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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1963
Page
2
Clear skies over Decatur with sunset at 6 32 p m and sunrise at 5 12 a m tomorrow. Moonset at 7 06 p m. Prominent star Arcturus visible. Mars sets at 8 13 p m Jupiter rises at 9 13 p m Saturn due south at 11 24 p m First Quarter on Aug 27.
The forecast notes light and variable winds. Monday will be partly cloudy and warm with highs around 88 degrees. The day promises a warm, mild pattern with sunshine and a touch of cloud cover.
A blast in a Decatur home injures a child and destroys rooms. A nine year old grandson, John ny Dunn, was in the front room when it occurred. Authorities investigate with rewards offered by Gov Wal ing and others. no charges filed yet.
A Cullman youth Alton Ray Speegle died after riding his bicycle into a car on U S 278 near Cullman. Driver Roy D Park 50 of Memphis Tennessee drove a 193 Ford. The accident and subsequent weekend fatalities include other Alabama and out of state crashes and a fatal house fire. Funeral services for Speegle were set for Remlap Methodist Church with burial in Remlap Cemetery.
A 27 year old Decatur man Billy Gene Hulsey was arrested about 9 30 am Saturday and jailed without bond on a rape charge. The alleged offense occurred late Friday in a south Decatur trailer court where both the man and the 38 year old woman reside. The warrant was sworn by the victim’s husband in front of County Judge Lewis H West. Sheriff Knox L McRae said Hulsey denied the accusation as authorities from city county and state units cooperated in the arrest.
Congress faces two main proposals to settle rail labor disputes. The Kennedy plan calls for ICC rulings on work rules during a two year no strike period while negotiations continue. Engle Meany backed plan pushes for a 60 day no strike under a joint congressional committee with arbitration panel potential.
The Limestone County Board of Registrars will meet Monday in the Board of Registrars office on the bottom floor of the courthouse.
The Hatton Band Club will meet Monday at 7 p.m. All band parents are urged to attend due to the importance of the gathering.
The Roberts and Montgomery families will meet September 1 for a reunion here.
The sheriff’s force netted six arrests across Friday and Saturday including one for violation of prohibition laws and one for reckless driving.
The Circuit Clerk's office collected 1326 dollars Friday as payment of fines in county court.
Notice lists dismissals including Miss Sherie Brackin of Hartselle and others Mrs J R Fairbanks Mrs I M Rogers and Mrs Mary Ward of 501 Nell St SW with dates not specified in the readable text. No further legal details are provided in the fragment.
The article notes sea water yields chemicals like magnesium and bromine and salt, with a pennyworth of gold in every million gallons, illustrating the potential value of ocean resources.
The homeowner Chapman reports a strong wind event damaged a patio roof and scattering aluminum pieces. Roofing punctured in places, siding torn, antenna torn. two Chapman sons on the porch read comics during the incident. Weather Bureau notes a super adiabatic lapse rate causing gusts and forecasts warm, partly cloudy conditions with a high near 88 degrees.
President Kennedy forgoes his usual Saturday cruise and stays near the Hyannis Port house. He plays nine holes with an old friend and later golfs with Charles Spaulding and club pro Tom Niblet. White House press secretary Pierre Salinger says he will not board the yacht Honey Fitz.
Kingston Jamaica AP two Jamaica defense planes intercepted the British yacht Nana and forced her to turn from attempting to pick up anti Castro refugees in Cuba. The vessel sailed from Kingston Harbor around 3:30 am lacking sufficient lifeboats and lifesaving gear. State Department warned British owners about illegal refugee dealings and lacking a U.S. license.
The mayor described attending several urban renewal programs and an exchange of ideas among mayors. He discussed a proposed city owned nonprofit parking authority and two centralized locations to cut equipment costs. The Alabama delegation opposed civil rights endorsements in Resolution 29 while supporting improved intergroup relations and urban development programs.
Unofficial reports from the Vatican suggest the second session of the Roman Catholic Ecumenical Council to open September 29 would close December 4. Observers interpret this as a possible third session or longer continuation of the world wide church modernization effort begun last fall.
Khrushchev plans a Havana visit in the coming months and may skip attending the U N General Assembly to avoid boasting. He aims to ease U S-Cuba tensions while Moscow sustains Castro’s economy at a significant cost as Soviet missile withdrawals continue and troop totals remain uncertain.
A compiled list names numerous residents and relatives in decently readable form with addresses across Decatur, Moulton, Somerville, Athens, Falkville, and Hartsel. The partial roster includes adults, married women with infants, and children such as Master Toney Ray Wiley and Master Mitchell Lynn Elswick among others.
West Berliners in small groups filed past a wooden cross near the Red Wall to honor Peter Fechter, the 18 year old East German shot by border guards a year earlier. U S commandant Maj Gen James H Polk and West Berlin Mayor Willy Brandt laid wreaths as 5 000 people paid tribute and police set barriers around Checkpoint Charlie.
Mrs. Franklin G. Lewis, 29, died Saturday at St. Luke's Hospital in Houston. Daughter of Leonard Ray Smith and wife of a Decatur graduate, she lived in Ft. Worth and taught in the Ft. Worth public schools after graduating from Decatur High School in 1951 and Texas Wesleyan College. Services pending.
The article notes that clove trees originate in the Moluccas also known as the Spice Islands of Indonesia.
Mrs. Nancy Wallace reports her daughter Ann Norton missing since Aug 11. Described as 115 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. In other news, a stolen 1957 Pontiac recovered near Good year Mills after its owner reported it missing from Decatur General Hospital.
KKK leaders accuse the Kennedy era and allied groups of backing a one world government and racial mixing. More than 2,000 people gathered at a field outside Spartanburg for a cross burning ceremony with robe clad leaders from the South.
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