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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1964
Page
2
The forecast notes sunset at 4 41 p m and sunrise at 6 51 a m for Sunday. Moonrise is 6 35 p m with Last Quarter on December 25. The Twins are prominent, Saturn is in the southwest at 6 38 p m, Jupiter high in the southeast at 7 3 p m, Mars low in the east at 11 50 p m, and Venus rises at 5 07 a m.
Decatur and vicinity see clear and cold conditions today with northerly winds 10 to 15 mph. Tonight remains cold with a forecast of cloudier Sunday and a warming trend. today’s high around 30 degrees. The prior Friday high was 27 degrees and at 9:25 last night the temperature was 15 degrees.
Sheriff Waldrop described Griffin’s tale of a kidnapping north of Tuscaloosa. Griffin told a patrolman, who alerted Decatur and Cullman police to locate a truck. Griffin said two quiet men abducted him, took money, then released him after transporting a pecan load to Tennessee.
A roster of hospital dismissals includes multiple individuals with street addresses across several towns and cities, listing patients such as Mrs Henry Lyle Jr and Miss Eleanor McConnall among others, with accompanying apartment and street details. The fragment also mentions infants and multiple adults associated with various residences.
A long admissions list includes Mrs Ann Waldrop and Mr Andrew Wood as well as Mrs Bessie Cowan and Mrs Margaret Shoemaker. Others named are Douglas Matthews Dewitt Baker Miss Gelittee Austin and David Brown with infants and minors.
Callaghan stated Britain will use the deferment clause in financial agreements dated March 6, 1957 to cover 1964 instalments and inform the two governments. The move follows November trade figures showing a larger unfavorable balance of $30.8 million, bringing the yearly deficit to over $1.82 billion.
On the way home, the man was involved in an incident as Sheriff Waldrop stated the victim described two subjects who were seen fleeing.
T. M. Pettey of Florence died Friday afternoon at his Cypress Mill Road residence from a heart attack. Funeral services are set for Sunday in Florence. Survived by wife Mary Reeder Pettey and children T. M. Pettey Jr of Philadelphia Pennsylvania James Reed Pettey of Jackson Mississippi three brothers James W. Pet Graves Pettey and Bruce Pettey of Decatur and five grandchildren.
Mrs. Pinal D. Millwood 86 of Trinity died Friday. Funeral services Sunday at 2 p.m. from Johnson Chapel Methodist Church with Rev. Dick Waugh and Rev. Dennis Tucker officiating. Burial in adjoining cemetery Elliott directing. Survived by one daughter Lona Shelton and three sons Lee Davis Millwood Calvin Ernest, 20 grandchildren and six great grandchildren, one sister Martha Brown, four brothers Guy Dumas Cliff Dumas Orby Dumas Albert Dumas. Member of Methodist Church.
William Donald Curnutt 55 of Athens died Friday at Athens Limestone Hospital. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. from McConnell Funeral Chapel with Burl Grubbs officiating. Burial followed at Bethel Cemetery. Survivors include widow Alcy C. Curnutt. five daughters Mary Jean Allen Ruth W Waters Janet Curnutt Janice Curnutt Patricia Curnutt. two sons William D. Curnutt Jr Walter Curnutt. one uncle Taylor Newman. and 12 grandchildren.
George T. Morgan 89 of Courtland died Friday at his residence. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Elliott. Survived by wife Addie Morgan three daughters Annie May Payne Betty Joyce Kelley Cary Corum two sons Marvin Morgan and Clifford Morgan one step-daughter Thelma Griffin two stepsons Willard Williams and Delmer Williams 36 grandchildren and other relatives.
Two-car crash at the foot of Trinity Mountain sent Wesley Morris Bentley and Polly Ann Beams to Decatur General Hospital with unknown injuries. A separate Courtland two-car crash injured Toni Reding, a seven-year-old passenger. State troopers logged three property damage incidents near Cullman, including a 1955 Ford and 1960 Ford collision and a 1957 Chevrolet with a 1965 Comet on nearby roads.
The Duke of Windsor, rapidly recovering, walks with nurses aid to a chair near his bed. These were his first steps since the operation on Wednesday.
President Johnson announced that personal income rose 3.3 billion dollars in November to a reasonably adjusted annual rate of 502 billion dollars. He called the gain an historic milestone in the economic progress of the United States.
Negotiators recessed talks for the holidays with optimism. They will reconvene on January 5. In Saigon Buddhist headquarters a bustling scene suggested Buddhists are readying a drive to depose Premier Tran Van Huong this weekend.
The University of California Regents directed the administration to preserve law and provide maximum freedom on campus while ensuring individual and group responsibility. The action signals a policy emphasis on liberty balanced by accountability within the university system.
A 1961 Mercury driven by Rex Franklin White collided with a 1957 International truck driven by James Evans on Highway 20 near Bob Gibson Jr. restaurant causing damage to White's car. Evans's truck not damaged. Two further crashes on Friday at 5:30 p.m. on Moulton Street involved Harold E Moore and Willie Murphy Lee with no injuries. Ernest Nelson Hudson, 24, found guilty of malicious injury to property, received one year probation, 150 days hard labor, and a $150 fine plus costs.
Pvt. Scott Burchill 23 of Reno Nevada began a hunger strike 22 days ago to protest the Army he joined 15 months ago. He delivered a four page manifesto criticizing draft laws and conscientious objection for non religious moral opposition. The Army plans discharge after his battalion commander recommended it.
Mr and Mrs Randle Muston of Decatur 1 announce the birth of a child at Decatur General Hospital on Friday. The couple request friends to share in the happy news.
Decatur police captured 38 year old Freddie Lee Earls of 902 Wells Street after a glass door at Grant's store on Second Avenue was found broken. Officers responded to a 9 10 p m call and arrived with five officers within minutes. Lt Frank Shafer led the investigation.
Washington AP reports a bitter post-election power struggle inside the Republican Party with a possible House leadership contest and a brutal show at the Chicago national committee meeting. Gerald Ford plans to oppose Halleck for House minority leadership while Dean Burch disputes resignation amid Goldwater support.
Three defendants Leroy Sykes Earline Sykes and Ophelia Johnson were arraigned before Circuit Judge Newton B Powell on murder charges for Ruth Hubbards death October 15 at a Decatur residence. Trials set for January 4 with more hearings January 11 and 13 for Hammack Milton Thomas and Ervin Romine. Chester Hogan witnessed Earls climbing a store ladder during the incident.
Residents reported light shaking and a loud noise around 5 30 as a test was conducted. People in Decatur and nearby towns including Courtland Athens and Moulton heard or felt the blast while phone lines overloaded the switchboard and delayed calls to media and police offices.
Maloney says Bonanno, head of one of New York's five Cosa Nostra families, is ready to keep his date with the grand jury. He notes Bonanno has made several appearances since his disappearance before the federal grand jury.
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