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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1963
Page
2
Weather notes for Tuesday August 27 show sunrise at 5 17 a m and moonset at 11 22 p m. The report also mentions Mars approaching the star Spica this week and cites a poll reference around September 3.
The Tennessee River at Decatur stood at 20.72 feet, down 0.38 feet in 24 hours, with sea level at 555.02 feet. TVA lake levels included Chickamauga 681.0, Pickwick 411.5, Guntersville 593.8, Whitesburg 556.0, Wilson 507.5. High Sunday 97 at 2:30 pm, low 73 at 6 am. 11 am today 94. Forecast calls for fair to partly cloudy and hot with scattered afternoon thundershowers, tonight fair and warm. Winds light and variable. Today’s high around 94, low 69. Tuesday high 93.
Alabama forecast calls for average temperatures near normal with highs 86 to 90 and lows 63 to 70. Rainfall is moist with total amounts around 1 to 2 inches across the period.
Rep Mylan Engel of Mobile County leads a push on a proposal while Sen Bob Gilchrist Morgan County blocks adoption of a special order calendar. Gov George Wallace and Sen Bill Nichols critique Gilchrist as delaying administration backed legislation. Gilchrist denies the charges.
In Birmingham a man hands out pamphlets praising the Tennessee Valley and its attractions to visitors and tourists. The scene mentions Butch, a Sheffield High School senior, and Tonya Univer as recipients or participants in the local effort.
City police officer James Elba Case 58 of 1612 Sheridan St SE died Saturday at Decatur General Hospital after an apparent heart attack. Funeral services will be at Ave Baptist Church with two ministers officiating. burial in Decatur City Cemetery. Pallbearers are Decatur Police Department members. survivors include widow Ellen P Case son Ronald three sisters and three brothers. The body will lie in state one hour at the residence before funeral.
Circuit Judge K J Griffith called a special Cullman County Grand Jury to probe charges that Albert Grady Keller 36 a Baileyton truck driver killed his wife by placing dynamite under their car If indicted Keller faces a September 16 circuit court session for trial Keller 40 died July 11 when the driving car exploded He was jailed July 14 on first degree murder and held without bond after a Birmingham teen testified she had dated him prior to the killing
Grady O'Cum Sell reveals plans to draft James Meredith for Mississippi Congress. Ministers in Mobile warn against desegregation violence as schools desegregate. Kneel-ins in Plaquemine and mass demonstrations in Danville test court orders. In High Point peaceful marches occur. Athens churches admit Black youths to services.
State troopers logged a series of crashes north of Cullman west of Decatur and around Athens and Courtland. Names include Carol Hart Claude Hart Angus Wise Virginia Fisher Shelby Massey Jerry Don Baker Robert Woodall Stanley Van Holland Clarence Coffin Bruce Ferguson Don Orr Coy Lee Hill Larry Windel Jacqueline Yarrington Myrtle Hicks and William Clem. Charges included improper passing driving on wrong side of road and improper signal with varying damages and unknown hospital admissions.
City building permits issued include Hartselle Electric and Plumbing Co for electric service at 619 Vine St NW and Alvin N Johnson for an extended room at 1304 15th Ave SE. Weekend arrests recorded for highway intoxication public drunkenness reckless driving and more. A 1960 Valiant rear-ended a 1960 Chevrolet at 6th Ave SE and 11th St SE. A separate crash on US 31-AL 67 involved a Volkswagen and a Pontiac. Regular meetings and reunions announced for Decatur Toastmistress Club Mt Tabor School and World War I Auxiliary along with a book exchange at Somerville Road School PTA.
Fellin and Throne amid a 58 year old and 28 year old trapped miners in a deep chamber wait for rescue as a six inch life line feeds supplies. A third miner Lou Bova remains missing with a three inch line probing toward him while a new drilling rig battles breakdowns.
Police reported two people injured in Cullman as Virgle Allred, 48, and Dorothy Allred, 36, both from Vinemont, were treated and dismissed at Cullman Hospital. Virgle drove a 1959 Chevrolet which was rear ended by a 1955 Pontiac driven by Arnold Naramore, 20, of Cullman, on Main Street at 3 p.m. The Chevrolet moved south on Main Street and stopped to turn left when struck from behind.
A hospital admissions roster lists multiple patients from Cullman and nearby towns. Names include Mrs Faye Fricks, Mrs Ruby Gardner, Sanford Hayes, Paul Lackey, Mrs Billie Ruth McSwain, Nelda Speegle, Miss Chris Lee Tuggle, Mrs Carolyn White, Mrs Edith Clegg, John F. Davis, Annie Cook, Miss Celia Nunnelley, Miss Joan Nunnelley, Martin Wamp, Mrs Glayds Barnett, Mrs Cora Naler, Freddie Shaver, and Miss Bonnie Ruth Edwards among others.
Funeral services are set for Willie A Key who died at the VA Hospital Murfreesboro Tennessee Friday morning. The services will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at St John Missionary Baptist Church Somerville with burial at Morrow Cemetery Reynolds Funeral Home in charge. Survivors include widow Attie Key and sister Carrie Randell. Funeral services for Clarence Peewee Martin who died Friday afternoon in Decatur will be Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. at St James Cumberland Presbyterian Church Decatur. Burial will be in Sykes Cemetery with Reynolds Funeral Home in charge. Survivors include two daughters Sayabannab Martin
Market notes show feeder steers 23.75 to 26.00 for 300 to 600 lb, slaughter calves 21.00 to 25.00, vealers 25.00 to 28.50, gilts and barrows 17.00 to 18.00 for 185 to 230 lb range, and 16.75 to 17.00 for 270 to 400 lb.
Readable fragment lists people with addresses and titles across Madison Elkton and Hartselle including Lydia Lang Mrs Verna Hurn Roy Moore Walter Bolton and Harold Montgomery with several street references. The snippet also mentions minors Carmen DiMonte Jura Mae Dobbs and Thomas Slick along with Mrs Austin Chandler and Henry Travis and 1103 Sandra Street SW.
A long list of individuals with addresses and family notes appears, including Clyde Thomas Smith and Raymond Knighten in Decatur, Mrs. Grisham, Mrs. Keegan, and others across Athens Decatur Moulton Hartselle and Eva, with many infants and family relations noted. The item compiles multiple residents and household updates in a single social register entry.
Profit taking cooled late trading in New York with about 4.7 million shares changing hands. Several major issues rose on news including Gillette and Xerox while Polaroid, Control Data and High Voltage Engineering slipped. rails and AMEX prizes showed a mixed session.
Funeral services for Mrs. Annie Mae Smith, who died at Decatur Sunday, will be announced later by Reynolds Funeral Home. She is survived by husband Robert Smith, two daughters, Mrs. Willie Martin and Mrs. Annie Lou Martin, both of Decatur, two sons Edward L. and James W. Martin, also of Decatur, two brothers Ernest Dabney of Decatur and John A. Dunn of Louisville, Kentucky, three grandchildren and other relatives.
The Sabin oral vaccine drive ends in three counties with about 11 000 estimated in Lawrence County and 9 425 counted by 4 p m Saturday in the county. Officials plan mass programs in Cullman Madison and nearby counties with future launches and advise coordination with physicians for Salk vaccine precautions.
In Birmingham the poultry market shows live broilers and fryers clearing close to demand but remaining tight at several points. Receipts ranged from fair to good, dipping below 1,031,500 head last week, with some sales under contract or delivered locally.
Prices rose 1 to 3 cents from the prior week with a steady to fair demand. Retail deliveries to retailers by 9:30 am today include grade A white large 44-46, medium 33-35, small 26-28 cents.
Mr and Mrs Alfred Ray Tucker of 1004 17th Ave SE announce a daughter born Sunday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs Gorman N Grisham of 1209 Plaza St SE announce a daughter born today at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs Wiley Owens of 926 5th Ave SE announce a son born Sunday at Baugh Wiley Smith Clinic.
Cullman City Council will convene at City Hall at 7 o'clock this evening to discuss local governance matters and potential new ordinances. The session is open to the public.
Raymond J. Guier administrator at Decatur General Hospital was inducted as a member of the American College of Hospital Administrators in New York City. ACHA comprises over 3,000 hospital administrators in the United States and Canada.
One day sale for a 1955 white Chevrolet V8 four door in excellent shape priced at 550 dollars. Several ads offer furnished rooms, trailer space, rental houses, and apartment items. Also listed are job leads for a light house job and an opening for off clerk with Liars, plus various local business notices and a fish and seafood market for sale. Contact numbers provided for each listing.
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