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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1964
Page
2
Sunset at 4 59 p m and sunrise at 6 55 a m mark the day. New Moon occurs at 2 44 p m with a partial solar eclipse visible over most of Antarctica. Planets Saturn Venus and Jupiter appear after sunset with Saturn at 6 45 p m Venus at 7 12 p m and Jupiter high in the southwest around 6 50 p m.
Decatur area readings show the river at 16.84 feet up 0.02 in 24 hours with sea level at 551.14 feet. TVA lake stages listed include Chickamauga 674.8 Pickwick 408.4 Guntersville 592.8 Whitesburg 556.5 Wilson 504.9. Weather calls for cloudy windy cold with light snow possible morning, gradual clearing, hard freeze tonight, sunny and cold Wednesday. Gas department reports temps 40 high Sunday noon, 17 low last night, 20 this morning at 11.
Mr and Mrs David Powers and others report multiple newborns this Sunday and Saturday at Decatur General Hospital and Baugh Wiley Smith Hospital. Names include a girl for Powers Agee Murph y Monk Ricks Guyse Childers Stringer and a son for Stringer with locations Decatur Somerville Hartselle.
U S personnel quit the embassy and burned secret papers amid fears of anti U S demonstrations. Panama breaks relations with the United States and seeks revisions to the canal treaty. A five nation OAS panel plans a final meeting to settle details for a regional peace authority with both military and civilian members.
A 75 year old man identified as Joe Dixon of Cleveland Ohio was listed in serious condition at Decatur General Hospital after being hit by a southbound 1950 Chevrolet pickup driven by James T. Phillips at the intersection of 6th Ave S and 9th St SE. Dixon suffered a head gash and was reported to have walked into the path of the car.
Graveside services for the infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland Jarman Jr. will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Sykes Cemetery with Rev. M. S. Cosby officiating. Reynold s Funeral Home directs. Survivors include the parents, paternal grandparents in Decatur, a maternal grandmother in Atmore, two great grandmothers, seven aunts and five uncles.
Admissions at Decatur General include William Toms Courtland Mrs David Powers 1409 16th Ave SE Richard Jackson Hartselle 1 and others with multiple addresses in Decatur Athens Cullman and Falkville. Dismissals include Edwin Casey 1810 Sherwood Dr SE Mrs Grover Bloodworth Tan ner 1 and several more residents and infants noted.
Weather forces cancellation of the American Legion Morgan County Post 15 regular meeting. The day’s notices include building permits for Metal Building and Specialties Inc, O’Neal Homes Inc, Hartselle Electric and Plumbing, and Roberts Electric along with town arrests, a fatal fire loss, and upcoming local DAV and band booster meetings.
A hospital record compiles names from Cullman and nearby towns including Hanceville Bremen Falkville Adison Garden City Vinemont Arley and Cullman. Entries show ages and ward or room numbers for a long list of individuals such as Lieutella Bell Grave Charles M Headhierly and many others with varied ages and locales.
A scrambled OCR shows several personal names with street addresses across Decatur Athens Hartselle Falkville Danville and West Court area. Entries include Homer Shoemaker Lisa Flannagin William McCowan Master Jay Haugen Jerry Roe Rebecca Land Bobby Kelso Bobby Proctor W C Ryan Randell Breeding and infant daughter.
MOULTON Commodities will be distributed at the Lawrence County Coliseum. Distribution details indicate a distribution event planned at the venue with commodity allotments for residents.
Dates note a sequence of distributions for Spedke Moulton Hillsboro Wheeler Courtland Town Creek Mount Hope Hatton. Distributions run from 8 a.m. to noon on the specified days for each pair of communities.
Markets show mixed gains across cattle hogs and calves. Slaughter steers and heifers strong, cows firm to higher, feeders up to 5 or 6 dollars, vealers scarce. Hog prices rise with U S 1 3 190 250 pounds at 14 50 to 15 00, sows 10 00 to 11 50.
Wall Street reports a mixed close with cigarette and cigar issues showing partial recoveries after early losses following a health report. Major tobacco names like U S Tobacco Reynolds erased losses while Lorillard held, and General Cigar and Consolidated Cigar posted gains. Strong gains in Radio Corp Pan American IBM Polaroid and Xerox highlight broad index strength as airlines and several sectors advance.
Georgia live poultry markets in Atlanta show demand exceeding available supplies for broilers and fryers with prices reported at F.O.B. plants 14 to 15, and light hens at farms 64. Trading is light with many birds at stagnant prices and uncertain futures.
A 31 year old Cullman man Gwinn Ellie Jetton died in a two car collision on U S 278 about 3 8 miles east of Cullman at 11 50 am The Highway Patrol said Jetton drove the automobile that collided with another vehicle Funeral services are planned at Oaklevel Church with burial in the adjoining cemetery Survivors include one son father two brothers and two sisters
Mrs Lorina Jane Brackeen aged 70 died Saturday at 4 15 p m at her residence in Athens Services held today at 2 p m at Hobbs Street Church of Christ burial at Roselawn Cemetery with officiants H A Rollings and Charles Marshall Survivors include her husband Morgan Brackeen of Athens one daughter Mrs Hollis Bates Athens four sons Paul Brackeen Flaville Brackeen Athens Tonis Brackeen Tampa Fla and Lowell Brackeen Hampton Va four grandchildren two great grandchildren one sister Mrs Edna Dean Birmingham three brothers Clelton Holland Rogersville Tollis Holland Athens and Eddie Holland Athens 5
Minnie Milinda Cagle 67 of 916 8th St SW died Sunday at 8 15 am after an apparent heart attack in Hartselle Hospital. Services are 2 30 pm today from Memorial Dr Church of Christ with George Marshall officiating. Burial Roselawn Cemetery Gunthorp directing. Survivors include husband M L Cagle of Decatur, six sons Floyd Florence Leonard Millard Elvege Greer and Robert Cagle all of Decatur, five daughters Flossie Hooie Rachel Parker Jewel Sharp Zada Hard Ruth Mammarek and 27 grandchildren 15 great grandchildren. Grandsons to pallbear.
Sensar Royer services for Lenear Royer Sr aged, will be Tuesday at 1 30 p m from Guntharp Funeral Home Chapel with Rev John Rutland officiating Burial in Decatur City Cemetery Guntharp directing Royer retired L N Railroad employee served multiple terms as Justice of the Peace in Morgan County and was the last charter member of Central Methodist Church Survivors include two sons C W Royer Columbus Ga Lenear Royer Jr Decatur one daughter Mrs Martha McNabb y Anderson Ind and several grandchildren Pallbearers named Bruce Spencer Leroy McEntire Sr Emmett McClary Horace Levin Hubert Brooks Raymond Britain Body remains at the funeral home until services time
Mrs Eula Mitchell of Somerville Hartselle died this morning at her home. Funeral services will be announced later by Peck Funeral Home.
Moderate to heavy rainfall and light snow produce slick spots in Limestone, Lawrence, Cullman and Morgan counties. Officials warn motorists to beware of snow and ice as schools may dismiss if conditions worsen while state troopers report some slick roads despite generally fair conditions.
A massive winter storm halted travel from the Midwest to the Atlantic coast. Neoga and Springfield sheltered stranded travelers while Boy Scouts awaited rescue and schools closed across Kentucky Ohio Washington DC and Pennsylvania. Severe cold blanketed the plains with subzero temperatures inland.
Athens City Council will hold a meeting tonight at 7 o clock at City Hall.
Alabama Democrats sell 15 dollar dinner tickets for the Jan 24 Jefferson Jackson Day event at the Tutwiler Hotel Birmingham. U S Sen George Smathers will be featured speaker with Gov George Wallace and Mayor Albert Boutwell among attendees. Music by Bill Nappi orchestra and remarks by Judge Roy Mayhall and John McConnell. Tickets available from local contacts across four counties with names and towns listed.
Members of the Hartselle Booster Club meet at Gladys Restaurant tonight to fill the vacant president and treasurer posts. The last meeting elected Paul Lee as president and Dr. Robert Sittason as treasurer along with Rev. W. P. Maxwell as vice president and Clifton Knight as secretary. Discussion also includes plans for a proposed football stadium.
Classified notices show buyers seeking a Powermatic Super 12 H P outboard motor and a Brookhaven subdivision lot for sale. Other entries advertise a modern five room house, a grocery store with stock and fixtures for sale, a 1960 Chevrolet half ton pickup, and a dependable man seeking auto or furniture sales work with references.
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