Weather and River Report for Decatur and Vicinity
Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge reads 18.50 feet with a 0.52 foot drop in 24 hours. TVA lake stages list Chickamauga 675.5 and Pickwick 408.8. Temps rose to 36 at 3 pm, 19 at 6 am. current 30 degrees. Forecast fair and warmer today. tonight clouding and easing cold. Thursday overcast with possible rain and thundershowers. winds east to southeast 5 to 10 mph. High today near 49, low tonight 36, high Thursday around 53.
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Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
TVA
Chickamauga
Pickwick
Guntersville
Whitesburg
Wilson
Five Day Weather Forecast for Alabama
Temperatures will average near normal with a slight warmup Thursday and no major weekend change. Normal highs and lows are 54 to 64 in the north central and south regions, with 25 to .75 inch of rain expected around Friday.
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Alabama
Limestone County Courthouse Seeks Reroofing Bids
Limestone County Board of Revenue Chairman Home McLemore says the 45 year old Limestone County Courthouse is leaking badly and the board is seeking bids for a reroofing project. He expects a new roof within 60 to 90 days as bids are received and reviewed.
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Athens
Limestone County Board of Revenue
Home McLemore
Limestone County
McLemore
Revenue Board
Couple Announces Event at Decatur General Hospital
Mr and Mrs Roy Terry of 2903 Truman Ave SE report an event at Decatur General Hospital on Tuesday.
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Roy Terry
Truman Ave
Decatur General Hospital
William M Morris Hartsville Death Notice
William M Morris 63 of Falkville died Tuesday at 10 05 am in a local hospital. Funeral services Thursday 11 am at Gandy's Cove Methodist Church with Rev Robert Coleman and Rev Larry Presely officiating. Burial in Key Cemetery Peck directing. Survivors include widow Betty Morris seven daughters Edna Bryant Dana Morris Lila Morris Betty Woodard Sarah Slate Helen Dougherty Mary Alice Nelson one sister J B Leeman 11 grandchildren. Active pallbearers James Turney Harold Gandy Roland Rea Cedric Neil Tess Dunlap Lovett Cloer. He belonged to Gandy's Cove Methodist Church. Body at residence until services.
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Falkville
Betty Woodard
Sarah Slate
Helen Dougherty
Decatur
Mary Alice Nelson
J. B. Leeman
James Turney
Harold Gandy
Roland Rea
Cedric Neil
Tess Dunlap
Lovett Cloer
Gandy’s Cove
Ardmore man Grady Sanders dies after long illness
Grady Milton Sanders 70 of Ardmore died after a long illness. Funeral services will be Thursday at 10 a.m. at Macedonia Baptist Church. Burial in Gatlin Cemetery with Rainey Funeral Home directing. Survivors include widow Nora Sanders seven sons Elifus Arnold Edward Virgil Junior Stanley and Winston Sanders five daughters Donnie Lewter Eugene Staggs Beluah Bevels Charles Goodwin and Evelyn Sanders.
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Ardmore
Grady Milton Sanders
Elifus Sanders
Macedonia Baptist Church
Gatlin Cemetery
Rainey Funeral Home
Nora Sanders
Elifus
Arnold
Edward
Virgil
Junior
Stanley
Winston Sanders
Donnie Lewter
Eugene Staggs
Beluah Bevels
Charles Goodwin
Evelyn Sanders
Edgar Woods Dies in Russellville Rites Planned
Funeral services for Edgar Woods who died Tuesday in Russellville are set for Thursday at 9 30 a m at the First Methodist Church Russellville. Burial will be in Opelika. He is the brother of Mrs W P Dozier of Decatur.
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Edgar Woods
Russellville
First Methodist Church
Opelika
Woods
W. P. Dozier
Decatur
UF certifies recipients across divisions in formal list
The document lists certificate recipients by division including Commercial, General, Public Employer, Major Industries, Furman B. Smith, Decatur Junior Service League, Professional, Special Gifts, Missile and Space Flight Division, and Hartsville Division with chairs and members such as Dick Coffey, Roy G. Childers, Harold R. Russell, William E. Sexton, Harry E. Anschutz Jr, Marvin Dinsmore, and Robert N. Stephen.
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Lawrence F. Ferguson
Robert J. Palmer
L. Denton Cole, Jr
Hafford Leeman
Florence Adams
Newton B. Powell
Gaston T. Patterson
William H. Turk
Jesse C. Pettey
Quitman Henderson
Frank J. Shepherd
Albert Crim
Harry E. Anschutz, Jr
A. Paul Bowling
J. B. Hewitt
Furman B. Smith
Samuel E. Stewart
Decatur Junior Service League
Joe Moss
John E. Bates
Richard Williams
William J. Bryan
Charles L. Murphree
C. C. Acker
Thomas C. Bingham
Otis E. Kirby, Jr
Sage Copeland
John Chenault
Missile and Space Flight
Marvin Dinsmore
Hartselle
Robert N. Stephenson
Echo 2 satellite sighting times in North Alabama window
Estimated sightings for the Echo 2 balloon satellite from Jan 29 to Feb 1 list times with date, location, elevation, and direction. Entries include January 29 east 38 degrees SE and February 1 west 69 degrees SE among others in alternating east and west passes.
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North Alabama
Hartsele man George R. Douglas dies at 41
George R. Douglas 41 of Decatur died Tuesday morning in a local hospital. Funeral services will be Thursday at 2 p.m. from Somerville Church of God with ministers officiating. Burial in Roselawn Cemetery Decatur Peck directing. Survived by wife Dessie two daughters Patricia and Phyllis both of Decatur his parents L A Douglas Falkville, and four brothers and two sisters. A World War II veteran he belonged to Somerville Church of God Active pallbearers include J P Patterson Bobby Griffin Harold Key Atley Grantland Raymond Breeding Curtis Sharp Honorary pallbearers from NASA Assembly Analysis section quality division. Body to lie in state one hour at church after funeral home transfer.
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Hartselle
George R. Douglas
Decatur 2
Somerville Church of God
Ray Elders
Milton Hamon
G. P. Norman
Roselawn
Decatur
Peck
Dessie Douglas
Patricia Douglas
Phyllis Douglas
L. A. Douglas
Falkville
James A. Douglas
William A. Douglas
Florida
Joseph L. Douglas
Virginia
Paul G. Douglas
W. O. West
E. L. McLaughlin
Silsbee
Tex
J. P. Patterson
Bobby Griffin
Harold Key
Atley Grantland
Raymond Breeding
Curtis Sharp
Assembly
NASA
Mrs J Lloyd Kyle Dies In Hartselle Nursing Home
Mrs J Lloyd Kyle of East Main Street Hartselle died today at about 3 a.m. in a local nursing home. Funeral services will be announced later by Peck Funeral Home.
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Hartselle
J. Lloyd Kyle
East Main St
Peck Funeral Home
Death Notice for Mrs. Clara Osborn in Decatur
Mrs. Clara Osborn, 83, died Monday in a local hospital New York. Services Thursday at 2 p.m. at Westside Baptist Church in Decatur with Rev. Elree Waddell and Rev. Leon Dawson officiating. Burial in Decatur City Cemetery. Survivors include three sons Charlie Osborn Memphis Tennessee Willie Osborn David Osborn Decatur two daughters.
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New York
N.Y
Clara Osborn
Westside Baptist Church
Decatur
Elree Waddell
Leon. Dawson
Decatur City
Gunthorp
Charlie Osborn
Memphis
Tenn
Willie Osborn
David Osborn
Phone Service Outage Hits Three Cities
Southern Bell manager Avery Taylor reported a cable torn down near Mayflower Transit cutting off service between Decatur Hartsville and Cullman. Long distance calls among the three cities were disrupted with some Decatur area customers regaining service by noon. full restoration expected early afternoon.
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Southern Bell Telephone
Avery Taylor
Mayflower Transit Co. Inc
Decatur
Hartselle
Cullman
Taylor
Obituary Notice for Mrs Bradley and Mrs Skaggen Kin
Mrs Ann Bradley and Mrs Helen Skaggen of New York City are noted with surviving siblings Mrs Ida Wade and Mrs Laura Wilson and one brother David Glenn of Decatur. The families also include several grandchildren nieces and nephews.
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Ann Bradley
Helen Skaggens
New York City
Ida Wade
Laura Wilson
David Glenn
Decatur
Mrs Georgia Pope Hartselle Dies at 78
Mrs. Georgia Leola Pope 78 of 509 Cedar Street Hartselle died today at 5 45 a m at her residence Funeral services will be Thursday at 3 p m from the Hartselle First Church of God with the Rev Milton Hamon officiating Burial will be in the Hartselle City Cemetery Peck directing Survivors include six sons E H Pope Florence James L Pope North Carolina J D Pope Hartselle W R Pope Danville Harold W Pope Andalusia Herman W Pope California one brother Arthur Hames Memphis three sisters Mrs Flora Winkles Birmingham Mrs Cora Armstrong Clanton Mrs Jean Looney Winter Haven Fla nine grandchildren and four great grandchildren Pallbearers will be James Teague Alton Owens Franklin Stewart Milton Haynes Jack Templeton and Coy Sparkman The body will be taken to the residence today at 3 p m and remain there until time to be set for one hour before services
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Hartselle
Georgia Leola Pope
Cedar St
Danville
Harold W. Pope
Andalusia
Herman W. Pope
California
Arthur Hames
Memphis
Flora Winkles
Birmingham
Cora Armstrong Clanton
Jean Looney
Winter Haven
Fla
James Teague
Alton Owens
Franklin Stewart
Milton Haynes
Jack Templeton
Coy Sparkman
Hartselle Asked to Help Redstone Workers Travel
Redstone Arsenal officials ask Hartselle to assist workers with commuting during severe weather after a December snowstorm closed roads. The council did not act immediately, but approved a resolution for a federal airport grant and authorized a public survey of proposed school grounds. The council added a fifth garbage collector, Henry Westmoreland.
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Hartselle
Redstone
Bill Halbrooks
Redstone Arsenal
Federal Urban Renewal Committee
Henry Westmoreland
Hospital Admissions Roll Call Kishings List Names
Hospital admissions listed include Mrs Tom Pickens 216 Memorial Dr NW Mrs Raymond Staggs Decatur Miss Vickie Oliver 505 Nell St SW and other patients across Hart selle Decatur Tuscumbia Madison Decatur and Somerville with multiple infants noted.
Local Dismissals and Residents List Read in Gazette
A rotation of dismissals and resident entries lists multiple individuals with addresses across Decatur Cullman and surrounding towns. Names include Mrs Roy Terry Mrs Raymond Segars Mrs Walter Harvey Earl Legg Newt Compton Mamie Livingston Ricky Mitchell Charles Anderson William Board Baby Phyllis Vaughn Arthur Towe Jr Little Miss Cynthia Tilley Master John Hollis Ricky Williams Mrs William Guyse Lonnie Brown and infant son Leon Dudley and infant daughter Robert Engle and infant son Ferrell Wood Juanita Yoder John Crowe George Marshall Walter McGhee and others.
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Roy Terry
Truman Ave
Raymond Segars
15Th Ave
Walter Harvey
Sheridan
Earl Legg
Tanner
Newt Compton
Falkville
Mamie Livingston
Eva
Ricky Mitchell
Ardmore
Tenn
Charles Anderson
8Th Ave
William Board
Crestview Dr
Phyllis Vaughn
Phillips Ave
Arthur Towe, Jr
Decatur
Cynthia Tilley
Cullman
John Hollis
Pennylane
Ricky Williams
William Guyse
Courtland
Lonnie Brown
Bradley St
Leon Dudley
Waldermose Springs
Robert Engle
Betty St
Ferrell Wood
Trinity
Juanita Yoder
West Court Apt
John Crowe
George Marshall, Jr
Memorial
Walter McGhee
Local Cullman List of Named Residents
A list of residents with multiple surnames and titles from Cullman including Wanda Tankersley Eva Matthews Donna Blackwood Virgie Ponder Jacqueline Hogan Evelene Holmes Cora Kugler Sherman Mattox Linnie Quick Elizabeth Begley Lovell Bradford Geisen and others. The items show households in Cullman Crane Hill Vinemont Falkville Hanceville and Walter Aiburn Begley.
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Wanda Carol Tankersley
Eva Jessie L. Matthews
Cullman
Donna Rhea Blackwood
Virgie Lee Ponder
Crane Hill
Jacqueline Michelle Hogan
Vinemont
Evelene Linda Holmes
Falkville
Cora Bell Kugler
Sherman Hunt
Prices and futures in regional markets and livestock
Markets show four percent gains with price quotes for corn oats wheat soybeans and hogs. Livestock reports note scarcity and weaker demand for slaughter cattle feeders and calves with hogs steady to firm and sows stronger in active trading.
Wall Street Slips After Historic Highs Amid Mixed Trading
Stock market moved irregularly lower in moderate activity. Profits were taken on speculative issues and blue chips as the market eased from record highs. Cigarette issues rose on dividend news from American Tobacco while U S Steel fell after a solid report. Rails gained overall with airlines down and the AP average off .5 at 291.7. Dow Jones at noon dropped 2.92 to 784.86.
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New York
American Tobacco
U.S. Steel
Wall
Georgia live poultry supplies vary by plant and price
In Atlanta area reports heavy and light type broilers and fryers show uneven availability. Farm quotations for heavy birds run 15 dollars per hundredweight with fob at 15-16 dollars. light types quoted at 6 14 dollars at farms and 7-8 dollars fob at plants.
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Atlanta
Accidents Hurt Two In City
Two people were treated at Decatur General Hospital after separate city accidents yesterday afternoon. Mary C. Harvey, 38, was hurt in a two car crash at 14th Ave SE and Tower St SE at 12 50 p m. Charles Allen Anderson, 14, sustained head and right foot injuries when his motorcycle hit a rock and skidded under a parked car on Freeman Ave at 3 40 p m.
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Decatur General Hospital
Mary C. Harvey
Sheridan Apts
Charles Allen Anderson
Freeman Ave
Harvey
14Th Ave
Tower St
14Th
Joe Haley Barr
Sandra St
Anderson
Harold L. Steele
Steele
Holsom Bakery
James D. Smith
Endlam Blvd
Annie Beatrice Roper
6Th Ave
John C. Smith
C. P. Martin
Edgewood
Hartselle Considers Feeder Plant by Mirical Co
City officials and a local businessman consider inviting Mirical Manufacturing Co. of Farwell Texas to discuss a possible plant in Hartselle. If built, the facility could employ about 100 to 150 workers and produce cattle feeders tested by Alabama Flour Mills in Decatur. Further action on the proposal will follow.
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Redstone
Hartselle
North Alabama
Bill Halbrooks
Bill Roberts
Mirical Manufacturing Co
Farwell, Tex
Limestone Jury Report Thursday in Athens
Limestone County Grand Jury empaneled Monday is expected to report to Judge James Bloodworth Thursday afternoon. Deputy clerk Frances Rogers said the jury will probably report tomorrow afternoon, with members including foreman Rowe Gordon Marsh and others.
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Athens
Limestone County
Frances Rogers
James Bloodworth
Kenneth F. Barksdale
Emmett Black
William Blakely
Ronald Chittam
Theophilus Creel
Davis Elliott
Alfred J. 7Zell
Robert Fain
Nichoals G. Flood
Lowell W. Ganton
Major Griffith
Harmon Holland
Rowe Gordon Marsh
Foreman
Charles Murphy
Theo M. Pepper
Edward F. Thomas
David William W. Usery
Elkmont Woman Named County Pensions Director
Athens reports Elkmont resident Mrs. Joe Evans is named director of the Limestone County Department of Pensions and Security. She succeeds Mrs. Frances Woodruff who retires Feb 1 after 10 years with the agency. Evans holds a degree from Alabama College Montevallo.
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Athens
Elkmont
Joe Evans
Limee County
Department of Pensions and Security
Evans
Frances Woodruff
Agency
Alabama College
Montevallo
Eddystone Light Erected Off Plymouth Harbor in 1698
The Eddystone Light was built in 1698 at the mouth of Plymouth Harbor in England marking a notable coastal beacon.
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Eddystone
Plymouth Harbor
England
City Issues Building Permits For Home And Service
The city clerk issued permits on Tuesday for Loyd Wilson at 1714 10th Ave SE to build a five room house valued at 14 500 with Lyons Electric at 721 Church St NW for electrical service valued at 115.
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Loyd Wilson
10Th Ave. SE
Lyons Electric
Church St. NW
Steel Industry Recovers From 1963 Slump With Readiness
Recovery reached 438 million dollars almost a third higher than 365.1 million reported in 1962. National Steel Corp. the fourth ranking firm set a record pace with profits of 63.8 million surpassing the prior high of 57.8 million in 1950. Republic Steel Armco Inland also posted gains as 1963 output jumped to 109 million tons, the first over 100 million since 1957.
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National Steel Corp
Republic Steel Corp
Armco Steel Corp
Inland Steel Co
Court Disposes Of Three Cases In Morgan County Court
Three cases were disposed of in Morgan County Court criminal division yesterday with several continuances for various reasons. Clyde Gatlin received 300 dollars in fines and 90 days in jail on two prohibition violations. Lurline Orr alias was sentenced to 30 days and 150 dollars fine for a similar offense. At least nine defendants represented by Ralph Slate had cases continued due to the attorney’s presence in Federal court in Birmingham, with several trials expected to begin today.
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Morgan County
Clyde Gatlin
Lurline Orr
Ralph Slate
Birmingham
Fines Collected in Hartselle Recorder's Court
A total of 285 dollars was collected in fines in Hartselle Recorder's Court Tuesday under Mayor Grandy Long. Fines were for public drunkenness four, prohibition law violation, reckless driving, no driver's license, and disorderly conduct, one each.
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Hartselle
Recorder’s Court
Grandy Long
Grass fire near OK Rubber Welder firm causes no damage
A grass fire reported at 1 p.m. Tuesday near the OK Rubber Welder firm caused no damage as firefighters contained the blaze just north of the facility.
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Hartselle
OK Rubber Welder
Fire damages home of William Pollitz near Old Highway 31
A small fire caused slight damage to the residence of William Pollitz at 3:09 p.m. Tuesday, about 12 miles north on Old Highway 31 in Athens.
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Athens
William Pollitz
Limestone band to perform at Athens Bible School
The Limestone County variety band directed by Van Bowers will present a 90 minute folk and country program Friday at 7 30 p m in the Athens Bible School auditorium. Admission is 35 cents for students and 75 cents for adults with proceeds supporting the school's new gymnasium.
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Athens
Limestone County
van Bowers
Athens Bible School
Motel Expansion Increases Traveler's Best Units
Troy Watts owner of the Traveler's Best Motel on U.S. 31 announced plans to add 16 modern units, raising total rooms to 40. The $48,000 expansion will be brick veneer with ceramic tiled baths, carpeted floors, and early American furniture, with Watts acting as his own middleman and most work subcontracted.
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Troy Watts
U.S. 31
Watts
Athens Boy Wins Cattlemen's Post
In Memphis Tennessee Tuesday a young Athens man Jerry Thrasher was elected second vice president of the Junior American National Cattlemen's Association. Alabama youths swept five national offices with Dickey Winsett Hazel Green elected president and Lin da Deason Jasper elected first vice president.
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Athens
Jerry Thrasher
American National Cattlemen’s Association
Thrasher
Memphis
Tenn
Alabama
Dickey Winsett
Hazel Green
Linda Deason
Jasper
Frank Guthrie
Mitchell Platt
St. John’s
Ariz
David Kennedy
Phoenix
Andonis Long
Huntsville
Defendant Gains Limestone Verdict in Civil Suit
A Limestone County Circuit Court jury returned a verdict in favor of defendant Lester L. Dean against Wayne Hampton. In a separate ongoing case Leonard Cross versus Ardmore Police man Elifus M. Sanders, the trial was halted after the death of Sanders' father Grady Milton Sanders, 70, Ardmore, and was recessed to Monday.
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Athens
Lester L. Dean
Wayne Hampton
Limestone County
Leonard Cross
Ardmore
Elifus M. Sanders
Sanders
Grady Milton Sanders
Classified Ads Highlight Local Deals And Rentals
Local want ads promote bulb sales at Dutch bulbs 50 percent off and a chain link gate deal at Paul Davis Seed Store. Listings include rental offers for 3 bedroom and 2 room furnished apartments, a 6 room house suitable for business, and commercial space. Cars for sale include a 1961 Sedan DeVille and a 1957 Cadillac with contact numbers.
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Paul Davis Seed Store
Moulton St
Paul Davis Feed
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