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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1966
Page
2
Sunset at 5 43 p m and sunrise at 6 17 a m. Moonset tomorrow at 2 55 a m with a full moon on March. Capella prominent high in the sky with Mercury near setting at 6 45 p m Jupiter south of Capella and Venus rising at 4 16 a m.
Data shows Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge morning level 550.74 feet sea level 16.44 river reading. Yesterday high 55°F at 1 pm, low 41°F at 6:30 am. 0.13 inch rainfall in past 24 hours. Today rapid clearing sunny and mild windy. Tonight clear cooler. Wednesday sunny warmer. High 56 today, low 34 tonight, high 66 Wednesday. Winds diminishing tonight and Wednesday.
Maples 63, seeking a fourth four year term in district two, says he was urged by friends in Hartselle Decatur and Morgan County to run again. He is the seventh candidate to enter the race joining Cleveland Smith D R Jarrett George Bennich Jack Maddox Lloyd Burns and John Steele. Maples vows to continue past policies and serve Morgan County if nominated and elected.
Mr and Mrs Gary Hughes of 712 Wells Street Apt 4 welcomed a baby son Monday at Decatur General Hospital. Parents and address details listed as Thatcher family at 2506 Stratford Road SE in the corresponding notice.
Ester Emerline Landers aged 58 of Leighton died Sunday at Colbert County Hospital after an extended illness. Services were held at Mays Brown Funeral Home chapel in Tuscumbia with Rev. Leander Vandiver officiating. Burial was in Idshell Cemetery. Survivors include husband Luther H. Landers, three daughters Hel Kirby Hazel Askew and Helyn Landers, two sons Luther Landers Jr and H. Landers, six sisters and a brother, nine grandchildren. Landers was a Baptist and a native of Lawrence County.
Miss Ola Florence Thompson age 84 of Moulton died Sunday night at a local hospital. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Loosier Church of Christ with T. A. Thompson officiating. Burial will be in Thompson Cemetery. Elliott Funeral Home directing.
John Marvin Wan 86 of 1605 th Ave SW Decatur died Friday at 6 20 am in Colonial Rest Home Funeral services Wednesday 730 pm at Antioch Methodist Church with Rev Wayne Enn officiating Burial Red Hill Cemetery Elliott Funeral Home directing Survivors include two sons Eugene Cowan Decatur Shelton Cowan Chicago IL Renamer Mrs Becky O Connor two sisters Leaper Hill Moulton and Hattie Crow Anniston eight grandchildren Pallbearers Frank Hill Guy McMillan Gwyn Shelton John Wiley Norman Young Sullivan Crow The body remains at the funeral home until time to be taken to the church where it will be in state one hour prior to services Mr Cowan a native of Lawrence County and a retired farmer</S>
Mrs. Nina Hill Hullar 86 of Hartselle died Monday at 2 p.m. in Hartselle Hospital. Services set for Thursday at Gunthorp Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Decatur City Cemetery. She was born in Hickman County Tennessee and was a member of 16th Street Church of Christ. She lived in Decatur before moving to Hartselle eight years ago. Survivors include Robert Earl Hullar, Hartselle. Kenneth Guy Huller, Mobile. three great grandchildren. a sister Mrs Willie kove Haughton Burns Tennessee.
Mr and Mrs R C Flanna gin Trinity 1 report a daughter today at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs James Johnson Hartseller announce a son born today at Decatur General Hospital.
Morgan County Board of Revenue and Control voted to have the county engineering department survey a right of way for a new road in district two at Southern Bell’s request. The survey aims to guide cable laying along Kirby Bridge Rd. The board did not set a completion date.
The probate office will close at 4 30 p m today Mrs Gillispie s address 702 W Moulton St AWAY FROM THE PRODUCT Louisville AP Among tourists marooned in hotels by a recent snowfall was Walter Immet of Streator Tr Immet is president of a firm which manufactures snow plows and salt spreaders
A collage of rental and sale notices listing multiple items and properties. Entries include a 2 bedroom older house at 224 4th Ave NW for $60 monthly. a 1957 Chevy for $195. a 4 bedroom 2 bath SW section rental at $135 monthly. several room and board options. a 7 tape recorder for $30. furnished garage apartments at 612 Sherman St and 306 8th Ave NW. a river home for rent sleeping 8 and fully furnished. a 6 room modern home wanted for rent close in. contact numbers: 353-6035 355-5472 353-6362 355-1272 353-5738 353-2114 353-ROOM 353-2114 353-0237.
Gilchrist opened his statewide bid in Birmingham at the Jefferson Davis Hotel and will establish headquarters across the state as 11 candidates file for offices. Other races see Tyson Metcalf on the lieutenant governor track and Allen weighing governor bid, with multiple candidates qualifying for Congress and state posts including Ja mes Horton Bill Whitaker and Allen Hargrove.
Sparkman Mrs Miller travels after The Elizabeth Miller Fund set up in Decatur to cover her trip. She hopes her mother can come to America stay with the Miller family at Decatur. She told her family by phone she expects to bring her mother to the United States and plans to leave for Decatur Friday. Before leaving, she must settle cessation of payments on her late husband pension and give up a small downtown apartment and present a tax certificate, with visa steps pending via the U.S. Embassy in Prague and Vienna consular review.
A long list of Alabama Democratic committee members and candidates is recorded, naming individuals by county and district for party posts in Montgomery and statewide offices. The text includes House and Senate candidates, district attorneys, and committee assignments across multiple counties.
Community events include a Westminster Presbyterian Church meeting at 8 pm with a film for a parents study group and public invitation. The University of Alabama Alumni Association meets Friday at 7 pm at Big Bob Gibson's. Local fire calls noted with times and addresses. Building permits issued for several residents with specific addresses and values. Regular council and league meetings scheduled this week. Various club meetings and school PTA events listed with dates and hosts. Want ads proclaimed to get results.
A Decatur City Electric Department employee, Leonard Love, was hospitalized Monday after a power pole fell and struck him while crews installed larger poles for city street lights on 6th Ave SE. He was listed in fair condition at Baugh-Wiley-Smith-Hospital with bruises to his right leg and shoulder.
Cotton: Decatur loan middling inch 30.4. Cottonseed: 40 dollars per ton. Milk: Grade A 6.55 per hundred. manufactured milk 3.20 per hundred for four percent. .055 above four percent direct, ratio below four percent. Wood 65, .45 and 35. Pulpwood 13.50 per cord. No 2 Yellow Shelled Corn 1.33. No 2 Yellow Ear 1.11. No 2 White Ear 1.07. No 2 White Shelled 1.46. No 2 Oats .65. No 2 Milling Wheat 1.38. No 2 Mile per hundred 2.00. Poultry Wheat 1.13. No 2 Barley .95.
Nashville cattle market shows 400 head with slaughter steers sparse early, heifers improving, utility cows 16.50 to 18.50, commercial bulls 21.50 to 22.50, good to choice 325 to 700 lb heifers 22.00 to 25.50. Calves around 100, dealers active. choice 360 lb slaughter calves. Hogs 350 weight barrows and gilts fairly active near steady. sows up 50. Sheep 25, active and strong.
New York AP noon stock list shows wide swings across sectors with Int Harv rising while Indian and Honeywell weaken. Major movers include Coca Cola, Ford, GE, RCA, Westinghouse, and gulf oil among many others, reflecting varied investor sentiment at mid session. Hospitals and residents listed after the market data provide community notes.
Sharp profit taking hit high fliers as stocks declined late in the session. Trading was heavy and volume near the close reflected widespread selling pressure in a choppy market.
Air attacks were summoned with no immediate results reported. Vietnamese troops held blockaded river positions parallel to the peninsula to trap enemy forces.Further north near Quang Tri City operations continued as a government advance claimed 48 Viet Cong killed and three machine guns, one mortar and 42 other weapons captured Monday, lifting total Viet Cong killed in the eight day drive to 390.
Local NASD compiled quotations at about 10 a.m. show inter dealer bid and ask prices for Life and Insurance stocks and selected financials with varying percent ranges. Inter dealer markets moved through the morning with overall weakness in industrials while aerospace defense and electronics led early gains before retreating as trading continued. Major movers included General Motors U.S. Steel and Standard Oil holding near unchanged levels, DuPont edging up.
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