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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1964
Page
2
The fragment lists sky objects and times for Betelgeuse Saturn Jupiter Mars Venus and notes a department record of a high Wednesday at 3 p.m. and a low of 46 at 1 a.m. with 52 degrees this morning.
The trio spoke in a hotel lobby pledging unity and restraint. Eisenhower urged flexibility to avoid bloodletting fiction, while Goldwater, as titular head, promised leadership in reconciliation within the Republican Party.
The Hartselle Jayceettes announce a professional modeling school to be held at Hartselle Elementary School on December 17 at 7 30 p m. The event aims to showcase modeling skills and provide instruction to attendees.
Miss Jo Robbins at 201 Church St and E C Bowman in Decatur noted in admissions. Dismissals include Richard Ward at 1403 Alpine St and Miss Lisa K Rowell in Madison Norman Woodruff of Decatur.
A long list of individuals with addresses in multiple towns including Athens Hartselle Decatur and Decature appears, naming wives husbands widows and their relatives along with multiple street addresses. The fragmentary notice reads as a roster likely from a social column or court docket.
A list of individuals including Mrs Patricia Brown Cullman Master Darrell Buckelew Cullman Master Dennis Glover Cullman Walter Griffin Vinemont Mrs Lilian Nuss Hanceville Mrs Margaret Sellers Cullman Miss Anna Teague Vinemont Miss Imogene Thompson Cullman Mrs Melba Twilley Logan Master Darrell Buckelew Cullman Thomason Burnham Cullman Mrs Mary Horton Vinemont Mrs Janie James Hanceville Master Timothy Kilgo Huntsville Mrs Wayona Dean Meigs Cullman Miss Annie Warren Cullman Fred Whit e Cullman are recorded in a local church or community roster.
Mr and Mrs Lynndon Mc Culloch 1418 5th Ave SE welcomed a boy Wednesday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs Albert Johnson Lacey's Spring 1 welcomed a girl Wednesday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs James Hand ley Hartselle welcomed a boy today at Decatur General Hospital.
Three unions Electrical Workers Machinists and Sheet Metal Workers dispute jurisdiction and insist on autonomous bargaining while railroads warn a nationwide walkout would cost $26.752 million daily. Railroads back a 27 cent per hour three year raise, unions push 36 cents as they cite current pay at $2.74 hourly. Judge Perry hopes to decide legal points within ten days.
CENTER SPRINGS At a Hart selle Sub-District meeting each church pledged money and clothes for patients at District Number One Tuberculosis Hospital. The gathering urged all members to attend the youth rally on Jan 7. The host church led the program and welcomed visiting members.
Wood 65. 45 and 3. $13.50 No 2 Yellow Corn $1.33 choice 25 .00-29.00, 31.50 at Hogs 200, fairly active mostly mixed lots 1, 2 and 3, 200-250 Ibs. bar rows and gilts 14.75-15.25, few sows 1 300-500 Ibs. 10.50-12.00. Sheep 25, no early sales.
New York stocks drifted to a near balance after trimming an early gain. Volume around five million shares. Du Pont dipped about two points while IBM Westinghouse Jones Laughlin and U S Smelting rose over one point. United Aircraft Control Data and International Harvester rose about a point. rails weakened after a brief rise.
Across the globe six Americans die in South Vietnam as Viet Cong pressure grows. John W. Butenko and Igor A. Ivanov face sentencing on espionage charges in Newark. Dame Edith Sitwell dies at 77 in London. Forbes Burnham clashes with Cheddi Jagan in British Guiana. Martin Luther King Jr. accepts the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo. Moise Tshombe meets Pope Paul VI in Vatican City. Indonesian police disperse mobs around Surabaya, East Java.
Going Owen outlined options to newsmen about the case in Neshoba County. The preliminary hearing would decide probable cause and could lead to holding suspects for grand jury action or dropping charges with possible grand jury referral. Sheriff Lawrence Rainey and Deputy Cecil Price, among 21 white men charged, arrived in court in dark suits and greeted spectators during a lunch break.
The debate centers on whether hostages release was the mission aim while noting killings of Africans with black skin. Ousman Ba of Mali questions the Congo attack at Stanleyville and the broader aim, as Russia launches a harsh critique of the United States.
The Tennessee Valley Authority awarded Legnano Electric Corp., Legnano Italy, a 349160 dollar contract for power transformers for a proposed TVA Substation west of the Beltline Road. The substation aims to be in operation by March 1 1966 to improve service during maintenance.
Belgium on Wednesday night sought to block discussion of Premier Tshombe's charges that Moscow aided the rebels. The move aimed to curb debate in the face of a growing political dispute and international scrutiny.
Federal court in Selma hears testimony on alleged police and sheriff intimidation of African Americans after a July 5 meeting. Photographers David Prince and Jerry Demuth recount beatings by deputies. defense and DOJ contest unwarranted force and provocations in the case against four Dallas County officials and the city.
Mrs Nell Glenn Moorer Mason dies last night in a Mobile hospital after a cerebral Tuesday. She is survived by husband Jack R. Mason son Lamar Moorer Mason sister Mrs Jack Ames and brother Lamar Moorer. Services Friday at 10 at Roach's Funeral Home with interment in Mobile. Memorials are requested to favorite charity.
Mrs. Cora Callahan died at 3 p.m. Wednesday in a Jackson rest home after a long illness. Survived by four sons Noel Callahan of Decatur, Marzine Callahan of Birmingham, C C Callahan of Laurel and William Callahan of Starkville. two daughters Mrs Ernest Lowe of Stillwater Oklahoma and Mrs Charles Hargrove of Franklinton Louisiana. Services Friday at 3 p.m. from Green Wilkes Funeral Home Louisville with burial at Noxapater Methodist Church. Memorials to the heart fund.
Mrs Lou Ella Nichols 91 of 307 8th Ave NW died Wednesday at 5 30 PM at her residence. Services planned Friday 11 AM at Guntharp Funeral Home Chapel with Elbert Young officiating. Burial in City Cemetery. Survivors include three daughters Mrs J J Hardwick Decatur Mrs J R Nix Athens Ga and Mrs A B Cameron Gainesville Ga one son H E Nichols Rome Ga six grandchildren nine great grandchildren grandsons and nephews will serve as pallbearers.
Roy B. English Sr., 69, formerly of Decatur, died unexpectedly in Birmingham. Funeral services set for Friday at 11 a.m. at Roebuck Chapel with burial in Elmwood Cemetery. Survived by widow, two sons Roy Jr. of Carrollton Georgia and Richard of Birmingham, two sisters Mrs H M Betterton of Hartselle and Mrs Ellen Doss of Sarasota Florida.
Robert Edward Stewart aged 80 of Madison died at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at home. Services Friday at 2 p.m. at McConnell Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jack Graves. Burial in Madison. Survived by widow Mildred Stewart four daughters Martha Harvard Augusta Ga Faye Blizzard Huntsville Ann Blizzard Chicago Jane Graves Madison three sons James Johnny Stewart Madison Robert Stewart Decatur one step son Charles Martin Ft Hood Tex three sisters Lizzie Burgreen Madison Emma Hicks Huntsville Mollie Stewart Huntsville plus 22 grandchildren.
Cullman police reported one arrest each for violation of the prohibition law reckless driving and running a red light.
Police report injuries from multiple city collisions. In the SE area a 1963 Chrysler driven by Inez T. Harris and a 1964 Plymouth driven by Rev. James Herman Lowery sustained heavy damage, with both drivers hospitalized.
A jumble of local notices and classifieds lists youths and warrants activity beside numerous ads. Entries include for sale items such as a purebred dachshund litter, a 1958 Renault, a 16 gauge shotgun, and apartment rentals around Memorial Drive and 6th Avenue. Some formatting and garbled text appear in the page scan.
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