Weather and River Decatur Skies January 28
Decatur forecast cloudy and colder with a high near 28 and low around 16. Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge reads 16.86 feet up 0.41 in 12 hours. TVA lake stages include Pickwick 408.6 Guntersville 593.2 Whitesburg 5531 Wilson 508.8. Mars at greatest brilliance for 1963 seen above Regulus.
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Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
TVA
Pickwick
Guntersville
Whitesburg
Wilson
Severe winter weather grips central U S and New York
Relentless cold blankets the Great Plains while the Midwest and East face snow and freezing rain. Hazardous driving warns stretch from north-central Texas to the Ohio and Tennessee valleys, with emergency declarations in Watertown and Jefferson counties New York seeking state aid. Authorities report food and fuel shortages as Arctic air drives record lows across multiple states.
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Associated Press
Great Plains
Texas
Tennessee Valley
Ohio Valley
Illinois
Indiana
Lower
Michigan
Montana
North Dakota
Minnesota
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Iowa
Maine
Chicago Weather Bureau
Nation
Bemidji
Minn
Wausau
Wis
Marquette
Much
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Bismarck
N.C
Two Hurt In Limestone County Wrecks
Two people were injured in separate rural crashes Saturday morning in Limestone County. Mrs. James Cox of Decatur, 27, sustained a back injury and was listed in fair condition at Athens Limestone Hospital after her 1958 Oldsmobile skid off U.S. 31 and fell 30 feet down an embankment. the driver A G Hammond of Decatur, 32, was uninjured. About an hour later Mrs. Lee Minor of Largo Florida, 22, was hurt when her 1955 DeSoto slid on a slick spot on U.S. 31 2 miles north of Athens. driver Marie A Schnittker of Largo Florida, 49, was uninjured. In Morgan County, Landers Smith of Ellenton Florida, 19, lost control of a 1957 Dodge on U.S. 231 12 miles north of Arab and crashed into a utility pole causing $400 damage. Smith was uninjured.
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Limestone County
Alabama Highway Patrol
James Cox
Decatur
Athens-Limestone Hospital
Lee Minor
Largo
Fla
Cox
U.S. 31
Athens
A. G. Hammonds
Five Arrested On Vagrancy In Decatur Area
Five residents of Decatur and nearby were arrested for vagrancy Friday evening around 8 o'clock at 1125 Brooks St SE by a team of eight officers. Those listed include Leroy V Shirah 33 Lillie Pearl Blackmon 32 Leroy F Blackmon 27 Lima George Morrow 39 and Elsie Baker 1125 Brooks St SE. Arresting officers were Chief Pack Self Sgt Donald Terry Louis Gilchrist Brooks Ashcraft Chester Hogan David B Smith Matthew Childers and Russell Cross. Two defendants previously faced Morgan County Court where State vs Leroy Blackmon ended in mistrial. Mrs Lillie Pearl Blackmon was identified as Lillie Pearl Thompson in Morgan County docket with a prior guilty plea to prohibition laws resulting in a $100 fine and 30 days hard labor. bond posted pending probation hearing Feb 21.
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Decatur and
City Recorder’s Court
Brooks St
Leroy V. Shirah
15Th Ave
Lillie Pearl Blackmon
Leroy F. Blackmon
Lima George Morrow
Cedar Lake
Elsie Baker
Pack Self
Donald Terry
Louis Gilchrist
Brooks Ashcraft
Chester Hogan
David B. Smith
Matthew Childers
Russell Cross
Morgan County
Leroy Blackmon
Lillie Pearl Thompson
Morgan County Court
Lewis H. West
Former Principal Indicted for Carnal Knowledge of Student
Blaine Thomas a 45 year old former principal of Hollywood Junior High School was indicted by the Jackson County grand jury on a charge of carnal knowledge of a former student. He surrendered Jan 9 and was jailed in lieu of bond after the indictment. The county board of education had suspended him Jan 4 and fired him Friday after he did not attend the meeting.
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Scottsboro
Ala
Jackson County
C. T. Dean
Blaine Thomas
Thomas
County Board of Education
Hollywood Junior High School
Twin Daughters Born to Richards at Decatur General
The Rev and Mrs Edward Richards announce the birth of twin girls Donna Carol and Debra Susan born Friday at Decatur General Hospital. Also, Mr and Mrs Waymon Holland of Moulton announce a son born Thursday at Lawrence County Hospital.
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Edward (Hoody) Richards
Decatur General Hospital
Donna Carol
Debra Susan
Waymon Holland
Moulton
Lawrence County Hospital
Northern Minnesota Ice Fishing Amid Frigid Nights
The report notes iced fisheries in northern Minnesota near the Canadian border with temperatures dropping to 30 below and Lake of the Woods showing nearly 48 inches of ice. Fishermen drill with manual augers beyond the tool’s 42 inch limit and chisel the rest to reach water. They report strong walleyed pike catches while two barges remain icebound in the upper Chesapeake Bay where ice reaches eight inches to two feet.
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Minnesota
Minn
Canadian
Lake of the Woods
Chesapeake Bay
Deaths Hartselle Arthur Joe Barber
Arthur Joe Barber of Danville died at 2 30 a m Saturday at his home Graveside services are set for 2 p m Sunday at Cook Cemetery Peck Funeral Home directing The Rev I H Myers will officiate Survivors include his parents Harold and Mrs Barber two sisters Carol and Kay Barber three brothers Rickie Jimmie and Joe Barber all of Danville Grandparents Huston Barber Decatur Arthur Brown Eliose Fila
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Hartselle
Arthur Joe Barber
Danville
Cook Cemetery
Peck Funeral Home
I. H. Myers
Harold Barber
Carol Barber
Kay Barber
Rickie Barber
Jimmie Barber
Joe Barber
Danville 1
Mrs
Huston Barber
Decatur
Arthur Brown
Eliose
Maurice Wheeler Story Funeral Service
Funeral services for Maurice Wheeler Story 47 of 206 Church St NW will be held today at 2 p.m. at North Side Baptist Church with Rev. Leon Dawson and Rev. Smith Ledbetter officiating. Burial is in Roselawn Cemetery under Gunthorp Brown Service Funeral Home. He is survived by two sons David M. Story and Claude E. Story of Decatur, one sister Mrs. Abbott Trotman of Nashville, Tenn., and one brother Clarence Story of Decatur. Pallbearers are David Smithley Tennis Russell Floyd Johnson Clyde Kilpatrick Thomas Langley and Coy Clem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Wheeler Story
Church St. NW
North Side Baptist Church
Leon Dawson
Smith Ledbetter
Story
Roselawn
Gunthorp-Brown
David M. Story
Claude E. Story
Decatur
Abbott Trotman
Nashville
Tenn
Clarence Story
David Smithley
Tennis Russell
Floyd Johnson
Clyde Kilpatrick
Thomas Langley
Coy Clem
Schrimsher Infant dies. funeral today in Huntsville area
Jeffrey Albert Schrimsher three months old died Saturday at 8 30 a m at home. Services are at 2 p m at Temple Baptist Church with Rev Ellis Jetton officiating. Burial is in Huntsville Memory Garden Cemetery. Survivors: parents Wilburn and Mrs. Schrimsher Madison 1 brother Michael Schrimsher grandparents Albert Schrimsher and Mrs Rena Crow.
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Jeffrey Albert Schrimsher
Wilburn Schrimsher
Madison
Temple Baptist Church
Ellis Jetton
Huntsville
Memory Garden
McConnell Funeral Home
Michael Schrimsher
Albert Schrimsher
Rena Crow
Athens
Rites for Mrs. Sarah Maude Temples Held in Athens
Mrs. Sarah Maude Temples 89 died Saturday at Athens Limestone Hospital. Services held today at Oakdale Baptist Church with Rev. Abe William officiating. Interment at Roselawn Cemetery. Survivors include two daughters Mrs. Leonard Cunningham Lynchburg Tennessee and Mrs. E E Shirley Athens Tennessee two sons Jimmy Webster Temples Decatur and Marion Thomas Temples Athens Tennessee one half brother Ruby Preston Baltimore Maryland nine grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren.
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Athens
Sarah Maude
Athens-Limestone
Oakdale Baptist Church
Abe William
Roselawn
McConnell Funeral Home
Leonard Cunningham
Lynchburg
Tenn
E. E. Shirley
Jimmy Webster Temples
Decatur
Marion Thomas
Ruby Preston
Baltimore
Cross Burned, One Is Killed in Huntsville Shooting
In Huntsville Alabama police detained Wilbor Franklin after his wife Edna was killed by a 12 gauge shotgun blast and Charles Curtis was wounded at a service station. Franklin claimed the shooting occurred as he removed a shotgun from his car and that the cross burning on his lawn may be unrelated. Curtis remained in satisfactory condition with pellets in arm chest and face.
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Huntsville
Ala
Chris Spurlock
Wilbrow Franklin
Spurlock
Edna
Charles Curtis
Edna Franklin
Franklin
Curtis
Funeral services held for Ozzie Vinson in Courtland
Funeral services for Ozzie Vinson, who died at his Courtland home Friday, will be held today at 1 30 p m at Tri Stone Baptist Church with Rev C C Stanley officiating. Burial follows in Courtland Cemetery with Turner Funeral Home in charge. Survivors include widow Margaret Vinson Courtland two sons Ernest Vinson Moulton and Percy Vinson Decatur one brother Eli Gough Town Creek step son Thomas Shackelford Cleveland nine grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ozzie Vinson
Courtland
Tri-Stone Baptist Church
C. C. Stanley
Courtland Cemetery
Turner Funeral Home
Margaret Vinson
Ernest Vinson
Moulton
Percy Vinson
Decatur
Eli Gough
Town Creek
Thomas Shackleford
Cleveland
Moon Effort Roles Assigned
NASA assigns Grissom to Gemini two man flights and Glenn to Apollo as part of new pilot centered training. Gilruth outlines roles for seven established astronauts and nine new trainees with emphasis on spacecraft design flight control and systems integration.
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Houston
Tex
Virgil I. Grissom
John H. Glenn Jr
U.S
Grissom
Glenn
Robert R. Gilruth
Manned Spacecraft Center
Gilruth
Donald K. Slayton
Slayton
Leroy Gordon Cooper Jr
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Cooper
Shepard
Cmdr
Moon
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Earth
Neil A. Arstrong
Maj
Frank Berman
Charles Conrai Jr
James A. Lovell Jr
Syster’s
Singing Today at Holy Church of Christ
The District Diary notes a regular fourth Sunday singing at 1 30 p m at Holy Church of Christ in Hartselle with all welcome to attend.
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Hartselle
Holy Church of Christ
Athens permit actions issued for electrical and appliance work
The City Clerk’s office issued a permit to McLemore Plumbing to install 100 amp service at 706 N. Madison St. A separate permit was issued to Robert A. Johnson of 407 W. Bryan St. to install a dryer at his residence.
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Athens
McLemore Plumbing
N. Madison St
Robert A. Johnson
W. Bryan St
Limestone Board Reappoints Haney White to Planning Board
The Athens Limestone County Board of Revenue reappointed Haney White of Ardmore to the Tri County Planning Board. The board also named Limestone County Bank as county depository for two years starting February 1, continuing the policy of alternating between two Athens banks.
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Athens
Limestone County Board of Revenue
Haney White
Ardmore
Tri-County Planning Board
Limestone County Bank
Local Teachers and Students React to Health Crisis
Ann Wiggins and other seniors spoke of distress as the incident unfolded. Principal B L Rich and Supt George Roberts were reported at the hospital. A resident noted pride in the team despite worries over injuries. The community awaits word on the players' conditions.
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Ann Wiggins
B. L. Rich
George Roberts
Five Power Talks Progress Hurdles Remain In Europe Tensions
Five leaders report significant progress in negotiations but stress remaining hurdles are solvable. France may demand unlimited study time, risking a longer delay in the Common Market talks. Informants say Britain’s advocates push for a definite short timetable. a favorable report could set up February showdown. De Gaulle maintains a firm stance amid market tensions.
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France
Britain
European Economic Community
de Gaulle
Hospital Admissions and Discharges Listing Local Names
A local hospital list details admissions and dismissals including Mrs W M Lanier 602 Canal St and James Henry Norton 615 Johnston St SE along with several children weekly entries like Donna Faye Nichols 415 6th Ave SW and Master Roger Wayne Lee at Decatur Trailer Park. It also records dismissals such as Mrs Verlin Moses 1410 Jackson St SE and Mrs James H Burks Decatur with others in the region.
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James Henry Norton
Johnston St
Baby Ferron Jerome Bradford
7Th St
Dwight Moody Bradley
Miss Donna Faye Nichols
6Th Ave
Howard Franklin Fanning
Seton Ave
Robert L. Burton
Pennylane
Verlin Moses
Jackson St. SE
James H. Burks
Decatur
James Louis Bishop
9Th Ave
Roger Wayne
Lee
Trailer Park
James Terry Pearson, Jr
Sherridan Apts
Joseph Kelly Harvey
12Th St
Larry Wade Beckham
16Th Ave
J. D. McDonald
Athens 1 Co
Butch) Mitchell
Baugh Wiley Smith Baby and Local Names Listed
A December notice lists births and guardians in several towns including Falkville Decatur and Thermond Dearmond. Names include Rhonda Tucker Mary Earls Wanda Ramey Louise Woodard Timothy Blackmon Gordon Cheatham Dwight Crow Margaret Piery Sandra Street Frederick McNutt infant daughter Mary Martin Ernest Ward Annie Wyatt Ira George and Thermond Dearmond P O Box 1374.
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Wanda Ramey
3Rd Ave
Louise Woodard
Eva
Timothy Blackmon
Falkville
Gordon Cheatham
Morgan Ave
Dwight Crow
Oak
Margaret Piery
Pennylane
Forrest Plant
Decatur
James Kitchens
Sandra St
Frederick McNutt
Mary Martin
Ernest Ward
9Th Ave
Annie Wyatt
Ira George
Cleveland Ave
Thermond Dearmond
P. O
Dismissals Noted in Athens Limestone District
Local notices list several individuals including Mrs Ophelia Brown of Rogersville and Mrs Margaret Jean Elmore of Athens as dismissed. Other names mentioned are James S Howard of Athens, Mrs Julia H Sheriff of Athens, Peggy Jean Thompson of Lester, and Mrs Sarah Evelyn Jackson of Elkmont.
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Ophelia Brown
Rogersville
Margaret Jean Elmore
Athens
James S. Howard
Julia H. Sheriff
Peggy Jean Thompson
Lester
Sarah Evelyn Jackson
Elkmont
List of Readers Titled with Local Notices
Names and residences appear for several individuals including Mrs James Stephenson and Mrs Ira Spears. Other listed towns include Moulton Trinity Hillsboro Danville Town Creek and Decatur with multiple entries.
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Paul Leftstead
Moulton
Dewayne Spears
Trinity
James Stephenson
Jim Counterman Decatur
Pruitt Johnson
Rebecca Way
Hillsboro
Lillie Mae Sparks
Bennie Leon Terry
Paul Turner
Lonnie Maner
Ira Spears
Donna Carroll
Will Kelsoe
Danville
Marie Manus
Town Creek
City Grocer Hospitalized After Ice Fall
Henry Norton, a Decatur grocer with over 50 years in the trade, fell on icy front steps at his home and broke his right shoulder and left arm. He was taken to Decatur General Hospital and was said to be resting "pretty fair" Saturday evening. Norton owns Tip Top Food Store at 715 Sycamore St NW for about 30 years.
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Henry Norton
Decatur
Norton
Johnson St. SE
Frank Richards
Richards
Decatur General Hospital
Tip Top Food Store
Sycamore St
Freezing Rain Lashes Area as New Cold Wave Hits
A new cold wave dampens the region with freezing rain and possible sleet or snow today. Ice plagued power lines in Lawrence and Limestone counties while traffic and trains faced delays from icing and foul weather across the eastern U S.
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Weather Bureau
The
Gulf
Youth charged after breakins at Limestone County courthouse
A 15 year old youth allegedly broke into a chewing gum machine, a drink box, and a cash register on the Limestone County courthouse premises. He hid in a restroom, was arrested Friday night, and sent to Bryce Hospital for examination with a girl placed at Partlow School.
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Athens
Limestone County
Bryce Hospital
Tuscaloosa
M. W
Buddy) Evans
Partlow School
Evans
D. L. Rosenall Jr
Count on a Medium or Large Acron Squash Two Servings
A recipe note guides using a medium or large acron squash to yield two servings. It details selection, cutting, and cooking steps for a simple side dish.
Local notices and community events reflect yearend activities
Professor Paul Neal of Athens College will speak on poetry and prose at a National Secretaries Association International meeting Monday. Miss Pat Sanders returns from Alabama to spend holidays with her parents. Rising Sun Lodge 29 schedules a 7 oclock meeting to confer the F C Degree. Gordon Sherrard of Anderson, S C, formerly of Decatur, recuperates after a Christmas Eve heart attack. The Tennessee Valley Girl Scout Council holds an annual meeting at St Ann s School at 3 pm with officers to be elected. Seed n Weed Garden Club meets Monday at 730 with Miss Wanda Harris as speaker. Police report Billy Higdon blackout incident on US 31 south to Morgan County school bus barn. he was treated and released. Mr and Mrs Charles Toner and Keith spend holidays with her parents. A highway collision near the Blue Circle Drive In involves a 1962 Chevy driven by Charles Mahaffey and a 1956 Oldsmobile driven by Harvey Todd. A 1956 Chevy driven by Stephen Stovall and a 1952 Plymouth driven by Robert Bentley collide at SE St and 7th Ave.
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Paul Neal
Athens College
National Secretaries Association International
Morgan County
Billy Higdon
North St. SE
Higdon
Decatur General Hospital
Charles W. Mahaffey
8Th St
Harvey P. Todd
Birmingham
6Th Ave
Blue Circle Drive-In
Harris lauded for Army JAG service and community leadership
Harris, an Army JAG officer, is a prominent legal professional and active Decatur leader. He has lived in Decatur five years and contributed to religious civic and social drives including roles at First Methodist Church, United Fund, Decatur Library Board, Rotary Club, Jaycees, Chamber of Commerce, and March of Dimes.
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Harris
Army
Judge Advocate General’s Corps
Decatur Home Builders Association
Decatur
First Methodist
Stewards
State Methodist
Decatur Rotary Club
Decatur Jaycees
Morgan County
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
March of Dimes
College St. SE
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Washington
Winnipeg
Maurice W. Story
Jeffrey Schrimsher
Sarah Temples
Limestone
Gail Sandlin
Limestone County Home
Royce Ann Wales
East Limestone
Planning Board
Athens Elementary School
Glenda Johnson
Tanner
Mamie Ruth Grisham
Beth Dothit
Belle Mina
Tony White
Decatur General
W. M. Lanier
Canal
Billy E. Robinson
College St
J. W. Leach
10Th Ave
William T. Speegle
Trini
Edward George Shelton
Vine St
John W. Harvey
Betty St
Carlton G. Fagan
Cecil Eugene Douthit
Somerville
Mary Earls
Betty
Cullman
Charles Jetton
Charles Baker
Sandra Sandlin
Leonard Mikle
Hanceville
Mrs. Birlin Childers
Lawrence County Admissions
Tommy McCulloch
Johnny Turner
Wayman Holland
Betty Looney
Lawrence
Joe Wheeler Co-op
Lawrence County
J. D
Chuck) Weinman
Monroe Livingston
Joe Wheeler
Decatur Highway Patrol
United States
Elizabeth White
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Co
Ron Seibert
Southern Airways
Southern
Seibert
Tennessee
William H. Gulley, Jr
Greyhound
Gulley
Trailways
Ray Ashwander
Ashwarder and Bryan Animal Clinic
Edwin White
White Animal Clinic
White
Pat Sanders
University of Alabama
Oval Sanders
Rising Sun Lodge
Gordon Sherrard
Anderson
S. C
Tennessee Valley Girl Scout Council
St. Ann’s School
Seed ’N’ Weed Garden Club
P. R. Savage
Wanda’ Harris
Charles Toner
Keith
Bill Childers
Stephen R. Stovall
5Th Ave
Robert H. Bentley
3Rd
St. SE
7Th Ave
Mutual Savings
Shipper and
Finney
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