville area was found beaten to death March 2 along Lower River Road by a passing motorist. Police have identified the victim as Emerson. Further investigation ongoing.
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Lower River Rd
Emerson
Somerville
Police uncover major car theft ring and 1965 crime tide
On February 28 four suspects were charged in what authorities call one of the largest car theft rings in years, with 15 cars stolen worth about 40 000. The year also saw break ins at Gateway Shopping Center, a 19 year old facing 11 burglary counts, and multiple other burglaries and thefts. Det. Bobby Newsom resigned September 24 to join the Alcohol Tax Unit in Dalton, Georgia, and Lt. Det. E C. Bowman now heads the two man detective force with David Smith as partner.
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Gateway Shopping Center
Wilson St
Garrison’s Boats and Motors
Rhodes Furniture
Shockley
Bobby Newsom
Dalton
David Smith
E. C. Bowman
Voters set to pick local officials in August primaries
Decatur voters will go to the polls in August to select a commissioner. Limestone and Lawrence will elect two House members each, Morgan two, and Cullman one. State senate races involve Limestone with Morgan and Lawrence with Colbert and Franklin. Democratic primaries in May may lead to Republican opposition in November as a governor bid appears unlikely to materialize.
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Decatur
Limestone
Lawrence
House of Representatives
Morgan
Cullman
Colbert
Franklin
Morgan Circuit Year In Review Highlights Crime And Chamber Progress
Morgan circuit court saw two first degree murder trials with Johnny Fennell receiving life for a Sept slaying and Edd Chapman jailed five years for manslaughter. A $75,000 out of court settlement for Jer ry Hooper and guardian over a 1961 ice cream truck crash stood as a area record. The year also featured a $1 million damages filing, Naomi Davis suit shifted to federal court, and continued Decatur industrial growth led by Amoco and Sexton Can. The Decatur Chamber pursued land purchases for industrial park, traffic safety work, and highway projects ahead of 1966 plans. About 20,000 newcomers arrived in 1956, with a 28-acre site near Cedar Lake Road utilized for industrial expansion.
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Morgan Circuit Criminal Court
Johnny Melvin Fennell
Decatur
Edd Chapman
Huntsville
State
Alabama Flour Mills
Massey
Newton B. Powell
Morgan Circuit Court
Jerry Hooper
Marshall Campbell
Borden Co
Hooper
Alabama
Morgan Circuit
Naomi
Amoco
Sexton Can Company
Cedar Lake Road
Chamber of Commerce
Huntsville Chamber of Commerce
State Highway Department
Chamber
Chemstrand
Southern Bell Telephone Co
Decatur Housing Authority
Employment Office Reports 1965 Upturn in Decatur Area
The weekly claim dipped by $2 from 1964 while compensation benefits exceeded the previous year by more than $200,000. A total of 13 employees handled the workload in 1965 with 18 positions funded under the budget. Officials anticipate rising job placements as new and expanding industries bolster Decatur and surrounding area prospects.
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Decatur
Cooperation: spring holding conferences and forums update
The group continued cooperation with spring holding conferences and forums and arranged a meeting with state legislators from Morgan Limestone and Lawrence Counties to discuss issues.
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Page
Morgan, Limestone
Lawrence Coun
Resignation and New Hire Shape County Sheriff's Office
In February, Sheriff Knox McRae resigned and was replaced by Fleming appointed by Gov. George Wallace. Over the last eight months, Fleming added the first full time plainclothes investigator. Deputy starting salaries rose twice in the year from 315 to 350 dollars per month.
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Iff
Knox McRae
Fleming
George Wallace
Tax notices and revenue tallies for Decatur and county
County officials note that personal property and real estate taxes are due today while motor vehicle tax losses may be offset by strong building activity. Decatur reports record privilege license and gross receipts license revenues with totals for Oct 1964 to Sept 1965 and monthly breakdowns. Gross receipts license revenue exceeded $1 million in 1965.
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Decatur
Ember
Decatur area industry and Social Security updates
Platform expansion notes describe major investments by Fruehaus Decatur plant Goodyear Alabama Flour Mills and others with totals around 2.0 million and 700000 while two trucking firms Bowman Transportation and Mason and Dixon build new centers near Decatur. Social Security Medicare changes urge seniors to apply by March 31 1966 with 4000 applications expected in early 1966 and 12000 already on Social Security.
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Fruehaus
Decatur
Goodyear
Alabama Flour Mills
Decatur Printing Co
Byco Plastics Inc
Alabama
Bowman Transportation Co
Mason and Dixon
Alabama Farmers Co-Op
Co-Op
Church St. NE
Somerville Rd
Holly St
Valley Vending Inc
Church St
United Plywood Corp
Birmingham
Vine St. NW
TVA
Water St
Decatur Transfer and Storage Co
City Gross Receipts Taxes Rise Above Million in 1965
Gross receipts taxes collected in 1965 totaled $1,218,261.12, surpassing the 1964 level of $1,061,490.15 which first exceeded $1 million. Of the total, $139,162.91 went to city schools and $376,231.24 was used to pay bonds and interest.
Cullman County Benefit Totals Reported
Cullman County shows an estimated total of 5 586 beneficiaries receiving 3 172 560 dollars. The data indicates payment amounts across two other counties as well, with further breakdowns pending.
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Cullman County
Long wooden tool helps study frog survival at Phoenix lab
In Phoenix, a 27 cent item is a key equipment at the 1.5 million U S Water Conservation Laboratory. A long wooden rod with a wire screen at one end is used by scientists to seize toads and frogs from experimental water evaporation ponds.
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Phoenix, Ariz
U.S
Personal ad items and contact notices in local column
An assortment of small classified style notes appears from Henry W Wade offering house sign and mailbox post installation, yard signs, and room addition services. It includes two phone numbers 353-5180 and 355-4490 and a shoe ad for Knapp boots claiming comfort and wear. A meeting note states AA meets Thursday and Saturday at 8 pm at 316 Austinville head with contact 353-8952.
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Henry W. Wade
Austinville Head
Private Investigator Services and Bereavement Note
A notice thanks friends for support after a bereavement from the family of Melvin A. Hardin. It also lists a lost collie named Honey, age 12, with description and contact number 353-2668.
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Earth
Melvin A. Hardin
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