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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1963
Page
5
Barrett Shelton Jr argues Decatur should hire a full time city planner now to manage rapid growth. He warns traffic will worsen without immediate planning and urges proactive measures to avoid future municipal trouble and missed opportunities.
Lawrence County Industry presenters plan an Industry Day on August 16 with industrial leaders and Washington representatives attending the dedication of a new addition to the Lawrence Corporation. A motor caravan will tour Courtland Air Base Courtland Town Creek Hillsboro Wheeler Dam Lock A and end at Moulton for the ceremony.
Blue law cases tied to Sunday grocery openings in Hartselle were postponed to the fall term of Morgan County Court. Judge Lewis H. West announced delays as the legislature was in session, with pleas, motions, and docket resets conducted for cases including Glenn Crook Elbert Tankersley and J W Reynolds among others.
A Decatur youth identified as Leon Cramer, 16, of 1604 Locust St SE, was jailed in Morgan County on grand larceny charges for stealing a 1955 Chevrolet reported stolen Friday. The car, owned by Betty Jean Cramer, was recovered Friday night in Childersburg, Alabama by state troopers.
Limestone County Grand Jury convenes in October amid heat issues in Lawrence Morgan Cullman and Limestone counties. The Athens courtroom lacks cooling relief, sound distracts jurors, and a one week court schedule is set. Delays due to lack of funds forced postponement of August sessions and a prior delay. Judge Powell cites need for grand jury but county revenue constraints persist.
The report discusses a Marshall center facility with two large tanks and new instruments to measure dynamic strains on tools and explosives. It notes a pending $803.50 claim by former Sheriff Franklin Smith and a judge’s warning about delaying sessions and setting an exception.
About 40 percent of the value of U S air transport involves roughly one million passengers per year. The figure suggests persistent annual traffic levels within the domestic aviation system.
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