Weather and River Update for Decatur and Vicinity
The Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge reads 18.81 feet this morning, down 0.01 feet in 24 hours, sea level 553.1 feet. TVA lake stages show Chickamauga 680.1, Pickwick 410.8, Guntersville 594.2, Whitesburg 554, Wilson 507 feet. Highs near 88 to 89, lows mid 60s, skies clear to partly cloudy with light variable winds. Sunrise 5 37 a m, sunset 5 43 p m, Jupiter rises 8 40 p m, Venus rises 2 27 a m. Mars well above Venus.
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Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
TVA
Chickamauga
Pickwick
Guntersville
Whitesburg
Wilson
Bank Report Notes July Growth and Farm Health
The bank highlights July nonfarm employment gains after seasonal adjustment and acknowledges solid but imperfect agricultural health. Department store sales dipped in July but rose in early August, while construction contracts remained strong. Employment posted the sharpest July gains, insured unemployment fell, and future construction demand stayed high across the district covering Alabama through Tennessee.
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Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
Tennessee
Atlantic flooding hits North Carolina coast with high water
A hurricane flood zone stretches along Cape Hatteras to Nags Head and Buxton. Hatteras village reports 18 to 24 inches of seawater on streets while Gladys moves northwest off Cape Hatteras. US 158 near Kill Devil Hills submerged as gale warnings extend to Provincetown.
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Nags Head
Weather Bureau
Gladys
Cape Hatteras
N.C
Hatteras
Manteo
Highway Patrol
North Carolina
Market report shows steady cattle and hog demand
Markets note cattle at 1800 head with calves 300, slaughter steers and heifers scarce. Utility cows 12.00-13.00, bulls 15.50-16.50. Feeders 350-559 lb steers 19.00-21.50, 325-650 lb heifers 14.00-17.00, vealers 25.50-28.00. Hogs fairly active, 195-250 lb barrows 16.25-16.53, sows steady to weak. Sheep 100 head, few lambs 80-90 lb.
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U.S
Local Securities Noon Stocks Snapshot
New York noon stock roundup lists gains and losses for major firms. Notable movers include Unilex and Texaco up around one percent to over one hundred percent. United Fruit and US Steel show double digit gains. several textile and consumer goods firms post varied results amid market activity.
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New York
UN Genesco
Ga Pacific Goodrich
Monson
Mont Ward
Nat Dairy
Nat Distill
Olin
Oxford Mig
Owens Ill Gl
Texaco
UN Camp Cal
Aire
Unit Fruit
Unit Gas Co
US Steel
Stock market posts irregularly higher close on active day
New York trading finished with an irregularly higher tone as profit taking trimmed some leaders. Volume was about 5.5 million shares with gains scattered across sectors. New York Central rose 2 points while American Smelting Union Carbide General Electric each edged up and Du Pont gained about a point.
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New York
New York Central
American Smelting
Union Carbide
General Electric
du Pont
President criticizes old GOP lines on social programs
The President cites worn-out phrases used against Social Security and the war on poverty while defending progressive policy. He and Johnson discuss tax policy, pledging to expand purchasing power and avoid letting revenues drag the economy with planned excise tax cuts next year.
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Johnson
Tom White Named General Manager At Flour Mills
Tom White, longtime assistant plant manager at Alabama Flour Mills, is named plant manager effective immediately. He succeeds Claude Carter, who becomes executive vice president of Nebraska Consolidated and will move to Omaha in coming months. White is an Oklahoma State University graduate and active community leader in Decatur, with past presidencies in the Rotary Club and national flour associations.
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Tom White
Alabama _ Flour Mills
White
Claude Carter
Nebraska Consolidated
Carter
Omaha
Consolidated
Oklahoma State University
Decatur Board of Education
Decatur Rotary Club
Governor pushes school issue campaign kickoff in Minden
Gov. Wallace announced plans to begin Oct 6 with a Minden Louisiana speech to boost the school amendment in the presidential race. The House approved a home rule resolution 98 to 0 on live telecast while the Senate followed 33 to 0 with scattered applause and cautious notes from Sen. Ed Horton on pursuing a legal path.
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Haps
Minden
House
Senate
Wallace
Ed Horton
Limestone County
Senator and wife embark anniversary campaign tour
The Arizona Senator and his wife begin a cross country trip through Texas New Mexico the Midwest and New England ending Saturday in Michigan. After a day off Sunday he resumes campaigning and spends Monday taping a TV show in Gettysburg Pa with Dwight D Eisenhower for nationwide broadcast tonight.
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Arizona
Texas
New Mexico
Midwest
New England
Michigan
Gettysburg
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Alabama Voter Registration Frustration Draws Complaints
The Decatur Daily reports Morgan County residents endure long lines and hours without lunch to register. Voters cite lost wages and repeated attempts, calling the system outmoded and harmful to citizen participation, with witnesses and registrants waiting up to six hours.
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Cone
Alabama
Decatur Daily
Morgan County
Mary Walker
Decatur 3
League of Women Voters
Decatur
Ernest’ Silcox
Peggy Jenkins
10Th Ave
Births and registration scene at Morgan County courthouse
Reports show several Morgan County residents registering at Decatur General and Baugh Wiley Smith Hospitals amid mixed moods. Newborns arrive for families including Malcolm Montgomery and Wayman Terry, while courthouse registration draws ired industrialists and long waits in the hallway.
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Malcolm Montgomery
Moulton
Decatur General Hospital
L. L. Birdwell
Athens
Baugh-Wiley-Smith Hospital
Wayman Terry
Edgewood St
Gerry Holmes
Falkville
Robert Dishman
Summerlane
June Hammon
8Th Ave. SE
Decatur
Morgan County
Hospital Admissions and Discharges List
Admission and dismissal notices show Mrs. Thomas Hall and J B Greenhaw from Hartselle, Master Timothy Lucier in Decatur, Mrs. Alvis Vinson in Athens, plus multiple others. Dismissals include Carl Loosier, Mrs. Rogers of Hartselle, and several Decatur and Hartselle families with infants and daughters.
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Thomas Hall
Hartselle
J. B. Greenhaw
Timothy Lucier
Jackson St
Alvis Vinson
Athens
W. Lott
1St Ave
John McCutcheon
Chestnut St
I. M. Rogers
Decatur
Dianne Austin
Trinity
Carl Loosier
Horn’s Trailer Park
William Rogers
Cecil Terry
Douglas Lambert
Hal McDonald
Local 1048th Street names and residents listed
The article lists numerous residents and addresses in Decatur Joppa Hartselle Moulton Athens Cullman and Madison including Yolanda Morris James Armstrong James L Newman Claude E Bailey and other named individuals with street numbers and city affiliations. The collage of names suggests a community directory or society notice listing households and members across several towns.
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Decatur
Claude E. Bailey
Joppa
James L. Newman
Billy Johnson
Hartselle
A. M. Phillips
Vine‘mont
Willard Keenum
Moul
Yolanda Morris
Marvin Peck
Somerville
James Armstrong
Moulton
Everett Kent
Clearview St. James
Cecil Crowe
Deaths Willie N McDugald 69 of Decatur
Willie Noah McDugald 69 died Sunday at 2 20 a m at Decatur General Services are today at 2 30 p m from Fellowship Baptist Church with Dennis Tucker officiating Burial will follow in Grange Hall Cemetery Elliott directing Survived by widow Alice McDugald a daughter Opal Du Courtland three sons Benton Ernest McDugald Decatur Welton McDugald Pontiac Mich two brothers John Lewis McDugald Hartselle Freeman McDugald Moulton four sisters Dora Wood Hartselle Mattie Campbell Rachel Rollings Trinity Bertha Sparks Danville and 13 grandchildren 8 great grandchildren
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Willie Noah McDugald
Decatur 3
Decatur General Hospital
Fellowship Baptist Church
Dennis Tucker
Grange Hall
Elliott
Alice McDugald
Opal du~ Courtland
Benton
Ernest McDugald
Decature
Welton McDugald
Pontiac
Burns Dies. services set in Birmingham and Decatur
John D A Burns 80 formerly of Decatur died Monday in a Birmingham hospital. Services are Wednesday at Brown's Service Funeral Home Birmingham at 10 AM and 2 PM at Southside Baptist Church Decatur. Burial in Bethel Cemetery east of Hartselle with Rev. W J Johnson officiating. Survivors include widow Goldie Burns one son Alva L Burns a half sister Mrs Ernest Tapscott two half-brothers C R Slaten and J P Slaten two grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Body lies in state 1 to 2 PM at the local church. Burns was a member of Southside Baptist Church.
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John David Lonzo Burns
Decatur
Birmingham
Brown’s Service
Southside Baptist Church
Bethel Cemetery
Hartselle
W. J. Johnson
Goldie Burns
Alva L. Burns
Ernest Tapscott
Jemison
C. R. Slaten
J. P. Slaten
Burns
Thomas A. Cartee dies at 73 in Moulton
Thomas A Cartee 73 of Moulton died Monday at 2 p m at his residence Funeral services set for Wednesday at 2 30 p m at Smyrna Baptist Church with Rev L B Voss officiating Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery Elliott directing He is survived by wife Minnie one daughter Blanche Cartee Glenn two brothers Willie Cartee Town Creek Noah Cartee Falkville one sister Annie Strickland Dothan Active pallbearers from the American Legion Lawrence County Post 25 He belonged to Corinth Baptist Church and the American Legion.
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Moulton
Thomas A. Cartee
Smyrna Baptist Church
L. B. Voss
Elliott
Minnie Cartee
Blanche Cartee Glenn
Willie Cartee
Town Creek
Noah Cartee
Falkville
Annie Strickland
Dothan
American Legion
Lawrence County
Parker Loyd Hartselle Parker obituary notice
Loyd Parker Hartselle Parker er 71 Huntsville died Monday at 2 am at Veterans Hospital Birmingham. Services Wednesday 2 30 pm New Salem Church burial in adjoining cemetery. Survived by daughters Jewell Budd Lake Wales Fla Ada Vada White Huntsville. sons Billy Arcadia Fla Therman Lough Haven Miss. brother W T Parker Arcadia Fla. 10 grandchildren. World War I veteran. Body at funeral home until services.
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Hartselle
Loyd Parker
Huntsville
Veterans Hospital
Birmingham
New Salem Church
Peck
Jewell Budd
Lake Wales
Fla
Ada Vada White
Billy Parker
Arcadia
Therman Parker
Lough Haven
Miss
W. T. Parker
Parker
Death services for Mrs Elsie Ragland scheduled at Mount Pleasant
Mrs Elsie Lee Ragland died at her residence in Valhermoso Springs. Services will be held Thursday at 10 p.m. at Mount Pleasant Church with burial in Draper Cemetery. Survivors include her husband John Ragland of Valhermoso Springs, two sisters Eva Graham of Somerville and Esther Jolly of Madison, four Robinson relatives in Somerville and Chicago, an uncle, three aunts, three nieces, seven nephews, and other relatives.
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Elsie Lee Ragland
Valhermoso Springs
Mount Pleasant Church
Draper Cemetery
John R. Ragland
Eva Graham
Somerville
Esther Jolly
Madison
Ben Robinson
J.B. Robinson
Raymond Robinson
Herman Robinson
Chicago
Median family income hits record 6249 dollars in 1963
The article reports that the median income of all families rose to a record 6249 dollars in 1963, highlighting the significant earnings level for that year and reflecting broader economic trends.
Community and service notices from Decatur area PTA and clubs
The Decatur Junior High School PTA meets tonight at 7. The Huntsville American Welding Society chapter gathers Thursday at 6. Police report breaks in at Industrial Uniform Service and Lentz Service Station with stolen saddles and a pony. no missing items. Multiple vehicle accidents reported on local streets. Building permits issued for several repairs. The Community Services Planning Council will hold a panel discussing Organization Publicity at 1:30 p.m. in the Board of Revenue chamber.
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Industrial Uniform Service
Greater Huntsville
The
American Welding Society
Black Forest
Huntsville
Roy Tucker
Lentz
Highway 24
Roy Rogers
Community Services Planning Council
Board of Revenue Chamber
Local reports list multiple car tires punctured in the SE area
In a sequence of tire punctures, residents on 19th and 20th Avenues SE report front or multiple tires damaged on varied makes and years from 1950 to 1964. At Ralph Shirley’s home a tail light and gas cap were stolen from a 1954 Cadillac. No arrests have been made.
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Charles Barr
19Th Ave
Pontiac
Jimmy Eubanks
Chevrolet
Franklin Crow
Plymouth
Wayne McCrary
J. B. Bridges
Don Turner
7Th St
Ford
Gilbert Johns
Buick
Pearl Allen
7Th St. SE
W. F. Wooten
Harold Chambers
20Th St
Willard Alexandra
20Th Ave
Marvin Posey
Dodge
Ralph Shirley
Cadillac
Athens arrest for public drunkenness reported
Athens Police Department reported one arrest on Monday for public drunkenness, detailing a single offender in a city incident.
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Athens
Athens Police Department
Limestone deputies arrest two drivers on licenses and intoxicated driving
Two arrests were made by Limestone County Sheriff on Monday one for no driver's license and another for driving while intoxicated. A 1955 Chevrolet driven by Esther M. West of Falkville incurred a blowout 1.5 miles south of Lacon on County Road 23 with 50 dollars in damage.
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Athens
Limestone County Sheriff's Force
Lacon
Alabama State Troopers
Esther M. West
Falkville
For Sale and Rent Listings with Local Contacts
A jumble of classified ads lists a seven room house for 6500 dollars at 1318 9th Ave SE, furnished apartment 65 dollars monthly, a 1956 Oldsmobile for 200 dollars at 1109 Betty St, two bedroom rental at 1812 White St with 40 dollars monthly, a furnished upstairs four room McNeill Building at 85 dollars monthly, and a room unfurnished apartment for 32 dollars with utilities. Contact numbers provided include 353 0492 353 0508 353 2549 353 1926 355 0645.
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9Th Ave
E. S.E
Oldsmobile
Betty St
McNeill
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Mars
Atlantic
Xecatur Markets
Local Securities
National Gas Allied Life Insurance Co
American Foundation Insurance Co
Coastal States Life Downtowner Corp
Equity National Life
Nat'l Bk
Dec
Ala
Jefferson Standard Life Kentucky
Liberty National Life
Life & Casualty Life
Mutual Savings National Life
National Life & Accident
Neb
Protective Life
State National Bank Vulcan Life United
Wall Street
Flour
Jenkins
W. F. Smyley
Magnolia St
Paul Gilley
6Th Ave
Hal Scott
St. Ave
Ernest Mahaffey
9Th St. SE
Forrest- Rhodes
James Godwin
Cullman
Troy B. Young
Larry Allen- Bates
Mark St
William A. Carver
5Th Ave
James Huffstutler
Canal St
Margaret Utter
Gum St
James A. Clem
J. W. Pettey
7Th Ave
Woodrow Hagenmaker
Comer L. Lowery
Frank L. Tipps
8Th Ave
Warren
F. Kennedy
Willie McDugald
John D. A. Burns
Corinth Baptist Church
Minnesota
Semmes & Taylor, Inc
State Netione Bank
Johnston Se
Dreawalee
Decatur Junior High School
PTA
W. T. Shull
12Th Ave
Tower. St
14Th Ave
Tower
Jewel B. Woodfin
Thomas St
Royal O. Carter
Bobby Earnest Higgins
Athens 2
Donnie Neal Gilbert
Crestline
Berthalee Hardin
Johnson St
Prospect Dr
Woodrow C. Hardin
Hugh J Lee Shackleford
Carrolton
Dietz Brothers
Grant St
Eugene Pruitt
4Th Ave
James C. Baugh
Wilson St
Pat’s Drive Inn Hwy. 31
South
Maurice Jones
Decatur Toastmasters Club
R.M. McGlathery
Sherman St
Investment Services
Mutual Funds
Coutts & Co
New York Stock Stock Exchange
Nationel
Clinton Avenue
WT Grant
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