Black Elected In Prichard First Negro Mayor In Alabama
In Prichard Alabama civil rights lawyer A J Cooper defeated incumbent Mayor Vernon Capps in a runoff to become the first Black mayor in the city since Reconstruction. Final unofficial totals show Cooper 5601 Capps 5057. Cooper's victory follows a campaign noting city financial trouble and services gaps.
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Capps
Prichard
Mobile
Cooper
Ralph David Abernathy
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
John Langham
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
L. J. Keen
Larry Sullivan
Joe Graham
Fred Harris
Handy Davis
Alabama
Fort Payne
Hoyt Wilson
Fred Purdy
Purdy
Wilson
Haleyville
Dick Martin
W. H. Albright
Albright
Curtis
Lyles
Sylacauga
Joe P. Dark
Daleville
Jimmy Day
Local Admits and Births Record at Decatur General
Daily records list multiple residents and dismissals across Decatur Trinity Athens Hartselle and nearby towns. Birth announced for Mr and Mrs Harry Alexander Rikard at Decatur General Hospital.
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Chicheat A. Wilson
Locust St. We
Ruby Blizzard
Jackson
Mary M. Harley
Decatur
Larry Wilhite
Olive St
Robert Putman
Trinity
Gracie M. Sledge
Larry Raper
Bell Ave
Joan Bailey
Ardmore
Tenn
Jack Neal Terry
8Th Ave
Decatur General Admissions
L. C. Gilliland
Thomas Bunn
Mary Beauchamp
Dorothy Wigginton
Hartselle
Ford McCaghren
James Story
Carbel Long
Moulton
Charles Phillips
Rollie Pettus
Lexington
Russell Allen
J. W. Thompson Jr
Billy Black
Athens
David Morgan
Addison
William Hice
Elkmont
Sarah Parker
Cloyd Beasley
Lottie Gilliland
Tommy McCluskey
Ernest Jackson
Elsie Westerfield
Clara Letson
Courtland
Linda Breeding
Somerville
John Dinsmore
Naples
Fla
Methel Harrison
Stella Turner
Melton Childers
Falkville
Lois Letson
William Beene
Margaret Terry
Donald Parker
Sarah Chance
Cullman
Arthur Britnell
Charles Manney
Town Creek
Betty Sumerel
Hellen Wilbanks
Sylvia Newbill
Mildred Childers
Eva
Deborah Smith
Ernestine Martin
Peggy Martin
Peggy Austin
Eunice Sanderson
Prospect
Enn
Shirley McDowell
Linda Lindsey
Joseph Beams
Susie Hopkins
Mamie Lou Alien
Hettie Watson
Harry Alexander Rikard
Decatur General Hospital
Weather and river readings for Decatur area today
Decatur area river reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning was 19.40 feet with sea level at 553.60. High today reached 88 at 3 pm with a low of 61 earlier. Forecast calls for fair weather through Thursday with near 90 highs and a low about 60 tonight.
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Decatur and Vicinity
Keller Memorial Bridge
BankAmericard Eases School Shopping This Season
The ad urges families preparing for school activities to use BankAmericard to handle payments for clothes sneakers typewriters lamps and other supplies. It promotes obtaining an application at a BankAmericard bank or participating merchant as a safe sensible option.
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BankAmericard
Bank
Americard
Americard Bank
Weather pattern and animal tracks noted in terse report
The forecast notes Saturday becoming a little more numerous Sunday with highs in the upper 80s and lows in the mid to upper 60s. The text also observes a female deer covering her prints as if they were made by a two legged animal.
Denture Adhesive Powder Promises Firmer Hold
A health brief touts FASTEETH Powder as a way to keep dentures secure and steady. It encourages regular dental visits for properly fitting dentures and comfort, addressing embarrassment concerns.
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THE
Associated Press
Joe Gallo
Day
Gallo
Hueytown
L. W. Jackson
Monroe Donaldson
Joel Campbell
Andalusia
Chalmers Bryant
Howard Ham
Vestavia Hills
Birmingham
John Scates
Jack C. Grace
Robert Guillot
Florence State University
Auburn
James K. Haygood
G. H
Monk
Wright
Jefferson County
Tom Gloor
Eddie Gilmore
Gloor
Chris H. Doss
Morgan County
Charles Edward Hobson
Hartselle City Hall
C. Bennett McRae
Harry Perry
William Kappler
Willie Ryker
State Ave
Jerry Scott Hogan
Glenmere Place
Grace Lee Welch
Fayetteville
James Edward Hawkins
Nashville
Jimmy Paul Bolan
Tanner
David Griggs
6Th Ave
Bobby Kirby
Andy Wayne Terry
Virginia Couch
Beard St
Josie Ella Reedus
Lafayette St
Joan Carl Skillington
Truman Ave
Elizabeth Ann Birkholz
Woodmeade St
J. B. Clemons
Robert Randolph
Hillsboro
Vestal Wayne Raspberry
Vickie Renee Fagan
Micheal K. Henderson
Leveren Hazel Strickland
14Th Ave
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Park St
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New Beare
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Austin
6Th Avenue
Champion Oil Corporation
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Carrollton
Texas
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