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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1963
Page
2
Complete weather and sky guide for Decatur including sunset at 4 37 p m sunrise 6 38 a m moon rise 6 34 p m in Gemini prominent star Aldebaran rising 5 06 p m visible planets Venus sets 5 45 p m Jupiter high southeast 5 48 p m Saturn southwest 7 14 p m.
The Tennessee River near Decatur last night measured 17.45 feet, rising 30 feet in 24 hours with a sea level reading of 551.75 feet. TVA lake stages listed include Chickamauga 679.4, Pickwick 408.6, Guntersville 593.2, Whitesburg 554.2, and Wilson 507.6. Forecast calls for fair, windy, rather cold weather with northwest winds 10 to 20 mph and a high of 58 degrees.
The Alabama Archaeological Society holds its annual Birmingham meeting at the Art Museum today. State President Jack Cambron will register members from 1 to 2 p.m. A business session runs 2 to 3 p.m. John Griffin discusses Excavation of Russell's Cave at 3 p.m. Birmingham Anthropological Society hosts with artifacts displays and officer elections.
Mr and Mrs James Wigginton Decatur announce a son born Friday at Baugh-Wiley-Smith Hospital. Mr and Mrs Gordon Appleton Mouns report a son Friday at the same hospital. Mr and Mrs Brent Boyer Hartselle announce a son and Mr and Mrs Robert Swinen Athens report a daughter born Friday.
Red China views the Johnson administration as the same old policy, labeling the new leader as reactionary, aggressive and imperialist. Beijing distrusts Washington’s stance toward its bloc including North Korea, North Vietnam, Laos Pathet Lao, and Indonesia’s Communist party.
The article weighs suspects and motives around the Kennedy assassination. It discusses Oswald’s background in New York Dallas Fort Worth New Orleans Irving and Dallas again. It notes Russian asylum and possible conspiratorial use of Oswald and questions Ruby’s part. It cites timing of three rifle shots and police tests with an Italian bolt action rifle.
The White House said the commission will have subpoena powers and Johnson returns after spending the night at his Spring Valley home. He is not expected to move into the White House before week’s end and will resume formal appointments Monday on civil rights, defense, and the coming budget due to Congress in January.
Shirley Ann Hopkins died on arrival at Hartselle Hospital. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. at Center Springs Methodist Church with Peck Funeral Home directing. Survivors include her parents two half sisters three brothers a grandfather and the body to lie in state at the funeral home before the service.
Mrs. Mattie Dosha Hill 75 Courtland died Saturday at 10 30 am in Florence Hospital. Services Monday 2 pm Smyrna Baptist Church with Rev Earnest Dillard and Rev Bill Redding officiating. Burial Smyrna Cemetery Gunthorpe Funeral Home directing. Survivors include widower Joe Hill six sons one daughter two brothers and many grandchildren. Body returned to residence today at 2 pm and lies in state 1 to 2 pm prior to church service.
John W. Guire, 82, of Hartselle died Saturday at 9 p.m. at a local hospital. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Peck Funeral Home.
Two accidents investigated Friday by the Highway Patrol. A two car collision 4 p.m. west of Decatur on Ala 20 involved Hubert Slayton and Barshel Bates with $150 damage to each vehicle. A GMC truck driven by Dan Rather struck a cow two miles east of Hillsboro with $250 truck damage and $100 cow damage.
Admissions include Master Ricky Nickens Hart and Master Dicky Nickens Hart. Dismissals list W H Clemons 607 Hausley Huntsville Frank Madry Decatur Mrs Billy Perry 2331 State Ave Maxie Tucker 1018 Canal Athens Miss Sandra Eaves Athens.
With a Friday midnight deadline seven candidates ended campaigning for Betancourt’s successor. Raul Leoni leads AD in a race where Betancourt’s anti Castro stance shapes the contest. Police and National Guard bolster security as Maduro’s government uncovers arms tied to Cuba.
A roster of residents and families names multiple individuals with spouses and infant children across Town Creek Decatur Lacey Springs Falkville Hartselle and surrounding areas. The list includes Mrs Carton Brackin Mrs Lester Walker James Mitchell Mrs F L Gibson and others with addresses on Somerville Rd 11th St 5th Ave NW 16th Ave SE and more.
Wind gusts tore a 50 foot section from the Sands of Time Motel roof at Woods Hole and left fifteen occupants unharmed. The coastal storm shuttered Portland Maine’s port and sank boats at Groton Connecticut while carving a 200 foot swath through Fire Island New York. Evacuations occurred on Long Island at Mastic Beach and flood waters isolated about 30 homes in Dighton Massachusetts with widespread roadway inundation along the northeastern coast.
Coast Guard and Navy search continued Saturday for three missing from the yacht Judy after it sank in 30-foot waves off Charleston. Survivor Robert Stanton 33 Eastland Ga described tying to a flag box with Armand Colberg and George Kidd as the vessel flooded and exploded.
Senate subcommittee scrutiny over the TFX contract puts pressure on officials with quiet confidence from McNamara allies. McNamara supporters expect him to stay in his post despite the controversy surrounding the award decision.
Hartselle Fire Department reported two grass fires on Saturday. One burned on Vaugha' Bridge Road at 11 05 a m and another on Rook Street at 4 15 p m. jat. Rook St.
An explosion in the furnace room at Decatur High School at 8 a m injured janitor Emanuel V Crow a Negro man of 1023 Somerville Road SE as he tried to light the furnace. He was taken to Decatur General Hospital with second degree burns to his face head and neck. Principal William Jenkins attributed the blast to a gas furnace kick back noting it had happened before but not so violently.
Work started in 1935 under Roosevelt to harness Passamaquoddy Maine titles but the project became a political football and was abandoned in 1937.
A nine member lay committee, named by Circuit Judge Roy Mayhall, aims to urge Governor George Wallace to call a special legislative session to realign Alabama's congressional districts. Milton Cummings of Huntsville will lead, with members from Mobile, Ozark, Anniston, Gadsden, Uniontown, Hamilton, Decatur and Birmingham.
Scientists suggest Mars possessed a large oxygen supply early in its history that reacted with iron in rocks. This oxidation could explain the planet’s iconic reddish deserts and mineral-rich terrain observed today.
Six of the 15 convicts who pried a door hinge and fled Camp Troy were recaptured within hours, four at Highland Home and two near Troy. The escape involved stolen vehicles and a wide search across Pike and nearby counties. Several prisoners face disciplinary action or new charges for escaping and related crimes.
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