Weather and River Report for Decatur and Vicinity
River stage at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning 20.89 feet up 0.30 in 24 hours. TVA lake stages Chickamauga 680.1 Pickwick 411.4 Guntersville 593.3 Whitesburg 556.0 Wilson 506.9. High yesterday 94 at 1 45 pm. Today 10 35 am 82. Forecast partly cloudy hot with scattered thundershowers tonight partly cloudy mild with isolated showers Thursday cloudy hot and humid with showers and thunderstorms. Winds south 5 to 15 mph with gusts in storms. High today 96 tonight 75 Thursday high to be updated.
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Decatur
Tennessee
Keller Memorial Bridge
TVA
Chickamauga
Pickwick
Guntersville
Whitesburg
Wilson
Brig. Gen. John G. Zierdt Named AMC Commander at Redstone
Washington announces Brig. Gen. John G. Zierdt, 50, as commander of the U S Army Missile Command at Redstone Arsenal replacing the late Maj. Gen. F. J. McMorrow. H B Persons Jr. remains in charge of the surface to air missile system as Zierdt brings decades of missile headquarters experience and led Nike Zeus development.
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Huntsville
John G. Zierdt
U.S. Army Missile Command
Redstone Arsenal
Washington
Department of the Army
F. J. McMorrow
H. B. Persons, Jr
Rocket Center
McMorrow
Probation Granted in Limestone Cattle Theft Case
Two men Belton C Hall of Decatur and Leonard Greenhaw were given two years probation each by Circuit Judge James N Bloodworth after being sentenced to one year and a day in prison for cattle theft. They allegedly stole a calf from Henderson Peebles of Mooresville last fall and dumped it into Flint Creek via Morgan County.
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Athens
James N. Bloodworth
Belton C. Hall
Decatur
Leonard Greenhaw
Bloodworth
Henderson Peebles
Mooresville
Morgan County
Flint Creek
FOR SALE AND HELP WANTED NOTICES
A late edition classified page lists job ads for a manager trainee with GAC Finance in East Hartselle and janitorial help on uptown property. It also includes sales pitches for Electrolux machines, dachshund puppies, and various rental and for sale items including a 1962 New Moon trailer, a 1959 Plymouth Fury, and furnished and unfurnished rooms and apartments. Street addresses and contact numbers appear for each item.
Hospital lists residents and admissions by Cullman area
A lengthy listing records names and numbers of patients and admissions across Cullman, Hanceville, Vinemont, Addison, Crane Hill, Grossville, and surrounding areas. The compiled roster includes Mrs. Sarah Wynell Gorff, Glenn L. Baker, Eloise Abbott, and many other residents with associated numbers.
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Man
Peggy Sue McDonald
Hanceville
Eloise Abbott
Cullman
Glenn L. Baker
Lindol Gable
Vinemont
Ruby Lee Glassock
Clara K. Howard
Ronnie Jo Ray
Addison
Opal Marie Pinkard
Ludie Grimmett
Crane Hill
Gladys Griffith
Luther. Beck
Nellie Giles
Opal Thomas
Jimmie Martin
Carolyn Yates
Mary Helen Stansell
Brenda Sue Smith
Tia Parris
Mary Laminack
Grossville
Tenn
Clara Howard
Linell Parker
Nellie Faye Gable
Bobby Turner
Cottondale
Kenneth Neal Dye
Jeanette H. Scott
Frank B. Baier
Barbara Ann Still
Logan
Opal V. Nichols
Birmingham
Geneva Robinson
Gussie Mae Patterson
Milton A. Hardin
Virgie Cooke
Vera L. Hughes
Joppa
Leroy Dye
Grover Stone
Bremen
Norman Smith
Joseph Kelton
Minnie Jo Thomas
Mary Stansell
Peggy McDonald
Jim Smith
Stoney Powell
Mary Etta Laminack
Alice Gorham
Elsie Smith
Betty Jane Rice
Edna Walker
Betty Faye Calvert
Sarah Leta Bartlett
Cull
Decatur General Admissions and Dismissals Report
A list from Decatur General details admissions and dismissals including George W. Walter Union Grove John E. Young Moulton Ordell Garvey 2102 Woodmont Dr SE Mrs Louis Tunstill 408 5th Ave SW Master Robert L McBeath Falkville 3 Mrs Eugene Kenum Moulton Charles Roberson Town Creek C C Shear Cullman Bobby Murphy 1608 12th St Floyd Mason 1213 13th Ave SE Mrs Robert L Pettey Jr Somerville 1 Mrs Herman Burns Hartselle Arthur J Glaze 504 Clark St SW Mrs C T Beddow 2516 Stratford Rd John W Hoskins 1517 Chestnut Mrs Billy W Davis Athens Mrs Richard Tinius 1611 7th Dismissals Raniel R Bowers infantry Florence Norman Jeffreys and infantry
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John. E. Young
Moulton
Ordell Garvey
Woodmont Dr
Louis Tunstill
5Th Ave
Robert L. McBeath
Falkville
Eugene Kenum
Charles Roberson
Town Creek
C. C. Shear
Cullman
Bobby Murphy
12Th St
Floyd Mason
13Th Ave
Robert L. Pettey, Jr
Somerville
Herman Burns
Hartselle
Arthur J. Glaze
Clark St
Births Listed for Decatur Area and Surrounding Cities
A series of birth notices from Decatur General Hospital and nearby towns list parents including Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie L. Williams Courtland Mr. and Mrs C P Beddow 2516 Stratford Rd and others. Names cover Williams Thomp son Tinius Murphy Franklin and several additional families with infants born yesterday or today in Decatur Huntsville Ardmore and Athens.
Theft Suspect Held In Jail in Lawrence County
A 34 year old Chicago man Billy Jones remained in Lawrence County jail on robbery charges after a former Chicago woman accused him of taking about $20 Monday. Chief Deputy Calvin White said Jones and Jeanet Glass, 28, came from Chicago and the cafe at Federal Truck Stop near Fish Pond was involved. The woman said Jones took money from the cash register and her purse Monday morning.
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Moulton
Chicago
Billy Jones
Lawrence County
Calvin White
Jones
Jeanet Glass
Federal
Fish Pond
White
Grand Jury Meets in Lawrence County Session
A specially called grand jury for Lawrence County met Tuesday after being convened by Circuit Judge Newton B. Powell. Circuit Clerk Er nest Shelton notes Missouri law requires at least two sessions yearly. the fall circuit court was halted two months earlier due to funding. The panel includes foreman Kenneth Wiley and jurors Carol Aderton Neal Austin Brinson Appleton William D. Blaxton C. C. Collins Fennel V. Flemming Samuel K. Graham Edward Holt Harris Leo Luther Harrison Oliver T. Hitt W. A. Jeffreys Robert Jenkins Bernard King Clifton Lanier Wilmer Murphree Hershell Spruell Wilbur Terry.
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Brinson Appleton
William D. Blaxton
C. C. Collins
Fennel V. Flemming
Samuel K. Graham
Edward Holt Harris
Leo Luther Harrison
Oliver T. Hitt
W. A. Jeffreys
Robert Jenkins
Bernard King
Clifton Lanier
Wilmer Murphree
Hershell Spruell
Wilbur Terry
Kenneth Wiley
Foreman
Baugh Wiley Smith and Others Listed in Gift Notices
In a page listing numerous individuals and addresses a series of names appears including William C. Pepper 934 Cedar St Mrs Earline Franks Madison Luke Noblitt 402 Jackson St Raymond Gilbert Ardmore Tenn Wilburn Dawes Decatur 3 Mrs Russell Forsythe and infant daughter 1409 7th Ave SE Mrs Thomas E Kelley and infant daughter 2402 Highway 31 5.
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William C. Pepper
Cedar St
Earline Franks
Madison
Morgan Wins Decatur City Commissioner Seat By 473 Votes
Wilson Morgan defeated Joe Elliott 3 066 to 2 593 in the Decatur City Commission runoff. Officials later certified the result and approved a 100000 loan to fund Austinville High School construction with plans for a further 50000 later to cover October work.
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Crescent
Morgan
Wilson
Wilson Morgan
Joe Elliott
First National Bank of Decatur
Austinville High School
City Commission
Elliott
Decatur Board of Education
Decatur Gas Department
Garner Pride
Commission
Local Notices Include Theft Losses and City Reports
Police report a missing billfold with two checks and IDs after a fishing trip. Ladders, piggy bank losses, and minor vehicle damages are noted along with sheriff arrests for various offenses. City permits issued and school enrollment up 470. community meetings scheduled at Masonic Hall and other venues.
District Diary in Hartselle Court Records Fines
A total of 461 dollars was collected in payment of 12 fines in the Hartselle Recorder's Court yesterday. Fines included six for public drunkenness, two for disorderly conduct, two for violation of the prohibition law, one for driving while intoxicated, and one for allowing a minor to operate a vehicle.
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Hartselle
Desegregation at Alabama Public School Enrollments
About 60 police on duty at Graymont as Negro pupils enter the east side doorway of a red brick school at 8 05 a m. The first public school desegregation below college level in Alabama follows prior clashes with federal and local authorities. White pickets, mothers guiding children, and some pupils balked by protests as others proceed with enrollment.
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Graymont
Wallace
Alabama
University of Alabama
Hartselle Firefighters Respond to Two Tuesday Calls
Hartselle Fire Department handled two Tuesday incidents. A grass fire occurred at 11 45 a.m. on Highway 31 South with no damage. A car fire on Patillo Street at 5 10 p.m. caused only slight damage.
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Hartselle
Highway 31 S
Patillo St
Hartselle Police Make Eleven Arrests Since Sunday
The Hartselle Police Department reports eleven arrests since Sunday. Three for speeding, one for no driver’s license, five for public drunkenness, and two for fighting.
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Hartselle
Athens Police arrest trio in two drunkenness cases
Athens Police Department reports three arrests made Tuesday two for public drunkenness and one for resisting an arrest.
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Athens — Athens Police Department
Grass fire damages fence on Hine Street in Athens
A grass fire reported to the Athens Fire Department Tuesday at 2 19 p.m. on Hine Street near Higgins Court caused minor damage to a nearby fence.
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Athens
Hine St
Higgins Court
Sheriff’s deputy makes arrest for no license in Athens event
Athens Limestone County sheriff’s force reported one arrest Tuesday for driving without a valid license. The brief incident involved a single offender cited by local deputies and released.
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Athens
Limestone County Sheriff's Force
Department projects year end surplus and air conditioning rate plan
The department expects a surplus of 190 848 11 by year end. Pride proposes a commission supported summer gas rate for air conditioning users. The proposed rate would be lower than current, but the exact figure was not disclosed.
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Pride
The
Commission
Cullman Police report three arrests Tuesday
Cullman Police Department reported three arrests Tuesday with charges including no driver's license dis orderly conduct and reckless driving. Officers booked a suspect on the listed offenses and processed the incident per department procedure.
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Cullman
Cullman Police
Flint City Elementary P T A Sets Thursday Meeting
The Flint City Elementary School P T A will meet Thursday at 7 15 p m in the school auditorium. All parents and friends of the school are urged to attend.
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Garden Club
Frank Gresham
Woodmont Dr
Jayceette Board
Chamber of Commerce
Flint City
Salim the Grim Conquered Syria for Ottomans in 1516
In 1516 Salim the Grim led Ottoman forces to conquer Syria, establishing Ottoman rule that continued until 1913. The campaign marked a major territorial expansion under the empire and set long lasting control over the Levant region.
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Salim the Grim
Syria
Limestone 28 Civil Cases Heard By Limestone Circuit Court
Circuit Judge James N. Bloodworth presided over 28 civil cases in Athens. Four judgments were entered, 3 trials set, 9 dismissed, and 12 continued. Named cases involve Pepper, Griffin, Brown, Jacks, Stovall Lime, Water Quarries, Stockdale, Scott, Jones, Kimbrough, Guaranty Pest, Smith, Adkins, Young, Trousdale Adams, Terry, Stutts, Smith v Jackson, TVA.
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Athens
James N. Bloodworth
A. A. Pepper
John Griffin, Jr
Barbara Ann Brown
Bob H. Jacks
Trinity Stone Co., Inc
Stovall Lime Co
Water Quarries Inc
A Corp
Lochie G. Stockdale
Hester B. Scott
Definue
Southern Brokerage Co
John W. Jones
Local Finance Co
Roy Kimbrough
Guaranty Pest Control Co
C. A. Grainer
Thomas L. Smith
Robert Adkins
Redstone Federal Credit Union
Barry Lane Young
Betty Trousdale Adams
Henry H. Adams
C. A. Terry
Thomas Stutts
H. F. Smith
Mamie Lou Jackson
TVA
Markets Report from Decatur Cotton Goods and Livestock Prices
Cotton prices for lint and seed futures show slight changes with $42 per ton for cottonseed and soybeans at $2.55 per bushel. Livestock values mostly weaken with cattle slaughter classes slow, cows down 50 cents to $1.00 weekly, calves steady, hogs down from earlier levels. Market notes include corn and oats pricing, with grain quotes across No 2 Yellow Shelled Corn at $1.30 and No 2 Milling Wheat at $1.79 per bushel.
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Decatur
Tncb
aidding + & Oseries
Wan UF
U.S
Wall Street Steels Lead as Market Holds Near Peak
The stock market churned near its peak in late trading with steels showing strong leadership while some profit taking checked the advance.
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New York
Steels
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Jupiter
AMC
GAC Finance
Johnston St. SE
East Hartselle
Call
Uptown
Earl Glenn
de Butler
6Th Ave
Gordon Dr
Hi-Way
Setion
Jackson
Coliseum
Moadus Rd
Arzie Grimes
Grimes
Jack Higginbotham
Pete Henderson
Gilmer Blackburn
John Cook
Ray Nixon
Myron Melton
Emmett Barren
Charlie Howard
Paul Collier
Zola Clark
Glenn Speakman
W. F. Wright
E. L. Gray
Sarah Wynell Gorff
Berta M. McGriff
Freda Margaret Wilkins
Odell Shaddrix
Decatur General Admissions
George W. Walter
Union Grove
C. T. Beddow
Stratford Rd
John W. Hoskins
Billy W. Davis
Richard Tinius
7Th Ave
Raniel R. Bowers
Infantry
Florence
Norman Jeffreys
Jimmie L. Williams
Courtland
Decatur General Hospital
C. P. Beddow
J. Wesley Thompson
Wells St
Richard E. Tinius
Wayne Franklin
Ardmore
Baugh-Wiley-Smith Hospital
James F. Lindsay
Lawrence
Somerville Road School
I. J
Jack) Higginbotham
Diane
Carlos D. Casal
4Th Ave
A. L. Hunt
Decatur 1
DeSoto
Willa Mae Anders
College St. SE
Authe Culbreath, Decature
Sheriff's Force
City Recorder
J. W. Blair
Sherwood Dr
James E. Seibert
College St
Johnny Ferrell
Clifford H. Poole
Austinville- Flint Rd
Danville Rd
Carridale St
H. R. Leeman
Decatur Council
Royal and Select Masters
Masonic Hall
North Alabama
Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem
Masonic Temple
St. Ann’s Sodality
Licourthouse
Afeamiee
Teleiry Evzeraie
Paras Finance
Alam Ave
Parast Cworen Poy
Southside Baptist Church
East Acres Iafasnanoen
Vancuans
LalHouLand
Woodard
Zalya
W. Moulton
UHLS
American Legion
Am Zi
Somerville RD
pastanoy_vo.s
Ase Auto Trin
Walter Jackson
Kay's Cash Grocery
Country Club
Eastwood Elem
P-Ta
Saad
Limestone
Local Securities
Atlantic American Life
Askene
Ner Corp
Greater
Ala
Guaranty Saw Life
Jefferson Standard Life
Jim Walter Corp
Kentucky National Life
Liberty National Life
Life & Casualty
Mutual Law Life
National Life
Ee Ceereneee
Neb Consolidated Weewenee
Pioneer Homeowners -Oseeee
Protective Life
Security Mutual Finance
Southern United Wooo
State National Bank
United Security Life
Vulcan Life
Ecco Ee
Wall Street
Melvin L. Hyatt
Country Club Lane $.&. PO
Decatur Shopping Center
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