Post Office Veteran Ends 55 Year Mooresville Run
In Mooresville an 86 year old mail carrier and former postmaster B A Bibb retired after 55 years with the U S Post Office. He began as postmaster in 1907 and served 40 years, ending his career as mail messenger on a star route plan set to launch July 1. Bibb recounted memories of break ins and a 1920s train chase involving two Chattanooga youths. His wife Alice had previously served as postmaster until 1962.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mooresville
United States Post Office
B. A. Bibb
Belle Mina
Bibb
Alice
Star Route Mail
Postal Service
Limestone County
Mary Pepper
Chattanooga
Tenn
Decatur
Princess Theater
Huntsville
Post Office Department
I. FE. Self
Tanner
Athens
Self
Hartselle
Somersville
Eva
Falkville
Danville
Trinity
Moulton
Mt. Hope
Russellville
Shah Defies Mob as Iran Protests Continue
Tehran AP reports Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi pushed reforms amid unrest. He handed out deeds to 12 000 landless peasants in Hamadan while troops broke up rioting that left at least 79 dead earlier in the week. He denounced rioters and said authorities would not retreat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tehran
Iran
Mohammed Reza Pahlevi
Hamadan
Shah
Imperial Court
Saadabad
Farah
Radio Tehran
Decatur graduate Don Thomas awarded degree and scholarship
Don Thomas received a Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Alabama this month and will begin a Master’s in Exfoliated Cytology at the University of Tennessee Medical Center on July 1. He earned a Public Health Grant to support studies and plans to work at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa after training. He is a 1959 Decatur High School graduate, son of Mr and Mrs Freeman Thomas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Thomas
University of Alabama
University of Tennessee
Don
United States Public Health
Tuscaloosa
Druid City Hospital
Decatur High School
Freeman Thomas
Decatur
Athens Negro Held In Slaying
A 36 year old Athens man is jailed in Limestone County on investigation of the shotgun slaying of 30 year old Albert Lee Hisbon. Witnesses say the shooting occurred at 1216 West Washington Street around noon Saturday. Turner reportedly fled but was arrested nearby after turning over the gun and alleging Hisbon had been pushing him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Limestone County
Albert Lee Hisbon
M. W
Buddy) Evans
James Turner
West Washington St
Evans
Turner
Hisbon
Big Head
Woods House
Terry Bottom
George Norton
Bottom
Norton
Hibson
Public Can Own C of C Building in Decatur
Decatur residents and workers may buy a one square foot deed toward the proposed Chamber of Commerce building to raise 25 000 for construction at the U S 31 and Walnut St NE intersection. Sales begin June 17 with deeds available at a flagpole in the Decatur shopping Center and door to door campaigns planned citywide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Chamber of Commerce
Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
U. S. 31
Walnut St
Earl Howell
Jaycees
Larry Hancock
Health Insurance Institute Aids Hospital Care Funding
Insurance firms adopt a program under the Health Insurance Institute to help cover hospital care costs, aligning with 1962 provisions. The initiative seeks to reduce patient charges by spreading expenses across providers and insurers, signaling broader access to inpatient services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Institute
Religious leaders freed after Friday arrests
The capital's military governor said 27 of 30 holy men arrested Friday on charges of conspiracy had been released, as authorities ordered a halt to denouncing Moslem rulers.
Also Mentioned on This Page
By Winford Turner
Post Office
Renovators
E. T. Horne
4Th Ave. S.E
Decatur Dial
Phillips Rollercade
Donna Meares
Gail Thrasher
Debra Cooper
Debra Garrett
Rosanne Ennis
Maridee Clyce
Susan Jolly
Dianna Riggins
Margaret Johnson
Pat Marsden
Christy Gillooly
Belinda Porter
Sharon Hames
Ella Hill
Sheila Lauderdale
Cindy Crabb
Grantmaster
Gallaudet College
Washington, D.C
Becaten
Larets
Amond Ditplat
Buschs
2Nd Avenue
Blackwell
Grant Coo
Decatur Shopping Center
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!