Rain causes rash of accidents here
A series of wrecks on U.S. 31 and related streets sent four people to the hospital after a three car collision at Church street and 6th Avenue. Police detail driver errors and multiple incidents with minor injuries and no charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church Street
6Th Avenue
U.S. 31
Donna Lynn Swain
Noblesville
Ind
Juanita K. Ballard
John K. Mitchell
Somerville 2
US. 31
Death notices for James Miller and Lester Perkins in Alabama and Tennessee
James Miller died in Chicago on July 7 and his funeral will be held Monday at C. E. C. Church led by Rev. O. C. James. Born Sept 6 1926 in Morgan County he served in the U. S. Army and was honorably discharged in 1946. Survivors include his mother Mrs. Sarah Miller and several relatives. Pallbearers named. Lester Perkins was killed in a truck accident near Hillsboro Alabama. services Monday at the Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church with burial at Elliott Cemetery. Surviving family includes his wife, four daughters, one son and multiple siblings.
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James Miller
Chicago
O. C. James
Miller
Sarah B. Miller
Dock Miller
Morgan County
Cedar Lake
U. S. Army
Sarah Miller
Celia Baker
Labell Thompson
A. B. Miller
Louisville
Gertrude Brown
Chattanooga
Tenn
Ace Miller
Decatur
Robert Miller
Waldermose Springs
Walter Pounder
John H. Ice
Jack Ross
Edward Booker
Davis Scott
Obie L. Ross
Lester Perkins
Limestone County
Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church
Hwy. 20
Hillsboro
Elliott Cemetery
Reynolds Funeral Home
Susie Lee Perkins
Doris L. Perkins
Elois Perkins
Sharon Perkins
Linda Perkins
Willie Perkins
Nashville
Explosion Behind Car Kills Wife in Cullman
Keller’s wife died when an explosion under the seat of their car sent her from the vehicle. Investigators considered dynamite and a possible charge related to an insurance inquiry Keller made about doubling his wife's policy. The car rested 600 feet from the blast near a pine, with guards at Drinkard Chevrolet. Authorities, including Sheriff Waldrop and Lt Watts, continued the inquiry as Keller was booked at the county jail for fingerprinting and mug shots. Preliminary hearings are not until August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keller
Drinkard
Chevrolet Co
Waldrop
Mass Service Funeral Home
F. H. Easterwood
A. C. Chunn
Easterwood
Chunn
D. H. Freeman
Alex Weissend
Bob Goodwin
State Troopers
E. B. Watts
Robert Johnson
W. L. Tucker
Watts
Cullman
Solar Eclipse Path at New Moon July 20
Weather and astronomical brief notes include sunset at 7 02 p.m. sunrise 4 46 a.m. moonrise 1 01 a.m. New Moon with eclipse phase beginning at sunrise in Japan and ending at sunset over the Atlantic Ocean crossing Alaska Canada and Maine.
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Japan
Alaska
Canada
Maine
Atlantic Ocean
Decatur Reading Shows River Level at Keller Bridge
Morning river reading on the Tennessee River near Keller Bridge registered 21.27 feet, up 0.04 feet in 24 hours, with sea level at 555.57 feet. TVA lake stages listed include Chickamauga 680.8 Pickwick 413.7 Guntersville 593.9 Whitesburg 555.7 Wilson 506.2. Forecast calls for partly cloudy to cloudy, warm, with widely scattered showers or thunderstorms today and tonight, southerly winds 5 to 15 mph gusty in storms. High today around 87, tonight 70, Monday outlook scattered showers with little temperature change.
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Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Bridge
TVA
Chickamauga
Pickwick
Guntersville
Whitesburg
Wilson
Revival at Speake Church of God Opens District Diary Week
A revival at the Church of God in Speake starts today and runs for a week with morning and evening services each day. Local residents are advised to attend.
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Church of God
Parker-Jeffreys reunion set for July 21 at Parker home
Hartselle residents learn the Parker Jeffreys reunion will be hosted July 21 at Curtis Parker’s home 6.5 miles northwest of town. All family members are invited to bring lunch.
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Hartselle
Parker-Jeffreys
Curtis Parker
Here
Hartselle Arrest Report Highlights Public Drunkenness
One person was arrested for public drunkenness Saturday night by the Hartselle Police Department.
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Hartselle
Southern filibuster threatens civil rights bill action
Senate hearings hinge on House passage and possible Republican support for Southern opposition. Senator Smathers argues economic aid and tax cuts aid all, while Senator Long doubts a national referendum on civil rights. He criticizes proposed federal funds withholding and equal access to private business for Negroes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Finance Committee
House
Senate
Smathers
Dixie Group
Russell B. Long
D-La
Local Birth Announcements Reported in Alabama Hospitals
Mr and Mrs Raymond Norman of Hartselle welcomed a daughter Friday at Black Chandler Hospital. Mr and Mrs Benny F Kent of Hartselle welcomed a son Friday at Baugh Wiley Smith Clinic. Mr and Mrs Lewis L Landers of Decatur welcomed a daughter Saturday at Decatur General Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Norman
Black-Chandler Hospital
Hartselle
Benny F. Kent
Baugh-Wiley-Smith Clinic
Lewis L. Landers
Decatur
Decatur General Hospital
Planning Session Deliberates Senate Apportionment and Bond Vote
The article outlines a state senate apportionment proposal giving Morgan County a full time senator and merging Limestone and Morgan districts. It notes support from Sen. Horton and others, aims to avoid a three judge court re-drawing, and mentions a $10 million road bond bill with debated provisions for right of way attorneys. House votes on the bond issue loom as lawmakers consider safeguards and dissenting opinions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Horton
Greenbri
Senate
Morgan County
Limestone
Lawrence
Lauderdale
Morgan
Horton
Roscoe Roberts
Huntsville
Judiciary Committee
Gilchrist
House
Alabama Highway Authority
Rep
Brewer
Granville Turner
Athens
Turner
Slate
Sen
Larry Dumas
Birmingham
Local Hospital Dismissals and Addresses Noted
Dismissals listed for Mrs Cathy Pike and Mrs Johnny Smith with infant son. Names include G B Berryman at 1010 Wilson St NW Cathy Pike 1205 Broadus Ave SE Kelley Mitchell Somerville 2 Floyd Hagood Belle Mina and other residents. Address details enumerate patients and locations in the record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. B. Berryman
Wilson St
Cathy Pike
Broadus Ave
Kelley Mitchell
Somerville
Carol Smith
Jackson St
Johnny Smith
8Th Ave
Floyd Hagood
Belle Mina
Dismissed Admissions and Family Listings Across Towns
A fragmented notice lists dismissals and admissions with names and addresses across Decatur Somerville Athens Trinity and Elkmont. It includes multiple individuals such as Melissa Maples Nora New Lacy and Hester with various street details and several infant listings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richey Glenn Waldrep
Moulton
Melissa Diane Maples
Decatur
Lewis L. Landers
Deecatur
Nora Beth New
Courtland
Four Unlucky On Area Roads
Four people were injured in four separate accidents across a four county area on Saturday, reported by the Decatur Post of the Alabama Highway Patrol. Susie Henningburg of Whistler sustained fractured ribs when her 1961 Chevrolet truck hit posts near a bridge over Flint Creek on U.S. 31. Claude T. Brownell of Florence and Florida Hill Clem of Athens collided on Ala. 72 near Athens injuring Marjorie Browne and a passenger. damage totals were listed. Nell Underwood of Huntsville suffered a fractured vertebra in a two-vehicle crash on Ala. 72 near Athens. A final collision on County 45 near Athens caused only vehicle damage with no injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Alabama Highway Patrol
Susie Henningburg
Whistler
Ala
Flint Creek
U.S. 31
Decatur General Hospital
Athens
Claude T. Brownell
Florence
Florida Hill Clem
Majorie Brownell
William D. Sexton
Clem
Brownell
Nell Underwood
Huntsville
Harry Lee Underwood
Leonard LeCroix
County
Charles H. Newton
George Murphy
Ens
Free Elections Junta Pledges By Ecuador Military
The senior member of Ecuador's new ruling junta promised free elections and a return to constitutional rule as soon as possible. Navy Capt. Luis Ramon Castro Jijon said the government would rule temporarily with martial law, censorship, and a curfew until a new constitution permits democratic elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas J. Stone
Quito
Ecuador
U.S
Navy
Luis Ramon Castro Jijon
Jijon
Arosemena
Ministry of Government
Decatur Man Collides With L N Freight
Nathaniel Carlile 26 of 620 15th Ave NW was injured when his 1953 Ford struck a northbound L N freight train at Vine Street near the depot at 10 11 p m. He was taken to Decatur General Hospital with head and chest injuries listed as apparently fair. Engineer L X Presley of Kingston Springs Tennessee was aboard the train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Nathaniel Carlile
Vine St
L. X. Presley
Kingston Springs
Tenn
Carlile
15Th Ave
Decatur General Hospital
List of Residents Mentioned in Local Directory Fragment
Readable OCR fragment shows names and partial addresses: daughter and Mrs. J. Anderson of Somerville, Thomas H. Arnold at 612 Carddale St. SW, Mrs. G. Bolling at 910 16th Ave. and West Court Apt. 38. Context appears as a local residents listing.
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Miss Merita Carol Nelson
Somerville
Timothy Uel Hester
Lamar St
Thomas Calvin Teel
11Th Ave
Stephen Frank Heim
7Th St
A. Hill
Grant St
West Court Apt
J. ©. Anderson
Thomas. H. Arnold
Carridale St
G. I. Bolling
16Th Ave
Soviet China talks show split in world Communist bloc
Pravda accuses China of trying to split the Soviet bloc as Moscow names Beijing in the ideological dispute. Mikoyan’s possible role signals Kremlin influence, while Khrushchev pushes peaceful coexistence and disarmament amid tense negotiations and looming nuclear test ban talks with Britain and the United States.
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Pravda Coe Ee Eens & Ov Tas 1
Kremlin
Peking
Communist Movement
Mier Khrushchev
Russia
Mikoyan
Fidel Castro
Havana
Castro
Khrushchev
Mikhail A. Suslov
Communist Party
Peoples Daily
China
Central Committee
Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
Britain
United States
Red China
Marine Gives Excuse In Negro Shooting
A Maryland Marine, Robert J. Kelley 19, stationed at Albany Marine Corps supply center, told police he drank and brooded over racial trouble and felt he had to shoot a Negro after a Saturday arrest. Jessie Bailey 57, railroad crossing flagman, was struck in the back by a shotgun blast but not seriously injured. Kelley was charged with assault with intent to murder and held for prosecution.
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Albany
Maryland
Robert J. Kelley
Baltimore
Kelley
Marine Corps
Jessie Bailey
Pritchett
Local Man Hangs Out Shingle
Dr. Charles Howell, obstetrics and gynecology specialist, announces opening offices Monday in the First Federal building for his medical practice. A Decatur native, he trained at Georgia Baptist Hospital Atlanta and the University of Alabama. he is a former Army Medical Corps sergeant with a wife Jan Belew and two sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Howell
First Federal
Howell
Georgia Baptist Hospital
Atlanta
Decatur
University of Alabama
Medical College of Alabama
Birmingham
University Hospital
Army Medical Corps
Jan Belew
Knoxville ,Tenn
20Th Ave
J. C. Howell
Grant
J. SE
Seven Feared Lost In Alaska Mountaineering Group
Harvard University mountaineering club members Hen ry Abrons Peter Carman Christopher Goetze John Graham Richard Millikan David Roberts Donald Jensen were last seen Tuesday on Mt McKinley Wickersham Wall. Four Alaska rescue crew flew to Talkeetna with bush pilot Don Sheldon to search the northern face but weather hindered follow up after Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anchorage
Wickersham Wall
Henry L. Abrons
Scarsdale
N.Y
Peter Carman
Nashville
Tenn
Christopher Goetze
Randolph
N.H
John Graham
Tacoma
Wash
Richard G.C. Millikan
Berkeley, Calif
David S. Roberts
Boulder, Cole
Donald C. Jensen
Walnut Creek
Calif
Air Force Official to Speak at Alabama PR Council Meeting
The U S Air Force deputy director of information Col Maurice F Casey will address the opening session of the Public Relations Council of Alabama in Point Clear Alabama The talk will cover Air Force views on public relations The event is co sponsored by Mobile Gulf Coast Industrial Press Association Also on the program are J O Healey Birmingham state PR manager for Southern Bell Robert C Russman Dearborn Mich and C E Bounds dean University of Alabama School of Journalism
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Clear
Ala
U.S. Air Force
Public Relations Council of
Alabama
Maurice F. Casey
Washington
Air Force
Mobile
Gulf Coast Industrial Press Association
J. O. Healey
Birmingham
Southern Bell
Robert C. Russman
Ford Motor Co
Dear
West and Soviet Talks Enter Secret Phase In London
Harriman travels to London to coordinate a U S Britain approach as a three power session aims for ten to fourteen days. Moscow demands secrecy while Kennedy weighs Senate reaction to any test ban accord. A limited atmospheric space and underwater test ban is proposed, omitting underground inspections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Hailsham
Britain
Harriman
London
U.S
Hailsham
Moscow
United States
Kennedy
U.S. Senate
Military Space Programs Expand Under McNamara Plan
The Pentagon joins with NASA on gemeens for manned space research as part of a broader push toward space weapons and space control. McNamara weighs deep underground command posts while Congress resists costly burrowed bases for postnuclear war continuity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Pentagon
National Aeronautics and _— Administration
Gemeens
McNamara
For Sale By Owner Four Bedroom Brick House
For sale by owner a four bedroom brick house features a carpeted living room and two bedrooms a large family room with a fireplace and a spacious lot with trees. Contact details incomplete but provides key property features and the street address fragment 353- refugees
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Mitchell
Church
John W. Greenhaw
Miss Swain
Greenhaw
Roni Jo Singleton
Baugh-Wiley-Smith Hospital
Holly Street
Charles R. Payton
Edgar Collier
Madison
Robert W. Sugg
Sheffield
Mercury
Verner E. Hurn
Trinity
U. S
Sugg
Horn
Jessie Harris
Russell E. Kite
Kite
Harris
14Th St. SE
U. S. 31
Gordon Dr. SE
Woodrow H. Golden
Boyd
Murphree Rd
Ester Brown
Tarentura
Market St
Ben Harris
Market
Isi
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Ore
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Morgan Circuit Court
Decatur General
Robert Lee Lacy
Lawrence FE. Goodwin
Elkmont
Annie Franklin Britnell
Locust St
Alva Lee Roberts
Patricia Gail Jarrett
Danville
Joe A. Thrasher
3Rd Ave
Robert L. Schaefer
Birh Ave
Georgia Leigh Shelton
Pennylane
James W. Craig
Phillips Ct
Milton Hughes
Carol Lane
Billy Franklin Malone
Bobby G. Osborne
Walter T. Moebes
Cedar ,St
Gerald Hayes
L&n Freight
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Dinate
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