Weather and River Report Oct 3 Decatur TN
Decatur and vicinity TVA river reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning 19.11 feet up .23 feet in 24 hours. Other lake stages Chickamauga 680.5 Pickwick 410.4 Guntersville 594.0 Whitesburg 553.9 Wilson 507.1. High yesterday 84 and 71 low. Today’s 75 at 10 10 a.m. Winds E to SE 5 to 15 mph rising to 10 to 20 mph Saturday. Sunset 5 29 p.m. sunrise 5 45 a.m. Moonrise 4 31 a.m. Visible Saturn near Fomal.
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Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
TVA
Chickamauga
Pickwick
Guntersville
Whitesburg
Wilson
Trial judge weighs embracery charge in case against McRae
Judge West rules on demurrer in a case where Clay E. Winton argues indictments for a public offense use vague language. The judge cites common law embracery and notes statutory form may be insufficient, while McRae and supporters react as officials discuss proper charging practice.
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Demurrer
West
Kentucky
Doss
McRae
Hospitals Baugh Wiley Smith and Associates Notices
A listing of names and locations appears to reference hospital related notices or staff listings. Individuals include Mrs Paul Cartee of Moulton and Roger Chandler of Tanner, with several addresses such as 1807 26th Ave SE and 318 6th Ave NW. The fragment also mentions Eva and Mrs Melvin Blocker along with Decatur and Madison tied entries.
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Baugh-Wiley-Smith
Paul Cartee
Moulton
John W. BuHard
26Th Ave. SE
Melvin Blocker
Eva
W. D. Miller
Decatur
Fred Carter
6Th Ave
William Marsh, Jr
Madison
Dewayne Morgan
Park
Local Residents Listed in Street and City Addresses
A list of names and street addresses appears including Mrs. Pruitt Lane 810 7th Ave and Miss Ronda Fowler 303 Bob white Dr SW among others from multiple towns such as Athens Bear Lake and Cullman with various Mrs. and Mr. titles and an infant referenced. The compilation includes numerous households across several streets and states.
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Pruitt Lane
7Th Ave
Ronda Fowler
Bobwhite Dr
J.D. Abercrombie
Memorial Dr
Fred Ross, Sr
10Th Ave
Hilda Hurricane Strengthens For Northward Move
Forecasters warned Hurricane Hilda would move north-northwest then turn northward with eye winds near 150 mph. Louisiana and Texas coastlines issued hurricane warnings as tides climb, evacuations proceed in Sabine Pass and Cameron areas and coastal residents head to shelters.
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Newa
Hilda
Louisiana
Mississippi River
New Orleans Coast Guard
Louisiana Coast
Weather Bureau
Galveston
Tex
Mobile
Ala
Texas
Beaumont
R. E. Culbertson
Sabine Pass
Culbertson
Nederland
Port Arthur
Cameron
O. B. Carter
Hell
Decatur Hosts Unique State Sales Training Course
The Decatur Chamber of Commerce and Decatur High School sponsor a four day sales training program led by Harry W. Hewitt of the Tennessee Department of Education. About 150 city retail clerks earned completion certificates and learned five selling steps and customer-focused ethics. Hewitt notes the course aims to improve merchant cooperation and customer relations statewide.
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Harry W. Hewitt
Tennessee Department of Education
Mike Freeman
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Decatur
Alabama
Decatur High School
Tennessee
Hewitt
Nashville
Chamber of Commerce
Soviet
Russia
Dewitt T. Coleman
Jan Higgins
C. N. Patterson
Thomas M. Brown
Bob Young
J. D
Yankees Aim for Fifth Straight AL Pennant
New York can clinch the AL pennant with a win over Cleveland while the White Sox drop a doubleheader to Kansas City. The Orioles stay within 2 games after a 2 0 victory over Washington as Cincinnati closes in on St Louis in the NL race with Pittsburgh.
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NEW York
New York Yankees
Yankee
Cleveland
Chicago White Sox
Kansas City
Yankees
Detroit
White Sox
Baltimore ‘Orioles
Orioles
Washington
REDS
Cincinnati Reds
Pittsburgh
St. Louis Cardinals
Philadelphia
Cardinals
New York Mets
Phillies
Cincinnati
Cardinal
Huddleston seeks probe of riots linked to communism
Representative George Huddleston Jr. of Alabama urged a congressional investigation into Northern city riots arguing the events show a Communist influence contrary to an FBI report. He pressed for inquiry on the pattern of racial violence as evidence.
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Washington
George Huddleston Jr
D-Ala
FBI
Huddleston
Bottoms to become police chief as new council takes office
Bottoms, 51, a longtime lawman, will take over as police chief Monday night after agreeing to the new appointment. Sheriff Evans would not name a replacement deputy, noting Bottoms was the force’s second in command and that two captains Dennis Brown and Nolan Davis remain. The chief salary rises to 423 dollars a month. Al Corder may move to city clerk’s office as license inspector. the new council will be sworn in Monday night by Judge Mason Freeman.
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Bottoms
Evans
Dennis Brown
Nolan Davis
Davis
Brown
al Corder
al Corder Will Transfer From the Police Department
Mason Freeman
Births in Decatur General Hospital list new arrivals
Mr and Mrs Robert Mur dock report a daughter born yesterday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs J D Abercrombie announce a daughter at 322 Memorial Drive. Mr and Mrs Harold Breeding welcome a son at Decatur General Hospital.
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Robert Murdock
Carolyn St. SW
Decatur General Hospital
J.D. Abercrombie
Memorial Dr
Harold Breeding
10Th St. SE
Yestern
Decatur General Hospina Omer German St
Cattle and Hog Prices Reported At Feeder Sale
Markets show mainly steady demand for steers and heifers with good to choice calves trading 23.00 to 26.00 and standard types 18.00 to 22.00. lighter loads mostly 1 to 2 220 to 260 lb hogs cited at 16.25 to 16.50 and heavier 280 to 550 lb hogs around 11.50.
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U.S
Decatur Rotary hears on beautification aims. car crash report
Decatur Rotary Club will hear Noel Callahan outline the City Beautification Program at a Monday noon luncheon. Separately on Memorial Drive a 1961 Ford struck two parked cars while the driver, Billy Humphries, said he fell asleep at the wheel. no injuries reported and the vehicles involved were listed as heavily damaged.
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Noel Callahan
Decatur Rotary Club
Memorial Dr
Billy C. Humphries
Ford
Donald L. Hancock
Han
Thomas L. Lipton
Shipping delays and labor talks amid New York dock strike
The piece notes stevedoring firms seeking premium rates for weekend work while a judge signs papers to an 80 day cooling off period in deadlocked wage negotiations. Union leaders delay back work orders as the midnight strike begins. A Gleason spokesman schedules a union meeting to plan return to the port of New York.
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New York
Gleason
Port
Market ends irregularly after lighter New York sesh
The New York stock market eased with mixed results as trading slowed. IBM fell over seven points while Xerox gained about four. GM stock and Ford slipped modestly as the two week strike affected auto shares. Steels and rubbers were narrowly mixed amid gains in aerospace drugs oils tobaccos and nonferrous metals.
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New York
IBM
Xerox
General Motors
G Stock
Ford
Chrysler
Man Charged In Wreck At 2nd Ave and Lee St Intersection
An Anniston man Atlee Phillips formerly of Decatur was arrested about 11:50 a.m. after his 1962 Falcon struck a 1964 Ford station wagon driven by Mrs. Anna Pearl Preuit of Moulton 3 injuring her. Phillips was charged with driving while intoxicated after his car hit a curb and stopped.
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Anniston
Decatur
Atlee Phillips
2Nd Ave
Lee St
Anna Pearl Preuit
Moulton 3
Hartselle Hospital
Phillips
Preuit
Deaths Mrs Ida Collum 94 Falkville
Services for Mrs Ida Collum 94 of Falkville will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. from Bell Springs Baptist Church Lacon. Survivors include two sons Garfield and Henry Collum of Falkville and two daughters Lizzie Mae Collum of Falkville and Mrs Mamie Clemons of Elco Georgia.
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Ida Collum
Falkville
Bell Springs Baptist Church
Lacon
Garfield
Henry Collum
Lizzie Mae Collum
Mamie Clemons
Elco
Miss Ruby Small Funeral Services Held
Miss Ruby Small 72 of 1407 7th Ave SE died Thursday morning at home. Funeral services are Saturday at 11 a.m. at Ninth Street Methodist Church with Rev T J Chitwood officiating. Burial in Roselawn Cemetery. She was a retired Methodist Publishing House employee and lived in Decatur with a niece. Survivors include Noble Small of Independence Missouri two nieces Edith Moore of Decatur and Evelyn Anfinson of Miami one nephew John R Butler of Decatur and other relatives. Pallbearers named.
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Ruby Sinffall
7Th Ave
Ninth Street Methodist Church
T. J. Chitwood
Roselawn Cemetery
Gunthorp Funeral Home
Miss Small
Methodist Publishing House
Nashville
Edith Moore
Noble
Small
Independence
Decatur
Evelyn Anfinson
Miami
John R. Butler
David Gilly
Bob Neill
al Sandore
Otto Reader
Troy Quick
Elton Stephenson
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Decatur ,Skies
Saturn
Birmingham
Mr. Winton
Clay E. Winton
Grand Jury
Roger Chandler
Tanner
Decatur General Admissions
Anthony Shaw
Athens
Jean Babcock
Bear Lake
Mich
Guy Baker
Birch
Grady Stephenson
Sherman St
I.S. Varnell
2Nd
Donald Johnson
Park St
Roberta Hodge
Magnolia St
Jeffrey Carlisle
Dixie Hotel
Ate Hodges
Hillard Williams
Phillips St
Opie Brown
Waldermose Springs
Nina Hanes
Boyd Fillippeli
Myrtle Black
Welden Sanderson
Ardmore
Tenn
Dewey Hufiffstuttler
Cullman
John Hopkins
Glen Kelley
Somerville
Ollie Pettey
Grant
Henry A. Ricson, Jr
Betty Ann Scott
Don Beauchamp
Douglas Dodd
Sim Price
Jerry Thomas
Jerry D. Thomas
Thomas L. Cole
Thurman Brown
Sterlin
Mabl Muzzey
Paul J. Sims
M. G. Smith
Richard Chandler
Billy Eddy
Jim Jones
N. W. McGuire
B. R. Reece
Bobby G. Robinson
C. F. Lee
Recatur
Marion T. Burke
Fred W. Osborn, Jr
Florence
Mutual Savings Life
Life Insurance Agency Management Association
Edgewater Beach Hotel
Chicago
Clover Craft Club
Lottie Culver
Olive St. SE
City Recorder
Morgan County Sheriff's Deputies
Promenaires Square
American Legion
DAV
Bank St
Decatur Curb Market
Legion
Gateway
Highway 31
Church St. Apt
la Buena Vista Circle
Beagle Hounds
Raymond St. S.W
Paul Davis Feed Store
Local Securities
Tenn. National Gas Co
Ite Oe Life First Nets
Greater
Jefferson
KVP Suth
Ligg & My Ante
Lockh Air Am Mot
Macy
Martin Am
T&t
Minn M M
Am Tob
Monson
Mont Ward Babcock & W
Nat
Fds
Nat Distill
Bell & How
Olin
Beth Steel
Owens Till
Oxford Mig Burl
Calum & H
Phill Pet
Cater Trac
Proct & G
Coca Cola
RCA Colg Palm
Rals Pur
Repub Stl Cbs
Reyn Met
Firestone
Fla Pw
Cal
Fla P&l
Wall Street
Rising Sun Lodge
Masonic Temple
Douglas L. Rogers
W.M
B. Kenton
Soc’y
Miss Ruby Small
Decatur Eee
Vee
Uae
Monsanto
Semmes & Taylor, Inc
State National Bank
Bidg
Johnston St
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