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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1964
Page
2
Complete weather and celestial notes for Sunday January 12. Sunset at 4 57 p m sunrise tomorrow 6 55 a m moon rising 5 58 a m capella prominent at 9 35 p m Saturn sets 6 52 p m Venus sets 7 18 p m Jupiter visible low in the west at 10 55 p m.
The forecast calls for a southwesterly wind of 5 to 15 mph today. Sunday outlook is mostly cloudy and cooler with rain ending. Last night low was 21, today’s high 55.
Dismissals include Mrs E W Kennedy of 647 Grant Street and Mrs L L Claburn of Hillsboro. Listed residents encompass Mrs Coleman Hulbert 604 8th SW, Mrs Annie Burkett 2309 Cleveland Ave SW, Masters Tennimon at 1903 10th St SE, and others at various addresses with several families and infants noted. The fragment ends with Mrs George Jefferson and an infant son.
Mrs Edna Haley and Mr Arthur Cox of Trinity mourn the death of Clyde Haley. Survived by four daughters Mrs Dot Shankle of Ypsilanti Mrs Sarah Johnson of Athens and Janet Haley and Carol Haley both of Trinity. Pallbearers include Chuck Murphy Elbert Compton Revelli Ferguson Loyde Pettey.
William M Griffin aged 78 of 908 9th Street died Friday at 9 45 am in Decatur General Hospital Services will be at J T Chitwood officiating Burial at City Cemetery with Gunthorp Funeral Home in charge The body lies at the funeral home until moved to the church where it will lie in state for one hour He was a member of Ninth Street Methodist Church and an honorary Steward.
Emyles Annanias Curl was found dead Thursday in De catur. Graveside services are scheduled for today at 11 a.m. at the De cemetery.
The notice lists multiple individuals including Mazie Smith of Memorial Drive NW, Estes Richards of Royal Drive SE, Sue Johnson of Hartselle, John Mann of Decatur, T J Waldrop of Moulton Street E, Arezelle Lynn of Hartselle, W A Cook of Decatur, J D Elliott of Athens, Curtis Massey of Chestnut Street, Timothy Lucier of Jackson Street, D C Smith of Decatur, Herman Johnson of Grant Street, Glenda Easter of Aqua Marine Avenue Pensacola Florida.
A Decatur committee forms to study establishing a detention home for juvenile offenders and others outside parental control. At the first meeting, members noted the need for placement options and ongoing custody arrangements for youths who have left home.
A city committee debated the need and setup of a detention home. They urged thorough screening to separate delinquents from those needing help and explored federal funding and county versus regional operation. A site visit to Huntsville was proposed with further meetings scheduled.
Thoas C. Mann arrives as Johnson's Latin American aide and confers with General O'Meara over Cuba crisis. Moscow Radio accuses U S troops of firing on a student demonstration amid a tense early Johnson era clash.
The obituary notes funeral services at Catherine City Cemetery with the Rev. Bob Wilkins officiating. Gunthorp Funeral Home will direct. Survivors include Dwight Curl of Atlanta, three others, Mrs. J. D. Horne of Atlanta, Mrs. Wynell Robbe of Andrews South Carolina, and Mrs. H. K. Peckham of Johnston South Carolina.
Stewart M. Horton 56 of Courtland died Friday at Decatur General Hospital. Funeral services will be Sunday at 2 30 p.m. from Courtland Baptist Church with Rev. officiating. Survived by widow Mrs. Stewart Horton daughter Miss Mary Ann Horton two brothers C C Horton Gulf Shores Fla and C G Horton Montgomery and one sister Mrs O L Pearson Bessemer. Body to lie in state one hour at church after residence transfer today.
David B Mooney of Decatur dies Friday at 6 55 a m after an extended illness. Services set for 2 30 p m at Memorial Drive Church of Christ with T A Thompson and Gene Holder officiating. Burial at Roselawn Cemetery with Gunthorpe Funeral Home directing. He leaves wife D B Mooney and six daughters and two sons, plus a brother, fourteen grandchildren and many great grandchildren.
A two car collision at 7th St SE and 14 Ave SE injured four people including five year old Stephen Tennimon and six year olds Paul Binkley and Lisa Pate. Stephen remained at University Hospital with head injuries while Lisa faced a possible collarbone fracture and Scott Tenniman was hospitalized in good condition. The crash occurred when a 1958 Ford driven by Arezelle Hogan Lynn struck a 1960 Valiant driven by Mrs Charles E Tenniman. The Valiant traveled about 150 feet after impact and stopped in a yard at 1106 14th Ave after colliding with a tree root. Police noted heavy damage to both cars and said there were at least ten city crashes that Friday.
Patricia Neel, 12, Tulsa, Oklahoma, wins the Britannica Junior Encyclopedia contest by answering questions for school and home use. The entry explains how sound works from vibration to pitch and tone quality, defining loudness and amplitude in simple terms.
The text explains that pitch rises with more vibrations per second and timbre depends on overtones. Overtones come from multiple vibrating parts within an object, producing higher notes and richer tone quality.
A boss refuses an employee time off for shopping while a joke unfolds about a woman who has married four men. The sequence ends with a quip linking the marriages to the song lyrics.
The article records a 1964 city actions in Decatur Alabama including Sanitary Sewer Ordinance No 1384 approvals bids notice and contract terms. It also covers a bill to alter extend and rearrange Decatur’s municipal boundaries adding Morgan County land with precise parcel descriptions. It notes a court sale of property and FCC license renewal notices for WHOS radio.
In 1910 a Chinese priest in Shanghai bore 22 inch nails, the longest on record. His fingernails grew for 27 years before reaching this extreme length in a newspaper feature.
The Board of Commissioners of the City of Decatur Alabama notes a meeting held on January 7 1964 for the purpose stated in the ordinance. The resolution declares findings and determinations as part of the lawful action of the city government. The notice outlines steps to be taken under the ordinance and applicable legal authority.
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