Weather and river readings for Decatur area activity
Reading at Keller Memorial Bridge shows the Tennessee River at 20.60 feet, down 0.37 in 24 hours, with sea level at 554.90 feet. TVA lake levels include Chickamauga 681.0 and Pickwick 412.1. High Sunday reached 88, early morning low around 70, with today’s high near 92 and overnight low near 70.
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Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
TVA
Chickamauga
Pickwick
Guntersville
Whitesburg
Wilson
Judge Coon in stable condition after weekend heart attacks
Judge James Coon Jr. Chemstrand Co. vice-president for governmental affairs in Alabama is reported resting well at South Baldwin County Hospital after two heart attacks Friday and Saturday. Mrs. Crow said he had a comfortable night and felt no pain, with the couple vacationing at Gulf Shores prior to the incidents.
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Ala
James + coon Jr
Chemstrand Co
Multiple Classified Ads Across Real Estate Jobs Lost Pets
A jumble of classified items including for sale and rent notices a drilling machine a large two story four bedroom house a four room furnished apartment and a quick sale brick three bedroom home plus positions at Little Ermies waitresses and a lost pair of boxer bulldogs in Hart Selle on Brazen Mountain area with contact numbers and a 1960 Ford Galaxy listing.
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5Th Ave
Ermie
6Th Ave
FHA
Hartselle
Brazen Mountain
Feek
Joe Clements
Morgan County Maid of Cotton Contest Entrants Listed
Eleven contestants entered the Morgan County Maid of Cotton pageant with the deadline near midnight. Ed Price announced the winner would be named at Friday’s Morgan County Farm Bureau meeting, with sponsors including Decatur and Hartselle clubs.
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Morgan County
Ed Price
Seemas
Morgan County Farm Bureau
Morgan County High
Deaths D J Turney 90 Hartselle dies at local hospital
D J Turney 90 of Hartselle died at 2 p m Sunday at a local hospital. Funeral Tuesday at 2 p m at the family home with Rev C R Lundy officiating. Burial in Antioch Cemetery Peck directing. Survivors include wife Sallie Turney sister Jodie Evans brother W W Turney pallbearers named. Body at residence.
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Hartselle
D. J. Turney
C. R. Lundy
Antioch Cemetery
Peck Directing
Sallie Turney
Jodie. Evans
Somerville
W. W. Turney
Turney
Church of Christ
Guthrie Pettit
William Smith
Therman South
Bill Royer
Mac Eubanks
E. G. Collins
Damron Dies in Elora Tennessee
David V. Damron died Sunday afternoon in Elora Tennessee. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 10 30 a m from the Cumberland Presbyterian Church Elora. Surviving family includes wife a daughter Mrs James W Cambron Decatur and son W D Damron Huntingdon Tenn.
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David V. Damron
Elora
Tenn
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
James W. Cambron
Decatur
W. D. Damron
Huntingdon
Fannie Jones
Decatur General Hospital
Reynolds Funeral Home
Kennedy services announced for Iuka resident
Mrs. Willard Kennedy of Iuka Mississippi announces funeral services for Willard Kennedy. He is survived by three sons Vernon and Elmer from Iuka, Vergil in Chicago, three brothers L. W. Kennedy of Iuka, W. D. Kennedy of Groves Texas, and C. M. Kennedy of Decatur.
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Willard Kennedy
Iuka
Miss
Vernon
Elmer
Vergil Kennedy
Chicago
L. W. Kennedy
W. D. Kennedy Groves
Tex
C. M. Kennedy
Decatur
Charles W. Malone 58 Montgomery dies after illness
Charles W. Malone aged 58 of Montgomery died after a several months illness. Graveside services will be held today at 5 p.m. in City Cemetery. Survivors include his widow and daughter Ann Malone both of Montgomery, a sister Mrs. Roy Wyatt of Decatur, and two brothers B. W. Malone and Ashbury Malone of Decatur.
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Charles W. Malone
Montgomery
City Cemetery
Ann Malone
Roy Wyatt
Decatur
B. W. and
Ashbury Malone
Four Injured In Cullman Weekend Car Crashes
Cullman police investigated two weekend accidents injuring four people. Shirley Hollaman, Willie Pelt, Verbell Pelt and Jeff Pelt were treated and dismissed from Cullman Hospital. The first crash at 3 p.m. Saturday on 4th Street and 2nd Avenue involved a 1959 Pontiac driven by Joseph Hollaman colliding with a 1950 Ford driven by Willie Pelt. The second crash occurred at 10:30 p.m. Sunday near Sportsman Lake involving a 1958 Ford driven by Rex Miller Bucklew and a 1959 Chevrolet driven by Thomas Leon Link.
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Cullman
Cullman Hospital
Shirley Hollaman
Willie Pelt
Verbell Pelt
Jeff Pelt
Joseph Hollaman
4Th St
2Nd Ave
Sportsman Lake
Ford
Rex
Miller Bucklew
Chevrolet
Thomas Leon Link
United States sponsor appren oe oe encore weising
United States sponsor appren oe oe encore weising. Fragmentary text mentions sponsorship but lacks clear event, date, or outcome. No verifiable entities or details to confirm a specific news item.
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United States
Apprenoe Oe Encore Weising
Limestone County Schools Welcome New Water System and Buses
Students at Limestone County High School Elkmont greeted with water from a new $100000 system after two week prep. The Board of Education reports 10 new buses in Limestone and 10 in Lawrence counties. New principals take posts at Mount Hope and Hatton as teachers note personnel shifts.
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Alabama
United States
Com
Elkmont
West Limestone
Limestone County High School
Cecil C. Gregg
Limestone County
Roberts Revery Board of Education
Lawrence County
Cross
Lawrence
Mount Hope
Hatton High School
Auburn Hope
Howard Manning
Hatton
Barbara Anderson
West Limestone High School
Miss Anderson
Tanner High School
Floyd Johnson
Anderson
Johnson
Housing Bias and Blockbusting Discussed by Industry Spokesman
A building industry spokesman discusses a 34 percent drop in housing starts while noting May volumes were the highest since 1950. He cites FHA and VA starts shrinking as a share due to abundant conventional mortgage money and explains blockbusting profits persist unless housing opportunities expand. He supports broadening anti bias coverage beyond FHA and VA.
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FHA
Decatur Births and Dismissals List
A local list records births and dismissals in Decatur and nearby towns. Entries include infant names such as Kendell Ledlow and Rickey Ray Givins alongside parent and address details in Decatur Danville Moulton Town Creek and Haley. Additional names cover adults and families with multiple street addresses and apartment notes.
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James R. Crombie
12Th St
Dwight Hill
Moulton
Jesse Jacobs
Danville
Elizabeth Gresham
15Th Ave
Wendell Barrett Tucker
Nealis T. Anderson
Baby Rickey Ray Givins
Town Creek
B. W. McCravy
North St
Thomas Edgar Asherbranner
Endlam
Thornton Fleming
16Th Ave
Johnie R. Sims
Decatur
Kendell
Brent Ledlow
Charles Theron Hamilton
6Th Ave
Rickey Glynn Waldrop
Edgar P. Knight
Haley
Ora Diane Grant
Local Hospital List Of Names And Addresses
A roster of residents and associated addresses is listed including Velma Young at 2010 High way 315S Opal Yarbrough at 1728 Pennylane Lahoma Culver at Falkville Ruby West at 419 E Moul ton St Master Eddie Hughes at 912 6th Joe Baugh at Chapel Hill Term Minnie Nelms at 1023 18th Henry Perkins at 1114 9h Ave SE and Betty Childers at 1307 Carridale St SW.
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Velma Young
Highway 315S
Opal Yarbrough
SE Pennylane
Ruby West
E. Moulton St
Eddie Hughes
6Th Ave
Joe Baugh
Chapel Hill
Minnie Nelms
18Th Ave
Henry Perkins
Betty Childers
Carridale St
Cullman Persons List With Mixed Residences
A local entry lists residents and ages across Cullman county towns including Hanceville Vinemont Garden City Crane Hill and Eva. Names include Vinson Kennedy Medora Malcolm James Woods Watson Venice Hale Elzie Boone Shelie Hughes Steven Haynes and others with various ages.
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Vinson Kennedy
Cullman
Medora Malcom
Hanceville
James Woods Watson
Garden
Venice Hale
Roy Leon Bailey
Vinemont
Barbara Haynes
Elzie Boone
Shelie Marie Hughes
Louie Gardinar McDonald
Eva Martha Faye Strickland
Forace Lee Hipp
Crane Hill
William Oscar Knighten
Garden City Every
Magaline Reid
De Gaulle cites limits on nuclear arms as Moscow pact debated
De Gaulle argues France would leave the nuclear club only if the club dissolves and says the Moscow agreement is only a start. He warns it does not end the atomic threat as none of the signers renounce nuclear weapons. He notes Moscow pact allows continued weapon manufacture by the three major powers.
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France
de Gaulle
Moscow
Madagascar Confirmed as Fourth Largest Island
A geographic report confirms Madagascar ranks as the Earth’s fourth largest island by area, following Greenland, New Guinea, and Borneo. The update highlights Madagascar’s vast biodiversity and distinct geographic features within the Indian Ocean.
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Madagascar
Island
Lawrence Store Break-In Under Investigation
Lawrence County authorities report a break-in at Grady Smith's store in the Mount Moriah Community. Chief Deputy Calvin White says a state investigator from Huntsville is among the investigators on the case this morning.
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Moulton
Lawrence County
Calvin White
Grady Smith
Mount Moriah
White
Huntsville
Deaths to Funeral Notices for Mrs. Fannie Jones
Mrs Fannie Goodloe dies in Tennessee and funeral set for Tuesday at 2 p m from Shiloh Baptist Church Decatur Burial in Sykes Cemetery Reynolds Funeral Home in charge Survivors include two daughters Mrs C H Whitfield Memphis Tennessee and Mrs Rebecca Baker Decatur one son Sam Goodloe Huntsville five grandchildren 15 great grandchildren six great great grandchildren and other relatives
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Fannie Goodloe
Tennessee
Shiloh Baptist Church
6Th Ave
Lafayette St
Decatur
Sykes Cemetery
Reynolds Funeral Home
C. H. Whitfield
Memphis
Tenn
Rebecca Baker
Sam Goodloe
Huntsville
Funeral services for Mrs Mahaley Heard in Athens
Mrs Mahaley Heard died Saturday morning in Athens. Funeral held Wednesday at 2 p m from Sweethome Baptist Church with Reynolds Funeral Home in charge. Survivors include two sons two daughters two sisters three brothers fifteen grandchildren and twenty three great grandchildren and other relatives. Millions of eels swim along the Gulf Stream from Bermuda to North America and Europe.
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Mahaley Heard
Athens
Sweethome Baptist Church
New Cemetery
Reynolds
Will Heard
Rose Heard
Jesse Ella Lockett
Decatur
Rosetta Reynolds
Annie Bell Galloway
West Virginia
Bessie Bell
Lawrence County
Mose Swope
Tennessee
Matthew Swope
Gallatin
Tenn
Square Swope, Jr
Williamsport
Gulf Stream
Bermuda
North America
Europe
Market Report Cattle Hogs And Feeder Prices Steady
Markets show cattle steady with slaughter steers and heifers firm and cows and bulls unchanged. Feeder demand active with good to choice cattle at 350 to 400 pounds steady to firm, hogs weaker for barrows and gilts while sows hold. Prices listed include steers 22.00 to 23.00 and hogs around 18.50 for barrows and gilts, sow values 12.50 to 14.00.
Wall Street Slight Gain As Market Closes Higher
The New York stock market ended modestly higher with moderate activity and narrow changes in most key issues. Airlines and rails rose while steels motors and utilities mixed. notable movers included American Laboratories Xerox U S Smelting and several others with varied gains and losses.
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National Airlines
American Laboratories
Xerox
U.S
Electronic Associates
Puerto Rico
Chicago Yellow Cab
U. S. Steel
Jones & Laughlin
Bethlehem
Republic
Chrysler
American Stock Exchange
Cotton futures edge up on New York market
In New York the cotton market shows a base higher, with bids around 33.10 and earlier quotes at 32.80 to 32.95, as traders track closing bids and openings. The session lists severalboard prices including 33.10 and 30.18 with varied bid and open figures.
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New York
Egg price changes at Birmingham market show mixed shifts
AP reports Birmingham prices for eggs at market close with regular prices generally lower for larger sizes and steady for most. Consumer grade to retailers posted up to 9:30 a.m. with ample supply and direct producer sales included. Grade A white large 41-45 cents, medium 34-38 cents, small 26-44 cents per dozen.
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Birmingham
Live stock market summary with price ranges
The report notes steer and heifer prices with good and choice vealers and slaughter calves trading steady. Slaughter steers 22.00 to 23.00, vealers 23.50 to 26.00, U S 1 2 190 to 240 pound hogs 19.00, sows U S 1 3 and gilts. Sheep show a small supply across classes.
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U.S
Typhus Threat Looms As City Razing Plans Advance
Amid continued tremors and a looming typhus outbreak, authorities push to evacuate nonessential residents and deploy heavy demolition crews to raze the city. A new site will be chosen after seismological studies. Rescue efforts include Belgians found after 55 hours and an American sergeant and German wife among presumed casualties.
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Grlickov
Macedonia
Europe
Harold Stacy
Gouverneur
N.Y
Greece
Germany
Belgrade
Skopje
Slight Injury Report From Hartselle Wreck
Police investigated a Sunday accident in Hartselle involving a 1953 Buick driven by Roy Herman Campbell that ran off Burleson Mountain into a field. Campbell was treated at Hartselle Hospital and released.
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Hartselle
Roy Herman Campbell
Burleson Mountain
Campbell
Hartselle Hospital
Hartselle Fire Department Reports Weekend Vehicle Fires
Hartselle Fire Department reported two weekend fires involving cars with light damage. A spokesman described minimal damage and no injuries.
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Hartselle
Slaughter Lambs and Hog Receipts Reported Across Southern Markets
Hog receipts total about 3,000 across Albany Columbus Moultrie Thomasville von Dothan and Jacksonville. Slaughter lambs range 85-110 pounds at 20.00 to 20.50 per hundredweight. Hog classes show 190-230 pound barrows and gilts at 19.00-19.50, 180-240 at 18.50-19.00, 240-270 and 160-180 at 17.50-18.50, and sows 13.50-15.75.
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Thomasville
Albany
Columbus
Moultrie
von Dothan
Ala
Jacksonville
Fla
U.S
Poultry Market Reports From Birmingham and Atlanta
Poultry market notes show irregular but clearing demand for broilers and fryers with live markets delivering steady to moderate activity. Plant prices for ready to cook range from 13.5 to 14.5 with Georgia supplies described as variable and sales sparse at farm and plant levels.
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Poultry
Birmingham
Broilers & Fryers
Atlanta
Georgia
Weekend docket lists numerous traffic and public order charges
City records show a range of charges including disorderly conduct speeding and driving while intoxicated with many counts listed over the weekend. Building permits were issued to four individuals for homes streets and utilities. A 1955 Mercury collided with a 1956 Oldsmobile at Wilson and McCartney streets causing heavy damage to the Mercury.
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City Recorder
Oliver Carter
Gresham Dr
W. C. Morgan
Highland Park Subdivision
Gene P Hill
Clearview St
R. W. Barrett
7Th Ave NW
Wilson and
McCartney Streets
Mercury
Billy Don Tidwell
16Th Ave. SE
Virgil Cramer
Wilson NW
Wilson
Oldsmobile
McCartney
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Grant St. SE
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Wis
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