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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1965
Page
2
Taylor Huntsville and Mrs. Blanche Thompson of Valhermoso are noted with eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Mrs. Thompson was a member of Valhermoso Holiness Church. The body will lie at Modie Smith residence until services.
Orville E. Roberts, 47, died at home in Charleston Tuesday. Service at 2 p.m. today at Oakridge Methodist Church Morgan County with Rev. Floyd Parker. Burial at adjoining Peck Funeral Home cemetery. Survived by widow Maggie Roberts and children Charmaine, Sgt. Roberts, Lorren, Copelaw, Elton, all of Charleston. father W. E. Roberts of Hartselle. sister Rachel Wright of Danville. World War I veteran. Pallbearers listed.
Mrs Mattie Long Anderson 79 of Good Springs died at 5 a m Saturday at her residence Burial will be at the Oak Grove Methodist Church cemetery with McConnell Funeral Home directing She is survived by seven daughters Nennit Morrison Bessie Patterson Dessie Clay Ossie Patterson Leona Stanford Zona Chapman Athalee Cox two sons Cleve Long Clifford Long 24 grandchildren and several great grandchildren Grandsons will be pallbearers.
John M. Grissom, 82, Hillsboro, died Saturday at 5 20 a m at his residence. Funeral services at Fishpond Baptist Church officiated by Rev. Joe Henderson and Rev. L V Voss. Burial Smyrna Cemetery Lawrence County. Funeral Home directing. Survivors include two sons William Grissom Lawton Michigan Daniel Grissom Decatur. three daughters Annie Grissom Sallie Terry Pauline South Hillsboro. 21 grandchildren 42 great grandchildren. Pallbearers Johnnie Grissom Farris Grissom Ray Cottingham Frank Terry Ralph Johnson Paul Garrison. Residence until time for services.
Robert H. Gaston 84 of Russellville died Saturday. Funeral at 2 p.m. today at the Methodist Church in Mount Hope with burial in the Methodist cemetery there. Survived by wife Mamie Gaston, three daughters Cora Spruell Hope Letha King Ethel Spruell, four sons Homer Willie Rex Rayburn, 21 grandchildren, 48 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren.
Ludovico di Almeda, an explorer, is recorded as the first European to enter Mecca in disguise, challenging centuries of restricted access and expanding European awareness of the holy site.
The report outlines federal office allocations by division with 115 new cases since January in the Northeastern Northwestern and Jasper Divisions versus 180 in the Southern Division. Criminal cases total 24 in the north three divisions and 38 in the South. The new building will house Post Office on the main floor and federal offices on the second floor. The third floor will hold court offices and a courtroom comparable to Birmingham’s. Official opening is planned for early July with some smaller offices moving in beforehand.
A partial hospital dismissal list shows patients with surnames Sapp Guthrie Harris McDonald Moore Oden Speegle Schmuck Woodard Yates and others in Cullman Hanceville Crane Blountsville areas. Names indicate discharge status for multiple individuals including infants and adults.
The County Board of Revenue approved June 9 to create a new water authority replacing the BMG Authority after transferring assets. Sen Horton sponsors the act and will appoint three directors at the next meeting. The system will serve about 200 customers and three schools with water from a spring on Horton's farm and a planned filtering system.
Native of Dothan and Vanderbilt graduate King has led Decatur Junior Achievement since its founding and remains active in the group. He chairs the legislative action committee for Decatur Chamber of Commerce, serves on Kiwanis board, engages in First Presbyterian Church, and held multiple campus leadership roles at Vanderbilt. He and wife Carolyn live at 2403 College St SE with two boys.
The Athens Limestone list names applicants including David Wayne McKinney Marc P Sandlin Yancy Lee William Bertah Frazier and infant sons Rachel Irene Reyer infant son Milton Keith Bumpus Paul Darell McGuire David Joe Siniard Elsie Riddle Rachel Ann Moore Walter Lee Allen Jr Herbert Edwin Bryan Frank Boyd Cockrell all connected to Athens with multiple entries and counts.
Health director Kaufman urged passage of regulations to address improper sewage and inadequate water at 27 trailer parks within Decatur police jurisdiction. He noted many inspected parks lack proper systems while work continues on a designated mobile food unit area at the county coliseum property near Meadus Rd. SW. the meeting starts at 7 p.m. at the county health department building.
A list of individuals including Robert Terry Courtland Mattie Hagood Moulton Clarence Harris Moulton David Michael Kelsoe Dan ville Onnie Long Moulton Dwight NeSmith Moulton Nettie Nixson Moulton Bessie Parker Moulton Webster Alexander Hillsboro Shirley Morris Trinity Truitt Jacobs Moulton Jerry Don Hill Danville Millaquay Steadman Moulton appears in a historical court document. The fragment shows multiple residents from Moulton Danville Hillsboro and Trinity with surnames Hagood Kelsoe Hill Parker Morris Steadman and others.
Admission entries show Miss Florence Grantland of Somerville 1, Mrs. Mattie Allen Cox of Decatur Trailer Park 4, Mrs. Jewel Oden of Decatur 4, Mrs. Glayds Smith of Madison 3, Mrs. Ema Ruth Marsh of Madison 1, Mrs. Flora Riley of 621 5th Ave. SW 5.
After a cabinet reshuffle and religious opposition, General Nguyen Ky was named leader in Saigon. Ky pledged austerity and eventual transfer of power to a civilian government, while remaining a pilot and seeking support from American military allies. He has led air force missions since the 1963 coup and participated in early raids into North Vietnam.
At 6 38 a m a 1960 Pontiac driven by Mary D Oden collided with a 1956 Checker cab driven by Clifford S Blagburn who was charged with failure to yield right of way. At 7 10 a m a crash between Doris Ann Rhodes and Clarence C Blizzard occurred at Walnut and 6th. At 9 45 a m Gray T Malcom and Robert H Lyle collided at 6th and 11th with no injuries. An attempted theft report from Joe Jones noted a pickup truck driven into a ditch. Morgan County Board of Registrars planned a courthouse session Monday.
Details emerge from a day of hard labor as youths working for Owens at Moulton are stranded after a drowning incident near a pond. Mardis recalls Junior guiding Charlie to a deep hole, Reed unable to swim, and Waldrop aiding before Reed disappeared. The body was found by a passerby amid rescue squad efforts. Funeral arrangements await, with Elliott Funeral Home handling notices.
A House Senate gap over voting bills prompts searches for a compromise that would curb delays. Talks aim to bridge Democratic and Republican civil rights factions as a July 4 session approaches, with a potential House concession on banning poll taxes in state and local elections.
A prominent Arab nationalist advocates applying socialist principles in Algiers, outlining plans to organize workers, distribute resources, and build a self governing political and economic framework aligned with national independence.
The report notes no official word on Ben Bella’s whereabouts amid rumors of his detention in city army barracks. It sketches Boumedienne, age 40, reportedly trained in Moscow and Peking, with French insiders saying he is not pro Chinese and that the leftist regime never fully formed.
The new government is led by the Military Council with 20 top officers as the highest authority. Civilian ministers hold 14 of 16 cabinet posts while a 10 member military directory sits beneath the council. Ky chairs the generals committee as civilians don white shirts in a war cabinet appearance.
President’s report notes Gemini 3 and 4 experiences enable a late year rendezvous and docking. The plan calls for a seven to eight day mission in August with space walks and pursuit of an Agena upper stage after its orbital track is set. Webb mentions a minor computer failure in Gemini 4 but praises handling and mission prospects.
Walter Penney of Penney Realty Co announces a second 32 unit Holiday House to adjoin the new complex at 1611 16th Ave SE. The two Holiday Houses total about 64 units with a $500000 investment and the addition will include a swimming pool. Architects are to finish drawings within a month and construction will take several months.
Last Quarter night today with a forecast of sunny warm conditions. TVA lake stages reported Guntersville 595.2 Whitesburg 556.4 Wilson 506.4 Pickwick 413.9 Wheeler 556.2 Chickamauga 682.4. Yesterday high temperature 83 degrees. Today high 84 and tonight's low 60 with clear cool conditions.
The OAS discusses a peace formula calling for elections in six to nine months with a provisional government. Church leaders and officials note support while cautious about details and need for clarification from the OAS committee.
Mr and Mrs Charles Gable Cullman welcome a son at Cullman Hospital. Mr and Mrs Norman Moon Crane Hill announce a son at Cullman Hospital. Jacqueline Westmoreland Athens greets a daughter at Athens Limestone Hospital.
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