Weather and river readings from Decatur area Tennessee
The Keller Memorial Bridge river level reached 18.44 feet with a 0.07 foot rise in 24 hours. TVA lake stages listed include Chickamauga 679.45 and Guntersville 593.6 while Decatur’s high today nears 74 with partly cloudy mild conditions and east to southeast winds 5 to 15 mph.
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Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
TVA
Chickamauga
Pickwick
Guntersville
Whitesburg
Wilson
Iekay Bho
Decatur Chamber Sends Delegation on Anniston Wakeup Tour
More than 40 Decatur Chamber of Commerce members will depart by bus for an Anniston goodwill visit led by Dick Ordway. The trip aims to observe Anniston's Rooster Coffee Club and foster personal contact, with a schedule including a YMCA meeting, tours of city buildings, and a luncheon at the Country Club.
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Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Anniston
Dick ‘Ordway
Ordway
Anniston Chamber
Decatur Chamber
Anniston Y.M
Quality Model Laundry
Julian Bibb
Trip
Chemstrand
Gilmer Blackburn
Alvis Briscoe
First Federal Savings and Loan Association
Marion Burke
Mutul Savings Life Insurance Co
Joe Calvin
Gil Crane
Goldel Drug Store
Denton Cole
First National Bank
Jones Ellison
J. C. Penny Co
John Eyster
Hill Ferguson
Bama’ Cigar & Candy Co
Roy Fite
Gobble-Fite Lumber Co
Chamber
Bill Hall
Liberty National Life Insurance Co
Women’s
Chamber of Commerce
R. W. Henderson
Mutual Savings Life Insurance Co
W. J. Hubbert
Crescent Motel
J. D. Knight
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Tom
Campaign reports near finish as major industries lead
Lay stated all divisions except major industries have fallen behind. Major industries exceeded goals a week earlier with five or six firms left to report. He praised the campaign and noted no further reports will come to the chamber office. Solicitors were to deliver reports to United Fund headquarters on Johnston Street.
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Lay
Chamber
United Fund
Johnston St
Hospital List Names Citizens and Addresses
A readable roster lists residents and locations including Donna Portwood 1101 7th Ave SE Ray Speegle 810 Bradley St Judy Blackwell Ardmore Tennessee E K Henson 2207 Birch St J C Mears Trinity Albert Keenum Moulton Master Jeffrey Stewart 1004 17th Ave SE Charles Brown Decatur Mrs Bell Leopard 709 7th Mrs Benny Kent Hartselle Baby Donna L Stewart 31 Vine St Mrs Wallace Hughes and infant son Cleo Ave
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Donna Portwood
Ray Speegle
Bradley St
Judy Blackwell
Ardmore
Tenn
E. K. Henson
Birch St
J. C. Mears
Trinity
Albert Keenum
Moulton
Jeffrey Stewart
Charles’ Brown
Decatur
Bell Leopard
7Th Ave
Benny Kent
Hartselle
Donna L. Stewart
Vine St
Wallace Hughes
Cleo
Co op Plans Large Storage Tank at Alabama Farmers Co op
Chicago Bridge and Iron, Inc. received a building permit to erect an 85 foot diameter by 40 foot high storage tank on Alabama Farmers Co op property at the corner of Church and Market streets. The permit value was listed as 58125 dollars.
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Chicago Bridge and Iron, Inc
Alabama Farmer’s Co-op
Co-op
Churich and
Market Streets
Local Want Ads Highlight Busy Trip Committee Hiring
A reader notes several local business names and individuals listed as trip committee members, including Decatur Transit, The Shop, One Hour Martinizing, Ho over Motor Express, and W. T. Grant Co. Other contributors include State National Bank, Semmes & Co., Furman Smith, Johnny Smither, and Ruth Young among others.
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Furman Smith
W. T. Grant Co
Johnny Smither
Sam Stewart
State National Bank
John Taylor
Semmes &Co., Inc
Frank Troup
Decatur Coca-Cola Bottling Co
Frank Whisenant
WMSL
Gena Wood
State, National Bank
Art Vickrey
Rhodes Furniture Co
Ruth Young
Pete Milk Co
Pair Of Suits Being Heard In Morgan County Court
Morgan County Circuit Court enters a second day with a $400,000 medical malpractice case against Black Chandler Hospital at Hartselle filed by Gwen Williams and her husband Hubert Williams who seek $100,000 and $300,000 respectively for injuries after a bed fall. The hospital disputes negligence and argues no constant supervision was required. A separate $40,000 suit by William Harris against Hardin Hughes stems from a 1963 backhoe accident injuring Harris as he followed a ditch crew causing knee injury and lost work time. Judges Bloodworth and Powell anticipate lengthy hearings, with next cases National Surity Vs. Higginbotham Coast Co. and Price Vs. Turner Davis following.
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Morgan County
Black Chandler Hospital
Hartselle
Gwen Williams
Hubert Williams
Williams
James N. Bloodworth
William Harris
Hardin H. Hughes
Hughes
Harris
Newton B. Powell
National Surity
Higginbotham Coast. Co
James A. Price
Turner A. Davis
Price
Decatur Boy Critical After Motor Bike Collision
Tony Ray Miller fourteen was listed in critical condition at Huntsville Hospital with head injuries after his Honda motorcycle struck the right side of a 1953 Chevrolet driven by Elbert Dilbeck. His younger brother Howard Miller ten was slightly injured in the crash on Lamar Street Southwest.
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Decatur
Huntsville Hospital
Tony Ray Miller
Lamar St
Howard Miller
Elbert Dilbeck
State Ave
Dilbeck
Decatur General Hospital
Local Births Reported From Decatur General Hospital
Mr and Mrs Floyd Fagan of 216 Cain Street NE welcomed a girl Monday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs John Ferrell Jr of 1825 Corrine Avenue had a boy Monday at Decatur General. Mr and Mrs Theron Drake of 1211 Seventh Avenue SE welcomed a boy Monday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs C L Clark of Mooresville welcomed a girl today at Baugh Wiley Smith Hospital.
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William Pugh
William Waugh
Enolam
Dwight South
Chestnut St
Theron Drake
7Th Ave
Tina Richter
13Th Ave
Mitchell Clabaugh
Paradise Trailer Court
Charles Waldrep
Tanner
Floyd Fagan
Cain St
Decatur General Hospital
John Ferrell Jr
Corrine .Ave
C. L. Clark
Mooresville
Baugh-Wiley-Smith
Liddie Mae Kittrell Dies After Spinal Health Battle
Liddie Mae Kittrell, a Alabama Air National Guard dependent, faced chronic lung disease and hypogammaglobulinemia. She was moved from Birmingham to Minneapolis for tests and a possible lung transplant before returning for funeral arrangements. A fundraising drive raised 1838.12 dollars to support hospital bedside care, most of which has been spent.
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Alabama Air National Guard
Minneapolis
Minn
Minnesota
Liddie Mae
Birmingham
University Hospital
Elliott-Brown Service Funeral
Moulton
Kittrell
Officials approve continuation of teletype messages
A fragment indicates officials approved proceeding with teletypes and confirming to newsmen that copies had been mailed. The text suggests ongoing communication with reporters about the teletype messages.
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Cou
Alabama electors face split on Democratic ticket leadership
Gov. Folsom criticizes George Wallace for weak leadership of the Alabama Democratic Party and accuses Wallace allies of aiding Republicans. He describes a plan to keep Alabama’s ten electors from voting for Goldwater and to unify votes from president to justice, inviting voters to join a perpetual committee in Cullman.
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George Wallace
Wallace
Barry Goldwater
Gov.Wallace
Democratic Party
Gov
Folsom
Gov. Wallace
Alabama
Benedict Arnold
J. J. Guthrie
Carolyn H. Burnham
Justice of the Peace
Goldwater
United States
Ponder Building
Cullman
South Alabama
Jim Allen
State Legislatures Propose Apportionment and Funding Reforms
Multiple resolutions move to alter state legislative apportionment away from purely population bases and to seek fairer federal research funding distribution. Governors Harrison and Sanford join Johnson in urging changes while political backlash and legal doubts surface but no law violations are found.
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Johnson
Virginia
Pisteng S. Harrison
North Carolina
Terry Sanford
Decatur Man Hurt In Wreck
A 31 year old Decatur man Charles E Favors in good condition at Decatur General Hospital after an early morning crash on Highway 20 near the beltline. Favors driving a 1956 Chevrolet suffered abrasions and back and facial injuries. Willie C Howell 40 of Killen was treated and released after colliding in a 1956 Oldsmobile. Damages were about 800 dollars.
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Decatur
Decatur General Hospital
Charles E. Favors
Willie C. Howell
Killen
Decatur General
Favors
Hartselle
U.S
Robert Orville Feltus
River Forest
Ill
James Void
Bargain continues as mothers dispute bike sale
Mrs Edwards and Mrs Pasco clash over a bicycle sale open to buyers over 18. Each cites a prior claim by a daughter, with stories of stolen bikes and half broken handlebars, while both say their husbands remain neutral and detached.
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Edwards
Joy
Pasco
Johnson Defends Rights To Education And Attacks Extremists
In Butte Johnson told a civic center crowd that the president must be right the first time or risk the nation’s ability to change course. In Denver he blasted Goldwater on education and warned extremists like the Klan will face public exposure. He urged equal access to education from high school through higher education for every child.
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United States
Butte
Mont
Johnson
Klan
Birch Society
Denver
Goldwater
Jack Bell
Jacksonville
Local church meeting set by W T C U this Thursday
The W T C U plans a 2 30 p m meeting at Central Methodist Church with Mrs Earl Foster hosting. Probate Judge T C Almon entered Vanderbilt Hospital for a routine checkup. Several local incidents are reported including parking lot collisions, building permits issued by the city clerk, and a car theft on Monday morning.
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W.T.C.U
Central Methodist Church
Earl Foster
T. C. Almon
Vanderbilt Hospital
Nashville
Tenn
Spacecraft orbiting distant cosmodrome to study long flight effects
Informed sources described a Soviet craft launched from a cosmodrome 1,250 miles southeast of Moscow as having a highly elliptical orbit from 110 to 255 miles up. Officials did not state flight duration. The record for space flight is five days and 81 orbits set by Valentina Bykovsky in June 1963.
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Moscow
Vala F. Bykovsky
Soviet Union
Death notice of William Clyde Spain in Decatur
William Clyde Spain, 62, Decatur, died Monday at a local hospital. Services Wednesday 1:30 p.m. at Flint Baptist Church with ministers officiating. Burial in City Cemetery with Gunthorp directing. Survived by widow and many relatives. pallbearers named. He was a Flint Baptist Church member and a Plumber and Steam Fitters Union Local 377 member.
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William C. Spain
William Clyde Spain
De‘catur
Flint Baptist Church
Howard ‘Smallwood
W. W. ‘Coffey
Gunthorp
W. C. Spain
W. O. Luker
Decatur
E. E. Foster
W. B. Rickey Jr
Paul Spain
H. C. Spain
J. E. Spain
Price Spain
Charleston
S.C
Leon Spain
San Diego
Calif
Hattie M. Pool
Auburndale
Fla
Lara Whitworth
Hartselle
Junior Spain
Jerry Spain
Carley Green
Johnny Luker
Jason Robinson
Mr. Spain
Plumber and Steam Fitters Union
James H Beard of Houston dies after long work career
James H Beard of Houston Texas formerly of Decatur and Hartselle died Monday at 10 am in Houston Burial will be in Houston Cemetery He is survived by wife Jessie Beard two sons Wallace and Hollis Beard Houston daughter Iva Nell Beard Houston mother Mrs Lula Beard Cullman three brothers C L Beard Hartselle Dewey Beard Falkville W A Beard Decatur one sister Mrs Ida Franklin Cullman He was a former employee of McRae Motors in Decatur.
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James H. Beard
Houston
Tex
Decatur
Hartselle
Houston Ceme
Jessie Beard
Wallace Beard
Hollis Beard
Iva Nell Beard
Lula Beard
Cullman
C. L. Beard
iDewey Beard
Falkville 2
W. A. Beard
Ida Franklin
Beard
McRae Motors
Want Ads Offer Quick Local Results and Listings
An assorted batch of want ads includes lost items, a blue tackle box, a blue tick hound missing since a night, rewards offered, and several rental and sale notices. Listings mention a blue tick hound, German Shepherds for sale, housing rentals, a Flint Ridge Saddle Club membership, and a traveler’s car for sale with payments.
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Noble T. King
Trinity Route
Ouse
Flint Ridge Saddle Club
Dial
Se. S.E
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Sirius
Saturn
Jupiter
Anthony Anderson
Robbie Taylor
Allen Gazaway
Ave
Marvin Skidmore
Decature
Luther Cagle
Loust St
Robert Bell
Morgan Ave
Fred Rost Sr
10Th Ave
Ronda Fowler
Bob White
Robert Godfrey
12Th St
Joe Gaddes
Alpine St
Febie Shaw
Athens
Dudley Cheape Jr
Jimmy Graves
Paul Knighten
Heywood Carter
Dick Watkins
Decatur Electric Department
Iscorf
Liddie
Grenier
Local Securities
National Gas Allied Insurance Co
American Foundation
Coastal States Life
National Life
Ntl
Rentere First Nat'l Bk
Jefferson Standard Life
Liberty National Life
Life
Acs AG Vises State National Bank Southern United A Nee
Woseseseeeneesee
Flax
Clyne Phillips
William Ray Batey
Brandon St
Huntsville
Willodean A. Corbin
12Th Ave
5Th St
John Milton Tramble
Cashin St
Robert J. Dover, Jr
4Th Ave
2Nd Ave
Holly St
Franklin D. Hughes
Tower St
Morgan Builders
Dodd Dr
Dodd
American Cancer Society, Alabama Division, Inc
Lillian G. Meade
Jack A. Metcalf
Robert D. Maye
5Th Ave
Sheriff's Department
B. R. Jackson
Dick Coffey Ford
Telegraph ‘Bungit
Semmes & Taylor, Inc
Johnston
Nea Food
Lee S$ Wberr
Shortcake
Old Moulton Rd
McCullouch Bar-B-Que
Glenn W. Rogers
Harbor Sun - Call
8Th St. S.E
Bonneville Pontiac
Power Land Air
Investment Services
New York
Clinton Avenue
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