Athens Woman Injured In One Car Crash Near Strain Rd
A single vehicle crash near Strain Road in Athens injures O Neil l Malone while driver Terry T Griffiths 26 escapes injury. Authorities say the car left the road at about 9 p m Monday and the extent of injuries is not yet detailed. An oratorical contest hosted by Athens American Legion Post 49 will be held February 14 at 1 pm at Athens Bible School with county schools invited to enter. The event offers a $25 savings bond for the winner who advances to district competition. Athens police investigate a break in at the Standard Oil Co station on Marion Street with no immediate details on items missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Strain
Highway Patrol
O’neill Malone
Terry T. Griffiths
American Legion Post 49 of
Athens Bible School
Thornton
Lawrence County Board of Equalization gets three appointees
Gov. Lurleen Wallace named three members to the Lawrence County Board of Equalization this weekend, expanding the panel as part of a broader state appointment drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton
Lawrence County Board of Equalization
Lurleen Wallace
Obituaries for Rev Gurley Bynum and Clarence Norton
Funeral services for Rev Gurley McCoy Bynum 88 of 405 Walnut St NE were at First Methodist Church with burial at Athens City Cemetery Gunthorp directing Survivors include widow Minnie S Bynum two daughters Mildred and Corrine four sons Bruce McCoy Maurice Stansell and others Norton Clarence Arthur 61 of Courtland died Monday in a Decatur hospital Services Wednesday at Courtland Methodist Church burial in Courtland City Cemetery Gunthorp directing Survivors include widow Edna Norton a son Princess Norton three brothers and a sister plus three grandchildren and two great grandchildren Norton was a member of Courtland Masonic Lodge veteran and American Legion member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gurley McCoy Bynum
Walnut St
Carraway Methodist Hospital
Birmingham
First Methodist Church
Rev
E. M. Barnes
Athens City Cemetery
Gunthorp
Bynum
Minnie S.bynum
Mildred Bynum
Anniston
Corrine Cloud
Bell Glade
Fla
Bruce Bynum
Jackson, Tenn
McCoy Bynum
Corpus Christi
Texas
Maurice Bynum
Empire
Stansell Bynum
Milton, Fla
Hallie McMullen
Tampa
Clarence Arthur (Brown) Norton
Countland
Decatur
Courtland Methodist Church
Ernest Dillard
Courtland City Cemetery
Edna Norton
Courtland
Princess Norton
J. C. Norton
Jacksonville
Henry Norrton
Sheffield
Limestone County jury commission named by governor
Governor Lurleen Wallace appointed three members to the Limestone County jury commission. The appointees are Walter M. Gordon John G. Sandlin and J W Johnston all from Athens. Gerald Jackson was treated and released from Baugh Wiley Smith Hospital after a stabbing near his neighbor's house. no charges were pressed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Lurleen Wallace
Limestone County
Gerald Jackson
Jackson St. SE
Baugh- Wiley-Smith Hospital
Jackson
Local club meetings and eye clinic announced for Thursday
The Decatur Chapter of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union meets Thursday at 2 p.m. at 225 Memorial Dr. NW. The Morgan County Lazy Eye Clinic screens children 3.5 to 6 years old Thursday 9 to 11 a.m. call 353-6847 or 353-7939. Mizpah Chapter No. 19 Order of the Eastern Star meets tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the Masonic Temple. Great Books Discussion Group gathers at 8 p.m. Thursday in the Mutual Savings Life building library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Woman's Christian Temperance’. Union
L.L. McCulloch
Memorial Dr. NW
Morgan County
Health Department
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Mutual Savings Life
Funeral services for Lillie Fletcher in Decatur
Funeral services for Lillie Robinson Fletcher 68 of 104 Somerville Rd SE will be at 2 p m Wednesday at Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church with Rev M C Cosby officiating. Burial in Bell Church Cemetery Reynolds directing survivors include widower John Henry Fletcher Decatur two sons Lee O Vaughn Decatur Lewis N Vaughn Landover Md a brother Zennie L Robinson Decatur 1 four grandchildren and two great grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillie Robinson Fletcher
Somerville Rd
Decatur General Hospital
Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church
Rev. M. C. Cosby
Bell Church
Reynolds
John Henry Fletcher
Decatur
Lee O. Vaughn
Lewis N. Vaughn
Landover
Zennie L. Robinson
Funeral services for Lady J Eppison of Moulton
Lady J Eppison 54 of Moulton died Saturday at home. Funeral 11 a.m. Wednesday at Elliott Funeral Home Chapel followed by burial in Graham Cemetery. Survived by widow Mrs Mattie Eppison two sons James Eppison Jr in the Air Force Vietnam a daughter Mrs Marie Puckett of Oak Grove a sister Mrs Hattie Murphy of Oneonta two brothers Willie Eppison of Blountsville and Charlie Eppison of Hillsboro eight grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton
J. Eppison
Elliott
Buriat-will
Graham Cemetery
Elliott Directing
Mattie Eppison
Marie Puckett
Oak Grove
James Eppison
Bessemer
Lady Eppison Jr
Air Force
Vietnam
Hattie Murphy
Oneonta
Willie Eppison
Blountsville
Charlie Eppison
Hillsboro 2
Funeral for Pfc Wesley Griffin Held in San Antonio
Pfc Wesley Griffin was buried in San Antonio after a Vietnam service. His parents Mr and Mrs Cecil Tucker, former Cullman residents, and his aunt Mrs Gerald Davis of Decatur were named as relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Texas
Pfc
Wesley Griffin
Vietnam
Pfc. Griffin
Cecil Tucker
Cullman
Gerald Davis
7Th Ave
Decatur
Enriched plan uses funds from cancelled flight 1A
An estimated 50 million dollars from the cancelled flight 1A will finance future AAP flights. Used rocket stages will be repurposed as orbiting workshops and observatories, supporting ongoing space research and infrastructure.
Funeral services for M. J. Segars in Hartselle
Funeral services for M. J. Segars 85 of 501 Cosby Street were held at Peck Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Olan Whitten officiating. Burial followed at Hartselle Memory Gardens. Survivors include sister Mrs. Della Howell of Hartselle and nephews served as pallbearers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartselle
M. J. Segars
Cosby St
Peck Funeral Home
Olan Whitten
Allen’s gubernatorial bid and wartime service
The article notes Allen planned a 1966 run for governor but did not pursue it after George Wallace announced his wife Lurleen’s candidacy. An attorney in Gadsden since 1935, Allen served briefly in the Alabama House and Senate, resigned to serve in World War II, and held lieutenant governor terms from 1951 to 1955 and 1963 to 1967.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
George Wallace
Lurleen
Gadsden
Alabama House
Senate
Wallace and Wallace plot sparks race and party clash
Florida party chief claims Wallace gains backing from racist factions while accusing Wallace allies of a behind the scenes Johnson-Wallace plot. He says the White House signals calm toward southern leaders like Lister Hill who back Wallace yet retain Democratic support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson-Wallace
Wallace
Kirk
White House
John Bailey
Democratic National Committee
Florida
Alabama
Lister Hill
Securities Over the Counter Quotation Notice
Quotations of the NASD represent representative interdealer prices as of about 10 a.m. Interdealer market changes throughout the day. Prices exclude retail markups markdowns and commissions.
Market prices for crops and commodities listed with thousands
Cotton prices show Decatur loan middling at 21.26 cents per pound and cottonseed at 40 dollars per ton. Dairy Milk grades top at 6.55 per hundredweight with manufactured milk at 3.20. Timber and pulpwood priced at 65 45 and 35, and pulpwood at 13.50 per cord. Grains and beans list corn 1.22, oats 8.70, milling wheat 1.50, barley 0.95, soybeans 2.47.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Wall Street Morning Stocks Roundup From New York AP
The New York AP stock roundup lists numerous corporate tickers with varied early gains and losses. Notable firms include Coca Cola, IBM, Ford, General Mills, Exxon, Gulf Oil, Westinghouse, and Boeing, among others, reflecting mixed performance across sectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Allis Chal
Rectif Am Air L
Kaiser Am_ Baker
Ligg & My Am Can
Lockh Air Am Met
Lorillard Am Met
Lou & Nas Am Sugar
Macy Or Am
Martin Co
Am Tob
Masonite
Armour
Mead Cp
Babcock W
Midl So Util
Fds
Minn M M
Bell & How
Mobil Oil
Beth Steel
Monson
Boeing
Mont Ward
Borden
Nat Dairy
Burl Ind
Nat Distill
iCalum & H
Olin Math
Cater Trac
Owens Ill Gl
Celenese
Penney
Ches & Ohio
Pepsi Cola
Chrysler
Pet Inc
Dow Chem
Key
Tob
du Pont
R C Cola
Dymo Ind
St. Regis Pap
Sperry
Ford Met
rueh—Co
Swift
Texaco
Tel & el
UN Carbide
Genesco
Indian Head
Xerox
Wall Street Slips Amid Cautious Trading In Downturn
The New York market weakened in late trading with 8.89 million shares traded in four hours. The Dow fell 4.33 to 888.41 as losses outpaced gains by over 100 issues. Gulf & Western was most active, trading fractionally lower while Armour rose slightly amid merger talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Gulf & Western
Viet Cong Ambushes Kill 40 in Coastal and Highlands Actions
Viet Minh or Viet Cong guerrillas ambushed a South Vietnamese infantry company in the coastal lowlands 357 miles northeast of Saigon while two separate ambushes targeted American convoys 75 miles apart in the central highlands. US spokesmen reported 37 Communists and three Americans killed with 23 Americans wounded. convoy damage was light. A Vietnamese battalion, backed by armor, pursued the attackers, killing 40 guerrillas and capturing nine weapons, with one Vietnamese soldier killed and two wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
U.S
Morgan County Courthouse project eyed for 1969 construction
Mayor Blackburn announces hopes to begin building by early summer as Morgan County officials push for property acquisition for the civic center. HUD funds previously approved cover survey and planning. new loans may finance land purchases and parking at First Ave and Grant St. and a city hall reconfiguration connected by a glass corridor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
Blackburn
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Civic Center
Parker i
Lee, Davis, Ferry and
Line Sts
Board of Revenue
Guy Roberts
Parker
HUD
First Ave
Grant St
Wells St
Ferry St
Lee St
Federal Building
Davis St
Schools reopen after one day holiday in Athens Calhoun and Cullman area
Athens College Calhoun Junior College and Athens Bible School and Cullman City Schools reopened today while Athens city schools and Huntsville city schools remained closed. Officials expect full schedule to resume Wednesday as warmer sun melts remaining snow after a mild two day thaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens College
Calhoun Junior College
Athens Bible School
Cullman City
Athens City Schools
Huntsville City
Births and marriages in Decatur area records
Daily Records reports the birth of a daughter to Mr and Mrs Norman C Weldon of Athens at Decatur General Hospital. It also lists marriage licenses for William Herbert Ledbetter and Evie Corrine Gillis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman C. Weldon
Athens
Decatur General Hospital
William Herbert Ledbetter
McArthur Ave
Evie Corrine Gillis
Putman Jaycee Fete Highlights 1966 Outstanding Young Man
John Putman, one of ten Outstanding Young Men in America for 1966, speaks at the Jaycees banquet in Decatur Inn at 7 PM. The dinner names the Outstanding Young Man and other awards while detailing Putman’s blindness since age 14 to 19 and his extensive education and public service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Putman
America
Jaycees
Putman
Decatur Inn
Birmingham Southern College
University of Mississippi
University of Miami
Attens College
Space
Huntsville
Outstanding Americans Foundation
Montgomery
Hospital Births And Dismissals In Local Records
List of names and addresses showing hospital births including infants William Ralph Huff and Tina Margaret Heflin, plus dismissals of multiple individuals across Decatur Moulton Courtland and nearby areas. Includes spouses and newborns with street details and city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy D. Rice
8Th Ave
Ear
A. Newton
Moulton
Peggy Puskar
Grant St
Charlie Odom
Carridale St
William D. Hampton
Robinson St
William Ralph Huff
Eastmeade
George Garth
Tanner
Willie W. Beasley
Athens
John H. Jones
Hillsboro
Percy Williams
14Th Ave. NW
Julian Parsons
16Th Ave
Luke
L. Slaughter
Hartselle
Robert W. Gordon
Little Tina Margaret Heflin
Courtland
Walton H. Anderson
Mooresville
Fr. Dreaper Begins Leave for Indiana University Doctorate
Very Rev. Fr. Hilary Dreaper O S B president of St Bernard College has taken a leave of absence to pursue graduate work for a doctorate at Indiana University. A temporary president will be named by Rt Rev Father Abbot Roettger and approved by the college board. Dreaper said he is not getting any younger and is glad for the chance to improve his academic and professional status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father Abbot
Indiana University
Dreaper
Notable Decatur Engineering Figures and Local Civic Involvement
Donner Fruehaus a veteran engineer with Rheem Manufacturing Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Co and Houston plant manager for Hunter Engineering. He is a UC Berkeley electrical engineering graduate and California registered P E active in Decatur civic life including Kiwanis Rotary and Burningtree. Devaney formerly Fruehaus manager since 1963 native of Canada and ex extrusion manager for Harvey Aluminum and Hunter Engineering Riverside division. He belongs to Decatur Rotary County Club Turtle Point Yacht and Country Club TVA association American Metal Society and ASME.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fruehaus
Rheem -Manufacturing Co
Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Co
Houston
Hunter Engineering
Donner
Montebello
Calif
University of California At Berkeley
California
Decatur
Decatur Kiwanis Club
Burningtree
Betty St
Devaney
Canada
Harvey Aluminum Co
Torrance
Hunter Engineering Co
Riverside
Decatur Rotary Club
Decatur Country Club
Turtle Point
Also Mentioned on This Page
Breakin
Standard Oil Co
Marion St
A. B. Lightfoot Jr
la Rence
Gurley Bynum
Clarence A. Norton
J. Eaton Stevenson
Danville
Irwin Terry
Kelly Littrell
Commission
Lillie R. Fletcher
Lady J. Eppison
Tenn
Nat’l Gas
Allied
American Amicable Life
Bank Ie
Coastal
First Ee National Bank
First State
Nat’l Bank of
Jerson Standard Life
Kentucky Central
Liberty For Life & Casualty
Life of
Moore-Hands
Mutual Savings Life Ins
National Life & Accident
Nebraska Consolidated
Protective Life
Southern United Life Ins State
Nat’l Bank of Alabama
Vulcan Life Ins. Co
Wall Street
Associated Press
Mary Lynn’s
T. R. Cathey Jr
Eutaw
Ala
Purell
Seibold
Mary Ann
Sarahlizabeth Sinclair
Durant
John Dean
Murphree Rd
Bob Bates
Jariet Dean
Tommy Hinds
Steve Smith
Kenneth Boyd
Jeff Dean
Kerry Cole
Kathy Hinds
John Boyd
Jennifer Dean
Tim Hinds
C. R
Roberson
6Th Ave
Electric Department
Billy Smith
State National Bank
Ird
Lonnie Cagle
Stokes Ford, Inc
Seton Ave. S.E
Nelson Brothers
Highway 24
Jaycee
John Patman
Decatur General Admissions
Wilbur F. Boswell
Stratford Rd
Roy A. Ferguson
9Th St
Aury A. Bowling
Decatur 3
Jerry P. McMasters
North St
John H. Hughes
Hwy
Donald D. Phillips
Bobwhite
5Th Ave
J. P. Thomas
Russell St. SW
Richard L. Y. Taymon
Gordon
Albert, C. McNutt
Filikville
Abbot Roettger
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!