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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1965
Page
2
Solons seek extra operating funds for health department
A list of Decatur and Athens residents and other names appears in a legislative record debating additional operating money for Dr. Myers and the health department. Senator Horton vows further chances in the legislature if funds are approved, amid broader criticism of Gov. Wallace's budget and Alabama health services facing staffing gaps in Morgan Lawrence Limestone counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Myers
Sen
Horton
Gov
Wallace
Bec Oragora
Hamilton
Morgan County Medical Association
State Health Department
Alabama
Morgan
Lawrence
Limestone
Sen. Horton
Morgan, Lawrence
Limestone County
Hospitals list births and residents of local area
The notice lists new births and residents including Mst. Thomas Lawley Trinity Mrs. Walter Vandiver 1608 Saint Clereance Tapscott Hartselle l Ave Miss Diane Morgan Decatur Mrs. James Callahan infant son 102 NW Wilson St Mrs. Grady Rice infant daughter 912 Enolam Blvd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Vandiver
St. Clereance Tapscott
Hartselle
James Callahan
N.W. Wilson St
Grady Rice
Enolam Blvd
Over the Counter Securities Quotations Reported by NASD
NASD compiled current over the counter securities quotations as of 10 a.m. today. Bids reflect inter-dealer prices and exclude retail markup or commissions. Asked prices shown are the actual inter-dealer asks. Natl Bank of Alabama appears in the NASD quotations with reported figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NASD
Bank of Alabama
Notable scientist receives Priestly Award and Faraday Medal
Nobel laureate in physics and chemistry has earned at least nine awards including the Priestly Award and the Faraday Medal. He is honored by the Chemical Society and recognized for industrial research and service in organizing the North Alabama Section of the AOS and promoting the North Alabama Science Fair for youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chemical Society
Harry W. Hamme
North Alabama
AOS
Johnson proposals on silver coinage and vending compatibility
President outlines changes to U S coinage prioritizing reduced silver content. Unchanged pennies and nickels. new silverless dimes and quarters with copper core nickel outer layer aim to fit vending machines. 40 percent silver for new half and dollar. old silver dollar unchanged. 300 million troy ounces of silver to be used in coinage this year. Coins to circulate interchangeably for a period. melting incentives set to deter hoarding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Births Listed for Local Couples this Week
Mr and Mrs Henry S Michelin i 601 Jackson St SE welcome a son Tuesday at Bank Street Hospital. Mr and Mrs John Jenkins Decatur 2 announce a son today at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs Dennis Balmforth Trinity 1 announce a daughter at Decatur General Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry S. Michelini
Jackson St
Bank Street Hospital
John Jenkins
Decatur 2
Decatur General Hospital
Dennis Balmforth
Trinity
Runway Resurfacing Prompts Flight Cancellations At Pryor Field
Construction at Pryor Field leads to about 30 flights canceled over five days with two daily services halted June 21 26. The 1231 pm Atlanta bound and 235 pm Pryor Field to Atlanta flights face ongoing suspension into June 28 July 3. Mabry Engineering tackles a 4000 foot south end resurfacing project costing about 100000 with weather affecting completion. Crews began patch work earlier this week as the airport negotiates temporary closures and routine preventive maintenance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riedmueller
Atlanta
Pryor Field
Mabry Engineering Co
Decatur
Clyde Mabry
Mabry
City Nurse Joins Decade of Health Committee
Mae Lucy Rogers of 416 Johnston Street was invited by the American Association of Doctors' Nurses to serve on the Decade of Health Committee. She will attend the association's annual convention July 15 to 18 at the Atlanta Americana Motor Hotel, where speakers, workshops, and a tour of the Communicable Disease Center are planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mae Lucy Rogers
Johnston St
American Association of Doctors’ Nurses
Miss Rogers
Association
Atlanta Americana Motor Hotel
Hicks Tells Of Expansion At Hicks Chevrolet
Hicks Chevrolet Sales Inc on U S 31 S announces a $25,000 expansion plan including a car body area extension and a front line canopy project. The expansion contract is with Metal Buildings Inc of Decatur.
Death of Mrs Annie Elizabeth Seibert in Decatur
Mrs Annie Elizabeth Seibert age 8 died Wednesday at 1 p m at her residence 1612 Wadsworth Street SE in Decatur. Funeral services set for Friday at 3 p m at St Pauls Lutheran Church with Rev Ronald Reinhardt officiating.Survived by two sons William C Seibert and Ernest A Seibert Decatur, nine grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. Pallbearers named Lewis Nebrig Ted Simmons Nick McGee Dr H J Wenzell Charlie Pettus and John Harmon. Body to remain at the funeral home until time to be taken to church where it will lie in state one hour before services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Elizabeth Seibert
Wadsworth St. SE
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Ronald Reinhardt Ter
H. M. Safley
Decatur
William C. Seibert
Ernest A. Seibert
Lewis Nebrig
Ted Simmons
Nick McGee
Emory R Shelton Dies. rites set in Athens
Emory Russell Shelton 73 of 320 Vine St. Athens died at 3 20 a.m. today at Athens Limestone Hospital. Services are tomorrow at 2 p.m. at McConnell Chapel with Rev Tilford Jenkins and Rev A J Rollings officiating. Burial in Leggtown Cemetery McConnell Funeral Home in charge. Survivors include widow Gertrude Shelton three daughters Mrs Car Smith Mrs Sarah Black and Mrs Dorothy Smith all of Athens one son E M Shelton of Newburgh N Y one brother Garland T Shelton of Fort Pierce Florida ten grandchildren and one great grandchild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Emory Russell Shelton
Vine St
Athens- Limestone Hospital
McConnell Chapel
Tilford Jenkins
A. J. Rollings
Leggtown Cemetery
McConnell Funeral Home
Gertrude Shelton
Car} Smith
Sarah Black
Dorothy Smith
E. M. Shelton
Newburgh
N.Y
Garland T. Shelton
Fort Pierce
Fla
Gemini 4 maneuver crew checks near Africa and Australia
At 10:35 a.m. the spacecraft passed Canary Islands en route to Kano central Africa. McDivitt and White prepared for rendezvous maneuvers and a space suit safety check. Mission Control reported good audio from Carnarvon at 11:10 a.m. and McDivitt replied they were go and everything looked green.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canary Islands
McDivitt
White
Kano
Central Africa
East Africa
Mission Control
Carnarvon
Australia
Mission Control Center
Houston
Tex
Death notice for Anita Darlene Brooks in Athens
Anita Darlene Brooks died Wednesday at 7 12 a.m. at Athens Limestone Hospital. Services at Mt Carmel Church of Christ at 2 p.m. Burial in Cement Cemetery with Spry Funeral Home directing. She leaves parents Leroy and the late Mrs Brooks and one brother Randy Deareld Brooks and numerous grandparents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Anita Darlene Brooks
Athens 2
Leroy Brooks
Athens-Limestone Hospital
Mt. Carmel Church of Christ
James Bridges
Tonis Davis
Spry Funeral Home
Randy Deareld Brooks
Allen Kyle
Leonard Brooks
Athens 3
Two U S Marines Die In Da Nang Plane Crash And Viet Cong Ambush
A Marine liaison plane crashed nine miles northwest of Da Nang killing two pilots. The week’s U S deaths reach 12. A helicopter crash wounded three Air Force crewmen. Viet Cong attacked a government convoy 150 miles northeast of Saigon, killing at least 10 soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
da Nang
Saigon
Senate eyes midmonth passage of excise bill
The committee agreed to push excise legislation forward with no extra amendments. Senator Russell Long of Louisiana urged Senate passage by midmonth. The House approved the bill after cutting about a million dollars from Johnson’s proposed plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Russell B. Long
Louisiana
Senate
House
Thoseohnson
Grant's to open seven Diskay Discount Marts in August
New merchandise counters and interior features will remain similar as Grant's plans seven Diskay Discount Marts for August. Diskay stores, fully owned by W T Grant Co, operate under a separate division, with 26 stores in 13 states. The Decatur Shopping Center store remains open and downtown charge accounts will transfer after liquidation. All 2nd Ave employees will be retained. no new hires expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diskay Discount
Diskay
W. T. Grant
New York
W. T. Grant Co
Grant’s
Decatur
Jones
2Nd Ave
Gemini 4 Endures Rendezvous Effort in Spacewalk
Astronauts James McDivitt and Ed White launched from Cape Kennedy at 10 16 a m EST and attempted a historic spacewalk linked to the Titan 2 second stage. White floated outside in a space suit tethered by a 25 foot line while McDivitt guided maneuvers with a three jet propulsion unit watching fuel limits and a difficult rendezvous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDivitt
White
Air Force
Cape Kennedy
Mexico
United States
Arizona
New Mexico
Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Miami
Fla
Atlantic
Earth
Houston
Charles A. Berry
Berry
Alexei Leonov
Hawaii
Christopher Kraft Jr
Kraft
President Johnson
Johnson
Mrs. White
U. S
Gemini
Walter Schirra
Tom Stafford
Virgil Grissom
John Young
Mission Control Center
Also Mentioned on This Page
Solons
Thomas Dunaway
Somerville
Lynette Parker
Moulton
William Long
7Th Ave
Floyd Stewart Jr
Fair- Mack Gowf
Marvin Ferguson
Augusta Thornton
Dan Ville
Michael Goodwin
Hillsboro
Bernard Dawes
8Th St
James Favors
8Th, Ave. NW
William Houston
Cullman
Eugene Chittman
Noble Holt
4Th Ave
E. W. Stephenson
Dogwood
Ave. NW
Robert Thompson
Vaughn Blankenship
5Th Ave
Jervis Jackson
Sidney Wilburn
Poplar St
Andrew Johnson
Mrs. Stella Langley
Bowes Channell
Aulinville Rd
Leonard Johnson
Bring Ave
James Dietz
Susan Larkins
Feetwood
Dallis Haynes Jr
Williams Malone Jr
William Brown
Lester Nelson
John Morgan
Addison
William Jones
Huntsville
Robert McDonald
Allege St
Elizabeth Eyster
Stratford Rd
L Ave
Diane Morgan
Local Securities
Hicks
Annie E. Seibert
Space Gun
Decatur Shopping
Robert Earl Dieter
Helmut Dieter
Harrison St. SE
Castle Heights Military Academy
Lebanon
Tenn
Brookhaven Baptist Church
G. E
College of Phone
7Th St
Buick
Sherman St
Chevrolet
Ford
McCurrysee
Hiway
Glenn Drilling Co
Oe Pn
C. C. Thomas Salesman
Bursch Ford, Inc
DIAL
Broadhead-Cook Furniture Company
Kiddyland Toy Store
E. Moulton St
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