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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1967
Page
2
Dennis Holt of Decatur is promoted to supervisor of industrial relations at Amoco Seamore Indiana and will assume duties in July. He joined Amoco in 1966 as an assistant in industrial relations in Joliet Illinois.
The Decatur ham radio club conducted a field day exercise to test emergency equipment and communication reach. Participants logged hundreds of contacts, with the Limestone County group aiming for top state standing and Alaska as the farthest contact.
An Alabama to Tennessee corridor improvement plan on I-65 progresses with bids sought for sections from Montgomery to the Tennessee line. Original completion target was 1972 but now shifts to 1973 or 1974. About 9 to 10 miles run through Morgan County with the remainder in other areas.
The trial of Reginald McKnight continues with Holland convicted earlier and serving life. Testimony covers the abduction and Sandlin’s death at a wooded site after a gas station robbery. Detectives describe the postmortem and a low caliber bullet found in the body.
A reader reports a foreign shipment of 13 Col Rec Club albums and a record holder arrived without authorization. The bill shows $5.87 due in June, and the package was unopened with no acknowledgment of the sender. The narrative notes confusion over the return process and unsettled matter.
Calhoun Junior College has been awarded a federal grant totaling 19 585 under the Higher Education Act. The announcement credits iRep. Bob Jones and Senators Lister Hill and John Sparkman. The package includes a 5 000 basic grant with non federal matching and a 5 585 supplemental grant with no match requirement. The college has received similar grants in the past two years.
Mr and Mrs Pat Waldrop were named outstanding Athens Jaycee and Jayceette members. Jim Igo received the Carlos O Nelson Award. he had a life time Jaycee membership and died four months ago. New officers include Bill Wolfe as president and Cecil Gregg as state director with multiple vice presidents and directors named.
Decatur and Vicinity forecast calls for fair to partly cloudy and warm weather with widely scattered afternoon and evening thunderstorms. Southwesterly winds will be 3 to 10 mph, Gusts near showers possible. High near 90 and low around 70. Mars moves toward Spica. their closeness will shrink until July 4.
Funeral services for Mrs. Lu cille Catle who died June 16 in Memphis Tennessee will be at 2 p m Sunday at Mt. Zion Presbyterian Church Mooresville with the Rev Aaron Toney officiating Burial will be at New Hope Cemetery Reynolds Funeral Home directing Survivors include a son George Erskine of Chicago a brother Archie Toney of Decatur a sister Mrs Callie Loggins of Chattanooga The family requests memorials be made as contributions to favorite charities
Graveside service for Mrs Irene Jones Polhill 80 of 425 Vine St NE is set for 10 a m tomorrow at City Cemetery Gunthorp directing Dr Jessie Rogers and the Rev W K Stephenson will officiate A native of St Clair County she lived in Decatur since childhood and was a member of First Baptist Church.
The text notes Anita Gregg was elected state figure. It references the 1934 creation of the Federal Communications Commission by Congress to regulate interstate wire and radio communications.
A compiled roster lists names of patients from various streets and towns including Jarvis Fitzgerald Vine Street R W Duke Grant Street infant Donnie Michell Ford Ferry Street Mrs James Willard Criscoe Decatur Luther Standridge Ewell Street SW Mrs Hoyt Lamar Naylor Moulton Agnes Abernathy Wilson Street NW and others. The document also notes several dismissals such as Elmer S Osborne Dalton Lee Bryant Ruben Fields William Harold Petty Sylvester Love Shelby E Roop infant Anthony Ray Simmons Michael Glenn Reese infant Grady Trent Widner Martin Kevin Bridges John Bernard Estes Mrs Donald Boyd Hann Robert W Pickard Booker L Glassock Gary Lynn Glover Marvin Rosenberg.
Public celebrations mark July 4 with the Red Cross aiming for 300 pints of blood and Green Berets demonstrating hand to hand combat at Pryor Field. Gen Blake arrives from Maxwell at 7 p.m. for a Chamber of Commerce reception before a patriotic speech on freedom and the cost of liberty.
The notice lists numerous individuals with addresses in Norman Huntsville Decatur Ardmore and other towns. Names include Mrs Etta Brooks Miss Stacey Takley Mrs Florence Bolan Deborah Bis hop Greg Miller Brian Hanson Harold Green and others. No actions beyond admissions and locations are specified.
A fragmented roster lists residents and counties including Cullman Hancesville Vinemont Holly Pond Logan and Blountsville, naming many individuals such as Mrs. Ethel Alldredge, Miss Adele Daniel, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Adams and others amid garbled phrases about a serum and increasing recipients.
Mr and Mrs G Prince of Horns Trailer Court announce the birth of a daughter Friday at Decatur General.
The notice lists multiple couples from Alabama towns including Madison Moulton Decatur Somerville Hillsboro Hartselle and Huntsville who received marriage licenses. Ages range from 16 to 29 with partners named alongside their ages and hometowns. The list includes James Almon Terry and Glenda Ann Tucker Billy Charles Morris and Bettye B Higdon Larry Dale Allen and Janice Carol Rooks Douglas Ray Stevens and Pamala Diane Thompson Marion Don Owens and Brenda Jo Harris Billy Don Slaten and Patricia Ann Stewart Thomas Carter Brenner Jr and Glenda Ruth Edwards.
Western diplomats suspect that top Soviet leadership in Moscow has strengthened the policy of peaceful coexistence since Kosygin arrived. The aim is to balance antagonisms from the Middle East crisis and Vietnam, while a U.S. Air Force trip to Niagara Falls was noted as an invitation Saturday with the President as guest.
A collision late last night on Lott street involved two cars. Hollis Jr. sustained a possible broken leg with X rays underway. Mrs. Foster and her husband George Foster were treated, with Mrs. Foster admitted for neck injuries. David White 18 suffered lacerations and passenger Donna Piland 16 was admitted with lacerations. Officers Almond White and Lyle Garrett investigated the crash.
North Texan commander, among 54 survivors, told AP at Dak To he would decorate every man. He recalled a fierce battle in the highlands since Ia Drang in November 1965, describing a sweep launched Sunday by a battalion of the Viet Cong in the Dak To mountains.
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