Obituary of Ernest Tillery 81 longtime Decatur drugman
Ernest Tillery 81 of 86 Oak St NE died at home at 6:30 a.m. Funeral arrangements by Gunthorp. Survived by widow E A Tillery, son James P Tillery of Deridber La, daughters Noble J Russell Decatur and Robert Staub Decatur, several grandchildren. A 1908 University of Alabama graduate, he joined Caldwell Drug Store in 1917 and held a 50 year Alabama Pharmacists certificate. Mason, Scottish Rite and York Rite member. Memorials preferred to charity. Additional survivors include Eric Keith Kevin Ferguson and Bruce Ferguson, stepmother Charlotte Jankowski, sister Monica E Masci, five Jankowski brothers.
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Austin Tillery
Oak St. NE
Gunthorp Funeral Home
E. A. Tillery
James P. Tillery
Deribder
Noble J. Russell
Decatur
Robert Staub
Tillery
University of Alabama
Caldwell Drug Store
Alabama Pharmaceutical Association
Funeral services for George James Adams in Athens
Funeral services are set for George James Adams aged 45 of Athens who died Sunday at his residence. The service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at McConnell Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. David Nelson officiating. Burial will follow at Roselawn Cemetery. He is survived by his widow Mary Ruth Adams a daughter Barbara Adams five sisters and three brothers along with his mother Mrs Ora Lee Adams.
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Athens
George James Adams
McConnell Funeral Home Chapel
David Nelson
Roselawn
Mary Ruth Adams
Barbara Adams
Mary McMunn
Detroit
Mich
Edna Shelton
Trinity
Evelyn Ezell
Rogersville
Funeral services for Irvin M. Gibson
Funeral services for Irvin M. Gibson 59 of Town Creek who died Sunday at Lawrence County Hospital will be announced later by Elliott Funeral Home.
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Town Creek
Irvin M. Gibson
Lawrence County Hospital
Elliott
Mrs Josephine Ferguson Dies at Local Hospital
Mrs Josephine Katherine Ferguson, 32, of 609 Edgewood Street died at 5 30 am today at a local hospital. Rosary is said tonight at Gunthorp Funeral Home at 8 pm. Body to be shipped to Ford Funeral Home in Warren Michigan for services to be announced later. Survivors include a former husband Eric Ferguson of Cocoa Beach Florida and four sons.
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Josephine Katherine Ferguson
Edgewood St
Gunthorp Funeral
Ford ,Funeral
Warren
Mich
Servcies
Eric Ferguson
Cocoa Beach
Fla
For Sale and Rent Classified Snippet
A collage of small ads lists items for sale including a dining room suite and a two bedroom home with different price terms. Available rentals include a modern brick house with June 6 availability and furnished or unfurnished apartments. Also notes are a lost dog and various employment inquiries.
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Priceville
Funeral services for Pinkney Jett Roper
Funeral services for Pinkney Jett Roper 84 of 929 Cedar St will be held 10 30 a m Tuesday at Austinville Methodist Church with Revs Mitchell Owens and Samuel Berry officiating. Burial in Roselawn Cemetery. Survived by wife Katie Sue and children Alvis Briscoe Euthrea Hendon A G Roper Julian Roper Luther Roper and stepchildren all listed with multiple grandchildren and great grandchildren. Pallbearers named Avery Roberts Sr A G Cartee Charles Burt Lawrence Potter Claude McRight and Dawson Hames.
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Pinkney Jett Roper
Cedar St
Austinville Methodist Church
Mitchell Owens
Samuel Berry
Roselawn Cemetery
Katie Sue Roper
Alvis G. Briscoe
Euthrea Hendon
Decatur
A. G. Roper
Julian Roper
Tuscumbia
Luther Roper
Birmingham
B. G. Ryan
C. E. Winston
Melvin Oliver
T. A. Culver
Falkville
Herman Lambert
Harperville
Nettie Bullard
Avery Roberts Sr
A. G. Cartee
Charles Burt
Lawrence Potter
Claude McRight
Dawson Hames
Mrs. Sarah Royer rites set for Mobile burial
Graveside service for Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Royer 86 of Mobile will be Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Red Hill Cemetery in Lawrence County. Survivors include four sons Ennis Royer Meldrim Ga Almon Royer Savannah Ga Price H Royer Mobile Travis Royer Delton Mich two daughters Mrs Russell Nolan Birmingham Mrs Tom Woodruff Decatur a brother Jack Cross Mobile 16 grandchildren 29 great grandchildren Body to return to Mrs A M Royer Chape Hwy Rd.
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Mobile
Sarah Elizabeth Royer
Red Hill Cemetery
Lawrence County
Ennis Royer
Meldrim
Almon Royer
Savannah
Price H. Royer
Travis Royer
Delton
Mich
Russell Nolan
Birmingham
Tom Woodruff
Decatur
Jack Cross
A. M Royer
Chape Hny Rd
Hospital Dismissals and New Patients Listed in Local Notices
A local hospital notice lists patients admitted and dismissed across multiple names and towns including Gerald D. Parsley Trinity Mrs Annie Hopper Courtland Mrs Leonard Staab Decatur Charles E McClendon Alpine St Mst Donald H Weber Kimberly Ct Little Sophia Weber Kimberly Ct Mrs Robert E McConnell Kooken Ave Larry N Maxwell Cullman Infant John Foote Hartselle Mst Terry Jett Hartselle Mrs Juanita Waters Cullman Roland D Bentley 7th Ave NW Mrs Riley Garrett 11th Ave SW William W McKenzie Decatur Mrs Harold C Stover Vine Grove Ky Mrs Johnie Douglas Jr Madison Ronnie Greene Decatur Dismissals Infant Marvin Jackson 17th Ave SE Mrs Lois A Young Grant St Ernest W Terry Decatur James F Minor Church St Mrs Walter E Bradford Athens Morris Kinser 16th Ave SW Burl F Landers Thomas Dr Flim C Kirby Hillsboro Mrs William D Inmon and infant son Clearview Ave Mrs Bobby E Champion and infant daughter Hartselle
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Gerald D. Parsley
Trinity
Annie Hopper
Courtland
Leonard Staab
Decatur 4
Charles E. McClendon
Alpine St
Donald H. Weber
Kimberly Ct
Sophia Weber
Robert E. McConnell
Kooken Ave
Larry N. Maxwell
Cullman
John Foote
Hartselle
Terry Jett
Juanita Waters
Roland D. Bentley
7Th Ave
Riley Garrett
11Th Ave
William W. McKenzie
Decature
Harold C. Stover
Vine Grove
Johnie Douglas Jr
Madison
Ronnie Greene
Decatur
Marvin Jackson
17Th Ave
Lois A. Young
Grant St
Ernest W. Terry
Decatur 5
James F. Minor
Church St
Walter E.bradford
Athens
Morris Kinser
16Th Ave
Burl F. Landers
Thomas Dr
Flim C. Kirby
Hillsboro
William D. Inmon
Clearview Ave
Bobby E. Champion
Local names listed in Cedar and Gordon streets notice
Dewey Richard appears alongside Don Hugh Harris and Mrs. David Ray Gibson in a Cedar Street and Gordon Street notice. The fragmentary item references residents and street locations without further context or dates.
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Dewey Richard
Royal Dr
Don Hugh Harris
Cedar St. SW
David Ray Gibson
Gordon Dr
Births and police docket highlighted in Daily Record
Birth announcements list Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Warren of Moulton a daughter born Sunday at Lawrence County Hospital and Mr. and Mrs. William Clem of Grayson a daughter born Saturday at the same hospital while Mr. and Mrs. Clarence E. Jones of Decatur announce a son born Sunday at Decatur General Hospital. Police docket shows 18 intoxication cases, 12 disregard of traffic signals, eight for prohibition violations, seven for no license and disorderly conduct, six for driving while intoxicated, four for speeding, two each for expired license and improper muffler, and single counts for improper turning wrong way on one way street failure to yield right of way driving on restricted license larceny reckless driving resisting arrest improper tag and disregarding a stop sign.
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Thomas Warren
Moulton
Lawrence County Hospital
William. Clem
Grayson
Clarence E. Jones
Decatur
Decatur General Hospital
Morgan County Sheriff Records Charge Update
Police report lists charges filed by the Morgan County Sheriff following an incident. Details remain limited in available text.
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Rienees
Morgan County Sheriff's
Alabama press awards named for reporting and photography
The Alabama Associated Press News Council announced winners across categories from smaller and larger newspapers. Honors include reporting, features, and sports with top honors shared between several papers and noted photographers from Huntsville and Birmingham.
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Earl Motley
DAILY
Freeman
Alabama Associated Press News Council
Roswell Falkenberg
Selma Times- Journal
al Fox
Birmingham News
Paul Maloun
Gadsden Times
Norman Bassett
Tuscaloosa
the Journal
Bill Thomas
Wayne Greenhaw
The
Post- Herald
Ben Hogan
Mobile Register
George M. Cox
the Advertiser
Jim McGregor
John Williams
the News
Alf van House
Ben House
Tony Falletta
Post-Herald
Don l
Tuscaloosa News
Paul Davis
the Daily
George Diggers III
Annis- Star
Bill Platt
Eation
Virginia Brock
Anniston Star
Betty Howell
Frank Sikora
George C. Biggers III
Tri-Cities Daily
Cheri Shipper
Bob Kyle
First
Deca Fond Daily
Jim Garner
Ond
Florence Times
Robartin
Decatur Daily
Ed Bruclnc
Ken Elkins
Birmingham Post-Herald
Joe Chapman
Montgomery Advertiser
George Treadgill
Huntsville Times
Bob Adams
North Alabama Rodeo Slated at American Legion Arena
MOULTON The North Alabama Roundup Rodeo is set for June 16 and 17 at the American Legion Rodeo arena sponsored by the American Legion with a June 15 trail ride at 8 p.m. from the arena. Rodeo performances start 7:30 p.m. June 16 and 17 with a rodeo queen chosen June 17 and entries coordinated by Virginia Alexander and Carl Gentry. A downtown street dance is planned June 15. A separate note mentions a campaign aiming to wipe out measles in the U.S. this year via massive vaccinations.
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Moulton
North Alabama
The
American Legion
Black Warrior Forest
Virginia Alexander
Carl Gentry
Weather and River Report for Decatur and Vicinity
Keller Memorial Bridge river reading 21.67 feet with sea level at 555.97. Sunday high 72 at 10:30 p.m. low 57 at 5 a.m. today. 60 at 8:15 a.m. Today. Rain 0.52 inch in the past 24 hours. Forecast cloudy, cool today and tonight, clearing late. Tuesday cool but mild. Normal lows 60 64 highs 84 87. Below normal precipitation in northwestern Alabama.
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Decatur
Tennessee River
Reading
Keller Memorial Bridge
Alabama
Norrmal
Lakeside High to Present Evening Concert Tonight
Decatur Lakeside High School Music Department performs at 8 in the school auditorium. A 75 member choir directed by James E. Jackson and a 78 member band under Robert J. Richardson will perform with soloist Miss Marvelene Moore.
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Lakeside High School
James E. Jackson
Robert J. Richardson
Marvelene Moore
Police report on local thefts and injuries in area
A boat motor and tool box were stolen yesterday from a car owned by Cecile P. Chapman of Hartselle parked on U S 31. Ronald Fuller of Trinity 1 suffered a head cut when his car overturned on County Line Road Sunday night after he lost control on a hill. Minnie Douglas, 40, of Madison 1 was hospitalized after being shot in the lower abdomen. police say her husband accidentally fired the shotgun. She is listed as fairly good at Decatur General Hospital.
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Cécil P. Chapman
Hartselle
U.S. 31
Ronald Fuller
Trinity 1
County Line
Fuller
Minnie Douglas
Madison
Decatur City Ballot Question for School Bonds Vote
Voters decide on issuing up to 3.5 million dollars in school bonds to fund new school houses. Interest at 5.34 percent, semiannual payments, with annual maturities from 1970 through 1987. The measure requires a crossmark (X) to indicate support or opposition.
Park and recreational facilities bond issue ballot text
Ballot asks voters to approve or oppose issuing up to 1 500 000 principal amount of Park and Recreational Facilities Bonds to acquire establish construct and improve parks and other facilities. Bonds bear interest up to 5 12 percent payable semiannually with annual installments from 1968 through 1992.
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Decatur
Alabama
Bankers envision automated services and accountable leadership
In a conference summary bankers discussed automated banking ideas such as bank to bank credit card exchanges and telephone check recording. Speakers urged sound judgment and community responsibility, noting the need to analyze procedures, maintain local capital, and boost services to fit future demand. The event ends tonight with Alabama’s Outstanding Young Banker of the Year to be named.
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Benedict
Howard S. Starks
Citizens and Southern National Bank
Atlanta
Edward D. Lord
Life Insurance Co
Leepid Ate
Auate
Edward M. Norman
First National Bank of
Clarksville, Tenn
Country Bank
Ust
Norman
Decatur Country Club
Alabama
First National Bank
Clarksville
Tenn
Life Insurance Company of Georgia
Ed Bruchac
Bond Votes To Decide Recreation and Education Programs
Decatur voters head to the polls from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. to decide two bond issues totaling 5 million dollars for recreation and education. If approved, 1.5 million funds recreation and 3.5 million funds educational facilities, with no new taxes and repayment from gross receipts and the general fund. The programs are part of Operation New Decatur, backed by Mayor J Gilmer Blackburn, and the city expects to begin the new park center at J Gilmer Blackburn Park and advance school building through 1974.
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Cora Blair
J. Gilmer Blackburn
5Th Ave
New Decatur
Decatur
Morgan County
Cotton futures open quiet with no trades registered
New York cotton futures showed a quiet start as Monday opened with no actual trades. Prices listed include Front month July at 22.208, October at 22.75, December at 22.20, March at 22.45, with bids noted but no bids executed.
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New York
Prices edge down slightly as supply remains ample
Birmingham reports prices mostly steady with minor declines for mediums and a few cents lower week to week. Supply levels are described as fully ample and retailers see steady to soft demand in the market.
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Birmingham
Ateds
Weather notes show mild forecast and poultry market terms
Fragmentary report mentions poultry products and farm prices around twelve percent and temperatures rising to the mid seventies by afternoon.
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Ernest Tillery, HY
Keith Ferguson
Kevin Ferguson
Bruce Ferguson
Charlotte Jankowski
Center Line
Monica E. Masci
Gallup
N.M
Raphael A. Jankowski
Madison Heights
Leo J. Jankowski
Thomas J. Jankowski
Fraser, Mich
Paul A. Jankowski
Joseph F. Jankowski
Fall River
Mass
mid-Atlantic States
South Atlantic Coast
Mrs
Josephine Ferguson
Jevenston St. S.E
1St Ave. S.W
Little Ernie's
Donna ‘Ave. S
Geo
Voth St. S.E
Bite
Sam
Athens Highway
Huntsville
Eric Ac
Abe
Sarah Royer
Decatur General Admissions
Daily Record
United States
Apella
Upster
Saturn
1St Ave
Bank St
Decatur Art Guild
St John’s Episcopal Church
Mary Lou Dancy
CES
Masonic Hall
Alara
State Farm
Troy O. Williams
6Th Ave
S.E
Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
Bloomington, Hines
F “Inc
Decatur Shopping Center
Cen- del Er Restaurant
RCA Victor
Rayburn
Ray’s
Omany
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