Minnie Slate 63 Dies. services planned in Lincoln and Morgan County
Minnie Lou Slate of Lincoln 1 died Thursday evening at home. Funeral services are set for today at 1 30 p.m. from Johnson Chapel Methodist Church with burial in the adjoining cemetery. separate rites to follow at Lincoln and Morgan County Johnsons Chapel Baptist Church with burial in the same cemetery. Survivors include husband G E Slate. three daughters Ilva Defenthaler Birmingham Michigan Mary Grindrad St Petersburg Florida and Doris Slate Lincoln. two brothers John and Walter Harp Decatur. five grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. She was a Morgan County native and former Decatur resident and a Boiling Springs Baptist Church member.
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Anniston
Minnie Lou Slate
Lincoln
Decatur
Johnson Chapel Methodist Church
Morgan County
Johnson's Chapel Baptist Church
Gray-Brown Service
G. E. Slate
Ilva Defenthaler
Birmingham
Mich
Mary Grindrad
St. Petersburg
Fla
Doris Slate
John
Walter Harp
Slate
Boiling Springs
Audit Began After Huntsville Officials Probe City Books
The Ernst and Ernst firm in Huntsville started a detailed city books audit after a Feb news conference by Tinnon. Mayor Tinnon ordered a sheriff led probe, with investigators sent to Athens. The grand jury will hear civil and criminal cases including numerous damages and theft related suits as well as several murder and burglary charges.
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Ernst and Ernst
Huntsville
Tinnon
M. W
Buddy) Evans
Evans
Bill Jones
Decatur
Jones
R. W. Godwin
Athens
Tommie D. Jefferson
Robert IW. Leslie
Keiffer A. Davis
Robert Earl Pickett
Robert Earl ‘Pickett
Horace Cauldwell
Horace Cauldell
Alvis Kelly
Houston Johnson
Kirby Robert Watkins, Jr
Square Woods
Robert Atkins
Harold Buchanan
George Brummitt
Barbara Reeves Bailey
Roland Eugene Bryd
B. Carl Fleming
Percy Crutcher
Richard Sales
Will David Hodges
Willie Jim Sales
Willie Lee Jones
Joe Louis Robinson
Robert Long
Fred Nelson
James Taylor
Decatur Diary Reports Multiple Local Auto Collisions
Police logged several automobile accidents Friday and Saturday in Decatur involving drivers from Decatur Athens Somerville and Orlando Florida. No injuries were reported. A clothesline art show at Austin High School today noon to 4 pm features 70 to 120 paintings.
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Decatur
Baggett Transportation Co
Alabama 20
Beverly Joe Woodall
Decatur 3
McKinny J. Fate
Orlando
Fla
6Th Ave
14Th St
William T. Garrison
Alpine St
John D. Marlin Jr
Athens
Larry T. Waddell
Memorial Dr
Ronald E. Cagle
Clearview St
Blue Circle
Chevrolet
Rebecca D. McNutt
Danville
Ford
Richard P. Robinson
U.S. 31
South
J. F. Rover
Princess Theater
4Th Ave
13Th St
H. C. Cattett
Cherry St
Mattie J. Alford
7Th Ave
Lelan
H. Sander
Decatur 2
M. B. Moore
Somerville 1
Samuel H. Kitchens
14Th St. SE
Austin High School
Evening skies reveal Venus near Saturn to the east
Sunday May 1 forecasts note sunset at 6 32 p m and moon perigee today with sunrise tomorrow at 4 58 a m. Venus is about 82 million miles from Earth tonight while Saturn lies about 877 million miles beyond Venus.
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Perigee
Venus
Saturn
Earth
Today's Cloudy Warm Weather With Showers
Forecast calls for cloudy and warm conditions with occasional showers today. Tonight and Monday remain cloudy with showers and scattered thunder showers. Winds from the southwest 8 to 18 mph with stronger gusts near storms. High near 76 degrees today, low around 60 tonight.
Local Births Reported at Area Hospitals
Mr and Mrs Guy Morrow of Hanceville welcome a son at Cullman Hospital. Mr and Mrs Dave Martin of Courtland announce a daughter born Friday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs Richard Jenkins of 219 8th Ave NW report a son born Friday at Decatur General Hospital.
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Guy—Morrow
Hanceville
Cullman Hospital
Dave- Martin
Courtland
Decatur General Hospital
Richard D. Jenkins
8Th Ave
Sparkman Reflects On Reelection Focus For Alabama
Senator Sparkman discusses his reelection bid and home duties in Alabama. He says campaign days will be his last, aims to serve people rather than label himself. He outlines a day of stops in Huntsville Athens Decatur Hartselle Millerton and the Tri Cities with support from local groups.
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Tennessee
Sparkman
U.S. Senate
U.S
Jones
Congress
Senate
House
Huntsville
Athens
Decatur
Hartselle
Meulten
Joe Wheeler Electric Co-Op
Tri Cities
Sparkman Ald
Alabama
Alabama campaign echoes in Athens crowd
Todd and Folsom address supporters in North Alabama promising stand for local people. Folsom boasts roads and taxes efficiently used during governorship. crowd includes Mrs. Wallace and Arty Richmond Flowers with former Rep. Carl Elliott watching as Bob Gilchrist and other candidates rally.
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Washington
Lyndon, Johnson
Hubert Humphrey
Democratic Party
Alabama
Todd
Folsom
Athens
North Alabama
North
Jefferson County
Wallace
Richmond
Flowers
U.S
Carl Elliott
Bob . Gilchrist
Willie Johnson Funeral Services Held at Johnson Chapel Church
Funeral services for Willie Johnson 66 of 1008 Ferry Street NE were held today at 3 p.m. at Johnson Chapel Church with Dennis Tucker officiating. Burial followed in the adjoining cemetery under the direction of Gunthorpe Funeral Home.
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Willie Johnson
Ferry St. NE
Johnson Chapel
Dennis Tucker
Gunthorp
Mrs Verdie Simmons 52 Dies in Hartselle Hospital
Mrs Verdie Simmons 52 of 1307 Plaza St SE died Friday night in a local hospital. Services are today at 2 pm Peck Funeral Home Chapel Hartselle with Rev W A Crim officiating. Burial in Hartselle Cemetery Peck directing. She was a Cullman County native and Union member. Pallbearers named.
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Vertie Mae Simmons
Plaza St
Peck Funeral Home Chapel
Hartselle
W.A. Crim
Peck
Clyde Simmons
Decatur
Fred Florence
Bremen
Nolen
Florence
Verdis Florence
Forrest Florence
George Florence
Birmingham
Violet Sanders
Cullman’ County
Union’ Baptist Church
Edward 0. Noble
Vann Hill
Lee Billows
Gary Bailey
Charles Lumpkin
Willis Crow
Wallace campaign moves through Alabama in runoff clash
In Alabama, Wallace faces criticism from Patterson and Elliott as Gilchrist campaigns in Cullman and nearby towns. Patterson accuses Wallace of constitutional overreach, while Gilchrist argues the race will reveal true issues, amid national tensions over Indochina and US peace talks.
Mutual to Replace IBM 1401 with System/360 in October
Computers DAILY staff will punch vote counts from 45 boxes onto IBM cards, ready for printing by the 1401 system. In October Mutual plans to switch to System/360 using magnetic tape, replacing thousands of cards with six to eight reels of tape for faster processing.
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IBM
Moutual
1401
Mutual
Athens College Student Charged With Larceny
A 19 year old Athens College student from Lawn Dale NY is free on a 300 dollar bond after a late Friday afternoon arrest in connection with a wash and gossip laundry break in Limestone County. Capt. Dennis W Brown of the Limestone County Sheriff's force announced the charge.
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Athens College
Athens
Lawndale
N.Y
Dennis W. Brown
Limestone County Sheriff's Force
Allen Blankenship And Billy Blankenship Charged In Burglary
Thomas Allen Blankenship and Billy Joe Blankenship are charged with second degree burglary. Proceedings list both defendants in the case records.
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Thomas Allen Blankenship
Billy Joe Blankenship
Morgan County Sample Ballot Guide Shows Candidates List
The Morgan County sample ballot lists candidates for U S Senate Governor and many state posts. It notes vote for one in each contest and explains the official ballot order and transfer to the official ballot.
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Democratic Executive Committee
Old Eighth Congressional District
Morgan County
Savings association proposed for Decatur and Madison County
Preliminary plans for a new savings and loan association were drawn in 1964 and filed with the Greensboro regional office in early 1965. A public hearing before the FHLBB in Washington addressed the need for a second federal thrift in the area. Originators include C Wilson Taylor Jr, Stanley F King, Withers G Peebles Jr, Carl Murphree, Rey Fite Jr, C L Dinsmore Sr, W E Young, Lawson Sykes Martin, Robert H Campbell, James H Stephenson, and Shelton, who would serve as director.
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Homer Foster
Scott Standard Service Station
Mildred Shannon
Willie C. Allen
Paul Levitt
T. K. O’ran
International Chemicals and Minerals
Guy R. King
Melvin H. Irvin
Limestone County
Clem Tire and Appliance Co
Interchange Rentals, Inc
Wayne Schrimsher
Earl Badgett
John Ed Taylor
Donna Grey Clifton
Larry Doll Moore
Frances D. Woodruff
Grace Welch
Henry Leroy Moran, Jr
Thomas Wayne Stephens
Vernon A. Steadman
Shelton
Savings and Loan Association — Southeastern Regional
Greensboro
N. C
North Alabama Group
Washington Agency
FHLBB
Washington
Federal Savings and Loan Association
Associa
C. Wilson’ Taylor Jr
Decatur
State National Bank
Stanley F. King
Athens
Withers G. Peebles Jr
Mooresville
Carl M Murphree
Rey Fite Jr
Decatur Lumber Company
C. L. Dinsmore Sr
W. E. Young
Decatur Public Accountant
Lawson Sykes Martin
Courtland Farmer
Robert H. Campbell
Decatur Optomirist
James H. Stephenson
Hartselle Dairy Farmer
Shelton. Said
John Knox Column Delayed By Special Report
The Sunday Decatur Daily omits John Knox's Then and Now column due to a special political report. Knox will return in Monday's edition and be back in the following Sunday issue.
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John Knox
Decatur Daily
Knox
Air Force pilots down North Vietnamese MIG in Hanoi area
U S Air Force Phantom pilots shot down a MIG fighter 100 miles northwest of Hanoi. It was the 11th MIG down with three American planes lost in the clash since last spring. Ground gunners remained the main hazard to radar squadrons. Two Crusader and an Air Force Thunderchief were lost to anti aircraft fire during Friday attacks. A Hanoi dispatch said seven aircraft were shot down that day. In Washington, senators said millions of dollars in defense surplus equipment overseas could be misused to aid the Vietnam war. Senator Ernest Gruening announced details will be spelled out at hearings beginning Tuesday. Also in Washington, Senator Pat McNamara died Saturday night at Bethesda Naval Hospital after months of treatment. he was 71.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Hanoi
Washington
Senate
Ernest Gruening
Pat» McNamara
Michigan
Bethesda Oval Hospital
Patrick Landoli Charged in Laundry Break-In Case
Patrick Joseph Landoli was charged with breaking into a laundry facility and taking money from the washing machines. Police say the incident occurred at a local laundromat, with investigators reviewing surveillance footage and gathering witness statements.
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Patrick Joseph Landoli
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Mrs. Verdie Simmons
Soviets
Soviet Union
Chou
United States
United
John Patterson
Gilchrist
Cullman
Fort Payne
Gadsden
Patterson
Elliott
Entersaig Wallace
Morgan
Charles C. Anderson
Murray W. Beasley
John G. Crommelin
Fred H. Davis
Sibyl Pool
Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries
Richard
Dick) Beard
Arthur Dees
ED Estes
Frank £. Dixon
Charles E. Carmichael, JR
John Sparkman
Frank £. Schmidlkofer
Frank R. Stewart
James E
Big Jim
Bob Gilchrist
Eunice J. Gore
Sherman Blackstone Powell
A.W. Todd
Mars
George C. Wallace
Charles WooDs
Albert Brewer
Neil Metcalf
Eighth
John A. Reynolds
John M. Tyson
Alvin Blackwell
Charles Grainger
MacDonald Gallion
Guy Sparks
Thornton Dick
Fleming
Ee Rikhard J Hyche
Melba Till Allen
Benford Louis Luker
CNA
Lucian
Melibch
Allen Hargrove
CMEC
Anne L. ON
Juanita Medaniel
Billy Bragg Morrison
Hage Renee - Aga I
Price M. Bryant
Kenhee
Clifford Odom
Mary R. Manderson
Agnes Baggett
Bettye Frink
H. Harrison Hill
Pelmer Hit
Cleon Yates
Wyatt
Ruth Johnson) Owens
Lewis ‘C. Srown
Donald L. Horne
John C
Acbride
Ernest Stone
Board of Revenue & Control
Public Service Commission
Paul P. Collier
John Casey
John W. McAnt
WM. V. Wadswi
Board of R
George T. Bennich
Lloyd L. Burns
D.R. Jarrett Viacr ED Madsg
Johnie Steele
Board of Education
E. K. Henson
Avery J. Thornhill
Shelton C. Pinion
Norman C. Albright
Edwin M. Frazier
Bilt
Graham
R. S
Bob
Thomas
Jimmy
Alexander
James Record
Walter F. Eigenbrod
Jim Thornton
Clyde F. Maples
Alvis G. Briscoe
Penney
RTH
Cleveland P. Smith
Venue & Control
Daren Easter
Fois
Bob Harris
Carl B. Sides
House of Representatives
Dick Coffey
Leslie Doss
Charles E. Gunthorp
J. Gilmer
Blackburn
Joe's. Elliott
Bert Haltom
Frankie C. Pounders
Co. R. Day
Claude P. Johnston
E. Bruce Adams
Adrain G. Jones
Voe
Coe
James W
Mel scHting
Robert Wallace
Bove
the Savings and Loan Association
Rome
New York
Atters
Bank St
Grant
Decatur Shopping Center
Orc
Thurs
Baily
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