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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1962
Page
2
Sunset at 4 38 p m and sunrise tomorrow at 6 44 a m. Moonrise today at 4 25 p m. Full Moon tomorrow at 3 28 a m. Aldebaran is the bright star near the Moon tonight while Sirius rises later. Ramadan is noted as a rising star reference.
Decatur area river at Keller Memorial Bridge stood 14.93 feet rising 15 feet in 12 hours with sea level at 549.23 feet. TVA lake stages listed include Pickwick 409.7 Guntersville 593.4 Whitesburg 552.1. Forecast calls for a clear cool windy day and cold clear night with Monday partly cloudy and mild northwesterly winds 7 to 20 mph. High today around 51 degrees.
Brisk cold winds churned snow along the Great Lakes complicating cleanup efforts. The storm claimed 48 lives across five states with heavy snow drifts, power outages, and stranded travelers. Air and road travel slowly resumed as crews worked to clear roads and restore services.
Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. at the Logan Church for 10 day old Aaron Harbison Jr who died Friday at University Hospital. Burial follows in the adjoining cemetery. He is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs Aaron Harbison two sisters Brenda and Rebecca and grandparents Mr and Mrs Avery Harbison and Mr and Mrs L C Prichard.
Melton Kantegeorge 73 died Friday at Cullman Hospital. Funeral today at 2 p.m. from Center Hill Baptist Church with burial in the adjoining cemetery. Survivors include widow Augusta, son Arnold, and brother Harry.
Jasper Dennis Glascock, 14, of Cullman, will be laid to rest today at 2 p.m. at Duck River Church with burial in the adjoining cemetery. He was killed Friday at 4:45 p.m. when struck by an automobile on Ala. 91 east of Hanceville. Surviving are his parents Jasper and family, two brothers Edwin and Robert, one sister Diane, and grandparents Mrs Minnie Glascock and Mr and Mrs J P Hudson.
Thomas B Veal 77 died Saturday at 8 a.m. He will be buried at the Epha Baptist Church cemetery after services Monday at 2 p.m. He is survived by seven sons, nine daughters, one brother, two half-sisters and two half-brothers.
Funeral services for Earl Wiggington 52 of 507 1st Ave Athens conducted at 2 p.m. at McConnell Service Funeral Home with Rev E L McFee officiating. Burial in Roselawn Cemetery. Wiggington died Friday night at home from a heart attack. Survivors include wife Louise Wiggington one brother Floyd Wiggington Somerville two half sisters Denakis Mace Somerville and Louis Wiggington Hartselle pallbearers Louis Downs Thomas Downs Gerald Bates Jimmy Sharp Buddy Ranson and Thomas Wiggington.
Donna Lynn Hamilton was born Friday and died Saturday morning in a local hospital. Funeral services are set for today at 2 p.m. at Miller Cemetery in Rogersville with Bro. James I. Self officiating. Survivors include her parents Emmett M. Hamilton and wife in Decatur, grandparents J. L. Johnson of Decatur, and Rose Hamilton of Rogersville.
Mrs Estie Allen of Hillsboro 2 died Friday night at 1 P M at Fish Pond Baptist Church with Rev Joe Hoover and Rev Ernest Dickinson officiating Burial in Old Bethel Cemetery conducted by Gunthorp Brown Service Funeral Home Survivors include two sons Loyal Allen and Wade Allen both of Hillsboro one sister Mrs Jonas Cross Leighton and eight grandchildren
Hospitals record admissions for Mrs. Pearl Rowe Decatur and Miss Sue Nicholson Hartselle and Mrs. Virginia Devaney Madison, Alton Shannon Ardmore Herman Hinz 711 12 Sth Ave SE. Dismissals include Robert Brown Hartselle, Mrs. Dorothy Huntchinson 1211 13th Ave SE, Lowell Johnson 1410 College St, Onnie Ray Harville Decatur.
A partial listing presents residents and addresses including L. D. Holman 311 Moulton St SW and Mrs. Richard Wayne Hicks 1413 16th Ave SE. Others include Mrs. Ernest McClain 211 Gordon Dr SW and Little Miss Charlotte Andrea Anders 221 5th Ave SW.
Listing of residents and related names including Mrs. Mary Blackwood of Mount Hope Mrs. Elmer Owens of Moulton Donna Water of Moulton Cecil Hill of Moulton and others from Town Creek Hartselle Danville Grayson and Danville in a local directory notice for property or civil matters.
William H. Hudson Sr. of Courtland dies Friday. Funeral today at 2 p.m. Gunthorp Brown Service Chapel with burial in Courtland. Survived by two sons William Jr. and Vincent B., two daughters Carolyn and Mrs. W. T. Dupes, mother Mrs. Carolyn Hudson, sister Mrs. Tom Monks, brother Clarence Hudson. Active pallbearers listed. honorary pallbearers named.
Mrs Virginia Russell and girl, Athens. Don Wayne Berrett, Athens. Mrs Betty Jean Hudson, Athens. Mrs Jeanette Glanton, Elk Mont. J C Carwile, Athens. Mrs May Ellen Knox, Athens. Mrs Iris L Garner and boy. Mrs Betty Joyce Anderson, Athens. Van Owens, Athens. Births listed. Mr and Mrs Thomas Russell, Athens, a girl Thursday at Athens Limestone Hospital. Mr and Mrs Carl L Hudson, Athens, a boy Friday at Athens Limestone Hospital.
The clipping shows names and places including Louise Johnson Cullman Floyd Smith Joppa Betty Cameron Birmingham Francis Pope Vinemont Sue Scott Cullman Norman Smith Cullman Ann Baker Cullman and Doris Leathers Cullman Albert Burks Cullman with multiple numbers attached. The terse listing suggests a community notice or social register item from Cullman area.
The speaker argues Christianity uniquely predicts Jesus, offers redemption by grace not works, and emphasizes the resurrection as proof. It contrasts Christianity with other religions, citing Ephesians 2 8 9 and a Boston University psychologist quote about Christianity having everything.
Funeral services for Earl B Suddith of 1921 East Ave Kalamazoo Michigan who died Friday in Kalamazoo will be announced later by Elliott Brown Service Funeral Home.
Fragmented OCR lists divisions and business categories such as Major Industries Industrial Medical & Dental Attorneys Financial City Schools County Schools and various retail and services under Redstone & NASA Hartselle division across city and county government contexts.
A historic building housing Graber's burned for over three and a half hours drawing crowds on 2nd Ave West. Police evacuated spectators while fire crews battled the blaze and the city faced power cuts. No injuries reported and officials awaited inspection for possible rebuild.
Three Saturday traffic incidents caused only property damage. One man faces charges for driving while intoxicated and driving without a license after a wreck on Second Avenue involving Jack Parker and George Lewis. Other collisions occurred at Church and Well streets and Johnston Street with drivers David Watson Mary Cox A B Markham and John Clemons.
Wallace pledges to drive liquor agents from Alabama and tax distilleries to replace commissions with education and old age pension funding. He aims to cut state costs via bidding reform and curb state-owned car use while education leaders seek restored proration funding and higher teacher pay. He notes past education reform and aid for veterans families. Describes Patterson’s planned bond issue and Wallace’s education focus.
President Kennedy tours the Nevada test site at Indian Springs and Jackass Flats, inspecting Kiwi reactor assemblies and the 106 foot test tower. He observes underground blast depressions and a mechanical hand lifting a Kiwi core piece as NASA and AEC pursue nuclear powered space engines with tests planned for 1966 or 1967.
The eighth strangulation of a Boston female since mid June is reported. Miss Cadigan, a Mount St. Joseph Academy senior, was found by her father in a second floor bedroom with a bloodstained knife nearby and signs of an attempted revival. The medical examiner noted no sexual assault.
Kirsten Flagstad a Wagnerian soprano and former Metropolitan Opera star died in Oslo at age 67. Friends said death followed a bone ailment after she became bedfast with hip trouble following a January 1490 return from the United States.
Mr and Mrs Richard Wayne Hicks welcome a son at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs Wendell Wallace also announce a son born at Decatur General Hospital. The text notes a Metropolitan Opera debut of Flagstad in 1935 and details about her later career and death in Oslo Rikshospitalet.
Jessie Battles, a 54 year old Negro, was released on a $300 bond after 75 gallons of whisky and 25 cases of beer were found in his Athens barn. Athens police and ABC agents arrested him. Limestone County Board of Registrars will be in session Monday through Friday in the courthouse office.
Athens report shows the United Givers Fund at 22191.51 through Saturday. Bill Totten heads the drive and says more money is expected as the campaign aims for a 28000 goal.
Cullman students from third through fifth grade will participate in the annual Christmas concert presented by the music department during the East Elementary School PTA meeting Tuesday at 7 45 p m in the school auditorium.
Students from Tanner School will present a Christmas program during the Monthly PTA meeting at 7 p.m. in the school auditorium.
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