Wreck on Alabama 24 injures five in two vehicles
In Decatur Sunday’s Daily a report misidentified Mrs. Clinton Harris as having passengers in her car after a crash on Alabama 24 west of Decatur. The injured were in a Huntsville driven car, D B Logan and Ethel Logan of Hackleburg, plus two in a 1½ ton Chevrolet truck Harold Golden and James T Keeton of Cullman. Mrs Harris’ car swerved to avoid a collision and did not collide with the other vehicle.
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Alabama
Decatur
Clinton Harris
Harold L. Golden
James T. Keeton
Cullman
Marlar Fund Grows Donations for Harold Marlar Fund
Donations to the Harold Marlar Fund at TH Decatur Daily office increased by more than 50 dollars, bringing the total to about 2,748 dollars. Recent contributors include Paul D. Grady Edith Groover Sunday School Class First Methodist Church Hartselle Rayburn Clark and others.
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Decatur Daily
Harold Marlar
Paul D. Grady
Edith Groover
First Methodist Church
Hartselle
Rayburn Clark
Foster“ H. Pointer
Paul Garner
Gene L. Key
L. L. Key
Imogene Varnell
Daily Births and Local Offense Report
Daily records note multiple newborns at Cullman Hospital including daughters for Mr and Mrs Wallace Quinn and others. also a son for Mr and Mrs Jimmy Thomp son at Lawrence County Hospital. Morgan County Sheriff's logged charges including highway penalties assaults and drunkenness. city court docket lists traffic and prohibition violations and vehicle related offenses.
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Wallace Quinn
Cullman Hospital
Jimmy Gay Cooper
John Sloan
Jimmy Thompson
Lowell Russell Whitson
Charlie Martin
Grayson
Lawrence County Hospital
James Harvey
Morgan County Sheriff's Department
Clever Crafts Club Meeting Scheduled Tonight
Notes of Interest announce a 7 p.m. gathering at the home of Mrs. Fred Livingston located at 922 Danville Rd SW. She will host the Clever Crafts Club this evening.
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Clever Crafts Club
Fred Livingston
Danville Rd
S.W
NYC program aids dropouts to return and gain work experience
Limestone County reports success of the NYC program in offering part time jobs to dropouts and students needing help to stay in school. Superintendent C S Pettus praises improved school buildings and campuses funded by the program and notes services that would otherwise be unaffordable.
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Nyc
Supt. C. S. Pettus
Scho
Pettus
Decatur Street Dance to Feature Jemel Parker Tonight
Labor Day observance tied to historic 1882 parade in New York City continues as a legal holiday since 1894. The piece notes record employment at 76.4 million in August and ongoing inflation concerns amid a record cost of living.
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Decatur
Jemel Parker
New York City
Whitmire Career Details Update at Naval Service
The record outlines Whitmire’s Navy career from commission as an ensign in 1946 through service on submarines and ships, attendance at the Naval War College, and roles on the COM SUBPAC staff. It notes commands, postings in Washington DC, and the reactivation of a submarine division in 1951.
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Whitmire
U.S. Naval Submarine School
Comsubpac
U.S. Naval War College
Salmon
Ee Division
Washington, D.C
Tepee
R. W. Finlay
Finlay
102 Division
Eet
Aed
Johnson on restraint and inflation at union rally
In a Michigan speech Johnson urged labor and business to practice self restraint. He warned against easy inflation fixes, criticized gloom forecasts, and noted wages rising faster than living costs while calling for price adjustments tied to genuine costs.
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Johnson
Michigan
House
Gerald R. Ford
Rites Held For Ruth Vinson Suicide Victim
Funeral services were conducted Sunday at Cairo Methodist Church for Mrs Ruth Vinson of Athens who died Saturday from a self inflicted shotgun wound. Burial followed at Athens Rose Dawn Cemetery with Spry Funeral Home in charge. Survivors include her husband Alvis and daughter Mrs Lucretia Tribble. The coroner said a note was found and that the victim had been in ill health.
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Athens
Ruth Vinson
Cairo Methodist Church
Athens Rosedawn
Spry Funeral Home
Limestone
Charlie Sammet
Lucretia Tribble
Sammet
Alvis
Dep. Nolan Davis
Denson Rites Planned for Mrs Addie Denson in Rescue
Mrs Addie I Denson 65 of 819 Church St NW died Saturday night 11 48 at a local hospital Funeral services set for 2 PM Tuesday at Rescue Church near Morgan City Burial in Rescue Cemetery with Gunthorpe directing Survivors include son Johnnie Edmonson Union Grove daughter Edelweiss Crochon Chicago IL mother Mrs Jacies Mitchell Somerville brother John K Mitchell Somerville four sisters Mary Lacey Spring Sarah Lewter Union Grove Mary Ellen Rowe Union Grove four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews Pallbearers named nephews She owned Denson Grocery on Church St for about 20 years and remained at the funeral home until transport to the church for in state viewing from 1 to 2 PM.
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Addie Idell Denson
Church St. NW
Rescue Church
Morgan City
Rescue Cemetery
Gunthorp
Johnnie Edmonson
Union Grove
Edelweiss Crochon
Chicago
Ill
Jacies Mitchel
Somerville
John K. Mitchel
Deaths: Mrs Mary Lou Jetton 84 Birmingham Buried at Moulton City Cemetery
Funeral services were held today at Moulton Church of Christ for Mrs Mary Lou Jetton 84 of Birmingham who died Sunday at her daughter's home. Officiating were Tommy Vernon and Edwin Kearley with burial at Moulton City Cemetery. Surviving are a daughter Mrs Goff Owens of Birmingham a sister Mrs Ethel Reeves Courtland a brother Ike Ferry Moulton three grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren.
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Moulton
Moulton Arch of Christ
Mary Lou Jetton
Birmingham
Jetton
Lawrence County
Death of Mrs Effie Morris Falkville
Mrs Effie Morris, 77, of Falkville died Sunday night at a local hospital. Services are set for 10 30 a.m. Wednesday at Andrews Chapel Church with Rev Frank McWhorter and Rev M W Shelton officiating. Burial follows in the adjoining cemetery. Peck Funeral Home is in charge. Survivors include three daughters Mrs Marion Smith Miss Mildred Morris of Falkville Mrs Paul Vick of Birmingham a son Andrew L Morris of Tuscaloosa 27 grandchildren 20 great grandchildren four sisters all of Hartselle and a brother Henry Parker of Tulsa Okla
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Falkville
Effie ‘Morris
Falkvillé
Andrews Chapel
Frank McWhorter
M. W. Shelton
Peck’ Funeral Home
Marion Smith
Labor Day Toll Rises With Nine Deaths Across Areas
Lawrence reports nine fatalities during the holiday weekend including two in Lawrence County. Two Alabama residents died in out‑of‑state incidents and a two‑year‑old child was burned to death just before the count began.
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Lawrence County
Smoke damages Athens home on Washington Street
A house at 305 Washington Street in Athens suffered heavy smoke damage Sunday morning caused by a fire that appears to have started from electrical wiring, according to the Athens Fire Department spokesman.
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Athens
Og T. Iesidence
Moore
Washington St
For Rent and Wanted Notes From Murphree Area
Classified blurbs list rental ads and a vehicle for sale. Murphree apartments at Austinville Road and 4th Ave SE offer furnished options, private rooms and a family dwelling near Walter Jackson School. A 1964 Volkswagen is offered for sale for 1050 dollars. GI loan details and contact numbers included.
Obit for Oscar Slaten of Decatur
Oscar Bob Slaten aged 59 died at 1 50 a m Sunday in a local hospital. Services will be at 2 p m Tuesday at Bethel Baptist Church with Rev Bunyan Wallace officiating. Burial in Bethel Cemetery with Gunthorp directing. Survived by widow Beatrice Slaten and eight children, six brothers, three sisters, and seven grandchildren. The body remains at the funeral home one hour prior to services.
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Oscar Bob Slaten
6Th Ave
Bethel Baptist Church
Bunyan Wallace
Gilbert
Bethel Cemetery
Gunthorp
Beatrice Slaten
Decatur
Earnest Harris
Chesapeake City
Douglas Arnold
Neil Harris
Hartseller
Martha Slaten
Kenneth Slaten
Edgar Slaten
Michael Slaten
Thomas Saten
Seldon Slaten
Louisville
Lindsay Slaten
Hartselle
Knox Slaten
Jim Slaten
Robe Slaten
Luther Clemons
Carrie Tapscott
Molly Tapscott
Obituary for Mrs Nannie Toliver of Decatur
Mrs Nannie Toliver 83 of Decatur died Sunday at 12 30 a m at Tennessee Valley Rest Home Flint. Services set for 3 30 p m Tuesday at First Nazarene Church Decatur with Rev Leon Dawson and Rev T A Shirley officiating burial in Decatur City Cemetery Goathar Funeral Home directing. Survived by four sons N A Fill S A Hill John I Hill J C Hill Decatur a daughter Mrs Ola Tannett Inglewood California two brothers Nate Barber Fort Worth Texas Sam Barber Inglewood California and a sister Mrs H B Hanes Hamless Texas. Residence of J C Hill today at 4 p m and remains there until services.
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Decatur
J.C. Hill
Ola Tannett
Inglewood
March Against Housing Discrimination in Cicero Ends Calmly
Police halted clashes as 2,300 National Guardsmen protected a Chicago chapter CORE march through Cicero to honor Jerome Huey. Isaac and Ruth Huey led the procession with Cicero officials labeling the event orderly and peaceful after a fatal May beating by white youths.
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Chicago
Cicero
Christy Berkos
Congress of Racial Equality
Jerome Huey
Isaac
Ruth Huey
Oficero
Tve
Three day holiday death tolls rise across the year
The record three day holiday weekends show rising traffic and drowning fatalities with 505 traffic deaths, 19 boating deaths, and 41 drownings. New Year totals 564, Memorial Day 542, and July 4 576. The all time high remains Christmas 1965 with 720 traffic deaths. The Eddystone Lighthouse lineage notes the fourth structure at the site erected by Sir James II Douglas in 1882.
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Eddystone
James iI
Douglas
British views diverge on Vietnam policy Gallup poll
A British Gallup Poll shows 37 percent favor continuing U S efforts in South Vietnam while 40 percent want withdrawal. Eight in ten oppose sending British troops, and 81 percent prioritize peace talks over backing the American position.
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George Gallup
Princeton
Great Britain
U.S
Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
Britain
Viet-Nam
Decatur Weather and River Readings Summary
Decatur Tennessee River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge today was 19.74 with sea level at 554.04. Yesterday high reached 90 at 3:30 p.m. Low 69 at 3 a.m. This morning 78 at 9 a.m. Rainfall 0.38 inches in the prior 24 hours. Forecast: variable clouds and warm today, tonight clearing cooler, Tuesday fair and warm. Winds west 5 to 15 mph turning north tonight. High 67 today, low 64 tonight, high 86 Tuesday. Venus near Regulus this morning with Venus to appear below next week.
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Regulus
Venus
Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
In-Service News Highlights Area Officers and Cadets
Lt. David E Loveless of Westport Conn graduates from the Air University's Squadron Officer School at Maxwell AFB and will be reassigned to Minot AFB N D His wife Susan is daughter of Decatur residents George Hull The Newport R I report covers Lt Loveless and navy Ensign Cantrell from Decatur who also graduated from officer candidate schools Fort Carson Colo notes Pvt Donald L White of Danville in 5th Infantry Division helped fight Cheyenne Mountain fire for 49 hours destroying over 400 acres of watershed timber White a 1966 recruit from Speaker High School is stationed with 29th Artillery Headquarters
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Air Force Reserve Officer’ Training Corps
Susan
Harold D. Hull
4Th Ave
Decatur
the Air University
Newport
R. I
George E. Cantrell
S.j.cantrell
Broadus Ave
U.S. Naval Officer Candidate School
Navy
Fort Carson
Colo
Donald L. White
Phil M. White
Danville 2
5Th Infantry Division
Cheyenne Mountain
White
29Th Artillery
Army
Speaker High School
Ardmore School welcomes new staff for new year
Ardmore High School opens with 53 seniors electing officers Cathie Harris as president and Joe Mark Douthit as vice president. New teachers include Eva Daly Jill Hicks Jo Ellen Greenhaw and Linda Wales Smith an AHS graduate assisting with the Tiger annual staff and senior activities under Mrs Williard Whitt.
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Christine Luna
Ardmore
Cathie Harris
Joe Mark Douthit
Sue Wallace
Terry Whitt
Dalton Dilworth
The
Tiger
Patsy Vining
Dwaine Clark
Dwight Clark
John Witt
Jeanne McDonald
Frank Barnett
Debby Wales
Larry S$ar
David Magnusson
Nancy Vickers
Williard Whitt
Ardmore High School
Eva Daly
Jill Hicks
Jo Ellen Greenhaw
Linda Wales Smith
Smith
AHS
Early fall outlook shows lower fresh fruit supplies this year
The Agriculture Department reports fresh market supplies for most perishable fruits about six percent below last year due to poor spring weather in eastern and central states. Citrus remains light but fall supplies are expected to rise on strong new crop prospects.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
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