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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1964
Page
2
Weather and sky notes for Decatur include Monday January 20 with sunset at 5 05 p m and sunrise next day at 6 53 a m Moonset at 11 05 p m First Quarter visible Tuesday night with Saturn setting at 6 25 p m Venus following Saturn Jupiter near the Moon tonight and forecast to appear near Venus late next month
Last night river level on the Tennessee River reached 16.50 feet above the bridge with sea level at 550.80 feet. TVA lake stages listed include Chickamauga 675.3, Pickwick 408.5, Guntersville 593.2, Whitesburg 552.3, and Wilson 505.2. Forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies and warm conditions today, tonight partly cloudy and not so cool with south to west winds 5 to 18 mph, and Monday looks to become more cloudy and mild. High today expected near 63 degrees.
Mrs. Margaret Frederick 34 of Athens died Friday at 1 30 a m at her residence. Services set for 2 pm today at McConnell Funeral Chapel with H A Rollins officiating. Burial in Rose Lawn Cemetery. Survived by husband Norman Frederick five sons Richie Jerry Mitchell Kevin David Frederick father W C Furr Grove Hill two brothers Carl Furr Mobile Harvey Furr Tucson Ariz.
A sweeping SLAM program mobilizes 26 school stations to vaccinate children against polio with vaccine distributed by Wyeth Laboratories. Volunteers from Jaycees PTA and radio groups coordinate intake, track participation, and manage vaccine supply while nurses and pharmacists staff stations. Negro and other communities are urged to attend neighborhood clinics as Girl Scout troops distribute informational leaflets statewide.
A roster of hospital admissions includes Mrs Earl A Newton Mrs Ann Linderman Eugene Burden Wendell Rea Mrs Arthur Calix Mrs Anna Kathrina Lovell H E Terry Baby McGlove Curtis Turney Jr Mrs Vernon Page Nancy L Waits Mrs Freddy Agee and infant daughter Mrs Donald W Murphy and infant daughter Luke Compton William Childers Mrs Millard Compton Calvin Cathcart Edward R Maddox Marvin D Sidds Rev James Smith Miss Wanda Faye Scott Mrs Doyle Roberts Don Leslie Foster William Hampton William B Garrett Miss Jerri Ann Tomlinson Mrs Maple L Akers Mrs E David Powers and infant daughter Baby Walter Hall Jr Master John D Lyle Jr Master Bobby Joe Spriggs Billy W Sivley Master Ronnie E Henderson Master Roger Haas Little Sandra Faye Moses Baby Walter Hall Master William Rogers Hermes Charles H Bradley
Public notice lists multiple dismissals including Emory Vinson at 406 6th Ave SW Tracy Jackson at 2046 1st Ave Leo Flayton at 805 19th Ave SE Eugene Counts at 1513 Tower St Mrs Berkett Terry at 1903 5th and Mrs Nancy Jones at Hartselle.
Patrolman Jerry Warren and Earl Howell, plant manager, found a broken safe, a truck, and about $400 in checks at the site. Howell estimated $3,500 in cash and the rest in checks were stolen from a 400 to 500 pound safe, loaded back into a truck by six men.
A helicopter will fly over Henderson County today to remind residents that immunity is being offered. The aerial message aims to reach local residents and encourage participation in the program.
Flint mayor Day resigns as City officials total rises to eleven with firings and resignations from May 11 through early June. Grand jury indicted Simpson and Ricks over a speed trap. Carl Lee Hov appointed as replacement for Sams. Gov. Wallace filled council vacancies with Thrasher Ellett Speakman and Grant. Mary Pick erell named city clerk. Ethel Patscott hired treasurer. heater bought for city hall.
Dean Jones a Morgan County native honored with a proclamation and plaque at a parade and ceremony in Decatur. Mayor Gilmer Blackburn presented the Dean Jones Day proclamation as crowds cheered and Jones waved from a white 1937 Cord.
Local announcements include the Decatur Altrusa Club dinner meeting at Harry Bell's Restaurant Tuesday at 6 30 p.m. and urging Decatur Junior Service League members to pay dues or bring extra tickets by Monday. Several meetings are listed: Huntsville Chapter American Guild of Organists Tuesday 7 30 p.m. at Central Baptist Church with Rev Dalstrom leading a panel. A Morgan County public singing convention is tonight at Plainview school and Medical Assistance will meet Monday 7 30 p.m. at Hartselle municipal auditorium. The Professional Engineering Society meets Tuesday 6 30 p.m. at Cornelian Hotel with speaker Jack Charlton. A missing person report from Billy Rogans concerns Clydie Mae Ray last seen Friday. The Oakwood Academy science class visited Wheeler Wildlife Refuge last week. Judge Lewis West to speak to Rotary on juvenile detention home in Morgan County. Walter Jackson School PTA meets Tuesday 7 30 p.m. Fire department logged two grass fires on Saturday on Danville Road and Shady Lane Road.
Investigators say a man fired twice. a woman was struck once near the left breast and died. Witnesses numbered four or five. The gun belonged to the woman or a son. Swoope had borrowed it days earlier. Haney Deputy Hill and Coroner Harvey Elliott led the probe. Swoope held without bond. Local records chief Ernest Shelton was away.
Funeral services for Arron B. Garth who was killed in France will be announced later by Reynolds Funeral Home.
Harris a former Lawrence County sheriff's deputy says the last murder in the county occurred in 1961. Circuit Judge B Powell of Decatur notes it has been a long time and that murders come in cycles though authorities hope this is not the case now.
Jury hears testimony on a rock throwing attack by the victim and the defendants, Sims and Farley. Prosecutor Gwin urges conviction for a high grade of homicide while defense argues self defense and rights to travel. Court session traces the case after both sides rest and a jury charge proceeds.
An 18 year old Hartselle youth Bill Hampton of 512 Rhodes Street was listed in poor condition at University Hospital after a Friday night automobile accident. He had stopped to change a tire five miles east of Moulton when struck by Reno Harville of Decatur. Hampton was taken to Decatur General then transferred to Birmingham hospital.
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