County votes to hire temp probation officer for court
Huntsville Madison County Board of Commissioners authorized by Judge John Green to hire a temporary probation officer at a salary of 400 dollars per month. Madison County has been without a probation officer for several months. A Hartselle resident was involved in a car truck collision in Decatur. Vessie Griffin of Hart Selle injured. Fire damaged a farm garage south of Decatur. over 3000 dollars in damages. Dorothy Hogan, an eighth grader from Falkville, shows improvement after a head injury at Hartselle Hospital. Gary D. Moore of Gadsden named general agent for Life Insurance Co. of Alabama for the Decatur district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntsville
Madison County Board
John Green
Green
Madison County
H’selle Man
Hart
Hartselle
Decatur General
6Th Ave
14Th St
Vessie B. Griffin
Curry St
Hugh Walker
Birmingham
Decatur
River Rd
Edward Poteet
Dorothy Hogan
Falksville High School
Hartselle Hospital
Leemon Hogan
Dorothy
Gary D. Moore
Gadsden
Lawrence County
Decatur District For Life Insurance Co
Alabama
Moore
Federal Land Bank of
Home Burglary Reported On Moulton Street
Barbara Pence of 808 Moulton Street told police Monday someone entered her home between noon and 5 p.m. and took papers from a desk including an income tax form and several bills. No forced entry signs were found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton St
Barbara Pence
Local figures and clubs announce meetings and honors in Decatur
Dr Ralph Salvage of Athens College will speak at the Decatur Civitan Club noon Wednesday at Decatur Inn. Mizpah Chapter Eastern Star meets tonight at 7 30 in the Masonic Temple. Decatur Cotillion Club meets Thursday at 1 30 at city hall. Morgan County Lazy Eye Clinic screens 3 ½ to 6 year olds Thursday at the Health Department from 9 to 11 am. call 353 6847 or 353 7939 for appointments. William R Fite cited for academic achievement at Marion Institute. Cadet Fite named to Dean's List fourth grading period. Jay Thomas Volkswagen dealer among 34 mid-South dealers at seminar. certificate awarded. Decatur Council Royal and Select Masters meets Wednesday 7 30 pm at the Masonic Temple with Cryptic Degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Salvage
Athens College
Decatur Civitan Club
Decatur Inn
Morgan County
Health Department
William R. Fite
Decatur
Marion Institute
R. J. McDonald
Cadet Fite
Roy Fite, Jr
Stratford Rd
Jay Thomas
Jay Thomas Volkswagen, Inc
Volkswagen
mid-South
Decatur Council
Masonic Temple
Newton Brothers Train Robbery Case Recalls Notorious Band
Texas Ranger recounts the Newton brothers long active in the region and their 1924 Chicago area heist. Willie Newton admitted past prison terms. the gang’s loot included cash bonds and jewelry worth about 2 million dollars, much recovered after a tip led police to a Chicago apartment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Newton Brothers
Chicago
Willie Newton
Atkins
Leavenworth
Willie
Willis Newton
William Fahey
Brent Glasscock
Willis
Uvalde
Global telephones double in operation over 11 years
The article reports that the worldwide number of telephones in use has doubled during the last eleven years, indicating rapid growth in global communications. It notes a rising adoption rate across regions and suggests ongoing expansion of telephone networks to meet demand.
For Rent and For Sale Classified Snippet
Local notices list multiple rentals and sales. 2 bedroom house at 101 Austinville Rd SW for $75 plus utilities. 3 bedroom, 2 bath with built in cabinets at $73 near 602 ral ive SW. job ad for dairy farm work near Athens. 1967 Plymouth VIP for sale. 1961 English Ford with overhaul, $250. 1965 T Bird clean, contact Bobby Kennedy at Jay Thomas Volkswagen. 4 room duplex for rent with electric heat and washer dryer.
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Bobby Kennedy
Jay Thomas Volkswagen
Measles Immunization Campaign Starts in Morgan County
Morgan County Health Department launches a countywide measles vaccination drive. Public health teams will visit city and county schools Wednesday to Friday to vaccinate about 2,000 children aged one to 12, with clinics at the Health Department Friday morning for those unable to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County Health Department
Ship captain cites crew in North Korea release appeal
Cmdr. Lloyd M. Bucher and other crew members claim five past violations are not new and stress hope for swift U S action to secure their release. The latest letter emphasizes expectations of release if demands are met.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Korea
Lloyd M. Bucher
Lother
United States
Violence at Wallace confrontation ends with youth killed
Disorder erupted as placards wood pieces and cups were hurled at Wallace. Police driven by shouting crowds broke up the riot outside a pawn shop. A off duty officer fired a riot gun after a youth climbed through a window. Howard L Stevenson, 16, died from pellets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace
James Frank Abbott
Abbott
Howard L. Stevenson
Russellville Man Lee King Released on Bond in Kidnapping Case
Lee Morgan King, 34, of Russellville, charged with kidnapping a 17 year old Decatur girl, was released on 1000 bond after Morgan County Judge C Bennett McRae advised him of constitutional rights. King was arrested near Selma and returned to Morgan County. He had previous bond in Huntsville for possession of amphetamines and is also free on an identical bond from Huntsville Jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russellville
Decatur
Morgan County
Lee Morgan King
Huntsville
C. Bennett McRae
McRae
King
Jackie Lynn Frazier
South Alabama
Selma
Triple court expedites Morgan County docket
Judge Bloodworth reports the new triple court method cut trials and settlements, with 16 of 24 slated cases settled on day one. The program aims to avoid extra terms of court and backlogs, continuing through the week then resuming March 18. Double court may continue if volumes demand it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloodworth
Atttorneys
Triple Court
Morgan County
Viet forces hit Ca Mau and Tuy Hoa in heavy fighting
Viet Cong and North Vietnamese shells and rockets hit Saigon region towns. Ca Mau saw 110 Viet Cong killed and 42 weapons captured, while Tuy Hoa endured the day's heaviest ground fighting with American and South Vietnamese units reporting 206 enemy killed and five Americans dead. Casualties were light overall elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ca Mau
Cam Ran
Richard A. Deway
Mooe
Decatur
Billy Wilson
Hargrove
Somerville
Jeffrey Allen Borden
Patricia Lee Crane
Tuy Hoa
Saigon
U.S. Americal Division
Tam Ky
Hospital lists and dismissals in multiple Alabama towns
A roster of patients and dismissals appears, listing names and addresses across Hartselle Decatur Danville Athens Moulton Falkville Somerville and surrounding areas. The item reads like a hospital notice with patient names including Linda Stevens Kenneth McCulloch James McCulloch and Elizabeth Tillery, plus several spouses and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wary Vacnsuvl Mupnup
Hartselle
Linda Gail Stevens
Danville
Arthur Walter Lewis
Athens
Kenneth William Free
Moulton St
Gary Borden
Decatur
Little Tena Fay Clark
James Philip McCulloch
Endlam Blvd
Glenn Greer
Somerville
Jasper Newton Powell Jr
Falkville
Imyrtle Delorace Smith
Billy Jack Furches
Westmeade St. SW
Charles F. Collier
Decature
Michael Roberts
Nell St. SW
Fred Piland
8Th St. SW
Philip Ray Thornton
Myrtle Malttie Mae Moore
Martin St. SE
Holland
Earl.West
Birch
William D. Blackmon
Chestnut St. SE
Elouise Frederick Lipscomb
Sykes
St. NW
Paul Edwin Moon
Moulton
Viola Mae Barron
7Th Ave. NW
Willie Inez Amerson
7Th Ave
Isaac Vernon Childers
William ‘Harvey Nix
George Minor Russell
M. H. Brooms
Elmer Wilburn Blackwood
Elizabeth Ann Tillery
Oak St
James Bryan ‘Hudson
Baby Boy
Calumet Drive
George Buford Cloer
5Th Ave
Paul Knighten
Hollis A. McCaghren
Danville Rd
Lynn Christopher
Tanner
Eugene Ferris Mize
Obituary for Dixie Campbell Investigates Cause of Death
A death investigation is under way for Dixie Campbell 42 found dead Monday at 922 5th Ave SE. Morgan County Coroner Dr. John McBride says autopsy by State Toxicologist Van Pruitt is complete but results will take days. The scene yielded cooking sherry bottles. police assisted. Funeral at Gunthorp Funeral Home Wednesday with burial at Chapel Hill Cemetery. Survivors listed include two sons, multiple relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixie Campbell
5Th Ave. SE
Morgan County
John McBride
van Pruitt
Huntsville
McBride
Pruitt
Edward Knoblock
922
Gunthorp
Carl Bradley
Moulton
Charles Bradley
Rome Bradley
Hartselle
Berlin Jones
Decatur
Austin High Student Council Repeats Pint Challenge
Austin High School student council led by President Billy McLaughlin repeats a charity pint challenge against Athens High. Last year Austin collected 466 pints while Athens set a 557 pint record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin High—School
Billy McLaughlin
Jin
Athens High
Athens
Viet Nam News Brief Counts 42 Guerrillas Killed North of Saigon
South Vietnamese forces repulsed an attack eight miles north of Saigon near Lai Thieu and killed 42 guerrillas while reporting light government casualties. At Khe Sanh a Marine outpost watched a 600-strong enemy column. artillery and air strikes followed with at least 18 enemy deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Khe Sanh
U.S
Funeral services for Leon Beck in Town Creek
Funeral services for Leon Beck age 72 of Town Creek were held at Calvary Baptist Church with Rev. Laney Bain officiating. Burial followed at Providence Cemetery directed by Elliott. Survived by widow Galia, daughters Mrs. Gerald Blackburn and Mrs. Joyce Tatrum, sons John Vernon Rudy and Rayburn, brother Elmer, and eight grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town Creek
Leon Beck
Calvary Baptist Church
Laney Bain
Providence
Elliott
Galia Beck
Gerald Blackburn
Silver Hill
Joyce Tatrum
Florence
John Vernon Beck
Tuscumbia
Rudy Beck
Rayburn Beck
Elmer Beck
Funeral services set for M H Craig of Moulton
Funeral arrangements for M H Craig 59 of Moulton include a 2 30 p m service at Moulton Church of Christ with Maurice Howell officiating. Burial in Aldridge Grove Cemetery directed by Elliott. Survivors include Elsie J Craig daughter and two sons James E Craig Billy JH Craig all of Moulton, step mother Mrs Lona Birch Craig, seven sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton
M. H. Craig
Moulton Church of Christ
Maurice Howell
Aldridge Grove
Elliott
Elsie J. Craig
J. W. Glenn
James E. Craig
Billy JH. Craig
Lona Birch Craig
Frank Almon
H. H. Hamlbrick
Emmett Woodard
Vinemont Youth Vietnam Victim Identified
Pfc Roy D Page 20 of Vinemont died March 2 in Vietnam from a gunshot wound during a firefight. He served with Co C 4th Battalion 9th Infantry 25th Division and was a 1967 draft. his family was informed and a survivor officer will be appointed soon. Page had been in country two weeks and was a Vinemont High School graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinemont
Roy D. Page
Co. C
4Th Battallion
9Th Infantry
25Th Division
James C. Hendrix
Lowell’ H. Page
Vinemont 2
Page
Vinemont ‘High School
Vietnam
Maj
Hendrix
Funeral services for Mrs. Ella Mae Hill held in Decatur
Mrs. Ella Mae Hill 85 died 10 p m Monday at her daughter s residence in Decatur. Funeral Wednesday at 11 a m in Gunthorp Funeral Home Chapel with Revs Austin Self Dan Sparkman and Kenneth Graham officiating. Burial in Johnson Chapel. Survivors include five daughters Mrs W C Key Decatur Wash Mrs Harvey Deal Taft Fla. three sons John Hill Decatur Tommy Hill Birmingham Jim Hill Fowlerville Mich. 33 grandchildren 42 great grandchildren. Pallbearers Carlton Key Lewis Key John N Hill Tommy Alexander Alton White and Almon White.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Mae Hill
Decatur 5
W. C. Key
Gunthorp Funeral Home
Austin Self
Dan Sparkman
Kenneth Graham
Johnson Chapel
Daugh
Decatur
Wash
Harvey Deal
Taft
Fla
John Hill
Tommy
Hill
Birmingham
Jim Hill
Fowlerville
Mich
Carlton Key
Lewis Key
John N. Hill
Tommy Alexander
Alton White l
Almon White
Funeral services for Mrs H O Summerford
Mrs H O Summerford 57 of Falkville died Sunday in a Hartselle hospital. Funeral at 2 p m Wednesday at Lebanon Baptist Church with Rev John Crawford officiating. Burial in adjoining cemetery Peck Funeral Home directing. Survivors include her husband Buddy Summerford a son two daughters four grandsons four brothers and church member past president of the Women s Missionary Union. Pallbearers named. In lieu of flowers gifts to the Home Mission Offering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falkville
H. O. Summerford
Lina Ruth Miller
Baton Rouge
Woodfin Davis
Akron
Ohio
Leon Davis
Cullman
Bill Davis
St. Petersburg
Fla
Theodore — Davis
Hanceville
Simmerford
Lebanon Baptist Church
Women’s Missionary Union
Eugene Speegle
Bill Dobbs
J. B. Shany
John Lee
Harold Morris
Ratliff Barkley
Home Mission
Pretoria to Register White Immigrant Youth for Militia Next Year
Immigrants who are white and aged 16 to 25 must register for military service in the coming year. They must have lived in the country for at least five years but are not citizens. The move reflects South Africa's policy planning for national defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pretoria
South Africa
Johnson Advocates Drug Price Reforms and Population Aid
President Johnson cites price disparities among rug sellers and generic drug efficacy as federal studies endorse generics. He seeks a $25 million increase for family planning and birth control access for three million poor women and a $12 million start for a population study center. He notes high infant mortality at 22.1 per thousand and urges steps to reduce costs and improve child health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Russell K. Long
D-La
Johnson
Birth notices from Athens and surrounding areas
Daily Records reports multiple births from Decatur General Hospital and Cullman hospitals. Names include Harlow Jeffreys Skipworth Townsend Privett Boatright Stancil Snow Tidwell Brown and others with parents in Athens Somerville Trinity Decatur Cullman area. Some entries list ages and dates of birth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Harlow
Athens
Decatur General Hospital
Ulyses Jeffreys
Jerry Skipworth
Decatur
Catur
Ioe
Don Townsend
Somerville
Decatur” General Hospital
Teddy Privett
Cullman Hospital
Ae Boatright
James Stancil
Charles Snow
Cullman
Bertis Tidwell
Colman’ ‘Hospital
Jimmy Brown
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The
Order of the Eastern Star
Decatur Cotillion Club
City Hall
Newton
Austinville Rd
S.W
Hargrove and Christensen Dairy
8Th Ave
Paul. C. Buvis
Davis
Morgan County Health Officier
Betty Vaughan
Vaughan
Austinville
Woodmeade
Lawn
Cherry St
Riveride
Gordon Bibb
Priceville
Cotaco
Lacey’s Springs
Union Hill
Ryan
Decatur Agcees
Lee King
Phries
Birch St
Edgar Lawrence Henson
Sherman St
Haden Oliver Snow
Jimmie Lee Turner
Hillsboro
Fannie Lee Jones
McCartney St
Caldenie Maxwell
Walnut St
Jack V. Elesa Jr
Clearview St
Dave W. Ziegler
Mark St
Minor
Roswell
City of
Albany Grain and Coal Co
Billy Smith
Decatur General Admissions
William Edward Belew
14Th Ave
Windham Carroll
Cagle Ave
Kenneth Loyd McCulloch
4Th Ave
Wou Tae Llanbine
Gayne McKelvey
Herschel Leigh
Thomas Craig
Robert Minor
Austin
Vinemont Youth
Mrs. H. Summerford
Imeriaee
Clifton
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