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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1965
Page
2
Weather and flood relief efforts span multiple regions
Continued warm holds trigger airlifts by United Air Lines to Yreka delivering 20 000 pounds of canned foods while Army and Marine helicopters resume relief flights to flood ravaged towns. Refuges reach Ukiah as Red Cross reports halted donations and snow blankets Donner Summit with 9 feet of snow. Interstate 80 conditions strand motorists. 50 to 60 cars abandoned near Squaw Valley. Governor Smylie seeks federal disaster declaration as Idaho and Oregon crews push flood damage surveys and hay and protein blocks aid cattle stranded north of Lakeview.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Air Lines
Yreka
Army
Garberville
Covelo
Eureka
Ukiah
Red Cross
Donner Summit
Squaw Valley
Tahoe City
Lake Tahoe
Idaho
Robert E. Smylie
Smylie
Johnson
Warm Springs
Oregon
Lakeview
Portland
Milwaukie
Kellogg Lake
Morgan County Greetings From Rock Creek Community
Morgan County observations note visits by Rev and Mrs J D Douthit and the Douthit family in Georgia. Mrs Carrie McKee returns from Chicago after a week with her children. Hilbert Weaver Jr and family from Georgia spend Christmas with relatives. Carlton Mason ill. Malinda Lewis remains at home. Eson Lewis family from Mobile and Dorin Lewis from Birmingham visit relatives here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Douthit
Georgia
Carrie McKee
Chicago
Hilbert Weaver Jr
Carlton
Mason
Malinda Lewis
Eson Lewis
Mobile
Dorin Lewis
Birmingham
Widow Assured U S Will Fight In Vietnam War
Theresa Dodson, widow of Pfc Freddy Dodson, received assurance from Bill Moyers that the United States would not withdraw from South Vietnam. Moyers said the President instructed him to call and affirm continued U S aid following Dodson's plea to Lyndon Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall, Tex
White House
South Viet Nam
Johnson
Marshall News Messenger
Theresa Butler Dodson
U.S
Freddy D. Dodson
Power Cut Shuts Civil Rights Center House In Mississippi
In Hattiesburg the city cut power to a civil rights Freedom House citing inadequate wiring. City inspector Ralph Brehaney said the wiring endangered life and property. COFO called the move harassment aimed at shutting the facility as about 30 students from 14 campuses helped repaint and clean the one story building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattiesburg
Miss
Freedom House
Ralph Brehaney
Council of Federated Organizations
COFO
Brehaney
Camaes
Florida State
Auburn
Vanderbilt
Loyola of the South
Duke
Sewanee
Caudle and Wood Welcome Newborns in Decatur Hospitals
Mr and Mrs William Caudle of Decatur welcome a boy born Thursday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs Bonnie Wood of 214 11th Ave NW report a daughter born Thursday at Baugh Wiley Smith Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Caudle
Decatur
Decatur General Hospital
Bonnie Wood
11Th Ave
Baugh-Wiley-Smith Hospital
Night Shift Attendant Shot at Decatur Service Station
Letson, a service station attendant in Decatur, was shot in the leg after exiting the building. Night watchman Quillen Knighten spoke with him by phone around 2:30 to 3 a.m. Investigators, including E. B. Watts and Deputy Wilburn Abercrombie, reported the incident and Letson underwent leg surgery after being admitted to the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quillen Knighten
Decatur
Letson
E. B. Watts
Hill
Wilburn Abercrombie
Sheriff's Office
Burlington Liars Club names world champion liar for 1964
Philip Strandveld of Pilot Rock Oregon won the title at the Burlington Liars Club competition in Wisconsin. Honorable mentions went to Thomas G. Clark Memphis Tennessee Joseph Mangano Willimantic Connecticut Guy R Jewett West Salem Wisconsin and Harry Shapiero Seattle for tall tales about late gates bathing suits drought and a dramatic building expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Wis
Burlington’ Liars Club
Philip Strandveld
Pilot Rock
Ore
Strandveld
Pearly Gates
St. Peter
Thomas G. Clark
Memphis
Joseph Mangano
Willimantic
Conn
Guy R. Jewett
West Salem
Harry Shapiero
Seattle
Hospital admissions and dismissals listing names
Hospital admissions include Mrs Charles McDonald 2210 Danville Rd Mrs Winnie Holt Decature Mrs George Henry Somerville Horace Stewart 1109 5th Ave Dismissals include James Blalock 2802 Highway Mrs G M Drake Somer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baugh-Wiley-Smith
Charles McDonald
Danville Rd
Winnie Holt
George Henry
Somerville
Horace Stewart
5Th Ave
James Blalock
G. M. Drake
Local Births and Names in Cullman Area
A list of residents and families from Cullman and nearby towns including Joyce Burks Judy Fine Brenda Freeman Dorothy Hassell Evelena Jochum John Knight Ellen Lake Jeffery Privett Ava Robinson Bobby Shedd Kenneth Vincent Fannie West Veruis Wix Tommy Murray Marnise Williams James Hollis Beulah Johns Betty Cooper James Duncan Billa Murphree and Rollins Schultz Spence. Names span Cullman Hanceville Holly Pond Addison Gardenville Gadsden and Vinemont with multiple children listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cullman Admissions
Joyce Sue Burks
Cullman
Judy Ann
Fine
Hanceville
Brenda Faye Freeman
Dorothy Elvora Hassell
Holly Pond
Evelena Jochum
John Lyndon Knight, Jr
Patricia Ellen Lake
Vinemont
Jeffery William Privett
Addison
Ava Robinson
Bobby R. Shedd
Kenneth Edsel Vincent
Garden City
Tommy Joe Murray
Marnise Benjamin Williams
James Henry Hollis
Mrs. Beulah Johns
Betty Sue Cooper
James Bradley Duncan
Billa Murphree
Gadsden
Rollins Schultz Spence
Obituaries and Notices Listing Residents and Families
A long list of names and addresses appears, including Mrs. William E. Caudle, Buford Nail, Nora Watson, Clarence Roseberry, Little Lisa Carter, Avery J. Snyder, George Letson, infant children, and many others from Athens, Decatur, Courtland, Trinity, and nearby areas. The items resemble social notes or family notices with households and street addresses, including several infants and married couples, across multiple Alabama towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Caudle
Jacksonville
Fla
Roger Lowery
Decatur
Quiet New Year Beginnings Bring Finalities and Hopes
Pier and crowd observed the start of a new year as revelers ate cold drinks and finger sandwiches while younger children slept, unaware of the year ahead. The writer reflects that for some it marks a last year and for others a first, as inevitable as taxes and the draft.
Decatur Boy Shot While Hunting Squirrels
Decatur youths Davis and Johnson were in the woods when a rifle fired as Davis stood. Johnson carried the wounded boy about two miles to a car and drove to Decatur Boat Harbor seeking help. A conservation officer transported Davis to Baugh Wiley Smith Hospital. Johnson had recently undergone surgery and could not drive well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Davis
Carter Davis
Decatur
Davis
Steve Johnson
E. S. Johnson
Johnson
Decatur Boat Harbor
Baugh-Wiley- Smith
Young Johnson
Decatur Notices and Local Events Highlight Week
A multi item update notes 35 delegates including ae Morgan Weed at Indiana University planning meeting for an August conference. Reports of a weapons seizure by Coy Flack at Little Ernie's restaurant and a two vehicle crash on Highway. Lyons Club luncheon speaker topics and police docket details appear alongside the Decatur Curb Market lineup for Saturday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan Weed
Edgewood
Decatur
National Planning Meeting
Order of the Arrow
Indiana University
Weed
Outdoor Activities Committee
Viet Nam War Turmoil Deepens In Central Highlands Conflict
Reported campaign spotter plane vanished in central Viet Nam near the Laotian border during a reconnaissance sortie from Da Nang. In Saigon, Gen. Nguyen Khanh’s wife visits wounded U.S. servicemen as leaders press for restoring civilian government amid heavy fighting around Binh Gia. Eleven Americans wounded, four dead Vietnamese, 47 missing, with Marines and helicopters active in the area. France urges neutral South Viet Nam and signals possible talks with Red China as Paris seeks a path to end the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page
Viet Nam
da Nang
Armed Forces
Nguyen Khanh
U.S
Saigon
Navy Hospital
Khanh
United States
Binh Gia
Wetunetay
Paris
South Viet Nam
Red China
Indochina
Birth of Bolzle daughter notes family joy in Cullman
Continued from Page 1 in July 1963 the Bolzle family now lives in Vinemont 1. The father works for Cullman Lingerie Corp and the baby, a girl, weighed eight pounds at 7 29 a m. Dorothy Nell Clements is the mother, daughter of Mr and Mrs M B Clements of Vinemont 1. The father says he is too happy to consider the birth of his first child as a good omen for the four-county area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinemont 1
Cullman Lingerie Corp
Bolzle
Dorothy Nell Clements
M. B. Clements
Vinermont
Communists Cite Dien Bien Phu Dooming US Viet War Efforts
The Communists at Dien Bien Phu long believed the United States cannot win the war against the Viet Cong. President Charles de Gaulle has pushed neutralization of all of Southeast Asia on multiple occasions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dien Bien Phu
Long
United States
Charles de Gaulle
Southeast Asia
Deaths of Lester Birt Hughes Sr in Courtland
Lester Birt Hughes Sr. 60 of Courtland died at Lawrence County Hospital. Services set for Saturday at Harmony Methodist Church at 2:30 p.m. with Rev. Ralph Graham officiating. Burial in Graham Cemetery. Elliott Funeral Home directing. Survivors include wife Ola Mae Hughes, two daughters Mrs. William or Mrs. Marlow Terry, both of Courtland, two sons L. B. Hughes Jr. of Town Creek and Willard B. Hughes of Courtland, three brothers Herffian Hughes of Russellville Arnold Mt. Town Creek and Charlie of Moul. Body to be returned to residence until church services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courtland
Herffian Hughes
Russellville
Arnold
Funeral services set for John A. Dumler in Alabama
John A. Dumler aged 53 of 1623 Grant Court SE died Friday at Hartselle Hospital. Funeral rites will be Saturday at 10 a.m. at St. Ann's Catholic Church with Rt. Rev. John M. Horgan. Burial in Cullman Catholic Cemetery. Survived by wife Mary of Decatur, one son Henry of Crow Point Indiana, two sisters M. J. Laux of Cullman and G. M. Sheppard of Mobile, one brother George Dumler of Cullman, four grandchildren. Pallbearers listed. Rosary at 7:30 tonight at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Dumler
Grant Ct
Hartselle
Cullman
G. M Sheppard
Mobile
George Dumler
Andrew Borke
George Laux
Emil Laux
Hon Wel
Ted Graveman
el Whatley
Funeral Home
Madison County gains in census figures and auto tag shift
The official census shows Madison County population 173 285 with Montgomery ahead Huntsville. It notes 1960 figures Montgomery 134 393 and Huntsville 129 519 and mentions a larger county share of state funds and no 3 prefix for license tags.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blake
Madison County
Secretary of State
Montgomery
Huntsville
For Rent and Job Wanted in Central Area
Too late to classify for rent: three room furnished apartment on A venue, call 353 4245. Wanted experienced waitress only apply in person to Ce Mar restaurant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ce-Mar
Also Mentioned on This Page
Morgan County
Rock Creek
Goin Smith
Ruth Gedarn
Liars Club
Mecatur General
James F. Porter
State Ave
Charles Hitt
Donna Ave
Karen Breeding
Martha St
Lewis. N. Breeding
Stephen ‘Simmons
Flint Rd
Coy Flack
Little Ernie
Flack
Robert James Short
Trinity
James Edward Jones
Decature
Lyons Club
Rihannn
Decatur Curb
Mr. Farmer
Decatur Center
W_T GRANT
Shortcakes
Usc
Lester Birt Hughes Sr
Rising Sun Lodge
Masonic Temple
L. Rogers
W.M
C. B. Kenton
Sec'y
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