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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1966
Page
2
The record shows admissions and dismissals across Athens and nearby towns. Names include Francis Bessells and Susan K Barnett among admitted patients, with multiple residents from Athens and surrounding communities referenced.
River, Weather Decatur and vicinity forecast is fair and mild. Outlook for Sunday fair to partly cloudy and warm with isolated mostly afternoon thundershowers. Winds will be light and variable. A high of 90 degrees today and a low of 68 tonight.
The Decatur Tuesday Bible Class gathers at 10 a.m. in the Cooks Pest Control auditorium on Wolverine Drive. Morgan County Barracks 2405 and the auxiliary plan a 6 30 p.m. Monday meeting at the American Legion Home in Hartselle followed by a covered dish supper. Mrs Joseph B Dicks at 2326 Springdale is recovering from surgery in Black Chandler Hospital.
The guest editorial denounces Nicholas Katzenbach as a misguided official who claims disease and despair drive urban trouble. It argues ghetto conditions are consequences of larger systems and criticizes civil rights limits, urging accountability for white society and policy.
Luther Wallace, manager of the Hartselle water department, resigns after 15 years. Mayor John Reynolds says the resignation takes effect September 15 and Wallace is currently on vacation and will not return to work.
A 1965 Labor Day death toll reached 563 with the National Safety Council citing 500 to 600 deaths and The AP reporting 451 deaths in a nonholiday weekend. Traffic fatalities this year are eight per cent higher than 1965, with July marking an all time monthly high of 5 130 deaths, as officials urge safer behavior.
A compiled roster lists individuals with multiple street addresses in Trinity Decatur Athens and Hartseller. Names include Dorris Boulton Lenny Moore Lige Stover Lou Ann Taylor Walter Galloway Deborra Jeffery William McCullough Faye Blankenship Ronald Smith Elizabeth LeCrox Floyd Johnson Peggy Jeffery Raymond Sound Jeffery Hill Anderson Sparkman Louis McMean LeRoy Bennett and others with respective city and street details.
A damaged OCR fragment lists names and addresses including Margaret Ann Messer Audrey Mabek Johnson Mrs James D Crow Mrs William H Turrentine Russell Kenney George F Johnson Emily Polk Sherian M Hensoff and others at various streets in Marshall Hartselle and surrounding areas. The fragment provides no context for action or deadline.
Fragmentary OCR lists individuals with surnames Sparks Moulton Mailer Hate Wrouhot Aventir Nell Cross Farley Young Crissler Alexander Hope and others in Moulton Trinity Florence Danville Mt. Hope. Names appear with partial affiliations.
Dayton general Bronson La Follette says demonstrators agreed not to extend actions into suburbs Friday night. Gov Otto Kerner mobilizes 2000 National Guardsmen for a Sunday march in Cicero to protest housing discrimination. A racial protest and police volatility loom amid tense Chicago area conditions.
Cub Scout Pack 30 at F. E. Burleson Elementary School will register for the new school year on Wednesday. Former members from last year are urged to attend if they wish to continue in scouting.
Frank Horace Clemmens, 53, of Detroit Michigan, died Wednesday in Detroit. Services set for Saturday at 3 p.m. at Shoal Creek Baptist Church with burial at Shoal Cemetery. Funeral home Gunthorth will oversee. Survived by daughter Mardella Sitter of Detroit. three sons Frank Clemmens Jr of Detroit, Bobby Glenn Clemmens of Detroit, Anthony Clemmens of Detroit. four brothers Carsville Clemmens of Decatur, Melvin Clemmens of Decatur, Gene Clemmens of Chicago. two sisters Mrs Ella Mitchell of Detroit, Mrs Susie Jones of Ypsilanti Michigan. Pallbearers will be nephews.
Thomas Edward Hudnall 69 of Moulton died Friday at 11 a m at his residence. Services pending Elliott Funeral Home. He is survived by his widow Pattie Hudnall a son Thomas Hudnall Arkansas a brother Joe Hudnall three sisters Mrs Mae Taylor Arkansas Mrs Mary Richardson Mrs Lula White California two stepdaughters Mrs Robert Warren Alton and Mrs Wilburn Rutherford Moulton.
Daily Records lists newborns for Decatur and Trinity plus home projects. Mervyn Michael to demolish a house at 902 Wells St NE for 100 dollars and Dick Coffey to remodel at 1218 4th Ave SE for 1200 dollars. Pure Oil service station at 102 14th St also noted. Frasier family entries record three new sons at Baugh-Wiley-Smith Hospital.
A Blue Angels performance near a waterfront halted minutes into the act after an accident mid flight. The team based at Pensacola faced a brief disruption as two remaining passes were flown before the show ended. Lt Michael Van Ort, a Blue Angel, was killed in a Pensacola practice last December. The squadron, formed in 1946 with eight pilots and 50 support staff, has toured for decades. Other present members include Cmdr Robert Rumack, Capt Fred Craig, Lt Clarence Hubbard, Lt Frank Mezzadri, and Lt Norm Gandia.
The ruling prevented reports on two measures, killing chances of passage. One bill would raise the salary of the school superintendent taking office in January by $5,000. The other would raise salaries for five circuit judges starting their duties simultaneously. Only five judges are up for election this year due to vacancies or newly created positions.
An estimate puts 57 million Americans on some form of auto vacation this year, signaling strong travel demand. Families and individuals plan trips by road, packing itineraries around national parks, beaches, and urban getaways.
The Johnson administration upholds a quarter of a million U.S. troops in Germany under NATO. It insists any defense cuts wait for a NATO coordinated review of Soviet threat, force needs, and contributions. Paris talks among 15 allies are slow but ongoing.
A Soviet wife and child at the embassy in Washington were involved as the 19th Soviet diplomat expelled since 1946. McCloskey said Alexander Zinchuk delivered a note demanding Revin's immediate departure for engaging in activities incompatible with diplomatic status. He allegedly sought classified information from an American in exchange for large sums of money.
A job training course for leaders and assistants of new Girl Scout troops begins September 9 and runs four consecutive Fridays. Sessions meet at St. John’s Episcopal Church from 9 a.m. to Noon with two local volunteer trainers Mrs. Thomas Jones of Decatur and Mrs. Arthur Bean of Hartselle assisted by Morgan County field director Mrs. Austin Gabel.
The Morgan County Board of Registrars will extend registration by 10 additional days this month to register new voters, supplementing the existing schedule.
The monthly schedule lists 12 registration days with sessions on Sept 6 to 8, Sept 10, Sept 12 to 13, Sept 17, Sept 19 to 22, and Sept 26. Registration occurs in the basement of the Morgan County Courthouse from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.
Benjamin Truesdale age 41 of Athens sustained minor knee injuries in a three vehicle collision on Alabama 20 west of Decatur. He was treated at Decatur General and transferred to Athens Limestone Hospital. Vehicles involved included a 1963 Chevrolet, a 1958 Chevrolet one and a half ton pickup driven by Bueler L. Williams 49 of Spruce Pine, and a 1966 Dodge driven by John W. Anderson 20 of Decatur. All three suffered heavy damage.
Two trucks collided on Keller Memorial Bridge Friday as traffic slowed for about 30 minutes. Ben Norris of Jasper drove a carrier loaded with used cars from Chicago to Jasper. Calvin Sanders of Madison County piloted a wood-sided flatbed with corn to Decatur. Norris rear-ended Sanders amid sudden braking. damage was slight.
A Bureau briefing notes unemployment at 2.9 million in August with 3.9 percent of the labor force jobless. It cites higher rates among nonwhites and especially in poverty tracts where 7.5 percent unemployed contrast 3.8 outside. It highlights 9.4 percent for Negroes in poverty areas and 31 percent for Negro teen males, 46 percent for teen females, urging 250000 more jobs to equal white-area rates.
Sylvia Porter explains how the average city family’s food costs have risen about 52 percent yearly as trading up to premium meats, ready meals, and convenience items drives prices. She notes per capita meat up from 59.4 to 99.3 pounds since 1945 while flour and fresh produce shift downward and disposable income shares for food reach a record low.
Hartselle Morgan County Red Cross blood drive set for September 6 from noon to 6 pm at the Church of Christ. Donors encouraged to participate as the community aids the chapter.
Pastor J Ross Rush will lead an 11 a m Labor Day service at Trinity Methodist Church with a sermon titled Workers Together With God. The event invites congregants to reflect on labor and faith.
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