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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1963
Page
2
The chart notes Jupiter visible in the southwest at 5 26 p.m. Mars rises at 7 20 p.m. Venus appears in the southeast at 5 45 a.m. The BRIGHEST STAR Sirius lies in the south at moon rise.
Decatur and vicinity reports the Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge at 18.25 feet, up 0.43 in 24 hours, sea level reading 552.55 feet. TVA lake stages listed include Pickwick 408.2 Guntersville 593.4 Whitesburg 555.0 Wilson 505.3. The official overnight low was 8 degrees and 1 am temperature 28. Forecast calls for partly cloudy cold weather with a warmer but still partly cloudy outlook Tuesday. Northerly winds 6 to 12 mph shifting.
President signals broad tax reductions including a 6 billion 1963 cut and a 13.5 billion package with 11 billion to individuals. He proposes easing tax rates from 20 91 percent to 14 65 for individuals and lowering corporate rate to 47 percent. Senate and House hear a call for a domestic peace corps Medicare and broader economic goals.
Wallace, delayed by World War II and finances, served as an airman and flight engineer in the Pacific before pursuing law. He rose from assistant attorney general to the Alabama Legislature, championed trade schools and the Wallace Industrial Act, and later served as circuit judge. He clashed with federal courts over civil rights records, and in his 1958 gubernatorial bid pledged to resist school integration while denouncing federal judges.
A morning blaze at Namie’s Grocery 425 Vine St NW gutted the building and merchandise. Owner Frank Namie Jr says total loss undetermined but insurance partially covers it and rebuilding at the same location is planned. Fire dept. logged heavy loss and arrived at 1 29 am.
Catur died Sunday in Ft Lauderdale after a brief illness. Survivors: husband A E Kelly. daughter George Carter. two grandchildren. two brothers Judge John Snod Cutcheon all of Scottsboro Alabama. Funeral services set for 11 a.m. Wednesday in Scottsboro.
Funeral services were held for 81 year old Rosa Lou Glanton of Elkmont 2 today at 2 p.m. at Lovells Chapel Church of Christ with Bro A J Rollins officiating. Burial followed at Sandlin Cemetery McConnell Funeral Home in charge. Survivors include two sons six daughters a brother 34 grandchildren and 42 great grandchildren. Grandsons served as pallbearers.
Tammy Sue Calahan six month old daughter of Mr and Mrs Lewis Wendell Calahan of Hartselle died at 2 30 am in a Hartselle hospital Funeral services will be Tuesday at 1 30 pm from Shoal Creek Baptist Church with Rev Addie Wallace and Rev Bunyon Wallace officiating Burial will be in Shoal Creek Cemetery Peck Funeral Home in charge Survivors include grandparents Tammy Clemons and Stanford Calahan both of Hartselle great grandparents W J Riley of Decatur and Walter Griffin of Hartselle and Lou Calahan of Hartselle The body will be taken to the grandparents residence in Hartselle today at 2 pm and remain there until church time
T B Glasscock 70 of Hartselle died Sunday at 5 p m in a local hospital Funeral services set for Tuesday 10 30 a m at Bethel Baptist Church with Rev W L Carden and Rev W P Maxwell officiating Burial will be in Bethel Cemetery Peck Funeral Home in charge Survivors include widow Mrs Fannie Glasscock two brothers Arthur Glasscock Cullman Jules Glasscock Hartselle one sister Mrs Virginia Roan Hartselle He was a member of Hartselle Masonic Lodge and Hartselle First Baptist Church Pallbearers are nephews Buel Glasscock Glenn Mitchell Windsor Glasscock Wayne Humphrey James Gurley and J Fred Morrow Honorary pallbearers are Hartselle Masonic Lodge members The body remains at the funeral home chapel until procession to the church.
Miss Versie Rayborn 72 of Hartselle died today at 10 am after a Decatur rest day service at 2 pm in Peck Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Connor Lundy officiating. Burial is in Hartselle City Cemetery with Peck Funeral Home directing. Survivors include sister Mrs. Grant Thrasher of Hartselle and brother Kent Rayborn of Birmingham. pallbearers listed as Beyer?
Funeral services for Duard P. Scott age 68 of Florida City Florida formerly of Falkville will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. from the Falkville Methodist Church W J Alston will officiate. Interment will follow at Falkville City Cemetery Peck Funeral Home in charge. The body arrives in Decatur Tuesday and will be taken to Peck Funeral Home before the service.
The world’s a blood bank was established in Chicago in 1987 by Dr. Bernard Fantus.
In a fiery inaugural address, Wallace denounces federal judges, stresses “segregation now” and warns against school prayers and federal troops. He blasts Kennedy era civil rights actions, vows to defend states’ race and religious freedoms and attacks government overreach.
The snippet names residents associated with hospitals and wards including Timothy Parker of Moulton Mrs. Lucinda Cagle of Moulton Donnie Cartee of Courtland Mrs. Howard Grissom of Trinity Edward Owens of Danville Mrs. Eugene Mitchell of Moulton and others such as Mrs. Walter Bass Mrs. Elmer Posey Joyce Ann McMillan Raymond Riddle and Mrs. Arnold Alexander with Moulton multiple wards and Houston references.
The notice lists multiple individuals and addresses including Master Michael Legg in Hartselle Inez Roper 2260 Graham ve Mrs Barbara Hooper 605 Jackson St SE Master Garland Terry 1102 Cedar Lake Rd Mrs Nanie Henderson Valder mose Springs John Miller Arab 2 Dismissals Herman Hinz 711 1 2 5th Ave SE Mrs Herbert Dunn Decature Mrs Cecil Turner 2010 10th St Mrs Mildred Keenum Danville.
Names and addresses show residents and family members in Decatur Athens Hartselle Huntsville and Somerville with spouses and infant listings including 1405 5th Ave SE 1914 10th St SE 2237 11th St SE and 819 Jackson St SE plus 423 Jack and 402 Jack routes. The fragmentary OCR reads like a local directory roster.
In Montgomery the inaugural parade for Gov-elect George Wallace moved under a bone chilling 22 degree morning. The weatherman warned of below freezing temperatures all day with a remote chance of freezing rain and overcast skies.
Early Sunday thieves broke into the Ideal Laundry at 619 Walnut St NE but fled when confronted by the night watchman. Windows in two back doors were broken and entry was gained through one of them. no office intrusion reported. Police were called at 7:30 a.m.
A Decatur youth, Ralph Bonds 18, was arrested Saturday by Morgan County police and charged in the January 5 break in at Harvey Williams Grocery on River Road. Over the weekend Morgan County jail housed 14 for drunken driving, 5 for no license, 3 for reckless driving, and one each for public drunkenness, bad checks, and liquor law violation.
A political appeal vows to field appointed agents to push for better schools and living for the elderly while pursuing ongoing efforts to attract new industry to the state. The speaker reiterates a commitment that liquor will not reenter the governor's mansion.
Williams Auto Parts Inc plans a 7500 square foot two tiered building on a four acre site on U S 31 South with a 15000 square foot usable space. Investment exceeds 90000 dollars and construction starts within two weeks with a mid March grand opening. Five new employees to begin, shop plus parts and equipment sales planned. Main store at 131 4th Ave NE.
HAL BOYLE surveys curiosities and trivia from presidents to poetry, noting facts like 19 of 34 presidents had many siblings and none were an only child. He covers autos, hairpieces, beelines to leisure, long histories, and classic quips with concise, witty observations.
Weather continues to bite across Alabama with Muscle Shoals recording 5 degrees the coldest in state history. Huntsville 9, Cullman 10, Birmingham 13, Gadsden 14, and Tuscaloosa 15. Mobile hits a record January low of 24, surpassing the 25-degree mark set in 1956. Trinity Gardens school for Negroes in North Mobile closes due to low water pressure from the freeze, affecting about 2,000 pupils.
Cotton futures quoted at middling levels, cottonseed at 45 per ton, milk at 3.2 per hundredweight, No 2 Yellow Shelled Corn at 1.27, No 2 Yellow Ear Corn at 8, White Ear Corn at 10, calves strong at 32.00 to 35.00, hogs active with 1000 head trading 15.50 to 15.75 for barrows and gilts, sows 12.50 to 13.50.
The market extended gains late in the day with volume around 5.6 million shares as investors weighed President Kennedy's proposed record income tax cut. Chrysler and U S Steel led autos and steels higher while Du Pont and AT T rose, bonds mixed overall.
AP reports live broilers and fryers facing slow operations due to ice conditions. Estimated Decamer head count 768,000, vs 903,400 last Monday. Quotations show cents differences with some contracts and agreements affecting pricing. Plant prices ranged etc.
Wheeler Brown Hendrix Chapter Eleven DAV Auxiliary plans a 7 30 meeting at the DAV Hall 705 Bank Street. Walter Jackson P T A and Somerville Road School P T A announce Tuesday sessions with Rev A B Van Arsdale leading. Gordon Bibb School PTA set for 6 30 Tuesday. District 14 Nurses Association cancels tonight due to weather. West Central Girl Scout Cookie captains special meeting at 10 p m Tuesday Little House contact Mrs E J Piery. Recorder docket cites charges including overparking speeding red light and public drunkenness. Karl Haag suffers heart attack in Avon Lake Ohio.
Felix Blackmon died Sunday morning at Lime stone County Hospital. Reynolds Funeral Home will announce funeral arrangements.
An aide said George Wallace planned to be sworn in as governor today standing on the spot where Jefferson Davis was inaugurated 102 years ago in Montgomery.
Market notes from Albany Columbian Moor al the Thomasville and Dohan areas show steady demand for hogs with 190 to 235 pounds at 16.00 to 16.25 for barrows and gilts and sow prices 10.75 to 13.23. U.S. 1-2 hogs at 190 to 230 pounds bring 15.75 to 16.00, No 1-3 180-240 pounds 15.00 to 15.75, and lighter 160-180 pounds 14.25 to 15.25 with no early sales and receipts around 8100.
AP reports fair to good demand for eggs with light clearing and little price movement. Retailers see prices up to 9:30 am with store door delivery and direct sales by nearby producers. Classified notices include rental ads and a 1959 Ford pickup for sale at $1100.
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