City to pay almost sixty thousand for outside lighting
City Electric Department engineer Frank Chenault says the outside lighting bill for the current year will reach about 59,000. The system uses mercury vapor street lights with 2,100 units citywide and a total investment around 525,000, gradually replacing incandescent fixtures since 1949.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Electric Department
Frank Chenault
6Th Ave
Boat Harbor
Decatur
Chenault
Goldwater Scranton Clash Caps GOP Convention Tensions
The article details Goldwater and Scranton trading barbs during the Republican convention opening. Goldwater appears to lead in delegates while Scranton challenges the first ballot numbers and urges voters to reject Goldwaterism. Scranton accuses Goldwater strategists of treating delegates like a flock of chickens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldie
Goldwater
Scranton
Associated Press
Goldwarer
Pennsylvania
Draft Republican Platform Echoes Goldwater Tone
Scranton and aides pushed for a platform repud iating extremism and opposing any military use of nuclear weapons. The document favored Goldwater’s view on aged care and dropped 1960s school aid while proposing tax shifts to states. It urged religious exercises in public places and backed U S recognition of a Cuban government in exile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
John Birch Society
Goldwater
United States
Soviet Union
China
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
United Nations
Viet Nam
Berlin Wall
Germany
Southeast Asia
Supreme Court
Local Parents Welcome Newborns at Decatur Area Hospitals
Mr and Mrs William Slaten greet a daughter born Saturday at Baugh Wiley Smith Hospital. Mr and Mrs Terry Goodman of 105 Church Street announce a son born Sunday. Mr and Mrs Raymond Austin of 1013 8th Avenue Southwest report a daughter born Sunday at Decatur General. Mr and Mrs Kellum of 1514 Sherman Street Southeast welcomed a son today at Decatur General Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Slaten
4Th Ave
Baugh-Wiley-Smith Hospital
Baugh-Wiley- Smith Hospital
Terry Goodman
Church St
Raymond Austin
8Th Ave
Decatur General Hospital
Kellum
Sherman St
Clyde Roland Terry 58 Dies. Rites At Fifth Ave Baptist
Clyde Roland Terry of Decatur aged 58 died Sunday at 5 45 am in a local hospital. Funeral service Tuesday at 2 pm from Fifth Ave Baptist Church with Rev W W Coffey officiating. Interment in City Cemetery Gunthorp Funeral Home directing. Survivors include wife Flora S Terry daughter J W Wiggin s son Hurley Terry six brothers four sisters step mother and three grandchildren. Mr Terry ran a W Church St grocery 27 years and was a member of Fifth Ave Baptist and Rising Sun Masonic Lodge 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Roland Terry
Church St. NW
Fifth Ave. Baptist Church
W. W. Coffey
City Cemetery
Gunthorp Funeral Home
Flora S. Terry
Decatur
J. W. Wiggins
Hurley Terry
Grant Lee Terry
Fred Terry
Earl Terry
Wheeler
Jimmy Ray Terry
Michigan
Billy Terry
Joe Terry
H. D. Cokeley
Gadsden
James Box
Aberdeen
Miss
Ida Parker
Moulton
Susie Peebles
Arkansas
Bell Terry
Terry
W. Church St
Fifth Ave. Baptist
Rising Sun Masonic Lodge
Miss Mary Love Dies At Local Rest Home
Miss Mary Love of 406 Moulton Street died this morning in a local rest home. Funeral services will be announced later by Gunthorp Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Love
Moulton St
Gunthorp Funeral Home
Death Notice Henry L Phillips of Garden City
Henry L Phillips age 45 of Garden City died Sunday at 4 pm in Cullman Hospital. Funeral today at 2 pm from Whitehead Baptist Church with burial in Corum Cemetery. Spry Funeral Home in charge. Survived by widow Mary, four daughters, two sons, mother, seven sisters, two brothers, and numerous relatives. Pallbearers listed as Phillip Collier, Dalton Parker, Charles Cottles, Dear Cottles, Delbert Cottles, Gerald Phillips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Henry Lee Phillips
Garden City
Cullman
Whitehead Baptist Church
Corum
Spry Funeral Home
Mary Phillips
Edward Woods
Vinemont
Marie Barbee
Frank Vincent
Hanceville
Terry Sue Phillips
Bobby Phillips
Barry Phillips
Callie Goodwin
W. C. Butler
C. L. Cottles
W. A. Collier
Claudie Richardson
Rogersville
Harl Lamar
J. B. Brewer
John Willis
Cyprus reports Turkish and Greek landings amid tensions
A U N spokesman said about 500 Turkish troops were put ashore around Mansoura in northwest Cyprus, the only coast controlled by Turkish Cypriots, while 3,000 Greek forces and artillery reportedly arrived in support of Greek Cypriots. Ankara claims only routine replacements for the 690 member Turkish garrison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.N
Mansoura
Cyprus
Greece
Ankara
Island
Weather and celestial guide for Tuesday
Sunset 7 02 p m. Sunrise 4 46 a m. Moonset 10 57 p m First Quarter July 16. Prominent star Fomalhaut rises 11 10 p m. Visible planets Saturn well above Fomalhaut Jupiter rises 1 00 a m Venus rises 3 04 a m Mars above Venus.
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Fomalhaut
Saturn
Jupiter
Venus
Mars
Decatur Tennessee River level and forecast update
The Decatur area reports a Tennessee River reading of 21.08 feet with a rise of .31 feet and a sea level reading of 555.38 feet. Tonight's forecast is fair and cooler with Tuesday mostly sunny and warm. Winds are northerly 7 to 15 mph today and diminishing tonight. High today near 79, low tonight around 59, and Tuesday high about 84. Yesterday's high was 87 and low 70. Temperature at 10 am today was 76.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Tennessee River
Five Day Forecast for Alabama Weather Outlook
Temperatures will run 4 to 6 degrees below normal through Saturday night. Normal highs range from 89 to 92 and lows from 67 to 71. Scattered thundershowers may bring light to locally heavy rain on Friday and Saturday.
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Alabama
Market Prices Reported for Cotton Milk Grains and Livestock
Cotton inch middling percent price listed with Decatur loan at 33.57. Cottonseed at 45 per ton. Milk Grade A 6.55 per hundred. manufactured milk 3.20 per hundred for four per cent. Pulpwood 13.50 per cord. Grain prices for corn oats wheat soybeans and barley shown. Cattle 1800 calves 350. cattle sale moderate and steady with cows slow. hogs 1000 fair activity about steady. sheep 400 steady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Seven Hurt in Area Auto Wrecks Across Four Counties
Seven people were injured in four area crashes Sunday in the Decatur Post patrol area. Injuries occurred in three-car, two-car and single-vehicle crashes on U.S. 31 and U.S. 72 near Decatur, Vinemont, and Athens. Hospitals treated or transferred the injured, with vehicle damages listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Post
Alabama
Decatur
U.S
Frank A. Coulter
Ardmore
Mary Lewter
Ardmeore
Alice Harrington
Chicago
Decatur General Hospital
Coulter
Paul Giles
Cullman Hospital
Mildred Giles
Birmingham Hospital
Cullman
Iva Giles
James T. McCook
Loughan
Fla
Jonnas Gustav Astoung
St. Petersburg
Jimmy W. Terry
Elkmont
Athens-Limestone
Murray L. Roberts
Athens
U.S. 72
Wall Street closes mixed as a broad index drift continues
Trading subdued across major issues with heavyweight names like General Electric and Coca Cola showing small moves. The list of active stocks includes Acme Steel, Ford, Eastman Kodak, IBM, and Goodyear, reflecting a tentative market tone amid mixed appetite for large and mid cap issues.
Slaying and Beach Clash Highlight Georgia and South Carolina Unrest
Georgia agents chased clues along the route of Lemuel Penn after he was shot at the wheel of his car. FBI and state investigators faced silence on progress while Madison County Sheriff Seagraves blamed lack of results. Separately, eight Black men in street clothes were beaten by about 100 white youths at a Charleston beach, with police chief Bunch deeming the incident likely “looking for trouble.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Lemuel Penn
J. J. Casper
FBI
Dewey Seagraves
Madison County
Seagraves
Charleston
S. C
Julian Bunch
Burglary at Green Frog Cafe Yields $30
Decatur police report a Sunday burglary at the Green Frog Cafe on W Vine Street with about $30 stolen from a jukebox coin box and a few pennies from the cash register. The back door padlock was broken and Sam Wells, the cafe manager, reported the theft. Officers Tallent and Collier investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Vine St
Decatur
Sam Wells
Gary Tallent
Bill Collier
Haleyville
Hospital admissions and discharges listed by Cullman area
A hospital notices multiple admissions and dismissals. Names include Mrs Vera Bowen and Mrs Cora McNeal among admitted patients. discharges include Richard Speegle and Naomi Sears. Addresses span Cullman Holly Pond Garden City and nearby Birmingham Florence and Valley Station Kentucky locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cullman Admissions
Vera Maude _ Bowen
Cullman
Cora Lee McNeal
Garden City
Floyd D. Meigs
Lillie Mae Nunnelley
Holly Pond
Roy A. Willis
Dixie Highway
Valley Station
Tinnie Joe Horton
John F. Methvin
Court W
Omie Mae Selvage
Dripping Springs
Mary Emma Williams
Naomi Sears
Mertie Mae Daniel
Elbert R. Glasscock
Julie Goodwin
Box
Birmingham
Jerry W. Marcks
Mary Ruth Warren
Pearl Echols
Casper G. Cross
Catherine Handley
St. Joseph St
Mary Ruth Hogland
Hanceville
Wayne A. Sorrell
Bryant B. Sorrell
5Th 4Th Street
N.E
Ave
W. Birmingham
Lucy Pearl Smith
Katherine St
R. C. Thomason
Dixie Highway Valley Station
Ellis W. Wiggins
Community Briefs Highlight Local Accidents and Notices
Two car crash injures Leona Savage in Huntsville. Leona and Leo Savage, both 40s, involved as 1963 Oldsmobile collides with 1964 Kenworth. Leona listed in good condition at Decatur General. Also includes building permits, an upcoming revival, Red Cross Bloodmobile event, and several minor incidents across Decatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
6Th Ave
Corsbie St
Leona Savage
Huntsville
Kenworth
John Lamar Coggins
Atlanta
Leo Eugene Savage
List of birth announcements with names and addresses
A long roster of individuals and families with names including Billy Don Terry Holly Lay and Barbara Ann Beard alongside addresses such as 1013 8th Ave SW and 413 Ferry St listing numerous adults and a minor. includes Huntsville Decatur Athens Camp Lejeune and other locations with varied street numbers and suffixes. The fragmentary page presents a registry style display of personal notices without additional context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell Dobbs
14Th Ave
Gerald L. Potter
Grant St
Barbara Ann _ Beard
Minor Hill
Tenn
Scott McClanahan
2Nd St
Leo E. Savage
Huntsville
Local Names Listed in Huntsville and Nearby Areas
James Johnson Huntsville Mrs Ed Owens Jr 1409 9th Mrs James L Vandiver Hartselle 4 Master Gregory Campbell 209 Church St NW Henry Higginbotham Athens Mrs David Hulse and infant daughter Decatur 2 Mrs Dyar Reed and infant daughter Trinity 1
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James Johnson
Huntsville
Ed Owens Jr
9Th Ave
James L. Vandiver
Hartselle
Gregory Campbell
Church St. NW
Henry Higginbotham
Athens
David Hulse
Decatur
Dyar Reed
Trinity
City Holds Firearms Training for Police
City police launch a firearms training school with classes at City Hall and the new firing range off Moulton Road in the city dump area. Two sessions run 9 to 11 am and 2 to 4 pm on Tuesday and Wednesday. Chief Self says the program will become a regular monthly practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
Pack Self
Moulton Rd
Self
Assault Suspect Surrenders After Moonlight Cafe Shooting
Freddie Nelson, described as a Black man, surrendered to Sheriff M W Evans at the Limestone County jail after two weeks eluding authorities. He faces an assault with intent to murder charge filed by Ernest Province. Province and Joe Woodruff were wounded at the Moonlight Cafe when gunfire erupted on June 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Freddie Nelson
Limestone County
Green Onion
M. W
Buddy) Evans
Evans
Nelson
Ernest Province
Province
Joe Woodruff
Woodruff
Funeral for Mrs. Rosie Freeman Set for Courtland Residence
The funeral for Mrs. Rosie Freeman who died at her Courtland residence today will be announced later by Reynolds Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosie Freeman
Courtland
Reynolds Funeral Home
Lost and Found and Classifieds in Decatur Notice
Small town classifieds list lost pet a pointer bird dog near Highway Dept. rewards offered contact 355 0650. Also sale ads for air conditioner 12 ton, Starture Home Plan reducing Machine, furnished 3 room apartment, and house for sale on Alpine Street SE with terms. Local notices include Mary Lou Dancy Chapter 320 Eastern Star meeting at Masonic Building and Arrowhead District planning meeting at First Federal penthouse Thursday 7:25. A medium brown male dog hit by car in front of Ward home Hartselle. Humane Society of Morgan County holds dog. Job ads for guard waitress and office clerk. Lost and found details and contact numbers included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartselle
U. S. 31
Humane Society of
Morgan County
Baugh Wiley Smith Admission Notices
Admission announcements list Mrs Marvin Leeth Somerville Mrs Carl Stewart 1508 Phillips Ave SW Decatur four year olds Master Richard Miller Decatur four Master Ewel Miller Decatur reads as a school or church notice for enrollment or attendance confirmations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Leeth
Somerville
Carl Stewart
Phillips Ave
Richard Miller
Decatur
Ewel Miller
Also Mentioned on This Page
By Mike Freeman
City Editor
2Nd Ave
Bank St
Lee Streas
Scranton Plank
National Labor Relations Board
Clyde R. Terry
Miss Mary Love
Henry L. Phillips
Decatur Markets
Chevrolet
Franklin Knowles
Leonard Tucker
Knowles
Athens Limestone Hospital
Tucker
Local Securities
Ala. Tenn. National Gas
American Foundation Life Insurance Co
Coastal States Life
Downtowner Corp
Equity
National Life
First Flight First Nat'l Bi
Ala
Jefferson Standard Life
Kentucky Central
Liberty National Life
Life & Casualty
Life Ala
Moore Handley
Mutual Savings
Neb Consolidated
Protective Life
State National Bank
Southern Airways
Southern United
Vulcan Life
New York
Acme Steel
Allis Chal
Baker Am Can
Mtrs
Am Sugar Am
T&t Am Tob
Armour At C Line
Babcock & W
Balt & Ohio
Beat Foods
Bell & How
Beth Steel
Boeing Borden Burl Ind Calum & H
Cater Trac
Celanese
Ches & Ohio Chrysler
Coca Cola Cola Palm Collins Radio i
Della Air L
Dow Chem du Pont ‘East Kodak Firestone
Fia Pow
Fia
P&l
Ford Mtr
Most Dairy Frueh Corp
Gen
Elec
Gen Foods
Gen Mills
Gen Mirs
Gen Tel & el
Genesco
Fa Pacific
Goodyear
A&p
Greyhound Gut
Hercules
Pdr
Bus
Harvester
K V P Suth
Ligg & My
Lockh Air
Lorillard
Lou & Nash
Macy
Martin Co
Reyn Met
Rey Tob
RC Cola
St. Regis
Milus Steel
Winn Dixie
Woolworth
Wrigley
Brotlers & Fryers
Dee Ts
Diarte
Drlimale
Beard St
Paul Sims
Brookhaven St
Johnny Ferrell Jr
Pleasant Valley Baptist Church
C. G. Reding
Red Cross
Central Baptist Church
Sixth Ave
11Th St
Marvin H. Glaze
Joyce R. Ivey
Edward D. Powell
5Th Ave. SE
Ira Price Terry
9Th St
6Th St
R. L. Patton
3Rd Ave
Patton
Morgan County Sheriff's Forces
Decatur General Admissions
Baby Billy
Don Terry
Holly Lay
R. J. Austin
W. Bryant Smith
Leon Roy Brown
Ferry St
Minnie Wells
William L. Robb
Ed King
K. E. Motes
New Hope
William H. Sharp
Broadus Ave
William Fields
Thomas M. Lawrence
James Rufus Wallace
12Th Ave
Ephram Hampton
7Th St
Fred Kellum
Miss Marsha Gail Hawks
Raymond Segars
15Th Ave
E. W. Brennan
Edgewood St
Claudia Mae Barnett
Jackson St
James David Gurley
Verne McGregor
Courtland Ashford
Ross Long
Harry M. Summerhill
George W. Tucker
Erwin Lyle Miller
Clearview St
Henry Young
Locust St
James S. Wright
Camp LeJeune
N. C
William A. Waldo
Norman Harris
Brookmeade Rd
Elizabeth Gresham
L’stone
Arrowhead
First Federal
Mary Lou Dancy
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic
Sherman St. S.E
Nashville
Holiday Inn
Hwy. 31 South
Carrington
Alpine
St. S.E
WT Grant
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