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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1963
Page
2
Prominent star Altair reaches first quarter position described as due south at 9:27 p m with an altitude of 64 degrees. Observers in Panama and Venezuela report the star overhead during the same time period.
Reading at Keller Memorial Bridge shows 21.25 feet, up 20 feet in 24 hours, sea level at 555.55 feet. TVA lake levels listed include Chickamauga 680.2 and Pickwick 412.2. High today 90, low 68, 11:10 a.m. temperature 86. Forecast calls for sunny and warm today with fair, mild tonight and partly hot Friday. Winds light and variable.
Senators Lolley and Clark oppose the bill though not from Grants district and pledge to fight it ed by to filibuster if needed Lolley resides in Coffee and represents Crenshaw Clark lives in Barbour and represents Pike County Both say they will vote to remove the measure if Grant withdraws opposition Brannan also signals support to move the bill out to the floor.
A large American farm market reports roughly 3.12 billion dollars in petroleum product purchases over several years, reflecting heavy energy use in ag operations and supply chains.
Health officials urge residents two months and up in Lawrence, Marion Winston counties to take oral polio vaccine as 1963 polio cases rise in Alabama to 29. An 80,000 dose shipment arrives for mass vaccination in Moulton, Town Creek, Hatton, Mount Hope, Hillsboro, Midway and Speake sites. Schools had closed briefly. Friday's Hoote Nanny show headlines Roy Drusky and others at 8 p.m. with admission details.
Montgomery AP report says Republican James Martin of Gadsden accuses a Alabama redistricting bill of being Kennedy backed to aid four north Alabama congressmen. He claims the Kennedy administration aims to influence the state and praises some representatives while criticizing others for Kennedy ties.
Ronnie Thompson a Falkville 12 year old son of Mr and Mrs Buster Thompson is reported to be recovering at home after breaking his arm about two weeks ago while playing pop Warner football at Cold Springs.
Harry Taft 63 of 911 Hereford Dr. died Monday in Asheville North Carolina. Funeral services are 2 PM this afternoon at Mac Connel Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. E L McFee and Rev. George L. Kress officiating. Burial in Athens City Cemetery. Survivors: widow Robbie Taft daughter Judy Taft sister Inez Clem Athens. Pallbearers Mason Freeman Winston Garth George Johnson Marion Mitchell Billy Malone Macklin Frieson.
John Thomas Shannon Jr., 38, of Livingston Montana died Sunday at 3 a.m. Graveside services are Friday at 10 a.m. conducted by Rev. Alton D. White. Survived by his mother Roberta Christopher and several Athens area relatives, plus a brother Dan Shannon and a brother Aaron Shannon. Nephews to serve as pallbearers.
Funeral services for J. D. Duncan of Falkville will be held Friday at 11 a.m. from Lebanon Baptist Church with burial in the adjoining cemetery Peck directing. The service time was moved from 2 p.m. today to 11 a.m. Friday because a son is in the service.
Lonnie P. Borden of Chicago dies at 12 10 a m Tuesday at his residence. Funeral services Thursday at 2 p m at Gum Springs Free Will Baptist Church with Rev James Hood officiating. Burial in Rutherford Cemetery Elliott Brown Funeral Home in charge. Survived by wife Lillie and six sons, two daughters, four brothers, two sisters and seven grandchildren. He was a Lawrence County native who had lived in Chicago for 11 years.
Howard Harper sues Harvey Pride and Laura P Kennedy in circuit court over a 1962 Pontiac Tempest LeMans sold as a demonstrator with 3,000 miles that allegedly concealed heavy undisclosed mileage. The complaint seeks damages and a jury trial, with Thomas A. Caddell as attorney.
A sensorial clipping lists residents of Somerville including James Gurley Michael Case Jodie Mittchell Hazel Mote Lucille Sherrill Zella Woods and families. The notice mentions Howard Woodard Eva and infant, Mrs. Edward Austin with infant daughter, and Mrs. Chilton West with infant son at multiple addresses.
A local notice catalogs dismissals and listed residents with names and addresses across multiple streets including Locust Street SE 1712 and 608 James Street SW Cullman. Entries include adults and infants associated with households in Cullman Decatur Moulton Courtland and other nearby towns.
A partial list names residents from Cullman and nearby towns including Cullman, Hanceville, Vinemont, Falkville, Arley and Blountsville. Names include Barbara Jean Almon, Joe F Brown, Gertrude Cole, Earl Calvert, Jane Long, Doris Marion, Mary Miller, Ann Scruggs, Freddie Watts, and others with county and town references.
A four year old girl named Jennifer Thorn of Wacata was struck and killed by a car near her home in Russellville Alabama on Wednesday. The Highway Patrol identified the child.
The Highway Patrol logged three incidents on Alabama Route 24 and nearby corridors. At 1 p.m. two cars collided two miles east of Moulton injuring J P Moody and others. at 2 p.m. Bevill and Mathews collided four and a half miles west of Moulton with Bevill on the wrong side of the road. at 10:45 a.m. a collision at U.S. 20 and U.S. 31 near Decatur involved Bonnie Farmer and Harrison Morris with a Chevrolet overturning and about 400 dollars in damage.
Twenty one area candidates will receive degrees at the University of Alabama summer commencement Aug 23. Decatur area graduates include Mary Emens Carolyn Robertson Joseph Rogers and Patricia Wiley in various bachelor and masters programs. Cullman Athens and other locales are represented by multiple candidates in education engineering biology and related fields.
Mr and Mrs McCoy Wray Decatur two a daughter Wednesday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs Wayne Hamilton Hillsboro two a daughter today at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs Todd Meadows Lowndesboro Ala a son Wednesday at St Margaret's Hospital in Montgomery Gilbert Todd Meadows Ill. Mrs Meadows is the former Sue Carrell daughter of Mr and Mrs Reneau Carrell.
Gate three at Redstone Arsenal on Redstone Road reopens on a 24 hour basis after months of part time use due to spring flood damage to an entrance bridge. Gate two changes to a restricted schedule and will close from Saturday 6 a.m. until Monday, then operate 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays with holidays excluded. after Aug 24 no visitors will be processed at Gate two.
Decatur markets show cotton middling near the US test. Calves steady with buyers active and prices around 24.00 to 25.00, some choice cows up to 28.00. Hogs move fairly active with steady classes. 150 lb hogs 16.75 to 17.25, 1-3 190 to 240 lb. sows 13.00 to 14.00, some at 14.50.
Irregular session as steels and savings and loans lead a rally. Trading volume around 4 million shares with mixed gains and losses across utilities and industrials. Notable moves include Wesco Financial First Charter U S Steel Xerox Polaroid Gillette and Deere plus rail stocks rebounding while Eversharp weakens.
Calves 190 240 lb range 24.00 to 25.00 with some single lots steady. Barrows and gilts 190 240 lb 17.25 to 17.75 and 300 450 lb sows 13.50 to 14.50 with few at 15.00. Sheep not listed. Market volumes insufficient for broader bids.
Hog receipts totaled about 3,200 at Albany Columbus Moultrie and Thomasville in Georgia along with Dothan Alabama and Jacksonville Florida. Prices were mostly steady with some sales 2 percent higher. US 1 2 barrows and gilts 190 230 pounds 17 25 17 75 2 3 240 270 pounds and 1 2 160 180 pounds 16 00 17 00 1 3 sows 12 00 14 25.
AP notes farm quotations for broilers and fryers held at 14 cents with live supplies tight and demand fair to good. Ready to cook demand remains solid given limited live supplies and active plants awaiting next week's deliveries. Estimated slaughter today near 685000 head with ongoing uncertainty in live availability.
Governors meeting at a conference described the civil rights debate as unwinnable for all and urged restraint. Wallace and Barnett pressed for a showdown while others favored avoiding extremism and preferred unanimous agreement on resolutions.
A 28-year-old Bessemer construction worker Lee Johnson died at Cullman Hospital after earth collapsed while digging a sewer trench for a proposed city building. Officials say the incident occurred around 4 p.m. as the bank caved in on him.
ATLANTA AP reports farm quotations show broilers and fryers at 14 to 144 cents while weights were smaller than desired and supplies short. Hens show price ranges at 7 to 17 cents at farms and 842 cents fob plants with heavy hens adequate for current needs.
New York AP reports no actual trades in the opening session for cot ton futures with July 32.44 to 32.448 cents per pound and other nearby contracts showing small gains or losses from the prior closes.
Jerry Saylor will undergo surgery at Decatur General Hospital Friday morning after several days as a patient. The public is invited to an evening of entertainment tonight at 8 at the Moose Lodge on Moulton Street.
A jumble of ads includes FOR SALE items such as a registered toy poodle and a 1963 Fairlane with payments, two trucks and a house, plus WANTED positions for an experienced waitress and a sales trainee. A national oil company invites men over 30 for a permanent manager-track role with interview at TRAVIS ROBERTS Holiday Inn. August 25 at 2 PM.
Rental ad notes a two bedroom home with bath and electric heat on Trinity Mountain and a two room furnished apartment at 613 4th Ave SW with bath and entrance. Contact numbers 353 8597 and 353 434.
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