Johnson assails Goldwater at Paramus rally in New Jersey
President Johnson, in a Paramus speech, attacks Goldwater indirectly as a Republican reform bid falters. He calls for unity across parties and warns against factionalism, then travels to Pennsylvania for a Wilkes-Barre rally and a Smith memorial dinner in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bergen Mall
Paramus
Republican Party
Johnson
Goldwater
New Jersey
America
Pennsylvania
Wilkes-Barre- Scranton
Wilkes- Barre
New York
Alfred E. Smith
White House
la Guardia
Smith
Weather and river reading for Decatur and vicinity
Decatur area forecasts cloudy and mild with periods of rain possible. Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge rose to 18.52 feet, sea level 553.82 feet, with a 24 hour rise of 18 feet. Highs around 76, lows near 58, winds east to northeast 7 to 15 mph. Gas Department reported 62 high Tuesday, 56 low, 68 at 11 this morning. Mercury near Sun as October visibility details included.
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Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
Hospital Admissions List Update
Hospital admissions include Mrs P H Pope at 1501 Buena Vista Circle Jackie Wallace at 2707 Highway 31S E J Britnell at 1107 7th Ave Grady Widner Decatur Gene Bolton at 1301 16th Ave William Hays 306 11th Ave MW Claude Aycock 628 Moulton St E Master Jay Haugen 1006 Royal Dr James Bullard Hartselle 4 Mrs Oscar Slayton Decatur Buford McGee Decatur 2 Mrs Harry Willoughby Valdemosa Springs Gary Davis Athens 5 Mrs Tony Sain and infant son Mooresville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baugh-Wiley-Smith
P. H. Pope
Buena Vista Circle
Jackie Wallace
Highway
E. J. Britnell
7Th Ave
William Hays
11Th Ave
Claude Aycock
Moulton St
Jay Haugen
James Bullard
Hartselle
Oscar Slayton
Decatur
Buford McGee
Harry Willoughby
Valdermose Springs
Gary Davis
Athens
Tony Sain
Mooresville
Local Names List From Decatur General Page
A missive lists residents and addresses connected to Decatur General including Mrs Woodrow Miller Mr Norman Wellden Joe McAbee Nettie Wilson and many others with addresses across Decatur Athens Danville Cullman and Moulton The fragmentary roster shows multiple households and individuals associated with the area and era.
Democrats in Alabama rally behind Johnson with pledges
District Bailey praised loyal Democrats in Alabama for supporting the Democratic ticket. A message to President Johnson urged rallying thousands to vote Democratic and to back unpledged electors under the Democratic emblem, blessing Lyndon Baines Johnson.
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Bailey
Sparkman
Alabama
Johnson
Eighth Congressional District
Alabaama
Lyndon Baines Johnson
Martin earns Yale honorary doctor title with Kennedy Prize
Martin receives the John F. Kennedy Prize by the Catholic Council for Cooperation Between the Races in Chicago, becoming the 12th American to win the peace award. the American Red Cross Service Committee is noted as a recipient in past years. In automotive news, tires with radial cords of glass fibers undergo testing claiming longer tread life lower fuel use and improved ride. Local notices list several residents and addresses including Mrs Wayne Wooten Mrs Roy Truller Court Mrs Raymond Gantrell Hillsboro 2 Mrs William Weems and in Itant son Horns Trailer Court Baby Ann Gish Athens Mrs Kendrick Elder 809 Wells Street and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yale Univrsity
Theohn F. Kennedy
Catholic Council For Cooperation Between the Races
Chiago
American Reads Service Committee
Roy Trull
Colonial Trailer Court
Raymond Gantrell
Hillsboro
William Weems
Itant Son
Horn’s Trailer Court
Ann Gish
Athens
Kendrick Elder
Wells St
Epmlace
Wall Street Roundup of Company Stock Performances
New York noon stock list shows gains and losses across multiple firms including Kaiser Acme Steel Am Sugar Colgate Palmolive and Westinghouse. Notable movers include Am Air Lockheed Air Am Baker Lorillard and Bethlehem Steel with varied percentages and mixed quarterly indicators.
Market closes mixed as steel gains contrast with auto losses
The New York stock market ended mixed with moderate volume about 5 million shares. Leading steel makers ticked up on price increase talk while General Motors Ford and Chrysler slipped fractions. Homestake Phelps Dodge Anaconda rose about a point. Westinghouse jumped on an 80 percent profit boost news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
Homestake
Phelps Dodge
Anaconda
Westinghouse Electric
Pepsi-Cola
Texas Gulf Sulphur
Boston Edison
Bucyrus - Erie
Calgon
Continental Can
Gulf & Western
Time Inc
Richfield Oil
Skil Corp
Air Reduction
Amerada
Hooker Chemical
Singer and Skelly Oil
American Stock Exchange
U.S
Isbell Associated With Storm Toll in Louisiana
Havana Radio counted 21 of 36 deaths from the storm in Louisiana while Cuba’s western province faced 100 mile per hour winds rain and high tides. One child died in Cuba as broadcasts monitored in Miami suggested Isbell may have completed a task begun by Hurricane Hilda in August.
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Louisiana
Havana
Cuba
Miami
Isbell
Hurriané Hilda
Goldwater assails Baker case amid election rush
Goldwater charges the White House shields deceit in the Bobby Baker case as he cites Sen. Jordan’s delay and a Milwaukee incident where a Democrat ousted an alderman for backing Goldwater. He argues the president blocks full exposure by avoiding a Senate probe before the election.
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Arizona
B. Everett Jordan
D .N.C
Senate Rules Committee
Jordan
Baker
Washington
Goldwater
White House
Bobby Baker
Expansion planned for Baugh-Wiley-Smith hospital campus
Dr Baugh announced a new single story basement facility on the north side facing the current building. The project includes a complete restaurant 12 suites for medical offices and a drug dispensary with rental space for dentists and doctors. The hospital will add at least 15 staff and 15 beds raising capacity to 80.
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Ave SE
Baugh
Baugh-Wiley-Smith
Births in Decatur General Hospital prompt two new girls
Mr and Mrs Norman W ell den Athens7 have a daughter born Tuesday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs James S mith ey 1413 16th Ave SE announce a daughter born Tuesday at Decatur General. Judge and Mrs James Blood worth 2306 Dogwood La report a daughter born today at Decatur General.
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Norman Wellden
Athens 7
Decatur General Hospital
James Smithey
16Th Ave
James Bloodworth
Dogwood la
Death of Rachel Brown in Decatur
Graveside services for little Rachel Brown who died Monday at 610 Alma Street Decatur will be Wednesday at 3 p.m. at the Springhill Cemetery on the old Trinity Road. Survivors include her parents Mr and Mrs Ralph Brown Decatur one brother Ralph C Brown two grandmothers Mrs Helen Sanders and Mrs Louise Brown and other relatives.
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Rachel Brown
Alma St
Decatur
Springhill
Old
Trinity Rd
Ralph Brown
Ralph C. Brown
Helen Sanders
Louise i Brown
Guns Johnson Plans Texas Campaign Weekend
The report says Guns Johnson will return to his central Texas ranch for Friday and Saturday nights before two days of campaigning at home. The Havana forecast warns of damaging winds and heavy rains as the hurricane nears Cuba. Key West area could see the storm's eye crossing its 70 mile water corridor.
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Johnson
Central
Texas
Havana
Cuba
Key West
Miami Weather Bureau
Community notes bring meetings and errands downtown
George A. Cooper of Frank C. Holle CPA in Decatur is enrolled in a CPA short course at the University of Alabama. Glen Iris Garden Club gathers at 9:30 a.m. at Mrs. M. C. Lyle’s home. Pre-School Clinics run citywide with Walter Jackson school at 10 a.m. All parents with entering kindergarteners urged to attend. Police report several vehicle crashes and a battery theft. Morgan County deputies make one arrest for worthless checks. City docket lists multiple traffic and public drunkenness charges. Local organizations prepare meetings and visits to Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge.
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George A. Cooper
Frank C. Holle
CPA
Decatur
Certified Public Accountants
University of Alabama
Glen Iris Garden Club
M.C. Lyle
6Th Ave
Walter Jackson
Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge
Central Methodist Church
Jewel Sandy
Prince Wright
Eastwood School
Ray McAllister
Leo Fabisinski
Harvie Fowler
Death of 8 year old Liddie Mae Kittrell Hillsboro
Liddie Mae Kittrell aged 8 died Tuesday at 12 30 am in University Hospital Birmingham. Services are set for today at 2 30 pm at Sulphur Springs Baptist Church with Rev O D Cargile officiating. Burial at Morris Chapel Cemetery Elliott directing.
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Hillsboro
Liddie Mae Kittrell
University Hospital, Birmingham
Sulphur ‘Springs Baptist Church
O. D. Cargile
Morris Chapel
Elliott
Fred Kittrell
Fredie Kittrell
Annie Bell Terry
Katie Lamb
Barbara Lewter
Norwalk
Calif
Linda Fay Wisdom
Tulsa
Okla
Anda Kittrell
Decatur
Decatur Citins Band Radio Club
Int Rescue Squad
Mrs Emma Wright 85 dies. rites set in Bethel Baptist Church
Mrs Emma Wright of 1052 Grant Street Decatur died at 2 30 p m in a local nursing home. Funeral services were held at Bethel Baptist Church with Rev Bunyan Wallace and A B Van Arsdale officiating. Burial followed in the adjoining cemetery. Survivors include a daughter Mrs Leonard Slate three sons L B Wright W O Wright and Joe Wright all of Decatur one sister Mrs Cora Latta of Hartselle one brother J D Abel of Memphis Tenn and another in Vandale Ark Grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
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Hartselle
Emma Wright
Grant St. Decatur
Bethel Baptist Church
Bunyan Wallace
A.B. van Arsdale
Peck
Leonard Slate
L.B. Wright
W.O. Wright
Decatur
Joe Wright
Cora Latta
Memphis Tenn
J.D. Abel
Vandale
Ark
Aaron D Sikes obituary in Columbus Ga area
Aaron D Sikes 61 of 5904 Bush Ave Columbus Ga died Monday at 4 p m in Columbus Graveside services set for today at Johnson Chapel Cemetery at 4 p m with Rev James Brooks officiating and Peck directing Survivors include widow Annie Lee Sikes Camden three sons Jack Dillard Sikes Westminster Calif Lee Preston Sikes Camden and Char
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Hartselle
Aaron Denison Sikes
Bush Ave
Columbus
Johnson's Chapelemetery
James
Aborted Bribe Claim Tangles Governor's Council Probe
The report details accusations of a bribe involving a Massachusetts Governor's Council member. It references a claim about Democratic figures and a $25,000 kickback tied to Matt McCloskey and Bobby Baker. Moira O'Connor, a 23-year-old, was seen distributing anti GOP literature near Goldwater campaign events.
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Masschusetts
John Baily
Bailey
Democrats National Committee
Matt McClosey
Bobby Baker
Moira O'Conor
Barry Goldwater
West Virgini
Obituary Notes for Donald Sikes and Family Ties
Donald Sikes U S Marine Corps rests with three daughters and a wide family in several states. The note lists Mr C A Buice Mrs Willa Nettles Barbara Lee and Barbara Lee among relatives in Columbus Ga Camden nine grandchildren four sisters and Edith Sikes W P Bennett and Hoyt Lomas. He was a mason and a member of the Baptists.
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Les Donald Sikes
U.S. Marin Corps
C. A. Buice
Willa Nettles
Columbus
Barbara Lee
Camden
R. C. Metz
Rochester
Mich
Edith Sikes
W. P. Bennett
Pontiac Mich
Hoyt Lomas
Clarkston
Sikes
Baptis
Roy Baker obituary notice in Safford details survivors
Roy Baker, 65, of 1217 Forest St S died Monday at 1 25 am in Redstone Arsenal Hospital graveside services today at 10 am at Roselawn Cemetery with Father Charl Cross officiating Survivors include widow Grace Baker two daughters Margie Baker Elliott of Safford and Charlene White of Safford son Fra Baker Huntsville mother Mrs Thomas A Baker of Safford two brothers Raymond Baker Chula Vista California James M Baker of Safford four sisters Mrs Douglas Keenan of Safford Mrs Jimmy Jacobson of Los Angeles Miss Margie Baker of Safford and Mrs Ben Blackburn of Dallas 11 grandchildren
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Athens
Roy Baker
Forest St. S
Redstone Arsenal Hospital
Roselaw Cemetery
Charl Cross
Grace Baker
Daughers
Joe Bob Elliott
Aens
Arthur White Safford
Ariz
Fra Baker
Huntsville
Thomas
A. Baker
Safford
Raymond Baker
Chula Vista
Calif
James M. Baker
Douglas Keenan
Jimmy Jacobson
Los Celes
Margie. Baker
Ford
Ben Blackburn
So Dallas
Waldrep Twins Pass Away in Local Hospital
Infant twins of Mr and Mrs Charles Waldrep of Tannery died Tuesday at 12 17 am in a local hospital Graveside services are to be held today at 3 pm at Rosela Cemetery with Gunthorp directing Survivors include grandparents James Campbell Irene Campbell Cullman and Andrew Waldrep
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Charles Waldrep
Rosela
Gunthorp
James Campbell
Irene Campbell
Cullman
Andrew Waldrep
Mrs. Myrtis Williams dies at 69 in Moulton
Mrs Myrtis Eula Williams 69 of 408 Market St N died Tuesday at 10 pm at Lawrence County Hospital Services set for Thursday 2 pm from Moulton Methodist Church with Rev Harry Campbell and Rev Sam Richard officiating Burial will be in Moulton City Cemetery Elliott directing Survivors include one daughter Mrs Mary Lou Kelly Moulton and four grandchildren Active pallbearers W W Sparks Ed Farley Franklin Roberson Charles Hagood Howard Hollinsworth and Ed King She was a Methodist Church member for 64 years
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Moulton
Myrtis Eula Williams
Market St
Lawrence County Hospital
Moulton Methodist Church
Harry Campbell
Sam Richard
Moulton City Cemetery
Elliott
Mary Lou Kelly
W. W. Sparks
Ed Farley
Franklin Roberson
Charles Hagood
Howard Hollinsworth
Ed King
The
Methodist Church
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Anceville
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Decatur General
Woodrow Miller
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Charleston Heights
S.C
Virgil Lively
Prospect
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Joe McAbee
Danville
Nettie Wilson
19Th Ave
John Lemley
Trinity
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Hartselle Turner
Davis
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Memorial Dr
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Springdale Rd
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Int Paper
Xerox
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Escaturs
Lavern Hobbs
15Th Ave
Morgan County Sheriff’s Deputies
Jacqueline Otken
Stratford Rd
David Coleman Lott
3Rd Ave
City Recorder
John L. Jarrett
Paul M. Johnson
14Th St
4Th Ave
John L. Gidcomb
Paradise Trailer Court
Elizabeth J. Drake
Shockley Pancake House
Highway 31
Volkswagen
Johnnie Burch Craig
2Nd Ave
Charles Thomas Davis
10Th Ave
Se Ae
David Hill
Vernon Lang
Lang
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D. M.keil
Somerville Rd
Richard George Keil
Girl Scouthouse
Gordon ,Dr
Flint
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Austinville
Liddie Kittrell
Aaron D. Sikes
Waldrep Twins
Mrs. Myrtis Williams
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Decatur Center
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