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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1965
Page
2
Sunset today is 4:38 p.m. and sunrise tomorrow 6:46 a.m. Moonrise occurs tonight at 9:05 p.m. The Geminid meteors are at their maximum, described as medium speed white shooting stars. Prominent star Regulus is positioned below the Moon.
Reading this morning on Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge was 16.54 feet, sea level reading 550.84 feet. Forecast calls for cloudy mild with occasional rain, clearing tonight, cooler Monday. Southerly winds 8 to 18 mph shifting to NW 3 to 12 mph. high 63, low 35.
The 91 year old author William Somerset Maugham was rushed to the British American Hospital from his seaside villa along the Mediterranean coast with a condition believed likely to prove fatal within two or three days. His secretary Alan Searle said he was dangerously ill and described the situation as grave.
The Athens College fall beauty contest crowned favorites with Ann Bond Judy Chaney Nancy Jones Mary McMunn Sarah Moore and Miss Norman Dann among finalists. Four judges from North Alabama awarded queen and alternates while Phi Mu and other campus groups sponsored entrants.
President Johnson reports ongoing recovery from gall bladder kidney stone operation with lingering discomfort on certain moves yet expects normal strength by year’s start. Moyers notes Johnson’s upbeat spirits and multiple letters from patients. A presidential fitness program will honor about a million schoolchildren next year with Johnson named certificates. Ayub to meet Johnson next Tuesday and Wednesday. Wilson on Friday. Erhard to arrive December 19 for talks.
Mrs. Mary Belle Grantland of Lacey's Spring 1 died Saturday at 12:30 a.m. at a local hospital. Services set for 2 p.m. at Valhermosa Christian Church with Rev. Ray McCullough and Rev. William Terry officiating. Burial in Valhermosa Cemetery. Pallbearers named. She was a Morgan County native and member of Valhermoso Christian Church. Survived by two daughters, four sons, ten grandchildren, and twelve great grandchildren. Burial at Peck Funeral Home directed arrangements.
Mrs. Mattie Hagood Potasky of Frankfort Ind died Thursday. Former Lawrence County resident. Services today at 1 p.m. Elliott Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. James Hood. Burial Macedonia Cemetery. Survivors include widow er Walter Potasky, two sisters Mrs. Sarah McDougle Trinity 1 and Mrs. Bessie Flannagin Moulton 1, four brothers Johnny Hagood Palm Beach Fla Louis Hagood, Mr. Howe 2 Grady Hagood Moulton 1 and Charlie Hagood Moulton 2. Body remains at funeral home until time of church service.
Mrs Mildred Agnes Schrimsher 50 of 1314 S Cicero Ave Chicago died Friday at her residence. Services Monday at 1 p m at Gunthorp Funeral Home chapel Rev R E Wilkins officiating Burial in New Garden Cemetery Gunthorpe directing She was a native of Limestone County Survived by husband Whitt Schrimsher two sons Dwight Schrimsher Billy Schrimsher a daughter Mrs Richard Parker four brothers and eight grandchildren plus nieces and nephews.
Albert Marion Barran, 71, of 21% 7th Ave NW, died Saturday at 5 50 p.m. at Decatur General Hospital after an extended illness. Services will be announced later by Gunthorp Funeral Home. Survivors include widow Viola M. Barran of Decatur, three daughters Mrs. B L McEntire, Mrs. Dudley Smith of Decatur, Mrs. Hazel Standfield of Orlando, Florida, and two sons Emmette.
North Viet Nam called the U S peace probes deceitful and insolent in a Hanoi broadcast, citing the Rusk note as justification for its rejection of the May pause and the Pham Van Dong four points as the only basis for talks. The State Department will not publish the Rusk message, and U S diplomats note Hanoi’s publication signals a harder stance. President Johnson, in a AFL CIO address in San Francisco, pledged to exhaust every peace prospect in Viet Nam before considering harsher actions, possibly including bombing Hanoi Haiphong.
A wreck on Alabama 20 near Town Creek left a man dead as the vehicle headed to the Veterans Hospital in Birmingham. The truck driver’s name is unavailable. The body was moved from Elliott Funeral Home in Moulton to Thompson and Son Funeral Home in Tuscumbia for a pending service. In a separate crash on Lower River Road about 9 p.m., two people were reported injured. names and hospitals could not be confirmed late last night.
Albert O. Barran of Paradise Shores left a sister Mrs. Hattie Alred of Moulton and a brother James Barran of Athens. He is survived by 15 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild.
Franklin G. Moore died Saturday at his Birmingham residence. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Gunthorp Funeral Home. Survived by wife Grace Littrell Moore, Birmingham. son Franklin Gene Moore Jr., Auburn. grandson Franklin G. Moore III, Auburn. native of Morgan County. served as vice president of Brown Service Funeral Homes Co. Inc., Birmingham.
Lanier Hine VFW Post 4190 will host District I Veterans of Foreign Wars today at 2 p.m. at the vest home with refreshments by the Tacties Auxiliary. Huntsville Chapter of Federal Government Accountants Association holds its annual Christmas party Monday at Redstone Arsenal Officers open mess. social at 6 30 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m. Reservations via Mark G. Hunter at 355 4021. Woodrow Norman reports a burglary at his Moulton Heights home with a .22 pistol camera and about $21.50 taken. Several auto accidents were investigated: a 1961 Pontiac and a 1965 Ford on Beech Street with minor injuries to occupants. a second collision at 9th Street and 6th Avenue with no injuries. Visitors to the E. E. Browns of Danville were Mrs. James Greenfield of Painesville and Mr. and Mrs. Clifford McGrew and son of Pulaski.
Gemini 7 endured a frigid, tumbly night in space as Lovell noted a night launch is essential for the experiment. A taped church service arrived from Chicago to Houston while the Borman family joined mission control observers. Flight midpoints were marked at 11:15 a.m. EST as Schirra and Stafford prepared for the moon chase.
The Gemini 6 and Gemini 7 rendezvous intensifies as speed increases raise perigees from 100 to 135 miles and 134 to 168 miles, improving catchup to 230 miles per orbit. After five hours, terminal phase tightens to about 100 feet apart with radar, optical, and computer aided maneuvers.
The Air Force backs the McNamara program to field 210 FBIII bombers as an interim step while delaying a fully new AMSA aircraft, despite strong congressional support for a bold strategic design. First FBIII aims for combat in 1968, with modifications from the fighter, longer fuselage, bigger wings, heavier landing gear, extra fuel, and a short-range SCRAM missile for border defense.
Da Nang saw 500 Buddhists march calling U S forces to respect Buddhist property and demand punishment for the culprit. Col Mike Yunck 46 of Santa Ana Calif a Marine ace wounded in helicopter fight underwent leg surgery. He told a TV crew he would recover and allowed full filming of the operation. The clash involved more troops than the Ia Drang battle between North Vietnamese regulars and U S forces.
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