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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1965
Page
2
Prominent stars Betelgeuse and Saturn visible low in the east as Jupiter rises Venus sets. Friday weather notes include sunrise at 6:39 am and moonset at 2:14 am with a full moon high in the sky.
Readings at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning showed 16.54 for the river at river level 550.84. TVA lake stages listed Guntersville 593.3 Whitesburg 550.8 Wilson 506.3 Pickwick 406.5 Wheeler 550.9 Chickamauga 675.2. Yesterday's high 68 at 2 p.m. Low 45 at midnight Thursday. 9:30 a.m. temperature 50. Today expected increasing cloudiness, light rain possible in 30 percent area. Tonight and Saturday cloudy mild with intermittent rain affecting 80 percent, ending Saturday morning. Winds southerly 5 to 15 mph, shifting to west. High today 56, low 45, high Saturday 56.
Major action continued as Enterprise launched 118 planes on day two of combat near the 17th Parallel. The carrier dropped 102 tons of bombs on suspected Viet Cong concentrations and supply dumps. Spokesmen reported 60 structures destroyed or damaged amid pauses in ground fighting. A U.S. spokesman warned lulls have occurred before and the Viet Cong will resume when ready.
The Decatur Daily advertises The World in 1965, a complete history series blend. It promotes the book as indispensable to students and history lovers and notes a ready last year’s edition. Gift certificates at $3 per volume can be sent to recipients with instructions.
A historic hospital page lists admissions including Billy Barrett Moulton Luther Sherrill 219 6th Ave West Billy Ray McDonald Falkville Donna Rice Lacey's Spring Lynn Borden Trinity James Anders Hartselle and more. Dismissals include T E Woodard Eva Tom Standard 1505 Jackson Street Mrs Lemus Murphy Lacey's Spring Mrs James Delones and others.
A compiled list includes Ella Gardiner Ardmore James Whitt Decatur Kenneth Moore Hard selle Eric Ferguson 609 Ed gewood St Bobb Howard 2011 Nelson St B W Dyar Courtland Kenneth Hammond Decatur Ernest Terry Decatur Donald Browning Toney Randy Hames 310 W Moulton St Lola Gillespie Decatur Eugene Stover 632 E Moulton St Oneal Waddell Walder mose Springs James Knight 1209 Broadus Ave SE George DeVine 1820 5th Ave SW Monta King 317 5th Ave SW Joseph Reno 1606 Eastmeade Paul Houston Town Creek Richard Hitt 2408 Stratford Rd SE Ida Nelson 603 6th Ave John Byars Moulton Floyd Young Hartselle Rebecca Hegge Pensacola
Hart sel le plans for the annual Hartselle Kids Day at the National Guard Armory on December 15 at 9 a.m. Sponsored by American Legion Post 52, the event offers a day of fun for county children and a meet with Santa Claus. A finance committee solicits donations from Estes Lockhard, John Reynolds, I T Johnson, Gene Eason, Pete McCutcheon, Clarence Norwood, Henry Smith, Lloyd Logan, and Dee Proctor. Children from Falkville through Lacey's Spring will attend.
A bystander recounts a fatal shooting during transport of demonstrators back to Selma after the historic march on Montgomery. The jury heard the case at 10:04 a.m. Thursday, with Judge Johnson charging the panel for about an hour. Johnson told the jurors I as.
City clerk reports building permits including Howard Electric for Carridale Apartments and several permits for home wiring and additions. Police noted a hit and run at Decatur High School, hubcap thefts, a two-vehicle wreck near Cullman injuring two, and fire calls with house loss. Community notices include a Morgan County LWV luncheon with Milton Cummings as guest speaker on December 7 at Holiday Inn West.
The judge stated that although defendants are tried together they stand guilty or innocent separately from each other. The judge refused to let political or sociological causes influence the case and emphasized individual accountability.
Cotton Decatur loan middling inch at 30.40. Cottonseed 40 per ton. Milk Grade A 6.55 per hundred. Manufactured milk 3.20 per hundred. Wood values 65 45 35. Pulpwood 13.50 per cord. Corn and grain prices list No 2 Yellow Shelled 1.33, No 2 Yellow Ear 1.11, No 2 White Ear 1.07, No 2 White Shelled 1.46, No 2 Oats 8.65, No 2 Milling Wheat 1.38, No 2 Mile per hundred 2.00, aes Wheat 1.13, No 2 Barley .95.
Nashville AP notes cattle and calves 25 with sales insufficient to test trends and prices. Hog sales also too few for price testing. Small lots of U S 1 2 and 3 at 200 225 lb barrows and gilts 26 50. sorted 1 2 not available. Lot 2 3 280 Mbs 25 50. Sheep none.
AP reports midday stock results with percentages for Kaiser, Am. Can, RCA, Coca Cola, Boeing, Chrysler, General Electric, U.S. Steel, Westinghouse, and other leaders. Trading shows mixed gains and losses across industries led by steel, oil, and consumer goods shares.
In New York trading the Big Three motors rose while airlines fell in an irregularly higher market. Auto stocks advanced on record November car sales, while airlines posted profit gains over last year but faced renewed profit taking and a pullback from recent highs as the day progressed.
Local securities quotations compiled by NASI at about 10 a.m. today show inter dealer bid and asked prices. Prices reflect approximate markup and exclude retail markdown or commission and may change during the day.
Thousands collected prizes of 25 and 15 dollars in Athens while Hartsville paid 30 and 25 dollars. Honorable mentions at Athens went to Limestone Veterans Fair Association Athens College and Athens Lulabye Suiting Service. Miss Merry Christmas Jerry Ann Aycock led the Athens parade as head jorette. Santa rode floats as bands from Ardmore Athens West Limestone and Trinity performed. Athens officials rode with Mayor Robert A Tinnon as police led with motorcycles. The Hartselle parade featured Morgan County High School and isolates from Cullman and Morgan County Training School with police and motor escorts along Main Street.
Henry Long and Naneey Thompson Long figure in Decatur civic life. A lawyer admitted in 1906 he served in the state legislature and as solicitor of the Eighth Judicial Circuit before 13 years on Morgan County Court. WWI infantry volunteer, later a longtime scoutmaster. married Sara Lipsley Liston in 1927. Survived by wife and three sons and eight grandchildren. pallbearers listed. Honorary pallbearers named.
Power assurances claimed bases shifted to emergency supplies as communications stayed intact. Holloman AFB lacked runway lights briefly while Biggs AFB and Ft. Bliss in El Paso area faced outages. White Sands Missile Range also darkened. Area extends to Socorro New Mexico and Van Horn Texas with Juarez Mexico nightlife lights out.
The Birmingham regional Red Cross blood center offered to supply half of Vietnam blood needs. The Defense Department asked for 90,000 to 100,000 pints by February, with Birmingham region pledging 45,000 pints sourced mainly from college drives. The region serves north and central Alabama and north Mississippi.
Funeral services for Matthew Elliott who died November 25 in Warrior will be Sunday at 2 30 p m at Campground Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Reynolds Funeral Home directing. Survivors include widow Buela Elliott a son Ray Elliott three brothers a sister two step brothers and a stepmother plus several other relatives. Funeral services for Maggie Draper who died at her residence will be Sunday at 2 p m at Sandhill Baptist Church Priceville community. Burial will be in the adjoining church cemetery. Reynolds Funeral Home directing. Survivors include daughter Carrie Davenport Louisville Ky a son Rufus Draper Decatur five grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
The remaining elders of the First Presbytery Church and members of the Morgan County Bar Association gathered to review church affairs and legal matters. Their session addressed governance, fiduciary duties, and community outreach initiatives.
Henry Bruce Crosey age 20 of 711 1st Ave died Wednesday at 10 30 p m in Athens Services. Services are today at 4 p m in McConnell chapel with Rev Tilford Junkins officiating. Burial in Athens Rose Lawn Cemetery. Survivors include parents Mr and Mrs Henry Croley Athens a brother David Croley Athens three sisters Mrs Horace Kelley Athens Mrs Trevor Hawk Huntsville Mrs Jerry McGivney Rogersville grandmother Mrs E B Croley Athens. He was a member of Salem Springs Baptist Church.
William Russ Cleere 89 of Hartselle died Thursday morning at a local nursing home. Services are set for Saturday at 11 a.m. in Peck Funeral Home chapel with Rev. W L Carden officiating. Burial will follow at Hart selle City Cemetery. He is survived by three sons Herbert Cleere Jimmy L Cleere of Akron Ohio George Cleere of Greenville S C a daughter Mrs Willie Wood of Phoenix Ariz a sister Mrs Phil Wat kins of Moulton and eight grandchildren Pallbearers are Emmitt Bennett Franklin Stewart Charlie Sapp Garland Rollins Fred Bennett and Leonard Sterling Mr Cleere was a member of the Hartselle First Baptist Church.
Judge Robert M. Parker sentenced Strange for the murder of Willie Brewster, a 38 year old Black foundry worker. Defense seeks new trial for alleged insufficient evidence and probation. appeal bond set at 10000. The case follows recent white acquittals in Alabama civil rights killings and broader racial tensions.
Houston observers prepare for the Gemini 7 and Gemini 6 rendezvous mission. Weather near the launch site is reportedly not ideal but acceptable for the two week orbital flight. Gemini 6 stars Walter Schirra and Thomas Stafford aim to rendezvous with Gemini 7 and perform close maneuvers potentially within inches.
Multiple classified items include FOR RENT: 3 bedroom house with kitchen baths den and living and dining rooms at 2010 Jth St SE and 415 3rd Ave SW. For SALE: 1959 Ford Fairlane 500 Foroer priced $600. 1930 A Model Ford stock coupe $295 or best offer. 1937 Ford Coupe Buick powered. Siamese kittens seal point $10. Hide a Bed and assorted furniture. duplex with FHA loan option at SE Section near schools. contact numbers 353-0433 353-2847 353-3802 353-7819 353-0137 353-3990.
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