Paratroopers Mark D-Day Remembrance at Sainte Mere Eglise
In Sainte Mere Eglise France on the 15th anniversary of D-Day 14 paratroopers of the 505th Airborne Division were dropped in daylight to honor the siege. Lt General James M Gavin attended ceremonies as memorial services honored fallen 82nd and 101st Division troops and Omaha Beach casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Hudson
Sainte Mere Eglise
France
Normandy
505Th Airborne Infantry
Germany
05Th
82Nd Airborne Division
James M. Gavin
82Nd
101St
Gavin
Omaha Beach
116Th Infantry
Births Report From Local Hospitals
A list of births to area families including Mrs J B Sandlin Bremen a daughter Wednesday at Cullman Hospital and Mr Mrs Oscar Federer Cullman 3 also a daughter at Cullman Hospital Several other families welcomed sons and daughters including Mr Mrs Thomas Hall Hanceville 3 Mr Mrs Hubert Terry Moulton 4 Mr and Mrs Richard Hagood Athens 7 Mr and Mrs Buddy Mitchell Decatur area Mr and Mrs Peter Saunders Decatur Church St a daughter and Mr and Mrs Jess Carpenter Jr 917 Carridale St SW a son at Baugh Wiley Smith Clinic Hospital and Mr and Mrs Dewayne Gentry Olive St SE a son at Baugh Wiley Smith Clinic Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Sandlin
Bremen
Cullman Hospital
Oscar Federer
Cullman
Thomas Hall
Hanceville
Hubert Terry
Moulton
Lawrence County Hospital
Richard Allen Hagood
Athens
Nungester Clinic
Buddy Mitchell
4Th Ave
Bank Street Hospital
Peter Saunders
Church St
Decatur General Hospital
Jess E. Carpenter, Jr
Carridale St
Baugh-Wiley- Smith
Dewayne Gentry
Olive St
Baugh-Wiley-Smith
Morgan County Jail Repairs Proposed After Fire Suit Verdict
The Morgan County commission recommends jail improvements including mattress covers scrubbing repairs to the observation panel of the bull pen and sheriff uniforms. A civil suit verdict awarded W. C. Williams Jr. 13300 for fire damage to his filling station near Morgan City from alleged negligent gasoline unloading by Decatur Petroleum Haulers. The jury list included James Whitten foreman and 11 other members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
W. C. Williams, Jr
Morgan City
Williams
Decatur Petroleum
James Whitten
Foreman
J. H. Halbrooks
Charles Clark
W. E. White
J. W. White
Ed Poole
Richard Blankenship
Dewey Dunaway
Price Johnson
C. O. Winsett
James Hammon
Dewey R. Hester
For Rent Two Room Furnished Apartment
Classified ad offering a two room furnished apartment with utilities paid. Contact EL 3-9188 or Regent 3 room garage apartment Ave NW. Ground floor unit on ee Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regent
Apartee Ave
Timberlakes Visit Parents With Daughter Kathy In Tow
Mr and Mrs J V Timberlake Jr Auburn spend weekend with parents Mr and Mrs W E Crow and Mrs Ivie Timberlake at Chapel Hill Rd Kathy, who has been visiting grandparents, accompanies them home Sheriff Knox McRae departs Huntsville for New York and Boston on business trip and notes deputy sheriff cards issued before June 1 are invalid A 349 pm Friday accident caused property damage at Summer Ave SW and 2nd St SW T V Day and George W Logan Jr collide Police hold three men for alleged motor theft Haywood Nix Modie Moore Stonewall Graham warrant signed by James Dotson Dr Paul Gilliam says two rods reels and tackle stolen from station wagon Mrs Joyce Lee reports purse loss at 1605 Chenault Dr
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. V. Timberlake, Jr
Auburn
W. E. Crow
Chapel Hill Rd
Ivie Timberlake
Kathy
Knox McRae
Huntsville
New York
Boston
McRae
Supreme Court
T. V. Day
Decatur 2
George W. Logan, Jr
Decatur 3
Summer Ave
2Nd St
Logan
Haywood Nix
Locust St
Modie Moore
7Th Ave
Stonewall Graham
10Th Ave
James Dotson
Decatur considers extending city limits to Cedar Lake area
City leaders discuss annexation to expand Decatur beyond its present 27 square miles. Officials cite school needs and economic benefits, with estimates of a million dollars for new white and Negro elementary schools and one high school southwest of Decatur. Public petitions and voter support are key to moving the plan forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brewer
Hartselle
Huntsville
H. R. Leeman
Decatur
Cedar Lake
Leeman
Dodd
Gilchrist
Youth Killed By Car At Athens
Seven year old Hugh Pressnell of Aiken South Carolina was killed in Athens when he chased a ball into the street. John Washington a 22 year old Negro driver of North Athens said he could not avoid the collision and sheriff Ennis said the investigation continues with no charges filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Hugh Pressnell
Doug Pressnell
Aiken
S.C
Clinton and Bryan Street
Ennis
John Washington
Washington
Graham Back At London After Australasian Crusade
Evangelist Billy Graham drew a crowd at Victoria Station in London as he arrived on a vacation visit from Australia and New Zealand. He said his recent meetings in those regions drew more than 34 million attendees with tens of thousands making commitments to Christ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Billy Graham
Victoria Station
Graham
Paris
England
Australia
New Zealand
Christ
Berlin talks stall as Gromyko resists West plan
Western officials report no break in the Geneva Berlin deadlock after two hour talks with Gromyko in London. He rejected reaffirming Allied rights in West Berlin and a freeze on Western troop garrisons, while Western ministers consider a deadline approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hungary
Gromyko
West Berlin
Christian A. Herter
Maurice Couve de Murville
Selwyn Lloyd
Lloyd's
Red Brick Town House
Berlin
Herter
Eisenhower
Local Bill Publication Delays Hold Extension Vote
Gilchrist states the local bill extension must be published weekly for several weeks before the legislature can act. He expects the legislature to be in session in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilchrist
Legisla
Deaths Mrs Anna L Barrett 71 In Decatur
Mrs. Anna L Barrett 71 of 619 Ninth Ave SE died Friday at 4 15 p.m. in a Decatur hospital after a year long illness. She leaves five brothers and five stepchildren and a sister. The body lies in state 1 2 p.m. at Central Baptist Church with services by Revs A B Van Arsdale and C P Adams. Burial in Shumaker Cemetery Moulton with Brown directing. Cousins to serve as pallbearers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna L. Barrett
9Th Ave
Decatur
Carrie Vaughan
D. C
James M Gary 71 Decatur man dies in hospital
James M. Gary 71 of 424 Church St NW died in a Decatur hospital Saturday at 12 18 am He is survived by widow Beulah Gary a brother Charles of Riverdale Ill a niece Mrs Paul Searls a nephew Farrell Tucker and Borden Gary Funeral services are at 4 pm this afternoon in the funeral home chapel with Jim Falkner officiating Burial will be in City Cemetery Brown in charge Pallbearers Wesley Cook Tom Newell Clyde Terry Fred King Grady Young and L E Powell
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Gary
Church St. NW
Decatur
Beulah Gary
Charles
Riverdale
Ill
Paul Searls
Farrell Tucker
Borden Gary
Brown Funeral Home
Funeral Home Chapel
Jimmy Falkner
City Cemetery
Brown
Wesley Cook
Tom Newell
Clyde Terry
Fred King
Grady Young
L. E. Powell
Franklin’s 1731 Electric Friction Machine Insulated by Cards
Benjamin Franklin built an electric friction machine in 1731 and used playing cards as insulation. The device demonstrated electrical effects and showcased Franklin’s experimental approach in early American science.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Franklin
Two-shot murder in tenant house shocks county neighbors
Neighbors heard arguing as Barbara Marsh described the incident at the tenant house where Oscar, a drunken occupant, lay slain on the porch with a close range gunshot wound. Coroner Brown and Sheriff McRae led the investigation with Deputies Chaney and Thomas. A half pint of wildcat whisky was found amid a dirty kitchen. Two fox hounds were chained near the porch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Marsh
Miss Marsh
Brown
Oscar
Knox McRae
Curtis Chaney
Milton Thomas
Louis Prima Made First Violin From Cigar Box
Louis Prima, famed orchestra leader, crafted his first violin using a cigar box and a borrowed mandolin string, showing early ingenuity and resourcefulness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Prima
Record Flood Fatalities in United States Over 30 Years
Over the last three decades more than 2 400 people have died in floods across the United States, reflecting ongoing flood risks and historical patterns of extreme weather events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Condemn Unsound Farm Programs Not The Farmer
The National Grange releases a story on the national farm picture. The Farm Page will feature the Van Glasscock farm near Hart sello and a Montevallo FHA meeting photo. The Farm Exchange Ads in Monday’s Decatur Daily list farms tractors pigs and more for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Grange
van Glasscock
Hartsello
Montevallo
FHA
Farm Exchange
Decatur Daily
Hospital Dismissals and Patient Listings in Cullman Area
A regional hospital listing shows patient names and discharge counts across Cullman Hanceville Hayden and Addison, including Mrs L V Powell at 509 Apt B Hickory St and Dewey B Freeman in Cullman. Other entries reference Mrs Ray Ellis and Master Bruce Day with addresses in Cullman and Vinemont, reflecting dismissal notes and ward assignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus L. Hill
Lawrence County Admissions Round Names List
A roster from Lawrence County lists admissions and counties including Daniel Johnson Decatur Dan Reeves Danville Mrs Hubert Terry Moulton Mrs Earl Tanksley Moulton Tommy Burch Moulton Woodie Reed Town Creek Mrs Ernest Ray Courtland Howard Mitchell Moul Everett J Stockton Madison William C Terry Courtland Mrs Emmett Alred Trinity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Johnson
Decatur
Dan Reeves
Danville
Hubert Terry
Moulton
Earl Tanksley
Tommy Burch
Woodie Reed
Town Creek
Ernest Ray
Courtland
Howard Mitchell
Moul
Everett J. Stockton
Madison
Local Residents Listed in Athens Area Notices
A list includes Mrs Mason Pepper Mrs Clifford Clem Mrs Milton Jenkins and Eddie McDonald of Athens along with several other residents such as Mrs William Draper Mrs Lester Mason and Mrs Judson Alexander Hurts ville C J Peck Wilburn Moore and infant daughter in Athens area records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason Pepper
Athens
Clifford Clem
Milton Jenkins
Rogersville
Eddie McDonald
William Draper
Lester Mason
Kelly Bitting
William Neal
Judson Alexander
Hurtsville
C. J. Peck
James B. Johnson
Local Residents Listed with Addresses and Names
A jumble of full names and street addresses appears, listing Mrs Stephania Powell and others along with children and married names. The fragment references multiple towns including Danville Hart selle Decatur Athens and Somerville. No clear event or action is described beyond the register-like listing of individuals and homes.
Local Notices Mixed Address Fragments in Pulaski
Fragmentary text lists names and partial addresses in Pulaski Tennessee. The legible items include James A. Godsey at 317 8th Ave and Margaret Wooten at 513 S 4th with garbled trailing details.
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James A. Godsey
8Th Ave
Margaret Wooten
Pulaski, Tenn
Jimmy Jon
Two Accidents Kill Two In Alabama In Twenty Minutes
Two deadly crashes on a Saturday in Alabama occurred about 20 minutes apart. Shirley L. Ferguson, 25, of Fort Walton Beach Florida, died when her car hit a bridge abutment on Alabama 14. her husband and baby were injured. John Mack Ogburn, 44, of Lafayette Alabama, died when his vehicle wrecked on U S 29 near Opelika.
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Associated Press
Shirley L. Ferguson
Fort Walton Beach
Fla
Alabama
John Mack Ogburn
Lafayette
Ala
Opelika
U.S
Legislative action urged to ready schools for fall term
Governor and lawmakers discuss speeding a special session after the general appropriation bill to address school funding. A constitutional amendment and a school tax plan face delays, with estimates showing a 942 million dollar revenue boost from higher income taxes, comprising a large share of the extra funds schools seek.
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Patterson
House
Senate
Local Names Listed In Community Directory
A series of household names and addresses appear in a local community notice. Included are Mrs. Robert Vinson of Moulton and James Morrow of Hartselle alongside numerous residents across Decatur Savannah and Lacey's Spring. The fragment lists multiple street addresses and suffixes such as SE and St. rendered in a typed roster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Vinson
Moulton
James Morrow
Hartselle
Frances Carolyn Johnson
Lula Collins
Jackson St
Henry Minor
W. Main St
Monty Turner
9Th Ave
James Hightower
Park St
Savannah
Tenn
Brenda Tucker
Railroad
Allen Harwell
Sherman St
James H. Thompson
Decatur
Johnson
Catherine Whitt
Ernett Osburn
Addison
George W. Sims
Lacey's Spring
Horace Narmore
8Th St
W. O. Terry
Odis Walden
Trinity
Youth shoots three youngsters in Salem suburb
Police say 14-year-old Troy Hoggatt took his father’s car keys and a loaded revolver from a trunk box, shooting 5-year-old Randy Hinton and 6-year-old Ricky Hinton plus 5-year-old Dawn Short. Dawn’s witness account describes the moment as she rode a bicycle. All three were hospitalized with critical to fair conditions. no arrests yet, investigation ongoing.
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Troy Hoggatt
Randy Hinton
Ricky Hin
Dawn Short
Washington County Memorial Hospital
Salem
Dawn
Randy
Ricky
Troy
Young Hoggatt
Malcolm Hoggatt
Jack Short
Ralph Hinton
Ecuador Sees Reds Flatfooted Amid Riots
In Quito the government blames a planned Communist effort for the unrest but says the army swiftly controlled the capital and martial law was imposed nationwide after Guayaquil riots left at least 24 dead. Col. Pineiras took command of 5,000 troops in Guayaquil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas J. Stone
Quito
Ecuador
Guayaquil
Camilo Ponce
Ecua
Ponce
Luis Ricardo Pineiras
Mental Patient Kills 2 Inmates In Louisiana
Pineville Louisiana AP sheriff officials say a 40 year old mental patient named Joe Wood of Lake Charles killed two inmates at Central Louisiana State Hospital by stomping and biting them in a fit over untidiness. Coroner Walter Murrell identified the victims as Henry H. Hodge 53 of Homer and Dewey Bennett 59 of Sabine Parish.
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Pineville
Joe Wood
Lake Charles
Walter Murrell
Henry H. Hodge
Homer
Dewey Bennett
Sabine Parish
Murrell
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Paul Gilliam
Decatur High School
Harold Bracken
Rosco Campbell
Friday
Memorial Dr
Joyce Lee
Chenault Dr
Soviets
Alabama Highway 36
Percy Hall
Peck Funeral Home
Hall
Oscar FE. Hall
Billy Smith
Anna Barrett
Marjorie Sue King
Emory Brown
Leavenworth
Kan
Atlanta
Miss King
Federal Penitentiary
Cullman Admissions
Lawrence. County
William C. Terry
Emmett Alred
Stephania Powell
16Th Ave
Vickie Marie Campbell
Rebecca Bradley
C. B. Cothern
Hope
Willie Thomas Shull
12Th Ave
W. J. Vinson
Elkmont
Haskell Albert Ferrell
Crutcher Glaze
James F. Thompson
J. R. Sandy
Floyd Carroll Johnson
6Th Ave
Bertha Beatrice Adams
Tanner
Shirley Phyllis Sims
Walter Webb Lawrence
Giden Cook
Magnolia St
Marvin L. Skidmore
Robert K. Craig
Clara Ave
Fred S. Piland
Lester L. Turner
T. W. Wagnon
David Allen Heckler
Pennylane
Patricia Joyce
Melvin Lawson Helms
Somerville
Roger Allen Matthews
Bank Street Admissions
David McCullough
Television-Electronics Fund, Inc
L. C. Fisher Company
Sheffield, Alabama
Muscle Shoals Hotel
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