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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1962
Page
2
Police responded to the A and P parking lot at 1 30 p m Saturday after Mrs J L Sharp reported a package valued at eight dollars missing from her parked car.
About 60 Klansmen gathered at the American Legion Hall on Bank Street in Decatur for a meeting likely aimed at recruitment. Lawrence Frahn Jr of Post 15 denied sanctioned Klan use of the hall while noting a rental under another member’s name. A cross on a car outside lit the scene as hooded members offered applications to passersby, and the event ended after 10 p.m. with cars heading south on Highway 31.
Castro signed the ransom agreement with families committee negotiator James B Donovan. Three Cuban officials inspected supplies at Port Everglades and Miami airports before returning home. Prisoners at El Principe and Isle of Pines learned of the exchange and awaited landing in the United States.
Fire at the Borden residence claims four children Sherry aged four Angel Pearl three Carmen two and Leon one as flames gut the home Firefighters recovered the bodies amid the blaze In related incidents William O Neal Cameron 35 of Leighton Ala died when his car left a rural road and overturned John Dowd 21 of Prattville was killed in a one vehicle crash on U S 31 Autauga County The Associated Press begins its Christmas death toll at 6 pm Friday and runs until midnight Tuesday Also listed are sale and lost items for two Sugarbowl tickets and a white gold ladies watch in A P store area
Athens police arrested 19 year old Joe Holt after he poured liquor from a bottle during an attempted arrest for violating the prohibition law. A test confirmed liquor in the bottle and Holt, released on a $200 appearance bond, was to be married the night before.
Pope John XXIII, 81, used his fifth Christmas address from Vatican City to beg for world peace and Christian unity. The message follows his illness earlier this year and echoes Ecumenical Council themes now in recess.
Arthur Larry Hargitt 10 died Friday at Decatur General Hospital. Funeral services will be held at Southside Baptist Church at 2 p.m. with Rev. W. H. Johnson officiating. Burial is in Roselawn Cemetery. Gunthorp Brown Service Funeral Home directing. Survivors include parents Mr and Mrs Arthur H Hargitt Jr a sister Beverly Ann and a brother William Michael all of Decatur. Pallbearers listed.
Ermon Bain former minister of Moulton Church of Christ will depart with his wife Mrs. Bain and two daughters Donna Loweeda for the Panama Canal Zone for a four month schedule of evangelistic meetings. They leave New Orleans December 27 aboard a Pan American flight. Bain and Jack Forgarty begin with a 23 night open air series, with two more 23 night meetings and four shorter ones in Panama. Daughter Danna, 13, will attend Canal Zone school.
Pride said Alabama-Tennessee will refund charges from five rate cases begun in 1954. Other towns getting refunds include Athens at 38100 dollars and Hartselle at 19300 dollars. The FPC decision on Tennessee Gas Transmission Co. directed the refunds.
Alvin Lyle alias Flat Rock was shot three times on Newcomb Street and admitted to Decatur General Hospital in serious but not life threatening condition. Police named a suspect but made no arrest by 10:45 p.m.
Aubrey J. Wagner chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority will headline the Decatur Chamber of Commerce 32nd annual meeting on January 4 at the Decatur Country Club. Wagner will be joined by TVA board members A R Jones and Frank E Smith as special guests.
Funeral services for Charlie Whitaker who died at his home Saturday will be announced later by Reynolds Funeral Home. Mrs. Kat tie Gordon will be buried in Guntersville City Cemetery after 2 PM at Cumberland Presbyterian Church with Rev. G H Johnson officiating. Survivors include one son James Gordon, two nieces, and one nephew.
Heavy holiday traffic caused several weekend accidents around the city with injuries reported. Vehicles included a 1956 Chevrolet station wagon and a 1950 Ford at Pennylane SE and Quince Dr, injuring two children and a passenger. Multiple collisions occurred on Bank and Wilson Sts NE and 4th Ave SE, with drivers charged for intoxication and injuries to occupants.
List shows admissions at Decatur General including Robert Lamar Puckett Brennan Kyle Holliday Danville Arthur Jackson Nations Jr 1413 4th Ave SW and dismissals including William Mary Humphries Master William Thomas Hooker Jr 1006 Danville Rd Little Deborah Renee Davidson Athens 2 Master Michael Aaron Montgomery Tony 2 Master Ronnie Prise 1719 Locust St SE Kyle Holliday Danville2 Robert Lamar Puckett Brennan Mrs Louie Thompson Hartsville 2 Mrs Edwin Morell 904 18th Ave SE Horace V Collins 1007 7th Ave Jerry Alton Cox 223 12th Ave NW Shefton O Neal Sharp Decatur Mrs Vernin FE Kirby infant daughter 1802A Wadsworth St SE Mrs Donald Halley infant daughter 130 Austinville Rd
Huntsville Alabama reporters face a ban on taking copies of State Department of Education contracts and other records from the office. Superintendent W H LeCroy told The Huntsville Times editors the public records are available for inspection but cannot be removed or copied. The move followed a request to view textbook contracts showing a 25 percent retail mark up versus 15 percent, as bid invited.
Grady Cagle Cullman and James Lary Dame Pensacola Fla. Mrs John L Knight Laceys Spring. Mrs Albert Sydney Puckett Cullman Mrs Bertha Chandler Hanceville. Charles Calvert Crane Hill Miss Geana Panter Cullman Thomas Jerry Dye Cullman.
A string of residents and relatives appears in a local notice section listing names and ages or locations such as Athens and Madison. The items include Mrs. Marie Chambers and Mrs. Beulah Griggs among others with numbers 3 7 2 5 7, indicating ages or related data.
A reader listing shows Mrs Ruby Jones Clyde Tapscott and Mrs Anita Wilson at various Hartselle addresses with additional names including Richard Hyde Master Roger Murphy Miss Linda Chunn Miss Judy Ferrell and others in Decatur Waldermose Springs and 5th Avenue.
Nashville jurors in the James R. Hoffa conspiracy case reported a third deadlock after more than 14 hours of deliberation. Foreman Walter Harper told U.S. District Judge William E. Miller that the panel would return to deliberate again the next day.
The United States reports two Nike Zeus tests with a B52 launch at Cape Canaveral and an interception of an intercontinental missile at Kwajalein. One test missile failed while the other succeeded against decoys in the Pacific. Pentagon officials note no decoy count or intercept altitude disclosed.
President Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline swam in Atlantic waters off Palm Beach while Princess Lee Radziwill watched. A Coast Guard boat and Secret Service speedboats escorted them as Sir David Ormsby Gore and Charles Bohlen joined on the Honey Fitz for a two hour outing five miles from shore.
Local merchants described Saturday as an excellent trading day with heavy gear and ready to wear items selling well. Managers noted stock levels were generally ample though one shop saw worse department stock, and expectations pointed to even larger crowds Monday.
The forecast notes sunset at 4 42 p m and sunrise 6 53 a m with moonrise at 5 29 a m on Monday December 24 The prominent star Alpheratz in Pegasus square rises last and is the brightest in Andromeda as the new moon arrives December 26.
The Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge read 16.96 feet this morning up 0.47 feet in 12 hours with sea level at 551.26 feet. Forecast calls for cloudy and windy conditions turning cooler tonight with a hard freeze. Monday expected to stay fair and cold. Winds SW 5 to 10 mph shifting NW 15 to 25 mph today. high near 34 and low tonight around 15 degrees.
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