Weather and River Report for Decatur Area
Decatur and vicinity on the Tennessee River show river readings at Keller Memorial Bridge and TVA lake levels including Guntersville Whitesboro Wheeler Wilson Chickamauga Pickwick. Forecast calls for some thunder showers 20 to 30 percent area wide. Winds SW to W five to 15 mph. Temperature at 10 30 a m today was 78 with a high near 82 and a low around 63.
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Decatur
Tennessee
Readina
Keller Memorial Bridge
Mormaina
TVA
Guntersville
Whitesboro
Wheeler
Wilson
Chickamauna
Pickwick
Assault Charged To Decatur Man
Elmo Rouse of 901 5th Ave SE was charged Saturday with assault with intent to murder after a knife stabbing of Louis Knoblock Friday at Rouse's home. Det. Lt. Ernest Bowman said Rouse was transferred to County Jail and released Saturday on $1,500 bond. Knoblock suffered no serious injuries and was released from Decatur General Hospital.
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Elmo Rouse
5Th Ave
Louis Knoblock
Rouse
Ernest Bowman
Knoblock
Decatur General Hospital
Pentagon directives point to bridge span target in Viet Nam war
A single operation began February 7 and has been in suspension for days. If resumed, the single spar attack technique will likely continue. Earlier, Pentagon directives to U S forces against North Vietnam specified that the objective would be one span of a bridge.
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Pentagon
U.S
North Viet Nam
Births in Cullman and nearby areas announce new babies
Mr and Mrs Elbert Overton Cullman 7 welcome a son at Cullman Hospital. Mr and Mrs H L Taylor Hanceville 4 announce a daughter at Cullman Hospital. Mr and Mrs C R Edge Cullman celebrate a son at Cullman Hospital. Mr and Mrs Robert Kitchens Trinity 1 greet a son at Lawrence County Hospital. Mr and Mrs Johnny Orr Danville 1 announce a daughter at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs Daniel Cockrell Athens welcome a daughter at Me and Mrs Lawrence God was 1109 Sth Ave SW a daughter at Decatur General.
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Elbert Overton
Cullman
Cullman Hospital
H. L. Taylor
Hanceville
C. R. Edge
Robert Kitchens
Trinity
Lawrence County Hospital
Hospitals list entries with names and towns
A roster of individuals with hospital notes includes Billy Hillis Elkmont James Willis Chesterfield Ind Jerry Miller Decatur 4 Mrs Coleman Whitten 504 6th Ave NE Mrs Kate Hardy 1211 13th Ave SE Richard Smith Moulton 3 Diemiesats B T Thompson Hartselle Mrs L J Thompson Albertville 3 Mrs Mittie Smith Decatur 4 Miss Glenda Smith Huntsville Miss Hilda Pike 213 5th Ave NW Mrs Grace Norris 410 10th Ave SW Mrs Charles Bankston 2207 College St Mrs Glenda Gurton Tanner 1
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Billy Hillis
Elkmont
James Willis
Chesterfield
Ind
Jerry Miller
Decatur
Coleman Whitten
6Th Ave
Kate Hardy
13Th Ave
Richard Smith
Moulton
B. T. Thompson
Hartselle
L. J. Thompson
Albertville
Mittie Smith
Glenda Smith
Huntsville
Hilda Pike
5Th Ave
Grace Norris
10Th Ave
Charles Bankston
College St
Glenda Gurton
Tanner
Dismissals List Names from Decatur Area Residents
A local notice lists multiple individuals from Decatur and surrounding towns with dismissal statuses or related notations. Names include Mrs. Johnny Orr Danville 1 Miss Rachell Jackson 910 Vine St NW and others across Decatur fairville Athens Falkville Somerville Hartselle Pontiac Belle Mina and Lester.
Decatur Jaycees win multiple prizes at state meet
The Decatur Jaycees placed 13th among 118 clubs at the Alabama event. Ed Randle of Birmingham was elected state Jaycee president, defeating Jim Hart of Montgomery, while Ruby Patterson of Birmingham was chosen president of the Alabama Jayceettes. Hartselle won first in leadership and training.
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Decatur Jaycees
Ken Meguiar
Decatur Club
Howard
Ed Randle
Birmingham
State Jaycee
Tuscaloosa
Birmingham Jaycees
Bill Buffaloe
Florence
Jaycee
Randle
Jim Hart
Montgomery
Alabama Jayceetes
Ruby Patterson
Peggy Byford
Hartselle
Mobile
Oneonta
Charlie Jones
Harrisburg Pa
Inqurance
Alabama
Morgan County employment falls in March report
An Alabama Department of Industrial Relations report shows Morgan County employment at 27 260 in March, down 390 from December 1964. Nonmanufacturing losses mostly due to rain and December trade decline, with gains in manufacturing especially chemicals. Unemployment stands at 2.9 percent of a 28 080 civilian work force.
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Morgan County
Alabama Department of Industrial Relations
Deaths Arab-Carl Edward Abercrombie 55
Arab Alabama obit for Carl Edward Abercrombie 55 of Union Grove dies after a heart attack at home. Services held at New Canaan Baptist Church with Rev. L D Pack. burial at adjacent cemetery. Survived by widow Mary, three sons Ray J D and Jerry, four daughters Carline Wynell Ina Lee and Lynn, mother Annie, six brothers, one sister, 12 grandchildren. Abercrombie longtime Union Hill resident and member of Pine Ridge Baptist Ridge and Union Grove Masonic Lodge.
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Carl Edward Abercrombie
Union Grove
New Canaan Baptist Church
L. D. Pack
Gober
Carline Abercrombie
Wynell Owens
Ina Lee Parker
Lynn Flack
Annie N. Abercrombie
Somerville
Wilburn
Robert
Lacey
Thurman
Decatur
Truman
Harold
Hershell
Veletta Leonx
Abercrombie
Union Hill
Pine Ridge
Johnson urges tax cuts to reduce prices for consumers
In a continuation of remarks, Johnson calls on American business to pass lower excise taxes as reduced retail prices. He outlines additional proposals from a Saturday statement, framing balanced prosperity and consumer relief as key goals.
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Johnson
Mrs Eva Owens Chapman 62 dies in Anderson
Mrs Eva Owens Chapman 62 of Anderson died Saturday at home. Services were Sunday at 2 0 p m at Oak Grove Methodist Church with Rev Albany Turner officiating. Burial in Good Springs Cemetery. Survivors include two daughters Mrs Margaret Wooten Florence and Mrs Marion Evans Athens, a stepdaughter Mrs Mildred Bailey Anderson, mother Mrs Emma Owens Anderson, two sisters Mrs Idell Shelton Winter Haven and Mrs Eula Hicks Athens, one father Buel Owens Anderson, 14 grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
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Athens
Eva Owens Chapman
Anderson
Oak Grove Methodist Church
Alibany Turner
Good Springs
McConnell
Margaret Wooten
Florence
Marion Evans
Mildred Bailey
Emma Owens
Anerson
Idell Shelton
Winter Haven
PTA Convention Discusses Action Program For 60s
The 2,000 delegates from 50 states and Europe meet to extend community services combat apathy and safeguard rights including sex education. They plan to provide services for disadvantaged children, remove health hazards, and wage peace over the next two days with final action due Wednesday.
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States
Europe
Stowaway Faces Federal Charges After Arrival
A man who left Cardiff ten months ago with Australian backing under a skilled migrants program was booked on federal charges as an illegal entrant. He hopes authorities will deport him home as he awaits outcome.
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United States
Cardiff
South Wales
Southern Amended Positions Persist Despite Senate Protests
The Dixie captain Sen. Allen J. Ellender concedes the southern amendments lack votes. He says many senators will back the administration line without considering valid arguments or their conscience. Yet the South shows it is not ready to surrender.
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Dixie
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
Ellender
South
Railroad Crossing Discussion Stated in Decatur Meeting
Nashville and Birmingham will meet with local L and N employees to review trouble at the Austinville crossing and assess actions. Bob Patton L and N agent called the session routine. A city arrest of an L and N engineer for blocking a crossing prompted the meeting after a two hour traffic tie up at Austinville.
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Nashville
Birmingham
Austinville
Bob Patton
Decatur L&n
Patton
L&n
Decatur
AAPA meeting honors winners and leadership changes
The Decatur Daily hosts the AAPA gathering at Congress Inn with a Sunday awards ceremony on a Decatur Yacht Club barge. Over 100 Alabama editors and reporters attended as Marshall, Turner, and McCormick earned top sweepstakes and newsphoto prizes. Leroy Sims becomes AAPA president succeeding Ben Davis. Roswell Falkenberry is second vice president.
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Times
William McCormick
Florence Times
Decatur Daily
Congress Inn
Decatur Yacht Club
Alabama
Marshall
Bryant
Louisiana State University
Winford Turner
McCormick
Huntsville Times
Barrett Shelton Jr
Syd Gould
Southern Newspapers Inc
Cliff Wear
Opelika Daily News
Leroy Sims
AAPA
Ben Davis
Montgomery Advertiser
Alabama Journal
Roswell Falkenberry
Selma Times Teaeant
Norman Bassett
Tuscaloosa News
al Fox
Birmingham News
News Council
Tykocinski seeks asylum after Berlin encounter
A 6-3 Pole weighing 250 pounds, a former minister in Rome and member of the International Armistice Commission in Korea, approached Sgt Myron H Tomlinson in a West Berlin delicatessen. He sought asylum and American officials escorted him to his US sector residence for a talk with his wife. The 17 month old child stayed with the mother.
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Puish
Rome
International Armistice Commission
Korea
Tykocinski
Sgt
Myron H. Tomlinson
Mt. Vernon
Ind
Tomlinson
West Berlin
U.S. Berlin
U.S. State Department
U.S
Local Securities Quotations From NASD Report
Inter dealer prices as of 10 am list bid and ask figures for life and financial firms in Alabama and nearby states. Names include National Life Alabama Vulcan Life Allied Life Southern United Life and others. Prices exclude retail markup and commissions.
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Allied Life
Equity
National Life mM
Corp. of America
Bank of Decatur
Alabama
Life of Alabama
Southern United Life Ins
Bank of Alabama
Vulcan Life Inc. Co
Markets: Cotton and grain prices vary by grade and region
Market figures show cotton Decatur loan middling at 30.40 with various grades of corn between 1.07 and 1.46 a bushel. Milk prices list Grade A at 655 per hundred, manufactured milk at 3.20 for four percent. Pulpwood 13.50 per cord. Wood components 65 45 and 3. No. 2 oats 0.65. Wheat 1.38. Poultry wheat 1.13. Barley 0.95. Continuous price levels indicate broad commodity activity across agricultural markets.
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Decatur
Stocks Flash Noon Ticker Mix Wide Range
The page lists a long noon stock table with numerous quoted securities including Am Can, Coca Cola, Ford, General Electric, Exxon, RCA, and IBM, showing varied percentage movements. It also reports a hospital stabbing involving Martha Penningham and separate police activity noting tires found behind a residence and other minor incidents.
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New York
P Suth
Allis Chal
Air L
Lockh Air
Baker
Lorillard
Can
Lou Nash
Mtrs
Macy
Sugar
Martin M
Masonite
Tob
Merr Chs
Armour
Minn M M
Atl C Line
Monson
Babcock W
Mont Ward
Beat Foods
Nat Dairy
Bell How
Nat Distill
Beth Steel
Olin Math
Boeing
Owens Ill Gi
Borden
Penney
Burl Ind
Pepsi Cola
Calum H
Cater Trac
Phill Pet
Polaroid
Ches Ohio
Chrysler
Coca Cola
RCA
Colg Palm
Rals Pur
Collins Radio
Repub
du Pont
Sinclair
East Air L
Socony
East Kodak
Sou Co
Firestone
Sperry Rand
Fla
Ford Mtr
Ind
F’mest Dair
Frueh Co
Elec
Sunbeam
Gen Foods
Swift
Gen Mills
Texaco
UN Camp
Gen Tel el
UN Carbide
Genesco
UN Oil Cal
Ga Pacific
Unit Airc
Goodrich
Fruit
Gooarmr
Unit
Gas Cp
U.S. Steel
Greyhound
Warner Bros
Oil
West UN Tel
Here Pdr
Westy Elec
Honeywell
Winn Dixie
Indian Head
Woolworth
Xerox
Bomb disaster in air attack linked to accidental ignition
Gen Moore said the incident caused more death and destruction to U S forces than any single Communist attack. An investigation found no sabotage. a bomb on one aircraft exploded and spread to others. A U S Air Force officer called it Vietnam war misfortune, not Viet Cong fault. The blast aboard a B57 triggered chain reactions among neighboring planes and crews.
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U.S
Moore
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Wolverine
James Pence
W. Moulton
Raymond Tedder
Terrila Borden
Elizabeth Bradford
1St Ave
Albert Dodd
Wilma Humphries
Birch St
Alvin Stinson
Pontiac
Mich
Paul James
Belle Mina
Silas Blevins
Oneal Swann
Frederick Dye
Locust St
James Leach
Kooken Ave
Brent McCulloch
Summerlane
Otis Kilpatrick
John Harvey
Betty St
Everette Kent
Clearview St
4Th Ave
Walter Cox Jr
Harold Peebles
William Daily
11Th St
Larry Wise
Lester
Ervin Crow
Marvin Skidmore
Edward Siviey
Robert Owens
19Th Ave
Velma Howell
2Nd Ave
James Looney
Falkville
Morgan
C. E. Abercrombie
William P. North
William Pinkney
Paget
Eva O. Chapman
PTA
Gene Kovarik
Don Barnes
Gillis Morgan
Judith Helms
Charles McWilliams
Mobile Register
William E. Sellers
Mobile Press
Lillian Foscue
Birmingham Post-Herald
Pat Houtz
Virginia Greer
Bob Ward
Don Brown
Howell Raines
Birmingham Post-Her
Ald
Benny Marshall
Kesinohians News
Ee Martin
Clettus Atkinson
James Chisum
Anniston Star
Pete Kelley
Fred Dillon
Lorene Frederick
Paul Davis
Ken Hogg
Dothan Eagle
Chris Ecks
Charles Land
Ronnie Thomas
Gads
Ralph Holmes
Kenneth , Elkins
Bill Mobley
Aaron Tesney
John Harrison
Tom Self
Robert Adams
Joe Chapman
James Martin
Christopher Bell
James D. Ware
Birmingham ‘Post-Herald
Ed Robinson
Bob Martin
Hurdis Lake
Calvin Hannah
North Alabama
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Lyons Hotel
W. W. Palmquist
Carbon Products Division
Union Carbide Corp
F. B. Richardson
3-M Co
David van Glasscock
van B. Glasscock
Columbia Military Academy
Columbia, Tenn
C. M. Matthews
Sterrs
Child Welfare League
Atlanta
Mizpah
CBS
Masonic Hall
Beta Theta Pi Fraternity
Auburn University
Gerald Gutberg
North Gay St
Auburn
James McClary
J. E. McClary
Brookmeade Rd
Troy Avery
Black Chandler Hospital
Morgan County Sheriff’s Deputies
B. D. Cagle
B. D.cagle
James C. Pressnell
17Th Ave
R. L. Pirtle
4Th Ave. SE
South End
Fanny Hudson
Irwin Key
Ferry St. NW
Steed Adv. Co
U. S. 31
Eres
City Recorder
Johnny Ferrell
Brookhaven St
Desaehalien
Over the
Local Securities
Natl
Gas American Amicable Life American Foundation Life
Coastal States Life
Jefferson Standard
Life
National Life & Accident L
Nebraska Consolidated Protective Life Southern Airways
Decatur Markets
The
Salvation Army
Martha Penningham
Davis St. IW
McCartney St
Baugh-Wiley-Smith Hospital
Joe L. Harris
7Th Ave. SE
City Hall
Red Shield
Armed Forces
USO
Call
4Th Ave. N.W
Sherman S.t
4Th Ave. S.E
Decatur Shopping Center
U.S. 31 & Hwy
Triangle
Church, Grant and
Riverview
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