Weather and river update for Decatur area
Decatur Tennessee forecast calls for 93 today with scattered storms 80 to 100 percent coverage then fading tonight. River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge 20.99 feet up .38 feet in 24 hours. other TVA levels listed with Chickamauga Pickwick Guntersville Wilson Whitesburg readings. Highs 93 tonight 66, Thursday 88 with mixed sun and clouds and gusty thunderstorm potential. Gas Dept reports 96 degrees Tuesday, 73 overnight, 83 this morning.
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Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
TVA
Chickamauga
Pickwick
Guntersville
Wilson
Whitesburg
Five Day Forecast Near Normal Temperatures
The forecast indicates temperatures average near normal through Monday with highs around 88 to 92 and lows 66 to 72. Rainfall should be moderate in the north and heavy in the south with scattered thunderstorms in the latter half of the period.
Winds Raze Homes and Damage Cars in Local Storm
A severe wind event caused heavy damage to a Hicks owned garage with two cars inside one customer car also struck. Concrete blocks collapsed onto vehicles, homes lost television antennas and roofs, and trees were uprooted. State troopers and civil defense workers arrived shortly after.
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Utes
Hicks
Births Reported From Local Hospitals
Mr and Mrs Roan Bradley 1412 7th Ave SE welcomed a girl Tuesday at Baugh Wiley Smith Hospital. Mr and Mrs Bobby McCollum 2706 Lake Ave welcomed a girl Tuesday. Mr and Mrs A B Sparkman Hartseller welcomed a girl Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Robert Palmer Decatur 1 welcomed a boy today at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs James Johnson Athens welcomed a girl today at Decatur.
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Roan Bradley
7Th Ave
Baugh-Wiley-Smith Hospital
Bobby McCollum
Lake Ave
A. .B. Sparkman
Hartseller
Robert Palmer
Decatur 1
Decatur General Hospital
James Johnson
Athens
Deca
Hospital Notices and Dismissals List
A fragmented hospital notice lists individuals including Linda Dunn of Decatur James A. Garrison of 2004 Magnolia Street B F Donaldson of Joppa Roy Maddox of Phil Campbell and Carol Wright of 2231 11th Street. Dismissals include Billy R Parker Ronald Anders Hart selle Mrs Gary Cooper and others. The notice mentions Hart selle 4 and Hartselle 3 entries.
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Linda Dunn
Decatur
James A. Garrison
Magnolia St
Billy R. Parker
Ronald Anders
Hartselle
Gary Cooper
Buena Vista Circle
William A. Brewer
Florence
L. B. Shaneyfelt
Homer Landrum
Admissions list for Hanceville and Cullman residents
A row of names and towns lists admissions entries for individuals in Hanceville Vinemont and Cullman including Oscar H Compton Laura Cook Betty Evans Solom Fincher Howard Gerstman Catherine Handley Sandra Handley Nina Lawrence Edith McClintock Garland Nichols Jr Tottie Parson Maggie Peek Aleathea Raburn Robert Reid Marisa Stansell Gladys Vandiver William Walker Roger McKinnon John Edge Lillie Johnson Mildred Maner Jim Thomas Lisa Milligan Lena Abbott.
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Oscar H. Compton
Hanceville
Box 182
Laura Pearl Cook
Betty Sue Evans
Solom S. Fincher
Cullman
Howard M. Gerstman
Vinemont
Catherine Handley
Sandra Jean Handley
Nina Lawrence
Edith McClintock
Garland M. Nichols, Jr
Tottie Mae Parson
Maggie Peek
Aleathea Raburn
Robert J. Reid
Marisa Lynn Stansell
Gladys Vandiver
William A. Walker
Mildred Maner
Jim W. Thomas
Lisa Gale Milligan
Lena Abbott
Courtland Names and Addresses in Local Notices
A list of residents and relatives including Robert Huskey Somerville Little Debbie Parker Court land Mrs Fred Dyar Courtland Richard Scoggins 212 Church St NW William Butler Cullman Mrs Carl Terry 1806 Beech St SE Mrs Sylvia Palmer Decatur and others with addresses in Mount Hope Cedarburg Elkmont Trinity and Lacey Springs. The item reads as a community notice listing families and infant names for public record.
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Robert Huskey
Somerville
Debbie Parker
Courtland
Fred Dyar
Richard Scoggins
Church St. NW
William Butler
Cullman
Carl Terry
Beech St. SE
Sylvia Palmer
Decatur
Hunley Sinking Marks First Confederate Submarine Loss
A century ago the Confederate submarine H. L. Hunley torpedoed the Union ship Housatonic off Charleston South Carolina but was itself overwhelmed and sunk in the engagement leaving no survivors.
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H. L. Hunley
Charleston
S. C
Decatur General Hospital Birth Announcement
Mr and Mrs Robert Spahr of 1515 1st Ave SW welcomed a baby boy today at Decatur General Hospital.
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Robert Spahr
1St Ave
Atur General Hospital
Decatur General —Hospital
Jewelry store heist tied to car chase near Athens
Police say Hughes, four accomplices including three men and a woman, robbed a jewelry store after a customer fixed a tire outside. A plate window smashed, Naves reported a ping from a cash register, and Hughes was seized by State Trooper Faulker with $231 found on him. three drivers faced separate charges.
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Athens
Billy Daly
Oscar Smith
Hughes
Billy Faulker
Faulker
M. W
Buddy) Evans
Sandlin
Sheriff Evans
Evans
Kemp
Here
Charlie Naves
Naves
Controversy Arises Over Taylor Nomination for Army Chief
General Earle G. Wheeler as Army chief of staff draws praise from most lawmakers while Senator Wayne Morse of Oregon denounces President Johnson s choice as a calamitous mistake. Morse vows to oppose Taylor s confirmation in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and on the Senate floor.
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Taylor
Earle G. Wheeler
Army
Wayne Morse
Johnson
Morse
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Death of Edward H. Miner at Eva Nears Funeral
Edward H. Miner 61 of Eva died Tuesday night at home. Funeral services will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Union Hill Baptist Church with Rev. F L Thomas officiating. Burial at Bethel Baptist Cemetery, Peck directing. Survived by widow Vixie Miner, two daughters Blanch Tanner Leesburg Fla and Patricia Smith Blountsville, two sons Barney Miner and Robert Miner Cuyahoga Falls Ohio, two stepsons David Ammons Fr Rucker and Roger Ammons Decatur, seven grandchildren, three sisters Margaret McGukin Eva Julia Shaddix Cullman 7 and Goldie King Hartselle, two brothers E U Miner Eva and Levert Miner Toledo Ohio. Active pallbearers Norval Miner Robert McGukin Leasel Shaddix Conrad King I C Miner Roy Miner Honorary pallbearers Cephas Moore M V Moore Ezra Moore Winfred Hale Jack Hopper Isaac Harden Bonnie Payne Luther Lindsey and Lewis Barnett. Body to residence today and remains there until service time.
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Hartselle
Edward H
Eddie) Miner
Eva
Union Hill Baptist Church
F. L. Thomas
Bethel Baptist Church
Peck
Vixie Miner
Blanch Tanner
Leesburg
Fla
Patricia Smith
Blountsville
Barney S. Miner
Robert Miner
Cuyahogh Falls
Ohio
David Ammons
Rucker
Roger Ammons
Decatur
Margaret McGukin
Julia Shaddix
Cullman
Goldie King
E. U. Miner
Levert Miner
Toledo
Miner
Norval Miner
Robert McGukin
Leasel Shaddix
Conrad King
I. C. Miner
Roy Miner
Cephas Moore
M. V. Moore
Ezra Moore
Winfred Hale
Jack Hopper
Isaac Harden
Bonnie Payne
Luther Lindsey
Lewis Barnett
Death Notice for Richard J. Ray Veteran and Retired Forbes Employee
Richard Jefferson Ray 71 of 721 3rd Ave SE died Tuesday at 12 30 p m at a local hospital. Services Thursday 2 p m at Central Baptist Church Rev A B Van Arsdale officiating. Burial City Cemetery Gunthorp directing. Widow Gladys S Ray Decatur and three daughters survive along with siblings and four grandchildren. Pallbearers named. Body at funeral home until church state 1 2 p m. World War I veteran and former Forbes Piano Co. employee.
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Richard Jefferson Ray
3Rd Ave. SE
Central Baptist Church
A. B. van Arsdale
Gunthorp
Gladys S. Ray
Decatur
Wayne R. Gilchrist
el Paso
Tex
Robert R. Rose
Washington, D.C
William L. Meekins
Camp Springs
Everett Burns
Athens
Roy Ray
Madison
Howard Ray
Pontiac
Mich
Bob Clark
George F. Mills
Doyle Steelman
Donald Rice
W. C. Flynn
Robert M. Chenault
Missing Civil Rights Workers Found Near Owl Creek
Governor expresses hope that Dulles will apply law and order as bodies of three civil rights workers are speculated to lie under dark waters near Owl Creek. Station wagon found 1 mile northeast of Philadelphia and towed for FBI analysis as investigators guard it. Schwerner had been working in Meridian area with Cheney.
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Dulles
State 21
Philadelphia
Owl Creek
FBI
Schwerner
Meridian
Cheney
Escapee linked to Morgan murder case spurs manhunt
Police described the couple’s slaying as a brutal home invasion in Enterprise. A pickup order was issued for Ben Mathis, 43, a prior manslaughter convict whose distinctive shoe pattern matched prints found near the Morgans’ car. Authorities searched, interviewed, and followed leads across multiple agencies as killings stirred fear and community grief.
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Joseph Edward Morgan
Mathis
Montgomery
Tillman
Iman
Enterprise
Morgan
Estelle
Ozark
Ft. Rucker
National Guard
Henry Caylor
Highway Patrol
Ben Mathis
First Baptist Church
Thad
Thomasville
Auburn University
Lodge resigns as ambassador amid Johnson era indecision claims
Sen Barry Goldwater in Washington blasts the Johnson McNamara program as indecisive and says it forced Lodge to resign as ambassador to Saigon. Lodge denies personal motives, cites good terms with Johnson, and vows no political bid. An Saigon plan awaits, with Gen Taylor expected to push Vietnam war intensity.
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Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Washington
Johnson-McNamara
Lodge
Johnson
Viet Nam
Scranton
Pennsylvania
Saigon
John F. Kennedy
Maxwell D. Taylor
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Italian Olive Harvest Sets Record at 2.6 Million Tons
Italy projects an olive harvest of 2.6 million tons for last year with around 51 thousand tons destined for table olives. The output marks a record for the industry.
Markets Report: Farm Prices and Livestock Notes
Cottons and grains show mixed values with Decatur Loan at 33.57 and No. 2 Yellow Shelled Corn at 1.34. Livestock trade mostly steady to higher with cattle feeders and hogs active. yearlings and sheep offer pockets of strength despite overall steady trend.
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Decatur
Livestock prices in Nashville and Thomasville report
Cattle and hog prices listed from Nashville and Thomasville markets. Steady demand for feeders and hogs with midweek sales steady to higher. steers scarce, sows and bulls ranged in several weight classes. Regional receipts include Albany Columbus Moultrie Thomasville Dothan and Jacksonville markets.
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Nashville
Thomasville
Albany
Columbus
Moultrie
Dothan
Ala
Jacksonville
Fla
U. S
Cotton futures open higher on New York market
New York AP reports cotton futures rose 40 cents per bale from the prior close. Futures for July, October, December, March and May show slight gains with some bid activity listed, indicating a firmer session at the outset.
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Cotton
New York
Poultry supplies tighten at plants in Birmingham region
Live broilers and fryers remain scarce with smaller birds and higher prices for rest week. Estimated slaughter today 449000 head vs 473000 last Wednesday. Farm quotations 13 cents per pound on broilers and fryers with some under contract deliveries to plants at 14 cents.
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Poultry Birmingham
City issues building permits and a book group meet
Building permits issued Tuesday include demolishing a house at 803 Carridale St S for 300 dollars, electric service changes at 623 Johnston St SE to 200 amps and 116 Moulton St E to 100 amps, add carport at 1608 Stratford Rd for 2000 dollars, install air conditioner at 902 Betty St SW for 1000 dollars, and changes at 446 Jackson St SE for 150 dollars. The Great Books Discussion Group will meet Tuesday at 8 p.m. at 606 Ferry St in the home of Mrs. Bell Livingston.
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Carridale St. S
George and
Eva Joseph
Johnston St. SE
Edna Holland
Moulton St. E
Kenneth Hammon
Stratford Rd
Ray Childs
Betty St. SW
Amos Morris
Jackson St. SE
Lyons Electric Co
Global Lunar Eclipse Visible in Wide Regions
Decatur notes that the lunar eclipse will be visible from Europe Africa Southwest Asia the Indian Ocean most of South America the Atlantic Ocean and Antarctica the end will be visible from Southwest Europe Africa most of North America South America the South Pacific and Antarctica. The event allows scientists to observe faint stars and study the moon’s surface and temperature changes after solar radiation is blocked.
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North
South America
Europe
Africa
Asia
Indian Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Antarctica
North America
South Pacific
Henry Cohen Death Notice at Searcy Hospital
Negro death services for Henry Cohen who died at Searcy Hospital Mt. Vernon will be announced later by Reynolds Funeral Home.
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Henry Cohen
Searcy Hospital
Mt. Vernon
Reynolds Funeral Home
HARTSELLE mayoral race candidate seeks city council seat
Local notice lists Orville Tanner from Hartselle entering the race as a candidate for the city council. Classified ads include pets for sale and several real estate rentals and items for sale such as a 1957 Pontiac and antique furniture. Phone numbers and addresses accompany each listing.
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Hartselle
Orville Tan‘ner
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Roger L. McKinnon
John E. Edge
Lillie Mae Johnson
Henceville
Decatur General Admissions
Seldon Tubb
Mount Hope
Thomas Lewis
Robert Boland
Cedarburg
Wis
Herman Stover
Edgewood
Ethel Adams
Elkmont
Patrick Byrne
Nelson St. SE
Clarence Howard
16Th Ave
Lute DeLong
Trinity
Flosse’ Chandler
Sherman St
Joyce Overton
Memorial
Baby Kieth van Marrow
Lacey’s Spring
Fred Wright, Jr
Seaton Ave
E. F. Hutton & Company, Inc
New York Stock Exchange
Semmes & CO
State National Bank
Johnston St
Dessie Rodgers
Somerville Rd
R. W. Jones
Danville Rd
Edward H. Miner
Seller
Lydia Lang Springer
Buford Arnold Motes
9Th Ave
Annie Miller
Annie Engle
Tower St. SE
Motes
Springer, Miller
Engle
Grant St. SE
Lydia
6Th Ave
5Th St
Arnold Glenn
Lister
Vivian Arnold
Ollie D. Fowler
Linda Lister
Ella Glenn
Fifth Ave
11Th St. SE
Dodge
Chester E. Collins
Ethel W. Pugh
James William Leach
Robert Ray Roberts
Gadsden
Gordon Dr
Roger Lee Hill
Lloyd Kohn Jr
Nashville, Tenn
Fred S. Hunt Jr
Canal St. NE
Buick
Peggy Hill
Falkville
12Th St. SE
Chevrolet
Jimmy Daniel Thompson
Ford
Hubert Edker Miller
Prospect Dr
Oldsmobile
Elzie Alvis Tillery
Ardmore
Tenn
Jerry Lieland Wright
Goodman
Fbkjf
Mississippi
Oxford
Escapee
Help Scranton
Decatur Markets
Local Securities
Ala. Tenn. National Gas
American Foundation Life Insurance Co
Coastal States Life
Downtowner Corp
Equity National Life
First Flight First Nat’l Bk
Jefferson Standard Life
Kentucky Central
Liberty National Life
Life & Casualty
Life Ala
Moore Handley
Mutual Savings
National Life
Neb. Consolidated
Protective Life
Southern United
Vulcan Life
Paper
Acme Steel
Rectif
Allis Chal
Kaiser
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Suth
Baker
Ligg & My
Can
Lorillard
Sugar
Lou & Nash
T&t
Tob
Martin Co
Armour
Masonite
Atl C Line
Polaroid
Ches & Ohio
Proct & G
Chrysler
Coca Cola
RCA
Colg Palm
Rals Pur
Collins Ra
Repub
Rexall
Comw
St Regis
Delta Air L
Seab AL RR
Dow Chem
Sears Roeb
Jn Pont
Sinclair East Air L
East Rod —" Socony
Fair Whit Rd
Firestone
Cal
Fla. Pw
Ind TV
Fla P&l
Elec
Texaco
Airc
Genesco
Ga Pac Cp
Gas Cp Myg
US Steel
West UN Tel
Westy Elec Greyhound
Winn Dixie
Woolworth Hercules Pdr
Wrigley
Tecatur's
Rexair
CN_Y
Call
Grant St
Circle Dri
Ira’s Book Shop
E. Moulton St
McNeil Building
Lafayette St
8Th Ave
Decatur Shopping Center
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