Venus Bright Morning Star Visible Through 1965
Weather and river summary for Decatur area notes Venus at peak morning-brightness and visible into 1965. River gauge at Keller Memorial Bridge shows 20.51 feet, up 0.11 feet in 24 hours, with other TVA lake stages listed. Forecast calls for 93 today, 70 tonight, 94 Friday, with variable clouds and a 30 percent thunderstorm chance.
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Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
TVA
Chickamauga
Pickwick
Guntersville
Whitesburg
Wilson
Hospital Dismissals and Addresses Listed
Dismissals include Mrs Irvin Russell at 110 Church St NW and Von Yeager of Hartselle. Also listed are Mrs Curtis Alred at 115 12th Ave NW Wendell Mote 903 7th Ave SE Joy Terry Decatur Curtis Gardner 413 Memorial Dr SW and infant daughter Mrs W L Woodard of Moulton.
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Curtis Alred
12Th Ave
Wendell Mote
7Th Ave
Irvin Russell
Church St
von Yeager
Hartselle
Miss Joy Terry
Decature Curtis Gardner
Memorial
W. L. Woodard
Moulton
Cullman Residents Named in Local Admissions List
A compiled admissions roll lists William L. Bailey and 20 others across Cullman and nearby towns including Hanceville Garden City Falkville Hawkeyeville Eva Mary Sellers and James L. Yates. Names show households in Cullman County with varying family initials and locations.
Rioting in Brooklyn as youths clash with pickets near police HQ
Rainy night curtails crowds as white teen rioters clash with 200 Negro pickets allied with the Congress of Racial Equality outside Manhattan police headquarters. Eggs and stones fly as police in helmets disperse the march, escorting pickets to a subway station amid broken glass and firecrackers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Wagner
City Police
Manhattan
Congress of Racial Equality
Wallace Aerial Incident Ties to 1963 Montgomery Arrests
The article details charges of false arrest and malicious prosecution against Zellner of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee arising from two Montgomery arrests in January 1963, including a vagrancy case on Huntingdon College campus and a false pretense charge. It notes officials withheld the complaint text, and cites involvement of Wallace appointees Thetford Smith Painter and Zellner’s Jan 8 1963 arrest. Zellner was later convicted and sentenced to 30 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zellner
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Montgomery
District Court Clerk’s
Huntingdon College
Painter
Thetford
Smith
Shaws
George Wallace
Zeilner
List of residents and addresses in local notices
A compilation lists numerous residents and their addresses including Mrs. W. V. Parker Trinity Barry Stephen Fort 917 Edgewood St SW and others across Trinity Hillsboro Stratford Road Beech Street SE Johnston Street SE Sherman Street Anderson Hartselle Donna Ave SE Taft Tennessee Park Woodmont Dr SE Taft and Decatur.
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W. V. Parker
Trinity
Barry Stephen Fort
Edgewood St
Charlie N. Burt
Stratford Rd
George W. Wilder
Billy Anthony Kirby
Hillsboro
W. K. Howell
Betty St
Carl Oliver
Beech St
J. C. Jeffers
Sherman St
Floyd Cross
Courtland
Charles Adams
Bobby L. Cadle
Johnston St
Boyce S. Chapman Jr
Anderson, S.C
Douglas O. Hanner
Hartselle
John Smith
Donna Ave
Emmett McNutt
Felix Tidwell
Park St
Valley Ala Named President Of Chamber Association
Valley Ala was named president of the association of chambers of commerce James Sherfey of Glasgow Ky was named vice president and Ray Pearman of Huntsville Ala secretary treasurer. Citizens for TVA will oppose Goldwater said Louis A Eckl of Florence Ala president of the organization formed six years ago to promote the power agency Eckl editor of the Florence Times said Goldwater believes and repeatedly has asserted that TVA should be broken up and sold He described Rep William Miller R N Y GOP vice presidential nominee as an enemy of public power Eckl said Citizens for TVA will fight these candidacies which in turn present a new and serious threat to TVA s very existence Eckl was elected a director of the Associated Tennessee Valley Chambers of Commerce along with Tom Green Harold Huffman W D Copeland Ray Stinnett C L Woodley Joe Sir Melvin Knight Frank Turner Richard Jordway James Fesmire and Charles H Beasley
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Ala
Association of Chambers
James Sherfey
Glasgow
Ray Pearman
Huntsville
Citizens For Tva
Goldwater
Louis A. Eckl
Florence
Eckl
Decatur Resident May Be State's Nurse Of The Year
Shirley Johnson of Decatur is among 18 nurses in the 1964 Alabama Nurse of the Year selection led by Ruth Oglesby. The winner will be announced August 7 at the Mortimer Jordan Armory in Birmingham. Johnson is operating room supervisor at Baugh-Wiley-Smith Hospital and was District 14 Nurse of the Year. A Governor signed Nurse Appreciation Week from August 3 to 9.
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Shirley Johnson
Decatur
Birmingham
5Th Ave
Alabama
Ruth Oglesby
Tuscaloosa
Mortimer Jordan Armory
Johnson
Alabama State Nurses’ Association
Baugh-Wiley- Smith Hospital
Athens Queen Deadline Near for Rodeo Contest
Deadline is Saturday at 5 p m for girls to enter the Athens rodeo queen contest Chairman J D Garrett said entrants need not be Limestone County residents Anyone from Decatur Morgan County or nearby areas may enter Contestants qualify at LaMar Shop in Athens or by calling 232 0426 A record turnout is expected with more than 30 entrants The event includes a street dance and marks the start of Rodeo Week with rodeo performances on Aug 7 and 8 in Athens
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
J. D. Garrett
Limestone County
Garrett
Decatur
Morgan County
LaMar
LeMar S
Births at Decatur General Hospital
Mrs Howell of 501 Betty Street Southwest and Mr and Mrs Charles Adams of 913 Edgewood Street Southwest announce the birth of a son at Decatur General Hospital on Wednesday. WANT ADS GET RESULTS.
Deaths Hartselle John W Vinzant
John W. Vinzant died Tuesday at 8 30 p m in a local hospital Funeral services were to be today at 2 p m at New Hope Baptist Church with the Rev Robert Slack officiating Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartselle
John W. Vinzant
New Hope Baptist Church
Robert Slack
Mrs Juanita Nelson Dies. Services Pending
Mrs Juanita Nelson of 416 7th Ave SW died Wednesday at 10 45 PM in a local hospital. Survivors include her husband James Louis Nelson of Decatur, three daughters Mrs T A Stover of Hartselle Betsy Nelson and Martha Nelson of Decatur, two sons James L Nelson Jr and John W Nelson of Decatur, two grandchildren, her mother Mrs Jennie Kurtz of Decatur, one sister Mrs Sam Jones Jr of Houston and one brother Wesley Phillips of Orala Texas. Services will be announced later by Gunthorp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juanita Nelson
7Th Ave
Gunthorp
James Louis Nelson
Decatur
T. A. Stover
Hartselle
Betsy Nelson
Martha Nelson
James L. Nelson Jr
John W Nelson
Jennie Kurtz
Sam Jones Jr
Houston
Tex
Wesley Phillips Orala
Death notices for Ben A Byford of Decatur and Hartsel
Ben A Byford 70 died Wednesday at 1 15 pm in a local nursing home. Funeral services Friday 2 pm Antioch Baptist Church with Rev Bunyon Wallace and Rev Herman Lowery officiating. Burial Roselawn Cemetery Decatur Peck Funeral Home in charge. Survivors include widow Mary Byford of Decatur three daughters Louise Thompson Bernice Hicks Gladys Elkins all of Decatur two sons Ernest Byford Hartsel Jake Byford Hartsel three brothers Lil Byford Hartsel Johnny Byford Chicago Andrew Byford Knoxville Tenn 19 grandchildren 10 great grandchildren Pallbearers Dyke Guy Edd Thompson Ray Byford Bill Dunnaway Boyce Owens The body will be taken to Ernest Byford’s residence Hartsel today at 2 pm and remain there until time to be taken to the church for services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartselle
Ben A Byford
Decatur
Antioch Baptist Church
Bunyon Wallace
Herman Lowery
Roselawn
Peck Funeral Home
Mary Byford
Louise Thompson
Bernice Hicks
Gladys Elkins
Ernest Byford
Jake Byford
Lil Byford
Hartsette
Johnny Byford
Chicago
Andrew Byford
Knoxville
Tenn
Guy
Edd Thompson
Ray Byford
Bill Dunnaway
Boyce Owens
Hariselle
Decatur City School Board approves resignations and hires
The Decatur City School Board accepted resignations of six teachers and approved seven new hires plus a secretary for the superintendent. New staff include Ramona Love as elementary music supervisor and Ann Zakanysz teaching Spanish at Decatur High, with other assignments at Austin High Riverside Elementary and Lakeside High. The board approved June financials, discussed payroll borrowing, and backed a new material program from THE DECATUR DAILY to improve world news understanding. A salary study plan with an evaluation sheet and higher pay for further education was endorsed, with auditorium work at Austin High and West Decatur Elementary additions slated for summer completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur City
City Board of Education
Jacqueline Bailey
Decatur High
William Earl Griffin
Betty Sue Williams
Austin High
Christine Elliott
Virginia Knight
John T Willis
Ramona Love
Robert L. Puckett
Sadie G. McElwain
Kay DiMassio
Riverside Elementary
Ann Zakanycz
Virginia B. Thomson
Decatur
Olivia M Parker
Lakeside High
Jane E. Stephens
Joe Jones
Austin High School
Joe Calvin
Austin
Decatur High Athletic Fund
Decautr High
Decatur Daily
West Decatur Elementary School
Wall Street mixed as market posts tiny changes in narrow day
The stock market closed mixed with minimal moves across most issues. Special situations led to the only notable shifts with some stocks advancing or retreating about a point. Chrysler and Ford rose on earnings while GM fell after no first half report.
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New York
Chrysler
Ford
Aseth
Savings and Loan
Chicago Yellow Cab
du Pont
United Air Lines
American
Eastern Airlines
Markets and commodity prices report reading
Cotton prices Inch middling 34.00 Decatur loan 33.57. Cottonseed 45 per ton. Milk Grade A 6.55 per hundred, manufactured milk 3.20 per hundred for four per cent. Pulpwood 12.50 per cord. Corns and oats prices listed. Cattle and calves 50. Wealers steady to high 21.00 23.00, hogs 200 weight mostly 17.00, sows 12.00-12.50, sheep 25 with no early sales.
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Decatur
U.S
Livestock market report from Nashville AP
Cattle and calves in Nashville sales show too few for test of the trade. Wealers around steady with choice at 23.00, few at 23.50 midweek. Good cattle 17.00 to 20.00. Hogs 200 cwt fairly active and mostly steady around 2.16 to 2.30 per cwt. Barrows and gilts 47, sows 12. 390 to 420 lb animals 12.50 to 17.00. Sheep at 25. No early sales recorded.
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Nashville
Eggs Market Weak as Supplies Overwhelm Demand
Birmingham market notes weak demand for eggs with ample supply and no price changes. Retailer prices per dozen vary by size from large to small, including consumer grade A white and cases delivered to stores.
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Birmingham
Evening of entertainment at Moose Lodge doors open tonight
Public invited to an 8 pm program at the Moose Lodge. State Troopers H L Hester and A D Ashcraft release weekly figures on driver examinations: 101 pass, 113 learner's permits, 81 failed, 10 cars failed inspection. Investigations note a 2 vehicle collision at Church St and U S 31 at 9 14 am with no injuries.
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Ala, Tenn
National Gas
American Foundation Life Insurance Co
Coastal States Life Downtowner Corp
Tha
Equity National Life
Dec
Ala
Jefferson Standard Life
Kentucky Central
Liberty National Life
Life & Casualty Ball
Life Ala
Life
Moore Handley
Mutual Savings
National Life
Neb. Consolidated
Protective Life
State National Bank
Southern Airways
Southern United
Vaulean Life
NEW York (Ap
Neon
Kaiser
Acme Steel
KVP Suth
Ligg & My
Air Am Baker
Lorillard
Am Can
Lou & Nash
Macy Am Sugar
Martin Co
P&t
Masonite Ie
Merr Ch&s
Armour
Minn M M
Babcock & W
Monsan
Mont Ward Bell & How
Nat Dairy
Beth Steel
Nat Distill
Boeing
Oxford
Calum & H
Ches & Ohio
Chrysler
Collins Radio
Rexall
Delta Air
Fe Us du Pont
St Regis
East Air L
Sears Roeb
Sinclair
Firestone
P&l
Sperry
Ford
Frueh Corp
Elec
Gen Mills
Swift Bs
Texaco
UN Oil Cal
Geneseo
Ga Pacific
Fruit
Goodrich
Unit
Gas Co Hs
Goodyear
The
Moose Lodge
H. L. Hester
A. D. Ashcraft
Church St
U.S. 31
Sylvia Faye Blair
Nashville, Tenn
James Otis Hill
Hueytown
Court ruling upholds interstate commerce reach on segregation
Chief Judge Elbert P Tuttle and Judges Lewis R Morgan and Frank A Hooper held motels and restaurants that serve interstate travelers fall under interstate commerce law and cannot discriminate against Negroes. The decision notes the Pickrick fits the law as it serves traveling customers by location and a sign on a major route. Hooper concurs that commerce motive drives the ruling, though the majority governs segregation in this restaurant context.
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Elbert P Tuttle
5Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Lewis R. Morgan
Frank A. Hooper
Congress
Hooper
NASA Aide Receives Medal for Leadership at NASA
Col Robert P. Young executive officer of NASA since 1961 received NASA's Medal for Outstanding Leadership from Administrator James E. Webb at a luncheon. Recognized for leadership and service coordinating NASA's internal management and noteworthy contributions to the agency. Young, from Mitchell South Dakota, U.S. Military Academy graduate, Army Corps of Engineers veteran, also chairs the Electronics Research Center Site Evaluation Committee for Boston metro area sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert P. Young
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
James E. Webb
Young
Agency
Mitchell, S. D
United States Military Academy
Army Corps of Engineers
Electronics Research Center
Boston
Also Mentioned on This Page
Venus
Cullman
William L. Bailey
Gilbert Lee Barnett
Ellen Dean Brock
Ranson J. Easterwood
Lula Pearl Freeman
Hanceville 1
Ophelia Gibson
Garden City
Arnest Haynie
Lillie Belle Marsh
Warrior
Ollie Belle Stevens
Freda Thompson
Margie Ida Hooper
Falkville
Vera Bowen
Laura Jean Harbison
Odie Bell Howard
Hawkeville
John M. Livingston
Mrs. Lillie Jane Moore
Eva
Mary Sellers
Curtis A. Smith
Mrs. Velvie Wren
James L. Yates
Vinemont
Wallace
Ater Willie Painter
Jack Shows
William F. Thetford
Maury Smith
Decatur General Admissions
Joy E. Bissett
Woodmont
Terriyn Dee Griffin
Taft, Tenn
Percy Thrasher
Trinity Coy O. Harvel
6Th Ave
Virgil Monk
Decature
Lillie Mae Craig
Clara Ave
J. Elmo Welden
Tom Green
Lebanon
Harold Huffman
Bowling Green
W. D. Copeland
Shelbyville
Ray Stinnett
Corinth
Miss
C. L. Woodley
Julia
Joe Sir
Fayette- Ville
Melvin Knight
Murfreesboro
Frank Turner
Richard Jordway
James ‘Fesmire
Columbia
Charles H. Beasley
Cleveland
Allstate Insurance Co
Alabama League For Nursing
Anneli Bishop
Catherine Corley
Margaret Stein
Mobile
Catherine Pepe
Selma
Mary Hughes
Geneva
Louise D. Robinson
Talladega
Bertha Kilpatrick
Monroeville
Thelma Trainham
Edna DeLoach
Lorena Nealey
Riverview
Minerva O’rear
Jasper
Jewell Downs
Horton
Ben A. Byford
Wall Street
Anh
American Stock Exchange
Decatur Markets
Local Securities
Ashe
Alabama Power Co
Tennessee Neptural
Nebraska Consolidated
Southern United Southern Airways
Semmes & Co., Inc
Johnson St
Decatur, Alo
Morgan County Sheriff's Department
Grove St
D. M Hutchison
1St Ave
Young Construction Co
James Adams
Oak St
Decatur Harbor
Shirley Borden
Williams Auto Parts
Locust St. SE
Williams
Jolimale
Charles Michael Starr
Flint City
Jame Starr
National Guard
Ira's Book Shop
E. Moulton St
Studebaker
3Rd Ave
B.T.U
Combination Welder Lander’s
New Moulton Highway
Decatur Shopping Center
McL
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