Downtowner Motor Inns grow in downtown hotel scene
The Downtowner Motor Inn chain began in Memphis four years ago and now operates in Birmingham Little Rock Orlando Des Moines Shreveport Greenville Mississippi Kansas City Rochester Charlotte Tulsa Columbia Jackson Kingsport Nashville Memphis Corpus Christi Houston Roanoke. New locations under construction include St. Louis Raleigh Asheville Canton Augusta Charleston Richmond Wheeling Amarillo and Madison.
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Downtowner Motor Inn
Memphis
Downtowner Motor Inns
Birmingham
Little Rock
Orlando
Canton
Ohio
Augusta, Ga
Charleston
Greenville
S. C
Richmond, Va
Wheeling, West Va
Amarillo
Texas
Madison, Wis
Chamber Plans New Building In redevelopment area
The Chamber outlines a two level building with a 14 by 15 foot chamber, two conference rooms, and multiple offices including a manager’s, administrative staff, general, and work rooms. Lower level houses assembly space, mail area, storage, and restrooms on both floors. Parking rear, near Well Street Redevelopment Area.
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Well St
Federal
Henderson
Chamber
Lenox J W funeral set at Cotaco Methodist Church
Funeral services for J W Lenox 72 of Lacey's Spring 1 will be today at 2 30 p m at Cotaco Methodist Church with Rev J L Fincher and Rev D S Sivley. Burial in Valdermose Cemetery Peck Funeral Home in charge. Body lies in state at the funeral home until services. Surviving are widow Alma Lenox daughter Mrs James Lucas Union Grove 2 son Quentin Lenox Lacey's Spring 1 two sisters Mrs Minnie Patterson Memphis Tenn and Mrs Addie McCutcheon Somerville 2 and three grandchildren Pallbearers Arthur E Murphy William Edwards Jimmy Jones James Jackson William Murphy Delbert Mason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma Lenox
James Lucas
Union Grove
Quentin Lenox
Lacey
Minnie Patterson
Memphis
Tenn
Addie McCutcheon
Somerville
New federal building planned at Gunthorn north site
A new federal building is planned with three stories and 61 670 square feet of space plus a basement and penthouse. It will be located one block north of Gunthorp Brown Service Funeral Home, bordered by Ferry Wells Cain and Cherry streets. The Post Office will occupy most of the structure, with offices for Agriculture Defense Health Education and Welfare Treasury Interior Social Security Civil Service and Veterans Administration. Estimated cost is 1 250 000 dollars. Architects Hall and Colvard Decatur and Northington Smith and Kranert Huntsville. Bid submission notices will be published in the Decatur Daily on May 8 9 and 10.
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Gunthorp-Brown Service Funeral Home
Ferry
Wells
Cain
Cherry
Agriculture
Defense
Health, Education and Welfare
Treasury
Interior
Social Security
Civil Service
Veterans’ Administration
Hall and Colvard
Decatur
Northington
Smith and Kranert
Huntsville
Johnny E Bullington rites set at Cherry Grove Church
Funeral services for Johnny E Bullington 54 of Limestone County were held at Cherry Grove Baptist Church with Rev Earl Bartlett and Rev Dale Sewell officiating. Burial followed at Evans Cemetery. He died Friday at Jackson Hospital and was lifelong resident of Limestone County. Survived by Tessie Bullington his wife two sons Billy and Bobby two daughters Betty Brenda Beverly two sisters Liza Morrison Lillian Brooks one brother Aubrey Bullington and two grandchildren. Pallbearers listed.
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Athens
Johnny E. Bullington
Cherry Grove Baptist Church
Earl Bartlett
Dale Sewell
Jackson Hospital
Lester
Limestone County
Tessie Bullington
Billy G. Bullington
Huntsville
Bobby R. Bullington
Betty W. Clouse
Brenda
Beverly Bullington
Liza Morrison
Five Points
Tenn
Lillian Brooks
Aubrey Bullington
John Hodge Dies at 61 in Moulton
John Hodge 61 of Moulton died Friday at his residence. Services at 2:30 today at Pleasant Ridge Church of Christ with burial in Heflin Cemetery. Survived by widow Maggie Hodge two daughters Beatrice Knighten Fayrene Hodge four sons Wallace Hodge J D Hodge Jerry Hodge Wayne Hodge four sisters Fuller Glassgo Zora White Dolly Flanigan Lucy Mears one grandchild. Body at home until services.
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Moulton
John Hodge
Pleasant Ridge Church of Christ
Dennis Tucker
Heflin
Hodge
Maggie Hodge
Beatrice Knighten
Trinity
Fayrene Hodge
Wallace Hodge
Chicago
J. D. Hodge
Jerry Hodge
Wayne Hodge
Fullar Glassgo
Zora White
Dolly Flanigan
Lucy Mears
Tuscaloosa
Infant mortality hits record low of 25.3 per thousand
Health officials report infant mortality declined to a record low of 25.3 deaths per 1,000 live births. The finding signals improved maternal health trends and advances in prenatal care, though disparities persist among different regions and communities.
Missing billfold and two vehicle crashes report
Mrs Elizabeth Glaze of 1114 NE Ferry St reports losing a light brown billfold containing about 21 dollars near Johnston St and the post office around 10 30 a m Saturday. At Johnston St SE 3 45 p m Saturday a 1963 Chevrolet driven by Joseph Albert Akin Jr 25 of Brentwood Apts collided with a 1962 Chevrolet driven by Evelyn Froster 21 of Decatur. Froster cited for no license. On U S 31 near ith St SE a 1958 Chevrolet truck driven by Loyd R Minter 37 of Falkville 3 collided with a 1956 Chevrolet truck driven by Melvin F England 29 of Baileyton 1 Minter reported a neck crick.
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Elizabeth Glaze
Ferry St
Johnston St
Glaze
Johnston St. SE
Joseph Albert Akin, Jr
Brentwood Apts
Evelyn Froster
Decatur 1
U.S
Ith St. SE
Loyd R. Minter
Falkville
Melvin F. England
Minter
Bicycle theft and break-in reports in city on Friday
Russell Green reported a 26 inch Western Flyer bicycle stolen from 1002 9th Ave SE around 7 p m Friday. the bike is white and blue with black-wall tires. Willie Mosely told police a door glass was broken at 611 Grove St NW sometime Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Green
Western Flyer
9Th Ave
Willie Mosely
Grove St. NW
Legion Meeting In Hartselle
World War I veterans and Auxiliary of Morgan County Barracks 2405 will meet on Monday at 7 p.m. at the American Legion Home.
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Hartselle
Morgan County Barracks
American Legion
Weather Notes for Monday May Sunset and Moon Phase
The brief shows sunset today, sunrise tomorrow at 4:53 a.m., moonrise at 4:52 p.m. and full moon. Visible planets Mars high in the southwest at 7:20 p.m. Saturn southeast at 3:47 a.m. Jupiter rises at 3:32 a.m. Venus rises at 3:55 a.m. Moon apogee 252,500 miles from Earth.
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Mars
Decatur Readings From Tennessee River Peak At Keller Bridge
Reading Saturday morning at Keller Memorial Bridge showed 721.66 feet, down 0.52 feet in 12 hours, with a sea level reading of 555.9 feet. TVA lake levels listed include Pickwick 416.7 Guntersville 595.1 Whitesburg 558.6 Wilson 507.2 Chickamauga 682.4. Forecast calls for fair mild weather tonight and today, with a high near 84 and increasing clouds Monday as showers develop. Winds light to variable, then southerly 6 to 12 mph today.
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Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
TVA
Pickwick
Guntersville
Whitesburg
Wilson
Chickamauga
Hospital Admissions List Across Towns
Admissions include Jeffrey Rutherford of Town Creek and Mrs Hershel Parker of Decatur. Also listed are Mrs Madge McWhorter and Louise Spain of Moulton, Mrs William J Parker of Moulton, Prentise Terry and Pamela Ownes of Moulton and Danville respectively, Annie Woods of Courtland, Mrs Frank Simpson and Mrs Ed Farley of Moulton, and Mrs L D Heflin of Decatur.
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Hershel Parker
Decatur
Madge McWhorter
Moulton
Louise Spain
William J. Parker
Prentise Terry
Pamela Ownes
Danville
Annie Woods
Courtland
Frank Simpson
Ed Farley
L. D. Heflin
Local residents listed in Cullman area notices
A readable fragment lists numerous local names tied to Cullman area communities including Hayden Falkville Holly Pond Hanceville and Lacey's Spring with various initials and numbers suggesting a notice of attendees residents or allocations. Names include Della Ruth McPherson Dewye Robertson Le B D Widner Kellum Kinney Miller Murphree Freeman Wisner Pattillo Entrekin and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Della Ruth McPherson
Hayden
Dewye Robertson
Cullman
Archey B. Kinney
Birmingham
Maggie Mae Miller
Florence Helen Murphree
Leis Freeman
Bremen
Charles Wisner
Hanceville
Ronald Pattillo
James Entrekin
Lacey’s Spring
Baugh Wiley Smith Admissions List Reveals Names
A list labeled Baugh Wiley Smith Admissions contains multiple names and addresses such as Master Joe Long of 430 E Moulton St and Mrs Irene Messer of Cullman 5. Other entries include Master Jerry Bogan of Falkville and Mrs Mildred Counts of 817 3rd Ave SE. The document also references James Howard of Horns Trailer Park and Master Joe Long again at 430 E Moulton St.
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Joe Long
E. Moulton St
Irene Messer
Cullman
Herbert Cheatham
Cedar St
Jerry Bogan
Falkville
Mildred Counts
3Rd Ave
James Howard
Horn
State lawmakers discuss taxes and education bills
Continued remarks focus on tax support and a sales tax stance while Rep State and Rep Brewer highlight bills. A gas rate refund bill passed a House committee and a liquor agent commission bill died in Senate. Senate rewrites aim to place site selection with the state board of education and fund existing and new trade schools and junior colleges.
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Rep
State
Brewer
Senate
Rep. State
Morgan County
Sen
Gilchrist
State Board of Education
Athens College Honors Class Of 1913 At Its Homecoming
Athens College celebrated the 1913 graduates during its homecoming with Miss Margaret Burnum crowned 1963 May Day Queen by last year’s queen Miss Jane Moss. Floats from the junior, freshman, and senior classes competed for prizes as students, alumni, and local residents filled the campus for a coronation, open house, and a dance at the National Guard Armory.
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Athens College
Athens
Ryland
Ala
Grady Davis
Margaret Burnum
Sara Garner
Mary Jane Bates
Eau Gallie
Fla
Patsy Jones
Jane Moss
Pulaski
Tenn
West Pryor St
Paris
Dixie Saddle Club, Inc
Athens High School
Buddy Gilbert
R G. Clem
William B. Young
Gilbert
Lloyd Hill
Wade Mirandy
Thomas Herman Vann
Betty Roberts
Billy G.bass
Hubert Burleson
Josie McCaleb Balch
Balch
Ruby van Hooser
Mary Lou Sherrod
Hooser
Florida
National Guard
Queens AT Athens College
Margaret Barnum
Mary Jane Moss
Austin High Bids Sought For Auditorium Project
City School Superintendent Haf ford R Leeman announced that sealed proposals for the Austin High School auditorium will be received by the board of education no later than 2 p m on May 30. Bids will be opened and read aloud at that time. Only contractor bids licensed as required by the 1940 Code of Alabama amended in 1959 will be considered.
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City School
Hafford R. Leeman
Austin High School
Board of Education
Leema
Funeral services announced for Mrs Margaret Reed Smith
Funeral services for Mrs Margaret Reed Smith will be announced by Turner's Funeral Home. She died at 7 a.m. Saturday at the home of her mother in Moulton Heights.
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Margaret Reed Smith
Turner
Moulton Heights
Funeral Services for Bus Warner Held in Madison Area
Funeral services for Gilbert Bus Warner are set for Wednesday at noon at Mount Zion Cumberland Presbyterian Church Mooresville. Burial follows at New Hope Cemetery Limestone County with Reynolds Funeral Home in charge. Survivors include his widow Annie P Warner Madison 3 daughters Mrs Johnny Wallace Madison 3 Mrs Ella Sales Madison 3 Mrs Dorothy Warner Miss Margaret Warner Miss Loretta Warner Madison 3 four sons James Gilbert Jr Henry and Tommy Warner all of Madison 3 two brothers James Warner Decatur Alf Warner Madison 3 one sister Mrs Mattie Warner Madison 3 and other relatives
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Gilbert
James Warner
Decatur
Alf Warner
Madison
Mattie Warner
Funeral services for Mrs Helen Holderfield
Funeral services for Mrs. Helen Holderfield who died at Decatur General Hospital will be today at 1 p.m. from St. Paul Church in Decatur. Burial will be in Sykes Cemetery. Survivors include two daughters Mrs Lucille Horton of Decatur and Mrs Margaret Jefferson of Illinois, three sons David Murphy and Eugene of Decatur, and Rosevilla Smitherson, one sister Mrs Mary Crawford, two brothers Albert Smitherson and Rosevilla Smitherson, and other relatives.
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Helen Holderfield
Decatur General Hospital
St. Paul
Decatur
Sykes Cemetery
Reynolds Funeral Home
Lucille Horton
Margaret Jefferson
Illinois
David
Murphy
Eugene
Mary Crawford
Albert Smitherson
Rosevilla Smitherson
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Greater Alabama Corp
City and Chamber
Greater Alabama
Jack Higginbotham
R. W. Henderson
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Sam McMahan
H. E. Munroe
F. S. Hunt, Jr
C. Wrenshall Knight
Dan Davis
C. C. Fountain, Jr
Ronnie Pattillo
Cullman Hoshe
Nathaniel Stricklin
Lawrence County Hospital
Mutual Savings
Shipper and
Finney
Masonic Temple
Lakay
W.M
B. Kenton
Sec’y
J. W. Lenox
Arthur E. Murphy
William Edwards
Jimmy Jones
James Jackson
William Murphy
Delbert Mason
Johnny Bullington
Evans Cemetery
Spry Funeral Home
Bert Kirby
Calvin Thacker
Ertis Ridgeway
Edward Lamar
Russell
Rose, Herbert Cates
Ecatur’s
Legion Meeting
Ameda Hall
Jaycee
Bobby Terry
Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce
Gateway Shopping Center
Jaycees
P.m. Saturn
A.m
Jupiter
Venus
Lawrence County
Jeffrey Rutherford
Town Creek
D. Widner Cullman
Vickie Denice Kellum
Walter H. Curl
Aulbert Light
Florence White
Holly Pond
Fannie Hill
Decatur General
Belle Leopard
7Th Ave
Fred C. Green
Paradise Trailer Park
Jack Richard Wade, Jr
Carridale St
Raymond R. Segars
15Th Ave
William R. _ Sanders
Nancy Lingo
1618
Tower St. SE
E. C. Apostolakis
McArthur Payne
Billy G. Woodall
Silas Earl Ryan
Gordon
Talmadge Oliver Wallace
Cleveland Ave
Charles Colboch
Wyndell Howell Pepper
Rudolph Joseph Kucera, Jr
Betty St
Arron Elton Kimbrell
Solons
Austin High
Nebraska Consolidated Milling Company
Semmes & Co. Incorporated Investment Securities
Decatur Shopping Center
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