Weekend police report lists six incidents and 13 arrests
City officers logged three minor incidents plus three weekend traffic accidents. Thirteen arrests or citations were recorded. Damages were paid after brick throwing damaged a car on 2nd Ave in front of Sears Roebuck. Additional incidents involved injuries from a hit and run on Highway 67 and an assault on Ferry Street. A pair of 1955 Plymouth and 1950 Chevrolet collisions occurred at 6th Ave and 7th St SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Recorder’s Court
Howard Culver
2Nd Ave
Sears-Roebuck
Slater and
Hunter
Self and
Robbins
Decatur General Hospital
Charles Burks
Locust St
Bettye West
Cypress St
Charles
Bowman and
Slater
Decatur General
Fannie Ross
Ferry St
Cherry
Walnut St
6Th Ave
7Th St
Plymouth
Samuel L. Manley, Jr
Buena Vista
Chevrolet
Wanda H. Shelford
8Th Ave
Martin and Landers
Limestone Morgan Record: About 600 Taking Salk Shot
Athens report shows 311 Limestone County children have received the second Salk polio shot while Morgan County tallies 361, according to Health Officer Dr. L R Murphree figures. Saturday, 26 persons appeared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Limestone-Morgan
Athens
Limestone County
Morgan County
L. R. Murphree
Vehicle Collisions Reported on Moulton St and Jackson St
At 6 47 p m Sunday the left front fender of a car driven by Roy Walker Dodson Jr 113 Austinville Rd was damaged and a second car driven by Annie Mary Hester Russellville 3 sustained right side damage Officers Slater and Hunter in At 3 20 p m Sunday a 1955 Plymouth and a 1951 Dodge collided on Jackson St The Plymouth driven by Helen May Bell 1214 Jackson St suffered a damaged right rear fender and the Dodge driven by Avie Oral Smith Wales Tenn had a damaged left front fender and bumper Thirteen cases were docketed for police recorder s court this morning including speeding overparking driving without a license defective brakes running a red light drinking while intoxicated disorderly conduct violating prohibition laws and intoxication on a public street
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton St
Roy Walker Dodson, Jr
Austinville Rd
Annie Mary Hester
Russellville 3
Slater
Hunter
Jackson St
Plymouth
Helen May Bell
Alvie Oral Smith
Wales
Tenn
Slater and
Recorder’s Court
Soldier Of The Month Pvt Thomas Edgil At Fort Bragg
Pvt. Thomas D Edgil son of Mrs Thomas D Edgil 2304 Country Club Rd was named Soldier Of The Month for June at Fort Bragg N C He was chosen from 51st Group units for appearance courtesy and military knowledge and survived all eliminations before the award He attended Alabama Polytechnic Auburn and completed basic at Ft Jackson SC prior to overseas duty with H and S Btry 663rd FA Bn
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas D. Edgil, Jr
Thomas D. Edgil
Country Club Rd
Fort Bragg
N.C
Edgil
FA Bn
Hq Btry
51St Group
H and S. Btry
Timothy Cleary
Pvt
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Auburn
Ft. Jackson
S.C
Ft. Bragg
56Th FA Gp
H and S Btry
Damages Slight In U S 31 Crash Near Decatur
A minor collision occurred at 2 30 p m on U S Highway 31 three miles south of Decatur involving Edwin Speegle 19 of Hartseller in a 1947 Ford and William Antolini 57 of South Bend Ind in a 1951 Studebaker. Antolini stopped for a preceding vehicle and Speegle rear ended him. Ford damage listed at 100 Studebaker 50 by Patrolman Watts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
U. S. Highway 31
Edwin Eugene Speegle
Hartseller
Studebaker
William Antolini
South Bend
Ind
Antolini
Ford
Highway Patrol
E. B. Watts
Ada Davis Feted On Birthday At Danville Gathering
Mrs Ada Davis was honored on her birthday with a family dinner at the home of Mr and Mrs Add Randolph in Danville. Attendees included relatives from Tennessee and nearby towns. The item also notes an Indiana study on land adaptation for subdivisions and infrastructure and a remark about air composition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Davis
Danville
Add Randolph
Alvin Davis
Minor Hill
Tenn
Maud Thornton
Pulaski
W. E. Whitaker
Petersburg
Linda Oliver
Boons Hill
Albert Bradford
Jerry
Lila Davis
Athens
W. M. Randolph
Hartselle
Otto Hill
Ronnie
Ruth Peek
Paul Davis
Decatur
Wayne Hogan
Arthur McCord
Arthur Leigh
Wesley West
Carl
Ann
Health department inoculation eligibility noted for counties
Eligible children are those in first or second grade last school year who had the first shot in spring. Limestone County clinics run Thursdays and Saturdays 9 a.m. to noon. Morgan County clinics run Mondays and Wednesdays 8 to 11 a.m. and 1:30 to 4 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Health Department
Pacer
Limestone Coun
Limestone County
Morgan
McEntire Names Lion Committees
LeRoy McEntire Jr president of Decatur Lions Club releases a long list of committee assignments for the new year including light conservation program membership finance publicity and safety. He also notes July 5 and 12 meetings at Woodall's Barbecue and a board meeting on the third Tuesday each month. The article also mentions tick removal tips and welded steel pool construction advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeRoy McEntire, Jr
Decatur Lions Club
Guy Walker
Roy P. Wymbs
Russell Humphrey
Jimmy Edwards
John B. Wood
E W. Fisher
Flip Timberlake
Ned Frazier
Harold Damsgard
Allison Smith
Sam Wheat
Melvin Ozier
Wesley Cook
Paul W. Robson
Bayne Vaughan
William S. Day
U. H. Hassell
R.L. MacGregor
I. E. Self
Perry Smith
B. G. Ryan
Harold Watkins
Joe Phillips
Charlie Blackwell
Edward A. Wright
Tim Lyons
Ben Williamson
Ed Frazier
Glenn Bryan
Ray Ashwander
Bob Lewis
Bob Agnew
Reneau Carrell
Lions Roar
Lions Information
Howard Belser
Claude Carter
Allen Rooks
W. G. Stone
R. B. Freeman
Ben L. Britnell
Art Lucas
Bill Johnson
Charles Parker
Educaaion
J. C. Higdon
Jimmy Fite
Carlton Kelley
L. E. Stone
H. G. Long
J. B. Whitmire
Ray Childs
James Roberts
L. B. Wright
A. A. Calix
G. H. Nungester
Leo Harris
McCoy Pitt
H. L. Ogle
John Giles
Horace Levin
Max Sobotka
Paul Robson
Garrold Nungester
McEntire
Woodall
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Lion
Huntsville
Ala
David Williams
Jeff
Als
Spas Fop
Sterchi
N.A.D
DODGE
Desoto
Oldsmobile
Pierson Motors, Inc
Grant
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