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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1963
Page
2
The entry lists sky conditions for April 25 with moon phase first quarter on April 3. It notes stars and visible planets including Aldebaran near the Moon, Mercury near the Moon, Mars high in the southwest, and Saturn rising at 2:18 a.m. Tomorrow’s tide/sea forecast referenced with evening and morning times.
Decatur area river reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning shows 21.65 feet, down 0.20 in 24 hours, sea level 555.95 feet. TVA lake stages include Pickwick 413.8, Guntersville 594.8, Whitesburg 556.6, Wilson 506.8 feet. High yesterday near 71, 58 this morning, 9:45 a.m. reading. Outlook sunny and mild today, clear tonight, fair and warmer Thursday.
Temperatures will run 2 to 4 degrees below normal with little day to day change until a warmer spell arrives by Monday. Normal highs 75 to 81 and lows 50 to 57. Rainfall expected to be little or none.
The administration backs a beer tax to fund a network of junior colleges and trade schools. Opponents filibuster, some oppose the program outright, others want current school needs met first. They lack votes to kill the beer tax or companion bills. Senators press on without a break.
At a protest meeting in Hartselle residents argued against locating the airport near Tanner Heights citing noise and property devaluation. City officials noted site options, with Mabry engineering deeming Tanner Heights most suitable while other residents urged reevaluation.
The text notes a floor speech stall to delay a beer tax question and a confer with the governor. It mentions Madison County Senator Roscoe Roberts and a possible shift in House support from three to four cents in the sales tax. It also oddly states the human face is made of 14 bones excluding teeth.
Pulpwond markets show yellow corn at 12, canner and cutter cattle at 13.00 to 16.25, cutters and utility bulls 16.00 to 19.00, feeder steers 22.00 to 25.50 at 400 to 550 lb. Calves 100, dealers paying 26.00 to 29.00. Hoge lots 700 lb fully steady 206 to 220 lb at 14.00, few at 13.25, sows 10.50 to 11.50.
Wall Street moved into new 1963 highs in brisk early trading led by oils , nonferrous metals , rails and motors. The Associated Press 40 stock average rose 6 to 270.9 at noon while the Dow industrials stood at 717.82. Volume reached 2.72 million in just a few hours.
Birmingham market reports weak demand for consumer grade eggs as prices remain stubbornly high. Producers note slow consumer purchases and rising storage costs while retailers seek buyers and adjust supply.
Two separate crashes in Limestone County left multiple injured. Patricia Cazalas of Huntsville, riding in a 1962 Plymouth, was hospitalized in good condition after a south of Florence crash on County Road 73. Her husband William P. Cazalas Jr. drove the car. Wilson Drinkard, 62, of Eva, drove a 1953 ton and a half Dodge truck damaged about $100. A early Tuesday collision near Courtland involved Nancy Montgomery, 19, and J E Hollis, 52, with injuries and vehicle damages estimated at $200 and $1,400 respectively.
The Rev. Dave Swoopes died Sunday morning of natural causes at his home in Decatur. Funeral services are scheduled for Sunday at 1 30 PM at St Stephens Trinity Baptist Church with burial in Oakland Cemetery. He is survived by two daughters, a brother, three grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren, and 19 great grandchildren, and other relatives.
Mr and Mrs Roy Bagwell Cullman 8 report a son at Cullman Hospital. Mr and Mrs Eugene Sanders Madison announce twins a boy and girl at Athens Limestone Hospital. Mr and Mrs Timmy Powers Athens greet a son Tuesday at Athens Limestone Hospital. Mr and Mrs Gordon Terry 216 12th Ave NW welcome a son Tuesday at Baugh Wiley Smith Hospital. Mr and Mrs Larry Bennich Decatur 4 announce a son Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Thomas B Thompson Athens report a daughter Tuesday at Decatur General Hospital. A son to Mr and Mrs Jerry Hansen Atlanta Monday in Atlanta.
Price brackets listed for Grade A white eggs with case sizes up to nine thirty A.M. today. Categories include large 3444 40 cents per dozen, mediums 3142 45 cents, small 2642 31 cents. Direct sales by nearby producers noted.
A fragmented listing names residents including Mrs. Jo Ann Athens, Mrs. Louise Rowland, Harvest 1, Mrs. Helen Turner Elkmont 1, Mrs. Brenda Looney Athens, Mrs. Ella Smith Ardmore Tenn 2, Roosevelt Adams Harvest 1, Earline Stovall Athens 4.
A terse notice lists dismissals including Mrs Estelle Fairbanks Athens and James C Blalock 2802 Highway MS plus Master Thomas Compton 1801 North St along with admissions for Mrs Marie Ford Huntsville Mrs Martin Busby Decature Mrs Carolyn Holt 1208 15th Ave SE and Mrs Bessie Counts amounting to 17 dollars 3rd.
A compiled list features residents and addresses in Cullman County and nearby towns including Cullman Garden City Hanceville Vinemont Falkville Arley and Hayden. Names include Debra Swann John Smith Barbara Shannon and Virgil Corley among others with multiple entries and initials.
A compiled list shows individuals and households in Athens Decatur Moulton Hartselle and surrounding areas with partial street addresses and names including Mrs Nancy Lingo Mrs Lela Scruggs Miss Lucy MacCallahan Master Ricky Johnson and Mrs Julian Brooks among others. The entries cover residents in Athens Decatur Hartselle Somerville Moulton and Trinity with varied street designations and some apartment numbers.
A meeting is set for Thursday at 7 p.m. at Sammett's Barber Shop on Market Street to discuss organizing a rescue squad in Limestone County. Members from the Athens area are invited to participate.
Birmingham truck driver Pasker Coleman Quinn, about 40, is sought after escaping Limestone County Hospital Monday night after his truck ran into water and he was found injured near the First Christian Church in Athens. Sheriff Evans said Quinn fled the hospital in his underwear and has not been seen. Marvin Black reported his own truck missing next morning.
Wallace Littlefield 44 died Tuesday morning apparently of a heart attack at the Trailer Haven Trailer Court. Services set Sunday at Union Grove Baptist Church Clanton burial at adjacent cemetery. Survivors: Fate and wife, Wayne son, Lavern Wilton Joe Earl brothers.
Lawson William Rogers 79 of Moulton died Tuesday. Funeral services will be Thursday at 2 p.m. from the Fairfield Church of Christ with James Ray and Raymond Harville officiating. Burial will be in Red Hill Cemetery. Gunthorp Brown Service Funeral Home directing. Survivors include widow Elizabeth Rogers four sons Hollis Clyde Alton and two daughters F A Harville and Wallace Little, one sister Mrs Jack Spray, 12 grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren. Pallbearers are Jackie Rogers Randall Rogers Rayburn Rogers Fred Harville Larry Little and Jimmie Shelton. Body remains at residence until service time.
Mrs Dovie Nichols Garrett of Indian Lake Estates Florida died at 7 15 p m Tuesday Former Elkmont resident Survivors include her husband Edward H Garrett her mother Mrs M C Nichols of Decatur four sisters Mrs R F Whitt Sr of Nashville Mrs L B Ferguson Ocala Fla Mrs R D Williams of Galesburg Ill and Mrs L P Said Memphis Tenn Two brothers Theo Nichols of Decatur and M C Nichols Jr Athens Memorials may be given as contributions to the cancer drive Funeral services are set for Friday at Lake Wales Florida
Athens Limestone County Sheriff's force arrested three individuals on Tuesday two for no driver's license and one for driving while intoxicated.
Cattle 150 head fairly active mostly steady slow on heavy feeder steers, steer and heifer shortages. utility cows 15.50 16.50, canner and cutter 13.00 16.25, cutter and utility bulls 16.00 19.00. Medium and good 400 550 lb feeder steers 22.00 25.50. lambs 17.00 20.00.
Police arrested a person in Athens on Tuesday on public drunkenness charges. Details on location and identifiers are not fully clear from the fragment.
AP dispatch reports live poultry markets with quotes for broilers and fryers. In Birmingham buyers found movement good and prices mostly steady with some under contract sales. in Atlanta Georgia live poultry quotations were fully adequate with farm quotes around 14 cents and some contracts up to a small premium.
Firefighters were called Tuesday at 8 25 p m to an outbuilding on 1207 West Washington Street on property owned by Oscar Mason. Assistant Fire Chief Larry Mobley said the blaze likely started from burning grass. West Limestone High prepares spring festival Friday at 7 30 p m in the gymnasium featuring students from all grades.
John Aynes was elected commander of the Town Creek VFW Post 8362 during the regular monthly meeting. Other officers elected include Henry Pettus as senior vice commander Herman Bradford as junior vice president and Odie Kent as quartermaster. Visitors from Sheffield included Hugh Campbell state inspector James Goss 12th district commander and Leo Sherrill.
Town Creek School PTA chooses W. H. Cox as president with officers Mrs. J. R. Knouff as vice president Mrs. Bob Neal as secretary and Mrs. Cullen Sugg as treasurer in the annual meeting held this week.
The Town Creek Home Demonstration Club held a bake sale and collected $16. Funds were raised to support club activities and community projects.
More than 300 Boy Scouts from Limestone Lawrence and Morgan counties will attend a three day camporee at the Lake Pryor farm nine miles south of Athens. Registration starts May 3 at 30 cents per word, with a camp fire for the public at 8 p.m. May 4.
The Center M L Eddy store reported theft of merchandise totaling about 100 dollars including candy boxes necklaces hair products and-scale items before 6 am. City police docket lists numerous arrests for speeding red light public drunkenness disorderly conduct license violations and more. PTA officers at Eastwood Elementary announced new officers while North Alabama Tractor personnel attend White Motor Company meeting in Cleveland. Cub Scouts visited Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge and a nurses meeting at East Acres Community Center was noted along with Decatur Public Librarys free day for book returns.
In Falkville Morgan County voters approved a loan of about 250000 by 1530 to 56 for sewer and water development. Officials note about 21000 of the loan is issued as general obligation debt. Town attorney Sherman Powell explained the funding details.
Some ant species generate alcohol within their bodies to survive freezing winter conditions. This adaptation helps maintain cellular integrity and prolong survival when temperatures drop.
Sheriff deputies investigated a cable theft in Ardmore Limestone County area after a telephone company official reported about 850 to 900 dollars worth of cable missing. A truck was seen loading at the company last afternoon while the office schedule showed manager N. T. Edmondson absent last Wednesday afternoon.
The State Supreme Court issued two decisions affecting Morgan County men Bates and Cheatam. Bates appealed after a 1962 conviction for receiving selling and concealing stolen property and was sentenced to 18 months. Cheatam was convicted in 1962 of illegal possession of intoxicating beverages and received 10 months hard labor. Both men have 15 days to request another hearing pursue probation or report to serve their terms.
Sealed bids opened Tuesday at the Morgan County Board of Education for a six room elementary school in Hartselle. Low bidder Ray Childs estimated 113000 dollars for the addition. Childs said the contract was signed and work would start immediately with occupancy by August 15. Five other bidders competed.
Readable notice lists a shipment of baby chicks some spotted, baby ducks, rabbits, field town tomato plants, Big Boys peppers sweet and hot, cabbage onions and sweet potatoes. Contact Paul C. Davis at Garden Headquarters in Decatur for details.
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