River and Weather Update for Decatur Area
Tennessee River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge shows 18.33 feet up 0.48 in 24 hours with sea level 552.63 feet. TVA lake stages listed include Pickwick 678.4, Guntersville 593.6, Whitesburg 554.6, Wilson 507.6. high 75 today, 47 tonight, 76 Saturday. Mostly fair Saturday, cool tonight, northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Gas Dept notes 68 Thursday 3:30 pm, 54 low at 2 am, 57 this morning at 10:30.
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Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
TVA
Pickwick
Guntersville
Whitesburg
Wilson
Johnson rails at Goldwater over clergy in politics in Philadelphia speech
President Johnson used a Democratic dinner in Philadelphia to attack Barry Goldwater over clergymen's role in public life and endorsements. The exchange followed Goldwater's Cedar Rapids Iowa remarks questioning clerics' focus on morality and national leadership.
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Barry Goldwater
Philadelphia
Goldwater
Johnson
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Brown Engineering Sales and Profits Rise in 1964 Nine Months
Brown Engineering Company, Inc., Huntsville, reports higher sales and profits for the first nine months of 1964 versus 1963. Consolidated sales reached 31,721,679 compared with 23,449,433. Net income was 691,801 versus 597,334. Earnings per share stood at 97 cents, up from 84 cents. Third quarter sales for 1964.
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Brown Engineering
Brown Engineering Company, Inc
Huntsville
Westy Electric and Winn Dixie in Market Snapshot
Market snippet shows shares or prices for Westy Electric Winn Dixie Woolworth Wrigley Xerox among others. Power names appear with percentage figures and possible ticker-like codes, indicating a brief price or index readout.
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Int Paper
West An Tel
Westy Elec
Winn Dixie SH. Woolworth
Wrigley
Xerox
Mixed Wall Street session ends with small gains
In a lightly dull trading day to close, New York stocks edged higher as selective demand supported a few names. Bethlehem led steelmakers with a fractional gain after its earnings report while autos and major names posted minor moves amid pre weekend caution.
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New York
Bethlehem
IBM
U.S. Smelting
Eastern Air Lines
Allied Chemical
Liggett & Myers
Polaroid
First Charter Financial
Edison Brothers
Pittsburgh
Norfolk & Western
Reliance Manufacturing Com
U.S
Travel in Alabama up $38 million from 1961 to 1963
Ed Ewing state director of the Bureau of Publicity and Information told North Alabama Attractions members that travel expenditures in Alabama rose by 38 million dollars from 1961 to 1963 and out-of-state visitors neared three million. He cited increased travel interest, record inquiries, and 107 806 brochure mailings, plus over 2 000 photos sent to outlets and 43 000 people reached by literature from four travel shows in Detroit Cincinnati Chicago and Dallas.
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Bureau of Publicty and Information
Ed Ewing
North Alabama
Alabama
Crescent Motel
Ewing
Detroit
Cincinnati
Chicago
Dallas
Bureau of Publicity and Information
National Association of Travel Organizations
George C. Wallace
Bureau
Wallace
Goldwater Attacks Johnson in Western Campaign Tour
Senator Barry Goldwater accuses President Johnson of weak foreign policy and ceding U S strength during a Cheyenne stop en route to Tucson Las Vegas and Los Angeles. He says the Free World is splitting while American prestige sinks and targets Pennsylvania for electoral votes as he promotes Alabama tourism.
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Johnson
Goldwater
Cheyenne
Wyo
Tucson
Ariz
Las Vegas
Nev
Los Angeles
Lyndon Johnson
Pennsylvania
Injured In Real Accidents Across Four County Area
Two people were injured in several crashes across the four county region Thursday. Ronnie Sparkman of Hartselle 2 was listed in an unconscious state after a Ford overturned near Decatur. Four-year-old Jimmy Mitchell of Decatur was hurt when struck by a Buick near Morgan County Road 61. Multiple one vehicle crashes were reported near Moulton Vinemont Neel and Athens with varying damages and minor injuries. A two car collision near Athens on U.S. 72 involved a Chevrolet and a DeSoto with damage estimates.
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Alabama Patrol
Ronnie Sparkman
Hartselle 2
Hartselle Hospital
Decatur
Austinville
Jimmy Mitchell
Buick
Dorothy Letson
Moulton
Decature
Morgan County
Baugh-Wiley- Smith
Elmer Peoples
Vinemont
U.S
Joe Womack
McMinnville
Tenn
Donald Roberts
Hartselle
Neel
Ford
Mack Couch
Meridian
Miss
Athens
Bill Bales
Charles Stinnett
Harvest
Deaths James M Kitchens James Capp Madison Kitchens
James M Kitchens also known as James Capp Madison Kitchens died at 62 in Trinity on Thursday. Services set for Saturday at 2 p.m. at Belview Church with Rev Dean Sims officiating. Burial at Knob Cemetery under Gunthorp direction.
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James M. Kitchens
James
Capp
Madison Kitchens
Trinity
Belview Church
Dean Sims
Knob Cemetery
Gunthorp
Deaths of Elwert Priest and Amanda Cater in Alabama notices
Services for Elwert Priest who died Thursday at a local hospital will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Missionary Baptist Church in Moulton. Burial in Moulton Cemetery with Reynolds directing. Survivors include widow Ida Priest, four daughters, three sons, sister Luzella Pearson, brother William Priest, and others. Funeral for Amanda Cater of Decatur will be Sunday at 2 p.m. from Spring Hill Baptist Church with Rev. R. W. McGahee officiating. Burial in Church Cemetery. Carl M. Sykes Funeral Home directing. She was mother of 17 children, with three brothers, 27 grandchildren, 100 great grandchildren, and 50 great-great grandchildren.
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Elwert Priest
Missionary Baptist Church
Moulton
Reynolds
Ida Priest
Clydes Priest
Miss
Flossie Orr
Dayton
Ohio
Anita
Eva Priest
William
Emies
James
Luzella Pearson
Chattanooga, Tenn
William Priest Moulton
Fannie Priest
Amanda Cater
Decatur 1
Admissions and Dismissals List From Local Hospitals
Hospital records show admissions for Master Jimmy Mitchell De catur George West highway 31 S Mrs Bill Cunningham 1506 Phillips Ct Homer Stovall Tanner 1 Miss Melinda Essary 413 Memorial Dr SW Harry Lawrence Hartselle 4 Johnny Baker Decatur 3 Mrs Robert Atchley 414 Oak Mrs B T Thompson Hartselle Mrs Edwin Piery 2522 Sherwood Dr Mrs Paul Cartee Moulton 2 Dismissals include Miss Allen Harwell 1415 Cedar St Mrs Pruitt Miller Decatur Carl Johnson Cullman 4 Mrs James McCaghren 113 Austinville Rd Master Tommy Bogan Falkville 1 Willard Gray Decatur 3 W H Woodard 850 Johnston Mrs Jack Riethmaier 1515 14th Ave SW Mrs Floyd West 1722 Creighton Ave Master Bryan K Mears Trinity 1 James Howard Hartselle 4 Mrs Donald Butler and infant daughter Trinity 1
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Jimmy Mitchell
Decatur
George West
Highway
Bill Cunningham
Phillips Ct
Homer Stovall
Tanner
Melinda Essary
Memorial
Harry Lawrence
Hartselle
Johnny Baker
Robert Atchley
Oak
B. T. Thompson
Edwin Piery
Sherwood
Paul Cartee
Moulton
Carl Johnson
Cullman
James McCaghren
Austinville Rd
Tommy Bogan
Falkville
Willard Gray
W. H. Woodard
Johnston
Jack Riethmaier
14Th Ave
Floyd West
Creighton Ave
Bryan K. Mears
Trinity
James Howard
Donald Butler
W.A
Clearview St
Fiveroom House
Het A Glenn
David W. Gallup
Zettie
Church St
Sth Ave
Kyle Calvin Long
Jim Roberson
Cashin Ae
Hildagard Multer
Ees St. S. Osborne
James R. Copeland
Keith E. Williams
Robert Erskine Holmes
7Th Ave
Leopold Wenzler
Fairway
Clarence Bolte
Herbert L. Hardin
16Th Ave
Robin L. O’hara
6Th Ave
Werner Jacker
Athens
Fred E. Wright Jr
Seton Ave
Fred Rost Sr
10Th Ave
Harold Mark Conatser
Bradley St
Herbert Alton Bartlett
Everett McCay
Danville
Murray DeMoss
Pennylane
Evening DAV Home entertainment and local incidents reported
Police responded to Thomas King residence for a theft of a radio transmitter a movie camera and a exposure meter. A collision occurred in an alley behind Betty involving Benton Watson Rodger Dale and others. Fire crews investigated multiple blazes at Ike Johnson Republican quarters and other sites with no major losses. Numerous local notices list residents and infants, property transactions and permit actions across Decatur Athens and Danville communities.
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Thomas King
St. SE
King
Benton Watson
Rodger Dale
Danville 2
Betty
Bargain Center offers fabrics and quilts in new shipment
New shipment includes beautiful spreads and quilted material. Bargain Center, Rustee on Newnameieddteaseeeie wee patie Wear 353-2827. Also listings for rent in a private home and room with semi private bath. Purina eggs 25c a dozen and pumpkins 40c. Sale items include a 1956 Buick and a 1937 Dodge. Route 3 Cotaco. Corn picker 697-0. Call Scott 35.
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Ruste
7Th Ave
Buick
Dodge
Rville
Cotaco
Scott
Cullman Police Arrest For Speeding
One arrest was recorded by the Cullman Police Department for speeding last night. A separate note mentions a smell sensitivity and a reference to Decatur at Bank Street Hospital.
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Cullman
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Coastal States Life Equity National Life
First Nat'l Bk
Jefferson Standard Life
Liberty National Life Life & Life Ala
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National Life & Accident
Protective Life
National Bank Southern Airway United
Vulcan Life On Beeecweseses
Wall Street
Ct Nsw
Unicef
Wele
Decatur High School
Vicki Ferguson
Neil Conner
Loretta Livingston
Che Che Summers
AL Burleson Daily
America
Jay Gurley
Cathedral Caverns
State Bureau of Publicity and Information
Rob
Robert W. Privett
Eleanor Dr
Decatur General Hospital
McCoy McMineman
Somerville
James Hill
Telegraph
Semmes & Taylor, Inc
Allen Harwell
Cedar St
Decatur General
Kim Vickers
9Th Ave
James Graddy
Paradise Court
Sandra L. McCurley
John R. Morgan
W. T. McLemore
Bryce L. Middlebrooks
Joseph W. Crawford
17Th Ave
John J. Vaughn
Daniel St
Ray W. Steele
Eleanor
Johnny D. Campbell
Linda K. Hopkins
DAV
Alfred A.ton
Lth
F. M. Dawkins
Ashley
Stratford Rd
Ike Johnson
Iata
Purina
Paul C. Davis
Moulton St
Bank St. Hospital
WT Grant
HA Baal
Rising Sun Lodge No. 29
Masonic Temple
Douglas L. Rogers
W.M. C
Kenton
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