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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 26, 1962

Page

2

Weather and river summary for Decatur vicinity

Decatur and Vicinity reports Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge 16.36 feet with a 0.91 foot drop in 24 hours and sea level reading 550.66 feet. TVA lake stages listed for Pickwick Guntersville Whitesburg Wilson. High Tuesday 42 at 2 pm, low 39 at 6 am today. 40 degrees at 9:40 am. Forecast cloudy cold with possible rain or drizzle ending tonight. Thursday mostly cloudy cold with northerly winds 5 to 12 mph. High today 45 tonight 27, high Thursday [text cut].

Tennessee River Keller Memorial Bridge TVA Pickwick Guntersville Whitesburg Wilson

Five Day Forecast for Alabama Sees Cold Temperatures

The forecast calls for temperatures averaging 4 to 8 degrees below normal through Monday with highs 51 to 61 and lows 31 to 41. Rainfall ranges from 0.12 to 1.5 inches, mainly Thursday night through Saturday, with moderate to heavy totals expected.

Alabama

Midwest Buckles Under Brutal Cold Spell

A nationwide cold wave drives temperatures to record lows in at least 15 states from the western mountains to the Great Lakes. Milwaukee shatters an 83 year January record, Madison hits -22 marking 78 years, and Minneapolis Saint Paul ties a day after Christmas record at -20.

Associated Press Midwest Great Lakes Milwaukee Madison Wis Green Bay Craig and Eagle Colo Minn International Falls Minneapolis-St. Paul Emmetsburg Wausau Destowa North Platte Bismarck N.C Mont Rockford Chicago Kansas City Ste Marie Mich Pero

Christmas Call Volume and Local Holiday Cheer Noted in Decatur

Decatur operators completed 10 124 long distance calls on Christmas day involving Athens Hartselle Moulton Courtland and Town Creek exchanges. About 9 000 calls were typical on business days with 3 700 on Sundays while some calls were canceled due to busy circuits. Buddin Robison reported Klan members delivered toys and groceries for his large family after a rally. Decorations across Decatur featured Rudolph reindeer sleighs Santas and Nativity displays with a blue neon sign reading Lets Keep Christ In Christmas.

Decatur Athens Hartselle Moulton Courtland Town Creek Buddin Robison Decatur 4 Robison Rudolph Decatur Yards Decatur Yard Christ

Hospital Dismissals List Names Across Athens and Cullman

A compiled roster lists patients and dismissals from several area hospitals including Athens Adams, Holmes, and Cullman facilities. Names include Mollie Hargrove, Ronald Nelson, Juanita Hendrix, Tessie Gatlin, Lillian Fletcher, Charles Carter, Dorothy Kelly, Ruby Taylor, Vivian Minton, Howard Swartz, Margaret Newman, and many others with various towns such as Madison, Tanner, Elkmont, Rogersville, Vinemont, Cullman, Hanceville, and Bremen. The document appears to be a daily discharge or transfer notice.

Mollie E. Hargrove Athens Ronald C. Nelson Juanita Hendrix Camelie Patsy Spencer Neta Vaughn Moore Anderson Tessie Gatlin Lillian Fletcher Madison Charles EF. Carter Dorothy Kelly Tanner Ruby Taylor Elkmont Vivian M. Minton Rogersville

Local Births Reported At Area Hospitals

Mr and Mrs Buford Kelly announce the birth of daughter Tanner on Saturday at Athens Limestone Hospital. Mr and Mrs Robert Witherspoon announce a daughter born Monday at Decatur General Hospital at 1801 Birch Street SE.

Buford Kelly Tanner Athens-Limestone Hospital Robert T. Witherspoon Birch St Decatur General Hospital

White Christmas Snowfalls Across Much Of Nation

Snow blanketed the Midwest and plains while ice and freezing rain hit the south and east. Buffalo saw two inches in six hours, Atlanta faced air traffic disruptions, and Memphis marked its first white Christmas since 1913.

Minneapolis-St. Paul Great Lakes Ohio River Buffalo N.Y Atlanta Toccoa Gainesville Cornelia West Texas Texas Panhandle Tennessee Memphis Nashville Kentucky Kansas Missouri Iowa Colorado Wyoming Wisconsin Ponca City Oklahoma New Mexico Baltimore Maryland New England New York State New York City Pennsylvania Ohio New Jersey Utah Cedar City Oregon Washington Bend Redmond Ore

Local Residents List With Addresses

A compiled roster names multiple residents and their addresses across Madison Hartsille Decatur Somerville Trinity and Decatur areas. Entries include Joyce Hargrove Kathy Garrison Shelia Hill Patricia Suggs Etoile Talley Clyde Tapscott Martha Blankenship Boyd Sparkman Ruby Jones Della Poole Kenneth Turner and infants in several apartments and streets.

Etoile Talley Sth Ave Clyde Tapscott Hartsille Martha Blankenship 6Th Ave Boyd Sparkman State Ave Ruby Jones Hartselle Della Poole Decatur Kenneth Turner Apt West Court Wallace Bennefield A. T. Rooks Somerville Felton Terry Trinity

Death Notice for Mrs. Sarah Lee-Anne Brackin of Town Creek

Funeral services set for Thursday at 2 p.m. at Town Creek Baptist Church for 78 year old Sarah Lee-Anne Brackin who died Tuesday night at Colbert County Hospital. Burial in Black Ground Cemetery directed by Elliott Brown Service Funeral Home with multiple family survivors and pallbearers listed.

Moulton Sarah Lee-Anne Brackin Town Creek Town Creek Baptist Church Colbert County Hospital Black Ground Cemetery Elliott-Brown Service W. VV. Greenhaw Helen Roger R. O Fred W. W James A. Brackin O. D. Brackin Tuscumbia Ida Bain S. V. Odon Tuscaloosa Decatur Ocasa Odon Ray Wood Henry Brackin Wesley Davis Bob Neal Edward Randolph Hugh Posey

Local Residents Listed in Public Notice of Births and Addresses

A public notice lists multiple residents with addresses across Decatur Ardmore Falkville and Trinity. Entries include Mrs Vincent J Roy 1622 Beech SE and Mrs Robert Witherspoon 1801 Birch, plus infants and family members with addresses on 11th and 8th Avenues SW and Grant State areas.

Vincent J. Roy Beech St Birch St Carl Jones Grant St James Earl Terry State Ave Samuel E. Alexander 11Th Ave Charles Marshall Shirley 8Th St Walter M. Black Hartselle James Edward Lake Edgewood St Bernard Franklin Ardmore Tenn A. A. Bingham College St James M. Holland Walnut St Jerry D. Carter Robert T. Jackson 7Th Ave Ronnie Terry Clara Ave Ronald K. Roberson 8Th Ave Charlie

Pickets Return To Waterfronts

Pickets returned to the New York waterfront after a holiday lull in the strike by the International Longshoremen's Association affecting ports from Maine to Texas. The Saint Gotthard railway tunnel in the Alps took eight years to build and measures 9.5 miles long, 26 feet wide and 21.3 feet high.

New York R AP International Longshoremen’s Association Maine Texas Saint Gotthard Alps

Walter Dutton 59 of Moulton dies. funeral in Union Hill Church

Walter Dutton 59, of Moulton, died Monday night at Lawrence County Hospital. Funeral services were held at Union Hill Baptist Church with Rev. James Hood and Rev. G C Blaxton officiating. Burial followed at Elliott Brown Cemetery. Survivors include his widow Letha. one daughter, five sons. and numerous relatives including sisters, a brother, grandchildren, and a great grandchild. Pallbearers named as David Hays, Glenn and Clyde Dutton, Bill Thrasher, Leon Cartee, Bruce Terry.

Moulton Walter Dutton Lawrence County Hospital Lawrence County Corinth Baptist Church Union Hill Baptist Church James Hood G. C. Blaxton Elliott-Brown Service Funeral Home

Mrs E K Chunn 88 Valhermoso Springs Dies

Mrs E K Chunn 88 of Valhermoso Springs died Monday at 6 PM at home. Funeral service today at 2 30 PM from Valthermoso Christian Church with Rev C H Stewart officiating. Burial in Valhermoso Cemetery Peck Funeral Home. Survivors include daughter Mrs Noma Kennedy Lookout Mountain Tenn two sons Leon Chuan and John Mack Chuan four grandchildren six great grandchildren one sister Mrs Lara Thomas Birmingham one brother O D Atkinson Valhermoso Springs pallbearers Mack Williams Dewey Day Paul Thomas Melvin Williams Winfrey Day James Weaver. She was a member of Valdermose Christian Church.

E. K. Chunn Valhermoso Springs Valthermoso Christian Church C. H. Stewart Valhermoso Cemetery Peck Directing Noma Kennedy Lookout Mountain Tenn Leon Chuan John Mack Chuan Lara Thomas Birmingham O. D. Atkinson Mack Williams Dewey Day Paul Thomas Melvin Williams Winfrey Day James Weaver Valdermose Christian Church

Kennedy Tax Talks Focus On Growth and Budget Deficit

Administration aides including McNamara Gilpatric and Celebrezze attend a military session delaying health welfare and education budget talks. Key questions center on pushing tax cut legislation through a Congress wary of a rising deficit and tailoring reforms to economic growth.

McNamara Joint Chiefs Roswell L. Gilpatric Salinger Anthony Celebrezze Washington Congress Kennedy New York Lawrence F. O'Brien Kermit Gordon Budget Bureau Theodore C. Lorence

Cattle and Hog Market Report Highlights Strong Activity

Cattle show active, strong on scatter with most classes at good to supreme. Slaughter yearlings 21.00-24.50 and calves 30.00. hogs 50 to 1.00 higher, mixed 190-240 lb hogs 16.50-17.00, sows 12.50-13.50. Cotton and corn prices listed with various percentages and grades.

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Wall Street Gains Late Afternoon On Broad Stock Rise

The market saw a solid gain with moderate volume about 3.5 million shares. Du Pont, Polaroid, Amerada, Eastman Kodak, Fairchild, Woolworth, and Texas Instruments rose over a point. Ford hit a new annual high. Studebaker was near unchanged.

New, York du Pont Polaroid Amerada Eastman Kodak Fairchild Camera Woolworth Texas Instruments Studebaker Ford Brunswick Pfizer Texaco U.S. Rubber American Telephone Anaconda Southern Railway Illinois Central American Tobacco Standard Oil New Jersey Radio Corp Chrysler American Stock Exchange

McKendree Church Service for Beloved Family Ancestors

The deceased leaves ris Birmingham with 20 grandchildren, 54 great grandchildren and 16 great great grandchildren. The McKendree Methodist Church will host services after the body is taken to the residence and then to the church. Pallbearers include Curtis Sherrill Henry Shoemaker Vernon Sandlon Ben Sandlin Ralph Fitzgerald and Sam Anders.

Pepper Dies at 49 in Athens With Services Today

Marvin Emmett Pepper 49 died Monday at 12 25 a m at his residence Athens 3 Funeral services were held today at 2 p m at McConnell Chapel with burial in city cemetery Minister Jimmy Hinkle officiated Survivors include mother Mrs Addie Johnson stepfather Fred Johnson Athens 3 two sisters Mrs Dana Johnson Powell 2 Tenn Mrs Donna Aldridge Nashville Tenn two brothers Josephus Pepper Athens 4 Franklin Pepper Jamestown Calif one stepsister Mrs Christine Teeters Detroit Mich one stepbrother Joe P Johnson Birmingham Cousins will serve as pallbearers.

Marvin Emmett Pepper Athens McConnell Chapel City Cemetery Jimmy Hinkle Addie Johnson Fred Johnson Dana Johnson Powell Tenn Donna Aldridge Nashville Josephus Pepper Athés Franklin Pepper Jamestown Calif Christine Teeters Detroit Mich Joe P. Johnson Birmingham

Mrs Martha Hamilton Moulton Dies at 87 in Danville

Martha Hamilton 87 of Danville died Monday at Lawrence County Hospital. Services 2:30 pm today at Fairfield Church of Christ with Emmett Byars and Kyle McWhorter officiating. Burial Red Hill Cemetery. Survivors include Sam Hamilton Price Hamilton Ruby Lowery Louis Knight Dora Rhodes and five grandchildren. Funeral home Elliott Brown in charge. Pallbearers are nephews.

Moulton Martha Emma Hamilton Danville Lawrence County Fairfield Church of Christ Emmett Byars Kyle McWhorter Red Hill Elliott-Brown Service Funeral Home Sam Hamilton Price Hamilton Ruby Lowery Louis Knight Dora Rhodes Huntsville

Hodges Burial Held for Former Decatur Resident

Roy W. Hodges died Saturday and was buried Monday in Forest Hill Cemetery. He leaves a widow two sisters Mrs Roy Lewis and Mrs Tom Brooks both of Decatur and a brother F R Hodges of Decatur along with other relatives.

Birmingham Roy W. Hodges Decatur Forest Hill F. R. Hodges Roy Lewis Tom Brooks

Miss Marie Nelson Westmoreland dies at 62 in Athens

Marie Nelson Westmoreland 62 of Athens died Monday night at Athens Limestone Hospital. Services are at 3 30 p m today at McConnell Chapel conducted by Rev Kermit Gore and Rev E L McFee. Burial at city cemetery with McConnell in charge. Survivors include several cousins. pallbearers listed as John H French Lifford French Nick Flood Alex Markowitz Buddy Gilbert and Ernest Brailie.

Marie Nelson Westmoreland Athens Athens-Limestone Hospital McConnell Chapel Kermit Gore E. L. McFee City Cemetery McConnell John H. French Lifford French Nick Flood Alex Markowitz Buddy Gilbert Ernest Brailie

Funeral services set for Mrs Minerva Knox in Hartselle

Mrs. Minerva Knox 97 died Tuesday at home in Hartselle. Funeral set Thursday at 2 p.m. from McKendree Methodist Church with Rev. Leroy Simmons officiating. Interment in nearby cemetery. She leaves four daughters including Sallie Powell and Ora Blair, two sons W T Knox and Sam Knox, a sister Laura Brawley of Dallas and brother Harvey Mor...

Hartselle Minerva Knox McKendree Methodist Church Leroy Simmons Peck Sallie Powell Coga Parris Beulah Knox Ora Blair Vinemont W. T

Charley Whittaker Funeral Services Scheduled

Funeral services for Charley Whittaker of 109 Pine St will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Jones Chapel Methodist Church Ash St He burial in Sykes Cemetery Reynolds Funeral Home in charge Survivors include brother William Gilbert California and uncle Jack Gilbert Nashville Tenn Funeral notices for Mrs Sarah Walker Orr formerly of Hartselle who died Tuesday night in Birmingham will be announced later Graveside services for Lamar Johnson were held Tuesday at Beulahland Cemetery Limestone County Thomas Bolden services held Tuesday at Trinity Mountain Cemetery

Charley Whittaker Pine St Jones Chapel Methodist Church Ash St Sykes Cemetery Reynolds Funeral Home William Gilbert California Jack Gilbert Nashville, Tenn Sarah Walker Orr Hartselle Birmingham Little Thomas Bolden Trinity Mountain Cemetery

Christmas holiday traffic toll rises in worsening conditions

An Associated Press survey reports at least 160 people killed in traffic accidents during the last 24 hours of the 102 hour Christmas period. The death toll compares with 706 in 1956 for a four day holiday, with weather including snow rain and sleet affecting travel and hazardous conditions nationwide.

Associated Press

Local Crashes and Drunken Driving Noted in City Docket

Police reported a hit and run on Memorial Drive damaging Huey Ricks 1958 Ford, and a generator stolen from a 1955 Chevrolet on Memorial Drive. Intersections Cherry and Ferry saw a collision between Melvin Kennedy and Victor Sobol. Docket lists multiple charges including parking in prohibited zones disorderly conduct and driving on revoked licenses. Arrests accompany several highway intoxication and reckless driving charges. A plywood pickup bed was found abandoned in a pine thicket north of Somerville.

Memorial Dr Huey Ricks Kooken Ave Cherry and Ferry Sts Melvin Kennedy Victor E. Sobol Huntsville Recorder's Sheriff's Force Somerville

Multiple Fire Fatalities and Other Accidents Reported

Continues listing fire deaths across Alabama including Charles Buttram and Morris Buttram near Piedmont Benny Hershel Roberts in another fire and the Borden children in Sylacauga deaths in Tuscumbia Anniston Huntsville Opelika and Albertville victims named. Three died in non fire accidents carbon monoxide deaths include Franklin Coolidge and Donna Russell. Ricky Russell killed by a falling log on Shades Mountain. Also a drowning and a railroad worker fatality.

Charles Buttram Morris Buttram Benny Hershel Roberts Piedmont Leonza Borden Sylacauga Tuscumbia William C. Johnson J. W. Goss Anniston Henry Lane Huntsville Mary Stephens Opelika Mary L. Pike Albertville Franklin Coolidge Donna Ricky Russell Birmingham Shades Mountain

Fire calls report two Athens incidents and a quiet Christmas day

Firefighters responded to Fraser Salcer on Mooresville Road for a fuse box defect with only fuse box damage. A second call to Robert Goodin at 700 North Jefferson Street reported no damage. Police logged a quiet Christmas with three arrests for vodka possession public drunkenness and driving without a license.

Shriff Athens Fraser Salcer Mooresville Road Athens Fire Department Robert Goodin Jefferson St

Egg prices rise as holiday demand boosts Birmingham market

AP reports egg supplies are tight for all sizes in Birmingham with strong demand after the holiday. Retail prices up to 9:30 a.m. include Grade A white large 44-50 cents per dozen, mediums 47-43, small 32-35, with store door delivery and minimum one case sales.

Birmingham

Poultry Market Reports From Birmingham and Atlanta

AP wires describe a firm undertone in broilers and fryers with demand outpacing supply. Slaughter estimates rise from 762,000 to about 826,300 head. farm prices on broilers and fryers run around 13 to 14 cents, delivered plant prices 13.7 to 14.5 cents. In Georgia, live poultry market remains firm with improved demand, hens quiet, heavy birds at farms around 18 cents, plants 19 cents, light stock sparse.

Birmingham Broilers & Fryers Undertone Broilers and Fryers Atlanta Georgia F.o.b

Cotton futures open with no trades in New York

New York AP reports cotton futures opened with no trades registered on today’s session. Prices listed for multiple contracts show slight moves with March around 4.68, May near 34.82, July at 33.83, and other nearby values.

New York

Live cattle hogs lambs rise in southern market report

In Nashville bidding shows cattle active across classes with prices 21.00 to 37.00 for slaughter yearlings and vealers. hogs 50 to 1.00 higher with 190-240 lb stock at 17.00 to 17.50. sheep prices edge up with slaughter lambs 19.00 to 20.00 and lighter stock 14.00 to 17.00. Thomasville and other markets report receipts and higher comparisons from last Friday.

Thomasville Albany Columbus Moultrie Dothan Ala Jacksonville Fla

Relatives of African Pilot Prisoners Prepare to Board

African Pilot relatives in Havana say the first relatives will board at 10 a.m. today and the ship may depart at 5 p.m. with a 14 hour voyage to Port Everglades. The plan hinges on delays and the return voyage will involve an $11 million drug and baby food ransom and a 4000 foot vessel’s 20 year service record. The craft will be mothballed due to age as exiles celebrate Christmas with families in Miami and at Homestead Air Force Base. Reverend Tomas Macho attended Christmas Mass at Gesu Church in Miami, a focal point for the exile community.

Havana Port Everglades Cuba Ocean Service Miami Homestead Air Force Base Tomas Macho Gesu Roman Catholic Church

Mrs H H Gary Presents Unique Christmas Gift

Birmingham AP reports Mrs H H Gary repeated the gesture today by presenting her husband with a newborn son born last Christmas Day. The baby weighed six pounds and ten ounces and was born in a local hospital on Tuesday.

Birmingham H. H. Gary John Paul Gary

Trigalopolis Defined as a Major Urban Arc

Social scientists describe a corridor from southern New Hampshire to northern Virginia as trigalopolis a term rooted in Greek meaning a great city highlighting a continuous urban arc.

New Hampshire Virginia Trigalopolis

Lost Beagle with Vaccination Contact Collar 1206

Reward offered for a lost beagle hound wearing collar 1206. Call 353 2696. Also notice: Nice five room unfurnished apartment upstairs at 411 Prospect Drive for rent. Two apartments available one furnished with air conditioner and one unfurnished. Private. Call 353 7620 or 353 6011.

Beagle Hounds Prospect Drive

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