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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1963
Page
2
The report lists sunset at 5 05 p m and sunrise at 6 53 a m with moonrise at 3 15 a m. It notes Mercury, the smallest planet, is nearly between Earth and the Sun and roughly 62 million miles from Earth.
Friday night river reading was 17.04 feet, down 41 feet in 12 hours from a sea level equivalent of 551.34. Forecast predicts rain and drizzle with a turn to colder tonight. Sunday outlook is mostly cloudy and cold. High today expected near 43 degrees. it was 48 at 7:20 p.m. Friday.
Ninety persons arrived Friday aboard a Pan American World Airways plane from Havana carrying civilians and relatives of freed invasion prisoners. Among the group was Sara Fernandez a missionary born in Tampa. Her sister Lucy Lliteras of Tampa met her at the airport.
A 31 year old woman Edna Dunc an Meadowlane Rd Trinity was stopped from jumping off a ledge on Trinity Mountain Friday afternoon by Alabama Highway Patrol officers led by Cpl L E Fields and Patrolman A D Ashcraft. They surrounded her and convinced her to desist then returned her to her husband. Also assisting were Sgt W B Little deputy sheriffs A J Hollman and Paul Smithy another officer and an unidentified policeman.
The SRA test of educational ability will be given to 11th graders at Decatur High School as part of the guidance program expanding through grades 9 to 12. Superintendent H. R. Leeman outlines a timetable including Kuder Preference Test, SAT and ACT administrations, and specialty assessments for 9th through 12th grades, plus annual elementary and junior high testing. Parents are urged to meet with teachers and counselors for interpretation of results.
Paul Skelton died in Snyder Oklahoma on January 11. Funeral services were held in Clemson South Carolina on January 14 with burial at Oconee Memorial Gardens. Survived by widow Bernice Skelton Snyder Oklahoma two sons James Paul Skelton Jr and John Ray Skelton both of Falkville one daughter Lucy Jean Skelton Falkville and a large family in South Carolina. Skelton was an x ray technician at Baugh Wiley Smith Clinic from 1933 to 1941.
Mrs Essie Ann Norwood 84 of Moulton died Friday at home. Funeral at Jones Chapel Methodist Church at 2 pm with Rev Ralph Graham and Dick Waugh. Burial in adjoining cemetery Elliott Brown Service Funeral Home directing. Survived by husband Silas B Norwood four daughters and five sons plus 30 grandchildren 24 great grandchildren one great great grandchild. Grandsons as pallbearers. Member of Jones Chapel Church. 66th wedding anniversary January 3.
Sen. James C. Eastland charged that Atty. Gen. Kennedy lacks statutory power to sue for school desegregation in Harrison County Mississippi. He argued Congress funded aid for segregated public schools and has repeatedly denied the attorney general power to pursue such suits, calling the case a bold power grab.
Ray Childs of West Morgan is the low bidder at 83 819 19 dollars for a seven room addition to West Morgan School. Superintendent Lester E. Wooten says about 10 days are needed for contract formalities before construction starts and the new rooms should be open for fall 1963. Enrollment is expected between 700 and 800 next year with a plan to consolidate Milton Heights elementary with West Morgan.
The Argentine army announced a 10 percent reduction in conscripts effective February 1 to save costs and fund modernization of equipment.
A scale model of Decatur's proposed civic center and related sites was unveiled at the Chamber of Commerce board meeting. The model includes plans for the chamber headquarters federal building Morgan County building and city hall and will be displayed at 515 Bank St. A 1963 city directory is planned with Dunn coordinating, while a TV show about Decatur is set for Educational Television on February 22.
The page catalogs names and addresses in Falkville Athens Moulton Decatur and nearby areas along with several community items. It mentions the DAV Auxiliary entertainment recital piano pupils a building permit for Auto Screw Machine Products and a disorderly conduct charge against Kenneth Tucker plus a Moulton Heights PTA meeting.
Gov. Wallace condemns federal lawsuits seeking desegregation for Huntsville Madison County and nearby Army installations. He claims the suits weaponize federal funds and threaten Alabamians with loss of money for nonconformity, denouncing federal intervention as political expediency.
A list of names and street addresses shows recent hospital dismissals and patients. Included are Mrs Mary Parker 1818 Tower, Mrs Margie Ryan Falkville, Fred Crow 1212 1%h Ave SE, Michal Gleason 436 Sherman St, Mrs Sadie Nix Decatur, Mrs Willene Crow 912 Oak St, James Crow 912 Oak St, and Mrs Virgina Devaney Madison.
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