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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1963
Page
2
The Aug 9 sky report notes Jupiter visible near the Moon as it starts a slow westward drift across the evening sky. Sunset is 6:43 p.m. and moon phases show Last Quarter on Aug 2 with moonrise at 9:47 p.m.
The Tennessee River rises to 12 feet in 24 hours near Decatur with sea level at 555.24 feet. Readings show 88 degrees at 1 am and 95 degree highs with 70 degree lows today and Friday. Partly cloudy hot conditions with isolated afternoon and evening thunderstorms and westerly winds 5 to 15 mph.
Two traffic incidents with property damage only occurred Wednesday in the four-county area. At 8 p.m. east of Athens a 1962 Oldsmobile driven by Johnnie Milson collided with a 1960 Lincoln driven by Alvis Fogg, causing $70 in damage. At 8:45 p.m. south of Athens a 1963 Chevrolet driven by Charles Berrette hit a 1963 Mack truck driven by Arthur Hinot, totaling $1,700 in damage.
Superintendent J C Pettey released the Morgan County timetable through the first full day of school. August 22 hosts a county lunchroom workers meeting at Austin High School Decatur. August 27 covers all teachers and principals. August 28 29 are workshops at Morgan County High School Hart Selle for staff.
Dr Rhyne announced a mass polio immunization program set for Oct 20 and urged parents to give boosters soon if not yet done. The Lawrence County Board of Education meeting tonight at 7 will discuss polio cases with several parents attending.
Elkmont High School Principal Cecil Gregg announced the selected cheerleaders for the 1963-64 term. Names listed include Gay Locke Mikki Compton Brenda Wales Sherry son Amelia Morris Melinda bbs Joan Goodwin and Kath erine Gray.
A long list of names and addresses associated with hospitals or residents near Athens Alabama includes Mrs Garth D Compton Trinity Mrs Grady L Welborn 431 3rd Ave SW and other individuals with street addresses across Huntsville Decatur Danville and surrounding towns. The record names many married women and children living at various localities.
A long list of individuals dismissed from an area institution is followed by obituaries and funeral notices. Arnold Lee Terry aged 68 of Hillsboro dies in Falkville Nursing Home with services set at Hillsboro Baptist Church. Surviving relatives, pallbearer details, and burial arrangements are listed.
A reader notice lists residents including Helen Basden Estelle Talley Darryl Fulmer Dollie Jamison Idelfonese Rorex and E D Bagwell with street addresses 207 Memorial Dr NW 819 6th Ave SE 4 Decatur Box 1643 Decatur and 2016 8th St Sheffield.
The automobile sector consumes 61.6 percent of total rubber usage in the United States, highlighting the sector’s dominant demand for synthetic and natural rubber in tires belts and components.
Major General George A. Carver will speak at the Huntsville Chapter ROA dinner dance Friday Sept 20 at the Redstone Arsenal Officers Club. Attendees include ROA members from Birmingham Decatur and Muscle Shoals with tickets via LCDR Graham Maj Goldston and Lt Col Redding.
Willies Posey 78 of Moulton 2 died Wednesday at 3 30 a m at home. Services at Caddo Christian Church with Rev Ernest Shelton officiating. Burial in adjoining cemetery Elliott Brown Service directing. Survivors include Lula Posey four daughters four sons one sister 26 grandchildren 16 great grandchildren pallbearers named local clergy.
Reserve officers of the Marine Corps Navy and Coast Guard in the Decatur area may attend one of three Reserve Officers School courses in Huntsville. Topics include Nuclear Power Space Technology and Guided Missiles. The program runs September through June with registration each Wednesday night before the September 4 start. For more information call Commander John Zakanyez at 353-2196.
Market notes show Decatur cotton at 94.80 with lean 33.5 percent and grease prices around 2.20 per hundredweight. Hog quotes list 250 to 550 pound barrows and gilts steady, sows 12.50 to 14.00, with 1 to 3 weight ranges between 300 and 550 pounds.
Wall Street marked time as the SEC final report on its securities industry investigation was anticipated. The 60 stock average stood at 271.0, with mixed moves among sectors and notable gains for IBM, Du Pont, and American Telephone, while tobacco shares declined and tech names steadied.
Bryant acknowledged possible telephone conversations with Coach Wallace Butts in September 1962 about Georgia team details. He confirmed recognizing chalkboard diagrams by Johnny Griffith and stated Georgia used slot formations in the 1962 spring game scouted by Alabama. Alabama’s scouting reports noted the slot formation use.
Judge Lewis H. Walt imposes six months hard labor on Leroy Blackman after a Decatur grocery theft from Mrs. W. H. Anderson of Mooresville. The convict plans an appeal.
GOP finance chief announced a Republican booth at the Hartselle Junior Chamber of Commerce fair August 26 to 31 at Legion Field. Frank Richerson county finance chairman and Paul Robinson county chairman also spoke, the spokesman said.
Hart sel le Joe Wheeler Electric Membership Corporation has ended all amortization from members bills effective with July 1 meter readings. Since then bills show removal and projected annual savings around 158 400 dollars. Amortization had charged one cent per kWh with minimum 25 cents and maximum 1 dollar per month.
A study finds trees in sandy and loam soils suffer lightning strikes more often than trees growing in clay marl or calcareous soils, indicating soil type influences lightning exposure.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee will open public sessions Monday to question the political aspects of a Soviet bomb program with Secretary of State Dean Rusk as the first witness.
After July 29 ambush of a U S Army jeep, heavy patrols and sporadic fighting flared along the truce line. Two Americans died as the 1st Cavalry increased patrols near demilitarized zones amid brief clashes with raiders. An American and a South Korean policeman were involved. activity then eased with a quiet Wednesday night and no Communist patrols sighted.
In 1857 the initial transcontinental mail stagecoach traversed Guadalupe Pass in Texas, marking a milestone in overland mail service. The journey connected eastern routes with California mail lines, showcasing early western expansion.
A Decatur youth, Fred Mc Daniel 18, of 504 Washington St NW, is jailed on carnal knowledge of a girl between 12 and 16. Bond set at 750 dollars. Sheriff’s force arrested him Wednesday for fault and battery and public drunkenness.
Two arrests were made by the Cullman Police Department on Wednesday for disorderly conduct.
One person was arrested by Hartselle Police on Wednesday for running a red light. The case adds to local traffic enforcement efforts in the city.
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