Weather and River Summary for Decatur and Vicinity
Decatur and vicinity notes a 21.82 feet river level at Keller Memorial Bridge up .12 feet in 24 hours, sea level 556.12 feet. High 78, low 54, Saturday 81 degrees. Skies variably cloudy today, fair and cool tonight, partly cloudy and warmer Saturday. Northeast winds 8 to 16 mph. Gas Dept reports yesterday high 83, low 56, this morning 68. Saturn and Jupiter rise tonight with Mercury and Mars following.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
GOP Tour Sparks Tension On Poverty Stricken Farm
A land survey by Republican congressmen drew attention as they visited a farm with dire poverty claims. The Cutler couple, including a 63 year old wife, criticized the approach and questioned why repairs should start at the roof rather than the base, amid Goldwater for President pins visible at the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldwater
Cutler
Congressman Looks To Return With Wife For Visit
The congressman said it was a great pleasure to visit this part of the state and he would like to return with his wife to spend time there. Grant said he believed Gov. Wallace was waking many people and predicted a Civil Rights bill would pass before the public learns of its dangers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant
Gov. Wallace
Washington
Death notices for Chestine Boyd Zelia Burton and Eliza McDonald
Services Sunday at 2 p.m. for Chestine Boyd at First Baptist Church Moulton burial in Moulton Cemetery Survivors include husband five daughters three sons and many grandchildren Services for Zelia Burton in Hartselle Baptist Church at 2 p.m. burial in adjoining cemetery Reynolds directing Survivors include daughter three brothers three sisters and many grandchildren Services for Eliza McDonald at St James Cumberland Presbyterian Church on Sunday at 2 p.m. burial Garrett Cemetery Limestone County
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chestine Boyd
Trinity
First Baptist Church
Moulton
Hillard Boyd
Colenia Huggs
Russellville
Bess Moody
Detroit
Mich
Lesper L. Dorsey
Neoshia Hubbard
Nonia Harris
Leighton
Sy- Wester Steel
Cincinnati
Ohio
Solomon Steel
Courtland
Grady Steel
Cleveland
Olena Scott
Decatur
Zelia Burton
Hartselle
Hartselle ‘Baptist
Reynolds
Mattie House
Chicago
Pearl Hering
West Herring
Sanford Herring
Lucinda Burnm
Ada Wie
Berthaix
Toledo
Ing
Carrie Ellison
Hattie Miller
Knoxville
Tenn
Ruth Kinsley
Henry Miller
Harrison Miller
Anna Hicks
Sarah Turner
Huntsville
Betty A. Tenney
Louisville
Hospital Dismissals List Includes Local Residents
A hospital notice lists dismissals of multiple local residents and family members. Names include Otis Waller of Summer Lane 1713, Patricia Nickens of Hartselle, four Nickens children, Julie Miller of Decatur, Walter Stephenson of Cullman, Doretha Clark of 602 Sixth Avenue, Roger Spain of Decatur Trailer Park, George Dugger of Belle Mina, Bobby Ray Drake of 504 14th Street SE, and James Garrison of Trinity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otis E. Waller
Summerlane
Patricia Ann Nickens
Hartselle
Dickey Nickens
Rickey Nickens
Julie Miller
Decatur
Walter Stephenson
Culllman
Doretha Clark
6Th Ave
Roger Spain
Decatur Trailer Park
George Dugger
Belle Mina
Bobby Ray Drake
14Th St
James Garrison
Trinity
Janice Chatham
Garlin Cheatham Jr
Belle Montgomery Chenault
Jennifer Ozella Chenault
Larry Marshall Christian
Billie Marie Clanton
Robert P. Clark Jr
Sharon Faye Clark
John Gregory Cleland
W. Ronald Clemons
Henrietta Clift
Barbara Carol . Cobb
Sybie Gayle Cobb
Frances O
Ella Coburn
Burton Floyd Coley
Redus Christian Collier Jr
James Davis Compton Jr
John Harold Compton
Kathryn Jane Conover
Michael Ray Cooper
Jo Ellen Copeland
Roger D. Copeland
Judy Ann Couch
Judy Ann Counts
Cecilia Thomas Cox
Garry Kenneth Craig
Sandra Gaye Crow
Larry Joe Culp
Larry Joe Culver
Martha Glee Davidson
Edgar A. Davis
Susan Merle Davis
Nancy Ann DeMoss
Charles Michael Duke
Clement Raymond Duncan
Jacquelyn Eaken
Gwendolyne Eaton
Charles Frederick Ellis
Beverly Jane Evans
Jan Brown Fite
Susan Lee Fite
Thornton Fleming Jr
Jo Ann Hedleston
Brenda Sue Hendrix
Don Milton Hendry
Brenda Gayle Hill
James Leonard Hill
Frank R. Hoer
Howard W. Hollingsworth
James Phillip Holmes
Shirley Anne Holmes
Sarah Linnell Hopkins
Charles Britain Hough
James Over Howell
Carolyn Chapman Hudson
Yancey Vernon Hughes Jr
Thomas Homer Hutchinson
Cassandra Hyatt
Joan Marie James
Raymon James
Linda Joyce Jenkins
Carolyn Faye Jet
Audary Marie Johnson
Billy Johnson
Donald Robert Johnson
James Timothy Johnson
Ra Morgan Jones
Sharon
Elizabeth Jones
John Joseph, III
Courtney Joy
Andy Kelly
Jackie E. Key
William Dwight Kimbrell
Carolyn King
Edythe Jane Knight
Joyce Marie Knight
Robert Daniel Kruidenier
Rhonda Lane
David C. Lashley
Jerry Marshall Lee
Buddy Lentz
Sandra Dianne Long
Ramon Lyle Looney
John
Troy Lee Morris
Anita Marcell Moses
Nancy Carol Mullins
Dianne Murphree
Nancy Carolyn McAlister
Delores
Ann McCalman
Charlotte Ann McClendon
Leonard F. McCowan
Janet Marie McCulloch
James Joseph McLaughlin, Jr
James McMullin
Megan McPherson
Vickie Anne McRae
William Stephen Nagy
James Eugene Negro
Jo ‘Ann Neill
George Thomas Nethery
Jerrell Bud Newby
Mary Elizabeth ‘Newson
Patrick James O’keefe
William ‘Co. Oliver
Marilyn Louise Olson
Thomas J. Overcamp
Byron D. Owens
Jackson Hodges Ozier
Elizabeth Ann Pantier
Betty Joan Parker
Paul W. Parker
Martha Jane Patton
Patsy Peek
Patricia Gail Pence
Teresa Diane Pepper
Linda Jane Perry
Polly Anne Peterson
Mary Lee Photion
Geoffrey Curtis Pigott
Robert Allen Piland
Katherine Olivia Powell
John Alan Prescott
Fredrick Dale Price
Sheila Price
Brenda Starr Privett
Patricia Quinn
Wanda May Ramey
Gordon Ray
Anne White Redman
Lowell Reece
Garland Rivers
Dorothy Rogers
Ronnie Roop
Brenda Anne Roper
Cathleen Ryan
Ann Sanders
Charles W. Sandlin
Sherry Paulette Sandy
Hellen Seay
Sandra Jean Shell
Kenneth Shirley
Steva Shirley
Susan Kalean Shirley
Holmes Alvan Turner Jr
Patricia Turner
Robert Paul Vaughan
Linda Faye West
Barbara Carroll Vinson
Larry H. Waddell
Larry T. Waddell
Cecilia Ann Waer
Francine Gay Wahl
Rachel Ramona Waldrop
Brenda Carrol Walker
Charles Waller
Jesse Edward Ward
Wesley Eugene Ward
Frances Marie Watson
Carolyn Weaver
Jessie Lane Weaver
William Lonnie Weaver Jr
Bobby Edward Wells
Jo Ann Whisen
Local births and names listed for Decatur area
A long OCR list records many individuals with addresses across Decatur, Huntsville, Hartselle, Athens, Courtland, and surrounding towns. It names infants, children, and adults including Baby Randall Graham, Master Marcus Gey, Master David Kellen, Baby Felecia Hill, Mrs. Loyd Barnett and infant daughter, and Mrs. Bertha Humphries among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Hall
Grant St. Leon
Royston
Moulton
Debbie Russell
Decatur
Randall Graham
6Th Ave
George Jefferson
Hartselle
Robert Russell
A. B. Lightfoot
9Th St
Clell Phillips
Floyd Cross
Courtland
B. J. Lawrence
Johnston
Bertha Humphries
Eastmeade Ave
James Hayes
Jackson St
Felecia
Hill
Huntsville
Charles Plemons
17Th Ave
Marcus Gey
Athens
Carol Kellen
Meadow Brook
David Kellen
Meadowbrook Rd
Gwendlyn Hill
Loyd Barnett
William Steele
16Th Ave
Weather Summary Locally Warmer With Northeasterly Winds
A warm spell continued with a light northeasterly breeze of 8 to 15 mph. Northern Midwest saw freezing temperatures while the North Central region and northern states reported 30s to 40s. Frost appeared in Minnesota Wisconsin Michigan and parts of Maine Vermont and New Hampshire. The cold air dome centered in north central Canada kept temps below seasonal norms, with cooler weekend prospects. Pacific Coast and Southwest remained near normal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midwest
North Central
Maine
New York State
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Vermont
New Hampshire
Canada
GOP Faces Confusing Ballot and Assembly Strategy
The article notes Republican chairman Robert Riseling denying knowledge of a so called sample ballot while Noel explains the circular was an advertisement. It details Alabama election changes under a 9-8 elimination plan and lists district nominee implications for eight Seats. It also lists survivor relatives of a deceased individual including multiple children and siblings across Tennessee Kentucky and Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Riseling
Marshall County
Republican Executive Committee
Noel
Bill Hagler
Wavu
Albertville
Alabama Now
Chas
Witness identifies defendant in Hays murder trial
A 15 year old mother and wife testified as the prime state's witness identifying Billy Boulden as the man who abducted her at gunpoint near the Flint Creek bridge and forced sex before Officer Hays was killed. She described the car, gun, and sequence ending with her escape and the officer’s death. Police and toxicology testimony followed including a blood stained knife and the victim's undershirt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boulden
Hays
U. S. 31
Flint Creek
Hundley
Flint) Creek
Chenault
E. B. Watts
Morgan County
R. M. Goode
Robert B Johnson
Goode
U.S. 31
Leslie Doss
Billy Boulden
Doss
Johnson
Handley
Haysamily
One Bid Placed on U S Arnold Center Project
Army Engineers received a single bid for a contract at the Air Force Arnold Engineering Development Center in Tennessee. H E Collins Contracting Co of Chattanooga offered 263 638 dollars, higher than the 217 714 dollar government estimate and subject to standard rejection if overage exceeds 15 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Army Engineers
Air Force
Arnold
Tullahoma
Tenn
H. E. Collins ‘Contracting Co
Chattanooga
Decatur High 1964 Seniors Receive Scholarships at Graduation
Decatur High School held its 1964 graduation with valedictorian Alvan Turner and salutatorian Mary Nell Swatzell urging high aims. Principal William H. Jenkins presented awards including scholarships to Alabama colleges and universities for SH sophomore and staff selections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Nell Swatzell
Swatzell
Alvan Turner
Turner
Shirley Holmes
Alabama College
Martha Jane Patton
Birmingham- Southern College
Diane Foster
Memphis State
Madilyn Marshall
Randolph-Macon College
Gorgas
Alabama
Jane Bass
College of Choice
John Cleland
University of Chicago
Tulane University
Mary Ann Wilker
Webster College
Tom Overcamp
Redstone Arsenal
Bob Johnson
Federal Government Accountant’s Assoc
Vernon Mathis
Howard College
Johnny Compton
Jimmy Teague
Athens College
Bill Oliver
Carolyn ‘Greene
Kappa Kappa Iota
Joe Calvin
Decatur School Board
Milton H.compton
Decatur sheriff hospital visit and weekend curb market
Dr John Chenault said McRae suffered a mild heart attack and the sheriff remains at Decatur General Hospital unable to receive visitors. The Decatur Curb Market will run 6 am to noon Saturday with ham and bacon sausage lard cakes canned goods vegetables jellies frozen foods flowers greens onions radishes lettuce and more. At Jackson St and 8th Ave SE an accident occurred Thursday at 9:30 am involving a 1964 Pontiac driven by Sandra Mills 18 and a 1959 Volkswagen driven by Garrold Nungester 17 with Nungester sustaining a cut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vera Martin Price
Wadsworth St
Thurman C. Garrett
Decatur 2
5Th Ave
L1th St
6Th Ave
Prospect Dr. SE
James P. Brock
Dalton
Joan P. Odom
Huntsville
Jessie H. Farley
Moulton
Betty St
8Th Ave
Ford
Gary Dale French
Bradley St
Suzanne Bean
Danville Rd
Tennessee River Bridge
U. S. 31
Decatur Harbor
Mary Charles Holland
Martha Kay Wright
12Th St
Charles M. Shirley
Jackson St
Janie Royer
Trinity
Somerville Rd
Decaturi High School
John Chenault
McRae
Decatur General Hospital
Decatur
Pontiac
Sandra Joyce Mills
Volkswagen
Garrold H. Nungester
Stratford Rd
Nungester
Deaths Jesse L. Ray of Hartselle Dies at 56
Jesse L. Ray 56 of Hartselle died at his residence Thursday night. Services are Saturday at 2 pm at Mt. Tabor Methodist Church with Rev Johnny Mayfield officiating. Burial in adjoining cemetery with Peck directing. Survived by widow Vida Mae Ray four daughters Mrs Addie Lee Dobbs Forney Tex Miss Shirley Ray Cathy Ray Anita Ray one son Westley L. Ray two grandchildren one sister Mrs Oliver Simpson Lexington two brothers Ernest Ray Vinemont and Sherman Ray Cullman. Member of Flint Baptist Church Cullman County.
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Hartselle
Jesse L. Ray
Mt. Tabor Methodist Church
Johnny Mayfield
Peck
Vida Mae Ray
Addie Lee Dobbs
Forney
Tex
Shirley Ray
Cathy Ray
Anita Ray
Westley L. Ray
Oliver Simpson
Lexington
Ernest Ray
Vinemont
Sherman Ray
Cullman
Ray
Flint Baptist Church
Cullman County
Mrs Delphie Markel Dies in Albany Funeral Soon
Mrs Delphie Mae Markel 38 of Albany Ga died Wednesday at 6 15 am in Albany Services set for Saturday at 2 pm at Johnsons Chapel near Neel with Rev Denns Tucker officiating Burial will be in adjoining cemetery Gunthorp directing Survived by husband Raymond Markel Albany one son R J Dunn Decatur her parents Mr and Mrs Willie Johnson Decatur one brother Joe H Johnson Decatur and several nephews
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphie Mae Markel
Albany
Johnson
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Saturn
Jupiter
Mercury
Mars
Earth
Gop
Eliza McDonald
St James Cumberland _Presbyter Church
W. E. Scott
Garrett Cemetery
Limestone
Decatur General Admissions
Fred Dunn
Prospect Dr
Willie Williams
7Th Ave
Fred Fields
Robert Guley
7Th St
Rodger Schaefer
15Th Ave
Sheri Harville
I Sherman St
Bernie Sims Jr
Dewey Mason
Olive St
Willard Siviley
Pacific Coast
Southwest
Finley Drive
3Rd St
Chevrolet
George Lester Burchfield
Memorial Dr
Jatties
William Patterson
Loyd Hays
Kizziah
9Th St. Methodists Church
Tommy H. Putman
Ruth A. Woodruff
Russell Lee Priest
Decatur City Clerk’s Office
1St Ave
Marion E. Sims
Hamilton Dr
Sim Hamilton
Westmead
Moulton St
11Th Ave
Callie M. Thompson
Billy Harville
Arley
Dewitt Green Jr
Marvin Flynn
American Legion
Knox McRae
U.S
Ae “Wu
Raymond Herbert Adams
Robert ‘T. Agnew Jr
Daniel Housh Albert
Richard Eugene Aldridge
Patricia Gail Anderson
Dorothy Louise Anderton
Scotty G. Appleton
Natalia’ Archipov
Janice Marie Armentrout
John Michael Austin
Robert Norman Barber
Mary Anee
Barron
Jane
Lois _Bassi
Suzanne ‘Beany_Ernest Wayne po charris Howell Black
Wanda Cecilé Black
Sandra Jo Blalock
Larry Joe Blankenship
Elizabeth Chandler Boyd
Donald Stephen Branum
David Murray Braswell
Fatsy Ann Braswell
Tommy Ray Bridges
Rickland de Bronaugh
Danny J. Brown
Jimmy Douglas Brown
Patricia Ann Brown
Ronald Thurman Brown
Jo Ann Burch
Gerald Eugene Burden
Rebecca Ann_ Burleson
Kathleen Elizabeth Calix
Janice Lee Cambron
Carol Campbell
Sara Ann Campbell
William Marvin Camthers
Pamela Oo Cartwright
Joel, Ring Chandler
Cleo
Teague
Friends of
Cleo Teague
Ala
Mrs. Delphie Markel
Dodge
Holliway-St.Hartselle
Jackson Street
Hertford
Rollo Domino
Beau Perfect
Rollo Domnino
lIra‘s
E. Moulton
Patience Nee
Too
Beech St
Austin High
Rising Sun Lodge
Masonic Temple
George Mills
W.M. C
B. Kenton
Sec'y
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