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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1963
Page
2
The evening sky shows Mars rising at 6 12 p m with Jupiter perched near the Moon. Jupiter will disappear from the evening sky next month and return as a morning planet in April.
Reading Friday night at Keller Memorial Bridge along the Tennessee River was 16.45 feet, down 0.24 in 12 hours, from sea level 550.75 feet. Forecast calls for clouds and cool weather with occasional rain, followed by colder tonight with freezing rain or sleet and a much colder Sunday with a high near 40.
Twin daughters born Friday at Decatur General Hospital to Mr and Mrs Edward H Richards of Decatur and a daughter born Friday to Mr and Mrs Arthur Fuller of Moulton.
Goidel Drug Co announces a Rexall sweepstakes with prizes from first to tenth plus Rexall merchandise certificates up to 25 000 dollars. No money deposited in your name. Enter now and sweep by March 31 1963 with a Rexall Pharmacist.
Mrs. Joe Humphrey died Friday at 8 45 am after a week long illness. Funeral services Sunday at 2 30 pm from Gunthorp Brown Service Funeral Home Chapel conducted by Revs A H Nabors and John Rutland. Burial in Decatur City. survivors include daughter Mrs Robert Neighbor Decatur son Joe J Humphrey Austin Texas two sisters Mrs Harry Thornhill and Mrs Luda Rogers five grandchildren one great grand. Pallbearers named Avery Thornhill Raymond Thornhill Ben Collier John Collier Dr W H Anderson and Roland Compton. Body remains at the funeral home until services.
T. B. Smith, 85, died Friday at 9 45 am at North Jackson Hospital in Bridgeport. Funeral services are set for Sunday at 2 pm in Bridgeport. Survivors include his widow, two sons F H Smith of Decatur and Herbert Smith of Bridgeport, two daughters Thelma Barnes and Opal Raulston of Bridgeport, and one brother J L Smith of Bridgeport.
Maurice W. Story, 47, of 206 Church St. NW, died Friday at 4:30 p.m. at a local hospital after an apparent heart attack. Funeral services will be announced later by Gunthorp Brown Service Funeral Home.
Lewis Houston Holmes 75 a lifelong Limestone County resident and Mt. Carmel Church of Christ member died Thursday at 5 p.m. at his home. Funeral services were held Friday at 2 p.m. at his residence with A. J. Rollings officiating. Burial followed in Ripley Cemetery. He is survived by Pearl Holmes widow two daughters Ella Hollings Savannah Tenn and Louise Hardy Athens one brother Sam Holmes Athens 13 grandchildren two great grandchildren and several nieces.
A 15-year-old hid in a Limestone County Courthouse restroom until staff left then forced a chewing gum machine a drink box and a cash register on the second floor. He earned 26 cents from the register and carried 191 pennies. He will appear before County Judge D. L. Rosenau Jr. in the morning.
Twelve cases heard by D L Rosenall Jr in Limestone County Court Friday include a juvenile charged with burglary who had recently been paroled from the Alabama Boy's Industrial School and later released before the alleged crime. Other counts cover speeding, no license, bad check, drunkenness, stop sign violations, intoxication, reckless driving, and license revocation. One defendant failed to appear and a warrant was issued.
Police investigated two non fatal crashes in Athens on Friday. A 1957 Buick driven by Etna C Wood and a 1961 Plymouth driven by William C Hunter collided at the Forest Street and South Jefferson Street traffic light. A second crash on Madison Street involved a 1955 Chevrolet driven by W Edward Pryor and a 1959 Mercury driven by Bobby Glenn Wiggington.
A local hospital roster lists several patients and dismissals. Names include Mrs. Edward H. Richards Decatur, Mrs. Arthur Fuller Jr, Mrs. H. J. Brumback, Mrs. Howard Scott Grammer, Charles T. Major, and Mrs. Lizzie Compton Elkmont. Dismissals feature Mrs. Andrew D. Wood with infant, Mrs. R. R. Harris with infant, Mrs. Billy Perry, and Mrs. John D. Sherrod with residence addresses.
A compiled roster lists multiple individuals with titles and addresses, including Mrs Marquett Dunn and Mrs Patricia Vaughan, among others, showing a civic notice or directory update. Names span several states, with street and box numbers attached to each entry.
An 78 year old Elkmont resident, Mrs. Lizzie Compton, slipped on a rug at her home and broke her back. She was taken to Athens Limestone hospital about 2 30 pm Friday and later transferred to Decatur General Hospital.
Senators Aiken and Symington pressed for scrutiny of Cuba’s military dimension as Dean Rusk and John McCone briefed the panel in secret. Morse backed the president that no significant offensive buildup is evident since Soviet withdrawal, while Aiken warned of a growing Russian base and larger air forces in Cuba.
A barn and its contents owned by Paul Beasley on Buck Island Road near Athens burned Friday afternoon about 2 1/2 miles from here. The Fire Department received the call at 3 26 p.m. Cause of the blaze is not listed. A related note states the U S has lost about one million acres of agricultural land yearly to urbanization over the past decade.
In Limestone County on Friday Alabama Highway Patrol charged Jimmy Roy Rogers Jr. 19 of Decatur with reckless driving after his 1960 Mercury struck the rear of a 1955 Buick driven by Ray Parker of Athens. Parker, returning home from Decatur, had his car stall in front of Barber Milk Co. The impact left Parker’s car 150 feet away and Rogers’ car in a field 675 feet distant. The Buick was totaled and $500 to $600 damage reported to the Ford. A second collision near Athens involved a pickup driven by Joe Louis Robinson and a 1956 Ford driven by Elijan Townsend with Townsend’s car traveling east on US 72 and Robinson crossing Sommers Rd.
Hoffa was served with a subpoena to appear before a Los Angeles grand jury on Jan 30. The U S Marshal's office in Philadelphia delivered the order at 10 a.m. after a request from a U S attorney in Los Angeles. Hoffa was in Philadelphia to work on a regional trucking contract and could not be reached for comment.
Guaranty Pest Control Co. sues C. A. Grainger in Limestone Circuit Court seeking 160 dollars 40 cents in a note. The filing indicates a civil case moving through the Athens court system.
East West negotiators wrapped a week of Washington talks on a nuclear test ban and agreed to reconvene in New York next week. Soviet delegate Nicolai Fedorenko announced the plan after a luncheon with U.S. disarmament chief William C. Foster and Secretary of State Dean Rusk, with British Ambassador Sir David Ormsby Gore present. Neither Fedorenko nor Semyon Tsarapkin disclosed progress toward a pact banning nuclear tests.
Kansas Supreme Court postpones execution of James Douglas Latham and George Ronald York to March 20 for the murder of Otto Ziegler, an Oakley railroad employee. U S Supreme Court Justice Bryan White granted a stay pending further action on an appeal. York, 19, and Latham, 20, were convicted November 8, 1961 in Russell. Ziegler was part of a cross country rampage after leaving Ft. Hood. York’s mother appealed to Gov. Anderson, who said he would review the record.
Decatur police arrested J. E. Leadlow nineteen after a 9:20 p.m. alley seizure near Johnston Street SE and Moulton Street off 1st Avenue. Officers Matthew Childers and Brooks Ashcraft escorted Leadlow, his Studebaker, and a one gallon jug of wildcat to jail following a foot chase after he fled from the car carrying an unknown item.
Longshoremen resume work after seven week stoppage that began December 23, easing port logjams but leaving a two to three week path to full normalcy. A presidential board recommended a 37 cent per hour two year contract, while the ILA sought 50 cents and the industry offered 22 cents. Dockers earned about $2.96 to $3.02 an hour.
Indonesia defense minister Gen Abdul Haris Nasution says the armed forces budget will be slashed this year with defense taking 47 percent of the national budget, down from 80 percent in 1962, per Antara News Agency.
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