City Awards Contract for Wood and Carridale Streets
The city commission designated Holland & Woodard Co. as low bidder for street work at Wood and Carridale Streets and 19th and 17th Avenues SW with a $49 776.54 award. Ashburn & Gray and Trinity Stone submitted higher bids. The panel also budgeted Decatur Gas revenue for 1964 65 and created an independent building department headed by Lonnie Pettey, moving from the clerk’s office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland & Woodard, Co
Ao Wood
Carridale Streets
19Th
17Th Avenues
Ashburn & Gray
Trinity Stone
Beaverbrook
Building Department
Lonnie Pettey
Complete Weather River and Celestial Note
The brief mentions a new moon on Saturday night and Mercury near the Sun. It notes Mercury at about 59 million miles from Earth and a sky view with a near sunward position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercury
River and weather readings close to Decatur area
The Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge stood at 18.88 feet with a 28 foot rise in 24 hours. Gas department figures show a high of 98 at 1 30 pm and a low of 73 at 5 am, with 11 am temperature around 90 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur and Vicinity
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
New York
Kress Am Air L
Ligg & My
Lockh Air A2
Loui Nash
Martin Co
Tob
Minn M M Monson
Ad C Line
Mont Ward Babcock & W
Nat Dairy Bell & How
Nat Distill
Olin Math
Owens Ill Gl
Barl Ind
Pepsi Cola
Calum & H
Phill Pet
Ches & Ohio
Proct & G
RCA
CBS Colg Palm
Rals
Reyn Met
Delta Air L
RC Cola
Dow Chem
St Regis Pap
Seab
AL East Air L
Sears Roeb
Socony Fla Pw
Fla
P&l Sou Co
Ford Met
Std Brand Pty Frest Dairy
Frueh Corp
Ind
Gen
Elec
Texaco Ga Pacific
Gt A&p
Srsg Mit
West UN Tel Hercules
Westg
Elec Imsus
Xerox
Decatur Fire Department
Financial leaders to meet in Decatur amid regional growth
Board members from major institutions including Jack Tarver and George Craft will convene in North Alabama for a general economy review. Crow notes the event marks the first such gathering in the area, highlighting a booming regional economy and local banking expansion in the Southeast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeast
Crow
North Alabama
South
Chemstrand
Decatur
Jack Tarver
Atlanta Newspapers, Inc
Atlanta
George S. Craft
Trust Co. of Georgia
M. M. Kimbrel
First National Bank
Thomson, Ga
John A. Hunter
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge
Gadsden
W. Maxey Jarman
Genesco, Inc
Nashville, Tenn
McGregor Smith
Florida Lights and Power Co
Republicans Tangle in Dual District Candidacies
The state GOP faces two candidates in each of two districts after choosing by statewide race. Dr. Tom Brigham met Atty. Gen. Richmond Flowers to discuss new candidate naming under the new law. A Wednesday meeting aims to resolve the impasse and potential reshuffling of current nominees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GOP
Tom Brigham
Richmond Flowers
Flowers
Irmingham
Charles C. Smith
Rusesville
James D. Martinsen
Dis
Hospital Admissions and Dismissals in Cullman County
Cullman area hospitals list patient admissions and dismissals including Mrs Martha Ann Andrews Eva Box 82 Miss Joan Bonds Vinemont Grover Cook Hanceville 1, Miss Deborah Lynn Creel Cullman 4, Richard Lee Day Brennan 1, etc. Dismissals note Master Phillip D Alexander Hanceville Box 66 and several residents across Cullman Vinemont Crane Hill Baileyton Ad dison Ar ley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cullman Hospital
Martha Ann Andrews
Eva
Joan Bonds
Vinemont
Grover Cook
Hanceville
Deborah Lynn Creel
Cullman
Richard Lee Day
Brennan
Oma Lee Fulenwider
Sarah Jane Calvert
Crane Hill
Linda Jean Hayes
Addison
Linda Fay Helms
Box
J. Ivey
Baileyton
William H. Morgan
Admissions list reveals residents across several Alabama towns
The page records admissions and residents including Mrs. L J Thompson of Albertville and A V McCowan of Hartselle plus numerous others in Hillsboro Decatur Hartselle Lacey's Spring Toney and nearby areas. Names include Mrs. Sie Letson Miss Jewell Richey Mrs. Grady Barker and infant son among listed residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admissions
L.J. Thompson
Albertville
A. V. McCowan
Hartselle
Sie Letson
Hillsboro
Carl Wilson
Lacey’s Spring
Joe Myers
Decatur
M. H. Widner
Carl Walk
Murphree Rd
William Weaver
Sherman Talley
4Th Ave
Master Richard Talley
Paul White
Decature
Grady Barker
Moulton St
Miss Jewell . Richey
Richard Walden
Multiple Decatur and nearby births and relationships listed
A compiled notice lists numerous individuals with addresses and family relations including infants and married partners. It names Marvin G. Peck Somerville and Mrs G Bolling plus others in Decatur Hillsboro Hartselle and Athens with infants and married couples.
Birth Announcement for Keenum's New Baby Boy
Mr and Mrs Robert Keenum of 04 Beard Street Southwest welcomed a son at Decatur General Hospital on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Keenum
Beard St
Monlay
Decatur General Hospial
Food stamp plan approved amid push to finish Congress
President signed a nationwide food stamp plan into law after a brief White House arrival, as lawmakers eyed a quick adjournment. Mansfield indicated few bills remained and that members facing re election should hit the campaign trail while others assist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mansfield
Conress
Ors
White House
Senate
House
Harlem riot touchstone as police lieutenant cleared
A grand jury cleared a police lieutenant of criminal liability in the fatal shooting of a Negro boy that sparked Harlem riots. News briefs cover political fundraising, desegregation in Alabama Catholic schools, election result forecasting, a Ku Klux Klan murder trial, and Cyprus crisis remarks by U Thant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harlem
Danielsville, Ga
Lemuel Penn
Washington, D. C
Pope plans interfaith center in Jerusalem
Vatican City reports Pope Paul VI will establish an interfaith center in Jerusalem to commemorate his meeting with Orthodox Patriarch Athenagoras held in the Holy Land last January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
Paul VI
Jerualem
Athenagoras
Constantinople-Instanbul
Holy Land
AFL-CIO Leaders Planned White House Visit Endorsing Johnson
Leaders of the AFL-CIO planned to visit the White House to inform President Johnson of their strong endorsement in the upcoming November election. The trip highlights union backing as the campaign moves forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Afl-Cio
Johnson
White House
Developing Film Basics for Junior Editors
A compact guide explains latent images on film become visible through development. It describes a dark room setup with a red lamp, chemical trays for developer stop bath and fixer, and the steps from unrolling the film to fixing washing drying and readying for printing. It advises parental consent before attempting development at home.
Saigon Briefing Reports Viet Cong Activity and Assembly Plan
In the Saigon area about 80 miles west of the capital calm was reported with warning of Viet Cong retaliation. Intelligence estimated over 20,000 Viet Cong massed near Saigon as two Americans were injured by a mine and more were killed or wounded. The Leadership Council of Saigon students demanded acceptable nominees for the National Assembly to be named within two months to elect a new chief of state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Leadership Council of
National Assembly
Oanh
President praises new welfare law amid signing ceremony
Senators and House members gathered at the executive mansion to stand beside John son during the traditional signing. The President, planning a campaign on welfare expansion, called the law one of our most valuable f ie ty. Egypt's title The Gift of the Nile was given it by Her-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Executive Mansion
Johnson
Egypt
Nile
Output per man hour in the United States has increased
The article notes a 3 percent rise in output per man hour in the United States since 1900, reflecting rising efficiency and productivity over the period. It mentions broader economic implications and potential links to technology and industrial growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Shareck Jr. assumes command of 331st Fighter Interceptor Squadron
Lt. Col. Michael W. Shareck Jr. arrives to command the 331st Fighter Interceptor Squadron at Webb AFB Texas. He is son of Mr and Mrs M W Shareck Sr of Dunkirk New York and a graduate of the Air Force education program with attendance at the University of Florida and Maryland European Division. His wife Johnnie is daughter of Mr and Mrs Marion F Slaton of Decatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring, Tex
Michael W. Shareck Jr
M. W. Shareck Sr
Dunkirk
N.Y
331St
Webb Afb
Tex
Shareck
Air Force
University of
Navy Seaplane Tender Currituck Aboard with Seventh Fleet
Charles L. Parker fireman apprentice USN son of Mr and Mrs He ney E Parker Hartselle serves aboard the USS Currituck a Navy seaplane tender operating out of San Diego California. Currituck with the U S Seventh Fleet in the Western Pacific supports long range reconnaissance and anti submarine warfare seaplanes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
USS
Currituck
Charles L. Parker
USN
Heney E. Parker
Hartselle
Navy
San Diego
Calif
U. S. Seventh Fleet
Navy Lieutenant Lowe Earns Promotion and Army Enlistees
Lt. William Earl Lowe son of Mr and Mrs Curtis Hester 1022 9th Ave SE received a promotion after training in San Diego 1952 and Newport R I February 1963. Joe Baugher and Donald F Brackins enlisted in the Regular Army for three years and will attend aviation and overseas assignments. Ralph Calwell and Bobby D Ball, firemen apprentices, return to Long Beach aboard USS Bennington after a Seventh Fleet Far East tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Earl Lowe
Curtis Hester
9Th Ave
Lowe
San Diego
Calif
Newport
R.I
NOTS
Antarctica
Joe Baugher
Edgar W. Baugher
5Th Ave
Donald F. Brackins
Andrew Brackins
Summer Ave
Baugher
Decatur High
Ft. Rucker
Ala
Brackins
Lakeside High
Alabama Agriculture and Mechanical College
Ralph Calwell
Bobby D. Ball
Long Beach
Bennington
Seventh Fleet
Far East
Calwell
Mark Calwell
Athens 2
Ball
Brady Ball
Decatur 2
Market Summary of Grains Cattle Hogs and Lambs
Market prices for corn oats and mills listed with various grades. Cattle and calves numbers provided with steers heifers and cows price ranges. Hog prices for barrows gilts sows noted and lambs traded near 24.50. Prices show steady to slightly weaker trends with limited demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Wall Street closes sharply higher on broad gains
Trading accelerates with a broad stock rally led by Industrials, rails, and utilities. Major gains include Jones & Laughlin about 3, U S Steel Republic and others adding fractions to over a point as volume nears 4.5 million shares. Auto stocks rise despite strike worries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jones & Laughlin
Lukens Steel
U.S. Steel
Republic
Utilities
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
American Motors
New York Central
Rails
American Tobacco
Reynolds
Liggett & Myers
Polaroid
Motorola
IBM
Verox
du Pont
Union Car
Decatur Council Notices and Local Incidents
Regular Decatur council sessions are announced and local incidents noted. A car collision at 16th Ave and Beech St SE involves Leola B Agee and Robert A Piland. Another crash at 11th St and Somerville Rd lists Fred W Motes and T. Black as drivers. Building permits issued include Dixie Fence Co and several residents for electrical work and central air. Police report burglaries, dog trouble, a ransacked home, and a theft of 1956 Chevrolet fender skirts. The Garden Club meets with Mr and Mrs Frank Gresham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
16Th ‘Ave
Beech St
Leola.b. Agee
North St
Robert A. Piland
9Th Ave
11Th St
Somerville Rd
Somerville
Fred W. ‘Motes
Hartselle
Ith St
Moultonmes T. Black
Dixie Fence Co
11Th Ave. NW
Zola McCulloch
Church St. NW
Ray Hall
Grant St
Walter Lewis
Sherman St. SE
Goldwater Heads to TV Tapings After Newport Visit
Senator Goldwater arrived at Balboa Bay Club aboard the Sundance and teased reporters about his beard while modeling a blue cap. He planned a busy day with multiple television tapings in a Los Angeles studio, delivering 30 second to five minute spots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paget
Goldwater
Arizona
Newport Beach
Sundance
Abe Lincoln
Balboa Bay Club
Los Angeles
Births rise at several area hospitals through August
August totals show Decatur General Hospital with 572 births this year up from 462 in the prior period. Hartselle Hospital logs 194 births through August, while Smith Hospital reports 204 births this year versus 314 in 1963, indicating higher year to date birth totals across the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur General Hospital
Hartselle Hospital
Baugh-Wiley. Smith Hospital
Local obituaries and small ads from Moulton area
Mrs Della Garth dies at son’s home in Moulton Heights with services to be announced by S s Sykes Funeral Home. Mrs Louise Bledsoe dies at Dekatur General Hospital and funeral set for Wednesday at 2 p.m. from First Baptist Church Hartsville with Reynolds Funeral Home directing. Survivors include husband Andrew Bledsoe and four daughters all of Falkville, two sons, father, sisters, brother, and other relatives. Later items report a gas top and bulldozer theft on 1st Ave SW. Classifieds list puppies for sale, wanted lawn mowers, rental trailer, furniture for sale, vehicle sale, farm equipment, fabrics, and job/place ads from area residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Della Garth
Moulton Heights
S. S. Sykes Funeral Home
Louise Bledsoe
Debatur General Hospital
First Baptist Church
Hartselle
Reynolds Funeral Home
Andrew Bledsoe
Falkville
Ann
Brenda
Betty Marie
Annnie K. Bledsoe
Ronnie Joe
Earl Bledsoe
Early Mitchell
Hart
Also Mentioned on This Page
Decatur Gas Department
Federal Reserve
Harold T. Patterson
Alma Downing
Gladys Vance
Nellie Giles
Steven T. Smith
Betty Faye Willoughby
Kenneth B. Hyatt
Arley
H. Y. Douthit
Toney
Bobby Coney
Decatur General Admissions
Marvin G. Peck
G. Bolling
16Th Ave
J. W. Pettey
7Th Ave
Truitt R. Smith
Phillips Ave
James Bradford
Courtland
James E. Royer
Ruby Bussey
Charles Hussey
Locust St
Thomas Sparkman
Willi Smith
Robert J. Smith
Court
David G. Clark
Nelson St
Jackie Stover
Ina Hames
Randy Stroup
Mark St
Sidney J. Nelson
Fredric Myers
Cornelian Apt
Ross Garner
Athens
Charles Eastman
Phillips Court
Herbert Lynn
John J. Williams
R-Del
Senate Today
Philadelphia
Bobby Baker
Mobile
Alabama
Geneva
U Thant
Cyprus
Tomn
Local Securities
National Gas
Iad Co
American Foundation
Coastal States Life Ewecs Equity
National Life Nat'l Bk
Jefferson Standard Life
Osunees
Liberty National Life Life Ala
Mutual Savings 100
State National Bank Life
Southern Airways
Vulcan Life Ialiaeebe- A
Cotton York
Wall Street
Decatur Council
Masonic Temple
Billie F. Chenault
Harrison St
Morganty Records
Edith Williams
6Th Ave
W. W. Pockman
Meadowbrook SE
Garden Club
Frank Gresham
Woodmont Dr. SE
de Skillet
Decatur’s. Best
1St Ave
College St
Terry’s Beauty Shop
Sealy
Cerge Air
Bargain Center
Austinville
Morgan Jones
John Deere
Russell Montry
Moulton
Frigidaire
8Th Ave. S.E
S.E
Northlabama Glass Co
Investment Services
Mutual
Cowt
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