Weather and River Summary for Decatur and Vicinity
Decatur Tennessee River reading this morning at Keller Memorial Bridge was 20.59 feet up .37 feet in 24 hours. Other TVA lake stages listed. High 94 degrees yesterday, 72 at 5 a.m. today. Forecast partly cloudy warm with showers today and tonight mild. Wednesday outlook partly cloudy with more showers. Winds southerly 5 to 15 mph. Tonight low 73, Wednesday high 92.
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Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
TVA
Pickwick
Guntersville
Whitesburg
Wilson
One Hurt In Limestone Crash Near Athens
Earlene Greenhow, 64, of Athens, treated and dismissed from Athens Limestone Hospital after a 4:30 p.m. crash 10 miles east of Athens on U.S. 72. Greenhow rode with Weaver A. Greenhow, 67, who was charged with following too close. Billy M. Anders, 23, Huntsville, also involved. Damages totaled about 700 dollars with 200 on Anders’ car and 500 on the Greenhow pickup. A second, nearby crash near Courtland on Ala. 20 involved James Ray Rawles, 26, Baton Rouge, and Marard B. Nicholas, 20, Chicago, with about 150 and 100 dollars in damages. cows crossing the road allegedly caused that collision.
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Earlene Greenhow
Athens
Athens-Limestone
U.S
Greenhow
Highway Patrol
Courtland
Ala
James Ray Rawles
Baton Rouge
Marard B. Nicholas
Chicago
Rawles
Nicholas
Cullman County Arrests Reported by Sheriff Force
Cullman County arrests listed include highway intoxication and driving while intoxicated with counts, violation of prohibition law, no driver s license and reckless driving, decoying a child away and probation violation, and public drunkenness.
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Cullman
Cullman ‘County
Police arrest one for disorderly conduct in Cullman
Cullman Police Department arrested one person Monday on a disorderly conduct charge. The investigation continued as officers released few additional details.
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Cullman
Athens Fire Crews Respond to Three Fires on Monday
Athens Fire Department answered three calls including a heavily damaged trailer on Grace Ave owned by Billy Daly at 2 13 PM a second trailer at 413 N Beaty St owned by H M Smithy with slight damage at 9 44 PM and a car owned by Luther Davis with heavy interior damage at 11 50 PM The causes of all fires were listed as unknown.
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Athens
Athens Fire Department
Grace Ave
Billy Daly
N. Beaty St
H. M. Smithy
Luther Davis
Sixteen Arrested by Limestone County Sheriff Force
Limestone County deputies arrested sixteen people Monday on charges including throwing trash on a highway boating while intoxicated and driving without a license. Authorities listed fourteen cases of no license and one case each for trash throwing and boating while intoxicated.
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Athens
Limestone County
Civil Defense First Aid Class Set for Wednesday
A Civil Defense first aid class will be held here on Wednesday from 7 30 p m to 9 30 p m James C Curtis will be the instructor.
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Athens
James C. Curtis
Wallace orders school delays as federal clash escalates
In Alabama Governor George Wallace enforces a delayed start for select schools amid a federal order and a tense showdown with the state board. Atty. Gen. Flowers and Justice Department officials clash over interpretation as troopers surround the Tuskegee campus.
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Wallace
Tuskegee
North Alabama
Richmond Flowers
Montgomery
Doar
Seymore Trammell
Huntsville Schools Delay Desegregation Start
Huntsville public schools delayed their opening as officials yield to Governor Wallace. Four desegregation schools were to begin today but the start was postponed to Friday amid trooper presence concerns. Tuskegee Public School plans unclear from fragment.
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Huntsville
Ala
George Wallace
Tuskegee
Hospital Admissions and Dismissals List
Hospital notices record admissions and dismissals for several individuals. Names include Mrs Thyrza Roberts Belle Mina Mrs Marie Ford Madison Henry McFarland Elkton Tenn Mrs Lena Berryman 818 Sycamore St SE Master Miles Garrison 1706 20th Ave SE Kenneth Bolling 702 1 2 Ferry St Mrs Letitia Gunter 643 Jackson St SE Mrs Lula Collins 1810 Martin St SE and Mrs James Shabel and infant son Trinity 1.
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Marie Ford
Madison
Henry McFarland
Elkton
Tenn
Lena Berryman
Sycamore St
Master Miles Garrison
20Th Ave
Kenneth Bolling
Letitia Gunter
Jackson St
Lula Collins
Martin St
James Shabel
Trinity
Local residents listed in a public notices snippet
A fragment lists names and addresses including Rev James B Head Hartsel Thomas Lawson Davidson 1009 Jackson St SE Billy Ray McNutt 912 7th Ave SE Mrs Henry Clay Allen Jr 510 Austinville Rd SW and many others with addresses in Decatur Huntsville Athens Rockford and Hillsboro indicating a public notice or directory snippet.
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James B. Head
Decatur
William T. Grisham
Hartselle
Thomas Lawson Davidson
Jackson St
Billy Ray McNutt
7Th Ave
Henry Clay Allen, Jr
Austinville Rd
Stanley King
Athens
Freadus- Cline
6Th Ave
Danny Carter
Huntsville
Williams Edward Simms
Mildred Geraldine McEntire
Ewell St
Huntsville Debates School Opening Amid Troop Stand
Governor Wallace ordered a delay in desegregated school openings with over 200 troopers at the site while the principal was admitted. Dr Raymond Christian said delaying was safer than turning away students. Mayor Searcy criticized the action as unnecessary. A citizen committee urged reconsideration. The second item notes U S lumber output totaling 39 258 million board feet.
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Wallace
Raymond Christian
Huntsville Schools
R. B. Searcy
Searcy
Louis L. Ullmann
Huntsville Citizen’s Committee For
Huntsville
Decatur Markets Report Cotton and Grain Prices
Markets note cotton middling at 33.5 percent and cottonseed at 843 per ton. Milk Grade A at 6.55 per hundred weights, manufactured milk 63.20, pulpwood 13.50, corn and wheat prices listed, soybeans 2.55. Multiple grain and feed prices for No. 2 milling wheat 1.70, No. 2 barley 0.95, No. 2 yellow shelled corn 1.98, No. 1 yellow ear corn 1.11, No. 2 white ear corn 1.07, No. 2 white shelled corn 1.25, soybeans 2.55.
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Decatur
Wall Street Opens Post-Labor Day Rally Strong
Wall Street started the post-Labor Day session with a strong rally as volume exceeded 24 million shares. The Dow neared its record high from December 1961 while gains spread across steels, motors, utilities, airlines, and chemicals with Sperry Rand and Xerox among notable performers.
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New York
Wall Street
Sperry Rand
Associated Press
Chrysler
Control Data and Electronic Associates
Xerox
Births and Local Addresses Reported in DeKalb Area
Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Clinnard Tanner 1 welcome a son Monday at Baugh Wiley Smith Clinic. Mr. and Mrs. Freadus Cline 811 6th Ave SE report a son today at Decatur General Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Danny Carter Huntsville announce a daughter today at Mr. and Mrs. William T. Grisham Hartselle. Also noted: Colorado has 13022 miles of trout streams and 2311 trout lakes.
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Leroy Clinnard
Tanner
Baugh- Wiley-Smith Clinic
Freadus Cline
6Th Ave
Decatur General Hospital
Danny Carter
Huntsville
William T. Grisham
Hartselle
Wallace rally emphasizes unity and civil rights fight
Governor George Wallace rallies supporters urging national awareness of the Alabama story. He pledges strong actions to bar employers from choosing workers, vows to defend Southern rights, and promotes filibuster-ready resistance to Kennedy era civil rights legislation alongside fellow Southern leaders and officials.
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Wallace
Alabama
Tuscaloosa
Montgomery
Washington
North
John Sparkman
Kennedy
Deaths Moulton William F Terry 35 Courtland Ind
William Frank Terry Moulton 35 of Courtland Ind died Monday at 4 am in Bloomfield Ind after a car accident. Funeral services are Wednesday at Harmony Baptist Church south of Courtland at 2 pm. Burial at Graham Cemetery Elliott Brown Funeral Home in charge. Survivors include father Frank Terry Moulton and sister Ola Mae Sorrell Memphis Tenn. body to be returned to Steve Terry Mt Motia Community residence.
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William Frank Terry
Courtland
Bloomfield
Ind
Harmony Baptist Church
Graham Cemetery
Elliott-Brown Funeral Home
Frank Terry
Ola Mae Sorrell
Memphis
Tenn
Terry
Lawrence County
Steve Terry
Mt. Motiah
Clyde T. Smith Rites Planned In Somerville Funeral
Clyde Thomas Smith of Somerville died today at Decatur General Hospital after a long illness. Services set for Wednesday at 2 30 p m from Johnson Chapel with Rev Johnny Roberts officiating. Burial in adjoining cemetery Gunthorp Funeral Home directing. Survivors include his widow Dorothy and children Tommy Sue Brenda Shirley Betty Jo Lisa all of Somerville plus parents Olen and [redacted] Smith of Kentucky, siblings and other relatives. Body to be taken to J T Shadden residence in Pricedale.
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Clyde Thomas Smith
Somerville
Decatur General Hospital
Johnson Chapel
Johnny Roberts
Gunthorp Funeral Home
Dorothy Smith
Tommy Sue Smith
Brenda Sue Smith
Shirley Ann Smith
Betty Jo Smith
Lisa Irene Smith
Olen Smith
Kentucky
Cecil
Samuel Smith
Ethel Edge
Michigan
Elizabeth Rager
J. T. Shadden
Priceville
Elmer K Hardy Sr 70 Dies After Heart Attack
Elmer K Hardy Sr aged 70 of Decatur died Sunday at Decatur General Hospital after a heart attack. Funeral services are at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Guntharp Funeral Home Chapel with interment in Elmwood Cemetery Birmingham. Survivors include two daughters Mrs J W King Cocoa Florida and Mrs Ben L Edmonds Jr West Blocton Alabama two sons Elmer K Hardy Jr California James O Hardy Charlotte North Carolina seven grandchildren. The body will remain at the funeral home until the services. Masons will be pallbearers and conduct graveside rites.
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Elmer Knox Hardy, Sr
Decatur
Decatur General Hospital
Guntharp Funeral Home Chapel
Elmwood Cemetery
Birmingham
Guntharp Funeral_ Home
J. W. King
Cocoa
Fla
Ben L. Edmonds, Jr
West Blocton
Ala
Elmer K. Hardy
California
James O. Hardy
Charlotte
N. C
Governor Wallace Visits, deGraffenried Meet Ends Quietly
At a public meeting Gov. Wallace arrived in a state trooper car with Speaker Albert Brewer. Betty G. Terry 97 attended in a wheelchair and received a greeting, while onlookers praised deGraffenried and anticipated his future leadership.
Wallace vows to keep Bible reading in public schools
Governor Wallace declares ongoing Bible readings in Alabama schools despite a hostile Supreme Court ruling. He claims national support and frames the stance as a fight against Washington leadership, while signaling possible future school delays and regional tensions.
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Alabama
George Wallace
Washington
Tuscaloosa
Macon County
Tuskeegee High School
Birmingham
Montgomery
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Huntsville
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Final Campaign TV Appeals Ahead of City Commission Vote
Voters heard last appeals as turnout appeared uneven. Morgan sought the commission post highlighting his record, introduced by attorney Julian Harris. Elliott thanked supporters in his first TV appearance since starting the campaign a month ago, introduced by Dewitt Harvey who has filled in for Elliott on several broadcasts.
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Morgan
Commission Post
Julian Harris
Elliott
Dewitt Harvey
Chapter 11 Meeting Tonight and Local Incidents
The DAV Chapter 11 will meet tonight at 7 30. Cotillion Club holds a meeting Thursday at 1 30 p m at City Hall auditorium. A 1960 Chevrolet owned by Faye Price Fowler collided with a taxi in Johnston Street alley causing slight damage. Sue F Wallace remains a patient at Bank Street Hospital. Alvis G Briscoe attends the grand opening of First Federal of Bessemer representing the Alabama Savings and Loan League.
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DAV
Sue F. Wallace
Memorial Dr. NW
Bank St. Hospital
Cotillion Club
City Hall
Johnston St
Faye Price Fowler
6Th Avé. SE
Checker
William Knox
Hartselle
Alvis G. Briscoe
First Federal Savings of
Decatur
Bessemer
First Federal of
Briscoe
Alabama Savings and Loan League
Rural Tennessee road crash claims ten lives near Dayton
A severe Monday wreck near Dayton in southeast Texas killed ten people. The article notes Labor Day traffic reached a third annual record toll for the three major spring and summer holidays, with Memorial Day totaling 159 deaths, and 557 fatalities during a four day Independence Day period.
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Dayton
Texas
For Rent and Sale Classified Notices
Several rental ads list furnished 2 room and 3 room apartments with private entries at 6th Ave SE 4th Ave SE NW and Austinville Road plus a 2 bedroom trailer and a five room bungalow with gas heat. A 1959 Oldsmobile HT is for sale with take up payments at Decatur Trailer Park Murphree apartment. A cornet is offered for sale and a direct sales opportunity is presented with pay range and managerial duties at Holiday Inn on Sept 3 4. Rewards offered for a stray at 1502 20th Ave SE.
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