This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1968
Page
2
The Insurance Women of Decatur with Decatur police will tour streets and parking lots this week to gauge unlocked cars and leave leaflets on windshields. Posters and stickers on meters warn motorists of theft dangers and lures for thieves.
Mizpah Chapter No 19 of the Order of the Eastern Star meets at 7:30 p.m. in the Masonic Hall with an initiation planned. The Morgan County Lazy Eye Clinic offers a public screening for children aged three and a half to six at the Health Department Thursday from 9 to 11 a.m. Call 353-6847 or 353-7939 for appointments. The Decatur Curb and Country Market at 1st Ave and Grant St SE opens Wednesday 6:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. with strawberries English peas new potatoes and more. Bobby Smith completed his first solo flight Monday night at Decatur Athens Airways. Decatur Country Club members aged 9-12 will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday to elect officers and plan next year.
Aimee Bloodworth is discussed as a potential nominee for the state Supreme Court. Vance warns selection must occur before Sept. 5 with runoff before nomination. Bloodworth declines comment amid reports of efforts to secure the nomination. If chosen, he could run against a Republican opponent at the November general election. Secretary Mabel Amos notes the new justice takes office once results are verified.
The Decatur planning commission endorses relocating staff to gain larger resources for area planning. A public hearing is set June 18 on a zoning change to allow a medical park near General Hospital. The board also approves a $10,000 extra for Decatur High Stadium improvements and creates two new recreation positions as centers near completion. A street extension on Frazier Street NE will be named Lee Street.
About 34 170 freight cars are rented daily by Chicago based rail operators, reflecting high demand in the midwest freight network and signaling active logistics across the region. The figure underscores the city’s pivotal role in national rail transport.
The lodge announced its 21 member board with redus C Collier Theodore M Compton Robert IT McWhorter and others taking one year terms Two year appointees include E Hieserman Rev R A Reinhardt Robert Straub and more Three year terms list Daren H Easter W R House Ralph Jones Melvin G Ozier Rex Rankin and others About 375 members attended the inaugural dinner and the club will begin monthly meetings in September.
The Democratic runoff campaign centers in Decatur with Mrs Armis tead Selden and Jim Allen in town. Selden carried Morgan County in the May 7 primary by about 95 votes and continues to attack Allen for avoiding TV debates while Allen blames the administration for political games amid civil disorder.
Levin stated the platform seeks a unified city and a better place to live through improved recreation and services. The mayoral race features former Mayor Roy Odom and City Commissioner Charles Guntharp as leading contenders.
Rockets and mortars struck Camp Eagle the 101st Airborne near Hue causing 21 North Vietnamese deaths and eight allied fatalities with 51 wounded after a three hour ground assault. Camp Evans 1st Air Cavalry also hit with 122mm rockets. casualties were light and helicopter damage moderate. Marine HQ in Da Nang says Operation Allen Brook has killed over 450 North Vietnamese troops.
Selden pressed Monday for disclosure of Allen’s corporate rectorships and seats, arguing the public has a right to know if representatives have conflicting interests that could oppose the people’s choices.
New York Stock Exchange selected afternoon prices reported by AP show notable movements among blue chip stocks. Investors watched quick shifts in key shares as market activity intensified throughout the session.
In Birmingham Alabama price quotes show cotton middling at 21.26 with a Decatur loan. Cottonseed at 40 dollars per ton. Grade A milk at 6.55 per hundred, manufactured milk 3.20 per hundred. Notes include 4 per cent figures and ratios.
Diplomatic efforts in Paris eye progress as Harriman and Thuy resume talks. Michael Stewart heads to Moscow to meet Andrei Gromyko as co chairs of the Indochinese peace mechanism. Soviet influence on Hanoi rises amid Vietnamese crisis and shifting regional loyalties.
The stock market moved slightly up this afternoon with more than 200 issues gaining on the New York Stock Exchange. The Dow recovered from a loss and advanced. certain gold and mining shares fluctuated while Dresser Industries led volume. Several large blocks boosted activity. broader trading remained steady versus Monday.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.