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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1962
Page
1
Decatur area looked back on the year with key events and notable visitors. President John F. Kennedy visited Huntsville's Redstone Arsenal on September 11, drawing national attention alongside local crowds. Billy Graham drew 35,000 to Redstone Arsenal on August 27, marking a major summer appearance.
May 1 elections produced five Morgan County winners J C Pettey Paul Collier Clyde Maples Bob Dilrich and Lewis C Brown while runoff battles involved George Wallace and Ryan deGraffenried. countywide income from cotton led Morgan Limestone and Lawrence counties with total crop sums and bale counts reported.
Deasvalle a Dae Deasvalle a Dae Decatur Mothers Club meets Friday at 3 p.m. at 1415 Beech St SE. Mizpah Chapter 19 OES gathers Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Masonic Temple. City issues building permits for repairs at 1106 Danville Rd SW and electrical work at 1119 11th Ave SE and 722 Ferry St NE, with values listed. Reports of tires slashed and windshield damage follow.
Paul addresses public worship decorum in first Corinthians eleven stressing propriety. A woman praying with uncovered hair would signal improper submission and attract disapproval, while hair as a covering reflects cultural expectations of modesty and Christian decorum.
Decatur utilities report 1962 shows gains in customers and revenue across gas electric and water services. Gas: 3,690 customers up from 3,623. industrials 34 up from 30. revenue through Nov. 30 at 1,200,407.44. gas sold 1,636,832,000 cu ft. Electric: revenue up 6 percent. customers up 5 percent. home cost per KWh 7.27 mills, lowest in U. S. Water: 366 new services. total 9,299. 2,466,381,000 gallons pumped. sewer: 8,452 customers, 368 new services. revenue 215,915.14. Refunds totaling 199,062.83 noted from Tennessee Gas Transmission Co. and Alabama Tennessee Natural Gas Co. to fund capacity upgrades.
AP polls list the 1962 top Alabama stories led by the primary election and the general election for major offices. Other items include reapportionment court orders and redistricting debates. The Larry Thomas kidnapping and murder also rank high in statewide news for the year.
The Associated Press reports a severe winter event sweeping the Eastern United States. Extreme winds and subzero temperatures caused widespread damage including power outages and transportation disruption. A 100 foot tugboat with nine aboard disappeared in Long Island Sound. A youth on a New York harbor ferry is feared dead and a motor boat operator drowned.
A January sale begins at Robins store located on 2nd Avenue with budget terms promoted.
Predawn crash in Superior Montana involved a grain truck and an eastbound bus, sending the bus into an ice filled river and killing six people including four passengers the driver and a truck crew member. The toll nationwide included 184 highway deaths during the holiday weekend and 285 total from fires and accidents.
Fighting rages around Kamina and Elisabethville as UN forces push to consolidate control in Katanga. Tshombe reportedly flees to Salisbury while UN orders Katanga air forces to surrender by noon Tuesday and to fly to Manono for destruction if not surrendered.
A Daily staff prediction piece outlines expected developments for Decatur in 1963. It highlights completed projects such as Eastwood elementary and Austin High School units, planned shopping centers on 6th Ave SE and bank offices, a Pryor Field runway expansion, and beltline highway work. It also notes anticipated city employee reforms and new properties on Austinville Road SW, plus major federal buildings and a Ramada Inn project in the works.
New York traders report mixed stocks with heavy trading and narrowly mixed bonds. Cotton rises as commission house buying supports futures. Chicago grains show firm wheat, mixed corn and oats, soybeans mostly firm. Hog prices steady to 25 cents higher at 17.50, slaughter steers steady to weak at 30.00.
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