Complete Weather River for October 17
Decatur Tennessee River reading this morning at Keller Memorial Bridge was 18.72 feet, up .24 feet in 24 hours. Sea level reading 553.02 feet. TVA lake stages Wilson 507.2. Gas department posted a high of 56 at 9 a.m. and a low of 55 at midnight. this morning at 10 30 it was 67. Sunset 5 1 p.m. Sunrise 5 56 a.m. Moonset 3 a.m. Orion rises 10 p.m. Jupiter 9 16 p.m. Saturn 10 45 p.m. Mars 1 05 a.m. Venus 3 08 a.m.
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Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
TVA
Wilson
Deaths Ephraim W. Hampton
Ephraim W. Hampton 83 of 1604 7th St SE died Thursday at 4 20 p m at home Services will be held Saturday at 2 p m at Grace Baptist Church with Rev Willard Stallcup and Rev Charles Maples officiating Burial will follow at Roselawn Cemetery with Gunthorp directing Survivors include widow Sue Hampton Decatur two daughters Mrs Lewis Kirby Decatur and Mrs C O Kirkpatrick Panama City Fla one brother W S Hampton Decatur five grandchildren two great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews Pallbearers are Dwight Nesmith Aaron Nesmith Curtis Nesmith Hollis Nesmith Winford Nesmith and Larry Compton The body will lie in state at the church from 1 to p m prior to services Hampton was a longtime Baptist member.
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White Hampton
7Th St. SE
Grace Baptist Church
Willard Stallcup
Charles Maples
Roselawn
Gunthorp
Sue Hampton
Decatur
Lewis Kirby
C. O. Kirkpatrick
Panama City
Fla
W. S. Hampton
Dwight, Nesmith
Aaron Nesmith
Curtis Nesmith
Hollis Nesmith
Winford Nesmith
Larry Compton
Hampton
The
Baptist Church
Deaths in Mooresville and Hillsboro Services for Two
Mrs. Mary Moore 76 dies at Mooresville. Services Sunday noon at Nazarene Baptist Belle Mina. burial Oakland Cemetery. Survivors include widower James Moore and other relatives. William Henry Stewart 73 services Sunday 1 p.m. Bethel Baptist Hillsboro. burial Davis Cemetery. Survivors include widow Rebecca Stewart and a large family across Ohio Michigan Tennessee.
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Mary Moore
Mooresville
Nazarene Baptist Church
Belle Mina
Will Holdman
Oakland Cemetery
S.S. Sykes
James Moore
William Henry Stewart
Bethel Baptist Church
Hillsboro
Willie Brown
James Smith
Davis Cemetery
S. S. Sykes
Rebecca Stewart
Josephine Collier
Florence
Georgiana Watkins
Decatur
Mary Harvey
Ohio
Hattie Davis
Jesse Stewart
Courtland
James Stewart
Chattanooga
Tenn
David
Ferman Stewart
Cleveland
Rubin Stewart
C. O. Stewart
Detroit
Mich
Local Quiz Review Highlights Family Study Habits
Students in the district tackle the weekly News Quiz review as families compare prep routines. The focus shifts to which family member earns the top grade, illustrating home study patterns and school engagement.
Hospital Admissions and Dismissals Listing
Hospital admission notices include Mrs Charles Blankenship at 137 Austinville Road Horace Clemons at 610 6th Avenue Miss Brenda Thorn in Athens Miss Alice Stroup at 308 Mark Road Mrs Ernestine Michael at Hillsboro 2 Mrs Kendrick Legg at 2019 Morgan Avenue Mrs James Callahan at 102 Wilson Street Northwest Mrs D N Macey at Falkville Dismissals list names Janet Judy Blackwell Ardmore E J Britnell at 1107 7th Avenue Charles Brown at Decatur 3 Grady Widner Decatur 4 Master Jeffrey Stewart at 1004 17th Avenue SE J C Mears at Trinity 1
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Admissions
Charles Blankenship
Austinville Rd
Horace Clemons
6Th Ave
Ernestine Michael
Hillsboro
Kendrick Legg
Morgan Ave
James Callahan
Wilson St
D. N. Macey
Falkville
Charles Brown
Decatur
Grady Widner
Jeffrey Stewart
17Th Ave
J.C. Mears
Trinity
Local Births and Parents Across Multiple Alabamian Towns
The notice lists newborns and parents in diverse towns including Decatur Hartselle Trinity Somerville Madison Courtland and Murphree Apt. Names include Baby Stephen Shoop Alison Atkins Evelyn Smith William Denton Ingle and infant daughters from several families with accompanying parental details and addresses. The item reflects a society page style roster of births and family notices.
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Clyde Blankenship
Hartselle
John Lemley
Trinity
Hollis V. Brown
Somerville
William Denton Ingle
Murphree
Douglas Carlton
Courtland
Phillip Arthur Linderman
Decatur
Billy Cook
6Th Ave
Three Fuqua told police of house search and stabbing
Fuqua testified three men came to the house to search for gambling and entered by force. He said the victim warned them they had no right, they fought, and he was stabbed while trying to intervene. The assailants used a nine inch dagger. Police arrested the three about 8 p.m. and jailed Sykes in the city lockup and the others in the county jail.
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Fuqua
Leslie Doss
Sykes
Moscow upheaval deepens split at top of Soviet power
Dobrynin reports a Kremlin leadership decline tied to the Soviet China split. Premier Kosygin and party chief Brezhnev are described as dividing Khrushchev’s old influence. U.S. officials say they were not surprised and that Washington assesses Moscow’s power structure as still resilient.
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Europe
Moscow
Khrushchev
Alexei N.kosygin
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Communist Party
U.S
Dean Rusk
Johnson Discusses Soviet Government Role
This brief item notes LBJ continuing remarks on the function of government in the Soviet Union context. It mentions Johnson’s effort to shape policy discussion and his ongoing emphasis on governmental structure.
Community listings and notices from Decatur area
Local notes cover dial tone maintenance at Southern Bell in Decatur and a Theater In The Round rehearsal at St Johns Parish House. Huntsville hosts a quality control symposium Oct 29 30 with registrations at Russell Erskine and Redstone Arsenal. Community events include a garden club visit to Wheeler Wildlife Refuge and a county safety docket and roadwork updates.
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Huntsville
American Society For Quality Control
Russel Erskine Hotel
Redstone Arsenal
Alabama
Hartselle
Wayside Garden Club
Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge
Billie Martin
Harvie Fowler
Suspect Held In $30 Theft Near Hartselle
Don Williams a 27 year old Decatur man is jailed on grand larceny charges after about $30 was taken from Wigginton Grocery nine miles east of Hartselle. Williams was arrested at a service station at 6th Ave and 6th St after a morning store robbery.
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Decatur
Morgan County
Don. Williams
8Th Ave
Williams
6Th Ave
6Th St
Wigginton Grocery
Fraye Wigginton
Leslie Doss
Doss
T.L. Hill
Lowell Johnson
Ted Agee
Wigginton
Highway Patrol
Tallageda County
Groovey
Hartselle
Highway 36
Somerville
Replacement of Premier Khru shchev Sparks Voting Trend
The note mentions Khrushchev's replacement in top Soviet government and Communist party posts as a reason voters back a change. It hints at a White House or political context, with brief reference to want ads and demand for results.
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Khrushchev
Communist Party
Births at Decatur General Hospital
Mr and Mrs William L iMay of 1501 Sherman Sr welcome a boy on Thursday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs Reginald Jack of 1411 16th Ave SE announce a son born today at Decatur General Hospital.
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William L. May
Sherman St
Jimmy Graves
4Th Ave
Linda Deitz
3Rd Ave
Pruitt Hill
Danville
James Jones
Trinity
Reginald Jackson
16Th Ave
William Childers
Hartselle
Stephen Shoop
Spring Ave
Earl Eugene Glenn
Decatur
William L. iMay
Sherman Sr
Decatur General ‘Hospital
Reginald Jack
Decatur General Hospital
Khrushchev Era Uncertain End Sparks East West Reassessing Policy
Pravda reaffirms Leninist line from the 22nd party congress and suggests any shift would meet strong resistance. Analysts in Vienna warn Khrushchev’s eclipse could slow liberalization in Eastern Europe and hinder Moscow Peking reconciliation affecting Western policy. Also brief local notices and ads appear.
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Khrushchev
Moscow
Soviet Union
Red China
Peking
Mao Tze-tung
West
Vienna
Europe
Moscow- Peking
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Orion
Jupiter
Saturn
Mars
Venus
Ephraim W. Hampton
Telegraph
Semmes & Taylor, Inc
Stoliboel Benk
Johnston St. & Phone
Brenda Thorn
Athens
Alice Stroup
Judy Blackwell
Ardmore
E. J. Britnell
7Th Ave
Decatur General
Little Alison Atkins
Evelyn F. Smith
Hartselie
Curtis Hester
9Th Ave
Louis McConnell
St. W
Tohnson
Deas
Irvin
Decatur Southern Bell
St. John’s Parish House
C. Willard Nelson
State National Bank of Alabama
Associated Industries of Alabama
Birmingham
Wheeler
Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife
Department of Interior
City Recorder
Paul B. Sanders
Columbia_ Cr
Charles Matthews
Wanut St
Virgie Newby
Ave
Roberts Electric Service
State Ave. SW
Morgan County Sheriff's Deputies
Melvin H. Clemons
Baugh-Wiley- Smith
James M. Garrison
U.S. 31
Moulton St
Second Ave. Involv
Mary Cockrell
Margaret T. Burleson
Olive St
6Th Ave. SE
Robert, J. Gray
Grant St
Carl K. Gray
Thomas E. Putnam, Jr
Florence MaeGarner
Putt’s Drive Inn
iMorgan County
Tennessee
Buford Ellington
Democratic
Central Methodist Church
North Alabama
Robert Asquith
Alabama Composers
Henry Martin
W. R. ‘Norton
Alabama Federation
W. R. Cadenhead
Federation
Hendrix
Johns Cox
New York
Acme Steel Ligg & My
Allis
Lockh Air Am Air L
Baker
Macy
Minn
Mont Ward
Am Tob
Nat Dairy
Babcock & W
Bell & How
Beth Steel
Pepsi Cola
Calum & H &G
Ches & Ohio
Rals Pur
Repub
Stl
Collins Radio Coig Palm
Don Williams
Bennie McIntyre
Local Securities
National Gaswa Allied Life Insurance Co
American Foundation Life Seseeseees
Coastal States Life Corp
Equity National Life Weeennen
Nat'l Bk
Standard
Soviet Communist Party
Pravda
Chenault Drive
Canal St
Decetur Center
el En
de Skillet
Eles
Rising Sun Lodge
Masonic Temple
Douglas L. Rogers
W.M. C
B. Kenton
Sec’y
Ellen
Autumn Haze Ranch
Ellen’s Gateway
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