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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1966
Page
2
PHENIX CITY AL A Prattville woman identified as Essie Mosley Spencer by the Highway Patrol died when her car struck a bridge railing on U S 80 in Russell County about 17 miles west of Phenix City on Wednesday.
Birmingham will host the Jaycee summer conference where the Alabama Junior Chamber will select four Outstanding Young Men. The finals Saturday night will feature Governor George Wallace and U S Rep James D. Martin among scheduled speakers at convention sessions.
Anniston based Air Force captain Robert L. Tinsley will receive the Bronze Star later this month at Tan Son Nhut Air Base in South Vietnam for meritorious service with foreign forces during the conflict in Vietnam. The Air Force order cites meritorious service while serving with friendly foreign forces engaged against an opposing armed force.
A $568,000 grant to add 25 beds to the state tuberculosis sanatorium in Montgomery Alabama was approved by the U S Department of Health Education and Welfare. The announcement was made Wednesday by U S Senators John Sparkman and Lister Hill.
National Pasadena reports unexplained changes in Lunar Orbiter orbit before today's photo mission. The orbital high point fell from 1.158 to 1.150 miles while the low point rose from 117 to 126 miles. Edmund Brummer of NASA said a detailed study is pending and something is influencing the orbit.
Dallas moves to combat an encephalitis outbreak as three U S Air Force planes begin spraying insecticide Friday. A Public Health Service official says it is the first time aircraft are used to fight such an epidemic. City Health Director Hal J Dewlett reports 57 probable cases since July and two deaths, with officials warning the situation has reached epidemic proportions.
Siamese twin girls born Sunday died today at Bryn Mawr Hospital from respiratory difficulties. They were joined at the chest and abdomen and were not separated. Parents are Mr and Mrs Richard Kross of Brookline Pennsylvania, with two other children aged 3 and 1.
The FBI announced nationwide conferences to be held in September and October to advise law enforcement officers on polishing their public image. The sessions will address the urgent need for better police community relations and related topics.
International reports that twenty people have died this month in Seoul from a disease suspected to be encephalitis as announced by the Korean Health Ministry. Other dispatches note English girls touring Vietnam to entertain U.S. troops and a Puerto Rico nurse’s husband injuring eight at a hospital before a police officer intervened.
Decatur area weather and river readings note a 20.88 foot Tennessee River level at Keller Memorial Bridge and a 555.18 sea level reading. TVA lake stages include Wilson 506.8 Guntersville 593.4 Whitesburg 556.6 Pickwick 411.8 Wheeler 555. Chickamauga 679.9. High yesterday 99 in afternoon. low 70. today 74 at 8:35 a.m. No rainfall in last 24 hours. Forecast: largely cloudy, warm, humid with scattered afternoon and early evening thundershowers. Highs near 92, lows around 74. Winds light to variable, gusty with storms. Visible planets Jupiter Saturn Venus Mars Mercury rise times noted. Sunrise 5:11 a.m. sunset 6:33 p.m. First Quarter Aug 22.
Edgar Elrod 79 died at 6 a.m. Wednesday at his daughter's Town Creek home. Services set for 10 a.m. Friday at Rainey Funeral Home Ardmore with burial in Wesley Chapel Cemetery Limestone County. Survived by five daughters, a son, 26 grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren, two brothers, two half sisters, and many stepgrandchildren. Pallbearers will be grandsons. He belonged to Oak Ridge Methodist Church. body to be returned to the residence at 4 p.m. today.
Mrs W E Hartselle 75 of Hartselle died at 3 15 am in a Decatur hospital. Services set for 2 pm Saturday at Oak Ridge Methodist Church with Rev David Atkins and Rev David Webster officiating. Burial in adjoining Peck Funeral Home. surviving widower W E Hartselle a son James Hartselle Battle Creek Mich six daughters, Kyle Kirby, A B Sparkman, Mamie King, Edgar Callahan all of Hartselle 4 Clyde Howard Decatur Edward England Falkville 2.
Harry H Tribble 79 Madison 1 died at 2 pm Wednesday in a Huntsville hospital. Services set for 11 am Friday at McConnell's Chapel with Rev Jesse Wright officiating. Burial in Madison Cemetery McConnell directing. Survivors include widow Sadie Tribble two daughters Mrs Garland Vassar Mrs Jean Vassar two sons Harry E Tribble Gilbert Tribble six grandchildren four great grandchildren two brothers Hopkins P Tribble Alamo Tribble Madison 1 three sisters Mrs Theo Morris Decatur Mrs Vergie Stewart Tanner and Mrs Clara Bowers. Body to remain at funeral home.
Allen Ezra Drinkard and Betty Gale Luker, both listed with ages 21 and 18 respectively, appear with addresses in Falkville and Lacey's Spring alongside other pairs including Mathew Troup Jr and Gwendolyn Dobbins. The Morgan County Sheriff's Dept reports charges for obtaining lodging by fraud and grand larceny. city court docket includes traffic and driving offenses. several births are announced in Decatur, Athens, and Danville hospitals.
A four year old Athens girl was listed in fair condition at Athens Limestone Hospital after being struck by a car driven by Steve Ray Holt 16 Athens about 515 p m Wednesday in front of her home at 420 Elk ton St Witnesses said she ran into the road as other children played Holt said he was moving slowly and blew his horn when the child crossed the path She was taken to the hospital by her parents
The House approved a mortgage measure to loosen home financing by adding over 3.75 billion dollars for new loans. The 314 to 1 vote reflected confidence the Senate will accept the House version, as both chambers move to release funds through the Federal National Mortgage Association.
A schedule lists an 8 p.m. event at Moose Lodge 1124 Moul about games. The Morgan County Board of Registrars will meet September 6 in the courthouse basement to register new voters, with offices open 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. A reunion at 1 p.m. asks attendees to bring a covered dish chaired by Mrs. Ann Hodges of Wyker's Bank Street. People knowing former employees' addresses should contact them about the reunion.
A reunion for all Cooper Wells Hosiery Mill employees is set for September 18 from 1 to 5 p.m. at Delano Park near the wading pool at Prospects Drive and 8th Avenue, announced by Ralph Jones assistant foreman of the plant.
Police report lists three complaints in the last 24 hours, the quietest period in months. One arrest was made for using obscene language. Mrs. Marvin Posey reported verbal harassment near her home at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. A Honda motorcycle at Maurice Means on Edgewood Street SE sustained vandalism with a broken windscreen and bent brake handle around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.
The Federal Reserve Board reports July industrial output rose for the tenth straight month amid a sharp drop in auto production. Overall output reached 157.5 percent of the 1957-59 average, up from June and 9 percent higher than July 1965. Nonfarm payrolls kept expanding and retail sales rose while unemployment barely changed.
The obituary notes Guy Roberts who died at a time serving as church deacon and board member of Citizens Bank of Hartselle since its founding. Honorary pallbearers include bank directors and church deacons. Survivors include three sons Luther E Horace L and Joe Roberts of Hartselle a daughter Nancy Hall of Hartselle, fourteen grandchildren and five more relatives.
Sources near Governor Wallace expect a bill to state the guidelines are illegal and void past compliance. City and county boards may decide on compliance. if a legislative act invalidates past steps, desegregation could hinge on court orders. Reports say the governor may deploy state troopers to prevent Negro teachers in white faculties and white teachers in Negro classrooms. A draft also contemplates transferring authority to the governor and a legislature committee to void federal agreements with the U S Department of Health Education and Welfare, potentially blocking local boards from federal ties pending court action.
A political push outlines a plan to buy up existing housing mortgages. Officials propose a large scale program to reduce debt burdens and stabilize markets. Details remain unclear as lawmakers debate funding and implementation timelines.
Reserve S D offered a proposal to trim the 58,189,872,000 dollar bill to align with the administration budget. Senators Clark Nelson Proxmire Young backed an amendment to authorize up to 24 months active-duty for reservists with broad impact, exempting WWII and Korean War veterans and long-serving troops. The measure faced rejection 62 to 26, as Thurmond urged limits on callups. Russell defended the plan as preserving unit strength while signaling Senate support for equality of service.
Public notice in Decatur Daily announces publication for four weeks in Morgan County Alabama. Defendants James A Moore Will David Moore and Mrs Josephine Moody are nonresidents with unknown residences and must plead answer or demur to the amended bill by September 17 1966 or be confessed by default. August 17 1966 Bryan McAfee Register.
Seventeen students from Morgan County will be awarded degrees at the University of Alabama on Friday. Names include George W. Adams Jr. and James H. Crowell among others. Additional area graduates from Eva Falkville Hartselle and Athens also listed.
Multiple notices include an unfurnished air conditioned garage apartment for couple at 291314 Truman Ave SE with contact 353-4799 a Decatur Daily paper carrier wanted in Limestone County via 353-4612 ext 58 a white middle aged house keeper and babysitter with after five thirty contact 355-0675 a 2 bedroom unfurnished apartment near Decatur High School at 516 Somerville Rd contact 353-8935 and a 3 bedroom furnished house with laundry and air conditioning in SE section contact 355-6730 near schools and shopping centers.
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