Weather and River Summary for Decatur Area May 13
Decatur and vicinity reports TVA river levels at Keller Memorial Bridge with Guntersville at 594.9 and Chickamauga at 681.9, high 80 and low 29 yesterday, 67 at 9 am today, 1.99 inches rainfall in the prior 24 hours. Forecast calls for showers and thunderstorms today, more numerous late afternoon, then fading tonight with cooler air. today’s high around 81, low 55, Saturday high about 76. Visible planets Jupiter Saturn Venus rise and set times noted. prominent stars listed in west and south.
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Jpica
Jupiter
Saturn
Venus
Decatur
Keller Memorial Bridge
TVA
Guntersville
Whitesburg
Wilson
Pickwick
Wheeger
Chickamauga
Thunderstorms Hit City With Heavy Rainfall
The storm system brought several thunderstorms from midnight to 6 a.m. with no major floods reported in the city or surrounding areas. Huntsville recorded about 1.75 inches, other towns saw similar totals, and a cooler, drier trend was forecast for tomorrow with highs around 81 and lows near 55.
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Hartselle
Moulten
Athens
Huntsville
Bass wins top awards at school and international contest
Bass the son of Mr and Mrs Neil Martin Bass earned top honors in a local school competition and 57 of 419 exhibits at the international fair were considered for AEC awards due to nuclear science topics. He is senior class valedictorian planning biochemistry studies and will attend Auburn this fall.
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AEC
Bass
Neil Martin Bass
Auburn
Philpott Wallace Names New Auburn Leader in Inaugural Address
Philpott Wallace in his ex-officio capacity as Auburn board chair praised the new president. He noted the university lamp inscription and urged keeping the lamp shining as Alabama moves forward in education, agriculture, and industry while addressing social issues and human relations.
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Wallace
Auburn Board of Trustees
Philpott
Alabama
Priceville High Bids To Be Asked Monday
Morgan County Board of Education will advertise bids Monday for six classrooms and a new gym at Priceville High. Hall & Colvard Architects said sealed bids are due by May 31 with contract awards likely soon after. The project, part of county expansion funded by a $116 million state bond, tops a list that includes West Morgan and other schools.
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Morgan County Board of Education
Priceville High School
Walter Hall
Hall & Colvard Architects
Decatur
Board of Education
Halkepist
Hall
Rush Building Co
Albertville
West Morgan High School
Trinity
Priceville
Morgan
West Morgan
Union Hill
Hartselle
Falkville
Market Snips Cotton Corn Milk Prices Listed
Cotton Decatur loan middling inch 0.0 Cottonseed 40 per ton Milk Grade A 6.55 per hundred Manufactured milk 3.20 per hundred for four percent 0.065 percent above four percent direct ratio below four No. 2 Yellow Shelled Corn 1.33 No. 2 Yellow Ear Corn 1.11 No. 2 White Ear Corn 1.07 No. 2 White Shelled Corn 1.46
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Decatur
Nashville Livestock Market Report
Nashville cattle and calves saw a limited offering with main slaughter heifers arriving around 700 pounds. Prices ranged from 23.00 to 33.00 with good at 24.00 and standard at 23.00. Hogs at 25 with no early arrivals. Sheep none.
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Nashville
Readout of major stocks in New York trading session
AP reports a sweeping list of stock prices and percent changes for numerous companies including Armco Armour, Bethlehem Steel, Boeing, Coca Cola, Ford, General Electric, IBM and many others. The list shows varied gains and declines with percentages next to each ticker.
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New York
Armour
Beth Steel
Boeing Borden Burl
Ind
Calum& H
Cater Trac
Celanese
Ches & Ohio
Chrysler
Coca Cola Cola Palm
Collins
Cbs
Delta Air L
Cow Chem du Pont
Air
Ked Firestone
Ford
Foremost
D Fruech Co
Elec
Mills
Polaroid
TIM Proct & G
Rals Pur
Repub
Swift
Texaco
UN Carbide
Fruit
Gas Cp
U S Steel
West UN Tel
Westy
Winn Dixie
Woolworth
Xerox
Ove
Wall Street Ends Lower Amid Broad Losses on Market
The New York stock market closed with a heavy losses as the day’s trading slackened after an early downturn. Xerox, Texas Instruments, and General Electric slid while Ford showed a slight rise and gold miners bucked the trend with American South African and Homestake edging higher. Volume was about 8.8 million shares.
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New York
Xerox
Texas‘ Instruments
Chicago and
North Western
New York Central
General Electric
Boeing
SCM ‘Corp
General Motors
Chrysler
Ford
Eleven Athens College students charged in cemetery vandalism
A 22 year old from Charlotte Hall Maryland Dale C Grace became the 11th Athens College student charged with malicious injury to property in the vandalism of Athens Cemetery. Ten other male students were arrested and identified by Sheriff M W Evans as Joseph Peter Cresta Francis J Theisen Arthur J Burke James S Innella George J Tocci Lawrence Elwood Radla David Harms Fry Gary H Ross Ronald F McLaughlin and James Joseph Ryan.
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Athens
Charlotte Hall
Athens College
Athens Cemetery
Doris Black
Limestone County
Dale C. Grace
M. W
Buddy) Evans
Joseph Peter Cresta
Westwood
N.J
Francis J. Theisen
Elmherst
L.I
Arthur J. Burke
N. J
James S. Innella
Fistwood
George J. Tocci
New Jersey
Lawrence Elwood Radla
Pottstown
David Harms Fry
Chicago
Gary H. Ross
Ronald F. McLaughlin
New York
James Joseph Ryan
Valley Springs
N.Y
Over the Counter Securities Quotations Update
The NASD compiled quotations at about 10 a.m. today. Bids reflect inter-dealer prices and exclude retail markdowns or commissions. Asked prices have been adjusted upward to include approximate markup.
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NASD
Allied Life
Bank of H'ville
Ay Equity
National Life
Food Corp. of America
First Natl
Bank of Degarer
Greater Alabama
Life of Alabama
Southern United Life Ins
Bank of Alabama
Vulcan Bife Ins
Deaths Leonard A. Martin
RUSSELLVILLE A. Martin 67 of Phil Campbell 3 died Thursday night at home. Services Saturday at 2 p.m. at Blue Springs Baptist Church with Rev. Billy Norris officiating. Survived by widow Pearl Martin of Phil Campbell 3. three daughters Ned Bates Phyllis Peppers Ruby Keeton. two sons J. C. Martin and Leonard Martin Jr.. eight grandchildren. three brothers Horace Jeff Ralph. four sisters T A Newell B H McBride Hazel Porter Louise Vines. mother Alice Martin.
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Russellville
A. Martin
Phil Campbell
Blue Springs Baptist Church
Billy Norris
Pearl Martin
Ned Bates
Phyllis Peppers
Ruby Keeton
Spruce Pine
J. C. Martin
Leonard Martin Jr
Washington, Ill
Horace Martin
Bessemer
Jeff Martin
Birmingham
Ralph Martin
St. Petersburg
Fla
T. A. Newell
B. H. McBride
Decatur
Hazel Porter
McCalla
Louise Vines
Tuscaloosa
Alice Martin
Decatur Diary: Jayceettes Host Evening Event Saturday
The Decatur Jayceettes sponsor an 8 p.m. entertainment at the Pet Dairy Hospitality Room with public invited. City court docket includes 13 speeding cases 4 traffic light violations 2 for disorderly conduct 2 for prohibition law 1 for improper mufflers and 1 for reckless driving. Wesleyan Service Guild meets Monday at 7 30 p.m. at Mrs. Murray King 113 Market St NE.
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Decatur Jayceettes
Pet Dairy Hospitality Room
Wesleyan Service Guild
The
First Methodist Church
Murray King
Market St. NE
Rummage sale moved to Austinville Church of God
The rummage sale in front of Allied Sales is moved indoors to Austinville Church of God due to rain. Sale runs 8 am to 4 pm. at the church with assorted goods.
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Allied
Austinville
Hartselle
G. B. Taylor
Sylacauga
A. M. Taylor
Clanton
Hart‘selle
Liuzzo Murder Case Faces October State Trial
Atty Gen Richmond Flowers says Rowe will be ready when needed as William Eaton dies, Collie Wilkins Jr. is acquitted in a separate trial, while three Klansmen face state murder charges for the 1965 Liuzzo killing after federal conpircuit convictions. Rowe testified Wilkins fired the fatal shot.
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Richmond Flowers
Rowe
Flowers
Thomas
Birmingham
Selma
Montgomery
Collie Leroy Wilkins Jr
Hayneville
William Orville Eaton
Mrs. Liuzzo
Rodge
Wilkins
Eaton
North Africa Campaign Ends with German Surrender
In 1943 the North African theater concluded as German forces surrendered in Tunisia marking a decisive Allied victory and shift toward the Mediterranean offensive. The surrender sealed Axis defeat in the region and accelerated Allied campaigns into Italy.
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North Africa
Tunisia
Vietnam Nomination Drama and War Factions
The passage describes a Vietnamese political scenario with a leading statesman facing deportation while winning candidates head to pleasant locales like the Riviera. Losers must endure palace ousters or riots. Major issues center on factions seeking surrender, ejecting Americans, or continuing the current war.
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Riviera
America
The
First National Bank adds Caddell and Smither to board
Decatur bank appoints Caddell of the firm Caddell Shanks Harris Moores and Smither of Smither Bell Stephenson to its directors. Caddell, active in civic life since 1933, University of Alabama graduate, former State Bar Association president and university trustee. Smither, Decatur native, CPA leader, educator and church member. Other directors listed. IN OUT MEMPHIS: Westwide High School bans polka dot shirts and bell bottom slacks after a student fashion infraction. Two freshmen told to change clothes after a conference with Principal Woodard.
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Caddell
Decatur
Caddell, Shanks, Harris and Moores
Smither
Alabama Society of Certified Public Accountants
Council of American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Decatur Board of Education
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Mary Louise Smither
First National
William B. Eyster
E. W. McLeod
Memphis
Westwide High School
W. P. Woodard
Tot Found Safe After Hourslong Woodland Search
A two year old boy wandered from his grandmother near Lacon and was found about four hours later in a densely wooded area a mile away. A rescue party of about 150 from Flint and Limestone counties, plus a police dog, searched the hills and drained a pond feared to hold the child. The boy was wet but in good condition and cried upon rescue.
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Lacon
Here
Flint Rescue Squad
Charlies Knowlton
Timothy Paul Sandlin
Shirley Sandlin
Knowlton
Flint
Moulton
Limestone County
M. W
Buddy) Evans
Dimo
Africa today author warns on southern regimes
Drew Middleton concludes a four part series on Africa today focusing on South Africa Rhodesia Angola and Mozambique amid ongoing turmoil in the region. M J Rossant notes Wall Street volatility but forecasts stay on track for rising business activity this year. Irving Berlin highlighted as the man in the news for his prolific song writing career.
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Black Africa
South Africa
Rhodesia
Angola
Mozambique
Drew Middleton
Africa
M. J. Rossant
Wall Street
Irving Berlin
Marines Break Contact in Da Nang Area Fierce Fight
In 10 hour battle 16 miles southwest of Da Nang Leathernecks of the 3rd Marine Division killed 175 Viet Cong from a force of over 200 and seized a Communist training camp. The action left American casualties light with a relief force finding two wounded survivors. Air and naval sorties totaled 135 over North Vietnam.
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da Nang
U.S
3Rd Marine Division
Saigon
U.S. Air Force
Navy
North Viet Nam
Hanoi
Alabama lawmakers to attend desegregation meeting
Solons including Sen Lister Hill and Sen John Sparkman, with a Republican House delegation, announced plans to attend a meeting in Washington on new federal school desegregation requirements. Lurleen Wallace mentioned as an opponent in November.
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Wallace
Lurleen
Washington
Sen
Lister Hill
Senate
John Sparkman
House
Beating air force cuts Viet Cong supply lines
Meyers describes an air assault aimed at starving the Viet Cong of supplies while harming North Vietnam’s economy. He notes disrupts to rail and road around Hanoi, increasing barge traffic as land routes fail. The North Vietnamese air defenses and radar are strong, giving them good ground control. The commander is a WWII fighter group veteran and Korea War operations director.
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Air Force
Meyers
Hanoi
Milford
Iowa
Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Gilbert L. Meyers
U.S
U S pilots claim shootdown of fourth MIG over Red River Valley
Maj. Wilbur R. Dudley and his crew observed three MIGs firing on two Phantoms 105 to 115 miles northwest of Hanoi. Dudley fired two Sidewinder missiles at a fourth MIG, which exploded. Dudley’s wingman reported a spin to ground, and the four American planes returned safely. It was the twelfth MIG reported down, with markings unseen on the enemy jets.
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U.S
Hanoi
Red River Valley
Wilbur R. Dudley
Alamogordo
N.M
Dudley
Crash claims Hallburg in single-vehicle wreck
Troopers said only Hallburg’s car was involved in the crash. He recently joined the Decatur Chemstrand operations from Pensacola facilities per Roy McAllister Chemstrand community relations director. Funeral services are planned Sunday at Zion Lutheran Church Silverhill with Mach Funeral Home of Robertsdale in charge. Survivors include his parents two brothers in Chicago and Silverhill and a sister in Atlanta. The victim was a Silverhill native.
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Hallburg
Decatur Chemstrand
Chemstrand
Pensacola
Fla
Roy McAllister
Zion Lutheran Church
Silverhill
Mach Funeral Home
Robertsdale
Chicago
Atlantix
Deaths of Will E. Gibson and Eldbell Bland
Funeral services are announced for Will E. Gibson who died at his Madison residence and for Mrs. Eldbell Bland who died at a local hospital. Gibson will be buried at Ragland Cemetery Limestone County with survivors including two sons and two grandchildren. Bland will be buried at Sand Hill Cemetery Decatur with survivors including two daughters a son and three grandchildren.
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Will E. Gibson
Madison
Bethlehem Primitive Baptist
Greenbrier
Ragland Cemetery
Limestone County
Willie E. Gibson
Athens
Allen G. Gibson
Ohio
Eldbell Bland
First Baptist Church
Vine St
Sand Hill Cemetery
W. D. Campbell
Dorothy Bland Smartt
Shirley M. Bland
Decatur
Billy Ray Bland
Willie Minor Gray
Newlyn C. Binford
Detroit
Mich
Marshall Lee Smartt
Alice Binford
Hodgepodge Local Classified Notices and Ads
Mixed rental listings and job ads appear for 3 room downstairs apartment at 112 4th Ave NW and a 4 room house on Truman Ave with monthly rent. Extra entries include a dry wall finisher seeking full time work and a Kingsley Gold Stamp ing Machine operator at Ira's. Also ads for Hartselle area home near School, a 1960 Chevrolet for sale, and a 1957 Chevrolet listing with contact numbers.
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Hartselle
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