Weather and River Forecast For Decatur Area
Partly cloudy and warm today with widely scattered thundershowers affecting about 20 percent of the area. Tonight fair to partly cloudy and warm. South easterly winds 5 to 12 mph. High 91, low 66. Tennessee River reading this morning at Keller Memorial Bridge 21.70 feet, sea level 556.30 feet. Spica visible after sunset with planetary events noted for August.
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Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
Military report lists U S service members' spouses and casualties
The article notes the spouses of Staff Sgt Muriel D. Thomas, Capt Russel W. Condon, Sgt J C Kelley, and Spec 4 C Troy I Waters. U S warplanes claim to have sunk a North Vietnamese PT boat and damaged six military installations as air strikes continue. At Chu Lai a Marine reportedly died from accidental discharge and a child was killed in a firefight near Da Nang. a Marine and others were wounded.
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Muriel D. Thomas
Kathryn
Fayetteville
N.C
Russel W. Condon
Patricia
Pasadena
Tex
J.C
Bernard J. Kelley
Lucy C. Kelley
Roslyn
N.Y
Spec
Troy I. Waters
Dorothy
Coxs Mills
W. Va
U.S. Navy
North Viet Nam
U.S
Rao Nay
South
Viet Nam
Vinh
Ha Tinh
Hanoi
Chu ‘Lai
da Nang
Jokesan
le My
Daang
Death notices list several local obituaries
Mrs Nell Brown died Sunday at her Belle Mina residence with funeral arrangements to be announced by Turner Funeral Home. Ibert Stroughert died Sunday at a local hospital with arrangements to be announced by Reynolds Funeral Home. Mrs Ammie Russell died Sunday night in Hartselle hospital with arrangements by Reynolds Funeral Home. Mrs Agnes Tapscott died Saturday night at a local hospital. service set for Wednesday at Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church, burial in Sykes Cemetery, Rev. W D Campbell officiating. Survivors include Elmer Tapscott of Decatur and John Howard Sherrell of Nashville. further relatives noted.
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Nell Brown
Belle Mina
Turner Funeeral
Ibert Stroughert
Reynolds Funeral Home
Ammie Russell
Hartselle Hospital
Reynolds
Agnes Tapscott
Shiloh
Hospital Admissions and Dismissals List
Admission and dismissal entries for Decatur Moulton Hartsel Danville streets and trailer courts. Names include Mrs George Milligan James Lott Mrs A D Motes Dr SE Wayne Waters Mrs Seldon Shelton Thelma Gosline Gary Bowling Coleman Whitten Tommy Weaver J R Glenn Earl Teasley James L Crafts Mrs Dossie Elliott and Mrs Jerry Hargrove with related locations and court references.
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George Milligan
Decatur
James Lott
A. D. Motes
Gordon
Wayne Waters
Moulton
Seldon Shelton
Austin. St
Thelma Gosline
All State Trailer Court
Gary Bowling
Union Grove
Coleman Whitten
6Th Ave
Tommy Weaver
Hartselle
J. R. Glenn
James
James L. Crafts
Dossie Elliott
Jerry Hargrove
Danville Rd
Dismissals and Listings From Local Residents
A list of residents with titles and addresses appears, including Miss Virginia Jones Mrs George Moose Miss Cynthia K Boggess Clyde Miller Miss Patricia Ann Wood and others. The item also notes dismissals and lists several names with street addresses across Athens Belle Mina Decatur Moulton Somerville Wichita Kansas Birmingham and Hartselle.
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Virginia Jones
16Th Ave
George Moose
Clearview St
Cynthia K. Boggess
Olive St
Clyde Miller
Elkmont
Patricia Ann Wood
Injuries in Courtland Decatur area traffic incidents
Courtland police report 35 year old J B Martin critically injured when his car left the road and hit a power pole near Courtland. Ginger Sue Smith, 9, and Cynthia K Boggess, 4, of Decatur were treated after separate weekend crashes. Smith was struck by a 1957 Plymouth driven by Forrest Edward Hardin 30 of Decatur 4 p m on Alabama 24 2 4 miles west of Decatur. condition listed as fair. Boggess hit by a 1963 Mercury driven by Arvie J Covey 1817 College St SE. condition labeled good. Additional accidents nearby included a 1957 Chevrolet driven by Robert Taylor 64 Madison 1 and a 1958 Chevrolet driven by Frank Harris 21 Madison 1 one mile south of Greenbrier.
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J. B. Martin
Town Creek
Ginger Sue Smith
Cynthia K. Boggess
Decatur
Courtland
Martin
Lawrence County Hospital
Smith
Forrest Edward Hardin
Alabama
Decatur General Hospital
Cynthia Boggess
Norman W. Boggess
Olive St. SE
Olive St
16Th Ave
Arvie J. Covey
1817
College St. SE
Greenbrier
Greenbrier Rd
Robert Taylor
Madison
Frank Harris
Health budget row as doctors urge higher funding
Alabama lawmakers face pressure from Rep. Turner and others to raise the health department budget. Physicians John Chenault Sidney Chenault and Stanley Hand urge removing the 1920 salary ceiling and increasing funds to hire sufficient staff. They say the 600000 increase proposed by Wallace is far short of need.
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Limestone-Lauderdale
Dr. Myers
Turner
Alabama
Morgan County
Albert Brewer
Ralph Slate
John
Sidney Chenault
Decatur
Stanley Hand
Athens
John Chenault
Wallace
Health Department
Myers
Senate Cloture Vote Looms In Civil Rights Debate
Senate leaders plan to invoke cloture on a civil rights measure with a likely end of week vote. The move would cap debate time and allow a final decision after years of contentious talks.
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Senate
Eltra Corp executive to speak at Cham ber Rooster Club meeting
Francis Wistert vice president of Eltra Corp Toledo will address the Rooster Club at 9 0 a m tomorrow under Chamber of Commerce auspices The topic is The Kneisena division of Eltra and related activities. Past Matrons Mizpah 19 meets Tuesday at Big Bob Gibson s Barbecue at 6 30 p m husbands invited.
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Francis (Whitey) Wistert
Eltra Corp
Toledo
Ohio
Chamber of Commerce
Rooster Cofen
Cona
Wistert
Kneisena
Eltra
Rooster Club
Mizpah
Big Bob Gibson
Local Securities Prices Move Across Inter-Dealer Board
A securities desk reports inter-dealer bids and asks with no retail markdowns. Prices show varied ask and bid levels across several instruments, including Southern Airways and other securities, with fluctuating percentages and values indicating market activity.
Decatur Market Prices For Cotton And Livestock
Decatur reports middling cotton loan figures and cottonseed at 40 per ton while milk prices run 6.55 per hundred for Grade A and 3.20 for manufactured milk. Wood and pulpwood prices appear alongside corn and wheat quotes, with cattle, hogs and sheep notes and a weekend clearance summary showing week over week changes in more stable markets.
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U.S
Eggs Birmingham 99 Prices Irregular and Lower
Prices for eggs show irregular declines in Birmingham with ample supplies as demand slows. Retailers pay per dozen for Grade A white eggs in large medium and small sizes with variations across grades and pack configurations.
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Birmingham
Livestock Prices Across Georgia and Tennessee Markets
Hog receipts around 3,000 with steady sales in Albany and Thomasville areas. prices for 190 to 230 pound hogs 19.75 to 20.00 per hundredweight and higher weight ranges around 19.00 to 19.75. Tennessee cattle and hog figures show 900 cattle with slaughter steer prices near 24.00, heifers 17.00 to 20.50, cows 14.00 to 15.50, vealers 24.00 to 26.00, and hogs 800 counted with 21.00 to 20.25 for 195 to 245 pounds. Sheep around 727.25 for most choice 90 pound animals.
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Thomasville
Albany
Columbus
Moultrie
Thomasville Ga
Dothan
Ala
U. S
Nashville
Tenn
Aes
City Hall Fire Doused After Late Saturday Blaze
A fire on the second floor of City Hall started in an air conditioning unit and caused water damage upstairs and downstairs. One AC unit was destroyed and officials could not estimate total damage. Fire department received the call at 10 28 p m from police headquarters.
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City Hall
Decatur Fire Department
Chase Draws Sentence In City Court After Chase
A Negro man Elsie Lee Hampton was fined 356 and sentenced to 100 days in jail for three traffic violations and resisting arrest after a wild chase with city police Saturday. He faced 101 for reckless driving 101 and 10 days for leaving the scene plus 76 for no license and 78 for resisting arrest. Police stopped him in Decatur's southwest area after a roadblock. Additional docket items include 15 for disorderly conduct 13 for intoxication on a public street and other traffic offenses.
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Elsie Lee
Hampton
City Recorder’s Court
Decatur
Granite Complex Prepared for Underground Command Center
The Cheyenne Mountain complex is described as an underground town designed to sustain 800 personnel for about 30 days without outside contact. It features windowless walls, 11 interconnected steel buildings, and facilities such as kitchens, mess halls, offices, computer rooms, and a main theater for the battle staff.
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Combat Operations Center
Cheyenne Mountain
Deaths Mrs Pansy Smith of Hartselle
Funeral services for Mrs. Pansy Smith 39 of Hartselle were held today at Bethlehem Baptist Church with Rev Harold Wright and others officiating. Burial followed at Mount Tabor Cemetery. She leaves husband W C Smith daughter Sharron Kirby parents Mr and Mrs J P Moore sister Mrs Gladys Fergerson and three brothers. Pallbearers and honorary pallbearers named. She was a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church.
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Pansy Smith Hartselle
Pansy Smith
Hartselle
Bethlehem Baptist Church
Harold Wright
Bob White
Mount Tabor
Peck Funeral Home
W. C. Smith
Sharron Kirby
J. P. Moore
Gladys Fergerson
Decatur
Owen Moore
Thornsby
Austin Moore
Birmingham
Lloyd Moore
Pensacola
Fla
I. M. Pike
Sherman Pate
J. A. Halbrooks
M. B. Ward Sr
Burton Alvis
James Kent
David Chandler
James Price
Death of Miss Dee Wright in Nashville Tenn
Miss Dee Wright, 65, of 905 Burchwood Ave Nashville, died yesterday at 4 20 p m in a Nashville hospital. Services set for Tuesday at 9 30 a m at Phillip Robinson Funeral Home Nashville with Dr H Franklin Pascall officiating. Burial in Cookeville Cemetery Cookeville Tenn. She is survived by sister Mrs Jack Richardson of Decatur Alabama.
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Nashville
Tenn
Dee Wright
Burchwood Ave
Phillip Robinson
H. Franklin Pascall
Cookeville Cemetery
Cookeville
Wright
Jack Richardson
Olive St
Decatur
Infant Taylor dies in Chicago funeral set at Her rings Cemetery
Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde R. Taylor of 3544 West Wadsworth Street Chicago died Friday in Chicago. Graveside services are set for Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Her rings Cemetery Peck Funeral Home Hartselle with Rev. Perry Speegle officiating. Survivors include sister Rhonda Lynn and grandparents Clyde Taylor Hartselle and Lewis Matheny. The body is at the Taylor residence until services.
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Chicago
Ill
Clyde R
Buddy) Taylor
West Wadansia St
Herrings Cemetery
Peck Funeral Home
Hartselle
Perry Speegle
Rhonda Lynn
Taylor
Clyde Taylor
Lewis Matheny
Miss Nannie Crow, 80, Decatur, Dies at Home
Crow Miss Nannie Irene Crow, 80, of Decatur died Saturday at a local rest home at 10 50 p m Services were today at 2 p m at Guntharp Funeral Home chapel with Rev Martin Chenault officiating Burial was in Rose Lawn Cemetery Survivors include one nephew Judge J H Crow Decatur and several other out of state nieces and nephews Pallbearers were Slayton Owens Chris Landers D C Thompson James Dillehay Roy Hutson and Elliott Owens
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Nannie Irene Crow
Slayton Owens
Chris Landers
D.C. Thompson
James Dillehay
Roy Hutson
Elliott Owens
Law Cited To Curb Foreign Propaganda Mail
Government critics attacked a 1940s law controlling mailed political propaganda as a violation of free and open society and an invasion of privacy. The statute allowed the postmaster general to withhold foreign political materials deemed Communist from delivery by the Treasury secretary’s determination.
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United States
Secretary of the Treasury
Alabama Governor Speaks At Courtland Graduation
Wallace urged graduates to pursue learning and trades as Alabama builds 28 junior colleges including a nearby Decatur school. He touted $15 monthly transport and free textbooks next year to curb dropout rates, criticized the Supreme Court on Bible reading, warned against Communist sympathy, and praised Alabama pride. Diplomas were handed by Principal Donald Parker with valedictorian Betty Kyle Terry and salutatorian Don Great Parker addressing the crowd.
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South
Florida
Wallace
Decatur
Courtland
Alabama
Supreme Court
U.S
Betty Kyle Terry
Don Great Parker
Donald Parker
Peggy Bladon
Brenda Childress
Susan Coffey
Betty Daniel
Danny Darnell
Carolyn Dewberry
Tony Dewberry
Donnie Dickie
Roger Engle
Sharon Hodge
Dennis Halderfield
Dwight Holliday
Billy Jacobs
Peggy Terry Jeffreys
Milton Letson
Marvanell Maness
Don Parker
Charles Pitt
Ted Reynolds
Shirley Roper
June Sawyer
Lanier Sherrill
Linda Smith
Joan Terry
Larry Wayne Terry
Sandra Terry
Dalstrom Named To Presbyterian Group
Edwin F. Dalstrom pastor of Westminster Presbyterian Church Decatur was named to the standing committee of Bills and Overtures for the 177th United Presbyterian General Assembly in session in Columbus Ohio. He is one of 23 members charged with reviewing communications overtures and papers for the assembly.
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Columbus
Ohio
Edwin F. Dalstrom
Westminster Presbyterian— Church
Decatur
177Th United Presbyterian General Assembly
Dalstrom
General Assembly
Quiet day in Santo Domingo amid agreed cease fire
Dominican officials reported the cease-fire held as Brig. Gen. Antonio Imbert Barrera and leaders of the junta agreed not to fire unless attacked. Sunday passed with little violence in Santo Domingo after the revolt that toppled Donald Reid Cabral’s government.
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Mano Deno
Antonio Imbert Barrera
Santo Domingo
Donald Reid Cabral
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Elan
Spica
Mars
Venus
BAUGH
Wiley-Smith
Earl Teasley
Decatur General Admissions
Ens
Jennie Compton
William Waits
State Ave
Junius S. Inmon
James D. Compton
North St
James E. Nichols
Greenwood
Verban Smith
W. Moulton St
Emmett Roden
William. A. Brown Jr
Northmeade
H. H. Williams
Woodmont
Edward Riddle
Graham Ave
Edward A. Hill
Barlee Cunningham
Kermit Tucker
8Th St
Silas H. Blevins
Somerville
Howard Hagood
8Th Ave
Richard Bartlett
L. A. Hardin
Bobby Lindsey
Newman Ave
James C. Thompson
Stratford Rd
R. C. Moore
Church St
M. L. Sullivan
Wichita
Kans
Lucian C. Cox
Corrine Ave
Donald R. Stricklin
Herman Roberts
Cleveland Ave
John W. Waters
Vinemont
Milton B. Bagby
John Watkins
Solons
Plymouth
Michael D. Edwards
Billy Edbert
Hanceville
H. P. Ellard
Koscousis
Miss
Ford
James H. Springer
and G. H. Griffin
Tuscaloosa
Morgan County Sheriff's Deputies
Jack R. Raffield
Independent Life and Accident
Ins. Co
Daytona Beach
Fila
Luther L. Self
Cullman
Mutual Savings Life Insurance Co
the Counter Securities
Local Securities
Pares Mepe
Southern Airways
National Life
America
Natl Bank of Decatur
Life
Southern United Life Ins
Natl Bank of Alabama
Vulcan Life Ins. Co
Decatur Markets
Decatur Loan
New York
Kenneth E. Goodson
North Alabama Methodist Conference
Oak St
Fromeft
T. J. Chitwood
Bishop
Goodson
O. E. Kirby
C. H. Winefordner
W. Nelson Guthrie
F. D. Smith
Ford McDonald
Jim Taylor
Chase
Miss Dee Wright
Nannie
Crow
Presbyterian
Decatur Daily
6Th Ave. S.E
Decatur Country Club
S.W
Trinity Mountain
Betty St. S.wy
Ave. N.W
Ira’s Book & Gift
Royal Tire Service
Soncoppin Centers
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