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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1963
Page
2
Complete weather forecast and celestial details for Decatur. Sunset at 6 39 p m and sunrise at 5 08 a m tomorrow. Moonrise midnight. New Moon on Aug 19. Prominent stars Spica Denebola Mars and Arcturus in view with set times.
River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge shows 20.58 feet, down 0.60 in 24 hours, sea level 554.88 feet. TVA lakes Chickamauga 680.6 Pickwick 411.9 Guntersville 594.0 Whitesburg 555.4 Wilson 507.3. Sunday high 92, low 71, thermometer 88 at 11 a.m. Partly cloudy hot with scattered thundershowers. gusty near storms.
Weather forecast for Alabama shows average temperatures near normal through Saturday with little day to day change. Highs expected 87 to 92 degrees, lows 67 to 72, with precipitation remaining light and sporadic.
Firemen answered a 10 44 p m call to the home of Mrs Guy Leonard Elkton Rd last night causing damage to the hot water heater. Local ads list multiple real estate and service notices including homes for sale and rent and business services.
Old newspaper notice advertises a mail order life insurance policy. It promises a $1,000 policy with a written money back guarantee for ages 40 to 90, no medical exam, free details, and no obligation.
A long list of patient dismissals and admissions across Cullman area facilities shows numerous individuals named with counties such as Cullman, Hanceville, Fort Lauderdale and others. Several entries include numbers indicating days or counts beside each name.
A readable roster of residents including Mrs Etoile Smith of Sherman Street SE Mrs Louise Woodard and Mrs Myrtle McDonald of Decatur and other names with street addresses such as 1229 5th Avenue SE 1607 Sherman Street SE 815 3rd Avenue SE and 2006 8th Street SE. The list also mentions families with infants such as Cleo Whisante and her infant son Somerville 2 and individuals at Madison Raymond Riddle Belle Mina Homer Riggins Odis Williams and Patsy Holt.
A compiled list presents numerous individuals including John White Jr and Elizabeth Maus in Decatur along with multiple residents in nearby towns such as Athens Hartselle Courtland and Moulton. The entries include full names street addresses and some brief descriptors like Miss or Mrs indicating a social register style listing.
The Parker and Foote Parker case involving alleged violations of prohibition law and resisting arrest, linked to the Nov 4 1962 Decatur Boat Harbor incident, was continued to the next term in Limestone Circuit Court with Parker slated for armed robbery trial in October. Other Decatur appeal cases before Judge Lewis H. West and motions by City Attorney A J Coleman were also scheduled.
The article notes congressional Republicans keeping Halleck in the public eye with high political ambitions. It mentions rivals such as Nelson A. Rockefeller and Barry Goldwater, and recalls Halleck nearly winning a Dewey ticket slot in 1948. Senator Richard B Russell comments on Goldwater's rising appeal in Georgia if he faced Kennedy.
Secretary Rusk argues the East German signing of the pact does not imply US recognition of the regime. He notes Moscow will receive the signatures, but the US need not acknowledge that notification, while stressing the goal of abiding by treaty provisions. He also warns the nuclear arms race will continue despite current power levels.
Cullman Police arrested 11 for disorderly conduct, three for driving without a license, one for driving while intoxicated, and three for reckless driving over the weekend.
Infant son and two newborns listed with mothers and addresses in Hartselle Decatur and Trinity. Names include Mrs J L Roberts Mrs Brenda Sharp Mrs Thelma Leo Smith Mrs Robert Holmes and Mrs Garty B Compton with home addresses.
Hood departs leaving Vivian Malone 20 of Mobile as the school’s only Negro student on campus while a third Negro, David McGlathery, attends night classes. The withdrawal followed a federal court order. Hood’s lawyer said he should avoid activity to prevent mental and physical breakdown. Malone plans to enroll in fall. a white student received an indefinite suspension amid the Hood Malone enrollment incidents.
Senate adjourned eight minutes after convening to pause debate on a National Service Corps plan. Tennessee Senator Estes Kefauver died from a ruptured aorta after a mild heart attack. Funeral plans include a state lying in Madisonville and a service on the family farm porch. President Kennedy offered praise as the Senate balance remains 66 Democrats to 33 Republicans. Governor Clement will appoint a temporary successor until 1958 elections.
The timetable lists stops for the bookmobile on August 14. Flint operates 9 to 10, then Highway 31 and Summerford's from 10:15 to 11:15. Massey and Laney's run 11:45 to 12:45, followed by Penn Community and Morris' from 1 to 2, and Cedar Lake from 2:45 to 3:30.
Mr and Mrs Porter Terry Decatur 2 receive a daughter today at Baugh Wiley Smith Clinic. Mr and Mrs Arvie J Coney 1817 College St SE welcome a daughter Sunday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs W C Vassar Jr 111 5th Ave NW announce a son Sunday at Decatur General Hospital.
Rex G. Finley of Decatur, aged 72, won the oldest pilot award at the 18th annual International Flying Farmers convention in Rapid City, South Dakota. He learned to fly at 61 and now has more than 2,000 hours in the air.
Limestone County records show an account suit for 6873.16 filed Saturday in Athens. Plaintiff H. F. Smith sues defendants Mamie Lou Jackson Walton Jackson and Cleo Magnusson in the Limestone County Circuit Court.
State National Bank of Decatur promotes Crews to loan officer and head of internal operations at the Johnston Street main office. A Starkville, Mass. native with 13 plus years in banking, he joined in 1962 as assistant vice president. Crews serves in community roles and lives with his wife Doris Mulliffs and five children on 2223 with St. SE.
Police report multiple break ins including Malone Realty Co where two electric razors vanished and Hiller Truck Lines where five cartons of cigarettes were stolen after a brick was thrown through a truck window. A Gulf Service Station safe was damaged but untouched, with a wrecking bar left on site.
Testimony in the case details players from Georgia and Alabama discussing perceived physicality and conditioning before the season opener. Witnesses include Richwine and Trippi denying coaching notes predicted plays, with Clark and Will detailing injuries and fatigue.
Milling No 2 at 1.70 per hundred. No 2 Mile 92.00. Wheat 1.45. No 2 Barley 0.95. Slaughter steers 22.00 to 23.25. Utility cows 13.50 to 14.50. Utility commercial bulls 17.00 to 18.00. Feeder steers 24.00 to 26.00 at 350 to 650 lb. Calves active 350 lb with vealers around 30. Hogs 23.50 with barrows and gilts up to 25. Sows steady. U.S. 1-2 190-340 lb 17.75 to 18.00. Sows U.S. 2-3 250-650 lb 12.50 to 24.00.
Heavy trading with about 5 million shares, gains in key issues outnumbering losses but overall margin thin. Parke Davis led volume with a rise near 2, while IBM Xerox Pfizer and others posted fractional gains or losses. Steel stocks edged higher as autos and rails advanced fractions amid a mixed session.
President John F Kennedy Jr and siblings reunite with their mother in the White House after the premature birth of Patrick Bouvier Kennedy. The First Lady, 34, recovers well as she resumes walking and solid foods amid the family’s welfare and the planned return to Washington.
Theron E. Anders of Falkville High School wins a one year college scholarship from International Minerals and Chemical Corp Plant Food Division. He will study Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Alabama. Anders, 18, is president of his FFA chapter and Morgan County FFA, and led the school Dramatics Club Student Council and football team.
Luther Lloyd Leathers 76 of Cullman died July 29 at Cullman Hospital. Services were July 31 at Bethsadia Church with burial in the adjoining cemetery. Survivors include widow Eary Leathers two sons Aubrey and Jimmie Leathers both of Cullman three daughters Dora Reaid Flora Reaid and Nora Lee Bowen all of Cullman eight grandchildren Pallbearers Archie Bowen C Q Childers Kendall Goodwin Talmadge Johnston Buck King and Henry Reaid.
Mrs Maude Thrasher of Los Angeles California died Sunday morning. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery Los Angeles. Surviving are brother Dock Halbrooks of Decatur and daughter Theba Thrasher of Los Angeles. Thrasher lived in Decatur 62 years before moving to California.
Arthur L Woods Jr one day old son of Mr and Mrs Arthur L Woods of 101 Haig Street Hartselle died today at Decatur General Hospital Graveside services set for Tuesday at 2 30 p m from Grange Hall Cemetery Trinity Mountain Rev Robert Shelton to officiate Body to remain at residence until time to be taken to church Survivors include one brother Bradley Eugene Woods and grandparents William C Woods James A McGee Cullman and Mrs McGee.
A collision on Sunday evening on 6th Ave SE involved a 1963 Dodge driven by Orville Otter from Midland and a 1954 Oldsmobile driven by Billy Hagood of Falkville. The docket lists multiple offenses including disorderly conduct public drunkenness speeding and reckless driving. City events include a two week term for city recorder Gene Lentz building permits and a fire department response to a car fire at 516 Wilson St NW.
Hartselle city council will meet Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Mayor Grady Long's office to discuss municipal matters.
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