Weather and River Summary for Decatur and Vicinity
Decatur area forecast says partly cloudy and warm with high near 89 today and 90 Thursday. River readings at Veeller Memorial Bridge show Tennessee River at 20.40 feet above sea level 554.70 and TVA lakes Guntersville 594.7 555.4 Wheeler 554.8 Chickamauga 682.2. Winds easterly to southeast 5 to 12 mph.
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Decatur
Tennessee River
Veeller Memorial Bridge
TVA
Guntersville
Wilson
Pickwick
Wheeler
Chickamauga
Classified notices and sales and rentals in small town ad batch
A readers page lists multiple items including rent offers for a 4 bedroom house and a 4 room apartment, sale ads for a 1957 Chevy, several air conditioner deals with price cuts and no money down terms, an experienced mechanic wanted at Cockrell's Service Station, and an art show notice at Glidden Point & Decorating Co along Highway 31 South.
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Cockrell
Hiway
Amendments Ease Plumbing Permits and City Projects Advance
Building permit rules shift for work under 1000 dollars waives the 5 dollar fee for plumbing work below threshold while maintaining the 1 dollar issuance. Electrical fees stay under inspection costs. A resolution honors Ernest E. Allford for Civil Defense work since 1951. Sewers planned for 12th Ave SW and south end of 6th Ave. Rezoning between Flint and Corsbie to business district approved. Side yard rules revised from 10 to 15 feet in agricultural districts. A 25000 dollar loan to the Hospital Board authorized for X-ray upgrades. Smither Bell and Stephenson to conduct annual audit. Public improvements for Larkwood Addition Plan approved.
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Charles Yancey
Ernest E. Allford
Civil Defense
Morgan County
Altford
Congress Inn
F. S. Hunt
Smither, Bell and Stephenson
Larkwood Addition
Court awards and settlements in multiple civil actions
In California an $17,000 suit continued from Page 1 proceeded before Judge Newton B. Powell. Several defendants won settlements including Herbert Smith and Dudley Abermathy for $3,795 and $1,738, Stephen Hill $4,000, James P. King $750, and Helen Stewart $2,000. Michael South vs Frances J. Grantland set for tomorrow after grand jury selection. grand jury recessed until August per state attorneys.
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International
California
Newton B. Powell
Herbert Smith
Dudley Abermathy
Leon Hill
Stephen Hill
Larry Wallace
Powell
James P. King
Robin Tennison
Helen Stewart
Michael
Frances J. Grantland
Atrneys
Vietnamese monk Thick Tin Quang presses protest in Saigon hospital
Five days into a protest fast by monk Thick Tin Quang continues in a Saigon hospital after being brought from Hue. In the central highlands, a third clash this month with Communist units tested the region's stability and raised fears of a monsoon offensive. Allied forces mount constant search operations as they defend the highlands north of Tuy Hoa.
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Thick Tin Quang
Saigon
Hue
Central Highlands
Viet Nam
Monay
101St Airborne
Caalry
Tuy Hoa
Highlands
Town Creek Man Hagood 79 Dies At Florence Hospital
Mon Ha good 79 of Town Creek died today at 6 am in a Florence hospital. He was a native of Lawrence County and a Methodist. Services Thursday at 2 30 pm at Sandersons Chapel Methodist Church with Rev James E Alexander and Rev T W Whatley officiating. Burial Ferguson Cemetery. Highsmith Funeral Home directing. Surviving are his widow Mrs Hattie Hagood two daughters Thelma Forbes and William Counts both of Town Creek three sons Cecil Hagood Town Creek William B Hagood Waterloo and Charles Hagood Moulton three grandchildren two brothers Hobart Hagood Moulton and McKinley Hagood Decatur three sisters Mrs Fred White and Mrs Everett Flannigan Town Creek and Mrs Mabel Hagood Tuscaloosa
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Town Creek
Mon Hagood
Florence
O Lawrence County
Methodist Church
Sanderson's Chapel Methodist Church
James E. Alexander
T. W. Whatley
Ferguson Cemetery
Highsmith Funeral Home
Hattie Hagood
Thelma Forbes
William Counts
Cecil Hagood
William B. Hagood
Waterloo
Charles Hagood
Moulton
Hobart Hagood
McKinley Hagood
Decatur
Fred White
Everett Flannigan
Mabel Hagood
Tuscaloosa
Death notices Ruth L Hiroshige obituary in Decatur
Ruth L Hiroshige 58 of 1021 Johnston St SE died Tuesday at 6 p m Funeral services set for 2 p m Thursday at Guntharp Funeral Home Chapel with Dan Cargille officiating Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery Guntharp directing Survivors include her husband Fred two daughters Mrs Dean Hamilton and Miss Florine Johnson three sons Joe Robert and Marvin Johnson mother Mrs C W Spray three sisters Mrs Harry Arnold Mrs Charlie Clem and Mrs David Vinable eight grandchildren and nieces and nephews She was a native of Morgan County and a Baptist church member.
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Ruth Lee Hiroshige
Johnston St
Guntharp Funeral Home
Dan Cargille
Roselawn
Guntharp Directing
Fred Hiroshige
Dean Hamilton
Florine Johnson
Decatur
Joe
Robert Johnson
Marvin Johnson
Rogersville
C. W. Spray
Athens
Harry Arnold
Harrisburg
Ark
Charlie Clem
Elkmont
David Vinable
Morgan County
Baptist Church
Walker C Holmes dies at 86 in Vinemont
Walker C Holmes 86 of Vinemont died Tuesday at 9 20 am at a De batter hospital Funeral services set for Thursday at Enon Baptist Church Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery Gunthorp Funeral Home in charge Survivors include two sons Cecil Holmes of Pontiac Michigan Fritz Holmes of Vinemont 2 three daughters Mrs Robert Brown Mrs Leva Marlow and Mrs Devia Murpree all of Vinemont 2 two brothers Ira Holmes Ullman and Acker Holmes of Vinemont 2 four grandchildren and nine great grandchildren He was a native of Morgan County and a member of Enoni Baptist Church in Cullman County.
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Vinemont
Walker C. Holmes
Debatur
Enon Baptist Church
Gunthorp Funeral Home
Cecil Holmes
Pontiac
Mich
Fritz Holmes
Robert Brown
Leva Marlow
Devia Murpree
Ira Holmes
Ullman
Acker Holmes
Morgan County
Enoni Baptist Church
Cullman County
Mrs Mollie E Sandlin 99 died in Tanner Athens
Mrs Mollie Ellis Sandlin 99 of Tanner 1 died at 12 40 am at her residence Services will be at 3 am Thursday at McConnell Funeral Home chapel with Rev Carl I H Harrison and Buford Dobbs officiating Burial in Athens City Cemetery directed by McConnell Survivors include five daughters Mrs Leon Evans Phoenix Ariz Mrs R O Kelly and Mrs Mamie Swanner Tanner Mrs D L Whittle Palmetta Fla Miss Bertha Sandlin Tanner 25 grandchildren 50 great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren Grandsons will serve as pall bearers She was a native of Moulton and celebrated her 99th birthday June 9
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Athens
Mollie Ellis Sandlin
Tanner
McConnell Funeral Home Chapel
Carl I H. Harrison
Buford Dobbs J
Athens City Cemetery
McConnell
Leon Evans
Phoenix
Ariz
R. 0. Kelly
Mamie Swanner
D. L. Whittle
Palmetta
Fla
Bertha Sandlin
E. L. Sandlin
Beaumont
Calif
J. F. Sandlin
Local man found dead in rural Georgia farmhouse
The sheriff and Waldrop describe a neighbor overhearing a threat and Kyle's body found at a two room farm house. Crawford is named as the person seen fleeing and later identified in a photo as the escapee. Authorities note Crawford is not believed to be armed and searching for enemy concentrations is mentioned.
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Kyle
Waldrop
Crawford
Moss
County contest selects 195 entrants for state finals
The article lists female contestants ages 18 to 22 from Athens and surrounding areas, detailing sponsors such as Tanner Home Demonstration Club, Sharp and Killen, Todd Tractor Co, and Athens Lions Club. It notes graduates and current employment at Redstone Arsenal, L and S Supermarket, and East Limestone High among others. All county winners advance to the state finals this year.
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Uate
Tanner Home Demonstration Club
Carol Keyes
W.L. Keyes
Athens 7
Athens
Redstone Arsenal
Butler Furniture Company
Freda Shannon
Elkmont High
W. C. Shannon
Elkmont 1
Sharp and Killen
Linda Lauderdale
Tanner High School
R. P. Lauderdale
Sue Neal
Athens High
Athens College
Hickory House
Lucille Neal
Brenda Schrimsher
Clifford Schrimsher
Athens 3
Todd Tractor Co
East Limestone High
Sandy Jackson
Waddell Jackson
Lester 1
West Limestone
Killen Tractor Co
Gabriel
Maremont Corp
Joyce Hargrave
Florence State College
Lee Hargrave
Madison
Tanner
Lee- Hi Bar
Limestone County Co-op
Clements High
Decatur Chapter 38 Officers to Convene. Local News
The annual convocation and election of officers of Decatur Chapter No. 38 Royal Arch Masons will be at 7 30 p m Thursday in the Masonic Temple. Decatur Girl Scouts and leaders recently returned from a Heritage Trip to Savannah Ga. Elks Lodge to sponsor a dance with the Edsel Holden Orchestra. City court docket lists speeding and traffic offenses. a bicycle collision injured Randy Gizzard, 9, at Somerville Road and 8th Street SE. The loss of a billfold at Baugh Wily Smith Hospital is reported, along with three missing automobile tags from Lawrence and Madison Counties.
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Decatur Chapter No. 38
Royal Arch Masons
Masonic Temple
Decatur
Dianne Castlebury
Donna Dockery
Donna Hambrick
Marilyn Meyer
Savannah
E. K. Henson
Uliette Low
Girl Scouting
U.S
Nurses Convene in Decatur Banquet and Talks
Nurses Westmoreland presides as Decatur hosts a state convention with Mayor Blackburn greeting attendees. Key speakers include Ray Guier Dr C Kermit Pitt Sen John Sparkman and Dr Veronica Conley. Sunday and Monday sessions cover business reports tours and a luncheon with Dr John Chenault.
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Westmoreland
State Association
Decatur
Gilme Blackburn
Dean Kennemer
Ray Guier
Decatur General Hospital
C. Kermit Pitt
John Sparkman
Albert Brewer
John C. Calhoun
Carlton Kelley
Fran Stitt Jr
Cullman
Claudia Koobs
Speery-Hutchison Co
Fort Worth
Texas
Baniquet
Veronica L.conley
Journal of
Practical Nursing
Marshall Space Center
John Chenault
King Civil Rights Marchers Targeted in Mississippi
In Philadelphia Mississippi a King aide warned the marchers would return to Philadelphia Thursday as a hostile white crowd jeered him on the courthouse steps. Latimer and Gibson Eakes reported gunfire exchanges after car shots, with police summoned at 10 05 p m. The march recalls the Chaney Goodman and Schwerner killings two years past and James Meredith planned a return to Canton, Mississippi.
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Maynard King
Latimer
Stuart
Freedom Democrat
Gibson Eakes
Baker
Yazoo City
Martin Luther King
Philadelphia
King
Neshoba County
James Chaney
Andy Goodman
Mickey Schwerner
Mississippi
James H. Meredith
Meredith
New York
Canton
Miss
Market Prices Roundup for Cotton, Grains and Poultry
Cotton steady at Decatur loan middling inch at market. Cottonseed sells at 49 dollars per ton. Milk Grade A 6.55 per hundred pounds and manufactured milk 3.20 per hundred. Wood prices listed 65 45 and 35. Pulpwood 13.50 per cent. Grains and feed prices include No 2 Yellow Shelled Corn 1.35, Ear Corn 1.11, White Ear Corn 1.07, White Shelled Corn 1.46, No 2 Oats .68, No 2 Milling Wheat 1.63, No 2 Miles per hundred 2.05, Poultry Wheat 1.13, No 2 Barley .95.
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Decatur
Nashville livestock market report details cattle hogs and lambs
Nashville market reports slaughter steers and heifers in weight ranges 450 to 775 pounds with prices 19.50 to 22.50. Utility cows 16.50 to 17.50 and commercial bulls at 21.00. Feeder steers 23.00 to 25.00. Hogs barrows and gilts 190 to 230 pounds 25.50 to 26.00. Sows 400 to 660 pounds 17.00 to 18.50. Sheep slaughter lambs 75 to 85 pounds about 23.00.
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Nashville
U.S
Eggs Market Unsettled as Demand Sluggish
In Birmingham, eggs show a generally slow demand with ample supplies. Prices to retailers per dozen remain unchanged with Grade A white levels at Large 43-46 cents, Mediums 34-37 cents, and Small 25-28 cents for cartoned store delivery cases.
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Birmingham
YMCA Day Camp Deadline Extended at Wheeler Refuge
The Decatur Mor an County YMCA extended the registration deadline through Friday for a day camp running June 27 to July 22 at Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge. Tuition is 12.50 per week covering five days and one overnight stay. director is Mrs. Mary Morris. Bruce Hose urged 6 to 11 year olds to apply. contact 353 2135 or 353 5539 for info.
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Decatur-Moran County
Bruce Hose
Wheeler Nations Wildlife Refuge
Mary Morris
Hose
Morris
Poultry Demand Steady With Capacity At Plants
Birmingham reports ready to cook demand strong with most plants booked for next week's business. Prices steady to slightly higher in some cases and live supply ample though some sizes light. Estimated slaughter today 1,209,000 head versus 1,211,000 last report. Atlanta notes good demand for live broilers and fryers with farm prices up about 15 percent. Trading slow to fair with ample offerings. heavy birds around 13 and light around 8.
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Poultry Birmingham
Atlanta
Stocks Update From New York Action
AP reports noon stock results with numerous percent changes for major companies including International Paper, American Airlines, Coca Cola, Procter and Gamble, RCA, Sears Roebuck, U S Steel, Westinghouse, and General Electric. Notable movers include Pfizer, Boeing, Texaco, and RCA with varied gains and losses.
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Allis _Chal
Kaiser Am Air L
Ligg & My Am Baker
Lockh Air Am Can
Lorillard Am Met
Lou & Nash Am Met
Macy Am Sugar
Martin Co Am
Masonite Am
Rexall
Reyn
St Regis
Delta Air L
Sears Roeb du Pont
Sinclair East Air L
Sou Co East
Sperry
Firestone
Ford
Swift
Elec
Texaco
Gen Mills
Gen Tel & el
Airc Ga. Pacific
Fruit Goodrich
Gas Cp
Goodyear
U S Steel
Gt A & P
Tel Greyhound
Elec Gulf Oil
Winn Dixie Here Inc
Woolworth Honeywell
Worth Int
Bus
Wrigley
Xerox
Wall Street Gains Amid Week's Heaviest Trading
The market closed higher as volume reached about 7.5 million shares with gains in Xerox and Douglas Aircraft while airlines and tech names led losses. Dow nears 900 as several issues saw profit taking. Eastern, Northwest, IBM, and Zenith slipped, Braniff fell, United and Du Pont advanced.
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Eastern Air Lines
Northwest Airlines
IBM
Zenith
Admiral
United Air Lines
New York Central
Magnavox
Texas Gulf
Braniff Airways
Xerox
Douglas
United Aircraft
du Pont
Evans Products
Gulf & Western Industries
Hamilton
County to study Morgan County school needs and funding
County school officials plan a comprehensive survey to measure student needs with an estimated cost of about 10 000 dollars funded by the local board. Barrett Shelton of The Decatur Daily and six industry reps voiced support. The study would run Oct 1 through June next year as the first countywide effort.
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Barrett Shelton
Decatur Daily
Briscoe
1944 GI bill era market scene with major firms listed
In 1944 Roosevelt signed the GI bill of rights. The report notes J&L Bethlehem Boeing and other firms advancing in heavy trading on the American Stock Exchange with several industrial names leading ahead of peers.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Watch
Kelsey-Hayes
Wagner Electric
Universal Oil Products
Jones & Laughlin
Bethlehem
Boeing
Control Data
Taft Broadcasting
Cenco Instruments
General Aniline
tLing-Temco-Vought
Schenley
American Stock Exchange
Ingalls Shipyard Strike Halts Decatur Operations
A strike by International Brotherhood of Oilers AFL-CIO shut down the Ingalls Works Co. Decatur division. About 200 production and maintenance workers, Local 97, halted operations since Monday due to contract expiration. Negotiations continue with federal mediation expected to join discussions.
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Thenternational Brotherhood of Oilermakers
Afl-Cio
Ingalls Works Co
Decatur
Birmingham
Ingalls
C. L. Stave
Cmment
Charles Graves
Brotherhood of Ilermakers
Omment
Decatur man dies in pavement plant accident
Sparkman a 15 year State Highway Department employee from Decatur was fatally crushed when a loaded dump truck backed over his upper body as he checked asphalt spreading trucks at a road paving site. Services set for 3 p.m. Thursday at East End Methodist Church with burial at Roselawn Cemetery. survivors include widow Winnie Sparkman and multiple relatives.
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Sparkman
State Highway Department
Decatur
East End Methodist Church
Jack Graves
Roselawn
Gunthorp Funeral Home
Winnie Sparkman
Lorene Sparksman
Richard Sparkman
Cecil Sparkman
Harold Sparkman
Frank Sparkman
Winston
Calif
Bobby Sparkman
Sheffield
Royce Sparkman
Birmingham
Vernon Sparkman
Huntington Beach
Dorothy Beggs
Deane Glass
Sharon Hughes
Nelda ‘McClanahan
Nashville
Tenn
Robert Kirby
Raymond Riggs
William McDowra
Lewis Lanier
Fred Summerford
Willard Burt
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