Mrs Birdwell Injured in Morgan Ave Wreck
Mrs Betty Birdwell of Decatur treated at Decatur General Hospital for injuries from a wreck at Morgan Ave SW and Bruce St SW around 5 10 PM. She rode in Hollis O Neal Birdwell's car which collided with Clifford Herbert Ledbetter's vehicle. no other injuries reported.
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Betty Birdwell
Decatur
General Hospital
Morgan Ave
Bruce St
Hollis O’neal Birdwell
Clearview St
Clifford Herbert Ledbetter
McArthur Ave
Oil theft at Pure Oil Distributing Co
Five cases of motor oil worth 25.50 were stolen from the Pure Oil Distributing Co on Wednesday. The 1120 Canal Street building was broken into and there was an unsuccessful attempt to open the safe.
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Pure Oil Distributing Co
Canal St
Post Office Seeks Bid for Gateway Branch Operation
Decatur postmaster I E Self announced bids are being accepted to operate the McCrory Economy Store branch post office in the Gateway Shopping Center. With the current contractor ending Feb 15, bids from Gateway Decatur or Southland area businesses require 40 to 100 square feet space access to a safe and bonding.
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Decatur
I. E. Self
South U. S
McCrory
Gateway Shopping Center
Self
Gateway
Southland
Decatur Area Weather and Bridge Readings Reported
River and weather data show Morual Bridge reading 16.76 with sea level at 551.06. Forecast calls for cloudy skies and possible showers today and tonight with 80 percent rain chance, then partial clearing and cooler conditions Friday. Hospital expansion funding discussed by Dr. E B Barnes and Taylor with a shared $3 million target to secure federal aid.
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Decatur
Morual Bridge
Obituary for Jor oe Gay of Decatur 72 funeral Friday
Jor oe Gay, 72, of Decatur, died Wednesday at a local hospital. Funeral at 2 p.m. Friday at Calvary Baptist Church, Rev. Jack Jones officiating. Burial in Roselawn Cemetery. Survived by widow Bertha Gray, daughter Nina Gresson, son Ike M. Gray, two sisters and three brothers. He was a Calvary Baptist deacon and retired from the State Highway Department after 21 years.
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Jor Oe Gay
Decatur
Calvary Baptist Church
Jack Jones
Roselawn
Gunthorp
Bertha Gray
Nina Gresson
Ike M. G
Tuscaloosa
T.W. ‘Smith
Nora Eason
Atlanta, Ga
W. P.” Gray
Douglas Field
C. L. Gray
Gray
State Highway Department
Johnson Urges Temporary No Strike Truce and Tax Plan
President Johnson called for a temporary no strike truce between industry and labor and urged a 10 percent tax surcharge to moderate production growth. He warned Congress that inaction could spark a feverish boom, then a financial crisis or recession, and urged a voluntary strike moratorium to protect American goods and trade balances.
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Washington
Johnson
Congres
Congress
Ameri
NASD Interdealer Quotes For Over The Counter Securities
NASD quotations provide representative interdealer prices as of about 10 a.m. Prices reflect interdealer activity and do not include retail markups or commissions. Market conditions change through the day as quotations update.
Markets Report from Decatur Grain and Farm Prices
Markets show cottonseed at 40 dollars per ton and milk prices for Grade A at 6.55 per hundred. Grain items list No 2 yellow and white corn at 1.22, No 2 oats 0.70, No 2 milling wheat 1.53, No 2 barley 0.95, and No 2 soybeans 2.60 per bushel or hundredweight as indicated. Wood and pulpwood prices appear with cord and unit figures.
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Decatur
Hospital Dismissals List Narrowly Mixed With Names
A compiled list shows hospital dismissals and associated residents across multiple towns. Names include Mrs Maggie Loudelia Hill, Darrell Holmes, Miss Jinny Lee Tarkington, Miss Virginia Lee Gilchrist, Floyd Kimbrough Jr, and Mrs Owen Pace among others, with locations Decatur Moulton Sheffield and Grant t mentioned.
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Maggie Loudelia Hill
5Th Ave
Robert Gains Lambert Sherwood
J. T. Ward
Anderson
Darrell K. Holmes
Trinity
Winters
Sheffield
Jinny Lee Tarkington
Decatur
Vincent A. Caruso
Virginia Lee Gilchrist
Courtland
Harry Mitchell Farrish
7Th Ave
Malcolm Ray Tubb
Somerville
Floyd Forrest Kimbrough Jr
2Nd Ave
Thomas James Whittle
Stratford Rd
Mary Jane Jolly
15Th St
John E. Glyn
Niels, Ill
Silas Black
Vinemont
Jerry. McNab
Athens
William Morell
Seay
Moulton
Joyce Marie
Penryy Moulton
Owen S. Pace
Everett Dr
Bessie Vance Mann
1St Ave
Dewey Walker Reed
Grant
Bobby White
Tommy Lafayette Fuller
Res Edgar Guire
Egg market steady despite weak demand in Birmingham
In Birmingham, eggs showed unchanged retail prices as demand remained low but supply was ample. Consumer grade large eggs sold at 37 to 42 cents per dozen, medium 26 to 40, and small 30 to 31 cents. Grade A whites were noted with delivery options to stores.
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Birmingham
Ala
Aaroneds
Committee forms to study Cullman Hospital expansion
A seven man steering committee appointed by Cullman city and county officials will investigate financing a $2 million expansion at Cullman Hospital adding 78 beds. Gilbert Taylor was named chairman with State Rep. Tom Drake and Mayor W J Nesmith among the other appointees.
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Cullman
Cullman Hospital
Gilbert Taylor
Tom Drake
W. J. Nesmith
Cullmar
Paducah Named in 1827 by William Clark of Clark Family
Paducah Kentucky was surveyed and named in 1827 by William Clark, brother of George Rogers Clark, marking the founding moment for the city.
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Paducah, Ky
Paducah
William Clark
George Rogers Clark
Obituary: Owen W. Reeder of Laverne Dies at 6
Owen W. Reeder, county agent at Laverne and former Falkville resident, died today at 6 a.m. at St. Margaret Hospital in Laverne after an illness. He was 56 and is survived by his wife and children. Funeral services will be held at the First Presbyterian Church.
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Laverne
Owen W. Reedler
Falkville
St. Margaret Hospital
Earl Parker dies after brief illness in Apopka
Earl Parker 64, of Apopka Florida and former Decatur resident, died January 13 in an Apopka hospital. Burial was in Florida avians. Services set for Friday at 2 at First Methodist Church Decatur where he was employed by Iron and Steel. He is survived by his widow four sons two daughters mother Mrs Eron Reeder and Falkville relatives.
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Earl Parker
Apoka
Fla
Decatur
Florida
Parker
First Methodist Church
Decatur Iron and Steel
Reeder Siblings Named in Local Obituary Notice
Two brothers J L Reeder of Falkville 2 and J W Reeder of Enterprise along with sister Mrs Howard Hardin of Attalla are named in a death notice. The body will stay at Turner Funeral Home in Laverne before church services.
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Falkville 2
J. W. Reeder
Enterprise
Howard Hardin
Attalla
Turner Funeral Home
Laverne
Iservices
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Birdwell
E. B. Barnes
Taylor
State Health Department
Esker Gray
Ort
Gordon Dr
West Moulton St
Little Ernies
6Th Ave
Nelson Brothers Furniture
Hiway
New York
Paper
Allis Chal
Rectif
Air L
Ligg & My
Lorillard
Macy
Sugar
Martin Co
Minn MM
Fds
Mobil Oil
Bell & How
Monson
Beth Steel
Mont Ward
Boeing
Nat Dairy
Iden
Nat Distill
Burl Ind
Olin
iCalum & H
Owens Ill Gl
Cater Trac
Penney
Pepsi Cola
Rey Tob
Delta Air L
RC Cola
Dow Chem
St. Regis Pap
du Pont
Scott Paper Co
Dymo Ind
Seab al RR
East Air L
Sears Roeb
East Kod
Sinclair
Eltra Co
Sou Co
Firestone
Sperry Rd
Fla Pe
Std Brand
Aire
Gas Pacific
Fruit
Goodrich
Gas Co
Goodyear
US Steel
Grace Co
West-An' Tel
Greyhound
Westg
Elec
Gulf Oil
Winn Dixie
Here Inc
Woolworth
Honeywell
Xerox
jInt Bus
Mch
Malcolm Harrison
Rex .D. Montgomery
Decatur General Hospital
Robert. W. Hamer
Edgewood St
Pateres
Téledyne
IBM
Control Data
Occidental Petroleum
Advace
Kawnarada
Wall Street
Chrysler
Good- Tich
United Aircraft
U.S
New. York
Lega
New Hallmark Stationary Ira’s Book & Gift Shop
E. Moulton St
Hallmark
Tenn
Nat'l. Gas
Amicabe Life
Coastal States Life
First Colbert National Bank
First National Bank
First State Bank
Aerson Life
Jucky Central
Liberty National Life BY Life
Life of Alabama
Par Life of
Alabama
Moore-Handley
Mutual Savings Life Ins
Ta National Life & Accident
Nebraska Consolidated
Protective Life
Southern
United Life Ins
Nat’l Bank
Vulcan Life Ins
Decatur Markets
Decatur General Admissions
the “New Yorker
Second Avenue
C'man Hospital
Owen W. Reeder
Eron Reeder
Florentine
Nolo
Hartselle
Nell's
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