Weather and river summary for Decatur area Tennessee
Sunset at 7 04 p m and sunrise 4 42 a m with a partial solar eclipse at new moon visible near sunrise in Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba. River stage at Keller Memorial Bridge 20.78 feet up .24 in 24 hours. TVA lake levels Chickamauga 691 2 Pickwick 412 9 Guntersville 594 7 Whitesburg 555 6 Wilson 506 3 High 92 tonight 69 Wednesday 93. Forecast clear to partly cloudy warm with possible afternoon thundershowers. Gas Dept noted 93 high at 10 40 a m 68 low at 5 a m and 76 at 10 30 a m.
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Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
TVA
Chickamauga
Pickwick
Guntersville
Whitesburg
Wilson
Voters unrest and arrests in Alabama voter drive
At a mass meeting in Dallas County Alabama about 300 Negroes attended as at least 100 armed officers watched. Sheriff Jim Clark arrested 55 Negroes and six whites for various offenses near the federal building during the voter registration drive. John Lewis and other SNCC members were among the detainees. Bonds were set and released for whites. most Black detainees had not posted bond by morning.
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Cial
Black Belt
Jim Clark
John Lewis
Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee
Federal
Dallas County
Clark
Real test of spirituality rests in gentle restoration
The passage from Galatians 6 1 urges believers who are spiritual to restore anyone overtaken by a trespass with gentleness and self awareness. It emphasizes avoiding temptation by humility and careful judgment.
Deaths of Dothan Eagle editor wife Lois Hall
Mrs Julian Hall longtime women’s news editor of The Dothan Eagle died of a heart attack at her home in Dothan Alabama at age 57. Born Lois Patterson of Clayton she served at the paper 23 years. her husband Julian was editor when he died and brother in law Horace Hall was former publisher.
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Dothan
Ala
Julian Hall
The
Dothan Eagle
Halil
Lois Patterson
Clayton
the Eagle
Julian
Horace Hall
Eagle
Ralph Nicholson
Hall
Huntingdon College
Montgomery
Columbia University
Episcopal Church of the Nativity
Death Notice for Joseph R. Kennemer in Athens
Joseph Robert Kennemer 37 of 514 N Madison Athens died Monday at 7 15 a m in Veterans Administration Hospital Murfreesboro Tennessee Services will be held today at 4 p m at McConnell Funeral Home Chapel with Rev James Harris officiating Burial in city cemetery Survivors include parents M S Kennemer Sr Athens three brothers M S Kennemer Jr of Tuscumbia Billy Kennemer Athens Al Kennemer Atlanta two sisters Mrs Frank Thompson Jr Monrovia and Mrs Earl Erwin Athens Pallbearers Buddy Nelson J B Nelson Jack Nelson Robert Cannon Jack Cannon Clifton McDonald
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Athens
Joseph Robert
Bobby) Kennemer
N. Madison Sr
Veterans Administration Hospital
Murfreesboro
Tenn
McConnell Funeral Home
James Harris
M. S. Kennemer
M S. Kennemer
Tuscumbia
Billy Kennemer
al Kennemer
Atlanta
Frank Thompson, Jr
Monrovia
Earl Erwin
Buddy Nelson
J. B. Nelson
Jack Nelson
Robert Cannon
Jack Cannon
Clifton McDonald
Rowe L Roberson obituary notices his services scheduled
Rowe Louis Roberson, 72, 1917 10th St. SE, died Monday morning at a local rest home. Services will be Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. at St Ann's Catholic Church with Father Cross officiating. Burial in City Cemetery with Gunthorp directing. Survived by two daughters Mrs Henry Knoblock Sr Decatur and Mrs R E Sutton Cadiz Ohio, nine grandchildren, one great grandchild. Pallbearers listed. Body remains at funeral home. rosary tonight at 7:30 in chapel.
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Rowe Louis Roberson
10Th St. SE
St. Ann's Catholic Church
Father Cross
City Cemetery
Gunthorp
Henry Knoblock Sr
Decatur
R. E. Sutton
Cadiz
Ohio
James ‘C. Hopper
Gene Ricks
Ross ‘Hawkins
David Yao
Larry Roberson
Fred Ledfois
Political tour traces Lincoln route to inauguration
The final plan includes a flight to Springfield and train trips to Decatur Mattoon Champaign and Kankakee echoing Lincoln's 1861 route to Washington for his inauguration. Governors aides say no immediate breakthrough against Goldwater and Illinois delegates show mixed support with 48 of 58 backing him on the first ballot. Scranton held a statewide telecast Monday night to field questions from supporters.
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Springfield
Decatur
Mattoon
Champaign
Kankakee
Abraham Lincoln
Washington
Goldwater
San Francisco
Illinois
Scranton
Decatur Man's Mattress Burns at Birmingham Hotel
Eight fire trucks an ambulance and two chiefs rushed to the Bankhead Hotel in downtown Birmingham before dawn to battle a mattress fire. Guests were moved to the lobby in pajamas as crews contained the blaze in a room used by John Hartselle aged 40 of Decatur. Hartselle escaped unharmed and officials said the response was to take no chances in a hotel fire.
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Birmingham
Bankhead
John Hartselle
Decatur
Hartselle
R. E. Reeves
Neal Gallant
The Eiffel Tower Dazzled as Temporary Showpiece
The Eiffel Tower stood as a temporary structure built for 1889 events, later becoming a lasting symbol of Paris and a landmark in world exhibitions despite initial plans for its limited display.
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Eiffel Tower
Hospital List Caps Cullman Area Residents Names
A hospital register lists residents from Cullman and nearby areas including Jackie Keith Steele Earnest Ray Abbot Mrs Emma Clapton Fannie Bledso William Drinkard Marty McDonald Vertie Wix Clara Abbot Mildred Reid Eunice White Mary Gandy Maggie Phillips Emma Robertson Frances Holmes Bonnie Graves Oscar Armstrong Shirley Johnson Stitcher Robert Johnson. The names reflect multiple ages and family ties across Cullman Vinemont Hanceville and Birtus.
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Emma Clapton
Hancevile
Fannie Bledso
William Hardwick Drinkard
Marty McDonald
Mildred Beatrice Reid
Vinemont
Eunice Jewel White
Cullman
Mary Odell Gandy
Eva
Oscar L. Armstrong
Hanceville
Shirley Faye Johnson
Birtus O. Stitcher
Robert Kirk Johnson
Dismissals list names and addresses from Decatur and nearby towns
A historical notice lists numerous individuals by name and location including Mrs. Clyde Hamrick Decatur Floyd Borden Decatur Mrs. Coy Stover North Street Master Gregory Campbell Church Street NW L O Oldacre Somerville Mrs. Irvin Russell Church Street NW Harland Hall Florence Mrs Marvin Nelms Decatur Grady Greeson Decatur Deborah Watkins Tri nity Mrs J M Blevins Courtland Mrs Wilburn Dawes Decatur Mrs Donald Boggs Hartselle Dr R G Danley Jr Elliott Street SE Mrs Eli Pierce 25th Avenue SE Mrs Edward Shelton and infant daughter Athens.
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Gregory Campbell
Church St. NW
L. O. Oldacre
Somerville
Irvin Russell
Harland Hall
Florence
Marvin Nelms
Decatur
R. G. Danley Jr
Elliott St
Eli Pierce
25Th Ave
Edward Shelton
Athens
List of residents and relatives in multiple Alabama towns
A compiled roster lists numerous individuals with addresses across Decatur Hillsboro Hartselle Athens Trinity Falkville Somerville Vinemont Lester Weldon and other locales. The names include adults and multiple infants, with family relations noted, such as wives, widows, and a few seniors.
Several Charges Placed In Limestone County
Limestone County authorities arrest Alton McNeese 21 of Athens on four charges of worth theft and related offenses. He faces court action in Athens. Police report details are not fully clear in the fragment.
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Athens
Limestone County
Alton McNeese
Athens 8
Nashville Market News Mixed Prices Across Commodities
Cattle and hog prices steady to weak in Nashville with cattle 1000 lb steers around 20.50, heifers 15.50 to 18.00, utility cows 12.00 to 18.50. Hogs 195 to 240 lb barrows 17.00 to 17.25, sows 275 to 300 lb 11.00 to 12.50. Sheep and lambs light steady. spring lambs near 23.00. Cotton and grain prices listed include cotton middling at 0.00, cottonseed 45 per ton, corn around 1.34 to 1.32 per bushel, wheat 1.38, oats 0.60, soybeans 2.38.
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Decatur
Nashville
U.S
Wall Street closes higher amid midafternoon rally
The market finished up with many issues below peak levels as steel shares led a midafternoon rally. Profit taking trimmed some gains near the close. Volume about 5.4 million. U S Steel rose then widened its gain. IBM and Xerox rose while International Harvester and Polaroid fell.
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New York
Steels
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem, Jones & Laughlin
Youngstown Sheet
Lukens l
American Telephone
Celanese, Grant
Mack Truck
Peoples Gas
International Harvester
Polaroid
U.S
IBM
Xerox
Tourists Increase in Kashmir Amid Unrest
Despite political unrest, visitors rise to the Vale of Kashmir as the green valley attracts growing numbers of tourists drawn to its famed beauty and serene landscapes.
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Kashmir
Green Valley
Vale of Kashmir
Forgery Case Update Involving Deputy Doris Black
Deputy Doris Black stated that McNeese was arrested at a location connected to a forgery investigation. The report notes the arrest proceeding as part of ongoing enforcement actions by local authorities.
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Doris Black
McNeese
Silimale Glimpses About Your Community
Local notes highlight community events and opportunities for residents. The column shares upcoming meetings, volunteer chances, and neighborhood improvements with a focus on civic involvement and shared spaces.
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Silimale
Local accidents, Dean's List at Alabama, and city notices
Multiple traffic crashes reported in Decatur area including a 1:09 pm collision at a drive in on U S 31 involving Gary D Davis and Claude Coward. Also a 1:50 pm crash at 6th Ave SE and 5th St with William Pugh and Elmer Holaway. A 9:09 pm collision on Lee St NE involved Herbert Eaton and Lonnie Pettey. Building permits issued for several residences and commercial work. Morgan County sheriff reports various charges. Fire calls logged for Green Frog Cafe and other sites. Decatur Planning Commission lacked a quorum and rescheduled to next Monday. An attempted window vandalism noted on Popular St SE. Curb Market announced for Wednesday with listed items.
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U. S. 31
Gary D. Davis
11Th Ave
Claude Coward
Fulton St
Jeffersonville
Ind
6Th Ave
5Th St
Jth
William Lonzo Pugh
Kyle Rd
Hartselle
Elmer H. Holaway
Falkville 1
Lee St
1St Ave
Lee
Herbert J. Eaton
13Th Ave
Lonnie Pettey
5Th Ave. NW
City Awards Street Contracts in Decatur
Decatur awarded two city street contracts totaling nearly 100000 to Asburn and Gray, with bids for Lulindo Subdivision and Lulindo addition at 32387.50 and 64087.61 for Horsetree Place area, while other bids ranged up to 35760.85. The city seeks sealed bids on 800000 in bond issue funds for school buildings, with bids opening in two weeks.
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Decatur
Asburn and Gray
City Commission
Lulindo Subdivision
Lulindo Addition
Holland and Woodard
Trinity Stone
Burgreen
Athens
Horsetree Place
Carridale Dr
Danville Rd
19Th Ave
Country Club Estates
Asburn and
Gray
Commission
Romney Scranton Clash Over Civil Rights Platform
Michigan Governor George Romney fails to align with Scranton on a convention floor bid to declare the civil rights law constitutional. Scranton backers push for a confrontation to boost Goldwater’s nomination, with House rules and platform chair Melvin Laird guiding speaking time and tone.
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Michigan
George Romney
Scranton
Convention Platform Committee
Romney
Barry Goldwater
Katherine St. George
R-N.y
House of Representatives
Platform Committee
Melvin R. Laird
R-Wis
Laird
Goldwater
Senate
Three Accidents Reported in Alabama Area
Three noninjury traffic crashes were reported by the Alabama State Troopers. At 1 p.m. on U S 72 fifteen miles east of Athens a 1959 International tractor-trailer driven by Leroy L Craig of Birmingham left the road causing seventy five dollars in damage. At 8:30 a.m. twelve and three tenths miles south of Cullman a 1955 Chevrolet driven by Leslie Parker of Birmingham collided with a 1963 Mack driven by Clarence Bosworth of Millbrook with total damage listed at two hundred fifty dollars. At 10 a.m. near Hartselle a 1955 Pontiac driven by Connie Doss of Hartselle was involved with a 1956 Ford. the Ford driver was not identified by troopers.
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Post of
Alabama
Athens
U.S
Leroy L. Craig
Birmingham
Cullman
Interstate 65
Leslie Parker
Clarence Bosworth
Millbrook
Hartselle
Connie Doss
Ford
Gunman Held on Ambulance Delay Wounds
Morgan officers quoted witnesses saying the gun was held on an ambulance driver briefly delaying Kenneth Yancey and Westbrook on the way to 5th Avenue Hospital in Huntsville. They were refused treatment. wounds not believed serious. No statement from Walker by late morning.
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Yancey
Kenneth Yancey
Westbrook
5Th Ave
Huntsville
Walker
Youth held after shooting near residence in North Athens
James Alvin Powers 25 was injured by a pistol shot and hospitalized in Athens Limestone Hospital after a shooting at Price Young 19 residence in North Athens. Chief John Sandlin said Young was booked for attempted murder and remained in county jail as details state Powers confronted him after an argument.
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Athens
James Alvin Powers
Athens-Limestone
Price Young
John Sandlin
Young
Sandlin
Powers
Milton Cummings Named to National Community Relations Committee
Milton K. Cummings, president of Brown Engineering Co., accepted a appointment to the National Community Relations Committee after President Johnson named him to the group Monday in Huntsville Alabama. The notice also includes unrelated classifieds for help wanted rental and pets.
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Huntsville, Ala
Milton K. Cummings
Brown Engineering Co
Naional
Johnson
Cummings
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Magnolia St
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Moulton St
4Th
Frances Journey
12Th Ave
Frances Maner
Elizabeth Hodges
Sherman St
University of Alabama
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Mary B. Engel
Reba J. Plunkett
Mary Ann Pitts
Carol S. Chenault
Richard I. Proctor
Moulton
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Danville
Henry H. Caddell
Alice A. Chenault
Jeanette Giles
Robert T. Hammond
Katherine K. Lacy
Tommy G. McRae
Nancy W. Pinkston
Melissa J. Smith
Ronald B. Workman
Ronnie E. Winton
Carolyn A. Gilchrist
E. J Ridgeway
Hamilton Dr
Brooks and Mixon
Old Keller Memorial Bridge
James Pressnell
14Th Ave
Howard Proctor
Endlam Blvd
L. L. Hill
7Th Ave
Bath
Morgan County Sheriff's Department
Decatur Fire Department
Green Frog
Vine St. NW
Highway 67
Country Club Rd
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Gateway Shopping Center
Kelley's Grocery
13Th St SE
Decatur Planning Commission
City Hall
Elmer Edkins
Popular St. SE
Wilson Morgan
Gilmer Blackburn
Beaverbrook
Planning Commission
Hugh Russell
Matcher
Neal Vernon Collier
L. M. Musten
Pennyane SE
Stratford Rd
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Pennylane
Susan Lee Fite
Eastmeade SE
Nancy Farr
Decatur General Hospital
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Bobby Ray Halrooks
Denison Kitchell
Hugh Scott
R-Pa
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New Orleans
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Semmes & Co., Inc
Johnston St. Deratur Ala
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Decatur 4
James Smith
Morgan
Milton Cummings
Little Ernie's Restaurant
3Rd Ave
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New York Stock Exchange
W. Clinton Avenue
Decatur Shopping Center
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