S S Harvel dies. services set at Birmingham church
S S Harvel of Trussville formerly of Hartselle died Saturday at 4 am at his residence. Services are to be held today at 12 pm at 38th Street Methodist Church in Birmingham with burial in Jefferson Memorial Garden. Survived by widow, three daughters Darlene Harvel Trussville Annette Nichols Orlando Florida Nell Lee Center Point. one son Merle Harvel Atlanta. one sister Audie Livingston Hartselle. one half sister Beulah Collins Courtland. five half brothers Charlie Flushing Jake Knoxville Fred Ralph and Jack Harvel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. S. Harvel
Trussville
Hartselle
38Th St. Methodist Church
Birmingham
Jefferson Memorial Garden
Darlene Harvel
Annette Nichols
Orlando
Fila
Nell Lee
Center Point
Merle Harvel
Atlanta
Audie Livingston
Beulah Collins
Courtland
Charlie Harvel
Flushing
Mich
Jake Harvel
Knoxville
Weather and Sky: Observations for Monday October 26
Sunset 5 00 p m. Sunrise 6 04 a m Moonrise 10 01 p m Last Quarter Oct 27 The Twins above the Moon Visible planets Dupitre rises 6 21 p m Saturn south 7 30 Mars rises 12 53 a m Venus low in east 3 21 a m
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Dupitre
Saturn
Mars
Venus
River level reading at Keller Memorial Bridge
The Tennessee River at Decatur near Keller Memorial Bridge stood at 18.51 feet with sea level at 552.31 feet. Forecast calls for sunny mild today, clear cool tonight, and partly cloudy mild Monday with variable winds 3 to 12 mph. High near 75 degrees and low around 50.
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Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
Train Hits Car. Leopard Dies Near Tanner Cross Roads
Leopard, a Jones Cross Roads farmer, was killed when an L and N train struck his 1954 Plymouth near a cross road south of Tanner. The engineer described blowing the whistle but could not stop in time. Witnesses reported a hunting trip and shells found along the tracks. Funeral arrangements were set for Tanner Methodist Church with burial in Bethel Cemetery.
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Peak
Leopard
Plymouth
Sammet
Tanner
Jones Cross Roads
L. X. Presley
Kingston Springs 1
Tenn
Limestone County Sheriff's Force
Alabama Highway Patrol
Sammett
L&n 81
News Quiz Promotes Family Engagement This Week
Readers are invited to join the weekly News Quiz as children lead the way in following current events. The prompt encourages families to discuss headlines and develop critical thinking together.
Acknowledged Child Aycock Dies in Decatur Funeral
James Olan Aycock six year old of Decatur died Friday at 8 45 p m at Macedonia Baptist Church where Rev J A Self and Rev Lavern Lowery led services Burial is in Roselawn Cemetery with Gunthorp directing Survivors include parents Mr and Mrs J R Aycock Jr of Decatur three brothers Rickey Tommy Anthony and Paul Aycock also Decatur three grandparents Mr and Mrs Richard Aycock Sr and Mrs Bennie Hicks two great grandparents listed along with pallbearers Richard Gray Hobson Ward Don Sparkman and Davis McRea Body remains at funeral home until services
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Leopard
Tanner Methodist Church
Bethel Cemetery
McConnell Funeral Home
Athens
Gladys Leopard
Tanner
Betty Engle
Decatur
Robert K. Leopard
Russellville
Walter L
James L
William N. Leopard
Minnie Gooch
Lola Brakefield
Elva Beckham
Roy Overmyer
Texas
Grady
William
Vee Se
James Olan Aycock
Decatur 3
Macedonia Baptist Church
J. A. Self
Lavern Lowery
Roselawn
Gunthorp
J. R. Aycock Jr
Rickey Aycock
Tommy Aycock
Anthony Aycock
Paul Aycock
Richard Aycock Sr
Bennie Hicks
J. W. Lamon
R. W. Hicks
Moulton
Gussie Aycock
Falkville
Richard Gray
Hobson Ward
Don Sparkman
Davis McRea
Infant Patricia Denern Smith dies at home
Patricia Denern Smith infant of Hillsboro dies Saturday at his residence. Services set for 2 p.m. at Flower Hill Baptist Church Lawrence County with Gunthorp directing burial in Surmaa Cemetery. Survivors include parents Jer Davis and Ed Smith and siblings Bob Smith Sue Smith.
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Patricia Denern Smith
Hillsboro
Flower Hill Baptist Church
Lawrence County
Surmaa
Gunthorp
Fhurman
Smith
Bobby Smith
Sue Smith
Jer Davis
Ed Smith
Mouth
T. Davis
Masonic Birmingham man Joe S Hill Jr dies in Hartselle
Joe S Hill Jr 49 of Birmingham died Saturday at 5 AM at his mother's home in Hartselle buried Forest Hill Cemetery with services at John Ridout Chapel Birmingham survivor Lindy Jo Hill Birmingham mother Mrs Joe S Hill Sr Hartselle two sisters Mrs E H Frost Birmingham and Mrs Charles Massey Hartselle was a Mason and a Methodist member
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Hartselle
Joe S. Hill, Jr
Birmingham
Joe S. Hill
John Ridout
Forest Hill Cemetery
Lindy Jo Hill
E. H. Frost
Research funding by state per capita across California New York and Massachusetts
The subcommittee notes California ranks third in funds per capita after adjustment for population while Massachusetts sits ninth and New York below the national average. Nevada leads with 346 dollars per resident in research funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
New York
Massachusetts
Nevada
Daniel Johnson Dies. Rites Held at Pleasant Grove Church
Funeral services were held Saturday at 3 p.m. at Pleasant Grove Methodist Church Cullman County for Daniel Johnson. Burial followed in the adjoining cemetery. Survivors include Luther Johnson and wife of Hanceville, three brothers Curtis Terrald and Leonard of Hanceville, four sisters Lois Marilyn Eartha Theresa of Hanceville, grandmothers Minnie Johnson Ovella Vaughn of Hanceville, grandfather Albert Johnson of Hanceville, and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Johnson
Pleasant Grove Methodist Church
Cullman County
Reynolds
Luther Johnson
Hanceville
Curtis
Terrald
Leonard
Lois
Marilyn
Eartha
Theresa
Minnie Johnson
Ovella Vaughn
Albertee
Fire damages Decatur home on Somerville Road
Fire damaged the home of J. P. Garnett at 1702 Somerville Rd SE, forming four rooms in the main dwelling and an adjoining room. Firefighters fought the blaze late Saturday night.
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J. P. Garnett
Somerville Rd
Tickets On Sale for Decatur Theater-In-The-Round Festival
Tickets are available at O'Brien Furniture Store, Super X Drug Store, Grants, Lane Rexall Drugs, and The Carriage House for the Festival of Drama production. Performances are Friday December 4 at 8 p.m. and Saturday with a 2:30 matinee and 8 p.m. night show. Admission is $1, with six folding dressing screens needed. contact Mrs. George Logan at 355-3859.
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Festival of Drama
Decatur
O’brien Furniture Store
1St Ave
Super X Drug Store
Decatur Shopping Center
Lane Rexall Drugs
Gateway Shopping Center
Highway 31S
George Logan
Defector Turns Balla Over to FBI at Airport
An Anchorage based U S Immigration and Naturalization Service official said he honored the request and handed over Balla to FBI agents. FBI interviewed the Budapest clerk as a JAL flight to Copenhagen departed without him. Bella placed 20th in rapid fire pistol at the Olympics which ended with a torchlight ceremony. Authorities said Bella, a clerk with the Hungarian Pentathlon Association, had been drawn to freer life in Western nations during pentathlon tours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Anchorage
Balla
FBI
Budapest
Copenhagen
Bella
Fire damages appliances and furniture in rooms
A fire reported at 11 35 am destroyed appliances and furniture in multiple rooms. The incident prompted emergency crews to respond and assess the scene.
Hospital Admissions List
Miss Sherie Rule Florence Mrs Ophelia Borden 211 12th Ave SW Jim Collins 207 Spring Ave Mrs Genevive Brazelton 714 Edgewood Mrs Lorene Gray Falkville Cecil Alsbrooks 206 Albert St SW Russell Lance Athens 3 Mrs Harry Lewis 613 Olive Charlie Higdon Vinemont 1 Mrs Dock Murphy Madison Willard Tapscott Moulton 2 Mrs Mary Posey and infant son Hartselle 4 Mrs Dorothy Garrett Union Grove 1 Edward Sivley Hartselle 4 Mrs Louise Tucker Moulton Mrs Ernestine Michael Hillsboro 2 Mrs Iles Henderson 1504 Phillips Ave SW G W Johnson Danville 3
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Willard Tapscott
Moulton
Mary Posey
Hartselle
Dorothy Garrett
Union Grove
Edward Sivley
Louise Tucker
Ernestine Michael
Hillsboro
Iles Henderson
Phillips Ave
G. W. Johnson
Danville
Local Dismissals and Names Listed in Public Notice
A partial list names many individuals with addresses in Decatur, Hartselle, Tanner, Trinity and Athens. The notice includes adults and children, including masters and an infant, across several streets such as 11th Ave SE, 10th Ave SE, Pennylane, Grant, and Birch St SE. Further details are unreadable in several entries.
Hoover burial transfer amid national mourning in Iowa
Mrs. Hoover who died twenty years ago will be brought from California to Hoover Iowa to be buried beside her husband. The body will be flown from Washington to Cedar Rapids Sunday with a funeral party of about 50 in four planes. 20 000 to 25 000 people have viewed the bier. Top officials including President Johnson paid respects elsewhere. Eisenhower and Truman are incapacitated. Goldwater plans to attend.
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Hoover
Cedar Rapids
Washington, D.C
Great Capitol
Herbert C. Hoover Jr
Allan H. Hoover
Lyndon B. Johnson
Washington
New York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Harry S. Truman
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Russia Watches US Election From Moscow
Soviet editors call the American race a turning point and lean anti Goldwater in tone. Pravda limits coverage while Red Star highlights Goldwater’s anti Soviet stance. Russians in private discuss contrasts between U S electoral openness and Kremlin power struggles shaping their leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Syvertsen
Moscow
U. S
Wall Street
Kremlin
Mullins and Demoss Welcome Daughters at Decatur General
Mr and Mrs Otto Mullins of 1054 Grant St SE report a daughter born Saturday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs Murray Demoss of 2301 Pennylane announce a daughter born Saturday at Decatur General Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Mullins
Grant
Grant, St. SE
Decatur General Hospital
Murray Demoss
Pennylane
Train collision at crossing in tri cities area
Police said five people including 5 year old Tuscumbia resident and 75 year old Mrs Susie Mitchell of Tuscumbia were killed when a car failed to stop at a crossing. The victims were related and pinned inside the car dragged 265 yards after impact as the train moved about 20 mph at a crossing where Tuscumbia Sheffield Muscle Shoals meet.
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Hardin
Susie Mitchell
Tuscumbia
Sheffield
Muscle_Shoals
Six straight wins fuel college football week
Ohio State crushed Wisconsin 28-3 for a fifth straight win as Willard Sander scored twice. Notre Dame routed Stanford 28-6 with John Huarte throwing for 300 yards and Jack Snow setting a Notre Dame receiving record. LSU and Tennessee fought to a 3-3 tie in a defensive battle while Nebraska, Colorado, and other top teams posted wins in a crowded weekend slate.
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Florida
Syracuse
Florida State
Louisiana State
Nebraska
Associated Press
Arkansas
Texas
Wichita
Race
Ohio State
Willard Sander
Buckeyes
Wisconsin
Bucks
Notre Dame
John Huarte
Bill Wolski
Stanford
Ray Handley
Huarte
Jack Snow
Handley
Colorado
Cornhuskers
Churchick
Kent McCloughan
Tennessee
Tigers
Fred Martin
LSU
Doug Moreau
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Gscatur
Diarte
Gene. Edward Lanier
12Th Ave
2Nd Ave
Dottie Sewers Berry
8Th Ave
Aaron B. Clark
David F. Phillips
Trinity
Moulton Rd
Phillips
Kathryn V. Thomas
Willie
Frank Johnson
Cub
Hurricane Creek Park
Jeff Cook
Link Hullar
Andy Cornell
Mike Williamson
Jimmy Irwin
Gene Lee
Bobby Manning
Tennessee Valley Vocational Technical School
Jesse Stone
Bobby Clemons
Birsey Garner
Paul Cagle
Ray White
Grady Alexander
Charlotte Grace
Iretha Hargrove
Ray Blaxton
Shirley Johnson
Alabama Nurses Association
Baugh-Wiley-Smith Hospital
5Th Ave
Ray Albert
Des Moines
Iowa
Charles Housh
Decatur Fire Department
Park ‘St
Pennylane SE
Charlie Higdon
Vinemont
Dock Murphy
Madison
Decatur General Admissions
Arthur Owen
James St
Dean Frost
11Th Ave
John Hale
Jonathan Terry
Steve Terry
Fred Ross Sr
10Th Ave
Elbert Standridge
North St
Guy S. Norman
James Barnes
Martha St
Jean Ann Hopkins
Soimerville
Thomas Tucker
Johnny Fowler
Charles. Waldrep
Truitt
Hill, Danville
Wade Vines
Murphree
Apt
Billy Smith
Weltie Shelton
7Th Ave
John Broshard
Birch St
Carson Compton
4Th Ave
James Hagermaker
Ruby N. Englebrecht
12Th St. SE
Tennie L. Gray
Willie Lawrence
Joppa
Brooks Owens
Randall Henderson
Greenwood
Louie Tackett
Ash St
Russia
U.S
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Sen. Barry
Goldwater
San Francisco
Communist Party
W.t.grant
Turkey
Strawberry Shortcake
Telegraph
Semmes & Taylor, Inc
State National Bank
Johnston St
Local 5381
United Steelworkers of America
Worthington Corporation
Decatur Works
Worthington Air Conditioning CO
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