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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1963
Page
2
The brief lists weather details and celestial events for Friday including sun up at 6 54 a m and new moon on January 25. Prominent stars Aldebaran and Capella are noted with Mars Jupiter and Venus visible at listed times.
River gauge shows 18.20 feet with a 17 foot drop in 24 hours. Sea level reading 552.50 feet. TVA lake stages listed include Pickwick 408.4 Guntersville 593.0 Whitesburg 553.8 Wilson 505.6. Temperatures reach 51 at 4 pm with 43 at 11:20 am. tonight’s low near 32. Friday expected to be 54 high 32 low with a chance of light rain and increasing clouds. Winds southerly 8 to 16 mph.
A hospital list records admissions and dismissals across Lawrence County Cullman Decatur and Birmingham areas. Names include Aaron J. Terry Moulton Mrs Cordie Trout Trinity W E Evans Hillsboro Peggy Kerby Russellville Judy Stephenson Danville and others with multiple entries noting bed moves and durations.
A compact roster lists residents including Deborah Darlene Craig Leathe Craig Beauty McColley Timmy Dwight Bolin Bertha Pickett Donald Wales Susie Ann Hill Ora D Downs Bessie Page Oma Hargrove Sidney McMunn with varied Athens Huntsville Tanner Madison assignments and ages.
A listing of residents and relatives with partial addresses across Decatur Hartselle Trinity Ardmore Courtland and nearby towns including Mrs Hattie Holmes Mrs Geneva Dotson Melba Sparks Magearet Piery Louise Woodard Mary Filen Martin Lorene Robinson James Montgomery and others. The notice enumerates names ages and streets such as 601 Sherman St SE 1710 oe Cities Benefield 1520 Phillips and 1515 19th Ave SE Apt 115 among many entries.
Notices name Mrs A G Livingston and others with addresses 2312 20th, 1204 13th Ave and Athens address for J D McDonald and Rita Cheryl Glover at 9. The fragment lists individuals and locations in a public notice style.
The Ingalls Iron Works Marine Division unveils a 50 foot wide, 22 foot deep vessel with 3,200 hp two diesel engines and a retractable wheel house. The ice breaker bow enables winter service on the Great Lakes. Ingalls Decatur Yard previously built four special barges for Sinclair to haul chemicals lubricants and asphalts. Board Chairman Sam M Boykin Jr notes plans for more vessels as water transportation expands.
Chopin heads the New York Shipping Association which covers 145 shipping and stevedoring firms. ILA talks set a regional pattern. Kennedy names emergency board after Wirtz reports breakdown. Mediators include James J. Healy and Theodore W. Kheel. Morse previously served on the War Emergency Board.
At 8 a m a 1963 Chevrolet driven by Wallace McCay struck the rear of a 1961 Chevrolet driven by Lee Roy Henson on E Moulton Street. Both cars suffered light damage. Henson’s car was likely slowing when the mishap occurred. Public entertainment and church events are announced for tonight and Friday across local venues.
Dillon cites the year rate as the key to how much tax relief emerges and when the budget may balance. If Kennedy's 1963 program is adopted and Congress approves reforms raising 35 billion dollars annually, fiscal balance could come by 1966-67 or earlier. Defense spending escapes Kennedy cuts, while other departments face 7 to 8 billion in reductions, with mixed results across health, labor, housing, and subsidy programs.
Huntsville report notes President Kennedy submitted the proposed 1964 budget to Congress, indicating increases for the space agency. The details are outlined in the AP dispatch from Huntsville, Alabama.
Byron C. Vann age 48 died Tuesday in Birmingham. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. at Johns Rideout Chapel Roebuck. Survived by widow Margaret Palmer Vann son Byron C. Vann Jr University of Alabama daughter Carol Vann Holland Decatur mother Mrs J W Vann Eva three brothers four sisters and one grandchild Nephews to serve as pallbearers Born in Morgan County he lived in Eva and belonged to Rock Methodist Church Tarrant Alabama.
Carl J Speegle 61 of Madisonville Ky died Wednesday at Hopkins County Hospital after a two week illness. Funeral to be held in Madisonville at Strother Barnett Funeral Home Thursday 7 30 p.m. Burial in Falkville Cemetery. He was a former Decatur resident and Rising Sun Masonic Lodge No 29 member. He is survived by a son Jack Speegle Roswell New Mexico a daughter Mrs Lamar White Friendship Tennessee his mother Mrs C E Speegle Birmingham a brother B B Speegle Akron Ohio five sisters and a number of grandchildren. Pallbearers named.
Della Brewer 67 of Hartselle died in a local hospital at 12 15 a m today. Funeral services Friday at 2 p m from Cedar Creek Baptist Church with Peck Funeral Home directing. Burial Cedar Creek Cemetery. Survivors include three daughters Blanch Roden Bertha Ferguson and James Waddell. six sons Robert Gilbert Murphy Herman and Calvin Brewer all of Hartselle and others. 33 grandchildren and two brothers Reed and Fletcher Moore. She belonged to Cave Springs Baptist Church. Body returns to home at 2 p m today for viewing prior to church services. Pallbearers listed.
John Malcolm Tennison aged 67 of 706 Bryant Street Athens died today at 4 15 a m in Black Chandler Hospital Hartselle. Funeral service at 2 p m from the McConnell Funeral Home Chapel with Reverends E L McFee and A J Rollings officiating. He is survived by his wife Freda Tennison two daughters Mrs A R Reed Jr Birmingham and Mrs Jimmy Woodard Ft Knox Ky one son Robert Tennison Athens one brother J N Tennison Athens and six grandchildren.
Mrs Benney Davis 57 of Hartselle died last night at home at 6 45 p m Funeral services set for Friday 2 p m at Round Top Church conducted by Rev Lewis Perry with Burns in charge at adjoining cemetery Peck directing Survivors include two sons Earl Clardy Ft Devens Mass W C Davis Hartselle 3 one sister Mrs Nora Posey Athens one brother Clyde Couch Hartselle She was a member of the Church of God The body will lie in state at the funeral home until the time of services.
NASA outlines a 1.7 billion dollar budget for Marshall Space Flight Center up from 1.2 billion this year and a total 1964 NASA budget of 5.712 billion, up from 3.673 billion. The plan adds 430 permanent personnel at Marshall and raises the Civil Service ceiling from 7,062 to 7,492.
Briscoe, in his 10th year as head, says associations reinforce leadership in housing finance. Board re-elects two directors for 1963 1966 terms. Roy B. Odom and Charles Norman. Officers named include Briscoe president Napps VP loans Kullman secretary Steenson treasurer Christopher VP Leeman and new officers Vaughan VC internal accounting Pierson assistant treasurer. Steen son awarded gold watch for 11 years service. Briscoe honors directors with telephone call gift.
Limestone County Grand Jury to be empaneled January 28 to review an audit showing more than four thousand dollars missing from the Athens Park and Recreation Board. The audit noted lax handling of funds, with three thousand four hundred sixty nine dollars unaccounted for turned over to the city clerk, and led to calls for council action and resignations. Other cases include armed robbery of four Decatur policemen and a double murder inquiry, as Circuit Court opens January 28.
UNICEF and the World Health Organization collaborate to help 82 nations strengthen permanent health services for children and mothers, improving care delivery and outcomes.
In Birmingham, 11 faith leaders from Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish communities declare defiance is not the solution to Alabama's desegregation issues. They note court decisions may desegregate schools, urge restraint to prevent violence and discord. Signatories include bishops Harmon and Hardin, Rabbi Blackschleger, and clergy from Baptist, Episcopal, Presbyterian, Greek Orthodox, and Temple congregations.
Cortes inch middling 4 Decatur 33.5. Cotton and wool notes show prices for soybeans, wheat and barley. Milling Wheat No 2 at 2.00 per hundred, Poultry Wheat 1.75, No 2 Barley 1.03, No 1 Soybeans 2.44. Cattle and calves mostly feeder class, prices steady. Choice 250 lb steer 13.50 15.00, heifers 31.00 36.50. Hogs 40, active fully steady, No 1-4 190-240 lb 15.50 16.00, sows 12.00 13.50.
Wall Street ended mixed as stocks pulled back from a slight early recovery. Polaroid rose 3 on color film news. Sunshine Biscuits gained over 2 on plans for a 2-for-1 split and dividend boost. GM jumped 4 to a new high at 61 amid a 10,000 share block. Merck fell about 2 and Pfizer eased. Bond prices fell while equities on the exchange were generally higher.
A dense OCR readout lists numerous company names with percentage figures and prices, including Fred ae Oil, Hercules, Am Paper, Am Can, Lockh Air, Lorillard, Anaconda, Macy, Nat Steel, Boeing, Coca Cola, St Regis, Delta Air, Std Oil, U S Steel, Warner, A&P, and Westinghouse. The fragment reads like a market summary of yellowed stock lines with varied percentages and odd spellings, typical of an old financial page.
In Birmingham, light egg supplies clear at a fair to good demand with minimal price changes. By 9:30 a.m. today Grade A white large eggs sell at 43.50 per case, mediums 41-43, small 38-41, including direct producer sales and store door deliveries.
Livestock prices mostly steady with steer calves around 3000 for 250 lb, medium cows 13.50 to 15.00, vealers up to 16.50, sows 12.50 to 14.00, and sheep at 25. Hog receipts total 4,200 across Columbus Moultrie Thomasville Dothan and Jacksonville regions. No early sales noted in Thomasville.
Alabama Republicans discuss limited wins, white vote advantage, and plans to grow party structures in Limestone Morgan and other counties. Leaders consider a recount petition to the U.S. Senate while noting past segregation and strategic positions ahead of 1964.
230 lb barrows and gilts sell 15.75 to 16.00. No 1-3 at 180-240 lb 15.00-15.75. No 2-3 240-270 lb and 1-2 160-180 lb 14.23-15.25. Sows move 10.75-13.25.
Georgia live poultry quotations show farm prices for broilers and fryers mostly steady to slightly lower with deliveries. Estimated slaughter today around 603,800 head, last Thursday 670,500 head. Birmingham plant quotes 13 to 13.25 cents, mostly 13, with some under contract up to over 13 cents. Also includes garden center and real estate/classified items and several rental listings.
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