Decatur area notices and incidents span deaths to crime
Mrs. Porter Vaughan travels to Finley after the death of her niece Agnes Yates Carney who was fatally struck by a car. Local residents train at Maxwell AFB with the 9327th Air Force Reserve Recovery Squadron in Birmingham. Decatur couples and individuals join events from cosmetology courses in Atlanta to church revivals. Police report multiple collisions and thefts, including a two-car crash on U.S. 31 and a break-in at Harry Bell’s Restaurant with blood found outside.
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Porter Vaughan
4Th Ave
Finley, O
Agnes Yates Carney
Decatur
Maxwell Afb
Roy L. McAllister
Edwin F. Pearson
Paul Taylor
9327Th Air Force Reserve Recovery Squadron
8444Th Air Force Reserve Recovery Group
Birmingham
Harry Bell
U.S. 31
Bell
Night Storm Wrecks Limestone County Area Causes Power Outages
A severe thunderstorm knocked down trees and damaged crops in Limestone County and Athens. Lights failed in most of the northern county at 7 45 PM as telephones and TV antennas were knocked out. A large oak fell on Browns Ferry Road near seven miles west of Athens, destroying a 1954 Pontiac. Driver fled. records identify Ollie Gibson as owner. Power outages lasted over an hour, with extensive cotton and corn damage and numerous tree falls reported by residents and police.
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Marlin
Browns Ferry Rd
Here
Thomas Lee Hammons
Athens
Southern Bell Telephone
Decatur
Limestone County
Bill Thornton
Thornton
Deaths Hartsel leans John Newton Lindsey 83 Falkville native
John Newton Lindsey 83 of Falkville died Saturday at the Pines Nursing Home at 2 30 p m Funeral services will be Monday at 2 p m at Ebenezer Free Will Baptist Church with Peck Funeral Home in charge Burial will be in Ebenezer Cemetery Survivors include five sons and five daughters with numerous grandchildren great grandchildren two dozen siblings and other relatives Grandsons will serve as pallbearers The body was returned to the residence today at 9 30 a m
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Hartselle
John Newton Lindsey
Falkville
the Pines
Ebenezer Free Will Baptist Church
Ebenezer Cemetery
Peck Funeral Home
Lee Lindsey
Mogadore
Ohio
Seldon Lindsey
Akron
J. T. Lindsey
Wayman Lindsey
Kenoshia
Wis
Theodore Lindsey
Mexico
Dewey Holmes
Luther Sparkman
Decatur
Clarence Curbon
Louisville
A. H. Hendrix
Versailles
Ind
Leon Turney
Birmingham
Judson Lindsey
Luther Lindsey
Orbin Lindsey
Ida Nobles
Pony Express Began in St Joseph Missouri in 1860
St Joseph Missouri served as the starting point for the Pony Express, a famed mail service that operated between St Joseph and Sacramento California beginning in 1860.
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St. Joseph, Mo
St. Joseph
Sacramento
Calif
Wallace May Considers Electors to Embarrass Kennedy
Alabama Governor George Wallace may enter 1964 presidential primaries as a protest to embarrass President Kennedy and boost unpledged elector hopes. He could test support outside the Deep South in states like Indiana and Maryland, aiming to push the election toward the House via a Dixie faction bargaining tactic.
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Montgomery
Alabama
George Wallace
Kennedy
Wallace
Deep South
Indiana
Maryland
House of Representatives
South
Hospital dismissals listing patients and addresses
Dismissals include W. S. Alexander of Decatur and Walter C. Vassar Jr of 111 5th Ave NW along with Miss Abbie Smith of Decatur and Mrs Quindle Terry with her infant daughter at 416 8th Ave SW.
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Leland T. Lindsey
Courtland
John A. Wilker, Jr
Decatur
P. O
Daniel Gilchrist
Charles Lee Giers
Valdermose Springs
Thelma Eloise Hanks
10Th Ave
Larson Martin
Thomas T. Hill
9Th Ave
Omer Bates
Trinity
R. J. Kucera
Betty St
Billy C. Little
Moulton
Billy Hawkins
Royal
Voters List Names From Cullman Area Pit
A series of names listed with towns in Cullman and nearby areas including Nadine Fuller Vinemont Reba Lowery Vinemont Robert N Nix Cullman Troy Waldrop Crane Hill Mary Peak Cullman Gertie Ray Vinemont Nellie Johnson Cullman Edna Helton Vinemont Venita Tucker Chester Virginia Mary Ann Smith Cullman Jeannie Lindsey Cullman Ola Watson Cullman.
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Maudine Grace Chumley
Union Grove
Nadine Fuller
Cullman
Reba Faye Lowery
Vinemont
Robert N. Nix
Troy A. Waldrop
Crane Hill Admissions
Mary Peak
Gertie Bell Ray
Nellie Johnson
Edna Irene Helton
Venita Tucker
Chester
Virginia
Mary Ann Smith
Jeannie E. Lindsey
Ola Lynda Watson
Local Listings of Residents and Addresses in Area
Directory style notice listing dozens of individuals with names and street addresses across multiple towns including Decatur Courtland Elkmont Trinity and Hartselle along with associated family members and infants. The compilation reads like a neighborhood notice or residents roster from the period.
Births Report from Auburn and Decatur Hospitals
Mr and Mrs Thomas C Brantley welcome a son Thursday in Auburn. Mrs Brantley is Martha Gail Collier of Decatur. Mr and Mrs Thomas Marsh of 605 Holly Street have a daughter born Saturday at Baugh Wiley Smith Clinic. Mr and Mrs Billy J Tapscott of Somerville 3 have a daughter born Saturday at Decatur General Hospital.
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Decatur
University Hospital
Birmingham
Rachel Holmes
A. L. Holmes
Fred Smith Price
D. S. Price
School of Nursing
School of Radiological Technology
Thomas C. Brantley
Auburn
Local Obituaries and Funeral Notices Include Four-Blount County Fire Victims
Funeral services for Mrs Margerine Sanford died Saturday at Wilson Street residence will be announced by Reynolds Funeral Home. Tom Harper of Belle Mina also dies and his funeral is pending. Four fire victims from Blount County are to be buried Monday at 2 PM at Coloney Methodist Church with Rev F H Williams officiating, burial in Coloney Cemetery, Carl M Sykes Funeral Home in charge.
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Margerine Sanford
Wilson St. NW
Reynolds Funeral Home
Tom Harper
Belle Mina
Blount County
Methodist
Coloney
F. H. Williams
Carl M. Sykes
Decatur Fire OT pay bill debated by city officials
The city would owe overtime for fireman hours over 56 weekly at regular rates with no double time. Officials describe state city relations, merit systems, and the need for fair treatment of Decatur employees amid legislative proposals affecting municipalities.
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City Hall
City of
Decatur
House of Representatives
House
Senate
House Committee
Senate Committee
Montgomery
Morgan County
United States
Alabama
Rep
Brewer
Sen
Gilchrist
Albert Brewer
Congress
Lightning Strikes Injure City Amid Severe Storms
Thunderstorm damage totals reach into thousands in Huntsville with power off to over a quarter of the city including the Highway Patrol office. Televisions antennas blown over and damage to a supermarket and drugstore are reported. Florence records two inches of rain in under an hour with minor damage. several fire calls turn out to be false alarms from chain lightning.
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Huntsville
Civil Defense
Highway Patrol
Florence
City council details police on call and officer duties
The meeting addressed policing hours and shifts with Odis Simpson Jr. working day shifts in Huntsville as a part time officer while Patrolman Charles Ricks would cover. Mayor Day noted Simpson’s pay of 300 dollars monthly plus car expenses and that he also runs a seafood store in Decatur. Officials also discussed street cleaning plans and the need to add street and traffic signs in the city.
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Mary Pickerill
Day
Odis Simpson, Jr
Huntsville
Simpson
Charles Ricks
Flint
Decatur
Bob Schultz
Record Rainfall of 366 Inches in Cherrapunji July 1861
A historical note records the world’s greatest monthly rainfall of 366 inches at Cherrapunji in July 1861. This extreme precipitation underscores the area’s notorious monsoon climate and record-keeping of meteorological extremes.
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Cherrapunji
India
Lawmakers Debate Amendment While Bankers Installment Bill Looms
Debate rages over a race related disturbance amendment applying to all demonstrators including whites and Negroes. House Speaker Brewer defers comment while Senate mulls a controversial bankers installment loan bill with high rates and possible filibuster, amid reapportionment talks and constitutional change proposals. Senators Gilchrist Horton oppose the amendment, citing higher costs for borrowers.
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Rep
Turner
House
Albert Brewer
Senate
Bob Gilchrist
Hartselle
Sen
Ed Horton
Greenbrier
Sen. Gilchrist
Sen Horton
Sen. Horton
Horton
Roscoe Roberts
Three Hurt In Accident On Alabama 67 South Of Brooksville
Three people were injured in a two car crash on Alabama 67 1.2 miles south of Brooksville at 4 15 p.m. A 1957 Oldsmobile driven by Barbara Jean Longmire 28 Decatur was in collision with a 1952 Pontiac driven by Patsy Dunnaway Lemmond 21 Decatur. Longmire was treated and released in fair condition. Lemmond and her daughter Cynthia Gayle 2 were admitted with injuries including a broken leg and were listed in unsatisfactory condition. Damage was $50 to a 1955 Plymouth in a separate one car accident near Hartsville.
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Alabama 67
Brooksville
Decatur Post
The
Highway Patrol
Barbara Jean Longmire
Nell St
Decatur
Patsy Dunnaway Lemmond
Hartsville
U.S
Paul Ward
Horns Trailer Court
Lola Garner
Athens
Lowell Nabors
Huntsville
Moresville
Ala
Raymond G. Ferrell
Robert E. Lang
Madison
Weather and planet positions for Monday July 22
Sunset at 6 58 p m Sunrise at 4 51 a m Moonset at 8 33 p m First Quarter July 28 Mars Mars in west Saturn rises 8 3 p m Regulus near the Moon Jupiter visible low in east 11 31 p m
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Mars
Saturn
Regulus
Jupiter
Weather and River Readings at Keller Memorial Bridge
Decatur area reports the Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge 721.36 feet, down .14 in 24 hours, sea level 555.66 feet. Today's forecast calls for partly cloudy hot conditions with isolated afternoon thundershowers, tonight cooler. Monday outlook partly cloudy and warm with westerly winds 5 to 25 mph shifting to north this evening. High today around 92 degrees.
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Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
Population Milestones Report Births and Deaths Rates
A public health digest notes that in the United States a baby is born roughly every seven seconds while a death occurs about every nineteen seconds, illustrating natural growth drift in the nation.
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United States
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