Weather and river summary for Friday May 22
Tennessee River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge 21.55 feet, sea level 555.85 feet. TVA lake stages Chickamauga 682.1 Pickwick 413.6 Guntersville 594.9 Whitesburg 556.7 Wilson 506.6. Highs near 92 today and 94 Friday, with partly cloudy and hot conditions and scattered afternoon thunderstorms. Gas Department reports 93 at 4 p.m. Wednesday and 90 at 11 a.m. today.
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Tennessee
Keller Memorial Bridge
TVA
Chickamauga
Pickwick
Guntersville
Whitesburg
Wilson
Local Births and Dismissals List Across Several Alabama Cities
A compiled notice lists multiple names of individuals tied to births and dismissals across Decatur Huntsville Cullman Athens Madison Elkmont Iuka Savannah Tenn Geneva and other communities. Included are persons such as Thomas Crocker Little Miss Melissa Master Michael Muston Baby Joseph Peebles and James Baker Jr with various street addresses and towns.
Hospitals List Names and Addresses for Bayne Vaughan and Others
A hospital notice lists individuals including W. E. McCluskey of Decatur Master Bayne Vaughan at 803 13th Ave SE James Ward at 1614 Sherman 1st Mrs Ozro Fuller in Somerville Miss Brenda Cochran on Highway 31 S Mrs Denise Welch at 1008 17th Ave SE Master Jerry L Miller Decatur Master Terry Miller Decatur Walter Stephenson Cullman Mrs Robert McAbee Hartsville Mrs Charles Bolton Decatur.
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W. E. McCluskey
Decatur
Master Bayne Vaughan
13Th Ave
James Ward
Sherman
Brenda Cochran
Highway
Denise Welch
17Th Ave
Jerry L. Miller
Terry Miller
Walter Stephenson
Cullman
Robert McAbee
Hartselle
Charles Bolton
Cullman and Hanceville Residents Named in Dismissals
A list of local residents including Willia A Bland Melba Evans Calvin Kilpatrick Thelma Sticher Odis Thornton Willie Emma Vaughn Master Steven Widner Mary Harris and Edward Hart appears with districts Cullman Addison Vinemont Hayden Falkville Falkville and Box numbers indicating dismissal notices.
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Willia A. Bland
Hanceville
Melba Jean Evans
Cullman
Calvin C. Kilpatrick
Odis O. Thornton
Willie Emma Vaughn
Addison
Steven Ray Widner
Mary Harris
Edward E. Hart
Vinemont
Myrtle Hays
Larry O. McAnnally
Hayden
Ella Jane Speegle
Falkville
Carolyn Rodgers
Betty Rider
Box
Allie Griffin
Wind Damage Interferes With Power In Decatur Area
An early afternoon thunderstorm brought high winds and hail to Decatur causing power outages in the Bank street area. Trees were blown down and debris cluttered streets while crews worked about an hour to restore service at the Bank street substation. Pryor Field clocked 52 mph gusts. Athens reported two outages cleared in 45 minutes.
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Decatur
Bank Street
Quince Eddens
Electric Department
Eddens
Pryor Field
Decatur Street Department
Athens City Electric Department
Band aims for Louisville trip after bid approval
Band director Jerry Countryman seeks board approval to enter competition with southern bands for a three day Louisville concert March 10 13 next year. Tape selections will be used for elimination with Band Booster expenses covered if selected. Bruce Spencer and Emmett McClary reelected chair and vice chair for 1964 65.
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Pals
Jerry Countryman
Louisville
Countryman
Bruce Spencer
Emmett McClary
Arthur Young
Davidson Coal & Feed Co
Matthew Hall
Chevrolet
Ford
H. R.leeman
Wreck Claims Two Lives In Morgan County Crash
The Wednesday collision at Morgan County 1 and Ala 24 killed Mrs Emma Jean Sivley and Mrs Ann Kirby. Willard Sivley and Melessa Ann Muston remained in fair condition at Decatur General Hospital. Several others were released. Funeral services for Mrs Sivley and Mrs Kirby are planned Friday at Morris Chapel Baptist Church.
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Morgan County
Ala
Emma Jean Sivley
Ann Kirby
Decatur General Hospital
Willard Sivley
Trinity
Melessa Ann Muston
Decatur
Decatur General
Donna Jo Muston
Michael Lynn Muston
Betty Muston
Terry Gene Peebles
Joseph Peebles
Barbara Joe Peebles
Sivley
John Logston
Logston
Baugh-Wiley-Smith
Morris Chapel Baptist Church
Dennis Tucker
Morris Chapel
Gunthorp
Joe Sivley
Barbara Peebles
Fund Totals From Various Donors Highlight Local Drive
A fragmented list shows donors including Cecil Crowden and Jack Sherman contributing amounts like 50 and 1 dollars along with H. C. Breeding Semper Fidelis Sunday School Class and Central Garden Club giving five and twenty one dollars respectively as part of a page one continuation.
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Jack Sherman
H. C. Breeding
Semper
Fidelis
Brown couple welcome son in Danville birth
Mr and Mrs Morris Brown of Danville announce the birth of a boy on Wednesday at Baugh Wiley Smith Hospital. Mr and Mrs Bobby Bates of Trinity report the adoption of twin daughters on Tuesday. Australia has almost three million motor vehicles about one for every three people.
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Baugh-Wiley-Smith Hospital
Bobby Bates
Trinity
Australia
Wallace claims victory in Maryland primary over civil rights bill
Wallace Wallace polled over 40 percent in Maryland amid opposition to the pending civil rights bill. He framed the result as evidence of new trends and victory in his fight against federal control. Birmingham reception featured Mayor Albert Boutwell and cheers from spectators as Alabama congressmen Bob Jones and George Huddleston Jr. joined on the platform.
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Maryland
Senate
Alabama
Birmingham
Albert Boutwell
George
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Bob Jones
George Huddleston Jr
Mobile City awards contract to furnish auditorium and theater
MOBILE AP The City Commission has let a $50,000 contract to Waller Brothers of Mobile to furnish the new municipal auditorium and theater. The award was made Wednesday on a cost plus 8 percent basis. Mayor Joseph N. Langan said the contract includes design work estimated at 6 percent. Waller's original offer was cost plus 10 percent.
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Mobile
City Commission
Waller Brothers of
Joseph N. Langan
Waller
Markets Report: Grain, Cotton, Livestock Prices
Market notes list cotton middling at 34.00 for December and lean at 33.57. Prices shown for cottonseed 45 per ton and various milks per hundred. Grains include corn at 1.34 to 1.32, oats 0.60, wheat 1.45, soybeans 2.38. Cattle and calves in light trading, hogs active and steady, sows scarce but steady with 11.00 to 11.50 per hundred weight.
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Decatur
Market mixed gains lift blue chips on active day
U S Smelting led a broad advance with a 10 point rise as copper ore news from New Mexico spurred buying. IBM Xerox Polaroid and Occidental posted gains while Lockheed Boeing and major automakers posted modest moves and profits took on rails after an upsurge.
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New Mexico
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Anaconda
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Union Carbide
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem
International Nickel
du Pont
Cotton futures open unchanged from prior session
New York AP reports cotton futures opened steady as of the session with little change from the previous close. Prices for Oct Dec and Mar contracts show slight variations within narrow ranges amid steady trading activity.
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Cotton
New York
Joos Gme Ceratec
U.S. vows support for Southeast Asia independence and Laos pullback
President Johnson defends continued aid to South Vietnam and pledges stand with free peoples in Southeast Asia. He calls for Laos to withdraw foreign troops and urges nations to respect independence. Stevenson suggests a UN backed bilateral force to patrol borders and a global observer role. France urges neutral solution spanning Southeast Asia. Laos airforce supports neutralist defense in Plaines Des Jarres.
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Local Officials Release Week Driver Examinations Figures
State Troopers Hester and Ashcraft report 94 passers 76 permits issued 81 failed 43 cars failed inspection. Athens and Decatur Police note stolen autos with details of a 1960 black Chevrolet and a 1959 Chevrolet tag thefts. Building permits list several brick houses with values from 10 500 to 18 000. Community events include Moose Lodge entertainment and Decatur Music Club final meeting at First Methodist Church. Coast Guard Auxiliary aims to organize at Perry Landings Marina with contact numbers. A fire at a Belle Mina property affected a tenant house.
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H. L. Hester
A. D. Ashcraft
Birmingham Farm Quotations for Broilers and Fryers
Broilers and fryers quoted 15-14, mostly 13.5 cents. Live offerings adequate to scarce. ready to cook demand irregular but expected to clear live supply. Slaughter today estimated at 744000 head versus 761000 last Thursday. Plant deliveries 14-25-15 cents with some contracts up to 5 cents over the common quote.
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Birmingham
Eggs Demand and Prices Stabilize in Birmingham Market
In Birmingham the AP reports eggs are in ample supply with modest demand. Retailers list price ranges per dozen by grade and size including consumer Grade A white large 34 to 42 cents, mediums 28 to 31, small 22 to 28, with cartoned cases and store delivery details.
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Birmingham
Business Failures Decline 1962 Despite Year Long Struggles
The year 1962 recorded 15,782 business failures, an 8 percent drop from 1961, signaling a slower wave of closures as economic conditions shifted.
Deaths Hartselle Mrs Florence Rodgers 82
Mrs Florence Rodgers 82 of Hartselle died Wednesday at 5 30 PM in a local hospital. Services Friday 11 AM at Forest Chapel Methodist Church with Rev Don Montgomery and Rev R T Arron officiating. Burial in Forest Chapel Cemetery. Surviving four daughters one sister two brothers 15 grandchildren 28 great grandchildren. Body to residence of daughter Mrs Louie Williams today at 2 PM.
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Forest Chapel Methodist Church
Lyndon Montgomery
R.T. Arron
Forest Chapel
Daughhters
Lester Sandlin
Marvin Penn
Danville
Lucian Breedlove
Harriman
Tenn
Louie Williams
Pearl Bennett
Jacksonville
Floyd Halbrooks
John Halbrooks
Rodgers
Hopewell Baptist Church
Laos Peace Plan Faces Communist Challenge Desperate Aid Sought
Western diplomats in Vientiane called Souvanna Phoumai's position desperate as the first Communist proposal for ending fighting emerged. They warned that outside military and economic assistance would be needed to preserve Laos from a Communist takeover if the 1962 Geneva neutrality guarantees fail. Reliable sources said the defense committee, including rightist coup leaders, is pressing Souvanna to seek foreign help.
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Souvanna
Laotian Defense Committee
Funeral services for Elbert Thornton
Funeral services for Elbert Thornton who died May 12 at his home on W Vine Street will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. from the First Baptist Church with Rev J H Lancaster officiating. Burial follows at Sykes Cemetery under Carl M Sykes Funeral Home direction. Survivors include one brother Percy Thornton of Cleveland Ohio and other relatives.
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W. Vine St
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J. H. Lancaster
Sykes Cemetery
Carl M. Sykes
Percy
Cleveland
Ohio
Wallace to Speak in Moulton May 27
Gov. George C Wallace will appear in Moulton on May 27 correcting an earlier notice that had set the event for May 26. The change preserves the appearance of the prominent political figure in the small Alabama town.
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Moulton
George C Wallace
Help Wanted and For Sale Classified Fragments
WANTED waitresses and short order cook apply before 2 or after at Stanley's Restaurant on Danville Road Carridale SW Apply in person No phone calls INO phone calls Free Pepsi with 3e hot dog at Bill's Super Market Thursday Friday Saturday WANTED man to work in upholstery shop must be experienced Apply Bud's Auto Trim Moulton Heights 3 room furnished apartment utilities furnished Couple only 1233 Grant Street FOR SALE 1953 Chevy 2 Door Straight Shift Excellent Cond Call 353-9598 FOR RENT 3 bedroom brick house Joe Wheeler Hwy W next sto Green's Grocery 353-9970
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Danville Road
Carridale
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Bill's
Bud’s
Moulton
Grant Street
Joe Wheeler
Hwy
Next Sto
Green's Grocery
Nashville livestock sales show limited cattle trade and steady hogs
Cattle and calves quoted at about 75 with early sales too limited to test the trade. Scattered veal sales steady. Hogs 300 head, barrows and gilts active and steady. Sows scarce but steady. lambs largely steady with prices around 11.50 to 12.00.
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Nashville
Georgia live poultry prices show modest gains and ample supply
Atlanta AP reports Georgia live poultry markets with broilers and fryers up to 13 1/2 cents per pound in farm quotations. Hens are plentiful, demand fair to good for heavy types, with trading quiet on light types.
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Poultry Atlanta
Georgia
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