Tennessee River Levels and Temperature at Keller Bridge
This morning the Tennessee River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge stood at 21.72 feet, down 0.12 feet in 24 hours, with sea level at 556.02 feet. High today reached 91 degrees at 4:30 p.m., overnight low 68. At 10:10 a.m. today the air was 87 with a forecast of partly cloudy skies, warm conditions, and scattered thunderstorms this afternoon through Thursday. Northerly winds 10 to 15 mph, gusts to 45 mph in storms. Today’s high 91, tonight low 65, Thursday high 91.
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Keller Memorial Bridge
Albany
Albuquerque
Atlanta
Bismarck
Boise
Boston
Buffalo
Chicago
Cleveland
Denver
Des Moines
Detroit
Fairbanks
Fort Worth
Helena
Honolulu
Indianapolis
Juneau
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Louisville
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
St. Paul
New Orleans
New York
Oklahoma City
Omaha
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
Portland
Ore
Rapid City
Richmond
St. Louis
Salt Lake City
San Diego
San Francisco
Seattle
Tampa
Washington
Five Day Forecast for Alabama
Temperatures will average near normal through Monday with highs 84 to 89 and lows 62 to 68. Precipitation will be light to locally heavy, mainly in scattered after noon and evening thundershowers during the latter half of the period.
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Alabama
Births Reported For Local Families In Decatur And Athens
A girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. James Legg at Decatur General Hospital on a Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Bobby LeCroix welcomed a son at Athens Limestone Hospital on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Rucker welcomed a son at Athens Limestone Hospital on Monday.
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James Legg
Carridale St
Decatur General Hospital
Bobby LeCroix
Athens
Athens- Limestone Hospital
Johnny Rucker
Rogersville
Athens-Limestone Hospital
For Rent and For Sale Classified Ads Summary
Multiple short notices list rental options including a five room house and a three room upstairs furnished apartment with contact numbers. Property sales include 116 acres near Trinity and a Craftsman tilting Arbor bench saw, plus various furnished houses and small apartments for sale or rent and a sailboat with carrier ready for pickup.
Mussel Industry Faces Sudden Decline on Tennessee River
Veteran mussel operators like Clayton Blankenship and Vernon Hudson warn of a sharp drop in harvests across the Tennessee River region. Despite 1960 being strong, 1961 and 1962 show troubling trends with few boatable beds, divers finding dead mussels, and calls for formal state and federal investigations into possible water pollution and other causes.
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Japan
Clayton Blankenship
Vernon Hudson
Morgan County
Tennessee
Decatur
Keller Bridge
Tennessee River
Wheeler Refuge
Hudson
State of
Alabama
Hospitals list of patients and counts in Cullman area
A hospital roster lists patients by name and residence including Minnie Yowmans Cullman Lula Mae Wood Eva Mae Wilson Hance ville Annie Mae Singleton Willie Overton Vinemont Bobby Wilhite Vinemont Carl Hooper Hayden Basil Aycock Russellville Mattie Kesse Culman Lester Halli Marie Burdan Andrew Smith Deborah Gibbs Sallie Weekly Maggie Gracy Elvie Chambers Odell Haynes Georgianna Del Brocco Brooklyn Ohio Marie Alvis Helen Millar Sylvia Ward Johnny Heins Catherine Raines John Glasscock Holly Pond Robert O Shie ll Robertson Cul man Myra Blevins Patricia Richard Russell Bean Culman
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Lula Mae Wood
Eva
Eva Mae Wilson
Hanceville
Annie Mae Singleton
Cullman
Willie Overton
Vinemont
Bobby Wilhite
Carl Hooper
Hayden
Basil. Aycock
Russellville
Mattie Kesse
Culman
Lester Halli
Marie Burdan
Andrew Smith
Deborah Gibbs
Sallie Weekly
Maggie Gracy
Elvie Chambers
Odell Haynes
Georgianna del Brocco
Brooklyn
Ohio
Marie Alvis
Helen Millar
Sylvia Ward
Johnny Heins
Catherine Raines
John Glasscock
Holly Pond
Robert O'Shiell Robertson
Myra Blevins
Patricia Richard
Russell Bean
Alabama reapportionment plans outlined by governor
Gov John Patterson proposes three reapportionment options to redraw state legislative districts. Two statutory plans keep total seats while changing county allocations. a constitutional amendment would enlarge the House to 12 and the Senate to 40. One plan uses smallest divisors, another uses equal proportions, with detailed county by county seat changes and a 113 senate districts.
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John Patterson
House
Senate
Cullman
Russell
Colbert
Marshall
Baldwin, Lee
Houston
Walker
Dallas
Morgan
Lauderdale
Talladega
Calhoun
Etowah
Tuscaloosa
Madison
Montgomery
Mobile
Jefferson
Walker, Lee
Baldwin
Barbour
Blount
Butler
Chambers
Coffee
Covington
DeKalb
Elmore
Escambia
Jackson
Lee
Limestone
Macon
Marengo
Pike
Shelby
Tallapoosa
Britowah
Morgan and
Dismissals list includes Athens and nearby towns figures
A roster of individuals named Tommy Thrasher Rogersville Mrs Donie Whitt Madison Horace Wayne Vinson Elkmont Ed Durham Athens W L Lawler Athens Mrs Ida Corder Lester Fannie Mae Johnson Athens Teresia Ann Green Athens Boston Vining Elkmont Mrs Tommy Hutto Athens Mary E Hines Tanner Lorene Oliver Tanner Willadean Norman Athens appears as a public notice style listing of dismissals and associated towns from an Alabama region.
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Tommy Thrasher
Rogersville
Donie Whitt
Madison
Horace Wayne Vinson
Elkmont
Ed Durham
Athens
W. L. Lawler
Ida Corder
Lester
Fannie Mae Johnson
Teresia Ann Green
Boston Vining
Tommy Hutto
Mary E. Hines
Tanner
Lorene Oliver
Willadean Norman
Local Names List of Residents and Addresses
A scanned snippet lists numerous individuals with associated towns and street addresses. Names include Kathleen Gibson, Melvin Johnson, Cora Parker, Claude Aycock Sr, Raymond Reagin, Charles Massey, Herbert Anders, Elizabeth Howell, Willis Summerford, Florence Mason, Joyce Ray Madison, Cynthia Watkins, Myrtle Clark, Nelson Hill, Gina Harris among others. Towns include Hartselle, Decatur, Toney, Somerville, Somerville, Falkville, Hohenwald Tennessee, with addresses on Moulton Street, Austinville Road, Railroad Street, College Street SE, State Avenue, Olive Street, 10th Avenue SW.
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Kathleen Gibson
Hartselle
Melvin Johnson
Decatur
Joe Douthitt
Toney
Cora Parker
Somerville
Claude Aycock, Sr
E. Moulton
Raymond Reagin
Austinville Rd
Charles Massey
Railroad St
Herbert Anders
College St. SE
Elizabeth Howell
State Ave
Willis Summerford
Florence Mason
Joyce Ray Madison
Cynthia Watkins
10Th Ave
Myrtle Clark
Falkville
Nelson Hill
Olive St
Gina Harris
Hohenwald
Tenn
Admissions for several residents listed at city addresses
Admission notices record Derwin Hale of 320 10th Ave NW Mrs. Oscar L. Wooten of 303 10th Ave NW and Mrs. Elsie Mae Rogers of 2257 Kooken Ave SW. The items indicate updated resident entries in the local registry.
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Derwin Hale
10Th Ave. NW
Oscar L. Wooten
10Th Ave
Elsie Mae Rogers
Kooken Ave
Grand jury urges immediate jail repairs and upgrades
The grand jury’s report lists eight items: repair the north jail window due to past escape use. replace a nonfunctional fire hose and improve fire safety. fix the first floor elevator door. improve mattress cleaning. consider painting the jail interior with inmate labor. correct vent issues from the kitchen gas stove. request two additional deputy positions to aid investigations. and thanks to the Board of Revenue and Control for use of their private office.
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Grand Jury
Board of Revenue and Control
Local Names List of Residents and Addresses
A long listing of individuals with street addresses and towns appears, including Tammy Tammy Lee Russell, Julius W Shirah, Almon Kimbrel, Courtland Sidney Helton, Nauvoo Alabama, Lena Briscoe, Della Eddy, Annie Mae Pittman, Charles T. Roberts, Master Joseph C Dugan, Linda Faye Farrell, Franklin D Robertson, Phyllis Busby, Ollie W Pettey, Deborah Lynn Herndon, Ronald Keith Herndon, Mrs William Nagy, Mabel Yarbrough, Peggy Jane Corum, Mrs James W Eaton, Harlen Cramer, Mrs Billy E Mitchell, Dallas N Vickers, Louis David Posey, Mrs W A Cramer, William Bedford Kennah, Bobby Camayel Devaney Jr, Zola Fred Clark, Mrs John Smith, Shirley K Lindley, Mrs Clara Philpot, Mrs Daniel Smith, Mrs Robert E Daly, infant son, Mrs William E Stewart, infant daughter, Mrs John H McCord, plus a note on Canada railway freight.
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Almon Kimbrel
Courtland
Sidney Helton
Nauvoo
Ala
Lena Briscoe
4Th Ave
Della Eddy
Annie Mae Pittman
Decatur
Charles T. Roberts
14Th Ave
Joseph C. Dugan
15Th Ave
Linda Faye Farrell
Corrine Ave
Franklin D. Robertson
Jackson
William Nagy
Mabel Yarbrough
8Th St
Peggy Jane Corum
Hillsboro
James W.eaton
10Th Ave
Harlen Cramer
Cleveland Ave
Billy E. Mitchell
6Th Ave
Dallas N
Bobby Camayel Devaney, Jr
Madison
Zola Fred Clark
7Th St
John Smith
7Th Ave
Shirley K. Lindley
13Th Ave
Clara Philpot
Athens
Daniel Smith
Florence
Robert E. Daly
Locust St
William E. Stewart
Tanner
John H. McCord
Funeral services announced for Willie Fletcher
Death of Willie Fletcher at his Belle Mina home today is reported with funeral arrangements to be announced later by Reynolds Funeral Home.
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Willie Fletcher
Belle Mina
Reynolds Funeral Home
Deaths Mrs Carl Pickens of Jefferson City Tenn
Mrs Carl Pickens of Jefferson City Tennessee died Tuesday at 11 a m Funeral services are set for Thursday at 10 a m in Jefferson City Survivors include son Donald Pickens Hopewell Virginia daughter Mrs Lew Parsly Oak Ridge Tennessee sister in law of Mrs Ethel Wear Decatur Mrs Artie Jackson Mrs Lonie Smith and Arthur Pickens Mr Hope and Rev J D Pickens Muscle Shoals City
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Jefferson City
Donald Pickens
Hopewell
Lew Parsly
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Ethel Wear. Decatur
Artie Jackson
Lonie Smith
Arthur Pickens
Hope
J. D. Pickens
Muscle Shoals City
Mrs Fullbright dies. funeral plans pending
Mrs Maudie Mae Fullbright aged 59 of Courtland 1 died Tuesday at 10 p m at Lawrence County Hospital Elliott Brown Service Funeral Home to announce funeral plans Survivors include husband Esco Fullbright Courtland 1 mother Samantha Rutherford Cartee Courtland 1 three brothers Grady Rutherford Courtland 1 Fennell Rutherford Logan Ala Floyd Rutherford Hamilton Ohio three sisters Mrs Mary Graham Courtland 1 Mrs Viola Simmons Logan Ind Mrs Meather Thomas Lafayette Ind step father John L Cartee Courtland Pallbearers Jack Bradford Wayne Thomas Elton Rutherford Edgar Bradford
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Logan
Meather Thomas
Lafayette
Ind
John L. Cartee
Courtland
Jack Bradford
Wayne Thomas
Elton Rutherford
Edgar Bradford
Nine incumbents renominated. Boykin eliminated in Alabama race
The May 29 statewide Democratic renomination left eight candidates as nominees for Congress after Rep. Frank Boykin lost elimination. Engelhardt assigned Place numbers 2 through 8 to remaining nominees George Grant George Andrews Kenneth Roberts Albert Rains Armistead Selden Carl Elliott and Robert Jones. If upheld, the rule requires all Democratic nominees to run for specific numbered places in November and could force Republicans to do the same.
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Frank Boykin
Congress
Engelhardt
George Grant
George Andrews
Kenneth Roberts
Albert Rains
Armistead Selden
Carl Elliott
Robert Jones
State
Democratic Executive Committee
Reds Admit Food Shortage in East Germany
Berlin AP report states East Germany faces serious food shortages as Neues Deutschland urges higher milk and meat production. The Karl Marx Stadt district failed to meet its milk target of 0.5 liter per person daily, reaching only 86.8 percent, with Erfurt Halle Magdeburg and Dresden also lagging. Meat output also underperformed in Frankfurt Oder Leipzig Potsdam Cottbus and Neubrandenburg. Housewives stand in long lines for staples.
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Berlin
East Germany
Neues Deutschland
Moscow
Karl Marx Stadt
Erfurt
Halle
Magdeburg
Dresden
Frankfurt-on- Oder
Leipzig
Potsdam
Cottbus
Neubrandenburg
District Diary One Arrest In Athens Police Report
Athens police made a single arrest Tuesday for reckless driving. The act marked the only enforcement action logged for the period.
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Athens
Athens Police Department
Alabama Alumni Elects Palmer College President
Dr. Julius L. Below of Cullman was elected president of the Alabama Alumni Association of Palmer College of Chiropractic Davenport Iowa at the alumni meeting held at the Admiral Semmes Hotel Mobile.
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Cullman
Julius L. Below
2Nd Ave
Alabama
Palmer College of Chiropractic
Davenport
Iowa
Admiral Semmes
Mobile
Industrialist Denies Windfall in molybdenum contract
Arthur H. Bunker testified before a special Senate subcommittee denying Climax Molybdenum Co. earned a windfall from canceling its molybdenum sale to the defense stockpile. He said the government drove a hard bargain while a negotiated $1.2 million penalty settled the dispute, amid his personal tragedy of his daughter’s murder in Topeka.
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Washington
Arthur H. Bunker
Molybdenum Co
Bunker
Senate Armed Services Subcommittee
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Symington
James P. Morgan
Climax
Morgan
Daphne Bunker Rhodes
Topeka
Kan
General Services Administration
Climax Molybdenum Co
Estes Probe to Open June 2
Washington AP reports Senate Investigations subcommittee will open hearings on Billie Sol Estes fraud case starting June 27 with about 100 witnesses. McClellan says sessions could last weeks into late summer or fall, covering Estes activities, Department of Agriculture actions, and related administrative steps. AGVA hearings will precede, starting June 12 and running 8 to 10 days.
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Washington
Senate
Billie Sol Estes
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Estes
Texas
House
Rep
L H Fountain
Dn.c
McClellan
Department of Agriculture
Department
American Guild of Variety Artists
AGVA
Editorial Leaders to Tour Alabama Roads and Travel Officials
State editors from Clarke County Democrat Mobile Press Register Andalusia Star News Marion Times Standard Shades Valley Sun Foley Onlooker Wetumpka Herald Evergreen Courant Elba Clipper Eufaula Tribune Geneva County Reaper Greenville Advocate Monroe Journal join a traveling tour. Participants include Mario Bottesini American National Bank J C Fowler State Highway Patrol William Graham Alabama Travel Council E E Hardegree Bob Harper Bureau of Publicity W G McGrady Bill Wright and other state officials.
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A. Carleton
Clarke County Democrat
John Chadwick
South News Magazine
George Cox
Mobile Press Register
Ed Donnelly
Andalusia Star News
J. M. Wallace
Marion Times Standard
Jack House
Shades Valley Sun
Speedy Howell
The
Foley Onlooker
Bruce Jetton
Wetumpka Herald
Joel S. McGraw
Evergreen Courant
Lucille Woodham McRae
State Highway Patrol
Bob Harper
Bureau of Publicity and Information For
W. G. McGrady
Alabama Travel Council
Bill Wright
Paris Faces Refugee Rise in 1960 Census Figures
Residents of greater Paris numbered 45,421 political refugees in 1960, compared with an estimated 48,314 in 1959, reflecting shifts in asylum patterns and population movement affecting the region's demography and policy considerations.
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Paris
Markets Report on Cotton Milk Wood and Grains
Cotton prices inch middling 34.00 with Decatur ton. Milk Grade A 64 per hundred, manufactured milk 3.20 per hundred for four percent. Wood quot es 65 45 and 35. Pulpwood 13.56 per cord. Various corn, oats and wheat futures listed. Cattle 200 head active, steady. hogs 600 head, strong to 23 higher. Calves 200 steady. calves 26.00-29.00. Sows 11.50-13.0. Bulls 18.06-18.50. No. 1-2 soybeans 2.40.
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Decatur
Wall Street gains hold through brisk morning rally
The AP average moved up 1.90 to 221.20 at noon as industrials rose 2.80 and rails 0.50 while utilities gained 1.10. Blue chips led a broad front with gains of 1 to over 2 points, though some names slipped later, and the Dow Jones average sat at 601.9 after an early strong start.
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New York
Associated Press
Wall
IBM
At&t
Chrysler
Jones & Laughlin
Polaroid
General Electric
Merck
Ford
Zerox
du Pont
Radio Corp
Burroughs
Litton Industries
Lorillard
Douglas Aircraft
American Stock Exchange
U. S
City clerk issues permits for several Decatur projects
The city clerk’s office reports permits for Greater Decatur Co. new residence at 1407 Sheraton St SE for 8500, and two at 816, 808 and 807 Clearview St SW for 7500 each. J E Inman new residence at 815 Clearview St SW 7500, Paul Sanders adds electric service 710 14th St SE 200. Sheriff's force yesterday arrests four on various charges including issuing worthless checks and public drunkenness. Rev Hugh L Slater of Savannah GA to evangelize revival at First Church Nazarene 210 7th Ave SW June 7 17 nightly at 7 PM.
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Greater Decatur Co
Sheraton St. SE
Clearview St
J. E. Inman
Paul Sanders
Sheriff's Force
Hugh L. Slater
Savannah
First Church of the Nazarene
7Th Ave
Loneliest Trip Hurdles Florida Girl In National Spelling Bee
AP reports Florida eighth grader Janet Silverblatt of Coral Gables was the first casualty in the 35th annual national spelling bee after misspelling loneliest as lowliest. Seventy finalists from across the U.S. compete for 5700 in prizes, with 49 girls and 21 boys in the field.
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Washington
Florida
Janet Silverblatt
Coral Gables
Fla
Janet
Karen McComas
Rittman
Ohio
Smaragdine
John Cape
Flushing
N.Y
Richard Baker
University of Dayton
Belmont Farley
National Education Association
William Harold Martin
U.S. Office of Education
Bessie W. Cramer
District of Columbia
Democrats Question Place Voting Plan For Congress
The State Democratic Committee’s decision to assign congressional nominees by places in the November general election prompts three questions. Legal conflicts between last year’s acts, GOP objections over place voting, and potential court cases on Republican voters being required to cast ballots for multiple Democratic nominees are debated. Illinois, Alabama.
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Montgomery
State Democratic Committee
Alabama
Congress
GOP
Birmingham
John Grenier
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Cain St
Ollie W. Pettey
Grant St
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Everett Dr
Ronald Keith Herndon
Everett Dr. SW
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