City issues building permits and a license tag theft report
City clerk's office listed permits Friday for M. D. Rich electrical service and sign on U S 31 south valued at 200 dollars Virgil Newby electrical service change at 1509 Chestnut Street SE 175 dollars. Mrs Kenneth Jordan of Alabama 24 in Lawrence County reported a stolen license tag at 8 36 a m Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. D. Rich
U.S. 31 South
Virgil Newby
Chestnut St
Kenneth Jordan
Ala
Lawrence County
Six Year Old Hurt In City Traffic Crash
A six year old Decatur boy sustained slight facial injuries Friday morning when a car crashed into another on Spring Ave SW and Austin St SW. David Landers, a passenger in a 1962 Chevrolet driven by Sarah Jacobs Landers, 37, collided with a 1955 Chevrolet driven by Maddie H. Aycock, 29. The accident happened at 8 15 a.m. and involved a second crash later on U S 31 near the Keller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Spring Ave
Austin St
David Landers
Sarah Jacobs Landers
Martha St
Maudie H. Aycock
Cleveland Ave
Nash
Bernice T. Owens
7Th Ave
Plymouth
Gayie T. Hargrove
Harvest
Ala
Mary G. Evans
Athens
Keller
Forgery Suspect Bound to Jury in Limestone County
In Limestone County Court a forgery suspect facing degree forgery was bound over to await Grand Jury action. Bonds were set at 750 dollars on each charge. Joe Whisenant received a 25 dollar fine plus costs for possessing a gun on Wheeler Wildlife Refuge. Seven other cases before Judge D L Rosenau Jr included two for no tail light and one for drunk driving, public license violations, muffler, and highway infractions. Warrants issued for two defendants who failed to appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Limestone
Newton
Joe Whisenant
Wheeler Wildlife Refuge
D. L. Rosenau, Jr. Latey
Athens Fire Douses Ada Macklin Residence Blaze
Athens firemen responded to a 10 02 a m call to Ada Macklin 602 Trinity, fire chief A E Bumpus said an overloaded electrical circuit caused the blaze at the residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Ada Macklin
Trinity Fire
A. E. Bumpus
Want Ads Offer Big Prizes in Bank Promotion
Readers can enter a bank sponsored contest with prizes totaling up to 50000 dollars. Participants submit entries through classified notices and local branches, with winners selected by a random drawing.
Poison Whisky Found Across Several Alabama Counties
State toxicology tests reveal poisonous whisky in Limestone County during December with similar finds in Lee Mobile Montgomery Sumter and Jefferson counties. District 11 reports include Limestone Morgan Lawrence and Winston with counts of stills mash gallons moonshine and other items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
State Toxicology Department
Limestone County
S. O. Coulter
ABC
Coulter
Lee County
Mobile County
Montgomery County
Sumter County
Jefferson County
Limestone
Morgan
Lawrence
Winston Counties
Winston
Hospital Dismissals List Names and Addresses
A hospital dismissal roster lists numerous individuals with street addresses including Master Edward Darryl Ford 2110 7th St SE Edward Allen Davis 1403 Sheriff ton St SE Wendell Hawkins Moulton James Harold Spears 2308 Dogwood Ln SE and several patients and relatives such as Mrs Jerry A Cox and infant daughter 223 12th Ave SW and Mrs Jesse Jackson and infant son 811 6th Ave NW among others across Alabama towns Huntsville Mooresville Hartselle and Decatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steenson
North St
Edward Darryl Ford
7Th St
Edward Allen Davis
Sheraton St
Wendell Hawkins
Moulton
James Harold Spears
Dogwood Lane
Jerry A. Cox
12Th Ave
Jesse Jackson
6Th Ave
Jack G. Williams
Decature
James A. Thompson
20Th Ave
Adramn Gowan
7Th Ave
L. A. French
Brad
Neal Reeves
Hartselle
Thomas J. Engle
4Th Ave
Local Residents Listing for Zora Byars and Nearby Areas
Directory style listing shows names and addresses in Zora Byars Danville Athens and surrounding streets. Individuals include Earl Glasco Chloe Miller Ethel Sandlin Mark Ward Irene Lawrence Kay Pirkins Patsy Shelton Minnie McCown Bonnie Woods and others with street addresses across SE SW NE and NE sections.
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Chloe Miller
10Th Ave
Ethel Sandlin
Danville
Mark Ward
Neil St
Patsy Shelton
Oak St
Minnie McCown
Athens
Bonnie Woods
L1th Ave
Death Notices for Jeanette L Thompson in Cedar Lake
Funeral services Sunday at 2 p.m. from St Peters Baptist Church Cedar Lake. Burial in Blackwell Cemetery. Reynolds Funeral Home directs. Also listed are Emma Pearl Stover Annie Pearl Strain and Katie Mae Strain of Decatur and Annie Pearl Standard of Louisville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanette L. Thompson
St. Peters Baptist Church
Cedar Lake
Blackwell Cemetery
Reynolds Funeral Home
Evening Sky: Antares Rises and Planets Visible Tonight
Sunday January 13 forecasts show sunset at 4:58 pm and moonrise at 8:48 pm. Saturn sets at 5:57 pm while Jupiter remains in the southwest at 5:34 pm and Mars high in the southwest at 3:06 pm. Venus sits above Antares and is notably brighter.
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Antares
Saturn
Jupiter
Mars
Tennessee River Level and Weather Report at Keller Memorial Bridge
The Tennessee River registered 17.05 feet at Friday night with a 0.467 foot 24 hour rise. Sea level reading stood at 551.35 feet. Forecast calls for cloudy cooler conditions with rain, high around 46. Temperature was 64 degrees at 7 10 p m Friday.
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Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
Bitter U S cold wave blankets much of the nation
An immense tide of super cold weather hit most of the nation with wind and snow. The cold front stretched from New England to Texas and New Mexico, closing schools and blocking travel on U S 66. Record lows appeared in Seattle and Denver as mountain air search was hindered by the chill.
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Spring Hill
Tenn
Texas
New Mexico
U.S. 66
Continental Divide
New England
Ohio Valley
Arizona
California
Washington
Tropic
Minot
N. D
Nebraska
Kansas
Colorado
Middle West
Seattle
Mercury
Denver
Deaths: Lois V. Holt 70 of Athens Four
Lois V. Holt 70 of Athens Four died Friday at her home. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Sunday at Reunion Church of Christ with burial in Athens City Cemetery. Ministers Wallace Whitehorn and Harold Lentz will officiate. McConnell Funeral Home directs. Survived by two daughters Virginia Blackwell and Rebecca Presswell both of Athens Four. 12 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren.
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Athens
Lois V. Holt
Reunion Church of Christ
Athens City
Wallace Whitehorn
Harold Lentz
McConnell Funeral Home
Virginia Blackwell
Rebecca Presswell
Lee Knox dies at 69 in Athens home funeral set
Lee Knox, 69, of Athens died January 5 at his home. Funeral services are at 10 a.m. today at McConnell Funeral Home Chapel with burial following. He leaves wife Sarah. four daughters Sarah Moore Athens, B C Sharp Athens, Lucy Bragg Columbus GA, Elbert Roberts Rice River CA. three sons Silas Knox Huntsville, William Knox Sanfe Spring CA, Elton Knox U S Army in Greece. five half sisters and two half brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Lee Knox
McConnell Funeral Home Chapel
Sarah Knox
Sarah Moore
B. C. Sharp
Lucy Bragg
Columbus
Elbert Roberts
Rice River
Calif
Silas Knox
Huntsville
William Knox
Sanfe Spring
Elton Knox
U. S. Army
Greece
Athens man James E. Fielding dies by self-inflicted gunshot
James Everett Fielding 59 of Rogersville Alabama was found dead Thursday at his home from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Funeral services were held at Spry Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Athens City Cemetery. Survivors include his wife Florence O Dell Fielding a daughter and several siblings. He was a lifelong Alabama resident and a member of the Danville Church of Christ.
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Athens
James Everett Fielding
Rogersville
Ala
Spry Funeral Home
Bro. E. F. Bullington
Athens City Cemetery
Florence O ’Dell Fielding
J. C. Fields
Danville
John Fielding
John R. Fielding
Alvis C. Fielding
Comer B. Fielding
William G. Fielding
Davis
Mobile
Fannie Gordon
Addie Jenkins
Fielding
Alabama
Ole Miss under fire over campus unrest and readmission ruling
A DOJ spokesman blamed Ole Miss administrators for failing to curb aggressive white students amid campus harassment tied to Meredith demonstrations. The university faced special surveillance by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and a risk to accreditation. Leroy Robertson, expelled after the Sept 30 riot, was ordered readmitted by a Jackson chancery court, a move the faculty opposed, prompting critique of weak administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meredith
Department of Justice
Ole Miss
Southern Association of Colleges. and Schools
Atlanta
Gordon Sweet
Association
Department Justice
Leroy T. Robertson
Jackson
Miss
Chancery Court
Robertson
Births at Decatur General Hospital for Mr. and Mrs. White
Mr. and Mrs. Elbert J. White of 2212 College Street Southeast welcomed a baby born Friday at Decatur General Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elbert J. White
College St
Decatur General Hospital
Boys, 17, receive consecutive life terms in Georgia
Two 17 year olds, Gary Dean Priest and Timothy Wooten, were given consecutive life sentences after pleading guilty to robbery and murder in the Thanksgiving Eve killing of Arthur Castleberry, a filling station attendant in Marietta. Priest cried as the verdict was imposed. Wooten offered a brief apology. The state noted mitigation was age and neither had prior records, with parole possible in 17 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marietta
Gary Dean Priest
Timothy Wooten
Arthur Castleberry
Priest
Superior Court
James Manning
Wooten
Sol
Luther C. Hames Jr
Delicatessen License Hurdle and City Council Actions
Hartselle Jaycees discuss sponsoring a fair and seek a license waiver of 500 dollars. Charles Murphree hired as city attorney at 100 dollars monthly plus fees. Peak sharing gas plant near completion with operation planned in two weeks. Council to apply for a federal grant to obtain an airport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tor
Hartselle
Alabama official vows to seek lower rates and fast refunds
Ed Pepper, set to replace Foster on the commission Monday, promised an immediate investigation of the telephone company records to ensure the hurried order is fair to Alabama residents. He said he will press for lower rates and may appeal the order to the Supreme Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Pepper
Foster
Alabama
Eee
Supreme Court
Bookmobile Schedule for January Routes
The schedule lists stops and times including Cross Key at Griffin's Store nine to 9:25, Cartwright at Reece's Store nine thirty five to ten, Cartwright at Shannon's Store ten ten, Owens Junior High School ten forty to eleven thirty, Buck Island Road at Farmers Grocery eleven thirty five to twelve, and Athens Scout House from one to four.
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Cartwright
Reece’s
Shannon’s
Owens Junior High School
Buck Island Road
Farmer’s Grocery
Athens Scout House
Four Appointments At Chemstrand Co. Research and Service
Chemstrand Co announces four new appointees to the research and service department under director G. M. Shipman. The appointees are William O. (knitting specialist) Wendell Brennan (senior textile engineer) Adrian J. P. Craven (technical writer) and Byron A. Sample Jr. (dye chemist).
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chemstrand Co
Applications Research and Service Department
G. M. Shipman
Our
William O. Ag
Wendell Brennan
Adrian J. P. Craven
Byron A. Sample, Jr
Copter Fall Claims Seven Aboard in Viet Nam Crash
A U S Army troop-carrying helicopter crashed southwest of Saigon killing seven Americans. The craft was returning to Saigon from the Mekong delta at about 2,500 feet when it went down. Communist ground fire was suspected as a possible cause.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
Here
Mekong River
Meredith to Stay on Ole Miss Campus Through Weekend
Oxford Mississippi January 11 Negro student James H Meredith says he will remain on the University of Mississippi campus tonight and likely through the weekend. He plans to visit Memphis tomorrow if possible after a 2 pm class. The federal grand jury ends a busy week, with 50 indictments released none tied to the desegregation riot. Ten people including Maj Gen Edwin A Walker are charged in connection with the September 30 riot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
Miss
James H. Meredith
University of Mississippi
Meredith
Memphis
Federal Grand Jury
Edwin A. Walker
Patterson appoints E B Goode to Tuskegee board
Montgomery Alabama AP Governor John Patterson announces the replacement of longtime Tuskegee Institute board member M Cairo Craig with Dr E B Goode of Mobile. Patterson also reappoints A G Gaston and four Auburn trustees G H Wright Frank P Samford E A Roberts and William J Forrester. Names await Senate confirmation and potential action by Gov elect George Wallace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
Saturn Engineer dies in Florida on Saturn project
Frank Kamm Jr., 42, a Chrysler Corp. produce designer at Huntsville, died in Jacksonville after a heart attack while en route to Huntsville. He had been at Cape Canaveral checking Saturn launch complex equipment and was traveling with NASA personnel when the private plane made an emergency landing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fla
Huntsville
Frank Kamm Jr
Chrysler Corp
Kamm
Cape Canaveral
National Aeronautics and Space Adrinis
Fact finding notes blame strike tactics in New York union dispute
The December 8 printers strike shut down nine major New York papers and left 8 million readers without daily newspapers. A fact finding board labeled the walkout a deliberate opening gambit and urged quick, responsible settlement while noting the nonbinding nature of its conclusions. Negotiations to resume were set for Saturday with city and state mediators joining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aflcio International Typographical Union
New York ’S
New York
W. Willard Wirtz
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Robert F. Wagner
Harold R. Medina
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
New York Criminal Court
Joseph O'Grady
David W. Peck
State Supreme Court
Wirtz
ITU
Gadsden Appeals Naming Of Chief
The Gadsden city commission appealed to circuit court over the civil service board’s naming of Captain Preston W. Cartee as police chief. Acting Chief J H Snyder would continue as acting chief during the appeal while Cartee remained a captain. Public Safety Commissioner Joe Hubbard defended his right to appoint the chief. The board’s 2 1 vote favored Cartee, Snyder dissenting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gadsden
Snyder
Hubbard
Civil Service Board
Cartee
Synder
Milk price cut urged by new Alabama official
Culture commissioner Todd said he will meet milk distributors after taking office to seek a reversal of the recent penny per container milk hike. He argued the State Milk Control Board acted to gain before his term and that the rise costs consumers and hurts children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Todd
State Milk Control Board
Alabama
Milk Board
Cuba Aid Cut Threat Flows To Nations With Ships To Cuba
The United States warned countries whose vessels sail to Cuba that they risk losing American aid under a new law. State Department officials aim to persuade nations to divert ships from Cuban ports rather than impose penalties, noting some non Communist nations already restrict Cuban trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Cuba
State Department
Joseph W. Reap
Congress
Reap
U.S
Great Britain
Norway
Greece
Panama
Liberia
West Germany
Italy
Department
Kennedy
Fidel Castro
Bridge starts in Alcantara for Tagus River span
The first pillar base for a 6,400 foot Tagus River bridge in Alcantara was installed this week as construction begins on the $69 million project. Lisbon region officials say the concrete and steel structure will connect suburbs over the river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
Portugal
Tagus River
Alcantara
Britain to Enter Two Trade Fairs in Greece and Peru
London reports Britain will participate in trade fairs at Salonika Greece from September 1 to 22 and at Lima Peru from October 26 to November 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
London
Salonika
Greece
Lima
Peru
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THE
Decatur Daily
Wrere
Couttwe
Tennessee Valley Printing Co., Inc
W. R. Shelton
Decatur, Alabame
Associated Press
DAG
Guidel Drug Co.ps Ave. Ow
Decatur General Admissions
Fred Miller Edward
5Th Ave
T. A. Carder
Mooresville
Hyland Kinney
Eva
Timothy Dale Cobb
Howard Verner
8Th Ave
Irene Lawrence
Kay Pirkins
9Th Ave
Venus
Nea Rtfand River
Decatur and Vicinity
Associated. Press
Albany
Bismarck
Boise
Boston
Buffalo
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Des Moines
Detroit
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M -M
Fort Worth
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Kansas City
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New Orleans
Philadelphia
Phoenix
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Portland
Ore
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San’ Diego
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Dean Oe
Eastwood
Eastwood Elementary
Morgan County
American Legion
John Aldridge
Lawrence Frahm
A. T. Abercrombie
G. L. Ford
T. D. Brooks
L. A. Oa Feeee Ees Sea
Dai
Mrs
Lois Holt
James E. Fielding
Delicatessen
Cross Key
Griffin’s
Chemstrand
Florida
China
ITF
E. Moulton St
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