Weather and River Report for Decatur Tennessee Area
Decatur and vicinity shows Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge 17.05 feet, up 0.01 in 12 hours, sea level reading 551.35 feet. Forecast calls for cloudy, colder conditions with rain changing to freezing rain before Sunday morning. high today around 35 degrees. Venus shines near the Moon, distance about 62 million miles from Earth. New Moon on January 25. Moonrise tomorrow at 4:13 a.m. Sun sets at 5:06 p.m. Sunrise 6:52 a.m.
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Venus
Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
Extreme Arctic Cold Hits Mountain States and Midwest
Arctic air pushed temperatures to record lows across Montana Utah and Wyoming while heavy snow and near blizzard conditions affected Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma and Iowa. Strong winds and fog disrupted travel from New Mexico to the Midwest and disrupted flights at Washington and Baltimore airports.
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West Yellowstone
Mont
Butte
Hibbing
Minn
Rawlins
Wyo
Scottsbluff
Neb
Akron
Colo
Goodland
Kan
Marquette
Mich
Dalhart
Texas Panhandle
Chicago
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
New Mexico
Iowa
Missouri
Washington
National
Friendship International
Baltimore
Weather forecast canceled for Southeast Mississippi and surrounds
The weather bureau in New Orleans canceled a severe thunderstorm forecast for parts of southeast Mississippi southern Alabama and northwest Florida. The message said the Saturday night severe thunderstorm activity did not materialize and that heavy thundershowers were expected for the next two to three hours but not too severe.
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Weather Bureau
New Orleans
Mississippi
Alabama
Florida
Wreck Suits Seek 165 000 From 1962 Crash
Six suits seek a total of 165000 in Circuit Court tied to a September 30 1962 crash that killed two and injured five. Defendant Pearline Carr drove a 1959 Ford into a Highway Patrol car killing Capt. Thomas Maxwell and passenger Lucy Faye Phillips. Gordon Phillips sues for 110000 for himself and two injured daughters Sharon and Janice. Additional claims include 55000 each by Bessie Owens and James Owens for injuries from the same incident. Other lawsuits allege damages from separate crashes with varying amounts and defendants.
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Pearline Carr
Elizabeth P. Carr
Moulton
Thomas E. Maxwell
Carr Auto
Lucy Faye Phillips
Trinity 1
Johnson Chapel Rd
Danville Rd
Carr
Albert Brewer
Bessie Gray Owens
Bessie Owens
James Ed Owens
Dwight W. Matchem
Montgomery
Louisville and Nashville
John Doe
Matchem
Powell and Powell
Samuel Plant
Plant
Royce Sims
George Collins
Trinity Gin Co
Young Kent
Powell
U. S. 231
Whitesburg Bridge
Ponder
Huntsville
J. W. Solley
Limestone Young Republicans plan meeting in Limestone
ATHENS John Grenier state chairman of the Alabama Republicans will speak at a Limestone County Young Republicans Club meeting Thursday at 7 30 p m at the Town and Country Restaurant The event will include remarks by Man yon Millican executive chairman of the Alabama Republicans and John Davis Huntsville chairman of the state federation of Young Republicans Also scheduled is a charter presentation to the Athens College Young Republican Club and the election of a vice president for the Limestone County Club The public is invited.
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Athens
John Grenier
Alabama Republicans
Limestone County
Young Republicans Club
Town and
Jerry Barksdale
Limestone Group
Manyon Millican
Birmingham
John Davis
Huntsville
State Federation of Young Republicans
Young Republican Club
Athens College
Limestone County Club
Barksdale
Local Families Welcome Newborns This Week
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Nix of Decatur 4 welcomed a son Friday at Baugh Wiley Smith Clinic. Mr. and Mrs. James Herring of Hartselle 4 welcomed a son Friday at Baugh Wiley Smith Clinic. Mr. and Mrs. James R. Fite of 2110 Birch St SE welcomed a son Friday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Drake of Ardmore 1 welcomed a boy Friday at Athens Limestone Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Walker of Moulton welcomed a boy Thursday at Lawrence County Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Gipson of Moulton welcomed a boy Thursday at Lawrence County Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Button of Danville 2 welcomed a girl Thursday at Lawrence County. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kelley of Moulton 4 welcomed a girl Thursday at Lawrence County Hospital.
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Jerry Nix
Decatur
Baugh- Wiley-Smith Clinic
James Herring
Hartselle
Baugh-Wiley-Smith Clinic
James R. Fite
Birch St
Decatur General Hospital
Kenneth Drake
Ardmore
Athens-Limestone Hospital
Jimmy Walker
Moulton
Lawrence County Hospital
Carl Gipson
Jim Button
Danville
Lawrence County
Richard Kelley
Local Hospital Lists Residents and Addresses
Baugh Wiley Smith William Fuller 712 Church St Forrest Plant Decatur Hassell Nix 1319 7th Ave SE Henry Perkins 1114th Ave David Smith 1004 9th Ave SE Vergil Parker Somerville 1 John Miller Arab 2 Mrs Billy Freeman and infant daughter 1608 Sherman St SE
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B. F. Ware, Jr
Pennylane
R. W. Roger
Trinity
Roger Wayne Lee
Decatur Trailer Park
Carol Darlene Fuller
10Th Ave
William Karon Young
Royal Dr
Otis Henry Andrew
Union Hill
William Fuller
Church St. Forrest Plant
Decatur
Hassell Nix
7Th Ave
Henry Perkins
David Smith
9Th Ave
Vergil Parker
Somerville
John Miller
Billy Freeman
Sherman St
Cullman And Nearby Residents Listed In Local Notices
A readable list includes Emma Ruth Reynolds Cullman 5 Christine Baxley Hanceville Edwin F. Smith Birmingham Hubert Max Brown Jr. Cullman Herman V. Crumbley Cullman Phillip Weissend Cullman James Arley Hendrix Cullman Sara Inez Hollis Hanceville 2 Carolyn Ann Cagle Vermont 2 John H. Mikeal Hanceville 2 Mary Adeline Manard Cullman 8 James P. Bland Hanceville 1.
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Emma Ruth Reynolds
Cullman
Christine Baxley
Hanceville
Edwin F. Smith
Birmingham
Hurbert Max Brown, Jr
Herman V. Crumbley
Sara Inez Hollis
Carolyn Ann Cagle
Vinemont
John H. Mikeal
Mary Adeline Manard
James P. Bland
Names listed for Athens Limestone admissions
A compiled list shows individuals connected to Athens Limestone admissions including James S. Howard Mary Baker Peggy Jean Drake Deward E. Gordon William F. Dew Cora E. Newby Brenda Gail Campbell Joe F. Clem Edsel Moore Bertha Pickett Beauty McColley and others from Athens Ardmore Huntsville Elkmont Tanner.
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James S. Howard
Athens
Mary Baker
Peggy Jean Drake
Ardmore
Tenn
Deward E. Gordon
William F. Dew
Huntsville
Cora E. Newby
Brenda Gail Campbell
Joe F. Clem
Elkmont
Edsel Moore
Bertha Pickett
Beauty McColley
Tanner
Lawrence County Admissions List
The document lists residents and counts affiliated with Lawrence County admissions. Names include Mrs. Carl Gipson of Moulton Mrs. Emma Little of Moulton and Mrs. James Peoples of Mount Hope among others with counts 1 2 3 4 and locations Moulton Hillsboro Trinity Russellville Mount Hope and Russellville.
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Carl Gipson
Moulton
Emma Little
James Peoples
Mount Hope
Jimmy Walker
Shirlene Reeves
Hillsboro
Lonnie T. Maner
Trinity
Willard White
Truitt Jacobs
Richard Kelley
Tommy Lee
Garth Clark
James Yarbrough
Herbert Lowery
Peggy Kerby
Russellville
Willard Wallace
Howard Kerguson
Lawrence County arrests total for 1962 disclosed
Lawrence County Sheriff’s office released 1962 arrest figures prepared by Jailer Pat McNairy. Arrests totaled 1 258 with primary categories including public drunkenness 383 and theft related offenses. five cars and one truck were seized, 30 stills destroyed, 24 200 gallons of live mash and 35 gallons of wildcat whisky seized.
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Moulton
Lawrence County Sheriff's Office
Pat McNairy
McNairy
Federal suits challenge segregated schools near Mobile and Huntsville
The Justice Department files suits seeking injunctions to end racial discrimination affecting children of armed forces members and civilian employees at Redstone Arsenal and Brookley Air Force Base. Officials cite constitutional violations while Alabama lawmakers object, warning of federally funded defense strain and national discord.
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Mobile
Madison
Redstone Arsenal
Huntsville
Brookley Air Force Base
U.S. Atty
W. R. Jansen Jr
J. L. LeFlore
Justice Department
NAACP
Lister Hill
Rep
George Huddleston Jr
Alabama
Huddleston
Federal funds aid Morgan and Decatur schools for 1962 63
Morgan County and city schools will receive about 120000 from HEW as the area is federally impacted. About 60000 goes to county and city systems for pupils with a parent on federal property like Redstone Arsenal. 750 to 800 such pupils in county and 790 in city schools as of Dec 1 1962. He remains hopeful funding will rise despite HEW notices limiting funds for districts with parents on federal property.
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Decatur
Morgan County
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
U.S
Lester E. Wooten
Redstone Arsenal
Wooten
H. R. Leeman
Arsenal
Leeman
HEW Department
Huntsville
Montgomery
Mobile
Ozark
Ala
U.S. Department of Justice
Madison
Mobile Counties
Barnett vows full support to fight desegregation suit
Mississippi Governor Ross Barnett said he will cooperate fully with Biloxi and Gulfport officials to defeat a Justice Department suit seeking desegregation of coast public schools. He denounced the action as evidence of federal overreach and pledged to resist with every resource to protect Mississippi students of all races.
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Justice Department
Madison
Mobile
Alabama
Bossier Parish
Louisiana
Harrison County
Mississippi
Barnett
Department of Justice
Guard seeks three officers for Co B 279th Signal Btn Alabama
The Alabama National Guard unit seeks three officers to fill openings in Co B 279th Signal Battalion. Eligible are second or first lieutenants from any service and both Army Reserve and Guard officers may apply. Contact Sgt William C. Cartee at the Armory on 4th Ave SE for details. In other Army news the Pentagon reorganization clarifies that the US Army Reserve unit in Decatur has not lost its platoon. The 2d Platoon 376th Engineer Co has been redesignated as a platoon of the 926th Engineer Battalion and will remain at the USAR Center 1400 Courtland Rd Decatur. Platoon leader 1 Lt Ronald Christensen and members will transfer after inactivation of the 376th.
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le William C. Cartee
4Th Ave
Army
Pentagon
Washington
United States Army Reserve
Decatur
376Th Engineer Co
926Th Engineer Battalion
Usar Center
Courtland Rd
Ronald Christensen
376Th
Congo in Crisis as UN Faces Katanga Rebuilding
The piece notes fear of central Congo troops in Elisabethville and rising tribal tensions in south Kasai. Baluba refugees live under UN control while squatters appear. Katanga's wealth from Union Miniere and a hoped revival of its mineral industry are tied to Congo's future, with UN aid seen as essential to prevent chaos.
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Congo
The
United Nations
Kasai
Elisabethville
U.N
Union Miniere du Haut
Katanga
No Representation Carries at Industrial Uniform Service
Eighteen route salesmen at Industrial Uniform Service plant in Decatur voting 10 to 8 rejected representation by Local 402 of the Teamsters Union. The election, overseen by NLRB board agent Thaddeus R. Sobieski, confirms the Decatur plant's status since 1959 with Earl Howell as manager.
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Teamsters’ Union
Thaddeus R. Sobieski
National Labor Relations Board
Decatur
Earl Howell
Integration Strife Taints Washington Public Schools
Barnett condemns public schools in Washington DC as chaotic after the Thanksgiving race riot and canceled athletic contests. He argues federal actions push forced integration to satisfy political minorities amid his contempt citation over opposition to James Meredith at the University of Mississippi.
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Washington, D.C
America
Washington
Justice Department
Barnett
James H. Meredith
University of Mississippi
Khrushchev and China Clash Over Peaceful Coexistence
A lengthy debate reveals a Moscow Beijing split over peaceful coexistence and proletarian internationalism. Wu Hsiu chuan pushes for equality with the Soviet Union while Khrushchev defends Moscow's approach amid Berlin tensions and Cuban crisis memories.
Cleveland bakery trades stamps to savings bonds
Valuable stamps from Mrs Edna McLain's bakery in Cleveland Tennessee give customers U S savings stamps instead of plain trading stamps. Shoppers collect stamps in a savings stamp album and aim for a $25 savings bond trade later.
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Cleveland, Tenn
Edna McLain
U. S
Poultry Division Planned Move to Cullman
Commissioner A W Todd of the Department of Agriculture orders the poultry division moved from Montgomery to Cullman to better serve the local poultry industry. Todd’s aide Arthur Dees notes most staff are already in the area and final details remain to be worked out.
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Cullman
A. W. Todd
Department of Agriculture
Montgomery
Todd
Agriculture Department
Arthur Dees
Dees
False murder call investigated near Athens on Highway 72
Athens police and Limestone County officials responded to an anonymous report of a murder near Athens on Highway 72. Coroner Charlie Sammett and Sheriff M. W. Evans led investigators with Deputy presence and Highway Patrolman Carl Edgemon. No victim or Crawford was found. authorities called it an apparent false alarm.
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Athens
Highway 72
Limestone County
Charlie Sammett
M. W. Evans
Carl Edgeman
Crawford
Courtland Man James Hampton Charged in Prohibition Case
James Hampton of Courtland was charged with violation of the prohibition law in Lawrence County. He was released from Lawrence County Jail on $300 bond after officers found one gallon of wildcat whisky, according to Jailer Pat McNairy.
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Moulton
Courtland
James Hampton
Lawrence County
Pat McNairy
Hampton
Cars Damaged In Wreck Near Arab
Two-vehicle crash 2.2 miles south of Arab on U.S. Highway 231 at 3:20 pm caused $600 in damage. A 1959 Chevrolet driven by Billy Ray Webster 31 of Huntsville and a 1954 Oldsmobile driven by Ernest Lee Glover 52 of Warrior were involved. Each vehicle sustained about $300 in damage with no injuries. Glover allegedly failed to yield.
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U.S
Deaths of James Jackson Known as Captain Jack
Graveside services for James Captain Jack Jackson at 11 a.m. today at Sykes Cemetery. Reynolds Funeral Home directs. He died Monday at his residence 707 Church St NW.
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James
Jack”. Jackson
Sykes Cemetery
Reynolds Funeral Home
Church St. NW
Tanner P T A Meeting Set For Monday Evening
The Tanner High School P T A holds its regular meeting Monday at 7 p.m. in the school cafeteria to discuss current activities and upcoming events.
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Tanner
Tanner High School
Elkmont PTA Sponsors Chicken Stew Night
The Elkmont School PTA hosts a chicken stew dinner in the school lunchroom starting at 5 30 p m. Proceeds support school programs and student activities.
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Elkmont
PTA
Local youths face gaming charges in city court
James W. Hammon 20 Johnny S. Bailey 21 and William G. Rose 21 are due in city recorder's court Monday on gaming charges. They were arrested late Friday or early Saturday. Police report two traffic accidents occurred Saturday with several injuries and charges including failure to yield right of way. Burned house in Moulton Heights sparked a fire call to Emma Garth's home, loss not estimated. Local clubs and church women groups hold Monday meetings. hospital report lists Mrs. Price M. Bryant recovering after surgery.
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James W. Hammon
Johnny S. Bailey
William G. Rose
City Recorder’s Court
F. P. Lerner
14Th Ave
Billie Joe Harrison
Tower St
Locust St
Harrison
Fire Department
Moulton Heights
Emma
Garth
Infant Dodson dies in Decatur with graveside rites
Infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Dodson of Decatur 3 died Friday in a local hospital. Graveside services are today at 2 p.m. from Clardy Cemetery. Survivors include parents three brothers Ray Charles and Gary all of Decatur 3 and grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Hewett Dodson Lawrence County.
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Hubert Dodson
Decatur 3
Clardy Cemetery
Ray
Charles
Gary
Hewett Dodson
Lawrence County
Funeral services for Willis E. Evans in Hillsboro
Willis Elmer Evans 77 of Hillsboro will be laid to rest Monday at 10 30 a m in Moulton city cemetery following services at Elliott Brown Funeral Home. He died Saturday at Lawrence County Hospital. Survivors include his widow 3 daughters 5 sons a brother 3 half sisters 17 grandchildren and 1 ½ great grandchildren. Active pallbearers and honorary pallbearers are named.
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Moulton
Willis Elmer Evans
Hillsboro
Elliott-Brown
John Wagner
Paul Lang
Evans
Lawrence County Hospital
Moulton City Cemetery
Martha Evans
Julie Hale
Grace Moul
Bertreen Reading
Louie
Buford
William B
Thomas
Enloe Evans
John Evans
He D. Hale
Joe W. Hale
Morris Dutton
Bubce Morgan
Roger Smith
Donald Evans
Price Goodwin
Jerry Goodwin
Paris Terry
Melvin Hutto
Lons
Collision Causes Six Hundred Dollars In Morgan County
A two car crash nine miles south of Somerville on Morgan County road 73 caused 600 dollars in property damage. Drivers were James T. Gurley, 19, Somerville, in a 1961 Chevrolet, and David E. Moon, 57, Hartselle, in a 1953 Studebaker. The cars side swiped at about 9 20 a.m.
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Somerville
Here
Morgan County
Highway Patrol
James T. Gurley
David E. Moon
Hartselle
Studebaker
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16Th Ave
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Grant St
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Edward A. Boyle
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13Th Ave
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Audrey L. Free
8Th Ave
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8Th St. SE
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10Th Ave. SE
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Price M. Bryant
Bank St. Hospital
Decatur Emblem Club
Lewis West
First Baptist Church
Bess Cartwright
Paul Wolfer
Lines St
Martha Gilliland
Lee Campbell
Eleanor Drive
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John Tatum
Shermans St
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