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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1963
Page
2
Thursday December 12 sees sunset at 4 38 p m with sunrise tomorrow at 6 46 a m. The Moon rises at 4 25 a m tomorrow at apogee. Orion is prominent in the southeast with Venus low in the southwest Saturn near the southwest horizon at 6 38 p m Jupiter high in the south at 7 01 p m.
Decatur Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge records 16.20 feet up 0.08 in 24 hours. Sea level 550.5 feet. TVA lake stages Chickamauga 675.3 Pickwick 408.8 Guntersville 593.4 Whitesburg 551.2 Wilson 506.9. High 53, low 40. 10:30 a.m. 44. Rain 1.78 inches in 24 hours to 7 a.m. Forecast cloudy and cold with possible sleet or snow tomorrow. easterly winds 5 to 15 mph. High today 47, low tonight 32, high Thursday 37.
Holland and Woodard of Decatur submitted the lowest bid for the Municipal Airport at 94 thousand nine hundred fourteen dollars and 46 cents. Trinity Stone Co and Ashburn and Gray also bid. Mabry Engineering reviewed the bids as the City Council discussed raises for all city employees.
Mr and Mrs Phillip C Terry of 311 Roberson Street SW welcomed a son Tuesday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs Charles Fite of Hartseller announced a daughter Tuesday at Baugh Wiley Smith Hospital.
Negro death notice from Cleveland Ohio states Henry Luckett age 47 died December 3 in a local hospital. Services set for Thursday at 1 30 p m at First Baptist Church Hartselle with burial at Sand Hill Cemetery. Survivors include four sons two daughters two sisters and one brother. Infant Jerry M Miller son of Mr and Mrs Robert Miller Somerville 1 died Tuesday at 7 am. Graveside services Thursday at Currey s Chapel Cemetery Waldermose Springs.
The grand jury report on impeachment proceedings names Flint City as de facto, a nonchartered town in north Alabama since 1915. Decatur officials voice cautious openness to annexation and note residents would pay only for actual services received, including potential sewer and school system transfers.
Hospital admissions include Mrs. William Casteel at 318 12th Ave NE and A. E. McGuire at 1022 20th Ave SE. Discharges list Miss Brenda Cottingham at 502 14th St, William Holt at 906 Carridale, Mrs. Lee Wheeler at 905 4th Ave SE, James Hamilton at 2026 Morgan Ave, and Mrs. Gene Ricks with infant son at 1418 Phillips Ave.
A list of residents and addresses appears for Decatur General area including Mrs. Phillip C. Terry 311 Roberson St SW and many others with lines listing names such as Grace Echols 417 Line St, George Utley Lancaster, Deborah Ann Moore Athens, Carol Ann Stark Elk mont, and infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marco 2218 12th St, among additional entries like Vincent Burns Lawrenceburg Tenn and Walter Huffman 1108 8th Ave. NW. The fragment shows multiple households and street addresses clustered in the community notice.
County Christmas Seal chairman Gene Sticher reports Morgan County has raised $4,475.99 toward an $8,000 goal. He urges residents to contribute now to help save untold lives and prevent Morgan County from becoming the last in the state to meet its target.
Athens Housing Authority reports the 40 unit project on 9th Ave completed with about 19 families moved in. The $400000 project is the second in Athens and another on 5th Ave is available. elderly applicants may apply at the 5th Ave office.
ATHENS The State Soil Conservation Department moved the Swan Creek Water Shed application under the Federal Small Watershed Act to top priority. Hoyt Williamson, Limestone County Soil Conservation District chair, said a Medlock letter confirms the action allows a work plan outline and surveys to begin.
HARTSELLE American Legion hosts annual Kids Day this Friday starting 10:30 a.m. with students picked up for a downtown theater showing a movie and cartoon. Participants then go to the National Guard Armory for games and lunch with a Santa Claus gift visit. Last year over 400 children joined.
The Senate prepared eulogies for John F. Kennedy twenty days after his assassination on a Dallas street. Senator Hart said a eulogy day offers a shared pool of grief while pledging support for civil rights and Johnson's agenda. Leaders Mansfield and Dirksen drafted remarks, and memorials will be bound for Jacqueline Kennedy.
Three persons were injured in state trooper reported area crashes near Athens and Decatur. At 6:30 a.m. a two car collision near County Rd 24 damaged two pumps at Calvert's Grocery. Daniel Brandon and Virgil Sanders were hospitalized in good condition. A later collision south of Decatur injured Billy Sivley with $1,350 in vehicle damage. Another crash north of Priceville caused about $45 total damage to two Chevrolet cars.
The speaker emphasizes resisting conformity and self-effacement while submitting to God. Nurturing faith is compared to growing an acorn into a mighty oak, requiring patience and toil. The text notes tough but rewarding paths in this life and the next, citing a biblical promise of rewards for forsaking family for spiritual fidelity.
Cotton inch middling 34.00. Decatur cottonseed at 45 dollars per ton. Milk Grade A 655 per hundred. manufactured milk 3.20 per hundred. Wheat No 2 milling 1.50. No 2 corn and oats listed. soybeans 2.45 per bushel. Poultry wheat 1.45. Barley 1.00.
AP tally from Birmingham reports early results across Alabama with 1683 of about 3400 boxes in. Amendments range from Docks bond issue to city and county measures with varying yes and no tallies. Limestone County and the rest of the state align with Morgan County figures as of this morning.
Wall Street opened with modest advance as rail stocks led gains after Stuart Saunders forecast higher 1964 railroad profits and Pennsy and New York Central touched yearly highs. The Dow industrial average slipped 0.95 to 758.30 while the rail average rose 2.06 to 176.83 amid mixed price action on the AM market.
Police in Hartselle arrested two individuals Tuesday for violation of the prohibition law and public drunkenness. Each suspect was charged with a single offense.
A total of 304 dollars was collected in City Recorder's Court Tuesday morning from fines for offenses including no driver's license, public drunkenness, reckless driving, driving while intoxicated, and one bond forfeiture.
Two Madison youths Borden Bobby Jean 18 and Light Stephen 16 were arrested by Morgan County deputies after admitting they stole a parked car on U S 31 south of Decatur. Borden also faces no driver's license charge.
Farmers in Morgan Limestone Cullman and Lawrence counties backed continued price supports and marketing quotas for upland cotton. In four counties 3 558 voted for and 224 against with 96 8 percent statewide in favor. National totals showed 215 729 of 228 930 upland cotton farmers supported quotas.
Athens officers seized three suspects for possession of beer and public drunkenness, one for reckless driving, and three total arrests reported by the Athens Police Department on Tuesday.
Moulton Lawrence County High School Principal Lewis Watkins said this morning someone broke into the school Monday night. The lunchroom and the principal's office were entered but nothing was stolen. Police are investigating.
Limestone County Sheriff's force reported Tuesday violations including driving while intoxicated and highway intoxication. No driver's license was found during the incident and additional related offenses were noted.
A small fire damaged part of the home of Crutcher Rouse on Nick Davis Road at about 6 30 p m Tuesday. No injuries reported and firefighters controlled the blaze quickly.
Cullman police filed arrests Tuesday for disorderly conduct prohibition law violations driving while intoxicated and no driver s license among others.
About 40 percent of U S overseas trade value and nearly one million passengers pass through the port of New York each year highlighting its major role in national commerce and transit.
A new federal building in the district will be the first in the nation to include a fallout shelter. It is expected to save the government 35 000 a year in rents for scattered office space. The General Services Administration will advertise new bids soon for construction. The Post Office will occupy most of the three story structure with other federal agencies like Agriculture Defense Health Education and Welfare Treasury Interior Social Security Civil Service and the Veterans Administration occupying space there.
FBI notes reveal the ransom money in small bills and a series of drop points. The boy was taken in a car trunk from Lake Tahoe to Hollywood, with a caravan of alleged conspirators then left on their own after authorities policed the area.
James Terry 19 of Cullman was hurt at 9:50 p.m. when the car he rode in driven by Ernie Patillo collided with a second vehicle driven by Gary Dean Drum of Iowa on U.S. Highway 31 North. Damage totaled 150 to Patillo’s car and 200 to Drum’s.
Several vehicle crashes occur on Prospect and 6th Avenues with drivers named Clara Jones Larry Robison Walter Lawrence Milton Johnson and others. police file shows reckless driving charge against John Franz and docket lists numerous violations. City records note a building permit to Charles Gilliam and sales honor to B D Vaughan. Community groups announce upcoming Masons and Girl Scouts events with dates and admission details.
Two bedroom house trailer with lights and water furnished. Deer Springs Tourist Court on Highway 31 South offers a five room unfurnished apartment in a nice neighborhood. Also for sale a Shetland Pony. WANTED two experienced mechanics with above average pay and benefits. apply at Bank St Rambler with no phone calls.
The United States government bought its first airplane on August 2, 1909, during President William Howard Taft's administration marking an early milestone in national aviation procurement.
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