Daily Temperature Readings Reported
The Gas Department recorded a high of 66 degrees at 2 p.m. on Wednesday. A low of 50 degrees occurred at 5 a.m. during the night. This morning at 10 45 the temperature stood at 57 degrees.
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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1964
Page
2
Deaths Mrs. J. L. Kean
Mrs. J. L. Kean, 62, died at 1 p.m. Wednesday at a local hospital in Andalusia Alabama. Funeral services will be Friday at 10 a.m. at the First Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Kean
Andalusia
Ala
First Methodist Church
Farm incomes in Lawrence and Morgan County rise with crops
County Agent Sam McClendon notes 1964 cotton output up from 1963 and soybeans and beef cattle improving, while hogs fall to cholera and low prices. Limestone sees a strong year with around 60 000 bales ginned totaling about 9 million dollars, Morgan County lists detailed sector incomes led by cotton and poultry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence County
Sam McClendon
McClendon
Agee
Morgan County
Decatur Gas and Water Departments Report 1964 Activity
Decatur gas and water departments release 1964 figures with increases in gas usage and new services. Gas total 12 months to Oct 31 1964: 1 836 340 000 cu ft. residential 296 452 000, commercial 279 401 000, industrial 1 509 123 000. Industrial consumption up 8.7 percent. Main line additions total 3.3 miles in 1964. service lines added 3.4 miles for 150 new customers. Water system pumped 2 867 055 000 gallons in 12 months. revenue $672 933.31. construction costs $134 756.61. Sewer services 329 new. total sewer services 9 302. sewer revenue $249 002.99. construction costs $45 373.92.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee Alley Authority
Pride
Decatur Gas Department
Tennessee River
Decatur State Docks
Chemstrand
City
Highway 20
Water Department
Decatur Water Department
George Godwin
Godwin
Decatur
Local Families Welcome Two Daughters at Decatur General
Mr and Mrs Glenn Collins of 206 Albert St SW welcomed a girl on Wednesday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs LaWayne Harrison of Courtland welcomed a daughter today at Decatur General Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Collins
Albert St
Decatur General Hos
LaWayne Harrison
Courtland
Decatur General Hospital
Hospitals Report Growth in Decatur 1964 Activity
Decatur two major hospitals logged 8400 admissions in 1964 with 1201 births and 2510 surgeries. The prior year shows 7340 admissions and 911 births, indicating rising hospital activity and procedures across the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Levolia Birt Dies at Courtland. Services Planned in Wheeler
Levolia Birt died Saturday at Courtland. Funeral Sunday at 1 p.m. Wheeler Chapel Baptist Church, burial Pointer Cemetery. Survivors include widow Mary Ella Birt and children Willie Elbert Levolia Leroy Birt. mother Mrs Clara Birt and father Fred Birt. six sisters and five brothers in Wheeler Hillsboro and Courtland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levolia B. Birt
Courtland
Wheeler Chapel Baptist Church
Pointer Cemetery
Reynolds
Mary Ella Birt
Wheeler
Willie Elbert
Levolia
Leroy Birt
Dorothy
Theresa
Arnett
Ester
Clara Birt
Fred Birt
Lillie Burkins
Hillsboro
Bessie L. Jones
Bertha Moore
Colene Birt
Shirley M. Birt
Stella M. “Birt
Gloria Birt
Willie Birt
Frank L. Birt
John H
Connie Birt
Fred Birt Jr
Hospital Names and Resident Listings In City Notice
A hospital notice lists residents including Mrs Porter Harris 1213 Cedar St Eddie Hill 1016 Moulton W L Mashburn 1630 Olive Mrs William Mayfield Decature Joseph Murphy Tanner Mrs Joe Duncan Hillsboro Paul Russell 1213 College St Miss Ann Gray 1713 Colfax Samimie Morgan 407 11th Ave SW. The fragmented text appears as a public or hospital directory entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Mayfield
Joseph Murphy
Joe Duncan
Hillsboro
Paul Russell
College St
Ann Gray
Colfax
Young Pylant Returns to Morgan County Jail
David Pylant 22 is back in custody at Morgan County jail after an escape from Bryce Hospital. Deputies Kennedy and McEntire retrieved him from Florence area where he had sought refuge at his wife's grandfather’s home. He was previously jailed for burglary and had attempted to flee the county jail in September by slipping through greased bars. Bryce Hospital had recently deemed him sane and cleared his return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Pylant
Morgan County
Pylant
Robert Kennedy
Bennett McEntire
Florence
Bryce Hospital
Lauderdale County
Kennedy
McEntire
Leslie B. Mashburn
Olive St
Chemstrand
Mashburn
Davis Construction Co
Baugh-Wiley-Smith Hospital
Hospital admissions and births tallied through year end
The report lists Baugh-Wiley-Smith hospital with 2,340 admissions, 313 births, and 516 surgeries through December 29, and Decatur General showing 6,060 admissions, 888 births, and 2,004 surgeries through December 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baugh-Wiley-Smith Hospital
Decatur General
Long Morgan County to Runoff and Wide Area Elections
The report details June runoffs in Morgan and Limestone Counties with candidates H Harrison Hill T C Almon and George Roberts. It notes Lawrence Athens Cullman and Decatur races, new officials, and August September election results across cities, plus multiple notable incumbents defeated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Harrison Hill
Bie
Morgan County Board of Revenue
T. C. Almon
Grady Long
Isaac Johnson, Jr
Lawrence
Silas Cross
Woodrow Burks
Ernest Shelton
Limestone County
C. S. Pettus
George Roberts
Lewis Swinen
Decatur Daily
Carl Edgeman
Cullman County
Athens
Arthur Stewart
Robert Allen Tinnon
Wayne Jennings
Athens Post
Moulton
Monroe Sandlin
Ben Corum
George Frances Carroway
Emma -Jean Stephenson
Hartselle
John D. Burleson
John D. Long
Burleson
Long
John Reynolds
Reynolds
Cullman
J. W. Nesmith
Decatur
Rd of Education
Coopera Decatur
F. S. Hunt
Bill Dukes
Harry L. Tooker
Labor Vote Set Aside in Unsettled Union Charges
A new election may be ordered after an investigation into recent charges filed by the union is completed. The union has filed unfair labor practice and refusal to bargain charges. Company employees voted more than a month ago against allowing the union as bargaining agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lipsitz
Decatur Sees Growth In Population, Planning And Industry
Decatur’s 1964 highlights include a nine-figure surplus, city planning department formation, and major industrial expansions. Projects range from Bank St plaza and downtown revitalization to Chemstrand, Goodyear, and 3M plants expansion. Education additions at local schools and a new building inspection program marked civic progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Supt
H. R. Leeman
Federal
Wells St
U.S. 31
Huntsville Highway
Addito Eastwood
Austin High School
Austinville
West Decatur School
Planning Commission
Bank St. Plaza
Civic Center
Austinville Rd
Fruehaus
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Alabama Highway Department
Wilson St
Jth Ave
Keller Memorial Bridge
Highway Department
Keller Bridge
Alabama 20
Sears-Roebuck & Co
Gateway Shopping Center
Gordon Drive
Wallace invitation sparks mixed reactions at education conference
In Nashville Alabama Governor George Wallace was named keynote speaker for an education conference on January 7 triggering surprise responses and civil rights group anger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville, Tenn
Alabama
George Wallace
Market Prices for Milling Wheat and Livestock
Milling Wheat priced at 1.38 per bushel for month. two mile per 2 at 2.00. Wheat No 2 at .95. Cattle and calves 25. Hogs 50. Sheep none. All divisions test trade. Small lot US 23 weighed 210 lb barrows and gilts at 16.00. lot 275 lb at 15.00.
Local Securities NASD Quotation and church vandalism report
A NASD nominal quotation page lists stocks with percent values for Int Busch through Warner Bros. Goodrich and others. A separate item reports three youths broke into First Assembly of God Church on 8th Ave SW at night, frightening worshippers with police spotlights. North Alabama Shrine 7, Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem, to meet Friday at 7:30 p.m. at the Masonic Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Assembly of God Church
North Alabama
Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem
Masonic Building
Wall Street ends year rally with mixed gains in heavy trade
The New York market extended its year end rally as volume neared 5.8 million shares. Industrials advanced broadly while gold miners fell. Leaders included International Harvester, Du Pont, and New York Central up around 2 points, with mixed results for GE Union Carbide and others. Gold stocks softened, notably Homestake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street New York
International
Harvester
du Pont
New York Central
General Electric
Union Carbide
United Aircraft
International Nickel
U.S. Gypsum
Pennsylvania Railroad
Homestake
Ameri ‘can-South African
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Francis Wood
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Graam Ave
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Betty St
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Pamela Messersmith
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Amanda Bolte
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Paul Julich
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20Th Ave
J. T. Carter
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L. O. Simpson
Marvin Smith
11Th Ave
John Crow
8Th Ave
William Matkin Jr
Lakey’s “Spring
Bobby R. Thrasher
Monroe Bain
Harvest
Anna K. Lovell
West Court Apt
Joe W. Brazelton
Corrine Abe
Rena E. Hunter
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James R. White III
Pennylane
Samimie Morgan
Young Pylant
Sheriff's Office
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St. Louis
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Goodyear
Baugh - Wiley - Smith
Decatur -Daily
Westinghouse
Clay Pitts
Tennessee Valley State Vocational Technical School
Polly McCutcheon
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Lockh Air Am Sugar
Lorillard Am
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Ford Automatic
John Bouldree, Sr
Sven Court Hotel
Hardwick
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White
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Cornelian Court Hotel
Spring Hill Road
Central Oepear School
V. F Fha
Sunol i Co
Delano Park
Nave High
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