Weather and River Update for Decatur and Vicinity
Tuesday, June 7 forecast partly cloudy warm and humid with scattered showers mainly in the afternoon. River readings show Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge 21.68 feet, lakes Guntersville 594.8, Whitesburg 556.7, Wilson 506.8, Pickwick 414.0, Wheeler 556.1, Chickamauga 682.0. High today around 83 with low 67. Wednesday high about 85.
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Decatur
Tennessee River
Reading
Keller Memorial Bridge
TVA
Guntersville
Whitesburg
Wilson
Pickwick
Wheeler
Chickamauga
Storms Cause Outages and Trees Down Across Decatur Area
Thunderstorms churned through Decatur and Limestone County leaving downed power lines and damaged trees. Power outages affected 10 residences and the Moulton Heights area with repairs continuing overnight. Forecasters warned of scattered thundershowers in North Alabama later today.
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Watkins
Brifely
Limestone County
Mooresville
Decatur
7Th Ave
City
WHOS
Joe Wheeler Electric Co-Op
Moulton Heights
Alabama 20
Trinity Rd
North
Alabama
Birmingham Weather Bureau
Decatur High Adds Summer Driver Education Courses
Dr Hall notes a new driver education course in the Decatur system offered in summer. Two instructors are employed for the Decatur High School program. one is on duty, the second en route after completing a driver instructor course at the University of Alabama and expected in two weeks. The program will span the summer session.
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Hall
Decatur
Decatur High School
University of Alabama
Rutherford plans new staff to run sheriff office differently
Rutherford Lawrence County Sheriff-elect Harlon Pete Rutherford says he will appoint a complete new staff when taking office in January. A Landersville farmer, he vows to run the sheriff's office to serve the people, without detailing changes. Incumbent Neal Fretwell was defeated in the May primary. Rutherford faces no November opposition.
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Moulton
Lawrence County
Harlon
Pete
Rutherford
Landersville
Decatur Daily
Neal Fretwell
City plans civic center with library and hall in Decatur
Decatur plans a Civic Center on a 5.58 acre block bounded by Fourth Avenue Cain Ferry and Lee streets to house a new city hall police jail and library at an estimated 800000 library cost. The project would use federal HUD loans for planning and possible construction with local financing.
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Charles Parker
Decatur Housing Authority
City Hall
4Th Ave
Cain, Ferry and Lee
Ewald Associates
Memphis
Ewald
Blackburn
City Commission
Parker
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Burroughs Corp
Funeral services set for Mrs Sharp in Somerville
Services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Shi Joh Baptist Church for Mrs Ferrell Sharp with Rev. Clifford Mitchell and Rev. Bob Speigle officiating. Burial follows at the church cemetery, Gunthorp Funeral Home of Decatur directing. Survivors include her husband, four sons and a daughter, plus parents, siblings and grandparents. The body will lie in state one hour before services. Mrs Sharp was a nursery teacher at Shiloh Baptist Church.
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Sharp
Shi- Joh Baptist Church
Clifford Mitchell
Bob Speeigle
Gunthorp Funeral Home
Decatur
Ferrell Sharp
Somerville
Shery Sharp
Duddley Sharp
Jeffrie Sharp
Michael Sharp
Darrell Sharp
Fred Mce- Mineman
June Moody
dean—Kimbrough
Jo-Ann McCaghren
Hafford McMinemon
Emmitt. McMinemon
McCoy McMinemon
John McMinemon
Beulah Shelton
Shiloh Baptist Church
Dr Hall outlines summer driving and classes details
Dr Hall describes classroom instruction followed by practice driving with a $40 fee. Summer school spans eight weeks and runs until July 2.
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Hall
Infant Mark Allen Crow Dies in Hartselle
Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Louie A. Crow Jr., of 304 Stinson Street, died Monday at 12:30 p.m. Graveside services were held today at Mt. Tabor Cemetery with Rev. Rankin Irwin officiating. Peck Funeral Home directed burial. Survivors include grandparents Louie Crow Sr. and Mrs. defaar.
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Hartseller
Mark Allen Crow
Louie A. Crow Jr
Stinson St
Mt. Tabor
Rankin Irwin
Peck Funeral Home
Louie Crow Sr
Hartselle
Syron Defaar
Simiton
Funeral services for Garland McClanahan held at Bethel Baptist
Garland McClanahan 71 of McClanahan Street died Monday at a local hospital. Funeral services were held today at 2 p.m. at Bethel Baptist Church with Rev. Dewitt Prince and Edward Lee officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery Peck Funeral Home directing. Survivors include numerous cousins. Pallbearers listed. He was a Morgan County native and Bethel Baptist Church member.
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Hartselle
Garland McClanahan
McClanahan St
Bethel Baptist Church
Dewitt Prince
Edward Lee
Peck Funeral Home
Bert Ward
Harold McClanahan
Auston McClanahan
Gilman McClanahan
John McClanahan
Hal Orr
Morgan County
Decatur Man W. T. Smith Dies In Alabama Hospital
W T Smith of Decatur died today at a Tuscaloosa hospital. Services set for 2 30 p m Thursday at Guntharp Funeral Home chapel with burial at Roselawn Cemetery. Survivors include two sons W L Smith Casey S C and Orbron Smith Sheffield two daughters Mrs Kenneth Hull er Mobile and Mrs Claude Rogers Jr Decatur three sisters Mrs Minnie Howard Hart selle Mrs Gladys West Hart selle and Mrs Rosie Mae Livingston Decatur a brother Esther Smith Hartselle 12 grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
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W. T. Smith
Decatur
Tuscaloosa
Guntharp Funeral Home
Roselawn
Guntharp Directing
W. L. Smith
Casey
S.C
Orbron Smith
Sheffield
Kenneth Huller
Mobile
Claude Rogers Jr
Minnie Howard
Hartselle
Gladys West
Rosie Mae Livingston
Esther Smith
Danville Woman J A Templeton Hartselle Dies at 60
Mrs J A Templeton 60 of Danville died Monday at 3 45 p m in a local nursing home Funeral services are Wednesday at 2 p m at Danville Methodist Church with Rev John Smith and Tom Francis officiating Burial will be at Friendship Cemetery directed by Peck Funeral Home Survivors include two daughters Mrs T G Segars and Mrs Billy Joe Crow three sons Frederick Carl and Billy Templeton a sister and a brother and eleven grandchildren. Her body returned to the residence and then to the church for a state before services
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Hartselle
J. A. Templeton
Danville
Danville Methodist Church
John Smith
Tom Francis
Friendship Cemetery
Peck Funeral Home
T. G. Segars
Billy Joe Crow
Frederick Templeton
Carl Templeton
Billy Templeton
Dora Teague
Earl Clark
Gilchrist ‘McDaniel
Virgil McDaniel
Guy Smith
Farris Pickens
Clarence Aldridge
Clifford Speake
Morgan County
Kimberly Renae Morris
Ochis Morris
Hartseller
Birmingham
Johnson Chapel Methodist Church
Robert McIlwaine
Billy Morris
Beverly Morris
L. C. Henderson
Hartselle’ Baptist Church
Reynolds Funeral Home
Yankee Henderson
Patricia A. Henderson
Peggy Carrol
Judith E. Henderson
Carter L
William J. Henderson
Anna ‘Roebuck
Bertha Roebuck
Hartsselle
Limestone Framed for State FFA Honors and Office News
Jerry Batts, nominated by S. D. Patterson, has won county speaking contests for three straight years and placed well in area, district, and state levels. He holds hogs cotton and hay projects with 6.5 acres of cotton and 8 acres of hay. New state officers include Bruce Teal Hugh Finley Boyd Little Boyd Koon and Tommy Wilson as vice presidents. Batts plans to finish high school at Clements and may pursue college or medicine, with brother Jack attending Florence State College.
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FFA
Jerry
Bruce Teal
Hugh Finley
Boyd Little
Boyd Koon
Batts
Jack
Florence
State College
Multiple Obituaries in Hartselle and Decatur Areas
Obituaries list for Mrs. Mary Black of Huntsville and Mrs. Mary Z. Kenebrew of Hartselle with funeral plans at Reynolds Funeral Home. Estelle Matthews Priest of Decatur. infant Kimberly Rene Morris of Hartselle. L C Henderson of Hartselle. services, burial sites, and survivor details across local churches and cemeteries. Includes relatives in Decatur, Pulaski, Sylacauga, Louisville, and Athens.
Wallace pressuring Alabama boards over desegregation guidelines
Governor George Wallace addressed nearly 400 Alabama educators after a closed meeting about the 1966 desegregation guidelines. Pettey and four Morgan County board members attended. officials say boards have yet to receive replies from the Office of Education. Wallace urged local boards to resist, even if it risks federal funds.
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Office of Education
Alabama
Wallace
Decantur
Anniston
Florence
Cotton and grain market figures from Decatur listing
Cotton: Decatur loan middling inch 90.40. Cottonseed 40 dollars per ton. Milk Grade A 6.85 per hundred. manufactured milk 3.20 per hundred for four percent. No. Milling Wheat 1.38. No. 2 Mile per hundred 2.00 on Wheat 1.13. Barley 0.95.
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Decatur
Nashville Livestock Prices Report Slaughter Steers Decline
Nashville AP notes cattle market with no early test on slaughter steers and heifers as cows show slow to fully 50 lower. Bulls easy. Feeders steady. Cows utility 17.50 19.00, canner cutter 15.50 18.50. Calves 350 425 lb 29.00 30.00. Hogs mixed 195 240 lb 25.00. Sows 17.50 18.00. Prime 85 100 lb lambs notched at 25.5p.
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Nashville
Wall Street Endure Slight Rally Fails To Lift Market
The New York stock market slid to a sharp loss late in the session with moderate volume about 5.1 million shares. Blue chips mostly fell slightly while Glamour stocks posted broader declines as losses extended from the open through the close.
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New York
Over the Counter Securities Quotations from NASD Listed
NASD compiled inter dealer quotations at about 10 a.m. today with bid prices and asked prices adjusted upward for approximate markup. The list includes Allied Life Bank of Huntsville and several life insurers and banks with bid and ask figures such as 64 left unspecified and 105 for others. The report notes inter dealer markets fluctuate and the prices shown are representative not retail quotes.
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NASD
Allied Life
Bank of
Stray Black Labrador Duchess Missing Near Stratford Rd
Lost dog alert details a black Labrador named Duchess missing since June 6 after 8 PM near Stratford Road with a reward offered for information. Contact numbers 353-4822 or 353-2041 provided for tips.
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Stratford Rd
Duchess
Decatur Diary Highlights Local Graduates And Civic Notes
Miss Laura Johnson, a Decatur High School graduate with a 12 year perfect attendance, is featured alongside her brother’s similar record. Bonnie Dae Eidson completes freshman nursing study, and Jayceettes host an entertainment night. Local building permits are issued, police report a window screen theft, and three automobile accidents are noted with no injuries. City clerk lists permit details. The Youth Branch Library hosts a vacation reading program themed Build Yourself A Library. Knights of Columbus announce their second annual awards banquet at the Crescent Motel.
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Laura Johnson
Decatur High School
Decatur High
Miss Johnson
Willard Johnson
7Th St. SE
Bonnie Dae Eidson
Decatur
Birmingham Baptist Hospitals School of Nursing
Beverly S. Eidson
Church St
French Leaders Form 1943 Cabinet of National Liberation
In 1943 General de Gaulle and General Firaud created a cabinet for the French Committee of National Liberation to coordinate resistance against Nazi occupation and lead liberation efforts.
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de Gaulle
Firaud
Committee of National Liberation
Alma Pounds San Rafael As 90 Mile Winds Roar
The storm Alma produced 90 mile per hour winds and massive waves battering San Rafael before becoming a tropical system. The National Weather Service issued warnings as the sea roiled and heavy rain lashed the coast.
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Alma
Honduran Weather Service
San Rafael
Meredith Shot Incident Dominates Memphis Headlines
The article details Meredith's arraignment delay, police protection debates, and his injuries from a shooting near Memphis. It notes President Johnson's reaction, Dick Gregory's comments, and public calls for calm amid racial tensions. Storms in Cuba and hurricane alerts affect Florida. Key West monitors gale conditions and missile movements related to Cuba.
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Whitley Perryiman
Meredith
Memphis
W.L. Meredith
Washington
Nicholas Katzenbach
Hernando
Gregory
Johnson
Harlem
Edward Davis
Air Force
University of Mississippi
U.S. 51
Honduras
Florida Keys
Marathon
Key West
Keys
Havana
Miami
Isle of Pines
Cuba
Fidel Castro
6Th Missile Battalion
Mistrial Ruled In Theft Case In Decatur
Mistrial declared in the grand larceny trial of Willie James Jones after jurors deadlocked in a case tied to a loaded 1963 Cadillac ambulance damaged at Lakeside High School. Other defendants faced charges or pled guilty as Judge Newton B. Powell presided.
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Morgen County
Willie James Jones
Decatur
Newton B. Powell
Jones
Powell
Lakeside High School
Otis Simpson Jr
Ralph Bond
Dwight Matchem
Matchem
5Th Ave. SE
Barney Lee Coffman
J. C. McCutcheon
Clarence Davis
Davis
Gemini 9 Spaceflight Ends With Historic Spacewalk
Astronauts Stafford and Cernan guided their spacecraft within 30 miles of recovery ship Wasp in the Atlantic and returned to Cape Kennedy before 7 p.m. They will reunite with families in Houston after four days of debriefings and hold a Houston news conference on June 17 to share dramatic orbital chases. In 72 hours 21 minutes in space, Cernan set the record with a 2 hour 5 minute spacewalk, shorter than planned.
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Wasp
Atlantic
Cape Kennedy
Houston
Tex
Cernan
Stafford
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Mars
Earth
W.T. Smith
Limestone
S. D. Patterson
Mary Black
Church St. NW
Huntsville Hospital
Reynolds
Mary Z. Kenebrew
Hartselle First Baptist Church
Carrie Mitchell
Pulaski
Tenn
Lizzie Dillard
Cora Kenebrew
Chicago
Ill
Sam Ella Kenebrew
Sylacauga
Iservices
Estelle Matthews Priest
14Th Ave
St. James Cumberland Presbyterian Church
M. L. Gabriel
Sterrs’ Memorial Annex
Russell Priest
Miranda N. Priest
Little Rosemary Priest
Donald B. Priest
Terry R. Priest
Garland A. Priest
Mary Matthews
Louisville
Susie Davis
Edna—T.priest
Nashville Livestock
Wall Street
Over the
Local Securities
Tennessee
Gas American Amicable Life
States
Jefferson Standard Life Mento Life Life & Moore- Handley
Circle Drive-In
Nice
Newsman Ave
S.W
Beech St
9Th St. SE
8Th Ave
Winchester
Brushy Lake
Tet-Tor-Sole- On
Trinity Mountain
Winton Rogers
Firestone
Decatur Shopping Center
E. K. Henson
Apollo Billiard Parlor
2Nd Ave
Danville Road
Decatur Jayceettes
Pet Dairy
Harry Smith
Florence State College
Malcolm Smith
9Th
St. SE
Cain St. NE
Veterans Hospital
Mrs. Giles
Anne Gilchrist Hagan of
Courtland
A. E. McKee
Morgan, Ave
Baker, Thompson and Jenkins Const. Co
Baugh-Wiley- Smith Hospital
Earl Smith
Grant St
Riley Garrett
Buena Vista Cr
B. B. Darnell
Ferry St. NW
J. W. Johnson
7Th Ave. SE
Hargitt Plumbing Co
Cherry St. NW
David Patrick
North St. SE
Patrick
E. Moulton St
Kathryn King Parker
Decatur 4
Willis Curbon
W. Moulton St
Larry W. Alred
Elliott Ward
Hendersonville
Wallace H. Meadows
Quince
Knights of Columbus
Crescent Motel
Investment Services
Coars ¢ Co
Clinton Avenue
Huntsville
Ras
Menthru
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