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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1963
Page
2
The report notes Venus near Nunki with Altair above tonight. It lists sunset at 4 38 p m and sunrise at 6 44 a m for Tuesday December 10 with a New Moon tomorrow.
Reading this morning at Keller Memorial Bridge shows the Tennessee River at 16.16 feet, down 1.56 feet in 24 hours, with sea level reading at 550.45 feet. TVA lake stages listed include Chickamauga 676, Pickwick 408.3, Guntersville 593.4, Whitesburg 551.5, Wilson 506.4, and the day’s forecast calls for a sunny windy cold today with highs near 46 and a low around 26, turning warmer Tuesday as winds shift west to 10 to 20 mph. The gas department yesterday recorded a high of 48 and a low of 33, with 41 degrees observed at 10:45 this morning.
A bloody weekend in Alabama saw the death toll climb with 15 persons killed in car wrecks, bringing the total to 25 deaths across the state as accidents spiked.
The grand jury charged five town officers with illegal funds handling and failure to keep proper records. They alleged Odis Simpson received 6544.23 in town money and that minutes and audits were improperly kept. The panel urged removal under state law and called for further investigation of the town’s incorporation.
Morgan County voters will decide three measures on Tuesday. The ballot includes 13 amendments to the state constitution, extension of the county hospital one mill tax, and a cotton marketing quota. Polls in Decatur and Hartselle run 8 am to 6 pm, others 8 am to 5 pm.
Mr and Mrs Milford Dobbs Hartselle 3 welcomed a girl Saturday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs Van Rudolph 1432 North Street welcomed a boy Sunday. Mr and Mrs Clark Stone Hartselle 4 welcomed a girl Sunday. Mr and Mrs Russell Terry Decatur 1 welcomed a girl Sunday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs Lacey Terry 1634 Tower Street welcomed a girl today. Mr and Mrs Doyle Baker Somerville 1 welcomed a son today at Baugh Wiley Smith.
Robert E. Dyer a Decatur high school teacher for mentally retarded students and Miss Reba Penn a teacher of physically handicapped children were elected to the Alabama Council for Exceptional Children in Birmingham. Dyer will serve as president and Miss Penn as treasurer for the 1963 64 school year.
Snow Hardiman 63 of Elkmont died Saturday. Funeral services planned today at 2 p.m. at Carey Baptist Church with Rev Grady Reyer officiating. Burial in Roselawn Cemetery directed by McConnell. Survived by widow Lillian, daughter Dorothy Daly, son Charles, five grandchildren.
Mrs. Nettie Brown 75 of Falkville died Saturday night in a local hospital. Funeral services were held today at Ebenezer Freewill Baptist Church with Rev. Dennis Reeves and James Waldrop officiating. Burial followed in the adjacent cemetery with Peck Funeral Home directing. Survivors include husband Walter M. Brown three sons Morris Robert Palmer Sellers one daughter Clara Sellers 13 grandchildren five great grandchildren one sister and one brother. Pallbearers were named as Mitchell Brown Jimmy Sellers Benjamin Brown J W Brown Franklin McCaig and James Butler.
Harry W. Orr 81 of Athens died Sunday at a local nursing home. Funeral services are Tuesday at 2 p.m. from McKendree Methodist Church with Rev. Max Tidwell officiating. Burial in Herring Cemetery Peck Funeral Home in charge. Survivors include five sons, four daughters, twenty one grandchildren, six great grandchildren, three sisters, three brothers and pallbearers listed. He was a member of Valley Grove Methodist Church. Body to remain at the funeral home chapel until one hour before services.
Loyd Johnson of West Main Street Hartselle died today at 5 20 a m at his home. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at 2 p m at West Hartselle Baptist Church with Rev Harold Wright and Rev Robert Slack officiating. Burial will be in Hartselle Memory Gardens Peck Funeral Home directing. He was a member of West Hartselle Baptist Church and Woodmen of the World. The body lies in state 1 to 2 p m at the church Tuesday.
Raymond Bates, 54, of Athens, died at his residence at 10 p.m. Sunday. Services are set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Round Island Baptist Church.
A 1962 Marshall column alleges Dempsey was drugged before the Sept. 23, 1926 fight with Gene Tunney and that an Atlanta restaurateur heard the name of the person who supplied the drug. Dempsey later said he felt terrible during the match and still felt lucky about his life.
A hospital discharge list covers multiple individuals tied to Cullman area towns including Hankey Kanaday Arnold Burns Allredge Brandon Buettner Ballard Cooley Florence Higdon Jochum Johns Kennedy Knight Ray Roberson Saint Wood Hays Humphrey Harris Bowen Johnson and others. The notice records patient names and associated towns such as Cullman Hanceville Eva Vine mont and Vinemont with various counting identifiers.
Cotton middling 34.00 per 190 pounds while Decatur Loan 33.57. Cottonseed 45 per ton. Milk Grade A 6.55 per hundred. manufactured milk 3.20 per hundred for four per cent. Wood 65 45 35 13.50 per cord. Corn White Ear 1.11 No 2 White Shelled 1.20 No 2 Oats .70. Wheat No 2 Milling 1.50. Soybeans 2.45. Cattle receipts 1,500 slaughter steers weak and cows strong. Steers 19.00-20.00. heifers 17.00-19.50. utility cows 13.00-14.00. feeders 22.00-24.00. weaners 30.00-33.00. Hogs 15.00. 190-260 lb barrows 13.50-14.25. sows 10.50-11.50.
The Wheeler-Brown-Hendrix Chapel 11 of the DAV and DAV Auxiliary meet tonight at 7 at the DAV Home on Bank Street with an Americanism program open to all veterans groups. Rex Luma of Huntsville Chapter 26 will show the color film Old Glory about the American flag. No admission fee. Morgan County Post 15 American Legion meets at 7:30 tonight with all members urged to attend. Mary Lou Dancy Chapter 320 OES meets Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Masonic Building for the Christmas party and gifts exchange. Petal Garden Club meets Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. at the Pet Dairy Hospitality Room. members should bring a Christmas arrangement.
A compact listing shows residents and addresses including Mrs Milton Rose of Decatur Mrs Irwin Russell at 106 Wilson Street Edward J Wisdom at 231% Jackson Street SE Master Kevin Windsor at 1314 Plaza St SE Mrs Bobby Collum 1506 Phillips Ave SW Lamon Hill and infant daughter in Moulton and Ellis McCluskey at 70442 Bank Street.
Raymond Linley 38 of Hartselle treated and released after a one vehicle crash two miles west of Massey on county road 55. Morgan County Sheriff reports Wilford Linley charged with highway intoxication. jailed Saturday released Sunday. Extensive damage to the Linley vehicle.
The funeral for Mrs. Sarah Kirk, who died Saturday, will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. from the Union Primitive Baptist Church on Moulton Street with Rev. Stone officiating. Burial will be in Sykes Cemetery. Survivors include three sons Cleo Kirk of Louisville Kentucky Eugene Kirk of Decatur and O Nea Kirk of Chicago one brother Ne Moore of Madison one grandson and three great grandchildren.
The obituary notes burial in Roselawn Cemetery to be conducted by Rev. Odis Golden and Lynn Dozier. It lists Thelma Bates as widow of Ed Bates with a son Gerald Bates of Athens, one grandchild, a father Ed Bates, step-mother Lena Bates, a brother Robert Bates of Athens, two sisters in Huntsville, two half-sisters Lois Mullins and James Kyle, and three half-brothers Roy Bates Clifford Bates of Athens and Leon Bates of Chicago.
A fragmented admissions list shows names and addresses connected to Decatur General and nearby towns. Entries include Aubrey Roberts Eva Teresa Ann Nicks and numerous residents from Moulton Athens Hartselle Decatur Ardmore Huntsville Couch and other nearby locales.
Sheriff George Byers of Douglas County Nevada says the search for Young continues on the California Nevada border despite three inches of snow. Sinatra is 19 years old. Sinatra Sr. flew in a two engine plane from Palm Springs to assist and was to begin work at Warner Bros Los Angeles on Robin and the Seven Hoods.
The funeral of Henry Luckett who died in Cleveland Ohio will be announced later by Reynolds Funeral Home.
New York stocks drifted with moderate volume about 4.6 million shares as Studebaker surged on reports it will end U S car manufacturing and move to Canada. Baltimore & Ohio and Chesapeake & Ohio rose on court rulings while Pan Am shares trimmed losses after a jet crash news.
Prices were mixed in moderately active trading on the American Stock Exchange. Chrysler and Union Carbide rose about one point while Xerox gained nine. Woolworth and Eastman Kodak fell over four points. Corporate bonds advanced as U S government bonds were mixed.
Cotton futures weaken at the open with losses of 15 to 25 cents per bale from the prior close. The report lists figures for December through May and shows bids and asks, indicating a softer start in New York trading.
Birmingham AP reports egg supplies clearing, with stronger demand and rising retailer prices as of 9:30 a.m. Today. Grade A white large 40 45 cents, mediums 36 42 cents, small 33 35 cents, including direct sales and minimum one case sales through stores and deliveries.
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